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- Happy Birthday, Rickey Smith!
- Happy Birthday, Rickey Smith!
- Daughtry and Bon Jovi to Perform on Idol
- Daughtry and Bon Jovi to Perform on Idol
- Idol’s Country Girls Play Nashville Benefits
- Idol’s Country Girls Play Nashville Benefits
- Catching up with Carly Smithson
- Catching up with Carly Smithson
- ‘Idol’ rehearsals: The Top 4 bring it with duets, songs from the movies
- ‘Idol’ rehearsals: The Top 4 bring it with duets, songs from the movies
- Monday morning wrap: ‘Idol’ parents celebrate
- Monday morning wrap: ‘Idol’ parents celebrate
| Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT Rickey Smith, the always smiling Season 2 finalist, was known on the show for his personality, humor (who could forget Hercules, Hercules, Hercules!?), and smooth R&B voice. Although he was compared to the singers like Brian McKnight and R. Kelly, Rickey actually has formal training in opera, and hoped to go down the opera route after American Idol! After making it to eighth place on the show, Rickey was able to go on tour with the Season 2 finalists, and then he settled in Los Angeles for a few years to pursue his music career. More recently, Rickey moved back to Oklahoma to finish school, but he still sings and entertains often. He even appeared in Season 9 semi-finalist Todrick Halls Oz, The Musical with Season 4 Idol finalists Mikalah Gordon, Vonzell Solomon, and Scott Savol. Happy Birthday, Rickey! Take a walk down memory lane with the Season 2 photo gallery.
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| Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT Rickey Smith, the always smiling Season 2 finalist, was known on the show for his personality, humor (who could forget Hercules, Hercules, Hercules!?), and smooth R&B voice. Although he was compared to the singers like Brian McKnight and R. Kelly, Rickey actually has formal training in opera, and hoped to go down the opera route after American Idol! After making it to eighth place on the show, Rickey was able to go on tour with the Season 2 finalists, and then he settled in Los Angeles for a few years to pursue his music career. More recently, Rickey moved back to Oklahoma to finish school, but he still sings and entertains often. He even appeared in Season 9 semi-finalist Todrick Halls Oz, The Musical with Season 4 Idol finalists Mikalah Gordon, Vonzell Solomon, and Scott Savol. Happy Birthday, Rickey! Take a walk down memory lane with the Season 2 photo gallery.
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| Daughtry and Bon Jovi to Perform on Idol Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT On Tuesday, May 11 at 8/7c, Grammy and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx will return to American Idol as a guest mentor to help the Top 4 finalists Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Casey James, and Michael Lynche prepare to sing hit songs from the movies. Tune in the following night, Wednesday, May 12 9/8c, for a performance by Daughtry, fronted by Season 5 star Chris Daughtry, and a performance from rock legend Bon Jovi. Well also find out who receives enough votes to stay in the competition as the final three, and who is sent home. Jamie Foxx mentored the Top 5 finalists during Rat Pack Week last season. Watch this interview to see what he said about his experience.
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| Daughtry and Bon Jovi to Perform on Idol Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT On Tuesday, May 11 at 8/7c, Grammy and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx will return to American Idol as a guest mentor to help the Top 4 finalists Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Casey James, and Michael Lynche prepare to sing hit songs from the movies. Tune in the following night, Wednesday, May 12 9/8c, for a performance by Daughtry, fronted by Season 5 star Chris Daughtry, and a performance from rock legend Bon Jovi. Well also find out who receives enough votes to stay in the competition as the final three, and who is sent home. Jamie Foxx mentored the Top 5 finalists during Rat Pack Week last season. Watch this interview to see what he said about his experience.
