Ellen Degeneres
"I am going to be the new judge on American Idol," Ellen DeGeneres announced on her talk show on Wednesday.
It was no joke: TVGuide.com has confirmed that DeGeneres is set to take on a full-time, permanent judging spot on Fox's hit reality series.
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Danny Gokey
American Idol Season 8 finalist Danny Gokey is going a little bit country.
The singer, who finished third in the reality competition, has signed a record deal with 19 Records/RCA Nashville, according to USA Today.
Avril Lavigne Will Guest-Judge American Idol
Gokey's deal marks the first time in Idol history that ...
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Avril Lavigne
Pop-punk rocker Avril Lavigne will sit behind the judges' table during American Idol's Season 9 audition tour.
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Lavigne will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi at the Los Angeles auditions later this week, Fox announced. Lavigne will judge the first day of auditions; the second will be handled by Katy Perry, whose appearance was previously announced but never scheduled.
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Lavigne and Perry join ...
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Kristin Chenoweth
American Idol is going to get Wicked good: Kristin Chenoweth is the latest star to join the rotating panel of celebrity ...
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Kris Allen
Mark your calendars: Kris Allen's debut disc has a release date.
"Hey guys! The album is set to release Nov 17th," the Season 8 American Idol champ announced via Twitter.
Watch Kris answer TVGuide.com readers' questions
Ever the tease, Allen ...
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Paula Abdul
If you're hoping Paula Abdul and American Idol execs will kiss and make up before the new season, her manager has some sad news.
Check out what Fox said about Abdul's exit
David Sonenberg, Abdul's manager, says the ex-judge isn't even talking with her former Idol bosses again ...
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Joe Jonas
The American Idol machine is hard at work: the show has just nabbed Joe Jonas as a guest judge.
Get the latest on Idol's new guest judges and Paula Abdul's departure
Jonas has signed on to serve as a guest judge alongside ...
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Shania Twain
Country superstar Shania Twain will be a guest judge on American Idol, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Twain will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi when the show begins auditions in Chicago, which begin on...
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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige will be a guest judge on American Idol this season.
Blige, the Grammy-winning Queen of Hip-Hop and Soul, will...
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Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell is close to finishing a deal that would keep him at American Idol's judges' table through 2011, earning $45 million for each of the next three seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The new deal includes the upcoming season — the final year in Cowell's current contract, which he had hinted could be his last — said Robert Sillerman, the CEO of...
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