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When American Idol returns for a new season, it will bring about plenty of changes – and not just in the judges’ lineup. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has confirmed on Twitter he’s out of the show for good. Fans must know that rumors of this started making the rounds weeks ago, right after Rand... |
10 June 2013
03:26 GMT |
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As rumored for weeks, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj won’t be returning on the panel of judges on the next season of American Idol. It’s now official, with both singers confirming the news for fans on their respective Twitter feeds.
“W/ global success of “#Beautiful” (#1 in 30+ countries ... |
31 May 2013
06:13 GMT |
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The other day at the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month event, President of the US Barack Obama took to the stage with a very visible lipstick mark on the collar of his (white) shirt.
However, before you go thinking the worst about him, know that he took a couple of minutes to explain how it got the... |
28 May 2013
23:36 GMT |
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Candice Glover auditioned for American Idol two times in a row before season 12. As they say, third time is a charm, so she won. The video above is of her performing her brand new single on Live! With Kelly & Michael.
Called “I Am Beautiful,” the song had its official premiere on the AI season finale a ... |
21 May 2013
08:40 GMT |
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Season 12 of American Idol ended the other night, crowning Candice Glover as winner. As expected, controversy surrounds certain performances included on the show – Mariah Carey’s, more specifically, one of the four judges on the panel.
Check it out above in full.
On a show that frowns upon lip-synchin... |
18 May 2013
00:42 GMT |
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It can’t be easy to hold your own in a duet with Jennifer Hudson, inarguably one of the most powerful voices out there, but Candice Glover did just that on the season finale of American Idol last night.
Check out their impressive performance of “Inseparable” in the video above. Don’t be shy t... |
17 May 2013
07:59 GMT |
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Season 12 of the popular televised singing competition American Idol has just wrapped, naming Candice Glover as winner. The finale also included several huge performers, including Mariah Carey.
Jennifer Lopez closed the show with a Las Vegas worthy number, complete with gorgeous dancers, confetti, and fireworks.
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17 May 2013
07:26 GMT |
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As promised a while back, Jennifer Lopez returned to American Idol – as performer, for the time being. The season 12 finale was the perfect platform for her to debut her brand new single, “Live It Up.”
If you’re following JLo on Twitter, then you must already know that the song is yet another... |
17 May 2013
05:18 GMT |
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The third time on American Idol proved a charm for Candice Glover: she’s been crowned the winner of the 12th edition of the popular TV show / singing competition. Check out the emotional moment below.
The finalists were Candice and Kree Harrison, who performed a duet right before host Ryan Seacrest announced ... |
17 May 2013
04:55 GMT |
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Randy Jackson has officially announced his departure from the American Idol judges panel, saying he plans on focusing on other projects. Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj is also with one foot out the door, Us Magazine reports.
Word online has it that producers are thinking of a complete revamp of the show after it hit the lo... |
16 May 2013
03:19 GMT |
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Randy “The Dawg” Jackson is out of American Idol after 12 seasons as judge. In a statement to E! Online, he confirms his departure, citing other projects that require his full attention as the reason behind it.
“Yo! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on ‘Am... |
10 May 2013
03:07 GMT |
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Come May 10, Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” will arrive in theaters all over the world. Buzz around the film is also huge because of its score, which was produced by rapper Jay-Z, whom Baz personally picked for the job.
We’ve already seen what Andre 3000 and Beyonce did to Amy Winehouse&r... |
3 May 2013
05:09 GMT |
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If you thought that the Mariah Carey – Nicki Minaj feud on American Idol was over, my guess is that we haven’t even seen the best part of it yet. Hours ago, the rapper went after Mimi on Twitter, after she made a series of comments on the latest live AI show.
Check out the video below to hear what Maria... |
2 May 2013
23:28 GMT |
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Almost one week ago, word got out that American Idol producers were so disappointed in the poor ratings that they had actually planned to have Mariah Carey replaced mid-season with Jennifer Lopez, a plan they ditched only when Mariah found out and threatened to sue.
If that was ever the plan, Jennifer isn’t s... |
30 April 2013
10:45 GMT |
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It’s been fun while it lasted, but the time has come for Mariah Carey to pack up her bags and leave American Idol. According to a new report, producers wouldn’t even wait until the end of the season to kick her out, and are talking with Jennifer Lopez to come back to the show. The Hollywood Reporter not... |
24 April 2013
07:06 GMT |
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They don’t call her the original American Idol for nothing. The other night on the results show, Kelly Clarkson returned “home” for an amazing live performance – just what she’s accustomed us to. Check it out in full below. Perhaps even better than her flawless live rendition of &ldq... |
12 April 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Season 12 of American Idol is all about girl power. The top 5 was revealed last night after the only male left in the competition, Lazaro Arbos, got the boot. Check out the video above for a quick recap. Kree Harrison and Candice Glover were voted top 2 this week, after all the votes came in. Angie Miller and Jan... |
12 April 2013
08:44 GMT |
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The judges on American Idol have a new favorite: Candice Glover wowed both the panel and fans with two stunning performances the other night, both earning her a standing ovation. Check them out below in full. First off, Candice sang Dionne Warwick’s “Don’t Make Me Over,” which got her the ... |
11 April 2013
05:23 GMT |
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Devin Velez was eliminated from American Idol after his and Lazaro Arbos and Burnell Taylor’s rendition of “I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” failed to impress both judges and viewers / voters. However, he believes Nicki Minaj is to blame for his elimination.
