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New York Daily News - Entertainment - David Bianculli: Latest 'Idol' lacks pop In its fourth season, "American Idol" remains a ratings powerhouse - so formidable that rival ABC is trying to ride its wave by airing a controversy-seeking "Fallen Idols" edition of "Primetime Live" tomorrow night. The first year, when this Americanized version of Britain's "Pop Idol" show and acerbic judge Simon Cowell were equally fresh to our shores, there was the satisfying drama of watching Kelly Clarkson - neither the thinnest nor the most charismatic finalist - make it to the end by the strength of her vocals alone. Before this year's "American Idol" started, Fox executive Gail Berman was predicting a drop in the ratings. www.nydailynews.com /entertainment/story/305761p-261655c.html   (757 words)

Jennifer Hudson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hudson auditioned for the third season of American Idol in Atlanta, Georgia; she was a member of the first group of semifinalists, but was not voted through to the final round. Jennifer Hudson (born September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol. Hudson's underwhelming performances on American Idol kept her under the radar until her spectacular rendition of Elton John's "The Circle of Life" on April 7, 2004. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jennifer_Hudson   (313 words)

Jim Verraros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first openly gay contestant ever to be on the American program, Verraros quickly became a celebrity in the American gay press because of a controversy that erupted when Fox Broadcasting Company made him remove gay-friendly comments from his network-sponsored American Idol web site in the summer of 2002. Verraros recently released his first internationally-released album Rollercoaster (2005), which has garnered a couple dance floor hits, including the Top 25 Billboard Dance Chart hit "You Turn It On." The album was produced and co-written by Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Gabe Lopez [1] and features four songs co-written by American Idol Finalist Angela Peel. Because he was raised by deaf parents, he is fluent in American Sign Language. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Verraros   (241 words)

USATODAY.com - Constantine falls on 'Idol' No mention was made Wednesday of a swirling controversy surrounding American Idol. NEW YORK (AP) — On American Idol Wednesday night, Constantine Maroulis, the rocker turned Idol, was eliminated from the show, shocking an upset audience. Maroulis' exit came less than a week after Koch Records announced that the label would release his old band's pre-'Idol' album. usatoday.com /life/television/news/2005-04-27-idol-results_x.htm?csp=34   (503 words)

Last Molfetta 'chokes,' voted off 'Idol' show The Molfettas, former New Windsor residents, were stars of this season's early "Idol" episodes because of national controversy surrounding their auditions, which polarized the show's judges and fans. A few episodes back, Rich Molfetta had prophesied, "I'm the next American Idol." But after his performance last night, a unanimous decision by the "Idol" judges threw him off the show. The second Molfetta twin in this season's "American Idol" competition was voted out last night. www.recordonline.com /archive/2005/02/09/brf679.htm   (231 words)

Corey Clark's "Explicit" Evidence - May 10, 2005 - E! Online News In the wake of Abdul's SNL appearance in a skit that lampooned the recent Idol controversy, Clark is firing back, stating that he is in possession of "explicit" and "incriminating" evidence that proves his claims about his Idol experience are accurate. May 10, 2005, 4:45 PM PT He may have been mocked on Saturday Night Live but former American Idol wannabe Corey Clark is making it clear that his allegations about his affair with Paula Abdul are no laughing matter. In the midst of the Idol whirlwind he's created, Clark is preparing to release an album and has published an account of his claims titled They Told Me to Tell the Truth, So...(The Sex, Lies, and Paulatics of One of America's Idols), which is available through his Website, coreyclark.com. www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,16521,00.html   (730 words)

Jennifer Hudson - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson is an American singer, one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol. Hudson auditioned for the third season of American Idol in Atlanta, Georgia; she was a member of the first group of semifinalists, but was not voted through to the final round. Because Hudson and the two other black female singers on the show were all in the bottom three, the event became a bit of a controversy in the media as some, including previous guest Elton John, suggested that the vote's result was racist, while others thought that the "divas" merely split the same demographic. www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Jennifer-Hudson.html   (268 words)

