'American Idol' Fantasia Ends Tour
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Days before the last show in the "American Idol Live" tour, Fantasia Barrino, winner of the third season of the popular U.S. TV singing competition, insisted Sunday that she will not be forgotten.
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Billy Joel will make "The Last Play at Shea" in a final concert at Shea Stadium on July 16.
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Pop star Kylie Minogue will complete the world tour she called off a year ago after being diagnosed with breast cancer with a series of concerts in Australia later this year, her Australian tour manager said Thursday.
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No more audition silliness. It's time to get serious on "American Idol." The Fox talent show trimmed down the competition Wednesday night, leaving 24 semifinalists &#151; 12 men and 12 women &#151; to vie for the "Idol" title and a record contract. The decision-making finale will be held in May.
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A dominating ratings performance from "American Idol" took Fox where it hadn't been since last season's May 24 finale of the talent show -- atop the weekly ratings among adults 18-49 without the help of sports.
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Bruce Springsteen, REM, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews and the Dixie Chicks will end the &quot;Vote for Change&quot; tour intended to aid the election campaign against President George W. Bush with final a official concert in Washington.
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Reigning American Idol Taylor Hicks has settled a lawsuit he brought against a Nashville producer over the rights to three songs he wrote and recorded before becoming a TV phenom.
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Chris Daughtry wishes we would forget his shocking elimination from last year's "American Idol," a contest he was widely favored to win. It's kind of a touchy subject.
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A versatile showmanÂs final local act is a disappearing one.
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Playbill - Zonya Love will make her Broadway debut in the New York company of The Color Purple  Jan. 9, 2008, when she succeeds "American Idol" winner Fantasia in the role of Celie. Fantasia will play her final performance Jan. 6.
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The last two years have provided a  quick ride to the top for 2005 "American Idol" champ Carrie  Underwood. And if there were any doubts about how the winner of  America's most famous music reality show would fare in the  country world, those doubts have long been erased.
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Taylor Hicks, below, the 2006 winner of âAmerican Idol,â has followed Ruben Studdard, the 2003 winner, out the door of J Records, The Associated Press reported. âTaylor is going to record on his own for the next album,â said Liz Morentin, a public relations representative for J, a label within Sony-BMG. Mr. Studdard left his contract with the label late last year but remains under contract with 19 Entertainment, a company managed by Simon Fuller, creator of âIdol.â Mr. Studdardâs last album, âThe Return,â sold only 236,000 copies. Mr. Hicksâs self-titled album, released in December 2006, reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart and sold 699,000 copies, failing to reach the million mark achieved by the debuts of previous âIdolâ winners, Nielsen SounScan reported.
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The "American Idol" triumph of 17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers than last year's finale, in the latest sign that U.S. television's highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.
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The new &quot;American Idol&quot; will be named tonight. Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks each performed three songs in last night&#039;s sing-off, staged in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - "American Idol" season five champ Taylor Hicks will tackle songs written by Bryan Adams, Rob Thomas and Marvin Gaye on his upcoming self-titled effort.
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By Steven Snyder, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Mar. 10--Judge Paula Abdul wasn't the only one confounded by some of this week's "American Idol" results, when the final vote tallies were announced and this year's roster of singers was whittled down to a group of 12 finalists.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Vote for Change tour, a rock 'n'  roll roadshow designed to help oust President Bush, wrapped  Monday with a star-studded finale at Washington, D.C.'s MCI  Center.