09:16 PM EDT 10/23/2009
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More American Idol Stars Set to Perform at AMAs
Originally posted 10/23/2009 01:50PM
The American Music Awards are as smitten with American Idol as everyone else.
Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Daughtry have been added to the schedule of performers for the 37th annual awards, airing live Nov. 22 on ABC. They join fellow Idol alum Adam Lambert, who was announced earlier as a performer.
"American Idol continually produces great talent, and we are looking forward to hosting Kelly, Carrie, Daughtry and Adam. It's a great fit for the AMAs," said producer Larry Klein.
Other performers on the show, to be held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, will include Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and the Black Eyed Peas.
Permalink | Filed Under: Music News, American Music Awards, American Idol, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson
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Kara DioGuardi Thinks It's 'Genius' to Add Ellen
Originally posted 09/21/2009 09:05AM
Ellen DeGeneres already has her first fan as an American Idol judge – Kara DioGuardi.
"I think it's a genius decision," DioGuardi, the judge who joined the top-rated FOX show last season, said at the Entertainment Tonight/PEOPLE Emmy after-party. "I wish I had thought of it."
Mostly, DioGuardi said she's looking forward to the new dynamic on the show now that DeGeneres is replacing the recently departed Paula Abdul as the show's "nice" judge.
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi
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Bo Bice and Wife Expecting Third Son
Originally posted 09/16/2009 11:15AM
The baby American Idol alum Bo Bice and wife Caroline will welcome early next year is a third boy, his rep tells PEOPLE.
The season four runner-up’s new addition will join big brothers Caleb James, 13 months, and Aidan Michael, 4 this month.
"The rock triad will now be complete," Bice's rep jokes. "Watch out for the 'Brothers Bice' or ‘Bo Bice Brothers Band’ release later this year!"
Married for four years, Bice, 33, and his wife expect their new son on Jan. 31 – right around the time Idol returns for its ninth season.
• Reporting by ANNEMARIE CRUZ
Permalink | Filed Under: American Idol, Bo Bice
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Sharon Osbourne Applauds Ellen Pick for Idol
Originally posted 09/10/2009 09:00AM
Ellen DeGeneres is already receiving a rave review from the judges' panel at America's Got Talent, and it came only minutes after the announcement she'd be Paula Abdul's replacement on American Idol.
"She will be a breath of fresh air on that show, a complete breath of fresh air," Osbourne, 56, told PEOPLE Wednesday. "It's new blood. And [American Idol] needed something new to happen."
"I think if they had replaced Paula with another singer, Janet Jackson or J.Lo, it would have been too expected,” she said. "'Oh well, there we go, another singer.' And with Ellen, you've got someone who knows about entertaining, and everything that goes into it, which also speaks for the people."
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Abdul, Sharon Osbourne
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Joe Jonas to Help Judge Idol Auditions
Originally posted 08/18/2009 06:25PM
The young heartthrob will be a guest judge for the show in Dallas
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Jennifer Hudson Welcomes a Son
Originally posted 08/11/2009 12:05PM
It's official: Though she remained mum over the last nine months Jennifer Hudson is, indeed, a mom.
The Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer, 27, welcomed son David Daniel Otunga Jr. on Monday, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
"The baby is beautiful and perfect," says Hudson's rep Lisa Kasteler. "His parents are ecstatic."
David weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz., at birth and is the first child for Hudson and her fiancé David Otunga. The couple kept the sex of the baby a delivery surprise.
Permalink | Filed Under: American Idol, Jennifer Hudson
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Victoria Beckham to Be Guest Judge on American Idol
Originally posted 08/06/2009 07:00AM
As the dust settles on the shocking departure of Paula Abdul, 47, from next season's American Idol, now comes confirmation from Victoria Beckham's publicist that the former Posh Spice, 35, will make a "one-off appearance" as a guest judge on the top-rated FOX show, reports Britain's Sky News.
Just don't expect Beckham to take up a permanent perch next to judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi – as she reportedly doesn't wish to take time away from overseeing her fashion line.
– Stephen M. Silverman
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, American Idol, Victoria Beckham
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Constantine Maroulis: I 'Opened the Door' for Future Idol Rockers
Originally posted 08/02/2009 03:25PM
American Idol alum Constantine Maroulis has been making his mark on Broadway since appearing on the hit FOX show's fourth season in 2005. He was recently nominated for a Tony for his role in the rock musical Rock of Ages and the actor-musician credits the reality competition for the chance it gave him.
"I was blessed – I was a finalist," he says. "I probably wouldn't be in this chair if I wouldn't have gone on the audition that day."
But, he says, there is something he'd do differently if he were able to appear on Idol again. "They had a hard time getting the support from artists and publishers to clear a lot of the material, so there were a lot of songs I wanted to do that I couldn't do," he says. "Stuff from U2, Aerosmith, anything Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi. That was the stuff I was really good at. If I could have done the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' kind of thing week after week, it would have been interesting to see how it would have worked out."
Permalink | Filed Under: American Idol, Constantine Maroulis
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Driver to Fight Idol Hit-and-Run Charges
Originally posted 07/29/2009 08:20PM
Daniel Bark, the 23-year-old accused of striking and killing American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen while allegedly fleeing police, is mounting a vigorous defense, his attorney tells PEOPLE.
"There will be a not guilty plea entered across the board for all of the complaints," says Freehold, N.J.-based lawyer Daniel Glassman, noting that no one has come forward as a witness to the hit-and-run.
"We don't have anything in regards to the mechanics of how this young woman was killed," Glassman adds. "There are a lot of unanswered questions regarding how the accident occurred."
Permalink | Filed Under: Crime & Courts, American Idol
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Cops: Idol Hit-and-Run Suspect Was Fleeing Police
Originally posted 07/27/2009 05:15PM
A drunken driver who allegedly killed an American Idol contestant in a New Jersey hit-and-run case had a previous DUI on his record and was fleeing police at the time of the fatal collision, authorities say.
Daniel J. Bark, 23, of Toms River, N.J., was being held in an Ocean County jail on $150,000 bail on charges of aggravated manslaughter, death by vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
Permalink | Filed Under: Crime & Courts, American Idol
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