Sat, 12/11/2010 - 23:10 by Prince damin
Hollywood -- Big changes may be in store at American Idol, including location shooting in Las Vegas and more behind-the-scenes footage, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
The Reporter said this week that among the ideas under consideration is having the top 12 contestants bunk together in a Hollywood Hills home with more interviews and off-stage footage.
There will also be looser rules on social media.
The Reporter said the producers will relax rules that had abruptly folded the singers' Twitter accounts into one single feed for the entire show.
As for Las Vegas, sources say the plan thus far would ship 60 contestants to The Vegas Strip where they would be integrated into a production of
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Tue, 12/07/2010 - 00:09 by Prince damin
Paris -- U.S. singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has been named a global brand ambassador for L'Oreal Paris, the beauty-product company announced Monday.
Lopez, who signed on as a judge for the new season of "American Idol," also said recently she is creating a line of clothes and accessories for Kohl's department stores, and will serve as a celebrity spokeswoman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
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Thu, 12/02/2010 - 11:29 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- Songwriter Kara DioGuardi is writing a book about her two seasons as a judge on TV's "American Idol," said It Books, a division of HarperCollins.
TVGuide.com said the memoir will be called "A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and 'American Idol.'"
The entertainment news Web site did not say when the book is expected to be published.
After leaving "Idol," DioGuardi was hired as a judge for Bravo's singing competition show, "Going Platinum," which is set to premiere next year.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Sat, 11/27/2010 - 23:31 by Prince damin
Paris -- A Paris garcon reported nothing but pleasantries when "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest dined in the City of Lights with his girlfriend and family members.
Seacrest and his party enjoyed wine and signature dishes at Restaurant Frederic Simonin this week as part of his tour of Paris with Julianne Hough.
"They all shared dishes and tried things from each other," a restaurant employee told People magazine, adding the group put on "no airs."
People said Saturday other activities included visits to art exhibitions and shopping. Thanksgiving was spent quietly with family members.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Sat, 11/20/2010 - 22:39 by Prince damin
New York -- Fox announced it is moving "American Idol" to Wednesday night and then will shift it again to Thursday starting in January.
"Idol" currently airs Tuesday, but the plan calls for the talent contest to air on both Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning in January.
The Hollywood Reporter said Fox's goal is to use "Idol" as a lead-in to its "Human Target" series on Wednesday and at the same time compete with the new CBS series "Live to Dance," which stars Paula Abdul.
Thursday is generally the highest advertising revenue night in U.S. prime time. "Idol" will also give a boost to the new Fox reality series "Million Dollar Drop." The struggling "Fringe" will be moved to Friday, The Hollywood Reporter said.
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Sun, 10/24/2010 - 21:39 by harsheeb
Los Angeles-- "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest has listed his Hollywood Hills estate for sale for nearly $15 million, The Los Angeles Times reported.
Seacrest purchased the home from Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Costner in 2006 for $11.5 million, the newspaper said.
The 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style home was built in 1974, and sits on nearly an acre of hilltop with canyon and city views. It has a wine cellar, screening room, a tennis court and swimming pool. Including the guesthouse, the property has six bedrooms and six and one-half bathrooms.
Costner had bought the house from Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss in 1995 for $2.7 million.
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Sat, 10/23/2010 - 09:25 by Rakhi
Chicago -- An Illinois man who made it to the Top 20 on last season's "American Idol" is one of two finalists on Korea's TV talent show "Superstar K."
The Chicago Sun-Times said John Park is a Northbrook native and member of Purple Haze, a Northwestern University a capella group.
Park is competing against singer Heo Gak, who told a Korean music fan Web site he envies Park's "soft smile and his flawless English pronunciation," the Sun-Times said.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Mon, 10/11/2010 - 22:16 by harsheeb
Chicago -- "American Idol" runnerup Crystal Bowersox has confirmed she married musician Brian Walker in a Chicago nightclub.
Bowersox and Walker had been friends for years, but only recently started dating, the singer's publicist told People.com. The couple wed Sunday before about 60 family members and friends in the club where they met at an open mic night six years ago.
"Our lives have never made more sense than they do right now," Bowersox told People.com. "I can't believe how incredibly lucky we are to have found so much laughter, love, and light within each other. We're one happy WalkerSox family."
Copyright 2010 United Press International
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Fri, 10/08/2010 - 10:21 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- "American Idol" Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze is to release his major-label debut album, "Live It Up," next month, 19 Recordings/RCA Records said Thursday.
His first single "Live It Up" is to debut on radio's "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" Oct. 13, while the entire album will become available Nov. 16.
"Putting out an album on a major label is truly a dream come true," the 24-year-old singer-songwriter, a native of Mount Prospect, Ill., said in a statement. "I'm excited for all the people who supported me throughout 'Idol' to hear what I can do with my own songs. The album shows a whole different side of me and I'm so proud of it."
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Mon, 09/27/2010 - 00:46 by Jaspreet Virk
Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Crystal Bowersox! The season nine runner up of 'American Idol' and her musician beau Brian Walker has gotten engaged, and will be walking down the aisle next month, Bowersox’s rep has confirmed.
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Sun, 09/12/2010 - 23:37 by Prince damin
Columbus, Ohio -- Several public employees in Ohio were disciplined for snooping in state databases for information on "American Idol" singer Crystal Bowersox, officials said.
Two people actually lost their jobs for looking Bowersox up in a computer system reserved for law enforcement, the state attorney general's office said.
"There's actually law that makes it illegal to access OHLEG (Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway) for other purposes," spokesman Ted Hart told The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.
OHEG includes data on driving records, rap sheets and vehicle ownership and can apparently be accessed by any one with rudimentary computer skills. The Dispatch said OHEG is searched an average of 10,000 times a day.
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Sun, 09/05/2010 - 00:04 by Prince damin
New York -- Season 6 "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks is starring as "Nina" in Broadway's "In The Heights" for a limited engagement.
Sparks, 20, was 17 when she won the Fox TV singing competition. She is now taking her cred -- boosted by a platinum album, five Top 20 hits and a Grammy nomination -- to the Great White Way, where she is gracing the stage of the hit musical through Nov. 14.
"The singing is the easy part. It's in the telling of the story and staying in character each day where I learn something different," Sparks told the New York Daily News Saturday.
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