‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘Adam should’ve won’

“American Idol” judge Simon Cowell and fiancee Mezghan Hussainy wouldn’t spill about their engagement on “The Tonight Show,” but Simon did say Adam Lambert should’ve won last season.
When Jay tries to get confirmation on the engagement, Cowell says that there is someone in his life and that he decided this year to make somebody happy. [...]

‘American Idol’: Who does Simon Cowell think didn’t deserve compliments? Vote!

Simon Cowell said during the Thursday, March 4 results show of “American Idol” that some of the compliments doled out the night before were undeserved. Who was he talking about?
Cowell didn’t explicitly say he was referring to the female singers.
But one could take from both Cowell’s and Ryan Seacrest’s comments that Cowell watched the [...]

Cowell Tells Golightly to Audition for ‘X-Factor’

The Chris Golightly controversy seems to be simmering to halt, but it might not be the last we see of the frizzy-headed cronner, who was dismissed from American Idol’s top 24 on the technicality that he was still under a recording contract. Golightly has not gone quietly, and has left the blogosphere debating over whether [...]

‘American Idol’ Hollywood Week eliminee Jessica Furney wanted ‘to go down swinging.’

Jessica Furney was perhaps the most unforgettable elimination of Tuesday’s episode (Feb. 16) of “American Idol.” She tells Zap2it exclusively about past and present “Idol” experiences on the morning following her dreaded rejection.
“No, please. I have so much. You have no idea, you have no idea. I know I can do better,” Furney pleaded on [...]

‘American Idol’: Ellen DeGeneres video shows sexual tension with Simon Cowell

We knew it wasn’t our mind playing tricks on us when we noticed the flirtation between Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell this week on “American Idol.”
DeGeneres came clean on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and shared unaired footage showing some major flirtation between the two “Idol” judges.
Check out the “deleted scene” below:
Hah! All kidding aside, Cowell [...]

Howard Stern: Did ‘America’s Got Talent’ reach out to the shock jock?

Rumors that “American Idol” was considering Howard Stern as Simon Cowell’s replacement have mostly been laid to rest, but that doesn’t actually mean Stern’s statement was false.
Would it actually could mean is that the preoccupation with Stern’s comments about FOX’s “karaoke contest” distracted us from the actual “America” we should have been focusing on.
On Friday, [...]

‘American Idol’: Nicole ‘Nicci Nix’ Palmeri a reality show vet

If “American Idol” contestant Nicci Nix set off alarm bells when her Denver audition aired on Tuesday (Feb. 2), you’re not alone. It seems there’s much more — or less — to Miss Nicci than it would appear.
Nix’s story was that she has flown 14 hours from Italy to audition. Judge Simon Cowell admired her [...]

‘American Idol: Jessica Furney has ‘Footprints in the Sand’

The best audition from Wednesday night’s “American Idol?” Jessica Furney.
Jessica Furney, fresh off a makeover after auditioning for season 8 and not getting too far, was back in the best of the rest episode with a Simon Cowell-penned song called “Footprints in the Sand.”

Jessica was one of our favorites of the night. We loved her [...]

Preview ‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell’s ‘Everybody Hurts’ for Haiti relief

Listen to a preview of the Simon Cowell-produced remake of “Everybody Hurts” for Haiti relief.
“We Are the World” isn’t the only famous song getting a reboot for Haiti relief. Simon Cowell is producing a star-studded remake of REM’s 1991 hit “Everybody Hurts.”
Stars on the recording include Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, Susan Boyle and Rod Stewart. [...]

‘American Idol’: Martha Stewart, Jamie Foxx replacing Simon Cowell?

How do you feel about Martha Stewart or Jamie Foxx replacing judge Simon Cowell on “American Idol?”
According to Life & Style magazine, Jamie Foxx is one of the frontrunners for Simon Cowell’s job at the end of this season of “Idol.” Remember, Foxx was a mentor to the Idols last year for Rat Pack night [...]

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