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New Idol Crowned During Star Studded Finale
Wed May 20, 2009 10:26 PM EDT
With just under 100 million votes cast towards deciding this year's winner, American Idol pulled out all the stops for its two hour finale. And what a finale it was!
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Competition Close as Final 2 Sing for Idol Title
Tue May 19, 2009 9:25 PM EDT
It's the last competition night of American Idol's eighth season and the competition couldn't be closer as the Final 2 take on three songs in their quest for the Idol title.
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Emotion Idol Results Show Sets Up a 'Ding Dong' Finale
Wed May 13, 2009 10:16 PM EDT
A close race and visits home make the Top 3 American Idol results show a very emotional one. And with only a million votes separating the Final 2, you can bet that next week's finale will be an exciting one.
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Idol's Top 3 Pick Better Songs Than Judges
Tue May 12, 2009 9:17 PM EDT
American Idol is down to its Top 3 and for its 300th episode each of the guys had to sing two songs – a choice of their own and one chosen by one of the judges. Hands down, the guys picked better songs than the judges.
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Idol Results: Danny Screeches to Safety
Wed May 6, 2009 10:12 PM EDT
After Tuesday's train wreck performance, I thought for sure that tonight's American Idol results show would be the end of the line for Danny Gokey. But apparently Danny's got some unbelievable luck or some devoted (although deaf) fans.
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Idol's Top 4 Add Duets to Rock Week
Tue May 5, 2009 9:10 PM EDT
This week Guns N Roses' Slash joined American Idol's Top 4 for Rock Week. If the excitement of seeing the final four rock out wasn't enough, Idol added duets to the mix this week.
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Which Idol Judges Will Be Back Next Season?
Seeded on Tue May 5, 2009 10:23 AM EDT (TV Show Recaps)
Simon Cowell has confirmed that all four Idol judges will return next season. "I think certainly next year everyone's going to be back," he told Ellen DeGeneres during a pre-taped Tuesday appearance on her show ("Yeah, absolutely," he added.)
'American Idol' star David Cook's brother Adam dies of brain cancer
Seeded on Mon May 4, 2009 8:11 AM EDT (EW.com)
After battling cancer for more than 10 years, American Idol star David Cook's brother, Adam, 37, succumbed to the disease Saturday.
Adam in the Bottom 3 of Idol This Week
Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT
The biggest shock of the night as American Idol dwindled its numbers to four was not who got sent home, but who was in the Bottom 3. At this point, at least one person had to grace the stools for the first time, but this week we got two newbies.
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American Idol has Found its Own Rat Pack
Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:20 PM EDT
This week American Idol is down to its Top 5, the same number of members in the Rat Pack. So it was fitting that we were treated to the sounds of the Rat Pack tonight.
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Fox faces uncertainty over fate of "Idol" judges
Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:11 PM EDT (yahoo)
Fox television this week faced an uncomfortable future when the two biggest stars on its No. 1-rated show "American Idol" openly discussed leaving, which experts said could send viewership plummeting in future seasons.
Idol Down to Four Men, One Woman
Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:07 PM EDT
After 45 million votes, American Idol has dwindled down the finalists to five. After saving Matt Giraud last week, two contenders were sent home after less than stellar disco performances.
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Disco gets Remade by Idol's Top 7
Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:17 PM EDT
Last week, history was made when the American Idol judges used their save and sent no one home. But that means the fate of two are on the line this week. And disco definitely set apart the real contenders from those just hanging on.
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Judges Use the Save, Idol Remains at 7
Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:14 PM EDT
The American Idol judges finally did it. They pulled out the save card and they used it. The good news is that Matt Giraud is staying for another week. The bad news is two contestants get eliminated next week.
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Adam Goes Wild with Cinema Hits on Idol
Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:27 PM EDT
This week American Idol partnered with Quentin Tarantino to take on the songs of cinema, where in lies the problem.
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Suspense High on Idol's Top 8 Results Show
Wed Apr 8, 2009 10:18 PM EDT
The suspense was high tonight on American Idol as the judges debated the use of their save in the final moments of the show. But a 2-2 stalemate was not enough to render the unanimous vote required by the save and Idol said goodbye to Scott MacIntyre.
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Idol's Top 8 Relive Music from the Birth Year
Tue Apr 7, 2009 9:33 PM EDT
While American Idol's Top 8 go back in time with hits from their birth year, Allison Iraheta proves that boys haven't entirely wrapped up this contest.
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Simon Sends an Idol Home Without a Care
Wed Apr 1, 2009 10:24 PM EDT
This week's American Idol results shocker wasn't who was in the Bottom Three or even in who was sent home, but in how this contestant was sent home. Man, it was harsh, but well deserved.
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Idol Finds a Couple of Piano Men Among the Top 9
Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:15 PM EDT
As American Idol's Top 9 flaunt their version of popular iTune downloads, it was a couple of men behind the pianos that really stole the show tonight, proving that you could make an old song new again.
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Motown Greats Rock American Idol Top 10 Results Show
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:14 PM EDT
Tonight, the American Idol stage was seething with talent and I'm not talking about the Top 10 who awaited their fate. I'm talking about performances by the greats - Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. It was a reminder that the Top 10 still have a long way to go.
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American Idol Admits Group Numbers Use Recorded Tracks
Seeded on Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:56 PM EDT (The New York Times)
A spokesman for the producers of "American Idol" said as much on Wednesday, after assertions by a former "American Idol" contestant that the weekly group numbers, which are performed near the beginning of each week's results show, appear to be using recorded vocals this …
Idol Guys Put a New Twist on Motown
Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:20 PM EDT
American Idol this week might have been a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Motown, but for the contestants it was a chance to show what they could do with great music. And the guys really stepped up to the challenge this week with the some great, original performances.
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Carrie Underwood Returns for Idol's Shocking Top 11 Results
Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:17 PM EDT
To round out the full hour American Idol needs to give us the one name of the person being eliminated this week, we were treated to performances by three Grand Ole Opry members - Brad Paisley and a duet by Idol's own Carrie Underwood and guest mentor Randy Travis.
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Randy Travis helps Idol's Top 11 Find Their County Side
Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT
It's Grand Ole Opry Night on American Idol and that means Simon is going to be extra hard to please. We all know how little the Brit likes country music so it's a real test to see which of the Top 11 can impress him tonight.
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