American Idol finally heads to Hollywood next week, as the initial series of mostly crappy auditions are left behind. We’re already looking beyond the next round, however. According to blogger “JoesPlace,” who successfully named a majority of finalists last year prior to their official announcement, the following contestants will be included in season eight’s top [...]
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Inspiring stories help ‘Idol’ wannabes advance
Aspiring singers who watched “American Idol’s” trip to San Francisco got a crash course in how to ensure success when Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi arrive in their hometown. Bringing small children is good. Bringing medical diagrams is bad. Heartwarming stories are good. Voices that make the judges think of new [...]
What New Scandal Will New 'Idol' Season Bring?
The scandals that have erupted nearly every season since “American Idol” premiered in 2002 have not made a dent in the popularity of the top-rated singing contest reality show. With its eighth season set to start tonight, “Idol” is expected to easily maintain its No. 1 status. “Any show that’s watched by this many people [...]
American Idol' Auditions Are Better (And Worse) Than Ever
“American Idol” auditions are back, and they’re better than ever — as you’ve come to expect, they will once again have an amazing mix of the good, the bad and the ear-splittingly ugly when the show returns to Fox on Tuesday. MTV News has gotten a sneak peek at some of the auditions, and you’ll [...]
New `Idol' judge says male contestants hold edge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kara DioGuardi was fretting about being the new face of “American Idol,” and she put the blame on hungry mosquitoes. “Here I am in Hawaii and I wake up yesterday and I’m covered in mosquito bites, 15 to 20, and it looks like I have the chicken pox,” the songwriter-producer said [...]
Interview with Rachel Rice, Big Brother winner
She was labelled ‘the girl-next-bore’ and booed for being the nicest winner Big Brother has ever produced. Here Cwmbran’s Rachel Rice hits back at her detractors and reveals herself to Claire Rees as probably the best role-model reality TV has ever produced FOUR months ago this woman won the biggest reality TV show on television [...]
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