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Leesburg, Georgia native Phillip Phillips nudged out Chula Vista, California resident Jessica Sanchez for the “American Idol” win last night after 132 million votes were cast. Now, he can take care of something that’s been plaguing his health since the beginning of the competition: his kidney problems.

It was an emotional win for Phillip, who couldn’t finish singing his coronation song “Home” as he became overwhelmed. Unfortunately, his celebrations will be cut short, as he plans on going in for surgery next week. He has fought through the pain and discomfort for the entire season, but now he can breathe a sigh of relief.

After the finale, Phillip said, “I’ve been sick this whole show. It’s been tough. I’ve had a lot of great people around me, great doctors. That helps out a lot…I’m ready to feel better, feel like myself.”

Reportedly, Phillip will be spending several days in the hospital and another six weeks recovering from his surgery. Despite that, he has said that his recovery will not affect his time on the Idols Live tour. His father, Phillip Phillips, Sr. has said that Phillip’s recovery time would only be about two to four weeks. Also, it was revealed that Phillip had undergone eight surgeries during his time on the show.

I’m not sure how much of this I believe, but a source is claiming that Adam Lambert had a hissy fit of diva proportions at a concert recently.

The Idols Live tour came to Tacoma, Washington on July 7, 2009. Apparently this is when Lambert supposedly had a little bit of drama backstage.

A source claimed that a fan grabbed Lambert’s hand, interrupting his chat with Kris Allen, to say, “I have to tell you, Adam, you are the greatest…I just LOVE your voice.” (continue reading…)

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are set to collaborate on a song writing project.

The two of them will be spending a lot of time together on the Idols Live tour, so they’ll have plenty of opportunity to come up with something fans will enjoy. (continue reading…)