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Steven Tyler’s Schedule with American Idol

Alex — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:51:25 +0000

If the reports are true that Steven Tyler will become part of the new panel of judges on American Idol, the rock singer will have a crazy schedule travelling the country on top of his band being on tour all over the country. Aerosmith is currently in the middle of a nationwide tour and it’s scheduled to roll through the end of September. If you know your timelines, that puts it long after the production begins on the reality TV talent show. A rep for the band still won’t confirm that Steven is locked up for AI but she did say that no matter what “The Aerosmith tour will continue on for its full scheduled run with Steven Tyler.”

Ryan Seacrest will “miss” Ellen DeGeneres on American Idol

Alex — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:47:38 +0000

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will “miss” Ellen DeGeneres on the show.

Ellen, 52, announced yesterday that she was leaving the talent competition after just one season.

And Ryan, 35, took to his Twitter page to express his sadness about her departure from the show.

He wrote: “Spoke with Ellen DeGeneres tonight, I will miss her on ‘Idol’. She’s one of the kindest and most talented people in Hollywood!”

DeGeneres is reportedly leaving Idol because of her busy work schedule.

A source told UsMagazine.com: “Ellen definitely quit, she wasn’t pushed at all. She knew she couldn’t fit, Ellen wanted out for a while.”

It has been claimed that singer Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith star Steven Tyler are to take seats on the judging panel.

Source: Splash News

Chris Isaak to replace Simon Cowell?

Alex — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:00:51 +0000

Chris Isaak is reportedly in talks to take over from Simon Cowell on American Idol.

The Wicked Game singer is said to have had two meetings with network executives about the role, with Fox’s entertainment chairman Peter Rice reportedly keen for the new judge to be in place to join the audition roadshow in September.

Another king of smooth, Harry Connick Jr, has also been mentioned as a possible contender, while rocker Bret Michaels was given the once-over but is out of the running, says the Hollywood Reporter.

Source: Splash News

Lee DeWyze is a Flop

Alex — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:18:46 +0000

Lee DeWyze was crowned the new American Idol last week and just like the champions before him, his debut single was rushed released into the music world. But unlike other Idols before him, the singer’s single is tanking. In its first week of sales, Lee has only sold 95,000 copies of his debut single ‘Beautiful Day’. It came in at #10 on the sales charts but its lack of airplay means it will come in much lower on the Billboard Hot 100. If you put things into perspective – Kris Allen peddled 134,000 downloads of ‘No Boundaries’ in its first week and David Cook sold 236,000 of ‘Time of My Life’ and debuted at #1 on the charts. Welcome to the decline of the reality TV talent show! it’s the end of an era.

American Idol Top 2 Get Record Deals

Alex — Mon, 31 May 2010 18:25:28 +0000

American Idol champion Lee DeWyze and runner up Crystal Bowersox have both signed their recording contracts. The 24-year old season 9 winner is signed to 19 Recordings and RCA Records while the 24-year old Janis Joplin sound alike is signed to 19 Recordings and Jive Records. Lee joins fellow alums Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert as label mates while Cyrstal joins Jordin Sparks, Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta. I wonder which of them can come up with a hit first. Congratulations on those music deals! I hope that both of them deliver some great music and wish them successful careers.

Janet Jackson’s appearance on American Idol

Alex — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:52:41 +0000

Among the many, many surprises prepared by the American Idol producers that got leaked on the internet was also the rumor of Janet Jackson’s appearance on the show. True enough, the singer did make a “surprise” appearance, apparently at a very good moment in order to break-up a very nasty sounding chorus formed of the contestants and sing “Nothing” and “Nasty”, which is quite ironic in hindsight. Also Janet Jackson probably took the opportunity to show off her new haircut and shock her fans… some of whom might have confused her for Rihanna. She might want to get ready for a lot of that since now the two are very much similar.

American Idol doesn’t boast big ratings

Alex — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:10:10 +0000

The very last sing-off of American Idol between Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze apparently didn’t turn out to be such an epic ending as some might have wished… or hoped. It seems the show’s ratings fell by 23% in comparison to what they were last year and these also have every chance of being the lowest ratings ever for American Idol. And since Simon Cowell is leaving the show, it’s a surprise they’re even holding auditions for another season. If there was ever a good time for Simon Cowell to start his own American version of The X Factor, this is it. His leaving does however reminisce of what rats do when a ship sinks.
Do you care who will win American Idol 2010?

Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze in the final battle

Alex — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:36:48 +0000

And what a battle it will be! Now that this season of American Idol is drawing to a close there is great anticipation for next week’s final battle between Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze, especially since nobody knows where Casey James’ votes will go. It seems that Lee DeWyze is the one who will sing first as decided by Crystal Bowersox who won the coin toss on the matter. She’s the first female finalist in a pretty long time so it’s probably going to be a pretty interesting confrontation next week. Simon Cowell is probably besides himself with excitement, especially since this is his very last American Idol finale.

Lee DeWyze brings it home

Alex — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:09:15 +0000

As no American Idol finale would be complete without two finalists, Crystal Bowersox has to have somebody to battle it out with and that somebody is apparently going to be Lee DeWyze. For his big performance last night Simon Cowell picked Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” for Lee DeWyze saying the following about the choice: “This is his night, big, big night for him, and I wanted him to do something which shows that he has potential to be a great artist.” It looks like Simon Cowell’s gut really does tell him some true things because it was an excellent choice for Lee DeWyze who managed to drown the whole place in applause when he was done… and he also got himself a nice first place on the idol meter.

