Tag: American Idol



Tidbits & other goodies!

by roberta on Mar.03, 2010, under articles

Ashley Roberts & Kimberly Wyatt quit PCD – Amy Grindhouse

Naomi Campbell assaults her driver – Celebrity Smack

American Idol’s men karaoke night – Celeb Dirty Laundry

Video: Howard Stern bashes Jay LenoHollywood Dame

Johnny Depp vs. Eddie Vedder?Dipped In Cream

Robert Pattinson is bothered with Jimmy Fallon – I Need My Fix

Eva Longoria shows off her assets – Celebrity Hot Sauce

Britney Spears’ mom is in town! – Poor Britney

Pam Anderson’s ad banned for being too sexy? – Busy Bee Blogger

And Paris Hilton’s ad was banned because it’s too dumb – Tragicomical

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Four cut from American Idol

by roberta on Feb.25, 2010, under articles

On tonight’s elimination episode of American Idol, four of the contestants were cut from the show, two guys and two girls.

After the jump for the info, in case you haven’t watched it yet! (continue reading…)

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Ellen DeGeneres does not like Simon Cowell

by roberta on Feb.25, 2010, under articles

According to TMZ, American Idol judges Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell are not on the best of terms with each other.

The feuding started when Ellen reported for her first day of work on the show, to which Simon was reportedly late. That’s not the only reason for her dislike, however. She doesn’t particularly care for the way that he badgers the contestants and rips on them for their performances.

TMZ reports:

Our insiders say Simon and Ellen aren’t even trying to hide it. Ellen can’t stand what she believes is Simon’s cruelty toward contestants. And, we’re told, Simon actually enjoys pissing Ellen off with his blistering critiques.

It all started badly when Simon showed up late for Ellen’s first week of “A.I.” taping and made her wait around. Producers separated the two — who began the season sitting side-by-side — but the tension has gotten worse.

But business is business. “A.I.” is beating the Olympics, and ratings for Ellen’s show skyrocketed last week.

Are you glad that he’s no longer going to be on the show after this season? Who do you think should replace him?

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Does it pay to win American Idol?

by roberta on Feb.25, 2010, under articles

If your name is Taylor Hicks, then probably not. Even though the crooner won the talent competition in 2006, he is now crooning away as a lead character in Grease on Broadway. Not that it wasn’t a dream of his to perform on Broadway, because that is totally respectable.

Obviously I wasn’t a card carrying member of the Soul Patrol, but the guy has a voice and some degree of talent. That is what winning American Idol means anyway, right?

On March 10, 2009, Taylor released his second album, The Distance, to dismal record sales. Therefore, he was soon dropped from his record label, J Records.

Even more recently, Kris Allen won 2009’s American Idol, yet hasn’t seen the success as runner-up, Adam Lambert. Sure, he raked in $650,000 in 19 Entertainment contracts, as well as deals to work with Disney, but what winning the competition done for his career as a singer? He obviously doesn’t have the same draw as Adam and even after he won, who was asked to out himself on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

But don’t think that any of the people who appear on the show don’t make their share of the payola.

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Video: Chris Golightly butchers Michael Jackson song

by roberta on Feb.23, 2010, under articles

Chris Golightly held a press conference because he’s trying to convince American Idol producers that he deserves another shot on the show.

Chris was ousted from the show over record contract issues, but says that it’s not fair. To prove (or not) that he’s got the chops to go forward in the competition, he sang Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror”.

It was awful, to say the least. (continue reading…)

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Adam Lambert & Kelly Clarkson choose their next singles

by roberta on Feb.22, 2010, under articles

Adam Lambert has confirmed that his next single from his gold-certified album, “For Your Entertainment” will be “If I Had You”.

The song follows his recent debut of “Whataya Want From Me”, which is still going strong.

Also, fellow former American Idol contestant, Kelly Clarkson has also revealed her next choice. She’s releasing “All I Ever Wanted” as her next single from her album of the same name. The single will reportedly begin radio airplay in March.

Via The Prophet Blog

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Perez Hilton on American Idol?

by lydia_1832 on Feb.19, 2010, under articles

Simon Cowell thinks that celebrity blogger Perez Hilton might be a good fit to replace him on the next seasons of “American Idol”.

In a statement yesterday, Cowell said that Hilton knows his music and might be a good fit for the franchise. He said, “Perez would be funny. He’s got good taste in music, he’s got a personality, that could work.”

Cowell also wishes to have pop megastar Lady Gaga as a mentor for the contestants. He added, “She is the most relevant pop artist in the world right now. And she’s very smart. I like her.”

What do you think of Perez Hilton on Idol?

Sound off in the poll below!

