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And the American Idol winner is…not so fast. We wouldn’t put a spoiler in the first sentence before you’ve had a chance to look away. We’re not that cruel.   Bucking the trend, the winner of season 12 of American Idol wasn’t a white guy with a guitar. The guys were all booted way before [...]

American Idol judge Keith Urban has just announced a new batch of tour dates for his upcoming Light the Fuse tour. The 45 dates will keep the popular singer on the road off and on throughout 2013, finishing up in Kentucky on December 8th.   Urban is currently at work on his new album, however [...]

Spoiler Alert!!!! Do not read any further if you don’t want to know who made it into season 12′s top 10 on American Idol. The finalists were revealed in an unusual way on the March 7, 2013 episode of AI, with host Ryan Seacrest bringing the five girls who made the final cut one to [...]

Some American Idol contestants were given another reason to celebrate on Valentine’s Day when judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, and Randy Jackson revealed the list of this season’s top 40 semifinalists. Those who remain in the competition will now head to Las Vegas where they’ll be once again singing for a shot at [...]

The guys are up first on American Idol, kicking off the first round of the Hollywood auditions on February 6, 2013. Those fortunate enough to have made it to this stage of the competition will find themselves hitting the stage in Hollywood and once again trying to impress judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, [...]

Fox has revealed the schedule for the upcoming season of American Idol debuting with a two night event on January 16 and 17, 2013. The 12th season of American Idol will feature the new judging panel of Randy Jackson, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, and Nicki Minaj, with Ryan Seacrest returning to host.   Among the [...]

By Bob Doerschuk Used by Permission © 2012 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. For Robert Deaton, Executive Producer of The CMA Awards and CMA Country Christmas, there’s a world of difference between the two ABC-TV specials. It ultimately comes down to one word. “Tension,” he specified. “There’s a lot of [...]

ABC is celebrating the holidays Country-style with the CMA Country Christmas special airing on December 20, 2012 at 9pm ET/PT. The two hour music-filled show will be hosted once again by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland and will feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Colbie Caillat, Katherine Jenkins, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, [...]

Vince Gill, Hunter Hayes, and Keith Urban are confirmed to perform at the 46th Annual CMA Awards to be held on November 1, 2012 in Nashville, TN. The Country Music Association also announced Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland, and The Band Perry have been tapped to present awards at the star-studded Country event.   Urban, [...]

It’s official – Fox has signed Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban to judge wannabe singers alongside Mariah Carey and American Idol veteran Randy Jackson. Surprised? No? Yes, this is the judging panel everyone has been assuming for weeks will be in place when American Idol returns for its 112th 12th season. AI returns in January [...]