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| Idol’s Country Girls Play Nashville Benefits Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT American Idols most popular country music girls, Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler, will each be participating in Nashville flood relief shows. This past week, Nashville, Tennessee was hit by a massive flood that has devastated the city, which is home for many musicians. The water has damaged venues including the Grand Ole Opry and the Schemerhorn Symphony Center. In fact, Anthony Fedorov is starring in Cinderella this Friday, and the performance has now moved from Schemerhorn, the home of the Nashville Symphony, to Allen Arena at David Lipscomb University. Season 4s American Idol, Carrie Underwood, will perform at Nashville Rising: A Benefit Concert For Flood Recovery, which Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are holding. Other confirmed performers at this event include Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Miranda Lambert, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Michael W. Smith, and Taylor Swift. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 14th, at 10:00 A.M. CST. Nashville Rising will benefit the Community Foundation, which provides philanthropic services that enhance the Middle Tennessee area. The Foundations Tennessee Emergency Response Fund ensures that one gift can impact the widest range of charitable needs. In the course of rebuilding lives disrupted by this devastating flood, it is impossible to know just what the needs of those affected will be. This Fund is already operational and will continue to strategically address needs as they emerge. For … read more
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| Idol’s Country Girls Play Nashville Benefits Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT American Idols most popular country music girls, Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler, will each be participating in Nashville flood relief shows. This past week, Nashville, Tennessee was hit by a massive flood that has devastated the city, which is home for many musicians. The water has damaged venues including the Grand Ole Opry and the Schemerhorn Symphony Center. In fact, Anthony Fedorov is starring in Cinderella this Friday, and the performance has now moved from Schemerhorn, the home of the Nashville Symphony, to Allen Arena at David Lipscomb University. Season 4s American Idol, Carrie Underwood, will perform at Nashville Rising: A Benefit Concert For Flood Recovery, which Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are holding. Other confirmed performers at this event include Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Miranda Lambert, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Michael W. Smith, and Taylor Swift. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 14th, at 10:00 A.M. CST. Nashville Rising will benefit the Community Foundation, which provides philanthropic services that enhance the Middle Tennessee area. The Foundations Tennessee Emergency Response Fund ensures that one gift can impact the widest range of charitable needs. In the course of rebuilding lives disrupted by this devastating flood, it is impossible to know just what the needs of those affected will be. This Fund is already operational and will continue to strategically address needs as they emerge. For … read more
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| Catching up with Carly Smithson Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT As contestants go, few females in "American Idol" history were as bombastic as Carly Smithson. The Season 7 rocker, one of three in that year's Top 12 if you include David Cook and Michael Johns, brought all the grit she could muster into the competition, only to be eliminated in sixth place after a downright inspiring version of "Jesus Christ Superstar" during Andrew Lloyd Webber week. But though she always seemed perfectly at ease on the "Idol" stage, Carly, surprisingly, confesses she "was uncomfortable the whole time." "I wasn't ready to win," she tells Idol Tracker. "I had to come off of the show and define myself as an artist, to show people who I really am." And did she ever. A year after her elimination, and through a series of coincidental connections, Carly met Ben Moody, the co-founder of Evanescence who had parted ways with singer Amy Lee back in 2003. (It was not lost on either that Carly sang Evanescence's breakout hit, "Bring Me to Life," which Ben co-wrote, on the "Idol" summer tour.) Ben, along with fellow original members John LeCompt and Rocky Gray, were looking to do their own thing, and Carly turned out to be the perfect fit for a new band called We Are the Fallen. Their debut, "Tear the World Down," which includes the single "Bury Me Alive," co-written by Carly, is out on Tuesday. Their headlining