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- Grease is the Word for Ace and Taylor
- Grease is the Word for Ace and Taylor
- Happy Birthday, Jordin Sparks!
- Happy Birthday, Jordin Sparks!
- Simon Cowell to leave Idol? Say it ain’t so!
- Simon Cowell to leave Idol? Say it ain’t so!
| Grease is the Word for Ace and Taylor Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST Season 5 pals Ace Young and winner Taylor Hicks are sharing the stage together again. Both men are currently performing in the touring production of the musical Grease. Ace stars in the lead role as Danny Zuko. In 2008, Ace participated in the Broadway production of Grease, but he played the part of Kenickie. Ace met his fianc, Allison Fischer, during their time in Grease on Broadway, and Allison is in the national touring production in the role of Patty Simcox. American Idol Taylor Hicks continues in the role of Teen Angel. He made his Broadway debut as Teen Angel and the tour has brought him around the country. The tour is taking a break for the holidays, but it will resume January 12 24 at The Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO. For more tour dates and schedules, be sure to check out the Weekly Idol Scoop each week. Recently, AmericanIdol.com interviewed Ace Young exclusively. He caught us up on life after Idol, Grease, Idol Rewind, and more. Watch the video.
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| Grease is the Word for Ace and Taylor Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST Season 5 pals Ace Young and winner Taylor Hicks are sharing the stage together again. Both men are currently performing in the touring production of the musical Grease. Ace stars in the lead role as Danny Zuko. In 2008, Ace participated in the Broadway production of Grease, but he played the part of Kenickie. Ace met his fianc, Allison Fischer, during their time in Grease on Broadway, and Allison is in the national touring production in the role of Patty Simcox. American Idol Taylor Hicks continues in the role of Teen Angel. He made his Broadway debut as Teen Angel and the tour has brought him around the country. The tour is taking a break for the holidays, but it will resume January 12 24 at The Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO. For more tour dates and schedules, be sure to check out the Weekly Idol Scoop each week. Recently, AmericanIdol.com interviewed Ace Young exclusively. He caught us up on life after Idol, Grease, Idol Rewind, and more. Watch the video.
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| Happy Birthday, Jordin Sparks! Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST Season 6s American Idol, Jordin Sparks, has grown up in front of Americas eyes. She auditioned for the show when she was 16 years old and sang in front of millions of viewers each week as a 17 year old. Now, Jordin turns 20 and is an extremely successful pop star. As the youngest winner in American Idol history, Jordin has accomplished a lot as a teenager. After winning Season 6, Jordin released her self-titled debut album in 2007. Entering the Billboard 200 charts at #10 in the albums first week, it was certified Platinum just 13 months later. There were four top twenty singles off the album including her Idol coronation song, This Is My Now, and her duet No Air, which assisted in landing Jordin on Billboards Decade End and Year End charts which were released last week. This summer, Jordin released her sophomore album entitled Battlefield. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart, and it includes the hit singles Battlefield and S.O.S. (Let the Music Play). To promote her new music, Jordin toured in 2009 with the Jonas Brothers and she also joined Britney Spears on her Circus tour. Jordins other accomplishments include singing The National Anthem at Super Bowl XLII in her hometown of Glendale, Arizona. At this time, she became the first American Idol and the youngest person ever to sing the anthem at the Super Bowl. In addition, Jordin has an NAACP Image Award, two BET Awards, a Teen Choice Award, an American Music Award, and a Peoples Choice Award. Whats … read more
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| Happy Birthday, Jordin Sparks! Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST Season 6s American Idol, Jordin Sparks, has grown up in front of Americas eyes. She auditioned for the show when she was 16 years old and sang in front of millions of viewers each week as a 17 year old. Now, Jordin turns 20 and is an extremely successful pop star. As the youngest winner in American Idol history, Jordin has accomplished a lot as a teenager. After winning Season 6, Jordin released her self-titled debut album in 2007. Entering the Billboard 200 charts at #10 in the albums first week, it was certified Platinum just 13 months later. There were four top twenty singles off the album including her Idol coronation song, This Is My Now, and her duet No Air, which assisted in landing Jordin on Billboards Decade End and Year End charts which were released last week. This summer, Jordin released her sophomore album entitled Battlefield. