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X Factor Auditions – Newark – Recap and VIDEOS

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It’s the last night of auditions for the X Factor. HOORAY. I’m hoping that next week’s boot camp episodes are an improvement over these tepid auditions episodes.

X Factor heads to the East Coast. Newark first!

VIDEOS and Recap after the jump!

Idol Headlines for 09/29/11 – The Evening Edition

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Scotty McCreery Is the First Artist To Be Featured in Deluxe Edition Of ‘ZinePak Available Exclusively At Walmart

Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Scotty McCreery has been chosen as the first artist to release a CD in the successful ‘ZinePak configuration, which features his debut album, Clear As Day, and exclusive elements, including a magazine with never-before-seen family photos and personal information about Scotty.

Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Carrie Underwood on ‘VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of 00’s’

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Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” ranks #5, Daughtry’s “It’s Not Over at #94 and Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” at #99 on VH1’s Top 100 of 00’s.

Read the VH1 press release VH1 below. The songs will be presented on the music channel in a 5-night special beginning October 3.

See the entire Top 100 after the jump. What do you think of the list?

Elliott Yamin Joins Colbie Caillat on Stage – “Realize” – Homestead, PA

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Elliott Yamin joined Colbie Caillat on stage at the Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead on September 12 to sing her hit, “Realize”.

Video after the jump.

Wednesday Ratings: X Factor Down From Last Week’s Premiere

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Ratings are in from TVBYTheNumbers The X Factor’s 3.9 adults 18-49 rating was enough to lift Fox on top of the adults 18-49 ratings for the night, but it was down 11% from last week’s

X Factor Chicago Seattle Auditions – Recap Roundup!

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‘The X Factor’ recap: Hot Dog! It’s Seattle’s Best Vroom vroom! Stevecrest Jones continued his whirlwind three-truck tour of the U.S. as The X Factor held auditions in Chicago and Seattle. What’s in the trucks,

Idols In Concert – Stats – 09/29/11

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The “So You Think You Can Dance” folks are out on tour and AEG is their promoter, so that means we are getting concert stats! Love you AEG! Concert stats from Orlando-Philadelphia have leaked. This

Idol Headlines for 09/29/11

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SYTYCD tour heads to Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI

Scotty McCreery will cohost Country Countdown USA w Lon Helton next weekend, Oct 8-9

American Idol tweets, “Day 2 of judging in #Pittsburgh is underway. The judges are hoping for a day as strong as yesterday and @YO_RANDYJACKSON is ready to GO!!”

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will perform at the Opry on October 18

David Archuleta has announced 3 more dates for his My Kind of Christmas tour. (Via DavidArchuleta.com)

CASEY ABRAMS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS IN NATIONAL DISEASE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND CALLS ON AMERICA TO VOTE

Hundreds of people with IBD submitted their personal stories for a chance to be named the 2011 IBD Icon and win a trip to see Casey perform in Las Vegas. Starting today, the public can vote for the most inspiring stories at www.IBDIcons.com/vote.

X Factor 1 Auditions – Chicago – Seattle – Recap & Videos

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The X Factor auditions headed to Chicago and Seattle tonight. Click the jump for a recap and performance videos.

Idol Headlines for 09/28/11 – The Evening Edition

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James Durbin tweets, “SPOILER ALERT!!!!! The album is kind of a hybrid of Aerosmith & My Chemical Romance!”

Steve Jones storms off Piers Morgan’s chat show

Everyone loves a good old fashioned celebrity spat and one famous type we can always rely on for that is Piers Morgan – just ask Alan Sugar or Jeremy Clarkson.

And Piers’ latest victim? That’ll be US X Factor host Steve Jones.