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Zap2It - Wed Dec 2, 1:55 pm ET
The annual White House Tree Lighting is Thursday, Dec. 3 and "American Idol" season 6 winner Jordin Sparks will be on hand to sing.Jordin is just one of several artists invited to the ceremony, which is traditionally when the President brings a message of peace to the nation before the giant White House Christmas tree is lit. The tree itself is a Colorado blue spruce planted in 1978. It was 30 ...
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Daily Telegraph - Fri Dec 4, 2:46 am ET
Simon Cowell has been accused of killing off a great Christmas tradition after William Hill, the bookmaker said it is considering stopping taking bets on the festive number one.
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Zap2It - Wed Dec 2, 11:25 am ET
Will Ferrell has his dream role in mind: "American Idol" judge and co-creator Simon Cowell. The comedian says Cowell is the embodiment of Ferrell's character in the 2004 comedy "Anchorman:The Legend of Ron Burgundy." "I would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie," Ferrell tells UK newspaper The Sun. "Heck, I would love it. It would be a dream role. It wouldn't be hard for me to play him because ...
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The Oklahoman - Thu Dec 3, 9:03 pm ET
Country music star Carrie Underwood is too young to remember the heyday of variety TV shows in the 1960s and ’70s, when stars ranging from Sonny and Cher and Sammy Davis Jr. to the Smothers Brothers and the Muppets not only performed but played host to an array of comedic skits and musical talents.But the Oklahoma native, 26, will try to revive the variety show format when " Carrie Underwood ...
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New Kerala - Fri Dec 4, 6:07 am ET
London, Dec 4 : Music mogul Simon Cowell is said to have towed the line at Lady Gaga's demands for fluffy lambs and hundreds of butterflies floating around the stage while she performed at The X Factor.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 11:05 am ET
British TV and record producer Simon Cowell, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in British and U.S. show business, is planning to bring his "The X Factor" talent show to Las Vegas in a global pay-per-view Internet venture.
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cmt.com - Thu Dec 3, 3:38 pm ET
Faith Hill will star in the 11th annual A Home for the Holidays special airing Dec. 23 on CBS. Guest performances will include Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood , as well as Mary J. Blige, Michael Franti and Shakira.
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Zap2It - Wed Dec 2, 8:55 pm ET
"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert tweeted Wednesday (Dec. 2), "Yes, sadly friends, ABC has canceled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE. :( don't blame them. It's the FCC heat."Apparently booting him off "Good Morning America" was not enough for ABC. Lambert's appearances on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and (we presume) "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" have been canceled. You'd ...
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:00 pm ET
The race for a Senate seat once held by John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, John F. Kennedy and "liberal lion" Edward M. Kennedy is shaping up as a battle of relative national unknowns, led by a state Democratic insider and a Republican lawmaker perhaps best known as a male centerfold and father of an "American Idol" contestant.
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Zap2It - Tue Dec 1, 3:10 pm ET
"American Idol" season 2 winner Ruben Studdard is releasing a new Christmas song titled "Christmas in Your Arms." Listen below.The single will be released Dec. 8, but you can listen to it streaming for Windows here or for Real Player here. It's really a nice, homey Christmas song. Ruben sings that he'd "be happy in the city" or "on the farm," he doesn't care where he spends Christmas as long as ...
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Zap2It - Tue Dec 1, 8:10 pm ET
Oprah Winfrey will have a 12 days of gifting treat, but Ryan Seacrest is proposing something a little more altruistic.The "American Idol" host wants us to take part in 12 days of giving. Basically, it's all about helping out a charitable cause in some way for 12 days straight, beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1, which happens to be World AIDS Day. Besides spreading the word via Twitter and Facebook, what ...
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Chicago Sun-Times - Fri Dec 4, 5:54 am ET
WASHINGTON -- Surrounded by celebrity performers and characters from the North Pole, the Obama family on Thursday led a countdown and lighted the National Christmas Tree.First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha helped President Obama press a button to light the tree, an annual tradition since the 1920s. "I'm technologically challenged, and I might not get this right," the ...
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The News & Observer - Wed Dec 2, 1:51 pm ET
North Carolina's " American Idol " Fantasia Barrino will have a reality show, uh, I mean a docu-series on VH1.
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Guardian Unlimited - Fri Dec 4, 7:07 am ET
Sixth series of reality show expected to bring in £20m of advertising revenue from final alone, according to new estimates The X Factor is most complained-about TV show in 2009 Media Monkey: Simon Cowell waxes lyrical The X Factor will generate more than £100m in advertising revenue for ITV this year, with Simon Cowell likely to earn around £7m, according to new estimates. This year's sixth ...
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CNN - Thu Dec 3, 1:43 pm ET
As far as ABC is concerned, the controversy surrounding Adam Lambert still hasn't cooled down enough for him to be handled. For the second time, the network has cancelled an appearance by the onetime American Idol favorite.
