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E! teams with Lythgoe, Jonas - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @ChatchTVNews &bull Apr 30, 2012Lythgoe, exec producer of "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance," has created "Opening Act," in which an undiscovered musical talent will have the opportunity to open for a top musical tour. Show is set to premiere July… Full Story »
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Lopez scores multimedia trifecta - Entertainment News, Music News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @LOrealParisPH &bull Oct 3, 2011Jennifer Lopez If 2011 simply marked Jennifer Lopez's return to the top of the pop charts, that would have been a significant achievement alone, but the superstar's resurgence tapped into every area of entertainment as the Jennifer Lopez brand turned… Full Story »
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Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks 'Sparkle' for Sony - Entertainment News, EXCLUSIVE, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @WHFAN &bull Sep 17, 2011Epps Sony Pictures is rounding up a sparkling cast for its remake of the 1976 music-themed pic "Sparkle": Whitney Houston is in negotiations to join "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps in the film, which Salim Akil is… Full Story »
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- American Idol
- Jordin Sparks
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'Idol' hand Chew juggles sessions - Entertainment News, Emmy Features, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @EntertainGurus &bull Jun 3, 2011Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as music director on 'American Idol' as the show retooled. In nine seasons as "American Idol's" music director, Rickey Minor never snagged an Emmy nomination for his work on the show. Could that change this… Full Story »
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New judges panel invigorates the show - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @Patricia_69 &bull May 20, 2011Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez Ten seasons after it began, "American Idol" remains as relevant as ever.This time, though, the buzz isn't about friction among the judges, falling ratings or a group of contestants that were largely critized for having limited commercial appeal." I have to say this is the best season," says exec producer Nigel Lythgoe, who took time off from the show to concentrate on his reality skein… Full Story »
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Clarkson marches to the title - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @movies_foryou &bull May 20, 2011Tamyra Gray What was then called "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" debuted on Fox on June 11, 2002, with two hosts: Radio/TV personality Ryan Seacrest and comedian Brian Dunkelman.The series immediately set itself apart as a different kind of talent show with its two-hour audition episode. Not only would viewers see promising new singers, but they'd also get more than a taste of the delusionally… Full Story »
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Studdard, Aiken rep a match of opposites - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @movies_foryou &bull May 20, 2011Frenchie Davis was disqualified just before the semifinals. With its second outing, "American Idol" plumped up -- more audition episodes, a longer semifinal process, a top 12 instead of a top 10 -- and hit the airwaves in January 2003, a mere four months after season one ended. Brian Dunkelman was out, leaving Seacrest as sole host.Speculation that the first season was a ratings fluke were quashed when "Idol" returned and increased its… Full Story »
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Underwood wins by a country mile - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @movies_foryou &bull May 20, 2011Constantine Maroulis and Bo Bice were the season's resident rockers. Maroulis has gone on to appear in a handful of legit productions. Not even the notoriously prickly Simon Cowell could contain his excitement, boldly (and correctly) predicting as early as top 11 week that Underwood would not only win the competition but go on to outsell every one of the show's champs.Thanks to a few tweaks to the "Idol" formula, the rest of that… Full Story »
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Hicks nix stellar competish - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @movies_foryou &bull May 20, 2011Chris Daughtry, Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee Soul singer Taylor Hicks. Broadway songstress Katharine McPhee. Country crooner Kellie Pickler. Modern rocker Chris Daughtry. Power balladeer Elliott Yamin. Southern rocker Bucky Covington.The season-five contestants remain some of the most indelible figures in "American Idol" history." People always talk about the judges, but this show is about the contestants. Season… Full Story »
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Unsettled judges table deepens turmoil - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
www.variety.com via @variety &bull May 20, 2011Alice Cooper Can a TV series be so absolutely dominant in ratings and, at the same time, so unsettled about its future?That was season nine of "American Idol," which continued to dwarf most other shows with the sheer size of its audience, even though it had little idea where it was headed.Simon Cowell, the judge who fascinated auds with his candor and ego, was widely seen as the glue that… Full Story »