tour starts Thursday. Read on for our Q&A with the Irish-born Smithson (nee Carly Hennessy) in which she tries to explain why Season 7 is so tight and tells of a recent wedding she attended featuring a very familiar wedding singer – Season 9's Michael Lynche! Have you been watching "Idol" at all this year? Not really. Our satellite is a little temperamental on the bus, and What have you been hearing about the season? The only person I've heard about is Crystal [Bowersox]. I know Your season seems to be really good at keeping in touch, maybe even more so than other seasons. What is it about that year? I don't know. I think that's an experience that you will hold for the Did the right person win Season 7? A lot of people ask me about winning or not winning, and I think the As one of "Idol's" louder rock voices, do you feel vindicated having lost the competition but ending up in a rock band that's poised for success? I do. I feel like I did everything in my power to make this happen, and I'm just thanking my lucky stars. This is where my passion is, it's where my heart is and I turned a lot of things down purely because I had this thing inside me, where I knew it was gonna happen. So I'm just really happy. Are you referring to after "Idol"? What kind of things were you turning down? After "Idol," a lot of people misunderstood where I was trying to go as an artist. I remember having a conversation with my husband where I said, "No compromise." I had to start writing the music myself, because nobody is there to understand exactly what your goal is, but I knew and when I met these guys, I saw it was their goal too. So we all came together and just blended perfectly. We complement each other. For me, I was either gonna have this or nothing at all. I had to have the realization that I could be completely screwing myself forever, by being so adamant that this was going to be the only type of music I was going to make, but it all worked out and I'm stoked. Coming in as a songwriter when Ben is already so successful in that field, how was that for you? I was obviously a little intimidated when I first met them, but I've been writing for years. I showed them "Bury Me Alive," which was a song I had written in Atlanta, but I needed a producer to take it to that next level, and they did. They completed the song as I originally dreamed it. When we had our first meeting, I was very adamant that they wouldn't take over. I said, "I wanna write a huge portion of this record," so we all collaborated. It was like this little little factory of people bouncing ideas off each other. Everybody has their place and their part — I mainly take care of melody and lyrics, I leave the music to the boys — and it all works perfectly together. After having them so excited over that first song, it gave me that confidence to continue working with them. Having been through the music business ringer, and now that the band is signed to Universal/Republic, the same parent company that infamously signed you back in 1999, do you feel like you got a better deal this time around? Of course. Back then, I was a teenager and what does a teenager know? Nobody listens to them. I feel like now I'm an adult and in this band, we call our own shots. We're very involved with everything in our career, from our songs down to our album cover. We've all learned so much over the years and have had these dreams of wanting to do this or that, but it was never the right moment. And now, it's the right moment. Our record company has been completely supportive and they've allowed us to spread our wings and fly away. It's amazing. I'm so happy with this label. What is the biggest change you've noticed in the music industry between your first time around and now? Obviously record sales. The whole digital world was just happening when I started. Everything evolves and everything changes. The way people make music nowadays is very different. But with this band, we actually went old school: We had a full orchestra, a choir, the whole record is live musicians. It's very real and organic. Our idea for this record was Tim Burton meets the "Braveheart" soundtrack. How would you define success for this album? To get to make another one. That's what's great about this band; we've all been there and done the whole fame thing, and that's not what we're here for. We're here to be creative and make music. Like Lady Gaga, she puts all her money back into everything she does, she just wants to create everyday, and I think we're the same. Did you and Ben discuss your version of "Bring Me to Life?" He kind of chuckled at the whole R&B vibe it. On "Idol" tour, the contestants don't get to produce the music that's played behind them, and that was as rock as it gets. Actually, that was one song I didn't want to sing, not because I don't love the song, but because I'm pitchy as hell! And I almost didn't sing it on the