NEW YORK (AP) — It'll be David vs. David. Syesha Mercado was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday night, paving the way for the expected showdown between David Archuleta...
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Don't miss one song—or one note of British sarcasm—with our performance-show liveblog: Three finalists, three songs apiece—you do the math. Now we...
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Judging by his personality, we suspected Simon Cowell was hatched in an alligator nest. But now that we see that his mom is obviously a sweetheart, it's clear Simon...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Backstage meddling has caught up "American Idol" favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV...
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Everywhere they go, "American Idol" contestants attract a crowd of admirers, well-wishers, gushy handmade signs and screams fit for a vintage Beatle. But when it comes to...
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A relieved Jason Castro on Thursday attributed his exit from "American Idol" to inexperience and the pressure of trying to learn two new songs every week for the hit...
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Eyes, look your last. Jason Castro, he of the long lashes and nappy dreads, was eliminated from American Idol Wednesday after leaving a season-high 51 million voters with...
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Don't miss one song—or one note of British sarcasm—with our performance-show liveblog: Love 'em or hate 'em, this is your season-seven top four, and...
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Don't miss one song—or one note of British sarcasm—with our performance-show liveblog: The five remaining American Idol aspirants will double dip into the...
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There apparently weren't too many Jesus fans in the audience last night. Although she positively rocked the title track from Jesus Christ Superstar on an evening...
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Don't miss one song—or one note of British sarcasm—with our performance-show liveblog: 8:05 p.m.: This should be interesting. If David Cook has a secret yen...
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Kristy Lee Cook's American Idol run was marked by a number of stays in the bottom three and, as it turns out, a secret engagement. Cook's boyfriend popped the...
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Michael Johns' American Idol ouster was indeed a shocker, especially to Michael Johns. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't surprised," Johns told reporters...
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Ryan Seacrest made sure to point out that, during last year's Idol Gives Back week, no finalist was sent home, leaving the number of contestants intact for the following...
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Carly Smithson may have snagged a big-time record deal as a teen, but her co-workers at an Irish pub in San Diego didn't even know the raven-haired, tattooed chanteuse could...
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Ramiele Malubay's fellow American Idol finalists stood head and shoulders above her, but she says she never felt overmatched. "I feel it was all an even playing...
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Unfortunately, it didn't cross too many minds to vote for Ramiele Malubay this week. The diminutive singer was eliminated from American Idol Wednesday after not...
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For the first time, David Cook wasn't able to rock steady. The American Idol contestant was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital following Tuesday night's...
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Chris Cornell says he's surprised but flattered that "American Idol" contestant David Cook performed a cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" last week on the...
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Desiree Eddy cooks for the folks who crowd the Country Folks Restaurant on "American Idol" night, but she doesn't let that keep her from the telephone. Dialing as fast as...
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Frenchie Davis, the big-voiced "American Idol" contestant who found success on Broadway in "Rent," will undergo surgery to remove a vocal cord polyp. Davis said she's eager...
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Chikezie Eze's last name doesn't rhyme with easy, but it probably should. The 22-year-old was giving off a peaceful, easy feeling on the morning after he was...
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Idol hands-on-deck are Fox's playthings. The network has unveiled a second impressive batch of stars who have signed on to appear in American Idol's second annual...
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Bo Bice is looking to pass some Idol time as a camp counselor this summer. The season-four runner-up has signed on to participate in an upcoming session of Idol Camp,...
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Amanda Overmyer's problem was that she was a square—"a square peg in a round hole." An admittedly exhausted Overmyer told reporters Thursday that she knew...
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It seems the American Idol judges have been far from idle during the off-season.
Randy Jackson told E! News' Ryan Seacrest Wednesday that he is prepping the release of...
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Sanjaya's giving American Idol headaches again. And this time, his tender age, not his off-key singing, is the issue.
The Idol powers that be at 19 Entertainment have...
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Apparently he remembered to call her when he was sober.
American Idol finalist Gina Glocksen got engaged to longtime beau Joe Ruzicka Tuesday after he popped the question...
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Plans for the next Idol invasion are already well underway.
Fox announced Monday that auditions for the seventh season of American Idol will kick off July 28 in San Diego,...
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LaKisha Jones, fourth-place finisher on "American Idol," was greeted by Gov. Jennifer Granholm and hundreds of other fans Monday at the state Capitol.
Jones, a native of...
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Attention, Brad Pitt: "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks has a crush on you. "He's just really cute," Sparks, 17, said Friday, hastening to note that she doesn't know the...
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My mom is MY idol.
You know, everyone needs a mother figure to turn to in a time of crisis. A rock-solid mama to phone up at any time, even in the middle of the night,...