First off, above is t... |
1 April 2013
05:54 GMT |
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American Idol seemed on the path to success before the new season started, what with all that talk about a possible feud between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, two of the judges on the panel, but ratings continue to decline. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the latest American Idol show marked an all-time low for F... |
30 March 2013
07:39 GMT |
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Usually, whenever fans see photos of Mariah Carey, she’s been styled by a team of professionals, is dressed to the nines and looking every inch the diva she is. Thanks to Instagram, they now have a chance to see a side of Mariah that wasn’t as accessible before. The photo above (click to see it in full)... |
29 March 2013
03:40 GMT |
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Mariah Carey and the other three judges were so impressed with Amber Holcomb’s performance on American Idol the other night that they gave her a standing ovation for it as well. Mariah might have also forgotten herself and dropped a couple of cuss words. Check out the video below to see how that came to happe... |
28 March 2013
06:51 GMT |
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American Idol kicked off the live shows last night but only 3 of the 4 judges were present for the first performance of the night. Nicki Minaj was notably absent, as host Ryan Seacrest also remarked. Check out the video below to see the live shows kicking off without AI’s most colorful and foul-mouthed judge.... |
14 March 2013
07:04 GMT |
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Nicki Minaj said it best when she said that, after Zoanette Johnson’s amazing performance on American Idol the other night, hers would be the only song people at home would remember. Today, the media is already hailing her as this season’s winner.
Granted, Zoanette still has a long way to go until she g... |
1 March 2013
07:35 GMT |
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The other night on American Idol, Zoanette Johnson won over the audience with a powerful, impressive rendition of “Circle of Life” that even brought tears to the eyes of rapper and judge Nicki Minaj. Check out the show-stopping performance below, it’s truly something you’ll be sorry to have m... |
28 February 2013
08:56 GMT |
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Lil Wayne may be Nicki Minaj’s mentor but he’s yet to keep up to date with her adventures on American Idol, where she’s one of the four judges on the panel. In fact, he says for the AP, it was Nicki who told him to steer clear of the show. The other day, Lil Wayne spoke to reporters about his fash... |
3 February 2013
05:09 GMT |
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One of the most touching auditions on this week’s American Idol was that of Matt Farmer, a 26-year-old father of one who was portrayed as a war hero of sorts. He made it through to the next stage but, in the meantime, he’s also been exposed as a fraud.
Below, embedded at end of this article, is Farmer&r... |
2 February 2013
05:28 GMT |
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Steven Tyler was perhaps one of the most popular judges on American Idol and part of the reason for that is his fearlessness when it comes to making fun of himself. Check out his brand new “audition” on the show above.
After Jennifer Lopez announced that she would not return to the show for a new season... |
1 February 2013
10:32 GMT |
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In case you forgot, in October last year, while the American Idol auditions for the new season were still underway, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey got into an extremely nasty spat and, yes, video of it leaked online. The audition that caused it all is above.
Below, embedded at the end of this blog post, is the leak v... |
24 January 2013
05:15 GMT |
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It wasn’t all just tears of joy on last night’s American Idol, the first episode of the new season: at one point during the Chicago auditions, the claws came out for Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj.
Check out the video above to see the two divas go for each other while judging Stephanie Schimel’s per... |
18 January 2013
07:33 GMT |
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That Fox tugs at the heartstrings of viewers with some of the cases it chooses to grant more screen time is no secret, but never before has a hopeful presented a more touching story than Lazaro Arbos.
Get your hankies ready and check out the video above, of his audition on the brand new season of American Idol.
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18 January 2013
06:50 GMT |
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Kara DioGuardi, songwriter and former American Idol judge, is getting ready to be a mom in a few weeks’ time. The star has confirmed the happy news in a statement to People magazine.
Though she rarely makes headlines for personal issues, Kara has never tried to hide the fact that she and husband Mike McCuddy ... |
18 January 2013
05:57 GMT |
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The new season of American Idol sees singer Mariah Carey and rapper Nicki Minaj sit on the panel of judges with the aim of giving aspiring singers a chance to make it big in the industry. So far though, there’s been a lot of talk about how these two can’t stand each other at all.
Rumors were confirmed w... |
15 January 2013
08:27 GMT |
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Mariah Carey is perhaps the first to admit that there’s no bigger diva than her, so I imagine no one could fault us for calling her so based on the video above.
