The 'American Idol' finale brought in the lowest TV audience of its 11-year history with just 21.5 million Americans tuning in to watch indie singer Phillip Phillips clinch the title, according to ratings data on Thursday. The singing contest, once a TV industry juggernaut for Fox which attracted more than 30 million viewers for its finale in its 2006 and 2007 heyday, was the most-watched program on U.S. television on...
01:56 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Los Angeles: Indie artist Phillip Phillips won 'American Idol' on Wednesday, becoming the fifth male singer in a row to take the title and a guaranteed recording contract. The 21-year-old guitar player from Georgia, who brought an indie vibe to the top-rated TV contest, beat ballad singer Jessica Sanchez, 16, of California in the public vote. 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest said a world record 132 million votes were cast...
11:55 AM, May 24, 2012
Los Angeles: Time was when TV talent shows set out to turn wannabes into stars. These days? Not so much. It's the celebrity judges who are raking in the cash and using TV contests not only as a way to re-launch a fading career, but to further boost a thriving one. For music stars in an era of weak record sales, the trend spells victory for their bank account, but...
03:23 PM, May 18, 2012
Los Angeles: Aerosmith has reunited with Jack Douglas, who produced the band's key 1970s albums, and quietly recorded a new studio album even as its lead singer traded jokes with Jennifer Lopez on 'American Idol'. Steven Tyler said Aerosmith was finishing two final songs for the as-yet-untitled album, its first since 2004's 'Honkin' on Bobo', and that he expected it to be released in about three months. Joined Wednesday by...
01:47 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Los Angeles: 'American Idol' contestant Jermaine Jones has been disqualified from the top 12 finalists on the No. 1-rated TV singing contest for having four outstanding arrest warrants against him. 'Idol' executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick told Jones he must leave the show based on his criminal past and said the aspiring singer put them in 'a very delicate position.' "We are not allowed to have anybody who...
03:45 PM, Mar 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES: 'American Idol' is down to the top 13 singers. Smooth 21-year-old pawn shop worker Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., quirky 22-year-old nonprofit organizer Heejun Han of New York, and spunky 18-year-old country crooner Skylar Laine, from Brandon, Miss., were among the finalists revealed Thursday on the Fox singing contest. They and seven others received the most viewer votes after the 13 male semifinalists performed Tuesday and the 12...
08:16 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Los Angeles: It's good news for 25 - not just 24 - singers on 'American Idol.' After the 'Hollywood Week' and Las Vegas performance rounds, 'Idol' judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler narrowed the field from 42 contestants to 24 semifinalists on Wednesday's installment of the Fox singing competition, but they apparently cut too many. At the end of the episode, 'Idol' host Ryan Seacrest revealed in a...
06:56 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Pasadena: Both Fox and Ryan Seacrest say they want Seacrest to stay as host of 'American Idol' after this year. Whether that will happen was unclear Sunday even as both sides promoted this month's launch of the 11th season of the country's most popular television show. "It's a tough negotiation and one that will come to conclusion, I think, pretty quickly," Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said. Seacrest is not...
04:07 PM, Jan 09, 2012
New York: Pop diva and actress Jennifer Lopez is reportedly closing in on a USD 34 million deal for her second stint as a judge on the hit show 'American Idol'. The 42-year-old star's return to the next season was doubtful after she asked for the hefty pay package - a steep increase from her USD 12 million remuneration for the previous season - to reappear alongside fellow panelists Steven...
04:42 PM, Jul 26, 2011
Los Angeles: Pop diva and actress Jennifer Lopez has reportedly agreed to return as a judge on the 11th season of 'American Idol'. After weeks of speculation over her continued involvement in the show, Lopez, who was a judge on the recently concluded 10th season, has signed on the dotted line for the upcoming run, reported E!Online. The 41-year-old has followed in the footsteps of the other current judges, Randy...
04:39 PM, Jul 11, 2011
Los Angeles: "American Idol" contestant Pia Toscano, whose early exit from the TV show shocked viewers, has signed a record deal with Interscope Records, the company said on Wednesday. The 22 year-old Toscano, with her dark hair and powerful singing voice, was considered one of the front-runners for the top prize on "Idol" this year. But she was voted off by viewers to finish in 9th place. Toscano will release...
10:39 AM, Jul 07, 2011
London: Jennifer Lopez may come back for a second year as a judge on "American Idol." Or she may not. "You know, this is the question of the hour. I don't know, I don't know," Lopez said Tuesday in an interview with Scott Mills of the BBC. Lopez and another new judge, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, brought a gentler attitude to the top-rated show following the departure of Simon Cowell....
01:03 PM, Jun 16, 2011
Los Angeles: Deep-voiced country singer Scotty McCreery won the tenth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, defeating rival Lauren Alaina who had been dubbed the front-runner by the show's judges heading into the night. McCreery, 17, hugged the other "Idol" contestants from the season and his family after host Ryan Seacrest proclaimed him the winner of the television singing competition. "Never in my wildest dreams. I got to thank the...
11:38 AM, May 26, 2011
Los Angeles: "American Idol" finalist Thia Megia could be gone with the wind on Thursday. The breathy 16-year-old high school student from Mountain House, Calif., didn't dazzle the Fox talent competition's judges with her rendition of Vanessa Williams' "Colors of the Wind" from Walt Disney's "Pocahontas." Megia defended her choice on the evening of birth-year songs, but Steven Tyler questioned whether it defined her as an artist. "I felt like...
11:07 AM, Mar 17, 2011
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