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Episode Recap: Top 10 Guys | American Idol | 2/27/2008
Ah, the '70s. Like the judges, I love this era of music (and I was glad no one was tempted to sing disco). This is going to sound crazy, but I think I actually agreed... with... Paula most, of all the judges tonight. She was, dare I say it, sane, wise and insightful. Simon, meanwhile, went on the record Tuesday afternoon — even before last night's show — to tout David Archuleta as the one to beat this season. (You can read the full news story in our Great American Idol blog.) Young... read more
Episode Recap: Omaha Auditions | American Idol | 1/30/2008
Amid all the cornfields and comforting Midwestern vistas, who knew Nebraska would be a hotbed for some of the freakiest freaks we've seen on American Idol yet this year? And I don't mean necessarily the freaks with costumes and gimmicks — though there were a few of those, as well — I'm talking bona fide weirdos, folks who are just plain odd. Like Sarah Whitaker, the goth former pro wrestler with the creepy laugh who sang something akin to Tiny Tim's version of "Living in the... read more
American Idol's Top 10 High Notes | The Great American Idol Blog | 1/17/2008
I have never seen any show transcend the boundaries of age, race, religion, weight and politics as beautifully as American Idol has in the past six years. I can discuss it with my husband's 70-year-old uncle (who thinks Sanjaya should be shot), my cabdriver (who cries when he hears Kat McPhee), my gynecologist (who thinks Paula's hysterical... in a bad way), and my 6- and 4-year-old cousins, who think the sun rises and sets with Simon Cowell. That's right, you heard me, they like Simon (not to... read more
Spice Girl, Idol Dressed Down by Mr. Blackwell | Today's News: Our Take | 1/9/2008
Victoria Beckham — aka the Spice Girl whose calling card ostensibly is her façionable-ness — this year "tops" Mr. Blackwell's list of worst-dressed women. As the king of sartorial snark puts it, "In one skinny-mini monstrosity after another, pouty [Beckham] can really wreck 'em." Rounding out the top five are Amy "I Am Not Janice from Friends" Winehouse (whose look is described as a "'50s car-hop horror"), Mary-Kate Olsen ("a tattered toothpick in a hurricane"), Fergie and Kelly... read more
Avril, Kelly Clarkson Targeted By SNL Music CD | Today's News: Our Take | 9/6/2007
The first CD of Saturday Night Live performances in nearly 10 years will be sold exclusively at Target beginning Sunday, says Reuters. Live from SNL! features 11 tracks from the past four seasons, including tune croons by Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5 and the Foo Fighters. (What is "foo," by the way? Always wondered.) Anyone looking for Ashlee Simpson's "live" performance need simply cue up any of her prerecorded CDs.Plans are being made for a separate compilation of R&B/hip-hop... read more
Kelly Clarkson Reveals Concert Dates — Take Tour! | Today's News: Our Take | 9/4/2007
Your first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, will tour North American venues with special guest Jon McLaughlin starting Oct. 10 in Verona, New York, and slowing to a stop (My) December 3 in Nashville, People reports. Clarkson's original concert slate in support of My December was jettisoned months ago due to lackluster ticket sales, PR black eyes and such. Her first few new tour destinations can be found at Clarkson's website. read more
"Candy" Licked: Mandy Moore Documents Her Evolution | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/14/2007
They grow up so fast. With her new folk-inspired CD Wild Hope (shop Amazon.com) and a slew of accomplished acting roles, singer-actress Mandy Moore has far and away eclipsed the sugary memory of "Candy," the pop confection that launched her career when she was 15. Tonight at 10:30 pm/ET, Moore, who is about to go on tour with Paula Cole, is profiled in Oxygen's I Am Mandy Moore, an hourlong documentary and concert that offers a candid look at the now-23-year-old's life. We asked her about that,... read more
Avril and Clarkson Headline One Angry Awards Show | Today's News: Our Take | 8/7/2007
Bad boyfriends, make sure your athletic cup is well secured. This year's Teen Choice Awards, airing Aug. 26 on Fox, will feature live performances by punk princess Avril Lavigne and two-time Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson. Avril will croon "Girlfriend," KC will belt out "Never Again" and guys everywhere will be sure to buy their honeys flowers immediately afterwards.Among the celebs on tap to appear on the show are Zac Efron, America Ferrera, Ryan Reynolds, Rob & Big, Jessica Alba, Megan Fox,... read more
Britney Spears Is a Toxic Babysitter, Says Poll | Today's News: Our Take | 7/26/2007
Some of the findings of a "pop culture" poll conducted of nearly 5,000 people by Parade.com:• Britney Spears is your nightmare babysitter, with 77 percent dreading the thought of the pop tart minding their own tots. Conversely, Katie Holmes and Reese Witherspoon are deemed supermoms.• Britney's rep is the most tarnished (says 40 percent of respondents), with Lindsay, Rosie and Paris tying for second.• Jennifer Aniston (yeah?) and Jessica Alba (oh yeah!) boast the best bikini... read more
Kelly Clarkson Apologizes, Regrets Public "Feud" | Today's News: Our Take | 7/23/2007
