American Idol

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By Paulene Hinds Jessica Simpson, from the reality tv show, The Newlyweds and Carrie Underwood from American Idol fame are still catfighting over Tony Romo and the recent news is that Jessica is putting out the rumours that her beau is still talking to Carrie.

By Joe Reality This week, viewers can look forward to a contestant using yo-yos to try to light one hundred matches in two minutes; a contestant blowing a ping pong ball to try to hit a target fifty times in a row; a contestant attempting to identify identifying four out of five crushed cars; and a contesta...

By Paulene Hinds Another “American Idol” alum is heading to “Grease” on Broadway. is your source for American Idol news and info! Visit our American Idol message boards and tell us what you think. For more on American Idol, check out SirLInksALot: American Idol.

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By Joe Reality FOX can’t wait to give viewers a glimpse of its new reality game show. The network will be airing special previews of Hole In The Wall on Sunday, September 7 and Tuesday, September 9. Hole is the Wall is being produced by American Idol producers FremantleMedia North America, and Brooke Burke...

By Paulene Hinds Jennifer Hudson is best known for her role as Effie White in the 2006 film, “Dreamgirls” alongside Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and Beyonce Knowles. The role garnered Hudson an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress among other accolades.

By Paulene Hinds Simon Cowell of American Idol spent the night with newly selected judge Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul to break the ice. is your source for American Idol news and info! Visit our American Idol message boards and tell us what you think. For more on American Idol, check out SirLInksALot: Ameri...

By Paulene Hinds The America Idol runner up, David Archuleta is no runner up when it comes to chart topping. is your source for American Idol news and info! Visit our American Idol message boards and tell us what you think. For more on American Idol, check out SirLInksALot: American Idol.

By Paulene Hinds Then stay tuned to Reality TV magazine for the return date of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul as they once again judge American Idol Season 8 on Fox. Who knows, you may even see yourself in the auditions, make it into the finals or best of all, become the next American idol!

By Joe Reality Comedy Central is getting into the reality business. Reality Bites Back will be the network’s first unscripted competition series. In the series, ten comedians will compete in weekly parodies of notorious reality TV shows. Some of the shows that will be mocked include American Idol, Surv...

By Joe Reality Summer’s here, and kids everywhere are turning their attention to beach trips, block parties, and watching plenty of reality TV.  In addition to the normal summer fun, kids also now have the opportunity to help save the world along with American Idol finalist Brooke White. Along with Idol...

By DA Southern Granted, the So You Think You Can Dance auditions are not as grueling as American Idol, but they are still very entertaining and heartwarming, in many ways.  But that was then and this is now.  We are finally at that point where we get to see some of the best dancing that you will see [...]

By Joe Reality The Nashville Star 6 premiere could best be described as American Idol on hyperdrive. Things kicked off with some brief highlights of auditions from around the country. The first stop for the auditions was the USS IWO JIMA, where Billy Ray Cyrus sang “Some Gave All.”

By Joe Reality Kellie Pickler finished in sixth place on the fifth season of American Idol.  After American Idol, Kellie Pickler moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and she launched a very successful country music career.  Kellie’s debut album “Small Town Girl” went Gold, and she just released a new single...

By Joe Reality During American Idol 7, David Archuleta’s dad became a major story of the season. Many in press classified him as a stage dad, and things really got heated when reports surfaced that he had been banned from going backstage by American Idol producers. When asked if it was hard to hear the press...

By Joe Reality During the American Idol competition, an album by David Cook called “Analog Heart” surfaced on Amazon.com.  When asked about his Analog Heart album, David Cook explained, “Analog Heart actually got released independently in May of ’06.  I spent a good year just playing out and promoting t...

By Joe Reality After the American Idol 7 finale, David Archuleta admitted to feeling a sense of relief.  David Archuleta explained, “Well, since this whole thing has lasted so long, the first audition was in January and we hadn’t been living at home since the beginning of February and that’s how long we’...

By Joe Reality Even though the American Idol judges seemed to be anointing David Archuleta as the winner during the American Idol 7 final performance show, it was David Cook who wound up the surprise winner in a landslide. Some fans have speculated that Simon Cowell was rough on David Cook, because he int...

By Joe Reality However, the overall funniest moment in the show was one that was likely unintentional. Near the end of the show, the American Idol top twelve finalists gave a group performance consisting of several George Michael songs. During “Father Figure,” David Hernandez was highlighted singing...

By DA Southern The two hour kick-off of Season 4 starts like American Idol does with various auditions in different cities with Cat Deeley giving us a quick recap of the past three seasons with some great moments and some not so great moments. Photo courtesy of Fox Broadcasting

By Joe Reality After Carrie Underwood’s performance, the American Idol top twelve finalists performed songs of George Michael. At the end, George Michael appeared and sang “Praying For Time.” is your source for American Idol news. For other great American Idol news, please feel free to check out SirLin...

By Joe Reality During the American Idol finale performance show, Simon Cowell called all three rounds for David Archuleta.  After David Archuleta’s final song, Simon Cowell even said, “In my opinion, David you came out here tonight to win, and what we have witnessed is a knockout.”

