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American Idol -- Top 36 Round Two: The Winners!

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

So the second batch of the final 36 was much weaker vocally and personality-wise than the first group.

Paula Abdul: Fourth "Idol" Judge A Mistake

NY Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

PAULA Abdul isn't too keen on the addition of fourth judge Kara DioGuardi to "American Idol" this season. It's nothing personal, she says - just bus...

American Idol -- Hollywood Week Ratings Down But Strong

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

My biggest complaint about Hollywood Week is that I still feel like there are loads of people I don't know yet. The judges cut 147 people down to 104 and no one who was cut deserved to stay.

American Idol: Hollywood Week

Ken Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Ken Levine

Aloha from Hawaii. I'm too busy hula dancing and killing wild boar to watch this week's American Idol but the show has gotten so formulaic that I think I can review it even without seeing it.

"American Idol" Judges Mistake Local Saying For A Threat

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — Be careful not to read too much into what someone from Louisville says while heading out the door _ like the "American Idol" judge...

American Idol -- San Fran and Louisville

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

After the dearth of exciting talent in San Francisco, I was hoping Idol would come charging out of the gate with some great singing. Instead, they started off with a train wreck.

Coroner: Paula Abdul Fan Overdosed

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — A coroner in Los Angeles has found that an "American Idol" hopeful found dead outside Paula Abdul's home committed suicide with pr...

American Idol Returns -- Phoenix

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

The opening montage included Clay Aiken several times, giving him as much (if not more) screen time than any other previous Idol contestant -- a nice nod to the latest Idol finalist to come out.

Paula Abdul Criticizes "Idol" Producers Over Handling Of Stalker

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — Paula Abdul says the Fox network and "American Idol" producers knew Paula Goodspeed had stalked her, and allowed the woman to audi...

Paula Abdul Talks Stalker, Shows Off Jewelry (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Paula Abdul told the ladies of "The View" about her stalker nightmare that ended in the tragic suicide of Paula Goodspeed outside Abdul's house on Nov...

Paula Abdul Selling House After Suicide

Us Weekly via NY Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

PAULA Abdul is ditching her posh digs after an obsessed fan killed herself outside the "American Idol" judge's sprawling LA home. "Paula simply feel...

Suicide Idol's Brother, Friends Rip Paula Abdul

NY Post, NYDN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

The brother of the Paula Abdul-obsessed "American Idol" reject who OD'd outside the star's LA home is blaming Abdul for crushing his sister's dreams a...

Dead Fan Found At Paula Abdul's House

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — A fan of Paula Abdul whose failed audition for "American Idol" aired in season five was found dead in a car near the home of the p...

American Idol to Add Fourth Judge! Susan Lucci to Appear on Dancing With the Stars!

Ed Martin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Ed Martin

Fox this morning announced the addition of a fourth judge on the upcoming eighth season of American Idol, while ABC revealed the names of the 13 celeb...

Kara DioGuardi: "American Idol" Announces Fourth Judge

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

NEW YORK — Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary. But Kara DioGuardi, the...

Paula Abdul Cheerleading Reality Competition Coming To Fox: Report

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

The National Enquirer reports that "American Idol" judge — and reality show veteran — Paula Abdul has signed a deal to produce and star in...

American Idol Finals: David Wins It All!

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

The show's producers may have told us it's been a lot closer than we believed (with only one million votes separating the Davids two weeks ago), but this is what I think: a tie goes to Archuleta.

"American Idol" Finale: Judges Crown David Archuleta Winner (VIDEOS)

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

***Scroll down for video of Tuesday's final performances*** NEW YORK (AP) _ Each of the dueling Davids raised his game on Tuesday's "American Idol," ...

American Idol Top 4: Jason's Last Bow

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

I've preached that as long as the two best make the finals, there's no real big scandal about who goes home in what order. But if Jason Castro doesn't say "bye bye" this week, it'll be a shonda.

"American Idol" Bosses Defend Paula Abdul

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

%meta(topic:01016000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:tv;%) LOS ANGELES (AP) _ For starters, Paula Abdul isn't going anywhere. "Why would we g...

American Idol Top 5: Hey, Hey, Paula

Ken Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Ken Levine

This was the greatest night of American Idol ever. But all anyone will be talking about is Paula Abdul and that incisive critique of a song that no one heard.

"American Idol" Trainwreck: Paula Abdul Judges Song Not Sung (VIDEO)

AP | JOSH L. DICKEY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — Paula Abdul must be hearing double. On a night when "American Idol" switched up the judges' format by making them hold their appr...

American Idol Top 5: The Results

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

Diamond gave away little about his attitude towards the singers and since we didn't see him actually giving any tips or suggesting arrangements, changing keys, or doing much of anything, I assume he wasn't a very active mentor.

American Idol: The Scripting, Pretaping And Sorority Girls

New York Times | Edward Wyatt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

The tens of thousands of hopefuls who lined up last summer to audition for "American Idol" have been trimmed to just six aspiring pop stars, whose fat...

American Idol Top 6: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

Idolmade the debatable claim that Andrew Lloyd Webber "composed most of the important musicals of our time," and I predict the bottom three will be Carly, Jason, and Brooke.