Los Angeles: Randy Jackson, the lone remaining original 'American Idol' judge, won't be returning to the Fox talent competition next season.
'Idol' host Ryan Seacrest only hinted at Jackson's impending departure at the beginning of Thursday's elimination episode.
"A little later on, we'll be revealing who's leaving our show," joked Seacrest as he swiveled Jackson around in his chair toward him. "Maybe a head's up?"
Apparently, Seacrest - who's been with the show as long as Jackson - found out along with the rest of the world Thursday when the 56-year-old producer and bassist announced his departure....
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02:58 PM, May 10, 2013
Los Angeles: Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey reportedly wants to quit the ongoing season of the reality music show 'American Idol' because of her feud with singer Nicki Minaj. "Mariah doesn't want to come back. Nicki is really disrespecting her, and she's tired of trying to bite her tongue all the time," contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying. "One night Nicki tried to be kind of nice, but Mariah didn't bite, so...
04:52 PM, May 07, 2013
Los Angeles: Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is reportedly roped in as one of the performers on the two-part finale of popular reality show 'American Idol'. The 43-year-old has earlier been on the judging panel along with Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson in the eleventh season of the singing competition. She will return to the show as a musical guest on either the first or second night of the two-part finale to...
10:14 AM, May 02, 2013
Watch Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds describe their experience. ...
11:33 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Mumbai: Composer Vishal Dadlani, who is one of the judges on upcoming singing reality show "Indian Idol Junior", says he finds it difficult to judge children. He has earlier judged singing reality shows like "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge" and "Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star". "It's very difficult to judge children as you have to handle them in a gentle way. Besides, you have to tell them everything truly,"...
07:33 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Los Angeles: Singer Nicki Minaj, who has been blasted for making harsh comments on 'American Idol' contestants, says she cares for them and that her remarks are usually misinterpreted. "I know that sometimes when I speak in a really blunt way like I do, people take that as me not loving and caring about these people," contactmusic.com quoted Minaj, who is judging season 12 of the singing reality show, as...
05:03 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Nicki Minaj, who is judging the reality show says she never has a worst moment on the show. ...
11:00 AM, Apr 01, 2013
CNN-IBN's Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand speaks to Bollywood's star siblings Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem. ...
02:02 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Actors Mandira Bedi and Karan Wahi will take centrestage as co-hosts of the upcoming 'Indian Idol Junior'. ...
05:54 PM, Mar 23, 2013
'Turbanator' Gurpreet Singh Sarin seems to be luckier than Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. The young man of Indian origin, who made it to the top 40 on the 'American Idol' reality show, says he didn't face any racial discrimination on his journey to achieving a fusion of Indian classical music and western music. ...
07:17 PM, Mar 22, 2013
'Kai Po Che', to be released on February 22, is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' and is directed by Abhishek Kapoor. ...
03:35 PM, Feb 09, 2013
A melodious voice, a sweet six-string riff, a beautiful jugalbandi on tabla - The music launch of their album is like any other, however, with one difference. The musicians are all prisoners and the performance is in Tihar Jail. Meet the Tihar Idols, who have launched their first album, a first from inside a jail. ...
10:06 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Vidya Balan speaks to Rajeev Masand on winning the best actress award for 'Kahaani' and her marriage with Siddharth Roy Kapur. ...
12:17 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Will that combined paycheck lavished on superstar judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban pay off in ratings? ...
12:53 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The last place you'd expect a music album to be launched is Tihar Jail. But come later this year, that's exactly what is going to happen. Tihar's inmates have become the first, worldwide to cut a commercial music album from inside a jail. ...
08:59 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Minaj will be seen alongside singer Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson when season 12 kicks off on Jan 16. ...
02:22 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Kolkata: With the internet expanding exponentially, can Kolkata's traditional idol makers stay behind? Certainly not! Plans to launch a community website for Kumartuli, the colony of the city's traditional idol makers, so that they could reach potential overseas buyers of Durga idols failed to take off two years ago. However, more and more artisans are now embracing the web, going online and targeting NRI patrons of Durga pujas by enabling...
04:28 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Hyderabad: While it may seem obvious that clay idols are more eco-friendly than plaster of Paris, a deeper understanding of the dangers of the use of Ganesh idols made with Plaster of Paris and iron is needed to save our lakes and other water bodies from imminent pollution. Four crusaders against lake and environmental pollution - Abhinav Gangumalla and Santosh Banpur, founders of city-based Hyderabad Goes Green; Deepak Rao, a...
11:45 AM, Sep 22, 2012