American Idol's Carmen Rasmusen Weighs in on Paula Former American Idol Contestant Carmen Rasmusen weighs in on the show’s recent controversy in this exclusive 16-minute report that addresses some of the issues and allegations raised by the ABC expose. This will be the first full reaction from Carmen to be made public, and Carmen has become one of the best-known commentators on all things Idol. In addition to her regular twice-weekly update show on Audible, Carmen gives her personal account of what she saw and when, and addresses allegations made in the upcoming May 4 Primetime Live special “Fallen Idol.” www.juiceenewsdaily.com /0405/entertainment/carmen_paula.html   (210 words)

Rent's Frenchie Davis Goes to the Chatterbox, Aug. 4 (BroadwayWorld.com) The soulfully-voiced Davis was an American Idol favorite, but was dropped in 2003 due to an internet controversy. Frenchie Davis, the ex-American Idol contestant who is currently featured in the ensemble of Rent, will dish on her career and life at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox on August 4th. Rent marks Davis' Broadway debut; she is the "Season of Love" soloist. www.broadwayworld.com /viewcolumn.cfm?colid=4235   (717 words)

Zap2it - TV news - 'American Idol' Channels Spirit of Disco Duck Rather than ignoring the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Corey Clark, "Idol" producers attempt to do the next best thing: they deflect every iota of responsibility off of their crack staff of background researchers and onto Corey. "Some call me the King of Clubs, some call me the Disco Queen," announces host Ryan Seacrest to start the Tuesday night (April 1) "American Idol." He then tosses out one of the most unsavory mental images in television history by commenting, "In these denim disco pants, static is building." He doesn't feel the disco aspect of the song and mostly refuses to move, but at least he sounds good. tv.zap2it.com /news/tvnewsdaily.html?30824   (1016 words)

News for "Saturday Night Live" (1975) Paula Abdul appeared to have successfully deflated the scandal over her alleged romantic relationship with an American Idol contestant by an appearance on Saturday Night Live in which she treated the entire matter as a joke. The sketch made comical allusions to the controversy with a mock interview and stage performances, and featured show regular Amy Poehler as Abdul and Finesse Mitchell as Clark. American news show Primetime Live aired an expose of the scandal, which the SNL cast and Abdul lampooned on Saturday night. scoot.imdb.com /title/tt0072562/news   (13600 words)

Toya Alexis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paralleling the controversy on American Idol, the week Toya was voted off, she and the only other African-Canadian were included in the bottom three, which sparked talk of racially charged voting. She did not win, but was featured on the debut album of the winners, who were dubbed "Sugar Jones." She next was seen as a contestant on the first season of Canadian Idol in 2003, reaching sixth place in a controversial decision as she was widely considered the best singer of the six. Toya Alexis is a Canadian RandB vocalist hailing from the Greater Toronto Area. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toya_Alexis   (305 words)

AMA Noms: Ashanti Tops Em, Nelly - Nov 19, 2002 - E! Online News Ashanti squares off with Puddle of Mudd and American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson for the title of Favorite New Artist. She's scored a quartet of hit singles (the inescapable "Always on Time," "Foolish," "What's Luv?" and "Happy"), landed her eponymous album on top of the pop charts and was even named Lady of Soul by the folks at Soul Train (albeit a title that wasn't without controversy). The R&B newbie seems to be the pick to click at the 30th annual American Music Awards, leading the field with five nods, including Favorite Pop and R&B Female Artist, Favorite Album and Favorite New Artist for her chart-dominating debut album, Ashanti. www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,10864,00.html   (651 words)

USATODAY.com - 'Idol' says its voting system is fair The television show American Idol, stung by controversy over the weekly votes for its singing contestants, Tuesday went public in a rare move to defend its phone and text-message poll's integrity. Complaints of thwarted phone votes and charges of tampering have dogged Idol since its inaugural season in the summer of 2002. She says the system has programs and procedures to prevent fans from voting outside their local two-hour window; to keep the votes of power-dialers with automated call-in programs from being counted; and to keep hackers from tampering with vote data. www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2004-05-18-idol-voting_x.htm   (493 words)

The Tribune Chronicle - Your Mahoning Valley News Source The Gathering will feature 15 different musical acts, including bands from the Psychopathic record label, as well as guest acts such as metal band Powerman 5000 and two finalists in the Underground Psychos contest, Psychopathic's version of American Idol. Kelley said that when he first decided to host the Gathering in 2003, there was some controversy whether the town of Nelson should allow the event. The friendly atmosphere of the Gathering and the diversity of the events attracts Chisholm to the event. www.tribune-chronicle.com /ticket/story/0721202005_tik09Juggalos21.asp   (990 words)