My boss is no Clive turkey. That's the gist of a statement posted by Kelly Clarkson to her fansite, in the wake of media coverage casting the wholesome American Idol in an unflattering light. "There has been quite a bit of controversy surrounding [my new album]... much of which has focused on a supposed feud with my record label, in particular, Clive Davis," Kelly writes. "I want to set the record straight by saying that I want my band, my advisors, those close to me and my record label to be... read more
Simon Cowell to Angry Kelly: "Kiss and Make Up!" | Today's News: Our Take | 7/13/2007
Refusing to walk away from her beef with her record label, Kelly Clarkson tells the August issue of Blender that during one of her face-offs with BMG/RCA boss Clive Davis, she said, "I don't know you very well, and I am not a bullsh---er. I get [that] you don't like the album. You're 80; you're not supposed to like my album." The 25-year-old's harsh diss of the music legend, who had been vocal with his concerns about her new material, doesn't sit well with the American Idol's onetime judge and... read more
Kelly Clarkson Revs NASCAR's Engines with Race Track | Today's News: Our Take | 6/22/2007
This Sunday during TNT's coverage of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, NASCAR will break a new ad campaign featuring Kelly Clarkson crooning "One Minute," one of the tracks from the American Idol's new album, My December (streeting Tuesday but currently free to sample at MTV.com). The ad was filmed during Clarkson's appearance and performance at the 2007 Daytona 500, where she also sang "Miss Independent" and "Since U Been Gone." read more
Britney's Latest Hits, Moore vs Braff, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 6/21/2007
Is Britney Spears poised to rehab her career? An insider "not affiliated with Spears or her label," the New York Post specifies, says there are "four definite hits" on the fallen pop tart's in-the-works album, adding, "It's amazing".... In other musical notes, Page Six also hears that "Looking Forward to Looking Back," a track on Mandy Moore's new Wild Hope CD, takes digs at ex-beau/Scrubs star Zach Braff (who most recently — and he's a hard one to keep up with! — has been spied up in... read more
Stuck in Idol: Kelly Clarkson Can't Top 40 | Today's News: Our Take | 6/20/2007
And the hits keep on coming... yet don't. "Never Again," the first single from Kelly Clarkson's new album streeting Tuesday, isn't the tops, say program directors for New York City's top-40 stations. "We're disappointed," WHTZ's Tom Poleman tells the New York Daily News. "It's done OK, not great." Adds WPLJ's Tom Cuddy, "We finally dropped it [in the rotation]. Listener response just wasn't there."Worse yet, the forecast for Clarkson's follow-up single isn't much better. Says Poleman, "I've... read more
Can Kelly Bounce Back from Her Latest Setback? | Today's News: Our Take | 6/14/2007
Kelly Clarkson has scrapped her planned summer concert series, saying, "[T]ouring is just too much too soon" — this in the wake of well-chronicled clashes with her label and manager, and the so-so debut of "Never Again," the first single from her new album. The reason for the bail-out is the American Idol's failure to fill the arenas she was booked into. "Ticket sales have not been what we anticipated," LiveNation's CEO says in a statement. "We came to the realization that we had bit off... read more
Miss Independent: Kelly Clarkson Axes Manager | Today's News: Our Take | 6/13/2007
Fed up with the direction he kept trying to steer her in, Kelly Clarkson on Monday fired manager Jeff Kwatinetz (of The Firm), surprising only some. As one source tells Us, "Kelly had enough." In a statement, American idol No. 1 says, "Those guys at The Firm did a good job, and I really appreciate everything they did." (Note to Paris: That's how you write a statement that sounds like a nonpublicist wrote it.) Alas, lest "Never Again" left any doubt in your mind, Kelly is as unlucky in love as... read more
Save the Dates: Kellys Clarkson and Ripa, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 6/5/2007
June 16 at 10 pm/ET: Kelly Ripa hosts a two-hour Oxygen special counting down The 50 Funniest Women Alive. Wait, is Kelly ineligible because she's host?! I will scream.June 18 at 10 pm: Logo premieres Curl Girls, a six-episode series based on the cabler's 2005 special and following a half-dozen lesbian surfers.June 20 at 8 pm: Oscar winner Morgan Freeman hosts AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies — 10th Anniversary Edition, a new countdown of the greatest films of all time. Beverly Hills Cop III,... read more
May 23, 2007: To Know Her Is to Love Her | American Idol | 5/24/2007
Everyone was in the house for the grand finale of American Idol, as Jordin and Blake opened the show with a long-awaited Beatles tune. "I Saw Her Standing There" was a premonition of things to come. We drifted quickly into a performance by the touring Gwen Stefani singing her song “4 in the Morning.” She looked and sounded fantastic. Red-carpet tidbits — there were lots of Idols both past and present. However, the real stars were ushered past me on the red-carpet press line at... read more
Kelly Clarkson: Label Wanted Me to Do Lindsay Lohan | Today's News: Our Take | 5/16/2007
Addressing talk that her forthcoming disc, "My December," has been less-than-warmly received by RCA Records overseer Clive Davis — to the point that a rumor circulated that the release has been snuffed all together — Kelly Clarkson says the sitch was "blown up" by the media. "Every record I've come out with, people have not liked," the original American Idol tells the AP. "There's always this battle, and it's not a bad battle to have. You don’t want 'yes' people around you, and... read more