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American Idol is, once again, a singing competition.
In the end, Jordin Sparks rose to the top of a season more crowded with stories about Antonella's photos,...
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British music mogul Simon Cowell
says he is not as smart or as mean as people think -- he cannot
predict who will win "American Idol" and he wants contestants
on the show to...
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And then there were two, and even Simon didn't see this one coming. Let alone Homer Simpson, who—promoting The Simpsons' upcoming 400th episode,...
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At some point, "American Idol" producers must have shaken their heads, wondering how they passed over Jordin Sparks, whose soulful singing and girl-next-door likableness...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The three remaining `American Idol' contestants took to the streets Friday — of their rapturous hometowns. Local loyalists showed all day...
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America voted, and LaKisha Jones was not declared its idol. Clearly, America does not speak for Flint, Michigan.
Both Jones and previously ousted American Idol wannabe...
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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A couple of ousted "American Idol" finalists felt the love of their hometowns this week. LaKisha Jones' shooting star fell from the "American Idol"...
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Reality shows can have spinoffs, too. The producers of "American Idol" are launching "The Search for the Next Great American Band," a new talent series.
That's a working...
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"Stayin' Alive" was not LaKisha Jones' forte this week.
The 27-year-old Michigan resident was eliminated from American Idol Wednesday night after the...
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LaKisha Jones won raves from former Bee Gee Barry Gibb but generally failed to impress the judges Tuesday night as the four remaining contestants on "American Idol" each...
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It wasn't exactly in a "Blaze of Glory," but Phil Stacey did go out, and it turns out Chris Richardson wasn't "Wanted Dead or Alive" on American Idol...
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With the exception of recent stories about the pot-growing predilections of Sanjaya Malakar's family, this season's crop of American Idol wannabes hasn't offered...
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It wasn't just 70 million voters and major corporations who were feeling charitable this week.
As the curtain fell Wednesday on the two-night Idol Gives Back special...
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Good riddance, Sanjaya.
Indians seemed relieved to see oddball star Sanjaya Malakar, whose father hails from India, exit the "American Idol" stage...
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An annoyed look from "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell as a contestant expressed sadness over the Virginia Tech shootings was drastically misinterpreted, Cowell and the...
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The phone rang, loud. I could tell from my editor's tough tone that something big was afoot.
What's going on with that kid, he asked. The one with the hair. What's the...
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Simon Cowell hurt Haley Scarnato's legs.
Make that, Cowell's comments about the American Idol contestant's amply displayed lower limbs hurt, Scarnato said...
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Haley Scarnato's legs could only hold her for so long.
Howard Stern remained placated Wednesday when the 24-year-old from San Antonio was booted from American...
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Melinda Doolittle is used to singing in the shadows. But the humble backup singer from the Nashville suburbs had better get used to the spotlight — she's the favorite...
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Former "American Idol"
finalist Lisa Tucker has been cast in the Fox drama pilot "Born
in the USA," which deals with real-life issues of blue-collar
families in...
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So much for the Indian Call Center Theory: Under-talented singer Sanjaya Malakar's unlikely wave of "American Idol" support apparently isn't coming from his father's...
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Sanjaya Malakar is doing more than just (inexplicably) sending people to the phone lines.
He's also sending them to the hospital, the car dealership rooftop, the...
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It was a decidedly unrocking night on American Idol for Gina Glocksen—and not just because the week's theme was American Classics.
The 22-year-old...
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Maybe Chris Sligh's rhythm wasn't off. Maybe his aspiration was.
"To me he sounds like a negaholic," says life-coach and motivational-speaker Cherie...
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Chris Sligh, the curly headed contestant from South Carolina who was voted off "American Idol" this week, said he considered quitting the show two weeks before viewers sent...
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A good sense of humor and a wild mop of curls weren't enough to keep Chris Sligh's Idol momentum going.
The 28-year-old South Carolina native was issued his...
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"American Idol" fans know Paula, Simon, Randy and Ryan. But there's a fifth star who's rarely seen: Rickey Minor, the man behind the music.
Minor made a major change in...
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Flowing hair and a precious smile have their rewards. Especially if you're Sanjaya Malakar, who is considered to be one of the weakest performers on "American Idol" but has...
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Sometimes, being bad can be a good thing.
Thirty million possibly tone-deaf American Idol voters threw the music industry another curveball Wednesday night, booting...
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Chris Sligh, the "American Idol" contestant who has won fans thanks to his curly mop of hair and soulful voice, has a few people concerned with his departure from strictly...
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Be careful who you trust. That's the advice from Antonella Barba, New Jersey's "American Idol" contestant, a day after being voted off the show following two weeks of...