It’s an interview with E! News about the new season of American Idol that came out last week but is getting plenty of traction just now. Watch ... |
14 January 2013
12:51 GMT |
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In October last year, a video of Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj fighting during the American Idol auditions emerged online. Speaking to Barbara Walters, Mariah admits that she did increase security after the incident.
Check out the video below to hear it straight from the diva.
Though she says the whole thing is wa... |
8 January 2013
06:48 GMT |
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Just recently, Steven Tyler, former American Idol judge, and Nicki Minaj, current American Idol judge, became engaged in a bitter war of words, with the rapper saying Tyler was a racist. The rocker has apologized.
Check out his brief but heartfelt statement in the video above.
As he also explains, it all started ... |
30 November 2012
09:28 GMT |
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Nicki Minaj may seem like the kind of person who’s fearless no matter what but, when it comes to her American Idol debut, she’s quite “scared,” she admits in a new interview with Ryan Seacrest, as cited by OMG Yahoo!.It’s not that she’s thinking she’s not going to be up to th... |
20 November 2012
06:52 GMT |
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A short while ago, everyone was talking about the big Mariah Carey vs. Nicki Minaj feud that could potentially make American Idol go bust. Above is Nicki’s take on the whole thing.
This is a preview for a 3-part special on Nicki that would air on E!, as she prepares to go on tour.
At one point, Nicki talks ... |
5 November 2012
05:58 GMT |
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Nicki Minaj didn’t just yell at Mariah Carey and call her names during American Idol auditions earlier this week, she also threatened to shoot her. Mariah herself is telling that much to Barbara Walters.
The singer and the television personality spoke on the phone about the AI scandal that broke once footage ... |
5 October 2012
03:39 GMT |
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Ryan Seacrest isn’t sitting at the helm of an incredibly successful media empire because he has no idea what audiences want. If there’s anything that sells incredibly well, that’s scandal and this will certainly prove true with the latest Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey fight.
Talking about the video t... |
4 October 2012
10:18 GMT |
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Producers of American Idol are probably rubbing their hands in satisfaction thinking that yesterday’s video with Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey will boost interest in the show, but Nick Cannon believes it might actually take something from it.
Below is a video with Cannon’s take on the recent scandal.
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4 October 2012
08:03 GMT |
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The brand new season of American Idol seems to have gotten off on the wrong footing, and it’s not even past the auditions stage. The full video of the fight between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj has emerged online. Check it out above. Though it’s hard to make out what they’re saying, we’d s... |
4 October 2012
04:59 GMT |
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Ever since before Nicki Minaj was confirmed as judge on the brand new season of American Idol, there’s been a lot of talk about how she and Mariah Carey would never get along because they firmly hated each other. The video below confirms that they don’t really see eye to eye. This is not the first time ... |
3 October 2012
03:53 GMT |
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Yesterday, Fox announced the new judges lineup for the upcoming season of American Idol, which premieres in January, with the stars on the panel having started work for the auditions stage. Trouble has already reared its ugly head, says a new report.
Back in August, when Mariah Carey was the only judge officially a... |
18 September 2012
04:34 GMT |
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After months of speculation and never-ending rumors, the judges lineup for the new season of American Idol has been confirmed: Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson. Ryan Seacrest remains host.
Once Jennifer Lopez announced that she would not return to the show for a third year, talk immediately s... |
17 September 2012
05:21 GMT |
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American Idol has lost another judge: Randy Jackson is also out. However, fans of the “dawg” should not despair because he’ll still be on the show, though not in the same capacity as before.
Jackson has been “demoted” to mentor, TMZ reports, citing well-placed sources, who also reveal ... |
2 September 2012
06:03 GMT |
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American Idol has only Mariah Carey as official judge for the new season right now, but rapper Nicki Minaj is this close to signing on the dotted line as well, if recent reports are accurate. The only problem is that Mariah wants to be the only female judge on the panel. The other day, word got out online that Nick... |
22 August 2012
04:05 GMT |
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With Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler officially out of American Idol, and Randy Jackson not yet locked into his contract, it seems that producers are out to get new faces all across the panel. Nicki Minaj is the latest to join in on all the fun. As of now, Mariah Carey is the only judge officially attached for the ... |
21 August 2012
09:51 GMT |
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By accepting to be a judge on American Idol for the 12th upcoming season, Mariah Carey became the highest paid celebrity on a show of this kind, but that's clearly not helping things with her husband Nick Cannon. He's furious with her for accepting the gig, says a new report.
Nick never wanted her to ta... |
4 August 2012
03:37 GMT |
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The name isn't the only thing that Snoop Dogg is changing these days: he's also ditching rap and going into reggae and, if all goes well, might give live television a go as well, as judge on American Idol.
Snoop Dogg Lion has never made a secret of his desire of getting on a TV show of the caliber of Amer... |
3 August 2012
07:13 GMT |
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