LaKisha Jones took long road to 'Idol'
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As a tear rolled down her face, LaKisha Jones received the news she so badly wanted to hear: She was an "American Idol" semifinalist.
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The actress has been approached to be a judge on the cricketing version of Pop Idol along with former players like Kapil Dev, Sanjay Manjrekar and Ian Botham.
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She may have just been driving home, but she sure took the long   way to get there.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - It's been some time since Queen  Latifah found herself behind the mic.
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Ayla Brown is wasting no time moving "Forward" after her experience with "American Idol." Just hours after her contractual obligations expired with the Fox talent contest, Brown signed a CD recording contract Thursday with Double Deal Brand Records. Brown, 18, made it to Hollywood with "Idol" and finished 13th.
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Now that the smoke is clearing from her abrupt departure from &quot;The View,&quot; Star Jones Reynolds is trying to see if she has a future in television.
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Long before "American Idol" struck the fancy of U.S. viewers, music reality shows in Spain and Latin America were creating bona fide stars.
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The best days may still be ahead for Jordin Sparks, but the same may not be said for "American Idol."
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Marion Jones took the baton and sped down the straightaway. By the time she handed it off to 100-meter silver medalist Lauryn Williams, the United States was well on
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(CBS) Does she or doesn&#39;t she? Lip synch, that is. Nineteen-year-old pop princess Ashlee Simpson performed last weekend on &quot;Saturday Night Live,&quot; but the singer&#39;s voice was heard before she opened her mouth.
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Ashanti has excelled as a singer and now she is adding "actress" to her resume...slowly.
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Sanjaya Malakar, 17, is the first Indian-American finalist on American Idol.
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For three seasons, American Idol has put in a bravura performance as a pop-culture phenomenon. Entering its fourth season tonight (8 ET/PT), Idol brings a few changes to boost interest and ratings. "We're tweaking the middle section because we felt it was a bit imperfect," says executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz. But "that's pretty much it. The formula works. It's a simple and clean show."
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Blah. If any word were to sum up this year's mostly bland and sometimes unwatchable batch of "Idol" contestants, that'd be it. Sure, there are some standouts &#151; sweet-natured former backup singer Melinda Doolittle, big-voiced belter LaKisha Jones and cocksure beatboxer Blake Lewis are shoo-ins to face off in the weeks before the Fox talent show's big May finale. Each are confident, worthy performers &#151; yet they don't leave you wanting more.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - "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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ATHENSâMarion Jones once described herself as the &quot;Cover Girl&quot; for track. And she enjoyed the fame, luxuriated in it, ran toward the spotlight with her churning long-legged blur.
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R&B singer Brandy was involved in a fatal four-car accident in Los Angeles on December 30th. The Moesha star was traveling down the Los Angeles freeway when her Land Rover, at a speed of 65-mph, hit the bumper of a 2005 Toyota. The driver of the...