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Your New American Idol : Lee DeWyze

 Your New 
 American 
 Idol: Lee 
 DeWyze 
bret michaels performs
May 27, 2010 5:35 AM CDT

Your New American Idol: Lee DeWyze

Simon Cowell's last show features Bret Michaels singing

(Newser) - American Idol crowned its new champion tonight: 24-year-old Lee DeWyze, a shy paint clerk from Mount Prospect, Illinois. He beat Crystal Bowersox in the finale, which featured a surprise performance by recovering rocker Bret Michaels. (He joined Idol finalist Casey James on the Poison hit "Every Rose Has Its...

10 Surprising Celeb Dropouts
 10 Surprising Celeb Dropouts 
Apr 19, 2010 10:43 AM CDT

10 Surprising Celeb Dropouts

It's not just Disney starlets who ditch education

(Newser) - The fact that Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears never finished high school isn't exactly shocking. But you might be surprised to hear that these more serious celebs also dropped out. The Frisky found 10 you wouldn’t expect:
  1. Hilary Swank: Managed to snag a role as a high school teacher
...

On Idol, Ellen DeGeneres Is Stealing the Show

She's friendly, down to earth, and won't play 'second fiddle' to Simon

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres gets a glowing review for her work on American Idol from Alessandra Stanley. "Midway through her first season, Ms. DeGeneres has all but hijacked the show, playing second fiddle to no one, not even the overbearing Mr. Cowell," she writes in the New York Times . All...

Biggest Celebrity Groomzillas
 Biggest Celebrity Groomzillas 
Mar 31, 2010 12:08 PM CDT

Biggest Celebrity Groomzillas

You wouldn't expect it, but Simon Cowell is one

(Newser) - Women get a lot of flack for being bridezillas, but Katy Perry recently said fiance Russell Brand is going crazier over their wedding prep—and he’s not the only high-profile groomzilla. Ami Angelowicz dishes on six more, on The Frisky :
  1. Simon Cowell: He wants a Salvador Dali-inspired wedding. Enough
...

Simon: Perez Could Replace Me
 Simon: Perez Could Replace Me 
american idol
Feb 19, 2010 8:17 AM CST

Simon: Perez Could Replace Me

Cowell writes off Howard Stern, endorses blogger Hilton

(Newser) - If you were hoping to hear Howard Stern’s bleep-filled tirades on American Idol next season, sorry: Simon Cowell says the shock jock is an unlikely pick to replace him as a judge. He also calls Madonna (who knew she was in the running?) a “pipe dream,” saying...

Simon Cowell Engaged

 Simon Cowell 
 Engaged 
coming soon: 'little simons'
Feb 18, 2010 9:11 AM CST

Simon Cowell Engaged

American Idol judge calls Mezghan Hussainy 'the one'

(Newser) - Ornery American Idol judge Simon Cowell once called marriage an “outdated contract,” but apparently he does have a soft spot: He proposed to girlfriend of six months Mezghan Hussainy on Valentine’s Day, the Sun reports. “Simon's definitely engaged,” says a friend. “I've never seen...

Simon 'Meaner Than I Thought': Ellen
 Simon 'Meaner Than 
 I Thought': Ellen 
HER IDOL DEBUT
Feb 9, 2010 10:12 PM CST

Simon 'Meaner Than I Thought': Ellen

New judge DeGeneres doesn't hold back on American Idol

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres flashed the humor many expected of her in tonight’s screen debut as an American Idol judge—and beforehand got off a shot at departing fellow judge Simon Cowell, saying the acerbic Brit is “actually meaner than I thought.” That tidbit comes via a video on...

Scott Brown: Give Ayla Another Shot on Idol

Senator-elect appeals to Simon Cowell on daughter's behalf

(Newser) - Scott Brown thought Simon Cowell's 2006 critique of daughter Ayla's performance on American Idol was "kind of harsh," but he'd still like the Fox impresario to give his offspring another chance. "Ayla actually respects Simon greatly about his critiquing," the senator-elect from Massachusetts told Barbara Walters...

Simon Cowell to Produce Single for Haiti

Gordon Brown asks the 'Idol' judge to work on charity project

(Newser) - Simon Cowell says he will produce a charity single within 10 days to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. No word yet on which British stars will perform, but Susan Boyle is a possibility. Prime Minister Gordon Brown asked Cowell to put together the single, which will be exempt...

Why Cowell's X-Factor Will Overtake Idol

Leaving 'American Idol' likely right move for Simon Cowell

(Newser) - With Simon Cowell set to depart American Idol at the end of this season, the big question becomes: Did he make the right choice? Yes, and not just because Cowell’s judgments are notoriously “cold, unsentimental, and usually correct,” Tom Ewing writes for New York . Cowell’s new...

