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Simon Says "Mouthy" New Judge Knows Her Stuff; Plus More Season 8 Changes!

Matt Mitovich — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:59:00 -0500

American Idol</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />With the eighth season of American Idol now just six weeks away, comments from Simon Cowell and a network exec — as well as a new promo — offer a peek at how things might be just a bit different this time around, especially in the wake of last winter's nine percent dip in the key demos.

Speaking about Kara DioGuardi, the singer-songwriter who will join him, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson on the dais this year, Cowell tells TV's Extra, "She's mouthy, this girl. I'm beginning to ...

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Taylor Hicks Takes His (Broadway) Show on the Road

Joyce Eng — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:25:00 -0500

It's been quite a year for Taylor Hicks. After mutually splitting with his record company, Arista, in January, the former American Idol champ took his career into his own hands by starting his own label, Modern Whomp Records, and taking a little music breather to get into acting. And no, there was no From Justin to Kelly monstrosity. Hicks made his Broadway debut in Grease as Teen Angel, the one (role) that he wanted and loved so much that he's joining the musical on a nationwide tour. Before the festivities kick off Dec. 2, the man behind the Soul Patrol chatted with TVGuide.com about jump-starting his acting career, his upcoming, as-yet-untitled album and why he loves working overtime.

TVGuide.com: Let's start at the beginning. How'd you land the role of Teen Angel?
Taylor Hicks: I've been offered to do ...

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Taylor Hicks "Saddened" by Death of Paula Abdul Fan

Joyce Eng — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:11:00 -0500

Former American Idol champ Taylor Hicks was "very saddened" to hear about the recent death of ex-Idol hopeful and Paula Abdul fan, Paula Goodspeed, outside of Abdul's home.

"My thoughts ...

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VIDEO: The Day David Archuleta Lost Idol. . .

Gina DiNunno — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:07:00 -0500

May 21, 2008 was a sad, sad day for millions of teen and tween girls cross the country. Hearts were crushed when Ryan Seacrest announced that David Cook beat out little Archie for the title of Season 7 American Idol. At one viewing party, six girls stood with all their Archuleta signage, hands clutched, waiting for the winner to be announced. Little did they know that in a flash, their world as they knew would come to a screeching halt.

Watch the video after the jump.

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