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NEWS ABOUT: American Idol

American Idol stories: 132 news summaries

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'American Idol' Most-Watched Show of 2007

Super Bowl again is top single broadcast in Nielsen year-ender

Dec 13, 07 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Nielsen released its top-10 ratings for everything from TV to consumer goods this week. Once again, "American Idol" was the most-watched regular show, while the Super Bowl drew the most viewers for a single event. Although "Lost" didn't rank among the top 10 shows during its regular airings,... More »

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television • music • Google • American Idol • Spider-Man • Lost • Nielsen • High School Musical 2

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Sparks Best at Being Sweet

'Idol' does teen tunes well, soulful grownup not so much

Nov 23, 07 7:53 PM CST
(Newser) - American Idol season-six winner Jordin Sparks does a sweet job with a hip-hop flavored R&B debut album thanks to a roster of heavy-hitting producers who backed Beyonce and Rihanna among others, writes Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone. She does Prince funk with "Shy Boy," giving her that... More »

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'Idol' Alums Clean Up at AMAs

Online voting puts Underwood, Daughtry on top

Nov 19, 07 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - In their 34th year, the American Music Awards looked suspiciously like the American Idol Music Awards. Idol alums Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry each won three times, and winners were determined, for the first time, by Idol-esque fan voting. Host Jimmy Kimmel, a WGA member, mostly idled in the wings,... More »

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music • American Idol • MTV Movie Awards • Justin Timberlake • Beyonce • Carrie Underwood • Chris Daughtry

Dreamgirls Star Joins Sex and the City Cast

Oscar winner Hudson jumps in to play
Carrie's assistant

Sep 11, 07 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson is joining the cast of Sex and the City: The Movie as Carrie Bradshaw's assistant, reports Variety. The Oscar-winning actress and former "American Idol" contestant is set to begin filming this month in New York with the stars of the TV series, which ended... More »

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American Idol • Hollywood • Sex and the City • celebrity • Jennifer Hudson • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • Michael Patrick King • Dreamgirls • movies • Chris Noth

‘Baby Einstein’ Dumbs Down Toddlers

Videos that claim to jumpstart learning
do the opposite

Aug 7, 07 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The popular “Baby Einstein” and “Brainy Baby” video series, intended to fast-track young geniuses, actually have negative educational effects, a new study concludes. Infants who watch them have smaller vocabularies than other children, the Los Angeles Times reports, For every hour per day that 8- to 16-month-olds... More »

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education • television • American Idol • children • baby • infant • Baby Einstein

Ticket Sales Scuttle Clarkson Summer Tour

Idle profits mark more turmoil for idol's
new, "darker" album

Jun 15, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Inaugural American Idol darling Kelly Clarkson has pulled the plug on her summer tour because of dismal ticket sales—just 11 days before her new album hits stores. It's been a rocky week for Clarkson, who canned her manager and has irritated RCA execs by refusing to work with producers... More »

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entertainment • music • American Idol • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • RCA • concert

Jordin is America's Idol

May 24, 07 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - FOX's new American Idol is 17-year-old Jordin Sparks. The teenager outsang and outperformed her last remaining rival Blake Lewis, wowing the Idol judges and hauling in a majority of the record 74 million votes cast. Jordin, the daughter of former New York Giants cornerback Phillippi Sparks, is the youngest ever... More »

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entertainment • television • music • American Idol • Jordin Sparks • Melinda Doolittle • Blake Lewis

'Idol' Down To Final Four

No more charity for contestants, and Idol's down to final four.

May 3, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - American voters—135 million strong—sent two "American Idol" finalists home last night, leaving three women and one man in the running. Smooth-domed Phil Stacey and Justin Timberlake-esque hearthrob Chris Richardson got the boot, but neither seemed distraught: A spot in the top six is a fine career starter,... More »

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entertainment • television • music • reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Phil Stacey • Chris Richardson • Blake Lewis

Cowell Defends Eye-Roll at VA Tech Tribute

Killjoy judge says
he didn't mean to disrespect victims

Apr 20, 07 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Notorious wet blanket Simon Cowell insists he was not rolling his eyes at a contestant's tribute to the Virginia Tech victims during Tuesday's "American Idol." What viewers saw, the blunt British judge says, was a reaction to the performance, not the remarks, of "Idol" hopeful Chris Richardson. More »

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entertainment • television • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Virginia Tech shootings

Sanjaya Gets
The Boot

Loved, hated, off-key  'Idol' contestant says goodbye at last

Apr 19, 07 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reality caught up with reality TV last night, when "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar was finally booted from the show. Sanjaya, as he's known to legions of fans and detractors, gained attention for his missed notes, his faux-hawk, and his popularity on the sabotage website votefortheworst.com More »

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entertainment • television • music • reality TV • American Idol • Sanjaya Malakar

Doe-Eyed Sanjaya Divides America

Idol, not Iraq, galvanizes
youth vote

Apr 12, 07 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar, the waifish breakout star who lacks only a singing voice, is America’s latest wedge issue, according to The New Republic. One teenager went on hunger strike for 16 days to protest Sanjaya's continued presence, sparking a counter protest of "Binge Eating for Sanjaya"... More »

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entertainment • television • American Idol • Sanjaya Malakar • VoteForTheWorst.com • pop culture

Idol Boots Curly-Haired Christian

Clever, chubby Chris Sligh gets axe;
nine little Idols remain

Mar 29, 07 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crimped contestant Chris Sligh was voted off this season's American Idol last night, just minutes after Simon Cowell predicted that it would be, "Bye-bye-curly." Sligh was known for being clever, chubby, and Christian—as well as his shock-mop curls. Saved from elimination was improbable teen hearthrob Sanjaya Malakar,... More »

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television • music • American Idol • Sanjaya Malakar • Simon Cowell • Chris Sligh

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