tour, but it was too late, the instrumentation was already being done. I wanted to do "Stairway to Heaven" but the [tour producer] said "Bring Me to Life" fits with the rest of the program. It was ironic. You're playing Iron Maiden's "Flight of Icarus" during your set? Why that song? The best band ever! I actually wanted to do it on "American Idol" as a ballad, but it didn't work out — clearances and stuff. It's such a great song and has a soaring chorus. Plus, I learned about that story in school. But I just love Iron Maiden. My dream duet would be singing "Run to the Hills" with Jack Black. You spent some time as a child touring with "Les Miserables" (playing young Cosette). I'm curious what you thought of Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream." I don't really know her version, but good for her! That's like a fairy tale: cat lady from Blackburn goes on stage, sells more records that year than anybody. Love that! Even with "Idol," it's how you'll meet some contestants that have never seen a stoplight before. Simon Fuller hit the nail on the head when he came up with this concept; you can't find better background stories anywhere. – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter Photo: We Are the Fallen are, from left, Marty O'Brien, Carly Smithson, Rocky Gray, John LeCompt and Ben Moody. Credit: Douglas Sonders
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| Catching up with Carly Smithson Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT As contestants go, few females in "American Idol" history were as bombastic as Carly Smithson. The Season 7 rocker, one of three in that year's Top 12 if you include David Cook and Michael Johns, brought all the grit she could muster into the competition, only to be eliminated in sixth place after a downright inspiring version of "Jesus Christ Superstar" during Andrew Lloyd Webber week. But though she always seemed perfectly at ease on the "Idol" stage, Carly, surprisingly, confesses she "was uncomfortable the whole time." "I wasn't ready to win," she tells Idol Tracker. "I had to come off of the show and define myself as an artist, to show people who I really am." And did she ever. A year after her elimination, and through a series of coincidental connections, Carly met Ben Moody, the co-founder of Evanescence who had parted ways with singer Amy Lee back in 2003. (It was not lost on either that Carly sang Evanescence's breakout hit, "Bring Me to Life," which Ben co-wrote, on the "Idol" summer tour.) Ben, along with fellow original members John LeCompt and Rocky Gray, were looking to do their own thing, and Carly turned out to be the perfect fit for a new band called We Are the Fallen. Their debut, "Tear the World Down," which includes the single "Bury Me Alive," co-written by Carly, is out on Tuesday. Their headlining tour starts Thursday. Read on for our Q&A with the Irish-born Smithson (nee Carly Hennessy) in which she tries to explain why Season 7 is so tight and tells of a recent wedding she attended featuring a very familiar wedding singer – Season 9's Michael Lynche! Have you been watching "Idol" at all this year? Not really. Our satellite is a little temperamental on the bus, and What have you been hearing about the season? The only person I've heard about is Crystal [Bowersox]. I know Your season seems to be really good at keeping in touch, maybe even more so than other seasons. What is it about that year? I don't know. I think that's an experience that you will hold for the Did the right person win Season 7? A lot of people ask me about winning or not winning, and I think the As one of "Idol's" louder rock voices, do you feel vindicated having lost the competition but ending up in a rock band that's poised for success? I do. I feel like I did everything in my power to make this happen, and I'm just thanking my lucky stars. This is where my passion is, it's where my heart is and I turned a lot of things down purely because I had this thing inside me, where I knew it was gonna happen. So I'm just really happy. Are you referring to after "Idol"? What kind of things were you turning down? After "Idol," a lot of people misunderstood where I was trying to go as an artist. I remember having a conversation with my husband where I said, "No compromise." I had to start writing the music myself, because nobody is there to understand exactly what your goal is, but I knew and when I met these guys, I saw it was their goal too. So we all came together and just blended perfectly. We complement each other. For me, I was either gonna have this or nothing at all. I had to have the realization that I could be completely screwing myself forever, by being so adamant that this was going to be the only type of music I was going to make, but it all worked out and I'm stoked. Coming in as a songwriter when Ben is already so successful in that field, how was that for you? I was