Ellen DeGeneres to Join the Judges of American Idol

Ellen DeGeneres announced tonight that she will be joining the judges of American Idol for their ninth season, which starts January 2010. She will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi after Paula Abdul left the program last month. Ellen will join after the...

Kristen Johnston In, Paula Abdul Out: Ugly Betty

Kristen Johnston will replace Paula Abdul on ABC's "Ugly Betty." The Third Rock Emmy winner will take the recurring role of Helen, Mode's newest office temp and Amanda's elder doppelganger. Johnston's other main...

American Idol Fans Campaign for Paula Abdul's Return

American Idol fans and former contenstants are mobilizing to briug Paula Abdul back to the show following her announcement that she's leaving the long-running reality program. After Paula Abdul quit American...

Paula Abdul Quits American Idol

Paula Abdul is quitting American Idol. The pop star and former Laker Girl, who has been a judge since the popular reality show's first season, was renegotiating her contract when talks broke down, and has decided to leave the show. Meanwhile, Kara DioGuardi, who was last...

Paula Abdul To Leave American Idol?

Paula Abdul may not return to American Idol for American Idol's 9th Season, according to Paula Abdul's  manager David Sonenberg, because Fox has yet to renew her contract for American Idol's upcoming season. In...

$144 Million to Simon Cowell for American Idol Contract

Simon Cowell of American Idol fame has been offered between $100 million and $144 million per year to stay on the hit TV singing competition reality show after his contract expires in May, 2010, according to leaked details of his negotiations with Idol co-producers Fox and 19...

Paula Abdul Feels Threatened By Kara DioGuardi As American Idol Judge

Kara DioGuardi joins the show today in NY for the first round of auditions, where she'll meet her co-panelists face to face. When asked whether her judging style falls into the nicer, Randy/Paula brand of...

Carly Kisses American Idol Goodbye (post-elim interview)

The Irish bartender got the boot last night after finally winning over prickly Simon. But you won’t hear Carly crying - she’s thrilled to have a new lease on her musical life.“I think Simon had a...

Kristy Lee Cook Takes A Bow

After being in the bottom three week after week, it was finally Kristy Lee Cook's turn to say adios' to American Idol. The cowgirl who sold her horse to pay for her audition ticket placed 7th, three spots higher...

24 Semifinalists Prepare to be 'Idol'-ized

The battle to be crowned the next Jordin Sparks officially begins next week.From here on in, the tears will be flowing fast and furious as the top 24 are put through the Cowell/Abdul/Jackson ringer."The tears...

Jordin Sparks: Biggest Star in the Blogosphere

Another season of Idol has come and gone, leaving us with a bevy of new celebrities, including, funnily enough, the actual winner of the competition:"Seventeen-year-old Jordin Sparks won the 2007 “American...

Airline passengers: "You're no Sanjaya, Paula so take a seat

Paula Abdul was dissed and embarrassed by a bunch of airline passengers recently when she tried to get "special treatment" and pass the line-up to get on-board a Southwest Airlines flight.  Apparently, Miss...

Memphis' Redhead Diva: American Idol Scandal or Little White Lie?

"According to Wandera Hitchye the American Idol audition clip was false. The contestant stated that she didn't perform in front of Simon, Paula or Randy..."

American Idol Airs Memphis Tuesday, New York To Follow

"Fox's American Idol will be airing Memphis & NY auditions Tuesday & Wednesday at 8/7c (January 23/24) 8/7PM CST, only on FOX. More than 16,000 registered people came out to the FedExForum."

Is American Idol Too Mean?

If you're one of the fortunate ones who didn't watch American Idol last night, (I had to..it's a long story) then you wouldn't know what all the fuss is about today.  So let me tell you.  On last night's...

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