Did Kara DioGuardi & Perez Hilton Cause Adam Lambert’s ‘Idol’ Finale Loss?

Ramin Setoodeh of Newsweek is offering a list of reasons why Kris Allen was able to defeat Adam Lambert on Wednesday night’s ‘American Idol’ finale, despite most people believing Adam had wrapped up the singing competition. Setoodeh said the judges’ bias in favor of Adam made his voters lazy, adding that the Kara DioGuardi co-written [...]


Kris Allen, Adam Lambert & Paula Abdul Press Conference

Fresh off Tuesday night’s ‘American Idol’ finale performance show, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, and Paula Abdul did a press conference with the media. Watch J-14’s footage of the presser below.


Jordin Sparks On Adam Lambert & Kris Allen Matchup

Jordin Sparks dished to Tiger Beat and BOP magazines about who she thought would win this season’s ‘American Idol’, suggesting that Adam Lambert was the favorite but Kris Allen (who ended up winning last night) was the underdog that has surprised people. Watch the clip below.


Celebrities React To Kris Allen’s ‘American Idol’ Victory

Celebrities are reacting to Kris Allen’s victory over Adam Lambert on tonight’s ‘American Idol’ via Twitter, some of whom spoiled it for west coast viewers. Among the reactions:

David Archuleta: Wow! What an amazing show! Congrats to Kris! Also to Adam for the incredible job that he did too! They had some awesome performers!
Billy Bush: Source [...]


Adam Lambert Shopping At Barneys New York

‘American Idol’ finalist Adam Lambert was spotted preparing for this week’s finale by looking for some new outfits at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills. Lambert wouldn’t give away any secrets about what to expect on tonight’s show, and when asked to comment on the Miss California controversy regarding the gay marriage debate, Adam said [...]


On TV: Lady Gaga, ‘Idol’ Finale, Mandy Moore

Pop acts on television this week include:
Jewel, who visits ‘The Bonnie Hunt Show’ (Syndicated) on Tuesday.
Lady Gaga, who performs on the season finale of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (ABC) on Tuesday.
‘American Idol’ wraps up season eight with shows Tuesday and Wednesday on FOX, as Adam Lambert and Kris Allen go head-to-head. Cyndi Lauper is performing [...]


Simon Cowell Discusses Life After ‘American Idol’

Simon Cowell sat down with ‘Fox & Friends’ host Brian Kilmeade in a two part interview. In part one, he discussed getting a visit from Brian every year at this time, whether Adam Lambert has already won this season’s ‘American Idol’, his off mic interaction with Paula Abdul, and Brian’s failed attempt at ‘America’s Got [...]


No Welcome Mat For Clay Aiken On ‘American Idol’ Set

The Chicago Sun-Times reports Clay Aiken is reaching out to ‘American Idol’ finalist Adam Lambert to be a part of his upcoming duets album. When the ‘Idol’ season two runner-up showed up in Hollywood, the FOX show wasn’t putting up the welcome sign. “Everyone knows – and certainly Clay knows – he’s persona non grata [...]


Does Kara DioGuardi Shave Her Nose?

Kara DioGuardi visited ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ the other night, talking with the host about People magazine misquoting her “shade my nose” comment with “shave my nose”, writing songs for Paris Hilton and her role as the fourth judge on ‘American Idol’. As for what she things about Simon Cowell, Kara said, “He’s actually a great [...]


Kara DioGaurdi’s People Most Beautiful Issue Photo Shoot

‘American Idol’ judge Kara DioGaurdi goes sans-makeup at her People magazine shoot for their Most Beautiful issue, where she talked about how it’s kind of cool to get the honor since she’s usually more concerned about her professional accomplishments, and spilled about her favorite contestant – Allison Iraheta. Watch the comments and highlights from the [...]