Pin Itemailprint Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi makes some shocking revelations in her new book, “A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol“. It never ceases to amaze me how celebrities only decide to reveal these “shocking” secrets when they have a new book to sell. In the book, DioGuardi, 40, writes [...]
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The American Idol wheels are coming off the rails. Just one day after learning that Ellen DeGeneres will be leaving the show’s judging panel, it now looks as though Kara DioGuardi will be fired. TMZ reports that the show will be returning to a three-judge panel, and those three people will be Randy Jackson, Jennifer [...]
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Yes, it’s true. Kara DioGuardi‘s pseudo-boyfriend Casey James received the least amount of votes and was voted off of American Idol last night. On Tuesday, Casey had performed “Daughters” and “OK, It’s Alright with Me” to lackluster reviews from the judges. Simon Cowell told him it just didn’t look like he was fighting for his [...]
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The American Idol season 9 top 3 performed two songs each last night, one song was picked by the panel of judges and the contestants got to pick their other song. Casey James chose Eric Hutchinson‘s “OK, It’s Alright”. Randy Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres both thought it was OK. Kara DioGuardi said he should be [...]
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The American Idol season 9 top 3 performed two songs each last night, one song was picked by the panel of judges and the contestants got to pick their other song. Casey James sang John Mayer‘s “Daughters”, which was chosen by Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson. Kara was glad Casey was able to show his [...]
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The American Idol season 9 top 3 performed two songs each last night, one song was picked by the panel of judges and the contestants got to pick their other song. Lee DeWyze made an interesting pick and chose “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Randy Jackson said Lee is now in the zone. Kara DioGuardi [...]
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The American Idol season 9 top 3 performed two songs each last night, one song was picked by the panel of judges and the contestants got to pick their other song. Lee DeWyze was clearly given the most difficult challenge of the evening, by Simon Cowell no less. Lee had to sing Leonard Cohen‘s “Hallelujah”. [...]
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Aaron Kelly sang “Fly Me to the Moon” on American Idol’s Frank Sinatra night, but it wasn’t good enough to keep the youngest contestant around for another week. Yes, Kelly was voted off tonight and will not be in this season’s top four. As for last night’s performance, Randy Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres loved it, [...]
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The American Idol season 9 top 7 finalists were mentored by Alicia Keys last night, April 20, 2010. The theme for the evening was “inspirational songs”. Crystal Bowersox closed out the show with a beautiful and very emotional rendition of The Impressions/Curtis Mayfield‘s “People Get Ready”. No guitar this time…just Crystal. Bowersox, who thought about [...]
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Allure magazine’s annual nude issue has hit the shelves. This year, we get an eyeful of American Idol‘s Kara DioGuardi, Entourage‘s Emmanuelle Chriqui, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Jessica Capshaw, singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat and “Scary Movie” vet Regina Hall. Of the nude issue, Kara says, “This shoot was less about beauty than about taking a risk, and showing [...]
The American Idol top 9 finalists took the stage last night to perform songs written by The Beatles‘ legends John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney. Casey James and his guitar delivered a fantastic rendition of Lennon’s “Jealous Guy”. Kara DioGuardi loved Casey’s vulnerability as it was like he was singing that song to someone special. [...]
Crystal Bowersox continues to wow the judges on last night’s American Idol. The top 11 performed in an attempt to secure a spot in the prestigious Top 10. Crystal sang Janis Joplin‘s “Me and Bobby McGee” and knocked it out of the park. Randy Jackson: That is what is being called a star. Ellen DeGeneres: [...]
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