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Ranking All The American Idol Winners In Terms Of Quality

A regular on the gay gossip board datalounge.com took a stab at ranking the show's bevy of belting prize winners, from 11 to 1. If you don't see some of the best talents on the list, it's because they didn't win on the show! Here what they wrote: "11. Lee DeWyze (above). He's cute and can more or ... More >>

Live: Daughtry Brings American Idol To The National Pastime At Citi Field

Daughtry Citi Field Friday, July 20 Better than: Johan Santana's ankle. In this hyperdistracted age, it would only seem logical that heading out to the ballpark has become an experience where any action happening on the field has competition from other forms of entertainment—fancier foods f ... More >>

100 & Single: The Erratic Chart Fortunes Of TV-Crowned Idols, From Kelly To Scotty

​Scotty McCreery—winner of the 10th edition of American Idol, and owner of the new No. 1 title on Billboard's album chart, Clear as Day—sets a handful of chart records this week that certainly sound impressive. As Billboard reports, McCreery is the first country act to debut at No ... More >>

Radio Hits One: Adele Brings The Ballad Back To No. 1

​Adele's 21 has ruled the American charts for most of 2011, and it's done so almost entirely on the back of one song: the lead single "Rolling In The Deep." While the British singer was topping charts in her homeland and several other countries with the follow-up single, the ballad "Someone LI ... More >>

American Idol Sets Up A Pretty Boring Finale

​So we lost Haley Reinhart this week. Fuck you, America. That's all I really have to say about that. I don't know why twangy teenagers are bulldozing everyone else this year, but it's going to make for a truly boring one-note final show. Has American Idol ever had a less interesting final two ... More >>

American Idol Season 9, Billboard #1s Week: Siobhan Magnus Unveils a Pompadour-Mullet; Didi Benami Butchers "You're No Good"

Siobhan Magnus: hair for days. Photo by Michael Becker / FOX. ​Wow. Oh boy. Whoof. OK. This was definitely the worst episode of American Idol in recent memory and probably one of the worst of all time, Taylor Hicks season included. Everything was just wrong. The theme, Billboard #1s, was hopel ... More >>

American Idol: Slash Piddles While Idol Burns, Musings From a 60-Year-Old Fan, Allison and Adam are Getting Married

Kris Allen is the real-life Dr. Drew Baird, the Jon Hamm character that Tina Fey dated on 30 Rock. He lives in a Beautiful Bubble. Michael Becker / FOX.Slash, Classic Rock week mentor After spending the weekend with my 60-year-old Idol-watching dad, I've gained some new insights into the show. A b ... More >>

American Idol Top 5 Results: Matt Giraud Penalized for Trying to Sing Like Megan Joy

Michael Becker / FOX.The final five In the totally overblown intro (sorry, that's like complaining that a cow moos), Ryan Seacrest seems to insinuate that there will be a shocker of a cast-off tonight. That can only mean it's Adam Lambert, because any of the others are expected to go at some point. ... More >>

American Idol's Top 7 Do Disco Week; Status Ain't Hood Rides Again

It's me, bitches! So much to talk about with Idol this year. For one thing, it looks for all the world like this season's winner will be an openly and obviously gay dude, which feels like a transformative Obama moment in the show's history even if a closeted but obviously gay dude almost won seas ... More >>

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