American Idol Danelle Hayes Cut Out Due To Criminal Past
The American Idol hopeful Danelle Hayes , who worked as a karaoke host, got a golden ticket after impressing the judges with her audition in Denver ( watch video here ) but she didn't quite make it to Hollywood due to her extensive criminal record. The 24 year-old has an impressive rap sheet which includes a DUI, driving on suspended license, possession of Marijuana, Domestic Violence, threatening to kill her own mother, vandalizing her parents' home and stealing money and eight...

'Idol' Contestant Cut for Criminal Past
Danelle Hayes was cut from the 'American Idol' because of her criminal past.

'American Idol' Contestant Ousted Over Criminal Record
Ladies and gentlemen, remember that if you plan on appearing on the biggest Reality show on television, be sure that you don't have an arrest record. Apparently, one of the 'American Idol' hopefuls named Danielle Hayes was ousted because she has had, among other things, a DUI, theft, driving with a suspended license and Marijuana possession . It's not that big a deal, particularly if she isn't a repeat offender. 'Idol' is likely just afraid of tarnishing its squeaky-clean Family-values image,...

Danielle Hayes Cut From American Idol
American Idol has just begun and already one contestant has been booted for bad behavior. Kirkland, Wash., native Danielle Hayes received a golden ticket to Hollywood Week after her performance of “I’m the Only One” wowed judges Simon Cowell and Kara DioGuardi in Denver. But producers took back her ticket just a few days before she was set to leave because of her past criminal record, The Seattle Times reports. Hayes is currently on Probation and producers for the show would...

American Idol - Abdul Joining Cowells X Factor
Former American Idol judge Paula Abdul has fuelled rumours she's to rejoin former colleague Simon Cowell on the small screen - with a role on the U.S. version of his British talent show The X Factor. Last month (Jan10), the music mogul announced plans to quit his role as a judge on American Idol to concentrate on taking his U.K. singing contest Stateside - and admitted Abdul was in mind to join the judging panel. He told the New York Post, "I've been talking to Paula for a long time. It was...

'American Idol' to reveal some of Top 24 on Tuesday
| This week: Winter Olympics and everything else (’American Idol,’ ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Amazing Race,’ ‘Lost,’ Westminster Dog Show) » ‘American Idol’ to reveal some of Top 24 on Tuesday American Idol , Ellen DeGeneres , Fox , NBC , Olympics , Simon Cowell , WOFL — posted by halboedeker on February, 15 2010 9:44 AM Discuss This: Comments(0)

'American Idol' viewing party set for Tampa
To celebrate the announcement of the top 24 semifinalists, "American Idol" is sponsoring official watching parties on Wednesday night in several cities including Tampa. The network has partnered with colleges and restaurants in the audition cities of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles and Orlando this year. And Tampa and New York locations have been added because of interest, according to FOX officials. That interest is fanned because the Bay area still has two singers in...

IDOL 411: Random 'Idol' news you probably can't use
Do you have an opinion on Howard Stern joining "American Idol"? If not, you're the only one. Osama Bin Laden would be a less controversial judge, apparently.

American Idol's Kara DioGuardi Shows Her Hot Bikini Body For Maxim Mag
American Idol’s Kara DioGuardi shows her hot Bikini body for Maxim mag. American Idol judge and singer/songwriter, Kara DioGuardi recently revealed her very hot and smokin Bikini body in a Maxim photo shoot. According to Zap2it, she gave an interview to Maxim magazine and posed for a sexy pictorial to go along with it (video below). In the interview,she talked mostly about judging “American Idol,” and what type of artists she looks for. When asked if she would miss Simon when...

Remember American Idol's Jason Castro?
Jason Castro made top 5 of American Idol 2 years ago and then….disappeared.

'American Idol' to reveal some of Top 24 on Tuesday
| This week: Winter Olympics and everything else (’American Idol,’ ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Amazing Race,’ ‘Lost,’ Westminster Dog Show) » ‘American Idol’ to reveal some of Top 24 on Tuesday American Idol , Ellen DeGeneres , Fox , NBC , Olympics , Simon Cowell , WOFL — posted by halboedeker on February, 15 2010 9:44 AM Discuss This: Comments(0)

Long before 'American Idol,' the performances were live -- and strange
Television's "American Idol" is, of course, famous partly for its comically inept performances. But in the 1950s, the fans of two talent shows on local TV were treated to some moments that were more bizarre than anything "Idol" has shown. That's because the programs -- "Hollywood Opportunity" and "Rocket to Stardom" -- were live. And the performances they aired, no matter how weird, couldn't be edited. Take the time an actor pulled a gun on the audience during his angry monologue on "Hollywood...

