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Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Returning To The Voice? Are two of the original Voice judges returning to their big red seats? Shakira and Usher are departing... or are they?

Verdict: True, and Shakira and Usher are staying. In an interesting movie, The Voice is going into a rotation of judges for the next two seasons. Shakira and Usher are getting a break and will be focusing on family and music while C...

Singer Kris Allen will undergo a second operation on his wrist on Monday after breaking it in a car crash on New Year's Day.

The 2009 American Idol winner had his first surgery to fix the joint days after the accident, but he has yet to fully recover from the injury and now requires further treatment to aid the healing process.

In a post on his website, he explains, "There was always a good chance that it wouldn't heal properly because of how bad the break was. My wrist has not healed like it should and I am going to need another surgery. My surgery will leave me with limited movement for...

Despite a grab for ratings by playing up a feud between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, viewers have refused to tune in to American Idol's finale performances this season.

The new judges - Carey, Minaj, and Keith Urban - are probably on their way out along with veteran Randy Jackson after a mere 11.57 million American viewers tuned in to watch the 12th season finalists duel it out.

Compared to the 11th season, the show has lost over 2 million viewers. The rating last year was a 4.2, compared to Wednesday's 2.9 score.

One of the reasons for the drop in ratings may be the strength of Candice...

This is it. This is the last one.

For years, I’ve been recapping the cultural touchstone that is the finale of ‘American Idol’ with the classic mega-diary treatment: A blow-by-blow recap of everything that went down on TV’s biggest night.

At least it used to be. Once Upon a Time only the Oscars and Super Bowl drew more viewers than this night, but the last couple year it’s viewership has slowly degraded to the point where one of this season’s results shows got beat out in the ratings by a repeat of ‘The Big Bang Theory.’

That’s enough to prove that the ‘Idol’ finale just isn’t anywhere c...

Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj's drama-filled antics on American Idol have failed to keep the struggling show afloat - the talent contest captured its smallest ever audience for finale performances on Wednesday (15May2013).

The singing competition's latest line-up of judges - Carey, Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson - have struggled to make their mark with U.S. viewers, with only 11.57 million people tuning in to watch season 12's finalists battle it out to win.

The series has lost more than two million viewers a night compared to season 11. The previous low for a final performance was r...

This is the finale recap that I never thought I’d write. One that didn’t include Angie. One that didn’t include the girl that was number one on my power rankings all year long.

It doesn’t feel right. It feels like this year’s victory will be tainted. Like Ang Lee’s Oscar win this year after Ben Affleck’s not getting nominated. That each of these girls should realistically be playing for second while Angie crushes them once again.

That isn’t how it turned out, and I suppose their careers will tell if that’s how it really should have happened, but, as far as I’m concerned here’s how the bat...

Chris Richardson may have come to national attention thanks to American Idol, but there's a lot more to the singer-songwriter than just a fifth-place finish on a reality TV show. He recently sat down with BFTV to share the complete picture of who he is and talk about establishing a music career after being in the television spotlight.

"I feel like I've gotten past that show, and [I'm] being introduced as Chris Richardson, and not so much as Chris Richardson from American Idol," reflected the Virginia native, who released the single "Joy and Pain" in August of 2012. Asked if he was concerne...

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Neil Patrick Harris To Host The Tony Awards For Fourth Time
NPH promises that the June 9 show "will be 267 times bigger than last year." And fabulous.

Peter Robbins, Voice Of Charlie Brown, Sent To Rehab
Peter Robbins, original voice of Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoons, has been sent to rehab in lieu of further jail time for stalking charges. We have a feeling the psychiatric help is going to cost a bit more than five cents.

Insider Claims All Four 'Ameri...

Randy Jackson is no longer the last man standing. The musician/producer is exiting "American Idol" after serving 12 years on the judging panel.

Jackson survived far longer than the original team, which was comprised of Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, who left  several seasons ago to pursue other interests.

Jackson told E! News: "To put all of the speculation to rest, after 12 years of judging on American Idol I have decided it is time to leave after this season.
 
"I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry. It's been a life-changing opportunity but I am loo...

Since Kelly Clarkson, it's only happened once and this season it isn't going to happen again.

'American Idol' has developed a curious pattern over the years: That of never getting its winner right. Every year a clear winner emerges early, and every year that clear winner goes home before the finale. It doesn't pay to be the best in this competition.

After years of seeing this happen, it's become clear why the best contestant never wins: It becomes boring to vote for them. They peak too soon and after months of being on top and the clear favorite, it just seems unnecessary to keep voting f...

American Idol judge Randy Jackson is to quit the show after 12 years.

The producer/musician will give up his seat on the panel next week (16May13) after the latest Idol queen is crowned.

The news comes amid reports that all four judges - Jackson, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban - are poised to depart after the current season ends, and hours after it was announced that Carey had dropped Jackson as her longtime business manager.

