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Singer-songwriter Kara DioGuardi joins the eighth season of American Idol as the fourth permanent judge.

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In case you believe it to be true, "Britney Spears will not be performing at the VMAs this year. I'm telling you officially and unequivocally," Ryan Seacrest quoted her manager, Larry Rudolph, as saying on his KIIS-FM radio show Monday morning.

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Hayden Panettiere spoke publicly for the first time about her dad's arrest for spousal abuse and put the blame on the arresting officers. Her father was arrested after getting in a drunken brawl with his wife who was also sloshed.

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Congrats to Alessandra Ambrosio: the supermodel gave birth to a daughter named Anja Louise on Sunday in Brazil. It is the first child for Alessandra and boyfriend Jamie Mazur.

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Aside from being the highest paid comedy star in prime-time, Charlie Sheen will soon be a daddy again.

In Touch Weekly is reporting that the happy couple, Sheen and his lovely wife, Brooke Mueller, are expecting a baby.

An insider tells the mag, "They are so happy and excited. They are in love, and this news makes things even better."

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Barenaked Ladies singer Ed Robertson and three other passengers survived a plane crash in Ontario on Sunday.

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The Dancing With the Stars contestants for the seventh season were released today, and Kim Kardashian announced she will still be participating, despite recently injuring her foot.

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Paris Hilton plans to duet with boyfriend Benji Madden.

The socialite, 27, reveals that the Good Charlotte star has been helping to write songs for her new LP. And she insists the pair will do a duet around the time her new reality series Paris Hilton's My New BFF launches in October.

She tells Hollyscoop.com, "He (Benji) actually helped me write some of the songs for my new album, and for the BFF show. He's a really amazing talent, songwriter and singer." When quizzed about a potential duet with Madden, Hilton replied: "Yes, definitely. When the show comes out."

Labels: Alessandra Ambrosio, American Idol, Britney Spears, celeb baby, Charlie Sheen, Hayden Panettiere, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton

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Move over Angelina and Ashlee because Beyonce Knowles is going to be adding her name onto the celebrity mommy list.

Reportedly, all the wedding guests - friends and family - know the truth. So which one (or two) of them are the "multiple sources" Hollyscoop claims to have spoken with?

It's suggested in one report that Beyonce's "strong Christian beliefs" spurred the quickie trip to the altar.

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We know Paula has been irking people plately. Some have even actually written into the show and asked her to be removed as a judge on American Idol.

"Idol" Executive Producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz told the Hollywood Reporter this week that the "Idol" judging/host lineup will remain the same.

"We are constantly looking at the show with an eye towards improving the viewing experience," she said. "However, after seven seasons on air as the most popular show on television, one thing is certain: Randy, Paula and Simon are, and will be, our judges, and Ryan is, and will be, our host."

Labels: American Idol, beyonce

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So Rascal Flatts has already won best group video of the year at the CMT Music Awards. And since they are by far my favorite group I think that is pretty exciting news.

A past American Idol contestant, Kellie Pickler, has won Breakthrough Video of the Year which she contributes to having been on American Idol.

LeAnn Rimes and Bon Jovi have won for Collaborative Video of the Year. Go them! But what the heck was she wearing?

I'll update this post as I learn more. =o)

How can Faith Hill still look gorgeous pregnant? =o) She does, she's beaming, she's funny, she's just perfect!

Taylor Swift just won best female video for "Our Song!"

Billy Ray just had the crowd all pumped up with a standing ovation in support of our troops and now Brad Paisely is performing. *sigh*

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw announced the best "Wide Open Country Video" and even though I'm not sure what that means I can tell you Alison Krauss and Robert Plant won.

Reba McEntire announced the hotness of the male video of the year nominees Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisely, Trace Adkins and Toby Keith. The winner being Trace Adkins with his song "I Got My Game On." (Side note: speaking of Keith Urban, his wife Nicole Kidman was there of course, looking stunning in red but still not showing much of a baby bump.)

Taylor Swift is performing now. She's also gorgeous. Maybe it's a country thang. =o)

Toby Keith is on stage now performing his smashing hit "She's a hottie." I actually have no idea what the song is called but those words are in it.