"American Idol" Top 24 Will Be Unveiled Feb. 16 & 17
For the first time in its nine season history, the nation’s most watched TV talent show will divide its announcement of the Top 24 over two nights. American Idol will reveal some of the Top 24 semifinalists on Tuesday night’s two-hour show — which will see several several of the contestants performing their final solo number in front of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi. The remainder of the contestants who managed to triumph through the...

'American Idol' Contestant Ranking: Patrick's Power Ratings week 5
Now that we're halfway through the coverage of Hollywood week, it's time to start really earning my pay and officially rate the contestants. Obviously, there are still some singers we haven't heard at all on TV yet, so there's bound to be a few surprises when the final 24 are named. With all that said, here's my current Top 24. Stay tuned to the end for some useless statistics! 1) Andrew Garcia - Yes, it's too early to crown a winner, but I'm going to anyway. His rendition of Paula Abdul's...

American Idol Update: How's Ellen doing?
American Idol Update: How’s Ellen doing?

An 'American Idol' First
For the first time ever, "American Idol" will divide its announcement of the Top 24 over two nights.

'American Idol' reveals Top 24 this week
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'American Idol' to reveal some Top 24 members early
Feb. 15, 2010, 1:51 PM EST Zap2it.com It's an " American Idol " first -- some of the Top 24 members will be officially revealed early. According to the FOX, some of the Top 24 semifinalists will be revealed in a special two-hour event airing Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. on FOX.

American Idol Judge Strips Down for MAXIM
American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi stripped down to a Bikini in the latest issue of MAXIM. Its interesting to me that she chose to do a sexy photo spread

'Idol' hopeful and a Heisman winner: Janell Wheeler and Tim Tebow
Last year, we had an "American Idol" contender dating a ballroom champion (Joanna Pacitti and Mark Ballas -- still together, though her "Idol" run was cut short). For Season 9, we could be looking at the pairing of an "Idol" hopeful with one of football's great hopes -- Orlando auditioner Janell Wheeler whose reported on-again, off-again boyfriend is Tim Tebow, a 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and star quarterback for the Florida Gators. Tebow was also recently...

Judging 'American Idol': Could Ellen DeGeneres be the new Simon Cowell?
That doesn't mean Ellen did anything wrong. It just means this is a and-new ballgame. If Ellen becomes the bad cop, does that mean the show needs to be looking for another Paula instead of another Simon?

Inner Tube: Fox's 'American Idol' to split its Top 24 semi-finalists into two episodes
Fox is hoping to siphon off some of NBC's Winter Olympic ratings by dividing "American Idol's" Top 24 announcement into two nights.

American Idol: Some of the Top 24 Will Be Revealed Tomorrow
In a surprise move, American Idol will announce some of this season's Top 24 semifinalists in tomorrow night's two-hour episode, which will air from 8pm. Tomorrow's episode will also feature the final Hollywood round, where the remaining 71 singers perform in front of Simon, Randy, Kara and Ellen one last time. Immediately after the performances, the judges will deliberate and give a partial announcement on who makes it to the Top 24. So that's what they're doing with the two hours. As...

American Idol 9 to Reveal Some Top 24 Semi-Finalists on Tuesday
Oh how exciting! From the Press release: In an American Idol first, some of the Top 24 semifinalists will be revealed in a special two-hour event airing Tuesday, Feb. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

American Idol to Reveal Some Semi-Finalists a Day Early
In an American Idol first, some of the Top 24 semifinalists will be revealed in a special two-hour event airing Tuesday, Feb. 16(8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. On Tuesday evening, the remaining contestants will take the stage to perform their final solo number in front of Simon, Ellen, Kara and Randy in hopes of singing their way into the Top 24. Following these performances, the judges will deliberate, and for the first time in Idol history, will announce some of the Top 24 semifinalists....