• 'American Idol' Season 14 Recap & Review: 5 Best Auditions from Jennifer Lopez's Hometown and Adam Lambert's Return

    The gang headed to Jennifer Lopez's native New York City for the fourth auditions episode of American Idol Season 14. Jenny from the Block ...As an added bonus, former runner-up and current Queen frontman Adam Lambert stopped by to fill in for Keith Urban, effectively putting the country star's bromance with Harry Connick Jr. on hiatus (Urban was thankfully on tour during the shooting).

  • Ranking The 2015 Academy Awards' Best Original Song Nominees: Rita Ora, Adam Levine, And More

    This morning, the nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards were revealed, including the nominees for Best Original Song. Though there were plenty of songs that were widely assumed to be shoo-ins, such as Lana Del Rey's "Big Eyes" and Lorde's "Yellow Flicker Beat," they were passed over for some pretty left-field choices (most surprisingly, only one of the songs on this list was also nominated for a Golden Globe). Here are the five Academy Award nominees for Best Original Song ranked, from worst to best.

  • 'American Idol' Season 14 Ratings Fall Short of 'Empire' Series Premiere for FOX

    American Idol ushered in its 14th season last night (Jan. 7) with a new format and one hour's worth of auditions in Keith Urban's hometown, Nashville. But, despite the show's long running pedigree, its ratings continued to slip, as the reality competition slipped below its following program (and fellow musical), Empire.

  • Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson Top 'American Idol' Highest Earners List for 2015

    There's no denying that American Idol has been able to make some major stars throughout its 13 seasons. From Carrie Underwood to Kelly Clarkson to Adam Lambert, the reality competition has been a major launching pad for the U.S. music scene in the last decade. And now, following the premiere of American Idol's 14th season, Forbes has released its annual list of the top-earning alums from the long-running program.

  • Jennifer Lopez Covers 'Self' Magazine: 45-Year-Old Shows Off Body and Talks Plans for 2015 [WATCH]

    Jennifer Lopez has a lot planned for 2015. She is working on new music, she has roles in movies and TV shows and "American Idol" is back for another season. The real news from J.Lo's recent "Self" magazine profile is that at 45 years old, she still has a fantastic figure. She revealed that her new partnership with BodyLab will be designed specifically for women and their diet/exercise needs.First thing's first. J.Lo will resume her judging duties on "American Idol" next year on Jan. 7. It is the show's 14th season and Lopez's fourth, although her appearances were not consecutive. Fans can also see the singer in a new NBC cop show titled "Shades of Blue."Lopez will star in the big-screen thriller "The Boy Next Door" alongside Kristen Chenoweth and Ryan Guzman. She will play a divorced woman who becomes infatuated with a new, young neighbor who has a dark secret. The movie premieres Jan. 23.

  • 'American Idol' Will Ditch Results Night Episode, Downgrade to One Weekly Episode during 2015 According to Ryan Seacrest

    American Idol fans thought they would be dealing with a "huge" change in programming when it was announced earlier this year that longtime staff member Randy Jackson wouldn't be returning as a mentor, marking the first time he hans't appeared on the program. However Ryan Seacrest subtly dropped the real bombshell while being interviewed at the Z100 Jingle Ball on Friday night in New York: The show would be ditching its second "Results Night" program so that performers and viewers alike won't have to wait for another day to find out the winners (or more importantly, the losers).
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