Fear not, Jennifer Lopez fans: the singer is returning to “American Idol” to judge for at least another year, TheWrap has learned through two individuals familiar with the deal. The pop star will be returning to the television singing competition with a contract with the Fox Broadcasting Network that’s “a smidge over” $20 million, according [...]
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From that initial moment when Scotty McCreery stepped in front of the “American Idol” judges and bellowed “lock the doors and turn the lights down low” in his deep-beyond-his-years register, the fresh-faced country crooner captured everyone’s attention and he never let it go. McCreery, a 17-year-old high school student from Garner, N.C., won the “American [...]
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Teens Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery sing on Tuesday for the 2011 “American Idol” title in the TV show’s youngest-ever, and first all-country music finale. After 125,000 nationwide auditions and months of nail-biting eliminations, Alaina and McCreery will woo “Idol” judges and some 25 million fans with three songs each in the hope of winning [...]
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The bell finally tolled for the last of the “American Idol” wild-card picks on Thursday as Stefano Langone’s survival story came to an end. Langone was one of the feel-good tales of the audition season. He survived a near-fatal auto accident less than two years ago that forced him to re-learn how to walk. It [...]
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The women ended their losing streak on “American Idol” on Thursday as Paul McDonald became the first male contestant this season to be eliminated from the top 13 of the top-rated TV talent show. McDonald’s rendition of Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” during movie-themed week proved the raspy-voiced singer’s undoing, despite the judges’ [...]
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Pia Toscano says she expected to land in the bottom three on “American Idol” but felt overwhelmed when she was eliminated that she needed a little medical assistance. The 22-year-old singer from New York City said Friday that she had a medic walk her offstage at the end of Thursday’s show in Los Angeles. She [...]
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Casey Abrams wasn’t squeezed out of “American Idol.” The fiery 20-year-old film camp counselor from Idyllwild, Calif., who stomped through Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” on Wednesday, was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes on Thursday, but the judges unanimously decided to save Abrams in the middle of his last-chance [...]
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“American Idol” viewers are saying adios to Karen Rodriguez. The bubbly, bilingual 21-year-old wannabe diva from New York, who crooned Taylor Dayne’s “Love Will Lead You Back” in English and Spanish on the Fox talent competition Wednesday, was revealed Thursday to have received the fewest viewer votes. The judges decided against saving her following a [...]
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“American Idol” viewers didn’t tell Ashthon Jones they loved her. The silky smooth 24-year-old retail manager from Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday was revealed to have the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent competition. Read More
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The Hollywood stage became a little less crowded Thursday as “American Idol” cut its contestant pool from 24 to a lucky 13 finalists. Four of the final contestants are from California, two are from New York and two are from Nashville, Tenn. Read More
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Police believed they were responding to an attempted suicide after “American Idol” winner Fantasia overdosed on aspirin and other pills at her home in Charlotte, but her manager says she wasn’t trying to kill herself. Read More
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Fox TV’s “American Idol” has a shortage of judges at the moment, but it’s doing fine with would-be contestants. Nearly 50,000 people have turned out in the first four cities where tryouts have been held, according to series producers. Auditions for the singing contest’s 10th season started July 15 in Nashville, Tenn. Read More “American [...]
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