Paula Abdul says it was her decision to leave the long-held position as a judge on American Idol late Tuesday.
Issuing a statement via Twitter, Paula says "With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all..Cont'd…
I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part
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After weeks of what some nearly deemed "The Adam Lambert Show," American Idol finalist Kris Allen pulled one of the biggest upsets in 'Idol' history taking home the title instead of Lambert!
"I'm sorry, I don't even know what to feel right now. This is crazy," a surprised Allen expressed after host Ryan Seacrest unveiled the final results.
Compared to Lambert, Allen appeared to be ...Read
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Just as Simon Cowell warned last week, two of this season's American Idol contestants would be sent home Wednesday. Sadly Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai have been eliminated from the competition.
Rounds, performing "I'm Every Woman" earlier this week, was called "a mess" and subsequently received the fewest votes.
However, Rounds' performances have been "less than desirable" for several ...Read
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The phenomenon that is American Idol will hit the road for a nearly 50 date tour kicking off July 5th featuring your favorite top 10 contestants including Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey, Lil Rounds and Allison Iraheta.
Hosted by 19 Entertainment/CEO and American Idol creator Simon Fuller and AEG Live! the "American Idols Live! Tour 2009" will run through early fall with stops in Boston, Memphis, ...Read
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American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is set to return to the hit Fox! reality-competition that started it all Thursday !
Studdard, once known as the Velvet Teddybear, will perform his new single "Together" during a night filled with "Motown Classics" and a special performance from Smokey Robinson.
"Together" is Ruben Studdard's lead single from the forthcoming album "Love Is."
American Idol alum and Inspirational recording star Mandisa credits Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan for providing 'soulful' inspiration growing up, but insists the word of God was more important than taking a crack at mainstream success.
Mandisa, after being seen by millions on American Idol, made what can be seen as surprising -- the decision to record an Inspirational alb ...Read
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The votes are in and as always someone has to go, except on this season's American Idol two contestants were sent home !
Described as a two of the more innocent or 'nice' appearing contestants this season, both Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez were sent home during Wednesday's elimination show.
Murray, a 16-year-old high school student from Mississippi, the judge's wild-card pick earli ...Read
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There was Michael Jackson fever on American Idol Tuesday night and according to Paula, Randy, Simon and Kara, Adam Lambert rocked the icon's "Black or White" so well he'll be around for sometime !
Performing an energy filled rendition of Jackson's "Black or White," Lambert received praise from the audience and Paula Abdul.
"You've got the whole package going on," said Abdul.
