Kara DioGuardi fired from ‘Idol’

Source: TMZ

**UPDATE 8/11/10: Jennifer Lopez WILL NOT be joining the judge’s panel on American Idol. According to People, her demands “got out of hand”. Read more on People.com.**

According to TMZ, Kara DioGuardi has been fired from the show. The show plans to return to a three judge format and it was recently announced that Jennifer Lopez would be replacing Ellen DeGeneres. The article also states that Aerosmith’s front man Steven Tyler may be joining the judge’s panel for Season 10. Read more on TMZ.

So what do you think about the new judge’s panel consisting of Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler?

Jennifer Lopez joins “Idol” Judge’s Panel

**UPDATE 8/11/10: Jennifer Lopez WILL NOT be joining American Idol as part of the judge’s panel. Read more on People.com**

**UPDATE 7/29/10: Kara DioGuardi fired from ‘Idol’? Has Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler been named the third judge replacing Simon Cowell? Read about it here.**

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Jennifer Lopez will be joining the judge’s panel this upcoming tenth season of Fox’s “American Idol”. Lopez has appeared previously on the show as a guest mentor for Latin week during the show’s sixth season.

Also announced today is that Ellen DeGeneres will not be returning as a judge on the show.

Read more on Entertainment Weekly.

American Idol Season 9 Top 4 Duets

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The Season 9 Top 4 contestants tackled songs from the movies. The individual performances were ok borderline forgettable, but the the duets are where the contestants shined. Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze performed the Academy Award winning song, “Falling Slowing”, from the movie “Once”. American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi said it best when she said that it was “the best performance of the season”.

Casey Jones and Michael Lynch performed the song “Have you ever really loved a woman” by Bryan Adams from the movie “Don Juan”. Great guitar work by the guys and it was a solid duet. Click on the link below to watch their performance.

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“Terrified” Music Video – Duet by Katharine McPhee and “Chuck” star Zachary Levi

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Former American Idol runner-up, Katharine McPhee, performs a duet with Zachary Levi of NBC’s “Chuck”. Watch the music video for “Terrified” which was penned by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi.

Adam Lambert to mentor Idol Contestants

Source: ABC News

**UPDATE 4/13/10: This week’s theme is Elvis Presley songs.**

Season 9 of “American Idol” has certainly been interesting. Unfortunately it isn’t for the contestants. Aside for a few stand out performers, this season has kind of been a bit dull. The product placements and show promotions have certainly out shined the contestants’ lime light which sadly strays away from the objective of the competition. Guest mentors were first introduced during Season 2 of American Idol, but as for this season – the mentors have been questionable. First it was Miley Cyrus but now Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert? Adam Lambert will be featured as the guest mentor on April 13, 2010, and he is scheduled to perform on the results show on April 14, 2010.

Thoughts?

American Idol Season 9 – Top 24 Performance Highlights

American Idol Season 9 kicked off the live performances on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The Top 12 Girls performed but most of the performances were conservative and lacked the “Wow” factor. The Top 12 Guys performed on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, however it seemed the guys had some nerves as well. Simon Cowell stated that he believed that this year’s winner will be a female contestant. I guess we shall see…

Some of the better female performances came from Katelyn Epperly and Katie Stevens. Katelyn sang “Oh! Darling” by The Beatles. The arrangement was very similar to the version from the movie “Across the Universe”. Katie sang “Feeling Good” in the style of Michael Bublé.

In terms of the guy’s performances, I thought the best performances came from Andrew Garcia and Casey James. Andrew sang an acoustic version of Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and Casey sang Bryan Adam’s “Heaven”. Click on the link below to watch the performance highlights from the Top 24. Videos courtesy of the American Idol Official Website.

American Idol Season 9 – Introducing The Top 24

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American Idol Season 9 kicks off with live performances tonight, February 23, 2010, on Fox. Don’t know who is in the Top 24? Watch the embedded video on this post introducing the Top 12 Girls and Guys.

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Adam Lambert – “Time for Miracles” Video

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Here is the official video for “Time For Miracles” performed by Adam Lambert from the film “2012”, which will open in theaters on November, 13, 2009. Adam Lambert was runner-up to Kris Allen in cycle 8 of “American Idol”. The video first premiered on MySpace on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at midnight. For more information on the movie visit the 2012 official website. For more news and updates on Adam Lambert and/or his upcoming new album, “For Your Entertainment” (available on 11/23/09), visit Adam Lambert’s official website.

What a huge step in Adam Lambert’s career landing the title music track for a major motion picture!

AI Encore to pay tribute to the “King of Pop”

During yesterday’s broadcast (June 25, 2009) of Fox’s reality show “So You Think You Can Dance”, host Cat Deeley announced that Fox will re-air the performance show of the Top 13 American Idol Season 8 contestants performing Michael Jackson songs as a tribute to the “King of Pop”. The American Idol: Michael Jackson special will air on Monday, June 29, 2009.

Allison Iraheta gets signed!

Source: Entertainment Weekly

It’s official! Allison Iraheta has been signed by 19/Jive, just like this year’s American Idol Winner: Kris Allen. Allison finished in 4th place just like past Idol alum, Chris Daughtry. Needless to say, Chris Daughtry and his band “Daughtry” has had phenomenal success with their self-titled debut album which has already sold over 5 million copies worldwide and their much anticipated second album, “Leave This Town”, hits stores on July 14, 2009. This season’s runner-up, Adam Lambert, has also been signed by 19/RCA. All three albums are expected to be released this Fall. Very exciting news for all three of them! I’m curious to hear how their albums will turn out.

Currently Kris, Adam, and Allison are on the American Idol Tour with the rest of the Top 13 contestants. Tour dates can be found here.