Review: American Idol Live! strips down, lets singers shine at Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd HallImagine seeing Kelly Clarkson in concert without hearing Since U Been Gone, or Chris Daughtry without hearing It’s Not Over, or Phillip Phillips without hearing Home ( Read more... )

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It's Official: Cheryl Cole Out, Nicole Scherzinger In as 'X Factor' Judge
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* Why are the males dominating? Could online voting and social networking have contributed? “That’s exactly it,” says Ken. “Most reality shows are female driven either my mums or by young girls. We know we’re going to get a heftier amount of female votes…case in point-losing Pia a couple of weeks ago-It’s something we’re going to have a long ( Read more... )

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Given the parade of untalented wannabes who try out for "American Idol," "The X Factor" and the plethora of reality TV contests every season (their auditions providing these series' most alternately awkward and hilarious moments), it's not surprising that many music fans believe that nothing good can come from TV talent shows ( Read more... )

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Just thought some people might want to know - Fox is actually listening to fans.  I included the whole article about Fox's fall schedule and bolded what was relevant to us.

Fox unveiled its fall and midseason schedule Monday morning that included a shortened "American Idol" results show and giving breakout hit "Glee" the coveted post-Super Bowl time ( Read more... )

'American Idol' exclusive: Executive Producer Ken Warwick on nixing the Swaybots and helping Adam LambertGood news for the Idoloonie nation: Over the next few weeks, you may be seeing a lot less of those “synchronized” swaying hands that pop up in the foreground of far too many American Idol performances. When I caught up with executive producer ( Read more... )