Mariah Carey is Replacing Jennifer Lopez

  It is official Mariah Carey is joining American Idol as a judge replacing Jennifer Lopez. Fox is relying on Mariah Carey  to revitalize”American Idol.” Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly called the pop star Monday on his phone during the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Beverly Hills to share the news with television journalists. “I […]

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Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez leave ‘American Idol’

      The Aerosmith singer and FOX announced Thursday (July 12) that Tyler won’t be part of the show’s 12th season in 2013. “After some long…hard…thoughts…I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit,” he said. “I strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and […]

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‘American Idol’ Has No Shortage of Expertise because it Nears Last 24

“American Idol” is nearing the choice of the final 24 contestants soon after 50 percent the Hollywood aspirants were sent household by means of the dreaded elimination rooms. Belters Haley Reinhart, Ashton Jones, Thia Megia, Kendra Chantelle and Clint Jun Gamboa sailed easily through. Extra astonishing had been frenetic contestant Ashley Sullivan and low-voice country […]

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‘American Idol’ recap: Group night’s triumphs and tears

“American Idol” squeezed some real drama from Time 10’s group evening in Hollywood Week on Wednesday night. And also the decreasing of the minimum age to 15 for contestants this 12 months played no tiny component in that, paving the way for us to fret over sweet, moon-faced Jaycee Badeaux and to celebrate using the […]

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Saved! ‘Idol’ judges prevent shocking cut

Saved! ‘Idol’ judges prevent shocking cut Lowest vote-getter Michael Lynche stays after panel decides to keep him Ryan Seacrest promised a surprise at the beginning of Wednesday’s “American Idol” results show. Sometimes that’s a relative term and means, “We’re going to actually end the show on time this week,” or “We spent the extra couple […]

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‘American Idol’ Finalist Saved From Elimination

‘American Idol’ Finalist Saved From Elimination Michael “Big Mike” Lynche  didn’t get the big boot on “American Idol.”. 2 singers to be booted next week The soulful 26-year-old personal trainer and father from Queens, N.Y., was saved Wednesday by the judges on the ninth season of the Fox singing competition. Lynche was praised for his […]

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Muslim women uncover myths about the hijab

Rowaida Abdelaziz doesn’t want your pity. She doesn’t want your frosty public stares; the whispers behind her back; the lament that she’s been degraded by her father. What the Muslim high school senior wants you to understand is that she doesn’t wear the hijab, the head scarf worn by Muslim women, because she is submissive

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Fight for future of Afghanistan’s culture plays out on TV

Hundreds of excited music fans wait in line on the lookout for their favorite singers on a hit television show. Instead of spending the time outside a New York venue or Hollywood soundstage though, these fans braved barbed wire and gun-toting guards in Kabul to attend Afghanistan’s premier pop music event: the finals of “Afghan Star,” the embattled country’s answer to “American Idol.” In line, bright mod outfits have replaced Kabul’s normally conservative dress code

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