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Ellen DeGeneres Bows Out As Judge


Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:18:00 -0700

Ellen DeGeneres has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on American Idol next season.Ellen served as a judge during the ninth season of Idol, the No. 1 hit series on television.

A couple months ago, I let FOX and the American Idol producers know that this didnt feel like the right fit for me, said Ellen. I told them I wouldnt leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for.I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and some ...


Allison Iraheta on So You Think You Can Dance


Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:45:00 -0700

Allison Iraheta will perform on tonights (Thursday, July 29th) So You Think You Can Dance results show. The Season 8 top female will sing her hit single Dont Waste The Pretty with Orianthi in their first TV appearance together. Currently, Allison and Orianthi are on tour with Season 8 American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert on his Season 10 Auditions Off To A Fast Start


Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:04:18 -0700

American Idol, the No. 1 show on television, kicked off the auditions for its milestone 10th season with a bang as over 26,000 hopefuls came out for their shot at the coveted Idol crown!

The first stop on the Idol audition tour was Nashville on July 17, where an incredible 16,000 people swarmed Broadway, home of the world-famous Music City Honky Tonks. Days later, in Milwaukee, more than 10,000 showed up at the Bradley Center on July 21. Next stop will be the Crescent City, as the search for the next singing superstar heads to New Orleans on Monday, July 26.

The numbers of people turning up to the American Idol auditions in Nashville and Milwaukee ...


Keeping Up With Kimberley


Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:13:47 -0700

Season 2s Kimberley Locke recently released her single Strobelight. The song, a Randy Jackson collaboration, landed at #7 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart this week, making it Kimberleys fourth Top 10 dance hit!

Kimberley has upcoming shows in California, Louisiana, Delaware, Illinois, and Georgia, so fans across the country and catch her live. She will also be personally calling her fans by telephone. To learn more, visit her official website.

We caught up with Kimberley recently and she talked about her ...


Exclusive Interview with Lee DeWyze


Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:40:40 -0700

American Idol Lee DeWyze has been touring the country for three weeks now with his fellow Top 10 Season 9 finalists. The reigning champ hopped on the phone with us before performing in Pittsburgh for an exclusive interview. He chatted about his upcoming album, advice for Season 10 hopefuls, and more.

Lee told us that The best part of being on tour is getting to play live; really live! There are no judges and no cameras. Its just me doing my thing and getting to play for the fans. So does Lee get nervous performing in front of stadiums of people? Nope. I got up in front of 40 million people while on American Idol and I learned ...


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