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Idol Headlines for 05/23/11 – The Evening Edition

@DweezySignal: “Lee DeWyze is NOT performing at the S10 American Idol Finale. (Confirmed by management) He is also no longer scheduled to perform at the KISS Viewing Party in LA. (confirmed)” Hm.

@LeeDeWyze tweets, “Hey guys, no I’m not performing at the Finale. I wasn’t asked to . A lot of questions so I thought I’d fill you in. Talk to you soon.”

And…Lee’s brother Mike is really really angry.

The finale page is up on AmericanIdol.com. Check it!

Kelly Clarkson Christening Galleria Microsoft Store Next Month

Rebecca Black turned out to be a hoax, but the Galleria might still be getting a visit from a pop star soon.

According to Chronicle technology columnist and blogger Dwight Silverman’s blog this afternoon, the former American Idol winner will perform at the Galleria’s brand-new Microsoft store on June 25, two days after it is scheduled to open.

Read more at Houston Press.com

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Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina – Singles REVEALED! (Plus Carrie Underwood & George Strait Pick Songs)

Update: According to Idol Chatter, Carrie Underwood will pick a song for Lauren Alaina and George Strait will choose for Scotty McCreery. No word on what those songs are. A third song will be a favorite performance chosen by Lauren and Scotty.

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina’s coronation singles have LEAKED courtesy of the Taste of Country blog!

Click for scoop!

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Adam Lambert – VH1 Behind the Music Set to Air August 10

Read the VH1 press release announcing the return of their popular series Behind the Music HERE. Read an excerpt below, including information about Season 8 Idol, Adam Lambert’s episode, which is set to air on August 10.

Family, friends, industry experts and “musical luminaries” including Barry Weiss and American Idol Season 8 winner Kris Allen were interviewed for the series.

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U2 Manager Confirms American Idol Season Finale Performance

UPDATE: An announcement posted on U2.com confirms the New York Post report: Bono and The Edge (not the entire band) will appear alongside cast members of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

While backstage at the Billboard Music Awards, the band’s longtime manager, Paul McGuinness, revealed that the group would be rehearsing for the “Idol” finale on Monday before performing on Wednesday’s Idol finale

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Who Will Win American Idol Season 10?

This week’s final power list is pretty simple. My powers of prognostication have been pretty lousy lately-I was so sure Lauren Alaina would get the boot last week, but here she is in the final. But, I don’t think she’s going to win.

Who do you think will win American Idol Season 10?

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A Season 10 Mixed Tape

Back before iTunes took over the music business, 19R used to release a compilation album each year. These made great souvenirs for many and some people still miss them. If somebody wanted to create their own mixed tape Season 10 compilation album, what should they have on it? What is the one song from your favourites that everybody should own? What hidden gems are there that need to be discovered? What songs should be avoided at all cost? What would everybody put on their own mixed tape?

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