He tells E! News, "To put all of the speculation to rest, after 12 years of judging on American Idol I have decided it is time to leave after this season...

Rumors are circulating that there will be a major shake up on "American Idol" next season. Are judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban all on the chopping block?

With only three contestants left on this season's singing competition, Mariah has been taking her role very seriously. However, it's most likely that she won't be returning. Her bland judging style hasn't made a very good impression on network execs or fans.

A FOX source told E! there will definitely be no Mariah when the show returns next year. A few weeks ago it was even suggested that Jennifer Lopez was...

It seems the theme of the past few weeks has been that of three “D’s”: Depressing, Dreary and Dull.

For weeks on end, the three remaining girls chose ballads for each performance. Dreadfully boring ballads that did little to entertain or really enhance their voices in any way. Just sad bits of beauty that are great for singers to mess around, but don’t show anything artistically about the type of singer the contestant could be or what they would record.

All the song choices serve is vanity as they’ve allowed each contestant to do as much vocal gymnastics as possible without having to worr...

American Idol season nine finalist Crystal Bowersox has filed for divorce from husband Brian Walker after less than three years of marriage

"After two and a half years, we have decided to end our marriage," the couple told People magazine in a statement. "The friendship and love which brought us together remains strong, and we will continue to support each other in our careers and personal lives. We are hopeful that people will be respectful of our privacy as we face this emotional and challenging time for our family."

The couple wed in Chicago after a brief engagement in 2010 and Crystal...

Nicki Minaj has another rival: Access Hollywood anchorman Billy Bush.

Bush took Minaj to task last week after he claims she was rude and dismissive towards him at a red carpet event after Bush asked about Minaj's Twitter attack on fellow American Idol judge Mariah Carey.

Bush said, "I've just about had it with her... She's so rude and so indignant." 

Minaj responded back via Twitter, "The audacity of you to call me nasty with your one-sided journalism. That's what you ppl do." 

On Monday, Bush said on air, "The tweet ended by calling me a not-so-nice four-letter word, starting with a 'C...

Reigning American Idol winner Phillip Phillips hsa postponed the remaining dates on his tour over health issues.

The singer has been playing college campuses around the U.S., but announced on Monday that due to doctor's orders he's postponing the rest of his tour dates, including a stop in Dublin, Ireland.

"Hey guys, due to doctor's orders I have to postpone my last few tour dates," he wrote on Facebook. "They will be rescheduled!"

The singer is set to hit the road this summer, warming up for John Mayer. Phillips says those dates won't be affected by his current health.

There is now wor...

Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey's ongoing feud has continued as the "Super Bass" singer took Wednesday night's American Idol spat online afterward.

The two judges made snippy comments to each other over their career success during performances from the show's final four contestants, and Minaj continued to attack Carey on her Twitter page.

"Shes (sic) sad i tied her record for Hot 100 entries in only 3 years of being in the game," she wrote in a post to blogger Perez Hilton. "Yep, a black female rapper.

"What u SHOULD be doing (wit your messy a**) is asking why a woman SO successful at her a...

On paper, she was the best contestant, but that just never seems to win on this show.

Amber Holcomb should have had it all. She had the best pure voice on the show, she had the best look on the show, she had the most current persona of everyone. She was the pop star package this show was meant to produce when its producers brought it over from England 12 years ago. Amber is the winner this show's always wanted.

She also the winner they never seem to get. Other than Kelly Clarkson and Jordin Sparks, there's never been that pure pop singing diva that could get into a room with a producer an...

It’s the final four all over again.

It doesn’t happen in the College basketball. It doesn’t happen at the US Open Tennis. It doesn’t even happen on ‘The X-Factor’. But with ‘Idol’ we get the Final Four one more time.

It doesn’t make much sense, but it was kind of inevitable with the way this season unfolded: These were always the four best girls, so why not give them to us one more time?

Though, they should have done us one better. Why not have them just sing three more times? Make the voting cumulative over the last few episodes. Wouldn’t that have been more entertaining? Rather than ju...

The Mariah Carey project is an unmitigated disaster. Everybody knows this, it’s clear the producers have talked to her based on what she’s said on air, she’s definitely not coming back next season.

In fact, it’s been so bad, that, according to reports published yesterday, the show’s producers seriously considered yanking Mariah Carey during the season in favor of bringing Jennifer Lopez back. Obviously, this would have been a great decision as J-Lo is one of the best judges this show has seen and Mariah is easily the worst with her incoherent rambles that despite containing at minimum 1500...

"American Idol" is in trouble - so much so that FOX executives reportedly hatched a plan to dump Mariah Carey halfway through the current season and bring back former judge Jennifer Lopez.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carey's team threatened legal action after learning of the plot, which was then abandoned by the network.

