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Submitted by BANG Showbiz on September 22, 2011
LOS ANGELES – Simon Cowell wants the US 'X Factor' to be more successful 'American Idol'.
The music mogul - who quit as a judge on 'American Idol' to kick start the new version of the pop star search show - will "die trying" to be the most watched program, and he is confident 'The X Factor' will become the best series of its kind.
Submitted by Associated Press on June 15, 2011
LONDON – Jennifer Lopez may come back for a second year as a judge on "American Idol." Or she may not.
"You know, this is the question of the hour. I don't know, I don't know," Lopez said Tuesday in an interview with Scott Mills of the BBC.
Lopez and another new judge, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, brought a gentler attitude to the top-rated show following the departure of Simon Cowell.
Submitted by Associated Press on June 14, 2011
PORTLAND, Maine – A two-time "American Idol" contestant from Maine is facing a domestic abuse charge after a police officer saw her hit her husband.
A police report says 25-year-old Jessica Candage of Yarmouth was spotted Sunday evening by a Portland officer who said it appeared she was preventing her husband from walking toward him. The officer then saw Candage punch her husband, Craig, in the face several times.
Submitted by Anthony McCartney on May 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES – Scotty McCreery can thank a fourth judge for clearing his path to becoming the latest "American Idol."
A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved a minor's contract for the 17-year-old country crooner on Monday, two days before fans voted him the show's top singer. The judge's approval came after reviewing a draft recording contract that will pay McCreery $250,000 for winning and recording his first album.
Submitted by Derrik J. Lang on May 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES – From that initial moment when Scotty McCreery stepped in front of the "American Idol" judges and bellowed "lock the doors and turn the lights down low" in his deep-beyond-his-years register, the fresh-faced country crooner captured everyone's attention and he never let it go.
Submitted by Martha Waggoner on May 26, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. – The new "American Idol" Scotty McCreery felt the love from his North Carolina fans.
The RBC Center erupted Wednesday night with ear-piercing screams as Garner's McCreery was named winner of the television talent contest.
"Would you tell him I love him and want to be his wife?" 15-year-old Jessica Van Scoyoc of Clayton said Wednesday night at a watch party at the RBC Center in Raleigh, not far from McCreery's hometown.
Submitted by Lynn Elber on May 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES – Scotty McCreery won the "American Idol" battle of the fresh-faced country crooners Wednesday, pulling more of a record 122 million-plus viewer votes than competitor Lauren Alaina.
"I never in my wildest dreams," said McCreery, a 17-year-old with a strikingly deep, old-soul voice that contrasts with his youth. "I've got to thank the Lord first ... he got me here."
Submitted by Lynn Elber on May 25, 2011
LOS ANGELES – Could the sympathy vote be a factor in the battle of the "American Idol" teenage country crooners?
Lauren Alaina, 16, of Rossville, Ga., required medical treatment for a vocal cord injury suffered during rehearsals for Tuesday's performance show. She soldiered on with three tunes, drawing high praise from the Fox TV show's judges.
Submitted by Derrik J. Lang on May 25, 2011
LOS ANGELES – If it were up to the judges, Lauren Alaina would be crowned the next "American Idol."
The show's panel backed the chipper, 16-year-old songbird of Rossville, Ga., to win the grand prize after she faced off against Scotty McCreery in three performances on the Fox talent competition's finale Tuesday.
Jennifer Lopez said Alaina's soaring rendition of the ballad, "Like My Mother Does," may have secured her the title.
Submitted by Derrik J. Lang on May 24, 2011
LOS ANGELES – Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina are each hoping for an "American Idol" homerun.
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