Idol in Motion: Clarkson Unveils Summer Tour Dates | Today's News: Our Take | 4/27/2007
Kelly Clarkson, a most unfortunate fashion victim on Wednesday's "Idol Gives Back," hopefully will don more dynamic duds for her summer concert series tied to the release of her third awesome album. Hitting nearly 40 U.S. and Canadian cities, the music starts July 7 at Giants Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey, and winds down Sept. 28 in Las Vegas. read more
April 25, 2007: 70 Million Votes and Everyone's Safe! | American Idol | 4/26/2007
This is going to be a different kind of blog tonight as I am frankly stunned, shocked and really pleasantly surprised that Idol pulled this little telethon together so quickly and so effectively. Idol is in a position to do something to help others less fortunate, and I am proud they took this opportunity to do it. They have friends in very high places, and scores of Idol-worshiping celebrities offered their services to help spread the message. Not only that, but they partnered with One.org to... read more
"Idol Gives Back" Adds Housewife, Lotsa British Peeps | Today's News: Our Take | 4/5/2007
Fresh from Fox:"The original American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, along with Hugh Grant" — as in American Dreamz? — "Keira Knightley, Forest Whitaker, Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Radcliffe" — Emma must be holding out for a bigger per diem — "Teri Hatcher and Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson), are scheduled to appear on 'Idol Gives Back,' a two-night special airing Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25. These celebrities join previously announced talent Gwen Stefani, Josh Groban,... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/9/2007
Five years after coming in second to Kelly Clarkson — even in this very sentence — Justin Guarini is still s read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/8/2006
Last Thursday read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 4/4/2006
Man, it was like seeing plucky li'l Lisa Simpson get ejected from a saxophone recital. On last week's read more
The Watercooler | 3/29/2006
American IdolGeorge Huff was in the house, but these off-key performances probably removed the smile read more
Today's News: My Take | 2/9/2006
Dismantling an atomic bomb apparently requires a lot of gold-plated gramophones. U2 rocked Wednesday ni read more
The Watercooler | 2/9/2006
48th Annual Grammy AwardsAfter proudly watching my pals Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez on TV Guide Chan read more
The Watercooler | 2/9/2006
American Idol The early auditions are finally done and that means the end of the train wrec read more
The Watercooler | 1/25/2006
American IdolKellie Pickler ('pick Pickler!') belted out Kelly Clarkson's 'Since You've Been read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/19/2006
Kelly Clarkson, in the wake of read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/18/2006
As American Idol kicks off its new season by making us listen to singing Statues of Liberty and INS-dodging sex read more
Ask Matt | 12/23/2005
I just wanted to get your opinion on the whole read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/21/2005
This oughta put some glitter back on her cleavage: When the American Music Awards nominations were announced yesterday, read more
Today's News: My Take | 8/29/2005
Green Day was the big winner at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, winning seven Moonmen including video read more
The Watercooler | 8/29/2005
The VMAs hadn't even started yet, and Suge Knight had already been shot in the leg at a preshow party. Fortunatel read more
The Watercooler | 8/18/2005
[Editor's Note: The Teen Choice Awards were rebroadcast on Wednesday night on the TV Guide Channel] I read more
Today's News: My Take | 8/2/2005
Mariah Carey and the Killers have been ad read more
No Idol Dreams for Dance Stars | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/20/2005
What first came across as a rather unprom read more
Will Tiffany Go from Has-Been to Hit? | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/2/2005
In tonight's premiere of Hit Me Baby One More Time (9 pm/ET on NBC), an assortment of ex-stars of rock and pop music take another shot at fame. They'll perform the classic oldies they're best known for, as well as their personal favorite modern-day hits, while trying to shake off that unflattering "has-been" label. Welcome to the very random and wacky world of summer TV. Among the participants is Tiffany, who also appeared in the original U.K. version of Hit. Tonight she'll sing her No. 1 ... read more
Today's News: My Take | 5/26/2005
If you checked off Bo Bice's name in your American Idol office pool, it's time to pay up. In a bit of an upset, girl-nex read more
The Watercooler | 4/20/2005
Gilmore Girls I don't know about you, but I'm not buying Dean's whole Gilmore relationship-breakdown theory. ("They wan read more
The Watercooler | 3/2/2005
Gilmore Girls All is right with the world — Luke and Lorelai are back together. Just in time too, 'cause Luke was o read more
Today's News: My Take | 2/24/2005