Lee Dewyze Hallelujah Video

Alex — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:23:26 +0000

Lee DeWyze, 2nd song on Top 3, “Hallelujah”, American Idol 2010

Lee Dewyze Hallelujah Video:

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No Replacement for Simon Cowell Yet

Alex — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:25:06 +0000

There are only a few episodes left of American Idol meaning there�s only so much time left until Simon Cowell will be gone from the judges� table permanently. However, there�s still no replacement named. It�s being said that the snarky judge�s replacement will not be revealed until after the May 26 season finale. Fox chairman Peter Rice said �We�re not going to rush into something. We�re not going to try to find a Simon clone who can do what he does because, you know, he�s one of a kind. But the [Idol] format itself, people love.� I wonder who they�re going to pick.

American Idol Elimination – Top Four

Alex — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:34:39 +0000

We finally found out who the top 3 contestants are on American Idol. The bottom singers aren�t revealed and instead, the top 4 were relieved of the stress one by one. Casey James and Lee DeWyze were the first to be revealed to be safe. Just by seeing who�s left to go home, I knew that it was going to be Michael Lynche leaving before it was even announced. Casey James, Lee DeWyze, and Crystal Bowersox are in the top 3.
My personal favorite is Crystal Bowersox

Aaron Kelly is in the bottom for the third time

Alex — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:55:10 +0000

And it looks like this time really was the American Idol contestant�s last and very unlucky charm. Aaron Kelly got voted off of American Idol last night since his �Fly me to the Moon� rendition from Frank Sinatra didn�t manage to convince the audience to well. Ryan Seacrest gave the following words of encouragement for Aaron Kelly: “You are truly an inspiration,” Seeing as how he only made 5th he�s probably an inspiration to Danny Gokey and the like� and that�s not going to stop him from rising in the pop world in a flash. Unfortunately for him, he�s going to have to do it from home and not this season�s American Idol podium.

Michael Lynche brings it home

Alex — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:49:46 +0000

Well, it�s pretty obvious who the star of last night�s American Idol episode was. A mere glance at Simon Cowell�s comment about Michael Lynche�s performance will be more than an answer to that question: “The first three performance have been OK. Now, with you, that’s all changed. … I actually felt that you listened and that everyone worked together on that performance. … Fantastic. Well done.” It looks like the American Idol contestant really managed to sell Frank Sinatra�s �The Way You Look Tonight� to the judges� and to the audience from the looks of the Idol Meter. There�s really no doubt now about who�s going to be safe this week.

Alex — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:19:42 +0000

Everybody probably still remembers Tim Urban: the American Idol contestant that stayed on the show longer than anyone would have expected. Well it turns out that Tim Urban won�t let his fame fall into oblivion that easily and last night he was on the Late Night Show with David Letterman where he played �Can�t help falling in love�. It looks like he�s not going to give up music or his newfound popularity and if he follows the Danny Gokey method, he�ll probably reach fame and success while the others are still trapped trying to win American Idol. That�s real stardom right there!

Alex — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:57:26 +0000

It�s pretty amazing to believe that he actually has something like that, but apparently it�s true. It looks like Simon Cowell is quite partial to screams� he must be a closet metal fan. Siobhan Magnus decided to go with �Any Man of Mine� on Shania Twain week and she ended it with a really powerful scream of which the fabled Earl of Exigency had this to say: “The screaming at the end may have gone a little bit … it was almost like you were giving birth up there.” He just doesn�t know how to say he dug Siobhan Magnus� performance. It looks like we may have a winner on our hands� at least for this week.

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Shania Twain returning to American Idol

Alex — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:56:26 +0000

It looks like next week is going to be Shania Twain week on American Idol since the singer is going to be returning as a guest judge to watch the remaining six contestants drag all of her songs through the dirt. But Shania Twain will also be mentoring them so maybe she�ll manage to save her songs from total annihilation� if she does her job right. It will be interesting to see what she manages to make of Crystal Bowersox and the others that are left to fight for the cup. It�s so sad that Tim Urban won�t be there anymore� she sure could�ve made a real star out of him.

Crystal Bowersox – People Get Ready

Alex — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:24:39 +0000

Amazing Performance, Check it out!
Crystal Bowersox – People Get Ready – Video:

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American Idol Band Leader Moves to Leno

Alex — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:09:33 +0000

It has been reported that American Idol musical director Ricky Minor will be replacing Kevin Eubanks on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Ricky has worked as a musical director for the likes of Beyonce, Ray Charles, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston and a boat load of others. He was also musical director for the Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl. Kevin will be leaving his spot as band leader at the end of May, right around the same time that this season of AI comes to an end. NBC has also confirmed that Ricky will debut on The Tonight Show on June 7. I wonder if he has comedic abilities too.

Alex — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:37:23 +0000

It seems that American Idol executive producer, Ken Warwick, considered that Adam Lambert was having a bit of trouble with his career but the former American Idol contestant recently assured everyone that that is not the case. This is what Adam Lambert said on the matter: �It�s so sweet of him. I don�t feel like I�m struggling at all. I think things are right where they need to be. My single �What Do You Want From Me,� is just breaking into the Top 10 right now. I�m really glad that they had me on the show. I really enjoyed helping the other contestants.” There is no need to worry� Adam Lambert is well on his way to breeding pop minions of his own. The future is very bright for him.