R&B star Usher has accused TV talent shows of killing the music industry. Just weeks after the singer appeared as a mentor on the current season of American Idol, Usher has blasted the show and i…
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Executives at a parents’ rights group in the U.S. are urging American Idol bosses not to hire Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell – insisting the shock jock is too controversial for the family-friendly TV show.
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When the news started to break last month at the TCA’s that Simon Cowell would be leaving American Idol at the end of this season to focus on his sister project, The X Factor, it felt like just a bad joke.
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Simon Cowell will leave American Idol in 2010, according to his brother. The music mogul has become a TV sensation since taking his seat on the judging panel in 2002,
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Hollywood actor Will Ferrell has found his “dream role” – he wants to play Simon Cowell in a biopic of the music mogul’s life. Ferrell admits he’s become transfixed with the American Idol judge,
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American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has been saved from a potential knife attack after an overzealous fan was arrested at the Los Angeles TV studio where the star was working.
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Happy Birthday to:
American Idol judge / co-creator Simon Cowell (1959)
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Simon Cowell has stepped up his relationship with an American Idol make-up artist, whisking her away for a luxury vacation before his 50th birthday bash on Saturday.
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Jessica Simpson’s manager/father Joe Simpson has lashed out over reports the pop star is in negotiations to fill Paula Abdul’s vacant chair as a judge on American Idol.
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Music mogul Simon Cowell has given the producers of talent show American Idol something to smile about after the departure of fellow judge Paula Abdul – he’s considering signing a new two-year deal.
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