Thousands Line Up for 'Idol' Auditions

"By ALLISON HOFFMAN Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO Jul 30, 2007 (AP)Thousands of people hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or even Sanjaya lined up outside Qualcomm Stadium on Monday as auditions for the seventh season of "American Idol" began. Some...

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...

Karl Rove vs. Sheryl Crow: The White House Correspondents' Dinner

Showbiz friends and environmentalists Sheryl Crow and Laurie David (Seinfeld producer Larry David's wife) got in a heated debate with Karl Rove over environmental issues at the White House Correspondents' dinner...

Sanjaya to attend Correspondents' dinner

Sanjaya Malakar might have been booted off American Idol [FINALLY], but he's already got a new gig. People magazine has secured Sanjaya to be their guest at this year's White House Correspondents' Association...

Sayonara, Sanjaya

Sanjaya Malakar, the inexplicably popular American Idol contestant (and most-searched-for term on Google for a while) has been voted out. Next stop, Tiger Beat centerfold?"Following a painfully flat rendition...

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...

Blimey! Simon Cowell rolls eyes after contestants send condolences

Simon Cowell clearly needs to check his rudeness at the door.Chris Richardson, an American Idol finalist who happens to be a Virginia native sent his heartfelt condolences to the victims of the Virginia Tech...

"Sanjaya" is the most searched online

Sanjaya Malakar, the American Idol contestant who people love to hate officially beat out Harry Potter and Justin Timberlake in popularity -- at least according to Yahoo! Buzz which ranks the most popular search...

American Idol is in Trouble

So, there I was all cozied up with my ice cream in front of the television ready to watch Sanjaya finally get boted off American Idol. Ryan Seacrest gets all serious (after he ditched the Sanjaya faux-hawk wig fron the opening), does the "America voted..." big dramatic...

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