On last night's American Idol, Jared Yates, Judd Harris, Sarah Mather and Melinda Lira learned that they were the first read more
Today's News: My Take | 2/23/2005
Kelly Clarkson is embarking on her first solo concert tour. The Breakaway Tour kicks off March 30 in Tulsa and wraps May read more
The Watercooler | 2/3/2005
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search I know I said last week that I couldn't care less about these rib cages with a read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/5/2005
Ashlee Simpson may want to go back to lip-syncing. The embattled pop star was resoundingly booed following her creaky li read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/13/2004
Jessica Simpson's sister, Ashlee, is eyeing a guest-star gig on NBC's American Dreams this fall. "She's a good friend of read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/13/2004
Jessica Simpson's sister, Ashlee, is eyeing a guest-star gig on NBC's American Dreams this fall. "She's a good friend of read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/1/2004
American Idol winner Fantasia's first single, "I Believe," debuted atop the singles chart with 142,000 copies sold. The read more
The Watercooler | 5/27/2004
I know. It's all a big hype thing, but the Idol finale is just too big to handle alone. I mean, come on, it's Fantasia read more
Today's News: My Take | 5/27/2004
An estimated 31.4 million people watched gospel-tinged soul diva Fantasia "Bo-Bo" Barrino edge out perpetually perky Dia read more
Today's News: My Take | 5/26/2004
With a record 65 million votes cast, gospel-tinged soul diva Fantasia "Bobo" Barrino edged out the perpetually perky Dia read more
Ask Matt | 5/3/2004
Question: I know you have praised American Idol in the past and I have enjoyed watching the first two seasons, but after read more
The Watercooler | 1/29/2004
American Idol Oh, thank god. The Hawaiian auditions bring the badness to an end. Seriously, I get that Fox trots out th read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/15/2004
David Spade's guest-star gig as Katey Sagal's nephew on ABC's 8 Simple Rules... has turned permanent, the network announ read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/5/2004
CBS' Michael Jackson Number Ones special finished No. 3 in its time slot Friday night with 10.6 million viewers. The net read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/23/2003
Forget ambassadors of good will. The United States is sending Kelly Clarkson, the original American Idol winner, to repr read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/22/2003
Forget ambassadors of good will. The United States is sending Kelly Clarkson, the original American Idol winner, to repr read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/19/2003
Forget ambassadors of good will. The United States is sending Kelly Clarkson, the original American Idol winner, to repr read more
Today's News: My Take | 12/18/2003
Another American Idol alum has conquered the album charts. This time it's second-season champ Ruben Studdard, whose debu read more
Today's News: My Take | 12/17/2003
Another American Idol alum has conquered the album charts. This time it's second-season champ Ruben Studdard, whose debu read more
Today's News: My Take | 12/4/2003
Simon Cowell will serve as the American judge for the World Idol competition, which finds American Idol champ Kelly Clar read more
The Watercooler | 12/4/2003
Christmas in Rockefeller Center OK, I love Christmas. In that carols-from-Thanksgiving-until-January sort of way. So th read more
The Watercooler | 11/20/2003
Ed I think it's time to check into the Betty Ford Clinic for TV fans addicted to cute. Because no matter how much I gri read more
Today's News: My Take | 11/14/2003
Miss Independent is setting her sights on a new, loftier title: Miss Universe! American Idol's inaugural champ, Kelly Cl read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 10/28/2003
Since American Idol began, the Fox show has been plucking nobodies from obscurity and whipping them into somebodies with read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/23/2003
Clay Aiken is proving to be the most successful loser in history. The American Idol runner-up's debut CD, Measure of a M read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/22/2003
Clay Aiken is proving to be the most successful loser in history. The American Idol runner-up's debut CD, Measure of a M read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/13/2003
Christmas is coming early for American Idol fans. Fox will air an American Idol holiday special on Nov. 25 featuring alu read more
Today's News: My Take | 8/28/2003
American Idol is going global. According to USA Today, Kelly Clarkson will face off against Idol champs from around the read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/28/2003
American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson will guest star as Brenda Lee in an episode of NBC's American Dreams to air this seas read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/24/2003
Following in the footsteps of Destiny's Child, Ashanti and Kelly Osbourne, American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson has signed read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/14/2003
Hey, kids! Aspire to croon like Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard? Auditions for American Idol 3 — which debuts in J read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/2/2003
