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New American Idol Podcast: Paula Abdul Meltdown Stories and More

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Former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe shares American Idol memories on his new podcast with help from judges, contestants and more.

American Idol Reporters Conference Call with Ken Warwick

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Some interesting stuff in today’s conference call with Idol executive producer Ken Warwick. He talked about possibly limiting text votes next year (though I’m not holding my breath on that one) and maybe allowing the

Change is Coming to American Idol Say Producers: No More Genre Themes, Timbaland To Work with Contestants

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There was a press conference with newly-announced judges, Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and new in-house mentor, Universal Music Group’s, Jimmy Iovine. Also there were producers Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, and Fox chief Mike

Jessica Simpson Approached by American Idol? And More on Nigel Lythgoe’s Return

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The latest Idol rumor comes from Courtney Hazlett of MSNBC, whose gossip isn’t always reliable, so I would keep this item firmly in the RUMOR column. She reports that Jessica Simpson has been approached by

Lythgoe Will Return To Idol, But Only As CKx Rep, According to Report

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The Wrap is reporting that Nigel Lythoe will return to Idol, but not as Executive Producer. Lythgoe’s childhood friend and frequent producing partner Ken Warwick told TheWrap late Monday evening that Lythgoe is in talks

Hall and Oats, Chicago and Bee Gees to Perform on Finale?

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There’s a rumor on twitter that Hall and Oats, Chicago and the Bee Gees will be performing on the finale. Of course, I went on a little search to find out the source of the