Month: May 2011

American Idol

Idol Headlines for 05/19/11 – The Evening Edition

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X Factor USA LIVE auditions are happening NOW in Chicago! You can follow all the action at @TheXFactorUSA

Live from inside the Chicago auditions for #TheXFactorUSA… “by far the best audition we’ve seen so far.” — Simon Cowell

Inside #TheXFactorUSA Chicago auditions Simon compares the experience to speed dating, “you’ve got to feel a spark.”

Walmart Souncheck tweets, “Stay tuned David Cook fans: We’ll be on set with him Monday! Details to come.”

Video: Nikki Reed, Idol’s Paul McDonald “Already Living Together”

More headlines after the jump.

So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance Premieres Thursday May 26

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So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 premieres next week on FOX! The format remains unchanged, except the Top 20 will return, with the SYTYCD All-Stars joining the competition when the field is whittled down to the Top 1o. At that point, America will choose which dancer goes home.

More details after the jump.

American Idol

American Idol 10 Top 3 Recap Roundup!

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American Idol 10 Top 3 performance recap roundup! All of your favorite pundits in one place…

‘Something Pitchy:’ ‘American Idol’ Top 3 Semi-Final Marathon!

Who’s really “in it to win it”? We’ve got a few thoughts on that, as well as some interesting tidbits on country radio’s reaction to down home favorite, Scotty McCreery, plus who’ll be around for next week’s finale showdown. Find out what myself, MJ Santilli (MJ’s Big Blog) and Rickey Yaneza (Rickey.org) have to say about tonight’s two-hour, nine performances marathon on this post-Top 3 edition of AOL’s ‘American Idol’ talk show, ‘Something Pitchy.’

Watch the Video at TV Squad

Glee

Glee – “New York” Nationals Finale – Song Previews!

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Check out previews from the Glee Finale “New York” airing Tuesday after Idol at 9 pm. There are several original songs, including “Light Up The World”, “Pretending” (a duet between Lea Michele and Cory Monteith) and “Still Got Tonight”, the Matt Morrison single co-written by Kris Allen.

Also, Lea Michele and Chris Colfer duet on the “For Good” from the Broadway musical Wicked. Kevin McHale, Chord Overstreet, Mark Salling and Harry Shum Jr. sing “Bella Notte”, New Directions singing Madonna’s “I Love New York” and a New Directions competitor, and all-female a capella group singing Usher’s “Yeah!”

And finally Kevin McHale and Heather Morris duet on “My Cup” (It’s like…”My Headband” part 2!)

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