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart, and it includes the hit singles Battlefield and S.O.S. (Let the Music Play). To promote her new music, Jordin toured in 2009 with the Jonas Brothers and she also joined Britney Spears on her Circus tour. Jordins other accomplishments include singing The National Anthem at Super Bowl XLII in her hometown of Glendale, Arizona. At this time, she became the first American Idol and the youngest person ever to sing the anthem at the Super Bowl. In addition, Jordin has an NAACP Image Award, two BET Awards, a Teen Choice Award, an American Music Award, and a Peoples Choice Award. Whats … read more
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| Simon Cowell to leave Idol? Say it ain’t so! Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST
What would American Idol be without its resident snark-meister, Simon Cowell? We may learn sooner rather than later if this report claiming his imminent departure is true. According to the story, which quotes Cowell's older brother Tony, the 50-year-old Cowell, who earns an estimated $36 million per season, is bored with his role as judge and may call Idol quits after 2010 to concentrate on bringing his enormously successful UK show, X Factor, to the United States. (Cowell is also a judge on Britain's Got Talent, the show that made Susan Boyle a household name.) It's been widely rumored that X Factor would also end up at the Fox network so as not to directly compete with Idol. A Fox spokesperson and Cowell's representative had no comment on the report. The two returning Idol judges are only committed through season nine—Randy Jackson extended his Idol contract by three years in 2006, Kara Dioguardi signed on for another year in August 2009—while newcomer Ellen Degeneres inked a five-year deal in September 2009, which could mean significant changes to the panel if either decides that television should take a backseat to careers in the music industry. And speaking of the music biz, Cowell may be opting to concentrate on deeper involvement developing his own signed artists. After all, Susan Boyle, BGT's runner-up, is on her fourth straight week at the top of the U.S. album charts. His previous talent discovery, Leona Lewis, also had a successful stint on the American charts with her album, Spirit. Still, one has to wonder, with America's Got Talent, The Sing-Off and potentially X Factor, how many singing-talent competition shows do American audiences need? And would an Cowell-less Idol be worth watching? What do you think, Idol fans? We want to know! - Shirley Halperin Photo: Randy Jackson, Kara Dioguardi, guest judge Avril Lavigne and Simon Cowell. Credit: Ray Mickshaw / FOX
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| Simon Cowell to leave Idol? Say it ain’t so! Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST
What would American Idol be without its resident snark-meister, Simon Cowell? We may learn sooner rather than later if this report claiming his imminent departure is true. According to the story, which quotes Cowell's older brother Tony, the 50-year-old Cowell, who earns an estimated $36 million per season, is bored with his role as judge and may call Idol quits after 2010 to concentrate on bringing his enormously successful UK show, X Factor, to the United States. (Cowell is also a judge on Britain's Got Talent, the show that made Susan Boyle a household name.) It's been widely rumored that X Factor would also end up at the Fox network so as not to directly compete with Idol. A Fox spokesperson and Cowell's representative had no comment on the report. The two returning Idol judges are only committed through season nine—Randy Jackson extended his Idol contract by three years in 2006, Kara Dioguardi signed on for another year in August 2009—while newcomer Ellen Degeneres inked a five-year deal in September 2009, which could mean significant changes to the panel if either decides that television should take a backseat to careers in the music industry. And speaking of the music biz, Cowell may be opting to concentrate on deeper involvement developing his own signed artists. After all, Susan Boyle, BGT's runner-up, is on her fourth straight week at the top of the U.S. album charts. His previous talent discovery, Leona Lewis, also had a successful stint on the American charts with her album, Spirit. Still, one has to wonder, with America's Got Talent, The Sing-Off and potentially X Factor, how many singing-talent competition shows do American audiences need? And would an Cowell-less Idol be worth watching? What do you think, Idol fans? We want to know! - Shirley Halperin Photo: Randy Jackson, Kara Dioguardi, guest judge Avril Lavigne and Simon Cowell. Credit: Ray Mickshaw / FOX
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