‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ profiled how there’s a new favorite word for the judges on ‘American Idol’ and it’s “baby”. Kimmel played a highlight reel of the dozens of times Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson used the world. “Is Justin Bieber holding the cue cards or something,” Kimmel asked.
The comedy clip at YouTube has since been removed.
Want to get to know the ‘American Idol’ finalists a little better? Fox All Access talked with the guys and the girls, and are giving viewers a little glimpse of who they are when they’re not on stage. Watch the interviews with Lauren Alaina, Casey Abrams, Ashthon Jones, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, James Durbin, Haley Reinhart, Jacob Lusk, Thia Megia, Stefano Langone, Karen Rodriguez, Scotty McCreery and Naima Adedapo via YouTube below.
Simon Cowell outsmarted the paparazzi by answering questions with questions the other night. The former ‘American Idol’ judge says he doesn’t miss the show as he prepares for the U.S. debut of ‘The X Factor’ later this year. “No, I’m on to something else now,” Cowell said when asked if he missed ‘Idol’. Watch via YouTube below.
Chris Medina visited with ‘Access Hollywood’ after his shocking ‘American Idol’ elimination on Wednesday night. The singer talked about the fan support that he has been receiving, donations he and his fiance Juliana have received to help with Juliana’s care after she was severely injured in a car accident, his believe that the judges made the right decision by the judges, what he thought about Jennifer Lopez tearing up after giving him the boot, and what he’d think about being asked to re-join ‘Idol’ if someone was unable to continue next week.
“I didn’t until I saw it last night, it was really touching,” Chris said about Jennifer Lopez’s breakdown. “I couldn’t believe that she had that kind of bottled up emotion over that specific situation. She handled herself really, really well until I left. You could tell she was sad when she was telling me, but I had no idea it was like that. It was very moving… It was real nice that she cared.”
Watch the 3-part interview below.
Chris Medina left ‘American Idol’ earlier this week after the judges felt he wasn’t among the best 24 contestants on the hit FOX show. The exit prompted judge Jennifer Lopez to erupt in a flood of tears during the emotional exit interview. Now, Medina has released a song based on his emotional story called ‘What Are Words’ on the ‘Idol’ 19 Recordings/Interscope imprint. The track was written and produced only a few days ago especially for Medina to perform by acclaimed hitmaking songwriter-producer Rodney Jerkins (Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige). The song is now available for download at iTunes. A video, shot this past weekend, just premiered on AOL.com.
A 26-year-old barista from Illinois, Medina captured the hearts of viewers for more than simply his vocal talent. His story of becoming the primary caregiver to his fiancée, Juliana Ramos, who was severely injured in a car accident just months before they were scheduled to wed, won him fans around the country. One of those touched by the story was Jerkins, who was so inspired that he penned ‘What Are Words’ for Medina to record earlier this week.
“To go from a mass audition in Milwaukee to the ‘American Idol’ stage in Hollywood and then to record an original song by and for Rodney Jerkins has been an amazing journey not just for me but for Juliana,” said Medina. “To be able to work in the studio with someone of his stature was a dream come true.”
Added Jerkins: “When I heard the story of Chris and Juliana, the words and music just flowed. Sometimes a song is more than a song and that’s really true with ‘What Are Words’.”
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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ joked about how lately winners of ‘American Idol’ haven’t done so well with their post ‘Idol’ careers, with many making public appearances to sing the National Anthem.
The comedy clip, featuring anthem excerpts from Taylor Hicks, Crystal Bowersox, Kimberly Caldwell, Josh Gracin, Jessica Sierra and Chris Sligh, has since been removed at YouTube.
Get your first look at new judges Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Jennifer Lopez as they join returning judge Randy Jackson for season 10 of ‘American Idol’ with a pair of 45 second promos before the show’s debut on FOX on Wednesday, January 19th.
The winners of the last 9 seasons of ‘American Idol’, from season one champ Kelly Clarkson to last season’s winner Lee DeWyze, are featured in the first promos for the upcoming 10th season of the show, as first revealed during game three of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants. ‘Idol’ returns to FOX January 2011. Watch the 30 and 60 second commercials via YouTube below.
On ‘Good Day NY’, Chloe Melas of HollywoodLife.com took a closer look at the new judges panel on ‘American Idol’, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. They also discussed how Interscope boss Jimmy Iovine is going to be the new in-house mentor and may be the show’s “villain” to fill the role of Simon Cowell. Watch the segment via MyFoxNY.com below.
‘American Idol’ has partnered with MySpace to provide online auditions from September 15th through October 6th. Hopefuls between the ages of 15 and 28 can submit an audition video at www.myspace.com/americanidol. Watch a message from ‘Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest about the news below.