Posts Tagged ‘American Idol’

American Idol favorite Pia Toscano was voted off the competition Thursday night in a shocking elimination episode that left her fellow contestants distraught and the judges vocally expressing their dismay.

Just two days after Paula Adbul’s unexpected departure from American Idol, Simon Cowell has tapped Victoria Beckham for a one-time appearance on the judging panel. She’s reportedly earning £155,000 (over $220,000) for the one-time appearance on the show.

Beckham, 35, says she doesn’t know Cowell well, but has one very pointed memory of him. “He is the only man in the music industry who turned down the Spice Girls and said we would never work.”

So is she going to follow the footsteps of Paula Abdul, who’s always been the most kind judge on the show, Beckman says, “I want to…

The judge was unable to come to financial terms with the show’s producers about her return.

Paula wrote on Twitter that she will not be returning for the show’s ninth season.

She says:

” With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all..Cont’d…

I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1become an international phenomenon.

What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon me

It truly…

Paula Abdul will not returning as a judge on American Idol next season. “Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on Idol,” Paula’s manager, David Soneberg says.

Even though Paula wants to return as a judge, AI production heads FremantleMedia and 19 Entertaiment have yet to draw up a contract for Abdul.

Randy’s current AI contract runs through 2011 and both Ryan Seacreast and Simon Cowell have been offered major $ to return to Idol.

Says Soneberg: “She’s not a happy camper as a result of what’s going on. She’s hurt. She’s angry.”