‘Idol’ Ellen to replace Paula

Ellen DeGeneres is already receiving a rave review from the judges’ panel at America’s Got Talent, and it came only minutes after the announcement she’d be Paula Abdul’s replacement on American Idol.

“She will be a breath of fresh air on that show, a complete breath of fresh air,” Osbourne, 56, told PEOPLE Wednesday. “It’s new blood. And American Idol needed something new to happen.”

“I think if they had replaced Paula with another singer, Janet Jackson or J.Lo, it would have been too expected,” she said. “‘Oh well, there we go, another singer.’ And with Ellen, you’ve got someone who knows about entertaining, and everything that goes into it, which also speaks for the people.”

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Gene Simmons tells Adam Lambert to “Shut the F**k Up”

Gene Simmons tells Adam Lambert to “Shut the F**k Up”

Gene Simmons of Kiss stopped by the FOX Philadelphia studios yesterday, to talk about his A&E reality show, Family Jewels.

While there, the rocker front man shared some advice he had for American Idol runner up Adam Lambert.

Namely, that Adam should stop telling people about his sexual preferences - we think the pot is calling the kettle black - which star talks about their sexuality more?!

While Simmons said Adam is “great and has a lot of talent,” adding that “he’s got a future if he wants to sing in Queen or be on Broadway,” he doesn’t think he’s a true rock singer in the mold of Rolling Stone’s Mick Jagger.

He’s also had some advice for Adam, “Mostly he should shut up about his sexual preferences. We, America, the rest of the world, really don’t care,” he added, “I mean, if the story becomes ‘I prefer farm animals to,’ you know, who cares?”

Adam Lambert Denies Voting Scandal on American Idol

Adam Lambert Denies Voting Scandal on American Idol

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert appeared together on The Today Show (video here).

The pair were interviewed by Natalie Morales. Both singers claimed to know nothing about the huge phone line voting scandal essentially saying the idea of it is crazy and they think that the voting was fair.

AT&T released a statement on Wednesday saying:

“Last week, countless parties were held in homes, bars, and other public places across America to watch the American Idol finale. In Arkansas, a few local AT&T employees were invited to attend two local watch parties organized by the community. Caught up in the enthusiasm of rooting for their hometown contestant, they brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.”

“Going forward, we will make sure our employees understand our sponsorship celebrates the competition, not individual contestants. That said, it’s quite a leap to suggest that a few individuals could have impacted the final results.”

“Fox and the producers of American Idol are absolutely certain that the results of this competition are fair, accurate and verified. Kris Allen is, without a doubt, the American Idol. We have an independent third-party monitoring procedure in place to ensure the integrity of the voting process. In no way did any individuals unfairly influence the outcome of the competition.”

American Idol Finale Results Show Video Mega Post (American Idol Videos)

American Idol Season Finale Winning Moment

In summary for those who missed it, the much-talked about favourite to win the show, Adam Lambert lost to Kris Allen.

All the videos you need to catch up on American Idol are below. Enjoy!

American Idol Season Finale - Top 13 “So What” 

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Adam Lambert performs with Kiss on ‘American Idol’ Finale

Runner-up Adam Lambert performed with legendary rock band Kiss during the finale of season 8 on American Idol!

This kid was born in the wrong era! He is amazing and will go far without winning the contest!

Kris Allen WINS American Idol

In one of the biggest upsets in American Idol history, Kris Allen took home the title of American Idol tonight!

After amazing performances by the Top 13, Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper, KISS, and many more, Ryan Seacrest announced that Kris Allen had won the competition, beating front-runner Adam Lambert!

Congratulations to Kris Allen!

Adam Lambert of ‘American Idol’ Covers Entertainment Weekly

 

 

Adam Lambert, who is one of the favourites to win American Idol and can be seen above, covers the May 15 2009 issue of Entertainment Weekly.

From Entertainment Weekly: 

“With his mop of glam-rock cobalt-blue-on-dyed-black hair, his hearing, his sneering, and his unambiguously ambiguous sexuality, Adam would have probably been brushed off early on. And there was also a time, more recently, when Adam would have made it to Hollywood but been dismissed as ‘too Broadway’ or ‘too musical theater.’”

Paula Abdul Here For the Music on American Idol (5/6/09)

Paula Abdul Here For the Music on American Idol (live)

No Doubt performs ‘I’m Just a Girl’ on American Idol

American Idol audiences were treated to a performance by the amazing No Doubt on the results portion of the show Wednesday night. No Doubt, who will be touring this summer for the first time since they went on hiatus back in 2004, also have a new CD coming out in 2010!

Allison Iraheta voted off American Idol

In one of the worst decisions ever made by America, Allison Iraheta was voted off of American Idol Wednesday night. Why Danny Gokey is still on this show is beyond me. He sucked so bad that I physically plugged my ears. What a joke. If it isn’t Adam Lambert and Kris Allen as the top 2 then there is truly no justice in the world!

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