Then Susan Boyle sang. She didn't just sing. She overwhelmed. She was perfect. The audience was on its feet. Simon was simply fooled and couldn't wash that "I've been had" smile off his face.
At a time of losses worldwide, banks failing, jobs gone, success has become sweet and natural again.
I JUST DON'T GET THE BIG DEAL WITH SUSAN BOYLE. I watched the video on YouTube. In case you haven't seen it (but almost everyone I know has), it's ...
At the risk of alienating everyone on the planet, I am going to raise my voice against the Susan Boyle phenomenon.
The show began briskly with the producers finally deciding they didn't need to pad the Top 7 performances and judge critiques with video intros and other nonsense every single time. So let's follow suit.
Beyond his part in the Susan Boyle juggernaut, Mr. Cowell was also the central attraction on the top-rated television shows on separate continents las...
How do mainstream media -- on any platform -- determine what is news?
Susan Boyle is the exact right singer with the exact right song for our exact right time. We have to let life kill the dreams we dreamed, and let new dreams surface.
Now that the secret's out, I fear that the corporate powers will try to polish Susan up to fit into their mold.
Susan Boyle steps into the spotlight and opens her mouth, and before she's sung three glorious, crystal clear notes, the audience is cheering, the judges' jaws have dropped, and I'm choking back tears.
I have a theory on why Susan Boyle has become such an instant and inescapable internet star -- she rebukes the bitchy cynicism that often defines reality talent shows.
Would Boyle still possess that "inner beauty?" Would we still acknowledge that the derisive treatment she received before performing was callous, insensitive and cruel?
When a beautiful, under 30-something sings like an angel, she can become an American Idol. When a dowdy, homely 47-year-old woman sings beautifully, it is headline news.
I know I can be a little rough on Paula, but I must say she looked stunning Tuesday with those bejeweled oxen reigns around her neck.
LOS ANGELES — A sequel has been greenlit for Matt Giraud on "American Idol." The 23-year-old piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., who crooned Br...
NEW YORK — "American Idol" tried to end on time Tuesday, implementing a format that allowed only two judges to review a singer. Host Ryan Seacr...
Only Idol would label Movie Theme night "historic" because they had decided to only let teams of two judges comment on the performances in order to cut down on the time. Historic? No. Stupid? Yes.
NEW YORK — Simon Cowell wants to look on the bright side concerning his future with "American Idol." The famously acerbic Cowell says he still ...
On a day when photos circulated on the internet showing Adam Lambert apparently kissing a guy or two, the big news in the parallel world of TV Idol was Anoop's defensive attitude coming across too much last week.
Who belongs in the bottom three? Allison was treated so dismissively that I worry it'll be her. Matt Giraud was treated so roughly and seems so unhappy, it could easily be him.
@Madonna (taking the kids to Kabbalah class; for the first time I'm thinking they're really not into it)
Sight unseen, I'd say the bottom three is Megan Joy and Scott MacIntyre and Michael Sarver with Sarver going home.
Who hates Scott McIntyre so much that they let him walk out on stage in pink pants? I mean, that's the kind of prank you reserve for Hitler.
Simon Cowell blew off President Obama's invitation to dinner last week, or so claims the "American Idol" judge. Monday night on "The Tonight Show" ...
It was a topsy turvy peformance night on Idol, with Simon looking bored, Paula providing some cogent analysis (again), a minor stumble from Lil Rounds and praise for Anoop.
