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American Idol Contestant Comes Back to East Texas

Jen Austin — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:37:27 +0000

East Texas has an American Idol finalist, and she’s headed back to her hometown for a Saturday press conference and performance. Woodville’s Kree Harrison advanced to the Top 3 this week, and will film the hometown episode tomorrow. Woodville Mayor Ben Bythewood told KTRE that the press conference will be at Woodville’s First United Methodist Church [...]

Stevie Nicks on Nicki Minaj: 'I Would Have Strangled Her to Death'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:31:52 +0000

Stevie Nicks‘ stage persona might involve a lot of frilly things like candles, dry ice and horses, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t willing to get down to some stone cold violence when provoked. Nicks demonstrated her propensity for vengeance during a recent interview with the Daily, when she was asked to weigh in on [...]

Steven Tyler Announces He's Leaving American Idol

Andree Valentine — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:17:44 +0000

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler announced that he will not be returning as a judge on FOX’s hit show, American Idol, this fall. Tyler released an official statement on Thursday, saying: “After some long…hard…thoughts…I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit,” said Tyler. “I strayed from [...]

Queen Set to Take Over 'American Idol'

Mary Ouellette — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:43:48 +0000

All hail the Queen! Founding Queen members guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor will be making their return to the ‘American Idol’ stage on next week’s episode (April 25). The two will perform with the six remaining finalists. Coincidentally, that will not include resident “rocker” Colton Dixon who was unceremoniously ousted from the show last evening, surprising everyone.

The 'New' Tom Petty And Stevie Nicks Perform On American Idol [VIDEO]

Andree Valentine — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:39:31 +0000

Last night’s American Idol episode featured hot songs from the 80s, including Foreigner’s ‘I Want To Know What Love it’, ‘That’s All’ by Genesis and Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty’s duet ‘Stop Dragging My Heart Around’. Hard to believe some of the young competitors had such strong performances, considering most of them weren’t even born [...]

Joe Perry Gives Steven Tyler an Early Birthday Present on 'American Idol'

Shauna Wright — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:22:02 +0000

On Thursday night, 10 became nine on ‘American Idol,’ and Steven Tyler got a huge surprise when a very familiar face showed up to help him usher in another year. For the ‘Idol’ guinea pigs, the big prize for surviving this week’s cut is moving into the ‘Idol’ mansion. During the first few years of [...]

Steven Tyler Two-Steps Into Texas on 'American Idol'

Shauna Wright — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:21:09 +0000

Welcome to Texas, y’all! The ‘American Idol‘ judges — including, of course, our own Steven Tyler — hit the Lone Star state for the Thursday night audition show. “It’s still hard for me to tell somebody they suck,” he said. And then, as if on cue, we saw a guy who sucked harder than an [...]

Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler Returning to 'American Idol'

Andy Scott — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:07:11 +0000

Randy Jackson is still in it to win it: EW.com has confirmed that the original ‘American Idol’ judge will return for an 11th season on Fox’s top-rated series.

Also returning for season 11 is Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler — not exactly the most surprising revelation, considering he initially signed on for more than one season, according to EW.com.

Aerosmith On Idol, Or NOT?

Jen Austin — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:38:43 +0000

Steven Tyler said last week the full band will perform on next week’s final American Idol episode. Cool! We’ll see Joe Perry and everybody rockin’ the stage on a hyped up episode where the winner is crowned. NOT SO FAST. Joe Perry tweeted this week that they are not playing the show because producers never [...]

Steven Tyler's New Single, (It) Feels So Good [VIDEO]

Chris Cobb — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:23:33 +0000

A week or two ago, I gave you just a taste. Well now I’ve got the whole enchilada for you! Check out the new single from Steven Tyler. Steven says that this track is a “good-time song” and he also added that it’s something “America needs right now.” If you like the song, you can [...]

Steven Tyler Releases Artwork, Clip of New Single

Chris Cobb — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:06:06 +0000

Steven Tyler has released the artwork for his forthcoming single, “(It) Feels So Good,” which is hitting iTunes on May 10th. Check out a clip of the new single! Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the video for the single will debut on the May 12th edition of American Idol. When asked about the video, [...]

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Week On Idol

Jen Austin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:34:02 +0000

We’ll see more guitars and rocks stars this week on American Idol. Jeff Beck will appear on American Idol Wednesday, accompanying the nine remaining contestants. They’ll sing songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Beck performed on both the 2007 and 2010 editions of Idol Gives Back, the AI chairty special. The first time, he backed up Kelly Clarkson, [...]

Aerosmith Gets a BIG Boost From Idol

Jen Austin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:06:51 +0000

With Steven Tyler as an American Idol judge, Aerosmith album sales are through the roof! Are you ready for this? According to The Hollywood Reporter, sales of AEROSMITH albums have jumped 250% since Tyler took a seat in the judge’s chair. Sales of two of their greatest hits albums — 1994′s Big Ones and 2004′s Devil’s Got [...]

Steven Tyler as American Idol Judge: Take It or Leave It? [VIDEO]

Chris Cobb — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:02:43 +0000

Well a new season of American Idol premieres tonight on FOX with Steven Tyler as one of the new judges. What do you think about it? Now, personally, I never watch the show. It’s just not my thing. I would rather watch football, history channel, discovery channel, stuff like that. But I want to know [...]

American Idol Wednesday

Jen Austin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:12:37 +0000

How will Steven Tyler act on Idol? Will he be more Simon or more J-Lo? Let us know what you think! And once you watch some of the new Idol season, give us your thoughts. One thing is certain. Steven Tyler will dress the part. Who doesn’t love a guy in a scarf! And don’t [...]