By LYNN ELBER – 24 minutes agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the “American Idol” title Wednesday, and it wasn’t as much of a surprise as it seemed.While the judges all but crowned 17-year-old David Archuleta the night before, the voters […]
NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire/ — With only a week before the finale of FOX’s American Idol, The Nielsen Company today reported data trends about American Idol and its contestants. Highlights include:– TV Ratings — People age 35-49 watched American Idol Season 7 the most, making up almost 29% of the total audience. […]
First prediction: Ryan Seacrest will face the camera and announce that more than 70 million votes have been cast and America has spoken.Second prediction: He will say the difference in vote totals between two of the contestants is among the closest ever in the seven long years that “American Idol” has been part of the […]
MICHAEL Johns doesn’t want to name-drop, but after rubbing shoulders with Demi Moore, Condoleezza Rice and Rupert Murdoch over the past month, it’s hard not to.Since his shock eviction from American Idol last month, the Perth-born 29-year-old’s life has been a whirlwind of publicity and A-list parties.Johns has performed and partied with Ashton Kutcher, Demi […]
If you’re a classical music aficionado envious of the “American Idol” viewers who get to vote on their favorite contestants, your time has come.Inspired not by “Idol” but by Popsearch 2007, an online talent search sponsored by the Boston Popsthe Van Cliburn Foundation has taken its competition into cyberspace with its first YouTube contest for […]
Paula Abdul has claimed she would like to adopt a child within the next three to five years, it has emerged.Citing an interview with Now, Digital Spy reported that the choreographer, singer and American Idol judge claimed she would like children within "the next three to five years" and explained she would like to adopt.However, […]
With far less drama than previous weeks, Mulberry’s Amanda Overmyer will move on into the top-11 as she made the cut tonight on Fox’s “American Idol.”Overmyer and her legions of fans in Greater Lafayette and beyond found out in the first half of the show that she will sing again at 8 p.m. Tuesday on […]
Originally from Ireland; waitress and bartender; had a six-record deal but only sold 375 records of her first album. She sang another Beatles hit, COME TOGETHER. I definitely disagree with the judges on this one. I hated what she did with it. They compared her to Kelly Clarkson. Yes, she can sing just about anything […]
We haven’t even gotten to the voting yet and already American Idol has served up its first controversy. As Reality TV Magazine reported, the decision to cut Josiah Leming has had some American Idol fans in an uproar. Josiah, the young man who lives in his car, captured the hearts of many fans with his openness, his […]
Before “American Idol” sucks you in with the latest crop of contestants, make sure you’re well-versed on the show’s long (and sometimes lurid) history!From the ear-pleasing highs to the glass-shattering “no!”s, this timeline by MTV News’ “American Idol” expert Jim Cantiello will tell you everything you need to know about the first six seasons: the […]