Duo Video of the Year nominees were Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland and Montgomery Gentry. I'm partial to Big & Rich because it was Brian and mine's wedding song, but Sugarland won with their song "Stay."

Kenny Chesney on stage now. Every time I see him he looks thinner. Does he eat? Does he work out? Either way he's still sounds awesome.

And now for the BIG award, Country Music Video of the Year OVERALL...goes to....
TAYLOR SWIFT WITH "OUR SONG!"

And in her excitement she thanks MySpace. lol. But $5,000 is going to St. Jude's Hospital for Children because that is who she chose. CMT is giving over $80,000 tonight to charities all chosen by the artists. That rocks!!!

Carrie Underwood had the final performance and I have to say along with sounding fantastic, she looked so cute in that dress! And the purple glitter mic is wicked awesome! P.S. I want that dress!

Labels: Alison Krauss, American Idol, Bon Jovi, carrie underwood, CMT, Faith Hill, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts, Robert Plant, Sugarland, Trace Adkins

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Two "American Idol" finalists at opposite ends of the viewership spectrum as evaluated by TiVo:

- David Archuleta ranked in the highest audience numbers during his performance.

- Syesha Mercado was the lowest on the totem pole this week, with the fewest viewers sticking around for her performance. For the past 4 weeks running, the person with the lowest viewership as recorded by TiVo subscribers has been voted to go home.

TiVo has been using its second-by-second audience measurement to determine which performers had the highest and lowest viewership. It turns out, this information, especially among viewers who are watching on a time shifted basis, is predictive of which contestant will be voted off. Viewers tend to rewind and watch their favorite performances multiple times, while fast-forwarding through the ones they don't like. These viewing preferences correlate with voting patterns (for each week TiVo has measured). As always, the viewing information was collected in strict accordance to TiVo's privacy policy, which uses a sample of completely anonymous data from 20,000 random anonymous subscribers, analyzed only in on an aggregated basis.

Hmmmm, interesting, very interesting.

Do you this type of data compiling could work?

SOURCE: Press Release from TiVo Inc.

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A former job in the life of American Idol finalist David Hernandez may have come back to haunt him, now that the manager of a male strip club in Phoenix says that the 24-year-old performed in the buff at the establishment for three years, ending in September 2007.

"He had the look and the type that people like, so he made pretty good money here," Gordy Bryan, manager of Dick's Cabaret, an establishment for men, tells the Associated Press.

Dick's Cabaret, I'm sorry but that makes me laugh. Such a ridiculous name. lol. Do you know what cabaret means? It means simple platform. He danced nude for a place that can literally be translated into "dicks on a platform." ROFL.

Ok seriously though, wow, I mean I know it doesn't mean he is a terrible person. A lot of people strip to make money, there is good money in stripping and if you have the gumption to get your groove on and bare all then fine. I'm not going to judge. It's something I could never do because I'm not comfortable in my own skin. It is sad that this will probably mean he will get the boot from the show since it is a "family" program.

Now how many of you will be picturing him naked during his next performance? If he gets to even stay on the show? What do you think should happen?

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American Idol is all the rage in the world of people who enjoy watching competitions and hearing Simon Cowell tell people off. Or, if you're like me, watching Paula Abdul clap without letting her fingers touch and hearing Randy call people dogs. Hehe.

The three contenders from Delaware did not make it to the final 24. Bummer. I really liked Jonathan Baines, 17, of Smyrna. When he auditioned, singing Little Big Town's "A Little More You" it was perfect! Baines sang a few lines of the song before he was interrupted by Simon Cowell. "You have a very good voice," Simon said before fellow judge Paula Abdul agreed. That was all it took and Simon announced, "You're going to Hollywood!"

Here are this year's top 24 contestants, in no particular order: Carly Smithson, David Cook, Amanda Overmyer, David Archuleta, Brooke White, Danny Noriega, Jason Castro, Luke Menard, Alexandrea Lushington, Ramiele Malubay, Syesha Mercado, Robbie Carrico, Garrett Haley, Kady Malloy, Chikezie Eze, Amy Davis, Alaina Whitaker, Jason Yeager, Michael Johns, Asia'h Epperson, David Hernandez, Colton Berry, Joanne Borgella and Kristy Lee Cook.

