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:: Fox is already starting the process of pimping out their frontrunners: in a first time move, the show will reveal only a few of the Top 24 semifinalists on Tuesday night's two-hour episode, with the rest announced at a later date. [MJsbigblog]
:: Paula Abdul tells the Johnjay and Rich radio show that she doesn't miss Idol and that she'll soon return to TV, though she vows she'll never return to Fox. Just as long as her career doesn't include another season of Hey, Paula, we're looking forward to it. [BuddyTV]
:: Janell Wheeler, who wowed us with her acoustic take on Estelle's "American Boy" during Hollywood week, already has a famous boyfriend—she's dating Florida Gators star quarterback Tim Tebow. [LA Times]
:: History repeats itself—Fantasia missed several performances of the Hollywood run of The Color Purple due to problems with her vocal chords. [Idol Chatter]
After the jump, the excellent Kris Allen covers continue with a video of his take on Coldplay's "The Scientist," filmed during his concert in Tampa, Florida. More »
Posts Tagged ‘Paula Abdul’
Idolator's American Idolatry
Today In ‘Idol’: Paula Abdul Will Soon Return To Rambling Incoherently On Your TV Set
1:32 PM on Mon Feb 15 2010 by Becky Bain
Music
VIDEO: 25 Years Of Love Songs That Were #1 In February
1:41 PM on Wed Feb 10 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
February: Yes, we honor black history, past presidents and a small rodent who is typically afraid of his own shadow. But who are we kidding? February is all about Valentine’s Day — there’s the anxiety-ridden 13-day run-up to the big day and the 14-day self-pity party afterward. Some might say that America has grown too cynical for this Hallmark holiday, but the Billboard charts tell a different story. Check our list of the 14 (as in 2/14) hits that owned the #1 spot at some point during Februarys of the past 25 years. Guess what? They’re all about LOVE. Go ahead and user our list to build your crush the ultimate V-Day mix CD. We won’t mind.
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Idolator's American Idolatry
PHOTOS: ‘Idol’ Evolution
3:53 PM on Fri Jan 8 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Once upon a time, in June of 2002, an oddball new program spun off from a British singing talent show debuted on U.S. airwaves. American Idol promised contestants a chance to fulfill dreams of stardom. But who knew it would become the ultimate TV juggernaut, the show that would hijack Americans’ Tuesdays and Wednesdays for months at a stretch? And who knew it would have such power to transform people so powerfully? A former waitress from small-town Texas becomes a pop megastar. A geeky (but uppity) kid named Clay emerges as a heartthrob. Over the past eight seasons we’ve noticed a theme: Idol isn’t just a talent competition, it’s a makeover show. And it’s not just for the singing contestants — judges and even Ryan have undergone radical changes since Idol arrived. Check out the most dramatic metamorphoses in Idol history. More »
Idolator's American Idolatry
‘American Idol’ Season 9: Let The Countdown Begin
2:20 PM on Fri Jan 8 2010 by Robbie Daw
We've practiced hitting redial. We've got popcorn ready to pop. All we need is for Ryan Seacrest to intone "This. Is. American Idol!" We're armed and ready for the national gladiator match that will be Season 9, now just days away. For some, it feels like the clock has barely Tik Tok-ed forward since Kris Allen and Adam Lambert duked it out, but personally, we're on the edge of our seats to see what will clearly be a pivotal season—for Simon, for television, and possibly, for this girl. Who? Our Idol coverage begins below.
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Gallery
PHOTOS: 32 Things That Would Be Different Without ‘American Idol’
1:19 PM on Tue Dec 29 2009 by Robbie Daw
With Paula Abdul having departed American Idol earlier this year and rumblings of Simon Cowell possibly following suit this coming spring, the blockbuster Fox reality singing competition may never be the same after 2010.
Nevertheless, Idol proved to be an omnipresent television force during the first decade of the new millennium, transforming some unknowns into superstars and turning others into punchlines. Here are 32 things that would or would not have happened had American Idol never spun off from U.K. series Pop Idol and hit American airwaves in 2002. More »
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Oh, Paula, Vh1’s People Sure Were Cold-Hearted Snakes To You Last Night
10:00 AM on Fri Sep 18 2009 by Maura
Last night’s star turn by Paula Abdul as the host of Vh1 Divas was full of bad references to Abdul’s recent American Idol past, including an extended turn in which Abdul donned a blond wig and used her dancing skills to mock the way her Idol replacement Ellen DeGeneres enters on her talk show… only to take back any parodic intent almost immediately after the lengthy aisle-dancing segment was finished. Oy. Clip after the jump. More »
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So You Think Ellen Can Judge: DeGeneres To Take Paula’s “American Idol” Chair
10:00 AM on Thu Sep 10 2009 by Maura
Raise your hand if you saw this coming: The person replacing Paula Abdul on the American Idol judges’ panel will be none other than talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who according to Hollywood sleuth Nikki Finke has signed a five-year deal with the show that kicks in once the live episodes start next winter. Not a current pop star like the Katy Perrys and Joe Jonases who have been filling in for the preliminary rounds, not a behind-the-scenes type like Kara DioGuardi. Huh! More »
Idolator's American Idolatry
“American Idol” Trying To Fill Paula Abdul’s Hollywood-Week Seat With The Most Annoying People Possible
11:00 AM on Wed Sep 2 2009 by Maura
Next month will bring American Idol’s called-back hopefuls to Los Angeles for the round of auditions that is known among fans of the show as “Hollywood Week,” and given that Paula Abdul is still adamant about not going back to the people who disrespected her, the producers need an extra body to warm the seat next to Simon Cowell. Who out there is most qualified to judge the voices of this country’s latest crop of televised-singing-competition wannabes? I know! How about two pop stars who are known more for their sartorial schtickiness and fake-edgy “personas” than their severely lacking voices? More »
News
Paula Abdul To Reunite With “American Idol” On Live TV (Sort Of)
9:45 AM on Tue Aug 25 2009 by Maura
Paula Abdul will return to live-TV splendor on Sept. 17, when she hosts the Vh1 Divas telecast starring Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Miley Cyrus, and Leona Lewis. Hmm… two American Idol winners and an X-Factor winner on the roster? I’m just saying, that’s an awful lot of Simon Cowell-related talent for a show hosted by someone who so publicly and tearfully split from his empire. (Also, it’s August. Conspiracy theories are more fun in the oppressive heat!) [Vh1 / Twitter] More »
Idolator's American Idolatry
Posh Spice Apparently Lacking The Bubbly Personality Of Paula Abdul
12:00 PM on Mon Aug 10 2009 by Maura
Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham sat in the American Idol judges’ chair formerly occupied by the departed Paula Abdul during last week’s second round of auditions in Denver, and anonymous meanies had their knives out: “It didn’t go too well,” a tipster told Radar. “She tried to hard to be ‘nice,’ but came off as icy and wooden.” And this is different from her Posh Spice persona how? I mean, come on. It’s not like we’re talking about one of the outgoing Spice Girls here! Tell me that Geri Haliwell was “icy” and I’d be surprised. More »