Reality News Online - Survivor - reality TV - Big Brother - Apprentice - Amazing Race - American Idol - Television Entertainment Boy Meets Boy: A Detailed Preview and Analysis, by Brian James: Boy Meets Boy, the first gay reality dating series, has set off a whirlwind of controversy before the first episode has even aired! Boy Meets Boy, Episode 3: It’s Raining Gay and Secretly Straight Men, by Brian James: In trying to narrow the playing field from nine mates to six, James and the boys tackle everything from the Living Desert petting zoo to drag queen-hosted karaoke. Boy Meets Boy, Episode 4: Yeah, But Do You LIKE Me?, by Sting7: It's down to six mates, and James has to decide who is digging him and if he's digging them back. www.realitynewsonline.com /cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=2&page=page1101.php   (491 words)

News for "That '70s Show" (1998) The last show of the season for ABC's The Bachelor was no match for the next-to-the-last show of the season for Fox's American Idol Wednesday night. The show, which seems to be inviting moral controversy, places several couples contemplating marriage on a tropical island where they live a life of luxury and are tempted to cheat on one another with single models. The Mean Girls actress has always been jealous of the relationship the That '70s Show actor enjoyed with Moore, and has reportedly made a statement about her availability by hitting the town with friends and family at the weekend. www.imdb.com /title/tt0165598/news   (5510 words)

ABC News: Vonzell Solomon Exits 'American Idol' Vonzell Solomon, a 20-year-old singer from Fort Myers, Fla., who became known affectionately as "Baby V," was knocked off Fox's "American Idol" Wednesday night. Scientology vs. 'South Park' -- The Tom Cruise Episode Controversy Solomon's exit paved the way for a showdown between the two contestants many have long expected to be in the finals: Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood. abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=771638&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (320 words)

Huckleberry Finn [31] Anyone interested in Huckleberry Finn, the roots of American literature, and the racial controversy surrounding the novel will want to read this book. Huckleberry Finn as Idol and Target: The Functions of Criticism in Our Time. Chappie is a latter-day Huck Finn (with a good dose of Holden Caulfield) whose wanderings take him to Jamaica, along with I-man (his Jim), a Rastafarian who shares his journey through the wreckage of modern life. www.fictional100.com /huckfinn.html   (320 words)

FOX23 News - Coverage & Convenience America Chooses its Survivors: Idol Vote-Off Causes Controversy A power outage caused by a storm in the Midwest is being blamed for Hudson's Idol demise, although many speculate more sinister plots are at hand. The battle between American Idol's top talent and its viewer favorites has officially begun, closely resembling last year's controversial race between Ruben and Clay. The three divas, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia Barrino, and La Toya London - by far the most talented on the show, received the least amount of votes Wednesday night and Hudson actually got booted off, while obvious viewer favorites sat snugly on the couch. www.fox23news.com /entertainment/story.aspx?content_id=5D18975B-648E-4EA0-8921-90CFF05101ED   (344 words)

Zap2it - TV news - FOX Figures Out How to Have More 'Joe,' '24' Recently, "24" has received a bump from its new lead-in the second season of "American Idol." For the year, "24" is averaging a 6.7 rating and over 11 million viewers per episode, both numbers greatly improved over last year at this time. The show was strong enough to weather rumors about its star, Evan Marriott, and controversy involving the fetish film past of contestant Sarah. The program was more of a critical darling than a ratings success last season, but it's shown dramatic improvement the second time around, benefitting from the early fall release of the Season One DVDs and from a season premiere that was presented by Ford without commercial interruption. tv.zap2it.com /news/tvnewsdaily.html?30337   (344 words)

USATODAY.com - Paula Abdul appears on 'Saturday Night Live' The American Idol judge being investigated for an alleged affair with a former contestant made a cameo appearance introducing the opening sketch on NBC's Saturday Night Live. The sketch made comical allusions to the controversy with a mock interview and stage performances, and featured Amy Poehler as Abdul and Finesse Mitchell as Clark. ABC's Primetime Live aired an expose of the scandal, which the SNL cast lampooned on Saturday night. www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2005-05-06-abdul-snl_x.htm   (305 words)