Labels: American Idol

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Braeden knew Jordin would win nearly 8 weeks ago.

I don't know how he did it.

Perhaps his love for performing (with his junior drum kit and kiddie mic) is what makes him so astute. Not to mention he has been practicing with his little acoustic guitar nearly every day. Maybe we'll be voting for Brae some day on a show like Idol.

Jordin Sparks is America's new Idol. The only complaint I would have is her age. She is 17 and I really wish she could put her singing career on hold just a little bit longer. I feel like she will miss out on sports and prom and, well, teenage life. That makes me nervous for her. It is not fun to grow up too quickly.

But big congrats to her. And a big congrats to runner-up, Blake Lewis. He is the only contestant ever to do something original and creative. Blake has a love for beat boxing and was able to include it in many songs this season. Props to him!

Hopefully if American Idol makes it around for another year they won't give out awards to people they only intend to make fun of on national television. That was just plain rude.

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Jordin will win. She will.

I have no doubts about it.

But what I do doubt is the show appearing again in the lineup next season.

With the banter between judges and hosts and the horribleness that was Sanjaya, I just don't think the show will make it.

Anyway, my son and I are prepping for the final performances of Jordin and Blake tomorrow. I do enjoy Blake as a performer, but Jordin's voice is unbeatable. Even my three-year-old can tell you that.

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Melinda and Jordin. Perhaps they will allow a tie this season.

But that's not what I want to talk about tonight in regards to the show. Tonight American Idol gave back. They have been visiting thrid world countries and also parts of our own country to see how they can make a difference in fighting poverty. Tonight 10 cents of each vote will go towards their cause; the final amount will be in the millions. This kind of good will is just amazing and I am so pleased to see it.

Money will be given to poverty stricken areas in both the United States and Africa. You can find out exactly where the money will be going by reading the information on the American Idol Gives Back website.

I made my donation and I hope you will make your own. It doesn't have to be much and certainly don't do it if it outside of your means, but if you can, you should.

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Horrendous.

Sometimes Simon is mean when he judges people, but tonight when he said Sanjaya was horrendous, well, I think he was putting it mildly. I cannot stand hearing that boy sing. I don't find him the slightest bit attractive. He doesn't dress well, there is no style about him whatsoever. SO WHAT IN THE WORLD is going on!?

Maybe it is all a conspiracy. Maybe the network wants to end the show so they put him on stage and are watching all their credibility wash down the drain.

My son loves to watch it. He loves Jordin. And so yes, tomorrow night we will stay up and see who gets voted out of the competition. If Sanjaya once again escapes the bottom three and remains in as a contestant..well..Brae just might have to watch the rest of the reason while Mommy reads with ear plugs in place.

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With only 8 left and one on the way out tonight, the American Idol competition is fiercely underway. Last night the contestants performed Latin themed songs after receiving coaching from Jennifer Lopez.

Aside for Blake, I thought they all stunk. I'm sorry, but even the girls who have brilliant voices (not Haley) just didn't have what it takes to sing the songs they picked. Next week everyone will need to step it up a notch. Blake did the best of all the performances, and even he could have done better. But he was the only singer who actually kept the beat of the song last night.

I had to cover my ears when Phil was singing "Maria, Maria." There were times in which his voice squealed so piercingly that I commented it sounded as though he had stepped on a pig's tail.

Haley should just put down the mic. The only thing she is good for is being runner-up in a swim suit competition.

Jordin, LaKisha and Melinda have amazing voices, but the Latin theme was not their cup of tea. I do hope they are in the last four along side Blake.

The judges must not have been paying attention when Chris sang, because they didn't think he did too bad. I thought he was terrible. I don't care how hot you think he looks, I think he's full of himself, not-so-hot and a terrible singer/performer.

Sanjaya. Oh lord. Do you know in his interview when they asked what his personal goals were in life his response was "To become witty." WHAT!? Is that!? I just, I have no patience for him or his presence on the show. In fact, I want to watch it less and less due to the fact that he remains.

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