A FOX spokesperson commented: "This is just another ridiculous Idol judge rumor, likely started by talks of Jennifer performing on the finale."

The show's producer, Nigel Lythgoe, added: "I have not been included in any conversation regarding replacing Mariah wi...

Janelle Arthur was eliminated from American Idol, becoming the first top 10 girl to be eliminated from the singing competition – narrowing the field down to the final four.

The 23-year-old southern belle came to the end of her Idol journey after receiving the lowest amount of votes among a talented group of hopefuls.

The Tennessee native won over fans for her classic country voice and bubbly personality, and she proved that her unbeatable attitude would get her closer to her dreams as a professional singer.

Arthur had previously auditioned for Idol in season 10, where she was cut in the ...

Sorry, I’m far too distracted by Nicki’s massively weird cleavage and the prospect of Jimmy appearing on the live show to waste time on an intro. Let’s just get to it!

Candice Glover’s First Song: “Straight Up” by Paula Abdul

Keith Said: It’s like the slow wink one gets across a bar.

Nicki Said: Once again you showed you’re the boss.

Randy Said: You are now so in the zone, it’s like, man, you’re just letting it flow.

Jimmy Said: Candice should have done a song with a bigger vocal range that shows off her full capabilities.

The Verdict:

Very cool arrangement of this little pop nugget ...

The producers finally got exactly what they wanted, and now the show gets duller.

From the opening auditions and the initial press releases about this season, the show's been hyping the ladies, and after the dudes have settled they're all that's left: The five best girls in a historic estrogen fest for the title.

So why is this boring? Because the guys were so bad it was fun to pick on them! What are we going to do without Lazaro forgetting lyrics or Burnell's gesticulating or Charlie Askew wearing only a vest and singing prog rock? We need our exciting lame dude to distract from the qual...

All hail the end of the ridiculous group songs on the performance shows. No more filling time, just a double dose of each singer.

In fact, we don’t have any time to spare. Let’s get to the recap:

Angie Miller’s First Song: “Anyone Who Had a Heart” by Dionne Warwick

Keith Said: You have such a great voice, but don’t rely on it alone. There were moments where I was waiting to hear that passion.

Nicki Said: Your voice is so amazing, but this felt old-fashioned.

Randy Said: You gotta sing the song like you wrote it.

The Verdict:

By the end of this performance it was like it hadn’t happen...

Not much to report here, just another results show on "American Idol," meaning another guy has been sent home from the big stage. Four-in-a-row with no sign of letting up.

Of course, there is that one slight sign: Lazaro somehow sneaking into the top three. Is this backlash against a show so obviously rigged from the start for a girl to win? Is Vote for the Worst's final season really having an impact and could they finally reach their ultimate goal? Do people actually like Lazaro?

Nah, after he nearly went home last week, it seems like more of an aberration after the first performance of...

Classic Rock Night could not be a worse theme for this show and particularly this group of contestants. Last night, they proved that with the song choices.

Not a whole lot is known about how vast a catalog the contestants have from which to choose – though it would seem anything can be cleared if this is a show with the ability to sing Beatles songs. If that’s the case, nothing is more confounding on a weekly basis than the songs these contestants choose and with a genre as rich and deep as classic rock – one bursting with such wonderful songs.

Even with that, the contestant manage to cho...

American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe says he wants Nicki Minaj back at the judge's table - and is unsure how Justin Bieber would benefit the show.

In an impromptu chat with a TMZ cameraman, Nigel said, "By me, [Nicki Minaj] certainly will be [returning]." Minaj has had to fight off criticism from fans, eliminated contestants, and even fellow judge Mariah Carey. 

Minaj had previously threatened to leave the show when complaining that her favorite contestant was on the chopping block. She also said she has been a "spectacular" judge. She told US Weekly, "My best and worst Idol moments? I do...

Nicki Minaj has gotten into a feud with one of the eliminated contestants on American Idol for not using her judge's save to keep him on the show.

Devin Valez and his group's rendition of "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," was met with disgust by Minaj. "I’m gonna act like I didn’t see that or hear it," Minaj said before ordering them off the stage. Velez was later eliminated.

"When she went crazy — when she was like 'get off the stage, blah blah blah' ...  it's just like 'Whoa, Miss Minaj, I need you to calm down please,'" Velez told Billboard.com. "She could have been upset...

Another week. Another boy voted off. Just as the producers drew it up.

But this week it was more than that. It wasn’t just that Devin Velez got the ax after bottom-twoing every single week we’ve had audience voting, it’s that the bottom three was entirely comprised of males. Males without any chance at all of winning.

‘Idol’ had one goal this year. Break that cute guy with guitar trend. The predictability had worn thin among the bloggers and recappers of this show and it was time for a change. Apparently the producers thought stacking the field with five big-voiced girls and a bunch of la...