By Joe Reality Ruben Studdard closed the show by singing “Celebrate Me Home.” Was Simon Cowell right? Did David Archuleta knockout David Cook? In addition to Simon Cowell making his opinion known, Randy Jackson also declared David Archuleta as the best singer of season seven. Is there any hope for David...

By Joe Reality The American Idol finale performance show airs on Tuesday, May 20 from 8 PM to 9:02 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed on FOX. The American Idol two-hour season finale results show airs on Wednesday, May 21 from 8 PM to 10 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed on FOX.

By Joe Reality With American Idol 7 coming to an end, FOX is wasting no time in launching another big reality TV hit series.  The fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance will premiere on Thursday, May 22 from 8 PM to 10 PM ET/PT.  The second part to the premiere will air on Wednesday, May 28 from 8 PM to 10 PM ET/...

By Joe Reality So which David will ultimately emerge as the winner of American Idol 7?  While both Davids will likely receive record deals, my prediction is that it’s finally going to be a rocker’s year to win on American Idol.  Bo Bice, Constantine Maroulis, Chris Daughtry, Ryan Starr and Gina Glocksen...

By Joe Reality During American Idol 7, Syesha Mercado became a frequent fixture in the bottom three or two. Despite all those brushes with elimination, Syesha Mercado kept a positive attitude. During a media call with reporters, Syesha revealed, “Every week is new, and I never packed my bag. They told us,...

By Joe Reality On the American Idol final three performance show, David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado, and David Cook performed three songs each.  To kick off the show, the finalists performed a song selected by the judges.  David Archuleta sang “And So It Goes,” which was chosen by Paula Abdul.  Randy Jacks...

By Jennifer_Brown Anyone out there remember David Cook’s American Idol audition tape? The two-toned hair, the vest and tie, the blue jeans. Anyone remember Simon making a comment in Hollywood somewhere along the lines of David disappearing without the guitar to make him stand out?

By Jennifer_Brown First, David sang his audition song, Bon Jovi’s Living on a Prayer (Holy cow! He sounds amazing! Dare I say, his voice is smoother in person than on the show!), to much cheering from the crowd. His second, and final, song was the version of Mariah Carey’s Always Be My Baby that he sang two weeks...

By Jennifer_Brown David’s itinerary for the day: After visiting with family and friends (and being officially cheered on by a gazillion American Idol fans), it’s back to Hollywood for David Cook, and back to work. Catch American Idol Tuesday at 8:00 PM (ET) on Fox. Photo Courtesy: Reality TV Magazine

By Joe Reality For his second song, David Archuleta sang “Love Me Tender.”  Randy Jackson said, “Another great performance for you.”  Paula Abdul said, “That was one of my favorite performances from you.”  Simon Cowell said, “You didn’t beat the competition tonight.  You crushed the competition.”

By Jennifer_Brown Some would say that American Idol fans are the most loyal fans out there. This season, one Idol fan is counting on that loyal support to help bring contestant David Cook’s brother back to the Idol theater to catch the finale performance. Photo Courtesy: Reality TV Magazine

By Joe Reality Simon Cowell has also gone on record predicting that it will be a battle of the Davids in the American Idol 7 finale. Combine Paula Abdul’s mistake with Simon Cowell’s prediction, and it certainly looks like the judges might be doing their best to manipulate voters toward a David Cook vs. Dav...

By Joe Reality During Neil Diamond week on American Idol, Ryan Seacrest pointed out that Brooke had the lyrics to the song written on her hand.  Brooke explained, “I had the word palm on the palm of my hand.” is your source for American Idol news. For other great American Idol news, please feel free to check ou...

By Joe Reality During American Idol Neil Diamond week, a mistake by Paula Abdul became a bigger story than any of the finalists’ performances.  After all the finalists had sung their first song, host Ryan Seacrest called on the judges to provide feedback before the finalists sang their second song.  A co...

By Joe Reality After Paula Abdul offered feedback on two of Jason Castro’s songs when he had only sung one, it didn’t take long for American Idol fans to swarm the official American Idol message board with accusations that the show is rigged.  Many fans were confused over how Paula Abdul could have possib...

By Joe Reality David Archuleta sang “Sweet Caroline” and “America.”  After David Archuleta’s second performance, Randy Jackson said, “Another good performance, baby.”  Paula Abdul said, “I love you, I love you, you were brilliant, have fun.”  Simon Cowell said, “Well, David, that was a smart choice o...

By Jennifer_Brown Joe, on American Idol: 3. In a bit of a surprise, Neil Diamond week will turn out to be the best performance week of American Idol so far this season. Jen, on American Idol: As an extra bonus, you can now read all of our American Idol Cast Bios!

By Joe Reality Carly Smithson’s tattoos have had American Idol viewers talking all season long.  Some viewers have debated whether the tattoos could have cost Carly the support of some of the more conservative American Idol viewers. is your source for American Idol news. For other great American Idol ne...

