Simon playing nice on 'American Idol'
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No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being compassionate Â until this year.
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If you want American Idol exposure, you have to pay the   price.
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Still serving a record 25-game NHL suspension for an attack against the Rangersâ Ryan Hollweg last season, Chris Simon re-signed with the Islanders on Monday.
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New &quot;American Idol&quot; Taylor Hicks wasn&#039;t the only winner on Wednesday night.
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New York Islanders enforcer Chris Simon apologized for his vicious attack on New York Rangers' Ryan Hollweg on Saturday while the NHL considered the length of his suspension.
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By Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Feb. 6--This week's episodes of "American Idol" nearly didn't happen for  some Pittsburgh fans.
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Some people might resent being mocked on national television by Bob Eubanks. But Mark Fordham is philosophical about it.
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Gabe: I sort of have a reputation for being the hot headed one here at the Arcade. I think that"s probably fair to say. I have a habit of saying very mean things to people I don"t agree with. As much as I might try not to be that guy it"s just sort of become my role.
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Even though millions of people voted Fantasia Barrino as their "American Idol," the singer admits there was a time when she doubted America's fondness for her.
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American Idol 's Clay Aiken is to tour the US with a concert of festive songs, backed by a full orchestra.
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To his coach and teammates, Chris Simon isn't the stick-swinging, skate-stomping fiend outsiders view him to be.
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If we learned anything from Tuesday's installment of "American Idol," it's that Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell still get on each other's nerves. A lot.
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"American Idol" presented "the best of the rest" Wednesday, unveiling a number of good singers &#151; and some duds, too.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - It's not unusual for adoring  Japanese pop fans to sing along with their idols during a  concert. But it's not often that an American audience does that  -- and gets all the Japanese words right.
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"American Idol" alumnus Clay Aiken, the most commercially successful graduate of the Fox talent show series, is planning to tour the United States for five weeks this holiday season backed by a full orchestra.
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Taylor Hicks, "Taylor Hicks" (Arista): Why did Taylor Hicks win "American Idol"? Well, it wasn't just his soulful voice or Clooney-esque silver hair. It was his unbridled, passionate delivery and goofy charm (plus those dance moves, of course).
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Last night's episode was masterful at playing out the tension between wanting Tony destroyed and wanting him victorious