USATODAY.com - Paula Abdul appears on 'Saturday Night Live' The American Idol judge being investigated for an alleged affair with a former contestant made a cameo appearance introducing the opening sketch on NBC's Saturday Night Live. The sketch made comical allusions to the controversy with a mock interview and stage performances, and featured Amy Poehler as Abdul and Finesse Mitchell as Clark. ABC's Primetime Live aired an expose of the scandal, which the SNL cast lampooned on Saturday night. www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2005-05-06-abdul-snl_x.htm   (305 words)

Reality TV Magazine: American Idol Riots - Was Bo Bice Poisoned? At the center of the controversy is the original songs provided to both contestants. He was devestated when his favourite lost in the final,but the eventual winner still has a career, whereas his candidate got dropped by his label and disappeared. Add to that the fact that "Angels Brought Me Here" was not even a original song that AI was claiming, but a huge hit in Austrialia (and the rumor that Austrialia could vote). www.realitytvmagazine.com /blog/2005/05/american_idol_r_1.html   (6047 words)

Christianity Today Magazine Plus: Christian college dismisses student newspaper editors, PCUSA cutting 13% of budget, Jamaica's "theocratic" new PM, American Idol's Mandisa controversy, and other stories from online sources around the world. The amazing true story of Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch Christian whose family hid Jews in their home during WWII, has been beloved by generations. If you decide you want to keep Christianity Today coming, honor your invoice for just $19.95 and receive nine more issues, a full year in all. www.christianitytoday.com /ctmag   (1035 words)

AMA Noms: Ashanti Tops Em, Nelly - Nov 19, 2002 - E! Online News Ashanti squares off with Puddle of Mudd and American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson for the title of Favorite New Artist. She's scored a quartet of hit singles (the inescapable "Always on Time," "Foolish," "What's Luv?" and "Happy"), landed her eponymous album on top of the pop charts and was even named Lady of Soul by the folks at Soul Train (albeit a title that wasn't without controversy). The Long Island-born chanteuse (full name: Ashanti Douglas) outscored such big-time music players as Eminem and Nelly, who tallied four nominations apiece at Dick Clark's annual alterna-Grammys. www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,10864,00.html   (1035 words)

American Idol Parody from The Blue Brick Said Guarini lead attorney Carl Edmonds, “To claim that only 13,000 African-Americans in the state of Florida voted during the ‘American Idol’ final is absurd, and to say that only 35% of those votes were cast for (Guarini) is downright ludicrous. Now, votes cast from Florida during the popular “American Idol” television series finale are being disputed, with “Idol” runner-up Justin Guarini and his lawyers saying that African-American votes were not completely tallied. Although Kelly Clarkson was declared the winner of “Idol” last week, the controversy erupted when demographic details of the voting were released yesterday. www.thebluebrick.net /americanidol.html   (1035 words)

Broadway To Vegas May 2, 2004 of American Idol fame and controversy is the grandson of political satirist Mark Russell - who is also his biggest fan. They were in bad financial straits, as many people were after the war in France. Reviews, Interviews, Commentary, Photographs or Graphics from any Broadway To Vegas columns may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, utilized as paid leads, or used in any manner without permission, compensation and/or credit. www.broadwaytovegas.com /May2,2004.html   (5129 words)

CNN.com - Transcripts The reason why Corey Clark is doing all these interviews and is in the public eye again was because he was on "American Idol" in the first place. CLARK: I mean, at the end of the day, the show -- the show -- that show lives on controversy, you know? And I completely remember Corey saying back when we were on the show that he knew some things that were going on behind the scenes that we didn`t know about that he, you know, wanted to talk about. transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0505/06/sbt.01.html   (6794 words)

- toledoblade.com - Last night, Jessica Sierra was booted off American Idol without controversy or technical mishaps - but with misgivings by some of the show's judges. Despite the fact that Sierra was voted off the show, leaving nine remaining contestants, Judge Randy Jackson said last night that she and Anwar Robinson did not deserve to be among the bottom vote-getters. Sierra, 19, of Tampa, performed "On the Side of Angels" during Tuesday's show. toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050331/ART18/503310487   (292 words)

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