obviously a little intimidated when I first met them, but I've been writing for years. I showed them "Bury Me Alive," which was a song I had written in Atlanta, but I needed a producer to take it to that next level, and they did. They completed the song as I originally dreamed it. When we had our first meeting, I was very adamant that they wouldn't take over. I said, "I wanna write a huge portion of this record," so we all collaborated. It was like this little little factory of people bouncing ideas off each other. Everybody has their place and their part — I mainly take care of melody and lyrics, I leave the music to the boys — and it all works perfectly together. After having them so excited over that first song, it gave me that confidence to continue working with them. Having been through the music business ringer, and now that the band is signed to Universal/Republic, the same parent company that infamously signed you back in 1999, do you feel like you got a better deal this time around? Of course. Back then, I was a teenager and what does a teenager know? Nobody listens to them. I feel like now I'm an adult and in this band, we call our own shots. We're very involved with everything in our career, from our songs down to our album cover. We've all learned so much over the years and have had these dreams of wanting to do this or that, but it was never the right moment. And now, it's the right moment. Our record company has been completely supportive and they've allowed us to spread our wings and fly away. It's amazing. I'm so happy with this label. What is the biggest change you've noticed in the music industry between your first time around and now? Obviously record sales. The whole digital world was just happening when I started. Everything evolves and everything changes. The way people make music nowadays is very different. But with this band, we actually went old school: We had a full orchestra, a choir, the whole record is live musicians. It's very real and organic. Our idea for this record was Tim Burton meets the "Braveheart" soundtrack. How would you define success for this album? To get to make another one. That's what's great about this band; we've all been there and done the whole fame thing, and that's not what we're here for. We're here to be creative and make music. Like Lady Gaga, she puts all her money back into everything she does, she just wants to create everyday, and I think we're the same. Did you and Ben discuss your version of "Bring Me to Life?" He kind of chuckled at the whole R&B vibe it. On "Idol" tour, the contestants don't get to produce the music that's played behind them, and that was as rock as it gets. Actually, that was one song I didn't want to sing, not because I don't love the song, but because I'm pitchy as hell! And I almost didn't sing it on the tour, but it was too late, the instrumentation was already being done. I wanted to do "Stairway to Heaven" but the [tour producer] said "Bring Me to Life" fits with the rest of the program. It was ironic. You're playing Iron Maiden's "Flight of Icarus" during your set? Why that song? The best band ever! I actually wanted to do it on "American Idol" as a ballad, but it didn't work out — clearances and stuff. It's such a great song and has a soaring chorus. Plus, I learned about that story in school. But I just love Iron Maiden. My dream duet would be singing "Run to the Hills" with Jack Black. You spent some time as a child touring with "Les Miserables" (playing young Cosette). I'm curious what you thought of Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream." I don't really know her version, but good for her! That's like a fairy tale: cat lady from Blackburn goes on stage, sells more records that year than anybody. Love that! Even with "Idol," it's how you'll meet some contestants that have never seen a stoplight before. Simon Fuller hit the nail on the head when he came up with this concept; you can't find better background stories anywhere. – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter Photo: We Are the Fallen are, from left, Marty O'Brien, Carly Smithson, Rocky Gray, John LeCompt and Ben Moody. Credit: Douglas Sonders
