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  1. Poll: 'American Idol's' Scotty McCreery -- Future flop? Superstar?

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @LATgoldderby  &bull May 25, 2011

    Many pundits claim Scotty McCreery is poised to squash Lauren Alaina and emerge as the new "American Idol" champ. Win or lose, he's defied the odds to survive this far, so that begs the question: Can he launch a successful… Full Story »


  2. U2 to retain dignity by not performing on 'American Idol'

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @LoveLedZeppelin  &bull May 24, 2011

    Apparently, some in the music business still value the whole ability-to-look-yourself-in-the-mirror thing. Sunday night U2 manager Paul McGuinness told Billboard.com that the act would be heading to Los Angeles to rehearse for the final of "American Idol." But readers of… Full Story »


  3. 'American Idol': Five lessons Beyonce should have taught the finalists

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @nicoleinstory  &bull May 20, 2011

    The aAmerican Idola kids have gotten very spoiled in these final weeks of the competition. After being mentored by Lady Gaga last week, the Top Three got advice from another platnium-heeled diva: BeyoncA. Before the singer premiered the video to her new single, aRun the World (Girls),a she doled out… Full Story »

  4. CKX and Apollo detail kill fees tied to acquisition deal in regulatory filing

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @dennisev33  &bull May 11, 2011

    CKX, the parent company of "American Idol" producer 19 Entertainment, which struck a deal Tuesday to be acquired by private equity firm Apollo Global Management for about $509 million, filed its agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal… Full Story »

  5. 'American Idol' parent CKX to be sold to Apollo Global Management

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @DSDSBlogger  &bull May 10, 2011

    Apollo said it had the support of CKX's two key shareholders -- company founder Robert F.X. Sillerman, who is now a consultant to the company, and The Promenade Trust, the company's partner in Elvis Presley Enterprises, whose sole beneficiary is… Full Story »


  6. Don't cry for 'American Idol's' Jacob Lusk

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @idoltracker  &bull May 9, 2011

    It probably won't come as a surprise to anyone who watched Jacob Lusk's "American Idol" run, which came to an end last week, that the spa concierge from Compton has no intention of slinking away from the spotlight in defeat.… Full Story »


  7. Jordin Sparks shows off slimmed-down bikini body [Photo]

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @RigglyRobin  &bull May 3, 2011

    The Season 6 "American Idol" winner revealed her newly svelte self over the weekend with a self-shot Twitpic taken in front of the mirror in the two-piece teaser, which came from Target and Old Navy. Sparks, 21, who sings "Battlefield"… Full Story »

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  8. How did Steven Tyler end up on 'American Idol,' anyway?

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @idoltracker  &bull May 2, 2011

    If you've ever found yourself wondering exactly how a veteran rock 'n' roll bad boy such as Steven Tyler found his way to the judging table at a squeaky-clean family show like "American Idol" (his own bleep-inducing comments notwithstanding), Tyler has at last offered an explanation. There'd been a lot of friction with his Aerosmith bandmates, and Tyler was… Full Story »

  9. 'American Idol' results: And the eliminated contestant is ... Casey Abrams

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @myochitmyanmar  &bull Apr 29, 2011

    At the beginning of Thursday night's "American Idol," in which Casey Abrams was (this time far less shockingly) eliminated to turn the top six into the top five, Ryan Seacrest gave us a hint about what was to come: "I can tell you this," he told us. Well, count me among them, because Casey was one of my own personal favorites. I… Full Story »


  10. 'American Idol' recap: The top six take on Carole King

    latimesblogs.latimes.com via @_Lebron_James6  &bull Apr 28, 2011

    It's down to the top six on "American Idol," and on Wednesday night, Jacob Lusk, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, James Durbin, Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart lent their voices to the (remember how amazing?) songs of Carole King. Woven into the evening's vocal tapestry were also three duets: Casey and Haley shook things up and attractively… Full Story »

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