Jordin Sparks shot an episode of the MTV series, “When I Was 17” (Wasn’t that only like, 2 seconds ago? Heh.) Jordin tweets, “Oh! Duh. I shot my episode of #wheniwas17 today at @MTV! Make sure you watch out for that! :)”
The release date for David Archuleta’s 3rd album has changed from September 14 to October 5, From David’s website, “Like the last time we dealt with a date change, this one is definitely for the best. David would like to make sure he’s delivering the best possible album and he needs just a little more time to do it.”
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Former Idol contestants to judge Bring on the Yuma Talent
Four American Idol finalists will be in Yuma in September to perform and judge local talent during an event called Bring on the Yuma Talent, sponsored by the Yuma Visitors Bureau.
Michael Sarver, David Hernandez, Gina Glockson and Trenyce Cobbins will be in town on Sept. 25 at Alexander Ford, 801 East 32nd Street, to decide which Yuman has the most talent.
Read more at Yuma.com
‘Idol’ Reject — Someone Wants Me to Die of AIDS
Ian Benardo — the guy suing “American Idol” for $300 million — has filed a police report with the NYPD claiming he’s received multiple death threats since filing his lawsuit.
Read more at TMZ
NewsChannel 3 and American Idol – Lee Dewyze and Andrew Garcia
Interviewed at Thursday’s Cheesecake Factory event in Virginia Beach
Kris Allen attends FOX Sports/PAC-10 Conference Hollywood premiere night at 20th Century FOX Studios
Kris and Cale performed an acoustic set at the event
Fantasia explores fame’s bittersweet ways
At the start of a lickety-split interview she grants between tapings for the reality TV show featuring her, her kin and her artistic entourage, Fantasia Barrino first extends a few pleasantries. “Thank you so much for taking time out to speak with me, ” she says. “Can you hear me OK?”
Her life is a whirlwind of activity these days, she says, during that fast break between filming. There are the VH1 television tapings for “Fantasia For Real.” She’s pondering how to further her education now that the high school dropout recently earned her GED. (“Nothing felt as good as getting that diploma. It means the world to me.”) And she’s juggling the single parenting of 9-year-old Zion and a career that has her releasing a new album, “Back To Me, ” whose lead single, “Bittersweet, ” is very much autobiographical.
Read more at the Charlotte News-Observer
Ryan Seacrest Will Miss Ellen DeGeneres on ‘American Idol’
“Spoke with Ellen DeGeneres tonight. I will miss her on ‘Idol, ‘” Ryan tweeted. “She’s one of the kindest and most talented people in Hollywood!” The heartfelt message was posted just hours following Ellen’s announcement she’d be stepping down as a judge on “Idol” after only one year on the panel.
Read more at ET
Ellen simply failed as an ‘American Idol’ judge
When Ellen DeGeneres was picked to be Paula Abdul’s replacement on “American Idol” less than a year ago, it seemed like an inspired choice.
Ellen was a huge fan of the show who was a natural fit to take over as the “Nice Judge” and expand the show’s reach into the demographics of her hit daytime talk show. And as a brilliant comic with a ready supply of one-liners, she’d have the tenacity to throw elbows with Simon Cowell in a more entertaining way than Paula could manage with her rambling commentary.
Read more at MSNBC
Ellen DeGeneres: Judging Her Brief ‘American Idol’ Career
In a statement put out tonight, DeGeneres said that one of the reasons that she’s leaving the show is that she felt uncomfortable standing in judgment of others. Which is tough since, you know, her job was to stand in judgment of others. “I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings, ” she said in a statement.
Here are some of DeGeneres’s “Idol” highlights–and lowlights
Read more at the Wall Street Journal
Carrie Underwood on the Cover of WebMD
“It would be very easy to just go eat that all the time. But if I don’t know what’s in it, I don’t eat it. That’s my rule, ” the singer told the latest issue of health magazine WebMD.
The former “American Idol” winner and country superstar revealed when she’s on tour, she works hard to eat right, stopping into grocery stores to pick up her cuisine.
Read more at Access Hollywood
Steven Tyler — The ‘Idol’ Questions Begin …
According to TMZ, Steven Tyler is in town. (He lives in Boston. I see him at the mall sometimes. No joke)
Watch a video at TMZ
Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘Idol’ Year in Review
Ellen DeGeneres is bowing out as a judge on ‘American Idol’ after just one year. While the announcement should be a bombshell, her departure was inevitable.
She was hired to replace Paula Abdul, but DeGeneres couldn’t deliver the bubbly, spaced-out comments that endeared Paula to viewers. She also didn’t have the gall to tell aspiring singers they shouldn’t quit their day jobs — can you blame her? — and struggled to gel with the other judges.
Read more at AOL