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| ‘Idol’ rehearsals: The Top 4 bring it with duets, songs from the movies Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT And here they are, 12 weeks later, a movie song and a duet away from the much- coveted hometown visit, singing to an empty "Idol" studio with one thing on their minds: the finish line. It's time to bring it, and that's exactly what this top 4 is aiming to do on Tuesday night. The guest mentor this week is Jamie Foxx, who wasn't present for the rehearsal but whose influence was clearly felt in performances by Lee and Mike. Approaching the stage from two different vantage points — Lee front and center, Mike drawn to the stairs once again, or as Rickey Minor likes to call it, "closer to God" — the volume is going way up this week, as Mike shows off his vocal prowess. Now, more than ever, is the time to do it. For his part, Casey is showcasing another side to his guitar playing this week – one we haven't seen yet. And whether he makes it or not, now or in the future, this guy can rest easy knowing there's a lifetime of session work and guest spots to be had, he's that good of a guitar player – or any acoustic instrument with six strings, for that matter. Like Bo Bice told us back in April, Casey's "not a poser." As for the vocals, coming off Kara DioGuardi's harsh diss last week that he sounded like a lamb, Casey's not shying away from the sustain, so stand back, Kara! Meanwhile, long before Lee takes the stage for his run-through, he's singing at the top of his lungs while pacing outside the studio doors, within earshot of the "Idol" producers and the cast of "Dancing With the Stars" using the shared hallway. Just another day in Hollywood, and Lee, wearing his trademark just-rolled-out-of-bed look (ratty red T-shirt, baggy jeans and a floppy beanie) is even starting to look the part. Vocally, he's playing to his strengths — hefty choruses and verses with grit. – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter Photo: (Top) Lee DeWyze being mentored by actor-singer Jamie Foxx for the show airing May 11; (Bottom) Crystal Bowersox during her mentoring session with Foxx. Credit: Michael Becker / Fox/PictureGroup
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| ‘Idol’ rehearsals: The Top 4 bring it with duets, songs from the movies Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT And here they are, 12 weeks later, a movie song and a duet away from the much- coveted hometown visit, singing to an empty "Idol" studio with one thing on their minds: the finish line. It's time to bring it, and that's exactly what this top 4 is aiming to do on Tuesday night. The guest mentor this week is Jamie Foxx, who wasn't present for the rehearsal but whose influence was clearly felt in performances by Lee and Mike. Approaching the stage from two different vantage points — Lee front and center, Mike drawn to the stairs once again, or as Rickey Minor likes to call it, "closer to God" — the volume is going way up this week, as Mike shows off his vocal prowess. Now, more than ever, is the time to do it. For his part, Casey is showcasing another side to his guitar playing this week – one we haven't seen yet. And whether he makes it or not, now or in the future, this guy can rest easy knowing there's a lifetime of session work and guest spots to be had, he's that good of a guitar player – or any acoustic instrument with six strings, for that matter. Like Bo Bice told us back in April, Casey's "not a poser." As for the vocals, coming off Kara DioGuardi's harsh diss last week that he sounded like a lamb, Casey's not shying away from the sustain, so stand back, Kara! Meanwhile, long before Lee takes the stage for his run-through, he's singing at the top of his lungs while pacing outside the studio doors, within earshot of the "Idol" producers and the cast of "Dancing With the Stars" using the shared hallway. Just another day in Hollywood, and Lee, wearing his trademark just-rolled-out-of-bed look (ratty red T-shirt, baggy jeans and a floppy beanie) is even starting to look the part. Vocally, he's playing to his strengths — hefty choruses and verses with grit. – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter Photo: (Top) Lee DeWyze being mentored by actor-singer Jamie Foxx for the show airing May 11; (Bottom) Crystal Bowersox during her mentoring session with Foxx. Credit: Michael Becker / Fox/PictureGroup
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| Monday morning wrap: ‘Idol’ parents celebrate Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT While you were celebrating your mom over the weekend (or perhaps you were being feted?), the two parents among the "American Idol" finalists were celebrating Mother's Day, too. "I am so happy today! It was Mother's Day 1 year ago that we found out we were pregnant," Michael Lynche posted on his Twitter and Facebook pages. "We had just gotten our puppy Charlee because we thought we weren't pregnant when Christa told me she took a test on her own and it had the faintest blue line. Of course I made her take another immediately and 1 yr later we have a 4 month old miracle. Life is good fam! Life is good!!" Meanwhile, Crystal Bowersox posted that she was able to have her son with her while she went about her "Idol" responsibilities. "Happy Mother's day all you mamas!" she posted on Facebook. "Baby gets to come to the Ford set today!" Awww. In other "Idol" news: "Idol" parent company CEO steps down: As the competition heats up on the "American Idol" stage, it is also apparently doing so behind the scenes. Robert F.X. Sillerman