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Frenchie Davis is in the spotlight once again, thanks to a series of racy Internet photos. But this time around, they're not of her.
The onetime American Idol contestant,...
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Blah.
If any word were to sum up this year's mostly bland and sometimes unwatchable batch of "Idol" contestants, that'd be it.
Sure, there are some standouts —...
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Randy said her song was "way too big for her." Paula said something incomprehensible. Simon said she was "worse than last week." But luckily for Antonella...
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First stop, American Idol. Next stop, Miss Nevada USA?
The first scandal to infiltrate the upper echelon of singers on this year's installment of the Fox ratings behemoth...
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How can you spend your summer vacation, if you're 12 to 15: Go to "American Idol" camp.
Idol Camp, a performing arts summer camp for kids who crave more than kayaking and...
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If we learned anything from Tuesday's installment of "American Idol," it's that Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell still get on each other's nerves. A lot.
Seacrest went off...
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As a tear rolled down her face, LaKisha Jones received the news she so badly wanted to hear: She was an "American Idol" semifinalist. The 27-year-old single mother and bank...
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Tears of both joy and heartache were the order of the night Wednesday on American Idol, as the pool of 40 hopefuls was reduced to 24 semifinalists.
After the group...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson was wearing his record producer hat at Sunday's Grammys, but he took a moment to defend the TV talent show, which...
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"American Idol" presented "the best of the rest" Wednesday, unveiling a number of good singers — and some duds, too.
The episode featured footage that wasn't shown in...
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Three weeks and nine hours into a new year of "American Idol," the song remains the same. Just bigger, louder and nearly impossible to get out of your head. More than ever,...
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There's a reason why rival television executives not-so-fondly refer to Fox's "American Idol" as the "death star." The talent show, which attracted more than 32 million...
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American Idol is back and aiming to be even bigger than before.
With the sixth installment of the talent contest kicking off on Fox Tuesday, producers have promised that...
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Thousands of would-be American Idols crooned, rapped and wailed their way through auditions for the hit show's sixth season Monday, with most waiting hours on line only to...
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The sharpest advice columnists might be stumped, even sage Dr. Phil. But past "American Idol" finalists know what to tell those yearning to follow them to stardom.
"Be...
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It's not clear if President Bush has ever actually watched "American Idol," but the TV show's finalists got to hang out with him Friday at the White House.
They got a...
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The term "also-ran" should be applied loosely with regard to
American Idol.
On Monday Kellie Pickler became
the fourth season-five finalist to sign a recording...
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Bubbly blonde "American Idol" finalist Kellie Pickler has landed a record deal with country label BNA Records and 19 Recordings, the label founded by "Idol" creator Simon...
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It may be the biggest show on television, but even American
Idol gets photo shy at times.
When the American
Idols Live tour kicked off in Manchester, New Hampshire,...
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A former "American Idol" contestant accused of videotaping sexual encounters with two teenage girls has been indicted on child pornography charges.
Daniel James "DJ" Boyd,...
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Who needs Fuel when there's solo power?
American Idol fourth runner-up Chris Daughtry, whose elimination
from the talent search was perhaps the most controversial event...
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Second place is looking a lot like first for Katharine McPhee.
The 22-year-old American Idol runner-up inked
her first record contract Tuesday, a partnership with Clive...
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Taylor Hicks has his American Idol title, and, now, his
press release.
A week after 36.4 million Idol
finale viewers assumed Hicks got a big-league record deal, the RCA...
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Taylor Hicks has taken step two on his "American Idol"-fueled career, signing the record contract that comes with winning the hit show.
The gray-haired crooner inked a...
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Gray-haired, pushing-30 Taylor Hicks isn't just an unlikely
American Idol; he's an accidental American Idol.
The
just-crowned winner of the Fox singing competition told...
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A man charged with stalking a former "American Idol" contestant will be sent back to California for mental health treatment, a judge ruled.
Daniel Robert Young will get...
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Despite his Jay Leno look, a soulful voice that recalled another era and a manic, rhythm-less dancing style, Taylor Hicks beat the odds (and a comely Katharine McPhee) to...
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"McPheever" wasn't enough to carry hometown girl Katherine McPhee to victory on "American Idol," but fans predicted she would end up a winner in the music industry.
"It's...
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You'd have thought it was Alabama vs. Anybody U. for the national championship in football instead of Taylor Hicks vs. Katharine McPhee in a TV talent show.
Hicks'...
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After Queen appeared on this past Tuesday's episode of American Idol to coach the remaining eight contestants--who all sang Queen songs this week, with varying degrees of...
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