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Tidbits & other goodies!

by roberta on Feb.19, 2010, under articles

The Olympics crushed American Idol! – Celebrity Smack

Lady Gaga Cosmo cover sneak peek! – Amy Grindhouse

Lindsay Lohan is a total class act – Hollywood Dame

J.K. Rowling sued for plagiarism! – Busy Bee Blogger

Jamie Spears feared Britney would die – Poor Britney

The Jonas Brothers are playing with balls – I Need My Fix

Tiger Woods is going to spill his guts tomorrow – Dipped In Cream

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Chris Golightly axed from American Idol, replaced by Tim Urban

by roberta on Feb.18, 2010, under articles

American Idol’s top 24 was announced Wednesday and much to the dismay of many, singer Chris Golightly has been disqualified.

Ryan Seacrest took to his official Twitter account to say:

been determined that Chris Golightly is ineligible to continue on IDOL, contestant Tim Urban has replaced Golightly as part of the Top 24

Meanwhile, previous contestant Samantha Musa offers some insight as to why he got the axe from the competition. On her Twitter, she said:

“Just got off the phone with Chris GoLightly. He was disqualified yesterday, after already being told he was in the Top 24, over some bogus old contract. The contract expired, but they disqualified him for not telling them. He is talking to lawyers, but doubt they can do anything. You’re allowed to have old contracts, they just need to know about them. I think he put that he had it, but the guy he was in it with called Idol and said he still had contractual rights over him. Finally found the contract, expired in June. He is upset cause he says it was a misunderstanding.”

What do you think of the situation?

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Adam Lambert’s For Your Entertainment goes gold!

by roberta on Feb.11, 2010, under articles

Our congratulations go out to Adam Lambert on his debut album, “For Your Entertainment”, for going gold!

FYE has now sold over 500,000 copies, which marks its status as a gold record. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard Top 100 Chart and hasn’t yet fallen below the top fifty since being introduced.

It also appears that there’s been an effect on new American Idol competitors, as well. This was thought to be brought on by Lambert’s willingness to add his own style and flair to a song. Of the Adam Lambert effect, Kara DioGuardi said, “I think that people were interpreting songs from the get-go in audition week. They weren’t just singing them the way they were sung by the people who originally recorded them. They were kind of taking some risks, and I like that. And maybe that is because of Adam.”

Congrats Adam!

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Conan O’Brien being tipped to be the next American Idol judge?

by lydia_1832 on Feb.11, 2010, under articles

Now here’s a rumor if I’ve ever heard one. Apparently, someone out there thinks that Conan O’Brien should be Simon Cowell’s replacement on American Idol. That’s rich.

Not that he wouldn’t be a funny replacement on the talent competition, because he would be. That show doesn’t need comic relief, it needs music industry knowledge and honesty. Sure, he would be a great guest judge. It would probably boost ratings, but as far as the long haul, I’m leaning towards no.

What do you think? Would you like to see Conan on Idol? I would love to see him get another late night talk show, and Fox would see a ratings jump if he guest hosted, but I don’t think he’s got what they’re looking for. Not that that’s a bad thing, because I loved Conan. He worked hard for “The Tonight Show” and got rammed in the rear by NBC.

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Video: Andrew Garcia covers Paula Abdul’s ‘Straight Up’

by roberta on Feb.10, 2010, under articles

Andrew Garcia impressed the judges with his awesome cover of Paula Abdul’s classic song, “Straight Up”. I loved this version of the song, it was pretty, emotional and hip.

Check out the video and let us know what you think, after the jump! (continue reading…)

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Guy Oseary to replace Simon Cowell on ‘American Idol’?

by roberta on Feb.09, 2010, under articles

Rumor has it that Madonna’s manager, Guy Oseary is being considered as a replacement for Simon Cowell on “American Idol”.

A source said, “Guy has been in the music business since Madonna discovered him when he was 17, and he has a lot of the same experience as Simon. His competition just can’t live up to his level of experience and the people behind the show are slowly starting to realize it.”

I still want Howard Stern to be his replacement. The Shock Jock has already said that he would do it for $100 million. It’s too bad that Ellen DeGeneres doesn’t feel the same way.

It’s obviously becoming a sinking ship, the producers of the show will need a really big name to up the ante to keep viewership. Who do you think they should pick?

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Howard Stern would replace Simon Cowell for $100 million

by roberta on Feb.08, 2010, under articles

Howard Stern addressed rumors that he is gearing up to replace Simon Cowell as a judge on “American Idol”.

The shock jock said, “They’d have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough. Yeah I would do that show for $100 million.”

I would love to see that. We’d have Howard, Ellen and Randy. Now if they would only can Kara DioGuardi, it would be the best show ever.

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