Tag Archives: American Idol

Jennifer Lopez to Launch Her Own Singing Competition

Jennifer Lopez, together with husband Marc Anthony, are partnering with American Idol creator Simon Fuller to launch an Idol-like singing competition for Latin America. The program’s title is Que Viva, which means ‘Long Live’ in English, and is still considered in its developmental stage.

Simon Cowell Changes His Name to Lightning Cowell

Music mogul and former American Idol judge Simon Cowell is now officially called “Lightning Cowell”. Cowell was annoyed when a contestant entered his UK TV show The X Factor last month as “Storm Lee”. He refused to call the wannabe by his adopted moniker and insisted that if he changed his name to “Lightning”, his [...]

David Archuleta, Katy Perry to Have Benefit Concert for Typhoon Ondoy Victims

The supposed Philippine concert of international pop star Katy Perry this coming October 3 was postponed due to Typhoon Ondoy. Instead of the originally set Katy concert, MTV Philippines (producer of “Katy Perry Live in Manila”) is now planning to hold a benefit concert with American Idol runner-up David Archuleta and Boys Like Girls joining [...]

Ellen DeGeneres is American Idol’s New Judge

Fox announced last Wednesday that comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will be replacing Paula Abdul as judge in season nine of American Idol. “I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol. I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come [...]

Kris Allen is American Idol 2009!

The final battle between Acoustic Rocker Kris Allen and Glam Rocker Adam Lambert for the American Idol Season 8 title yielded almost 100 million votes nationwide. After the 2-hour star-studded finale, underdog Kris Allen emerged as the winner which came as a shock to most people, including the judges (who seem to favor Adam Lambert [...]

David Cook and David Archuleta in Manila Concert Soon!

American Idol Season 7′s winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta are said to have a concert here in the Philippines this coming May 2009. This event will be the second project of Fearless Productions, co-owned by actor Jomari Yllana and the Singson Brothers, following their success on the Pops-Martin reunion concert. Tentative venue for [...]