Tag: Idol

Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, is hailed around the world as a champion of women's rights who stood up...

A Japanese model isn't masking her intentions to be famous, but she is wearing a mask. Her name is Anna Amemiya and she has...

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler announced Thursday he is leaving ratings-challenged "American Idol," while fellow judge Jennifer Lopez hinted that she could be the next...

Rihanna, who believes that Cheryl Cole was received so well on the US ‘X Factor’ that people couldn’t really understand the decision to let...

‘American Idol’ judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez will be harder on contestants this year, and veteran Randy Jackson said he's retiring his ‘in...

‘American Idol’ returns on Wednesday for an 11th season, facing a new wolf at the door as it tries to retain its place as...

He might be an idol for many, but megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his idol is none other than thespian Dilip Kumar and wished him...

American Idol winner Lee DeWyze is engaged to his girlfriend Jonna Walsh. After a whirlwind eight month romance, the 25-year-old singer got down on...

From that initial moment when Scotty McCreery stepped in front of the ‘American Idol’ judges and bellowed "lock the doors and turn the lights...

‘American Idol’ fans opted for an all-teenage, all southern, mostly country season 10 finale, sending Haley Reinhart home after a record 95 million votes....

Rocker James Durbin, fighting tears of disbelief, was thrown off "American Idol" on Thursday as viewers chose their Top 3 on the TV singing...

Paul McDonald kept grinning despite being gouged on 'American Idol.' The smiley singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tenn., was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest Thursday after kicking off Wednesday's film-themed performances with Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" from "Risky Business." Jennifer Lopez requested the 26-year-old sing Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" as his swan song, and he happily obliged.
McDonald was joined in the bottom three

LOS ANGELES - Songbird Pia Toscano was eliminated from 'American Idol' on Thursday, leaving the judges who had lavished praise on her in despair over the audience's decision.
Randy Jackson covered his head and mouthed a repeated "No" after host Ryan Seacrest announced that Toscano received the lowest number of viewer votes after her performance Wednesday of "River Deep - Mountain High." Toscano, 22, a dark-haired beauty from the Queens borough of New York City managed to remain

LOS ANGELES - Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia are no longer standing on 'American Idol.' The earthy 26-year-old dance instructor from Milwaukee and the breathy 16-year-old high school student from Mountain House, Calif., were booted from the Fox talent competition Thursday after 'Idol' host Ryan Seacrest revealed they garnered the fewest viewer votes following their respective attempts Wednesday of Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" and "Daniel." Joining the duo in the bottom three was

LOS ANGELES - Ten years after helping launch 'American Idol' into a national pastime, Simon Cowell is again playing the role of underdog. He's back auditioning talent for a largely unknown singing competition - although this time, when 'The X Factor' premieres on Fox this fall, it will come with immense hype and expectations. Cowell, 51, speaks about his upcoming reality show and his experience as a judge on the 'American Idol'. Q. Tell us what you learned from launching 'Idol' that

LOS ANGELES - "American Idol" is the darling of TV advertisers, dwarfing other TV shows by raking in an estimated $7.11 million every half hour last year for the Fox network, according to a Forbes.com survey. The singing contest topped Forbes.com's list of TV's biggest moneymakers in 2010, despite sliding ratings last year and generally lackluster talent. Far behind "Idol" was America's most-watched TV comedy "Two and A Half Men", with an estimated $2.89 million in advertising revenue

LOS ANGELES - 'American Idol' viewers did not tell Ashthon Jones they loved her. The silky smooth 24-year-old retail manager from Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday was revealed to have the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent competition.
The judges decided not to save Jones after her performance of Diana Ross' 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me.' Jones said before her dismissal that she regretted not selecting a more popular Ross tune. "I was rooting for you, baby," Jennifer Lopez