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American Idol Recap: Ellen DeGeneres Judges Her First Live Show
Ellen DeGeneres sat at the opposite end of the judges’ table from Simon Cowell last night, as she judged the Top 12 girls competing for the public vote on the first live American Idol of the season. Ellen and Simon sat on either side of the table with Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi in the middle, and the talk show host was quick to make light of their seating arrangements, reports Access Hollywood . OK !’S American Idol LIVE BLOG: THE TOP 12 GIRLS "We had a...

Blake Lewis: Top 12 girls 'missed the boat'
By USAToday.com Song choice, song choice, song choice!!!!!!!!! Last night we got to listen to the top 12 ladies of American Idol Season 9, and, to be honest, I was sadly unimpressed.

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Blake Lewis: Kara DioGuardi provided worst moment
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Steve Lillywhite Keen To Replace Cowell On 'American Idol'
Grammy Award-winning British record producer Steve Lillywhite has sent a bizarre video to the producers of 'American Idol' asking to replace Simon Cowell as a judge on the show. Lillywhite, one of the most successful producers of the last 30 years, working with the Rolling Stones , U2 , Simple Minds and Morrissey , introduces himself in the video with "Hi! I'm a well-known record producer ... I have a great accent and I have great credibility." He goes on to claim he discovered U2 and...

American Idol Season 9 Top 12 Girls Quick Review
If you watch American Idol last night, it was a hot mess and a train wreck for the top 12 girls. It was really terrible that you wish it ended right away, but it didn't. It kept getting terrible by the minute and lasted for 2 hours. None of the girls stood out, and people are still wondering is Simon Cowell on crack or he's a bit drunk cause this ain't a girls season at all, as he kept mentioning this is a girls season and he's looking for a pop country singer like Taylor Swift in his...

Lee Stranahan: Howard Stern & American Idol : Can They Handle The Truth?
An instant controversy was created when rumors started that American Idol's departing Simon Cowell might be replaced by Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern. Everyone from the ladies on The View to Cowell himself has questioned whether Stern has what it takes to be a judge on American Idol but hey've all got the question wrong. The real issue is whether American Idol deserves Howard Stern. Despite being considered Reality TV, American Idol is really as saccharine and safe as the answer...

American Idol Season 9 Episodes To Download
American Idol is a reality competition to find new solo musical talent, created by Simon Fuller. The program aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nation-wide auditions, and subsequent viewer voting. Through telephone voting, America has chosen past winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, and Kris Allen. This will be Simon Cowell last season of American Idol as a judge because he's...

Simon Cowell: Not Sure About Stern
Simon Cowell has an idea who should replace him on "American Idol," though he's not so sure that person is Howard Stern. In a conference call last week, Cowell pondered about his soon-to-be-vacated judge's seat on the hit music competition, offering ideas for what type of person would jive with the show's format. "I think more and more now I'm starting to realize with these shows that we have to put people on the shows who actually know what they're talking about rather than...

Ashley Rodriguez "Happy" Top 12 American Idol (VIDEO)
The American Idol Season 9 Top 12 girls performed for the first time live on the Idol stage on Tuesday (February 23). Ashley Rodriguez had some High Heels to fill when she chose to sing Leona Lewis ' " Happy " but she lacked originality and lost herself (watch video below). Simon Cowell , who discovered Leona in the British X-Factor , was very harsh saying that he sees her as someone who sings other people's songs and not very well. OUCH! 2010 American Idol 9 Top 12 Girls (BIOS,...

American Idol Seasonn 9 Girls Contestants Peforms Live TonightA
American Idol 9 FINALLY goes live as the Top 12 girls take the stage tonight at 8pm/7pm on FOX. Simon Cowell told reporters he’s hoping to find a Taylor Swift amongst these hopefuls. Here are top 24 previews by FOX 5 News and Access Hollywood Below: Fox 5 News Access Hollywood Who are you rooting for to win American Idol Season 9 ? Do you have a favorite yet?

Lacey Brown "Landslide" Top 12 American Idol (VIDEO)
The American Idol Season 9 Top 12 girls performed for the first time live on the Idol stage on Tuesday (February 23). Lacey Brown sang Fleetwood Mac 's " Landslide " but failed to show off her amazing voice with a bad choice of song (watch video below). Randy Jackson said it was "terrible" but Simon Cowell nailed it when he said it was "depressing", "boring" and he couldn't wait for it to be over. 2010 American Idol 9 Top 12 Girls (BIOS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Lacey...

Perez Hilton is the Next American Idol
Perez Hilton wants to take over Simon Cowell ’s spot on American Idol .

Perez Hilton's Pitch to Be the Next 'Idol' Judge (Video)
'Parenthood' Is ... TVMoJoe got a sneak peek at NBC's print campaign for new series "Parenthood." Read more here. Perez Hilton has been less than subtle about his desire to replace Simon Cowell on "American Idol." (To be fair, Hilton has never been subtle about anything). In this video from Funnyordie.com, the self-styled Queen of All Media takes a few choice shots at the existing judges while getting in a plug for himself.  

Spoiler alert! We live-blogged tonight's 'American Idol": Top 12 females
We're live-blogging tonight's episode of "American Idol." Tonight's show features the live performances of the Top 12 females. Voting will commence at the end of the show. Come watch the live blog by clicking the "continue reading" link and leave your opinion in the comments! 5:00 - "This ... is 'American Idol.'" 5:01 - We are live from Hollywood. The top 12 girls are up tonight. 5:02 - Ryan's introducing the judges. Simon Cowell tells it like it is: some rehearsals were good, some were not....

American Idol Women Take to the Stage
February 24, 2010 Boston (DbTechNo) - On American Idol last night the top twelve female musicians took to the stage to sing live. This is the first week when actual viewer votes will determine who stays and who goes, so getting off to a good start is crucial for Idol contestants. Throughout the evening, judge Simon Cowell was in his typical blah mood, leading us to believe that he does not forsee any of the female contestants as the next chosen one. So who sang well and who did not? This is...

Crystal Bowersox "Hand In My Pocket" Top 12 American Idol (VIDEO)
The American Idol Season 9 Top 12 girls performed for the first time live on the Idol stage on Tuesday (February 23). Crystal Bowersox played the guitar and harmonica while singing Alanis Morissette 's " Hand In My Pocket " and we loved it (watch video below). Simon Cowell , of course, thought Crystal was not original enough and she could be singing it outside a subway station. Yeah, she was great! Crystal is unique and refreshing! 2010 American Idol 9 Top 12 Girls (BIOS, PHOTOS,...

Haeley Vaughn "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Top 12 American Idol (VIDEO)
The American Idol Season 9 Top 12 girls performed for the first time live on the Idol stage on Tuesday (February 23). Haeley Vaughn , who dreams of becoming the first black pop country artist , sang The Beatles ' " I Want To Hold Your Hand " and completely killed the song (watch video below). It was painful and her voice was so annoying especially when she hit the high notes. Simon Cowell claims it was terrible and a mess to which Ellen DeGeneres added, "It was a hot...

American Idol - 12 female finalists performed for your votes
The top 12 females performed last night and received mixed results. When Seacrest asked Simon Cowell for his take on the overall female talent, Simon said, "Some are good. Some are not." Lilly Scott received stellar compliments from the newest addition to Idol, Ellen DeGeneres who said, "You stand out because you're not like everyone else." Katelyn Eppery received similar praise from Cowell for her piece, Oh Darling. He said, "You're kind of quirky," said Simon. "I like you a...