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Ellen Degeneres says Some American Idol Contestants Were Not Grateful

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Talk show host and Ex-Idol judge, Ellen Degeneres will grace the cover of this week’s Parade Magazine. Check out what she has to say about her one year stint on American Idol: DeGeneres found the

Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley – Minnie, Mickey & More Miss Piggy – CMA Promos

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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood had to endure competing against the likes of Donny and Marie, Miss Piggy and The kids from The Middle for the coveted spot as hosts of the CMA Awards.

UPDATED: Added Olay spoof

X Factor UK Headlines for 10/28/11

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Kelly Rowland out of XF UK this weekend, Ashley J Baptiste leaves The Risk, is replaced by Ashford Campbell from Nu Vibe, Jedward to meet Britney Spears? X Factor stars visit a children’s hospice ahead

Kris Allen Reveals the Name of a New Song

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Kris Allen tends to keep details of his upcoming projects close to his vest, but somehow when the correspondent from Hollywire interviewed the Season 8 Idol winner on the Halo Awards Orange carpet, she managed to persuade him to spill the name of a song that could end up on his upcoming album.

Glee Songs: Episode 4 – Pot O Gold – Full Previews

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Full Songs from Glee Season 3 Ep 4 Pot o Gold – Darren Criss, Last Friday Night, Damian McGinty, Take Care of Yourself, It Ain’t Easy Being Green – Mark Salling, Waiting For a Girl Like You, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris – Candyman.

Kelly Clarkson Co-Hosts The Today Show – VIDEO

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Kelly Clarkson sat in as co-host for Kathie Lee Gifford during the 4th hour of the Today Show this morning! And as you can easily imagine, she was her typically adorable self. Example: At one point she calls her co-host, Hoda Kotb “ghetto” and suggests they go out dancing tonight!

Watch te first 11 minutes or so of the hour after the jump.

UPDATE: Kelly interviews a “relationship expert” with HILARIOUS results.

X Factor’s Stacy Francis Knows Everyone in Hollywood!

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No wonder Adam Lambert was sticking up for X Factor contestant Stacy Francis during her twitter war with blogger and asshat, Perez Hilton! Adam and Stacy worked together, as you can see from this poster advertising a 2008 Upright Cabaret show where they shared the bill.

Dia Frampton Single Due in November, Album in December

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With all the X Factor and American Idol excitement in the air, it’s easy to forget the contestants who came out on top on the surprise Spring hit, The Voice.

Runner-up, Dia Frampton has been busy at work on an album for Universal music. She tweeted an update yesterday. The single “The Broken Ones” will be out in November. What’s more, Dia has chosen 12 songs out of the 70 she’s written to round out her new album, due in December.

Billboard – 11/05/11

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As we all know, there are approximately 92, 310 Billboard charts. This is a summary of just some of those charts and how the Idols/AGTers did on them this week. Please feel free to post

Idol Headlines for 10/28/11

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Chris Daughtry sings the National Anthem at Game 7 of the World Series. Tune into FOX at 7:30 pm ET.

Kelly Clarkson appears on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Tune into the 4th hour of the Today Show this morning, when Kelly Clarkson will be co-hosting the show with Hoda Kotb. Kathie Lee Gifford will be taking the day off.

Jordin Sparks and Lauren Alaina will perform at the TNW Breakfast Show @ Night for KMLE Country 108, on December 2nd at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix AZ.