Posh Not So Hot in Idol Premiere

 Posh Not So Hot 
 in Idol Premiere 
PLUS: RYAN AS JUDGE?
Jan 13, 2010 9:13 AM CST

Posh Not So Hot in Idol Premiere

Sources say Ryan could take over for Cowell; Victoria Beckham guests

(Newser) - American Idol’s 2010 season premiered last night, but if you’re wondering how new judge Ellen DeGeneres did, don’t—Victoria Beckham filled in, and not to critics' delight. From her "crazy" face to the "nothing" she added to the commentary, the Daily Mail cites several who...

Simon Wants Paula on X Factor
 Simon Wants Paula on X Factor 
PLUS: ELLEN WEIGHS IN
Jan 12, 2010 9:03 AM CST

Simon Wants Paula on X Factor

Cowell, Abdul in talks to team up on new show

(Newser) - Good news for anyone pining for the good ol' days of American Idol: Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell may be reuniting for Cowell’s X Factor. Sources tell TMZ the pair is discussing the possibility of Abdul coming on the US version of his UK hit as a judge. Cowell...

Simon Cowell Finally Quits American Idol

Tart-tongued judge will launch 'X Factor' after 9th 'Idol' season

(Newser) - Simon Cowell made the first of what will surely be many farewells to American Idol today, confirming to a gathering of American TV critics in Pasadena that he's leaving the show at the end of this year's 9th season. The caustic Brit who's considered Idol's biggest star said he's launching...

Ellen: Simon Is Smart But Mean
 Ellen: Simon Is Smart But Mean 
'AMERICAN IDOL' RUN-UP
Jan 8, 2010 10:38 AM CST

Ellen: Simon Is Smart But Mean

DeGeneres talks Cowell, Paula Abdul as American Idol returns

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres makes her debut as the newest American Idol judge on Tuesday, and she talks Simon Cowell (he’s “smart,” but “mean” and “insensitive”) and more with the Wall Street Journal :
  • Paula Abdul: “I don't know if I'll be as nurturing as she
...

Boyle Debut Fastest-Selling Ever in UK

With 410K copies sold, I Dreamed a Dream tops Brit charts

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream has nabbed the record for best first-week sales of a debut album in UK chart history. The breakthrough Britain’s Got Talent singer’s record sold 410,000 copies last week, easily topping big draws like Rihanna and Lady Gaga and becoming the...

Most Influential Man of 2009 Is... Don Draper?

The winner isn't even real, and Usain Bolt leaves Obama in his dust

(Newser) - The most influential man of 2009—at least in the eyes of AskMen.com readers—isn't actually a man. He's a fictional creation, none other than Don Draper of Mad Men. "In a turbulent 2009, men are seeking the stability of tradition in the masculine qualities that they imagine...

Susan Boyle Is Not a Sideshow
 Susan Boyle Is Not a Sideshow 
OPINION
Sep 17, 2009 9:35 AM CDT

Susan Boyle Is Not a Sideshow

After her stellar performance on America's Got Talent , it's time to take Boyle seriously

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s performance last night on America’s Got Talent “was exactly what Boyle's mentor, Simon Cowell, could have hoped for—lovely, inspirational, free of surprises,” writes Ann Powers in the Los Angeles Times. “No matter that it was canned” or that she was nervous. Boyle's...

Awww ... Simon Misses Paula on Idol

(Newser) - Tight-lipped Simon Cowell doesn’t want to “get in the middle” of execs and departed American Idol judge Paula Abdul, he tells Extra, but he does say things are “different” without her. “I miss her, of course,” he says. Asked how the new lineup compares to...

Posh Reels In $5M Idol Contract
 Posh Reels In $5M Idol Contract 
Aug 16, 2009 7:34 AM CDT

Posh Reels In $5M Idol Contract

(Newser) - Victoria Beckham has landed a $5 million contract to sit in for Paula Abdul on American Idol, even though inside sources claim she fumbled her audition, reports the Daily Mail. She has host Simon Cowell's support, though program producers are still worried she comes across as too British and is...

Why Paula Really Left Idol
 Why Paula Really Left Idol 
Aug 12, 2009 10:58 AM CDT

Why Paula Really Left Idol

She felt mistreated, underpaid; network had 'mixed feelings'

(Newser) - Paula Abdul left American Idol only after “months of calculation,” both her own and Fox’s, writes Edward Wyatt in the New York Times. Abdul felt she was being mistreated on the show. Colleagues, she believed, weren’t doing enough to fight rumors about her “unreliability and...

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