Daily entertainment news covering Taylor Hicks en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/10/american_idol_needs_a_revamp_now_ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:11:07 EST Entertainment News 133510@http://www.starpulse.com/news With the recent news that Paula Abdul will not be returning for American Idol's ninth season, the timing seems perfect for the show to reinvent itself, and recapture the magic

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/08/american_idol_banter_handicapping_the_to_3 Fri, 08 May 2009 10:19:09 EST Entertainment News 121843@http://www.starpulse.com/news For those of you who remember my infamous predictions from the Top 13, I beg your forgiveness. For those of you who don't remember or didn't bother reading, let's just move on.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/02/new_hot_music_just_released Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:21:19 EST Entertainment News 116654@http://www.starpulse.com/news Here's our round up of some the hot new music releases during the 'March Madness' festivities. Don't' forget to share your own personal new music raves just released!

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/06/taylor_hicks_goes_the_distance_march_10_ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 112813@http://www.starpulse.com/news Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Taylor Hicks will thrill longtime fans, and inspire new audiences, with the release of his anticipated new studio album, The Distance, on March 10.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/02/american_idol_report_card Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:18:55 EST Entertainment News 109474@http://www.starpulse.com/news The "American Idol" auditions are over, and we're that much closer to finding out which Hollywood hopefuls will make it to the Top 36 and get the chance to perform for a shot at the Top 12.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/25/starpulse_slamfest_i_look_back_at_some_o Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 98305@http://www.starpulse.com/news SLAM= Verb Slang: To Criticize harshly; censure forcefully. Noun= A harsh or devastating criticism. Since the beginning of show business, in the celebrity news world actors and musicians have SLAMMED rumors, gossip, hearsay and chitchat as well as other unconfirmed reports.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/26/idol_alum_ace_young_to_make_broadway_deb Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:58:14 EST Entertainment News 96480@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Another "American Idol" alum is heading to "Grease" on Broadway. Ace Young, who competed on season five of the Fox show, joins the cast Sept. 9,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/26/another_idol_star_dropped_from_label Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:38 EST Entertainment News 91094@http://www.starpulse.com/news Blake Lewis has become the latest American Idol favorite to get dropped by his record label. The season six runner-up has joined "Idol" winners

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/22/a_look_at_the_idol_winners Thu, 22 May 2008 11:26:41 EST Entertainment News 88126@http://www.starpulse.com/news A look at the winners of Fox's ''American Idol'' and what they've been up to since taking home the prize:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/20/it_s_a_david_versus_david_showdown_on_id Tue, 20 May 2008 14:10:14 EST Entertainment News 87945@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Seriously. The ''American Idol'' showdown between David Cook and David Archuleta was about as much of a surprise

