Victoria Justice, Kelly Rowland, Ariel Winter Kick Off Grammy Weekend in Style

SPOTTED: Victoria Justice,  Kelly Rowland, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ariel Winter and her boyfriend Laurent Claude Gaudette at the Delta Air Lines Toasts GRAMMY Weekend with Sites and Sounds event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on Friday night, February 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. Also in attendance were American Idol alum Katharine McPhee and Randy Jackson who hugged it out on their red carpet reunion.  Continue reading

American Idol Premiere Date: Coming In January To A Small Screen Near You!

American Idol Season 12 Promo Photo

Fox has American Idol will hit the airwaves again over a two-night debut Wednesday, January 16 and Thursday, January 17. The show obviously will look very different in 2013. Sure, we will still have Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest. But now, we will also have newbies Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and Keith Urban. Continue reading

American Idol 2012 Promotional Photo: Judges’ Table Is Full!

American Idol 2012 Judges Promotional photo

Just in case you did not believe the Fox announcement yesterday about the identity of the four judges for next season of American Idol, the proof is in this first promotional photo of the quartet released by the network.

Auditions for season 12 of Idol kicked off in NYC Sunday and the four judges, along with host Ryan Seacrest, made their collective debut. Continue reading

American Idol Announces Its Four Judges! Look Who Made The Cut!

American Idol has finally announced the names for Season 12’s four-person judging panel.

Looks like Randy Jackson changed his mind and will be back this season. Joining him and Mariah Carey will be Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban.

“Nicki’s an unbelievably captivating international phenomenon who has made an indelible mark on rap and pop,”  said Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment for Fox. “And Keith is another great addition to Idol – he’s one of the biggest stars in country music and I know that our fans and contestants will fall in love with him.” Continue reading

Randy Jackson Leaves American Idol!

Randy Jackson

The Dawg is no more at “American Idol“. Per TMZ, Randy Jackson, the last-standing sitting original judge of the Fox show, is leaving his role from behind the panel and will from now on serve as mentor to the contestants.

If that sounds odd to you and if Jackson does not strike you as the mentor type, it’s because sources say they could not get rid of Jackson all together–they see him as the cohesion which keeps Idol together. Continue reading

Adam Lambert To Judge American Idol Season 12?

After last season’s disappointing ratings, American Idol needs a serious face lift and Adam Lambert may just be the fresh-faced celebrity to do the trick.

Let me explain. Since Jennifer Lopez might be out for next year, the former Idol and fan fave Lambert may be the right icon to replace her seat on the judge’s panel. Continue reading

Joshua Ledet Breaks Down, Consoled By Judges After Idol Ends [VIDEOS]

The sweet, soft-spoken preacher’s son from Westlake, Louisiana, Joshua Ledet, had his run for the American Idolcrown unexpectedly cut one week too short tonight. After his elimination, Joshua broke down on stage but the cameras kept rolling even though the show had gone off the air. Continue reading

Jessica Sanchez Voted Off Of American Idol! Saved By Judges In Dramatic Fashion [VIDEO]

Jessica Sanchez saved by judges on American Idol

In a shocking results show April 12, 2012, American Idol found its three powerhouse vocalists in the bottom three. Even before we knew who of the three were in danger of going home, Judge Steven Tyler said confidently, “We will use our [judges’ save] card tonight.” Read the full Thursday night results show recap here. Continue reading

American Idol Season 11: No More Nice Judges; ‘Tough Love’ Awaiting Contestants

After The Voice and The X Factor each had a successful first season, are you still ready for some American Idol?

The Idol judges think you are.

The “original” talent show kicks off its 11th season January 17 and the judges want to warn us all: There will be no more “nice” judges. Continue reading

PHOTO: Ryan Seacrest Tweets Photo Of American Idol Cast

Ryan Seacrest took to Twitter to celebrate the entire Season 10 American Idol cast being back together after Jennifer Lopez signed the deal to rejoin for season 11.

Ryan sent this pic via Twitter of him having lunch during the Savannah, GA auditions with judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and JLo along with this caption:
“First lunch w/the crew for @americanidol season 11.”

Also pictured is the show’s Executive Producer, Nigel Lythgoe, who must be beside himself getting this much approved judging panel back together.

American Idol premieres January, 2012 on FOX.