resigned on Friday from his position as the chief executive of "American Idol's" parent company, CKX Inc. According to The Times' Joe Flint, Sillerman has indicated that he may make a bid to buy the entertainment company, which announced last month it was courting buyers, sparking speculation of a potential bidding war. Sillerman is currently the largest stockholder of CKX, which he founded in 2005. Back home, Andrew Garcia: Andrew Garcia greeted his hometown crowd in Moreno Valley on Saturday. The eliminated "Idol" finalist signed autographs and introduced a performance by his girlfriend, Christine Concepcion, at the Moreno Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Cinco De Mayo celebration. Though he did not perform, he did take a few questions from the audience and thanked his fans for getting him into this season's Top 10. "It was probably one of the most craziest experiences I've had in my life," Garcia told the crowd, according to InlandSoCal.com. Probably? Also back home, Siobhan Magnus: Siobhan Magnus is back on her Cape Cod home turf, and happy to be smelling the earth and salty sea air. Last week, she gave an interview to FOX 25/MyFoxBoston.com in which she took credit for Simon Cowell's recent sartorial adjustments. (Watch the video below.) Siobhan recalls telling a reporter for a certain Los Angeles newspaper that Simon sure had a lot to say about her clothing choices given that he wore the same T-shirt every night. "Since then, he hasn't worn just a V-neck T-shirt on the show," Siobhan notes. "He's been wearing button-downs. He's been wearing sweaters. And he looks nice." The Fox reporter gives Siobhan an attagirl for changing the "American Idol" landscape. May we do the same for the reporter who asked the question and reported Siobhan's answer, our own Shirley Halperin. – Amy Reiter
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| Monday morning wrap: ‘Idol’ parents celebrate Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 PM PDT While you were celebrating your mom over the weekend (or perhaps you were being feted?), the two parents among the "American Idol" finalists were celebrating Mother's Day, too. "I am so happy today! It was Mother's Day 1 year ago that we found out we were pregnant," Michael Lynche posted on his Twitter and Facebook pages. "We had just gotten our puppy Charlee because we thought we weren't pregnant when Christa told me she took a test on her own and it had the faintest blue line. Of course I made her take another immediately and 1 yr later we have a 4 month old miracle. Life is good fam! Life is good!!" Meanwhile, Crystal Bowersox posted that she was able to have her son with her while she went about her "Idol" responsibilities. "Happy Mother's day all you mamas!" she posted on Facebook. "Baby gets to come to the Ford set today!" Awww. In other "Idol" news: "Idol" parent company CEO steps down: As the competition heats up on the "American Idol" stage, it is also apparently doing so behind the scenes. Robert F.X. Sillerman resigned on Friday from his position as the chief executive of "American Idol's" parent company, CKX Inc. According to The Times' Joe Flint, Sillerman has indicated that he may make a bid to buy the entertainment company, which announced last month it was courting buyers, sparking speculation of a potential bidding war. Sillerman is currently the largest stockholder of CKX, which he founded in 2005. Back home, Andrew Garcia: Andrew Garcia greeted his hometown crowd in Moreno Valley on Saturday. The eliminated "Idol" finalist signed autographs and introduced a performance by his girlfriend, Christine Concepcion, at the Moreno Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Cinco De Mayo celebration. Though he did not perform, he did take a few questions from the audience and thanked his fans for getting him into this season's Top 10. "It was probably one of the most craziest experiences I've had in my life," Garcia told the crowd, according to InlandSoCal.com. Probably? Also back home, Siobhan Magnus: Siobhan Magnus is back on her Cape Cod home turf, and happy to be smelling the earth and salty sea air. Last week, she gave an interview to FOX 25/MyFoxBoston.com in which she took credit for Simon Cowell's recent sartorial adjustments. (Watch the video below.) Siobhan recalls telling a reporter for a certain Los Angeles newspaper that Simon sure had a lot to say about her clothing choices given that he wore the same T-shirt every night. "Since then, he hasn't worn just a V-neck T-shirt on the show," Siobhan notes. "He's been wearing button-downs. He's been wearing sweaters. And he looks nice." The Fox reporter gives Siobhan an attagirl for changing the "American Idol" landscape. May we do the same for the reporter who asked the question and reported Siobhan's answer, our own Shirley Halperin. – Amy Reiter
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