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/16/taylor_hicks_to_star_on_broadway Fri, 16 May 2008 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 87684@http://www.starpulse.com/news American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will join the Broadway production of Grease next month for a three-month stint as The Teen Angel. The 31-year-old singer, whose Idol fan base was dubbed The Soul Patrol,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/01/low_times_mean_good_times_with_andy_kind_2 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:18:12 EST Entertainment News 82906@http://www.starpulse.com/news Where we last left off with Andy Kindler... Okay, I know three verses to "Philadelphia Freedom" and that’s all I know about Philadelphia. "Philadelphia Freedom, I love you. Yes, I do." Do you want to hear my other Philadelphia joke?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/29/why_do_some_american_idol_stars_succeed_ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:56:14 EST Entertainment News 76020@http://www.starpulse.com/news Did you ever notice how some contestants who win American Idol seem to fall off the face of the planet after the season is over? Then there are other "Idol" winners who become huge successes. So why does this happen?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/14/past_american_idol_winners_where_are_the Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:09:12 EST Entertainment News 74251@http://www.starpulse.com/news Every Tuesday and Wednesday, avid American Idol fans are glued to their TV sets, watching in anticipation and with hope that the contestants they fell in love with are not sent home.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/10/simon_cowell_addresses_failure_of_idol_w Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:31:28 EST Entertainment News 73966@http://www.starpulse.com/news Simon Cowell has spoken out about past American Idol contestants Taylor Hicks, Ruben Studdard and Katharine McPhee losing their record deals, blaming the unpredictability of the music industry for their disastrous album sales.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/10/katharine_mcphee_is_latest_idol_star_to_ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:53:22 EST Entertainment News 73809@http://www.starpulse.com/news Katharine McPhee has become the third American Idol contestant to be dropped by a record label in the space of three weeks. McPhee has parted ways with RCA following the release of just one album, an eponymous disc that hit number two on the albums chart last year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/07/taylor_hicks_dropped_by_label Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:05:55 EST Entertainment News 73503@http://www.starpulse.com/news Taylor "Soul Patrol" Hicks has become the second former American Idol winner to be dropped by record label J Records in the space of three weeks. Hicks won the 2006 series of the TV talent contest and went on to release his self-titled debut studio album on J Records.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/17/simon_cowell_to_quit_idol_after_three_mo Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:17:56 EST Entertainment News 56253@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music mogul Simon Cowell will quit TV talent show American Idol after three more seasons. The British pop Svengali has found stars Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks on the first six seasons of the show and is currently in the middle of auditioning wannabe singers in season seven.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/25/drooping_ratings_for_american_idol_sugge Fri, 25 May 2007 08:24:44 EST Entertainment News 44134@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - The best days may still be ahead for Jordin Sparks, but the same may not be said for ''American Idol.'' The 30.7 million people who watched Sparks win on Wednesday was a sharp drop from the 36.4 million people who saw Taylor Hicks in last year's finale, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/24/ratings_down_19_percent_as_jordin_sparks Thu, 24 May 2007 12:46:03 EST Entertainment News 44042@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - An estimated 29.5 million Americans tuned in for the season's final ''American Idol'' with Jordin Sparks winning the prize - a sharp drop from last year's finale, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/24/arizona_17_year_old_jordin_sparks_makes_ Thu, 24 May 2007 08:22:34 EST Entertainment News 43955@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jordin Sparks grew up on ''American Idol,'' watching the show since she was 12 years old and telling her mother it was what she wanted to do. ''Now I'm actually doing it,'' the 17-year-old told reporters backstage after winning the competition in Wednesday's season finale.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/09/taylor_hicks_turns_concerts_into_fundrai Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:36:34 EST Entertainment News 33327@http://www.starpulse.com/news When reigning American Idol champion Taylor Hicks returns home to Birmingham, Alabama to headline his own show for the first time since being crowned winner of the series' fifth season, he'll be giving back to the community. Hicks is partnering with the American Red Cross to raise funds for victims of the violent tornado that struck Enterprise, Alabama, on March 2, killing eight students and destroying the local high school.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/05/simon_cowell_couldn_t_stand_american_ido Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:33:54 EST Entertainment News 32722@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music mogul Simon Cowell has blasted the most recent American Idol winner Taylor Hicks for lacking the talent to become a pop superstar. Cowell, who is a judge on the hit reality TV show alongside Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, confessed last Thursday he wanted to axe Hicks early on in "American Idol" last year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/kt_tunstall_says_katharine_mcphee_made_h Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:45:00 EST Entertainment News 27404@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall has credited American Idol star Katharine McPhee with making her famous outside the UK. Tunstall insists hardly anyone knew who she was outside Britain until McPhee - who was runner up to winner Taylor Hicks in the fifth season of American Idol - sang her hit Black Horse and the Cherry Tree on one of the shows.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/22/taylor_hicks_sues_former_manager Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:40:33 EST Entertainment News 26746@http://www.starpulse.com/news American Idol winner Taylor Hicks is suing his former manager over allegations he is owed 20 percent of the singer's earnings. Hicks, who fired Jan Childs in September 2004 before winning the TV talent contest, insists he doesn't owe a cent because Childs was no longer in his employment when his career took off.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/18/taylor_hicks_self_titled_debut_album_is_ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:01:05 EST Entertainment News 26471@http://www.starpulse.com/news American Idol's current reigning champion Taylor Hicks is now a platinum recording artist. His self-titled debut album Taylor Hicks (Arista Records/19 Recordings) was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America selling over 1 million copies since its release on December 12, 2006.

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