By Joe Reality ShareThis Carly Smithson was the second major shocking elimination among the American Idol 7 top 12 finalists.  During the Andrew Lloyd Webber week performance show, Carly had impressed the judges with her performance of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”  In regards to her last performance, C...

By Joe Reality On Wednesday, April 23 from 9 PM to 10 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed, Andrew Lloyd Webber will give a special live performance and one of the remaining six American Idol finalists will be eliminated on the American Idol results show. Photo Credit: Michael Becker/FOX

By Joe Reality Eliminated American Idol finalist David Hernandez, whose past employment as a male stripper has been one of American Idol 7’s biggest stories, recently faced questions from the media.  Even though the media was advised that Hernandez was there to talk about his Idol experience and aske...

By Joe Reality According to TMZ’s unnamed spies, the American Idol contestants are engaged in some rather nasty feuding.  American Idol judge Simon Cowell even hinted at the possibility when after a recent standout performance by David Archuleta, he said “Right now, you’re the one to beat, and they’r...

By Joe It’s a whole new season of American Idol, and things are changing.  As American Idol viewers already know, the contestants were allowed to play instruments during Hollywood week for the first time ever this year.  According to American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe, this new twist did not e...

By Jennifer_Brown While the judges did do a bettter job overall in selecting a talented top twenty-four this year, there seem to be at least a couple Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry sound-a-like’s among the semifinalists.  Instead of trying to find the next Carrie Underwood or Chris Daughtry, I would r...

By Joe For the second part of the American Idol 7 premiere, the show returned to Dallas, Texas, the audition city of season one winner Kelly Clarkson. The Dallas auditions kicked off with a new arrival. Antoria Gillon gave birth to the first Idol baby, as she went into labor while waiting to auditio...

By Joe Reality Season six 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks and fellow contestants Blake Lewis and Melinda Doolittle will all perform one song together as a tribute to the Nation's birthday. They are kicking off their American Idol summer tour on July 6th, 2007 from Sunrise, Florida.

By Joe Reality is your source for American Idol news.  For other great American Idol news, please also check out SirLinksALot: American Idol. Now that Jordin Sparks has been crowned the winner of American Idol 6, it’s time to look back at the performances and comedy segments from the American Idol 6 final...

By Joe Reality American Idol 5 winner Taylor Hicks performed “Heaven Knows.”  Jordin Sparks and Ruben Studdard performed “All I Need to Get By.”  Bette Midler performed “Wind Beneath My Wings.”  Former American Idol winners Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Hicks, Carrie Underwood, and Ruben Studdard performe...

By Joe Reality Even though American Idol producers and judges had voiced their support for Antonella Barba in interviews outside of the show, there had been no official mention on the show of the controversial pictures of Antonella that have been floating around the Internet.  During the American Ido...

By Joe Reality During both of her American Idol semi-finalists performances, Randy Jackson & Simon Cowell gave her very negative reviews.  Paula Abdul was more sympathetic, but she didn’t exactly heap on the praise in regards to Antonella’s vocal ability.  However, she survived the first two rou...

By Joe Reality On the American Idol top twelve girls performance show, the controversial pictures were not addressed, but Paula Abdul did offer some sympathetic words to Antonella after her performance was criticized by Randy Jackson.  Despite less than stellar overall feedback from the judges, An...

By Joe Reality 2 Midwestern U.S. American Idol Semi-Finalists Gina Glocksen – Naperville, Illinois Leslie Hunt – Chicago, Illinois is your source for American Idol news.  For other great American Idol news, please also check out SirLinksALot: American Idol.

By Joe Reality Tonight, American Idol travels to a city that has given us not one but two previous American Idol winners and one American Idol runner-up.  What does Birmingham, Alabama hold in store for the American Idol 6 auditions?  Can Birmingham produce another American Idol winner? 

By Joe Reality Best friends Amanda Coluccio and Antonella Barba attended the American Idol 6 New York auditions together. Amanda Coluccio is nineteen years old and from Holmdel, New Jersey. Antonella Barba is nineteen years old and from Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Amanda...

By Joe Reality When Simon Cowell asked Philip Stacy what was more important to him getting through to Hollywood or the baby, Philip Stacy said “Sorry man, the baby’s more important to me.”  For his Memphis audition, Philip Stacy actually sang “My Girl” by The Temptations. 

By Joe Reality If you look back at all the things that Simon Cowell has said to contestants on American Idol, then these two comments aren’t even the closest to being the meanest.  In the past, Simon Cowell has made fun of contestants’ weights, questioned their sexual identities, and even criticized the...

By Joe Reality After Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson put American Idol 6 contestant Anna Kearns through to Hollywood, Simon Cowell said "You just put through a giraffe."   Does Anna look like a giraffe?  You be the judge! American Idol 6 contestant Eric Chapman said "When people look at me they think I'm Ta...

By Joe Reality is your source for American Idol news.  For other great American Idol news, please also check out SirLinksALot: American Idol and SirLinksALot: Katharine McPhee.Or perhaps the better question is “Is the American Idol Tour cursed for American Idol first runner-ups?” Since the American...