Justin Guarini is in a boatload of trouble for nearly running over a girl with a personal watercraft at a Texas lake Sat read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/16/2003
Even Kelly Clarkson — the first American Idol victor — agrees that "A Moment Like This" is an annoying song. (So read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/29/2003
These days, the title of Hardest Working Man in Show Business surely must go to Ruben Studdard, the newly-minted America read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/22/2003
After 24 million votes were cast, an hour and 50 minutes of our lives were whiled away, more than 75 commercials were b read more
Today's News: My Take | 5/16/2003
Besides Alicia Keys, American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson and Destiny's Child hottie Beyonce Knowles are both in negotiati read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/16/2003
Is there anything more fun than watching big stars grovel for dollars and network executives deflate their own egos? Tho read more
Today's News: My Take | 5/1/2003
Madonna's mammoth media blitz paid off on the album chart. Her new CD American Life debuted at No. 1 with 241,000 copies read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/28/2003
Blaming Canada's SARS outbreak, Billy Joel and Elton John have canceled a sold-out concert tonight in Toronto. American read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/23/2003
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this, but Kelly Clarkson did it in less than a week! The American Idol cha read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/15/2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been tapped to host CBS's American Film Institute special counting down the top 100 heroes and read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/25/2003
From Justin to Kelly, the upcoming movie-musical starring last year's American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/20/2003
Damn those American Idol writers! If it weren't for that diva-esque banter they encouraged Vanessa Olivarez to recite la read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/19/2003
What do three of pop culture's harshest critics think about reality TV? We'll find out tonight, when South Park co-creat read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/13/2003
This is just depressing: Colorful crooner Vanessa Olivarez became the first of 12 finalists booted off of American Idol read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/6/2003
American Idol finalist Corey Clark — the dude Simon lambasted for partying the night before a pivotal qualifying rou read more
Today's News: My Take | 2/19/2003
Tonight's special 90-minute American Idol will feature a special sneak preview of Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini's up read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/10/2002
With sales of 336,660 copies, Elvis Presley's 30 #1 Hits held on to the No. 1 spot on Billboard's album chart for the se read more
Roush Review | 10/7/2002
If only NBC's tunefully nostalgic American Dreams could settle for just being likable and entertaining, which it often i read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/26/2002
American Idol fans snapped up Kelly Clarkson's ghastly debut single "A Moment Like This" in record numbers — all but read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/18/2002
American Idol loser Tamyra Gray may prove to be the show's biggest winner after all. The up-and-comer is in talks to joi read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/17/2002
What inspired American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson to sing Harry Nilsson's '70s hit "Without You" on the show? Donny Osmo read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/11/2002
With nearly 23 million viewers tuned in, last Wednesday's American Idol finale — in which Kelly Clarkson triumphed o read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/6/2002
There were some funny moments on the Today show this morning as American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson "accidentally" remark read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/5/2002
We hate to say we told you so, but doggone it, we did tell you so. On last night's first-season finale of American Idol, read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/4/2002
We hate to say we told you so, but doggone it, we did tell you so. On last night's first-season finale of American Idol read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/4/2002
If those popularity polls are any indication, Texas cocktail waitress Kelly Clarkson is the odds-on favorite to win Amer read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/30/2002
The topic du jour on the red carpet at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards was who would emerge the big winner on... America read more
Today's News: My Take | 8/29/2002
We're going to go out on a limb and predict that former cocktail waitress Kelly Clarkson is going to win this American I read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/20/2002
Last week, American Idol reject RJ Helton snapped under Simon's pressure. Poor kid! Remember the night he was stuck on s read more
Today's News: My Take | 8/15/2002
American Idol fans are an unpredictable lot. In a surprise move, viewers voted off sweet Georgia underdog R.J. Helton We read more