Paula Abdul Will Join Simon Cowell On "The X Factor"

Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul

It's now official. Told ya

After all the drama amidst the speculations, the Ex-idol Judge Paula Abdul will finally reunite with Simon Cowell along with Antonio L.A. Reid and Cheryl Cole in The X Factor judges seat.

The show will begin taping today (Sunday) and will premiere on Fox in September.

The UK based reality singing competition will offer a 5 million dollar cash prize and a recording contract for the winner.

X-Factor will be hosted by UK presenter Steve Jones and the uber-sexy, former Pussycat Dolls singer, Nicole Scherzinger

Who Got Eliminated on Idol? - American Idol, Top 5 Results Show

Over 60 million votes came in last night, the highest of this season.
Wow.
Ryan Seacrest, in all his formal-suit glory, dropped the iconic phrase, "You might be surprised"

Are we?

Well, if you will base your judgement from the performances yesterday, you'll already have an idea on who'll be sent packing. 

Jimmy Iovine, the hybrid reincarnation of Simon Cowell -minus the English accent- scolded Lauren Alaina for pulling back to belt out the "high" note in Unchained Melody.

Iovine predicted that Alaina will be in the bottom two (B2) this week, he was absolutely right. 

Lauren was joined by Jacob Lusk in the B2 after receiving a 6-point criticism from their mentor, Iovine who said that Lusk had a rough night and both songs that he sang, No Air and Love Hurts, were off. I agree!

So now it's between Lauren and Jacob.

The sixteen-year old Lauren Alaina, her very first time to be in the bottom 2, did not manage to control her emotions. She cried. tears flowed down on her face, it messed up her Greek-goddess make-up and everything...

The result, drum-rolls, America said Jacob Lusk is going home.

James Durbin Sings "Without You" and "Closer To The Edge" - American Idol Season 10, Top 5

Lauren Alaina Sings "Flat on The Floor" And "Unchained Melody" - American Idol Season 10, Top 5

Haley Reinhart Sings "House of The Rising Sun" and "You And I" - American Idol Season 10, Top 5

Jacob Lusk Sings "No Air" and "Love Hurts" - American Idol Season 10, Top 5

Scotty McCreery Sings "Gone " and "Always On My Mind " - American Idol Season 10, Top 5

Who Got Eliminated on Idol? Casey Abrams Goes Home - American Idol Season 10, Top 6 Elimination Show

Watch: Casey Abrams Sings "Hi De Ho"

Watch: Scotty McCreery Sings "You've Got A Friend"

Watch: Lauren Alaina Sings "Where You Lead"

Watch: Haley Reinhart Sings "Beautiful"

Watch: James Durbin Sings "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"

Watch: Jacob Lusk Sings "Oh No Not My Baby"

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof," Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performances

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof," Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performances

The Top 6 remaining Idol hopefuls brought nostalgia on stage by singing the hits of Carole King in tonights episode of American Idol Season 10.

Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina Sing "Up On The Roof"

These two contestants have a "distinct" chemistry that makes their duets quite phenomenal - in the past. 

I just love the fact that Lauren seems at-ease whenever she performs with Scotty, how i wish she could pull off that kind of confidence in her solo performances.

With regard to their duet, i don't think they got it right this time - it fell flat on the floor.

Watch: Scotty McCreery Sings "You've Got A Friend"

Watch: Lauren Alaina Sings "Where You Lead"

Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart brought flavor in tonights show with this performance. Seriously, i enjoyed every moment of it. Their husky and cranky voice when combined is pleasing to the ears.
One little comment that i have for this number is there ain't much connection between the two of them - i'm sure they'll work this "issue" out. Ha?

Watch: Casey Abrams Sings "Hi De Ho"
Watch: Haley Reinhart Sings "Beautiful"

These pricks, James Durbin and Jacob Lusk, sang this one just because they need to. LOL!

What do you expect, there will be no chemistry because first of all Durbin isn't gay. 

So the "Broke Back Mountain" connection sh*t that the AI producers are trying to pull off in this performance will not work, OKAY?

Watch: James Durbin Sings "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
Watch: Jacob Lusk Sings "Oh No Not My Baby"

Scotty McCreery Sings "You've Got A Friend" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performance

Scotty McCreery, Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof"
Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move"
Jacob and James Rock "I'm Into Something Good"

Casey Abrams Sings "Hi De Ho" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performance

Casey Abrams, Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof"
Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move"
Jacob and James Rock "I'm Into Something Good"

Jacob Lusk Sings "Oh No Not My Baby" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performance

Jacob Lusk, Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof"
Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move"
Jacob and James Rock "I'm Into Something Good"

Haley Reinhart Sings "Beautiful" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performance

Haley Reinhart, Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof"
Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move"
Jacob and James Rock "I'm Into Something Good"

James Durbin Sings "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performance

James Durbin, Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof"
Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move"
Jacob and James Rock "I'm Into Something Good"

Lauren Alaina Sings "Where You Lead" - American Idol Season 10, Top 6, Carole King-Themed Performance

Lauren Alaina, Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Scotty and Lauren Sing "Up On The Roof"
Casey and Haley Perform "I Feel The Earth Move"
Jacob and James Rock "I'm Into Something Good"

Will Paula Abdul Reunite With Simon Cowell For "The X Factor" Panel On Fox?

Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul Will Posibly Reunite for "The X Factor"

Rumor has it, Simon Cowell and Island Def Jam Music Group Chairman, Antonio L.A. Reed will be joined by Paula Abdul in "The X Factor." Again?

In an interview with Deadline, Cowell tells Nikki Finke, "I always loved working with her (Paula) even though she can be a pain...I think there's a good chance it will be her, and now we're reaching the deadline we've got to make the decision soon. But I think she's got a really good shot"

Finkee adds English singer Sheryl Cole will also be an addition to the "cast." Her sources say  that the announcement for the complete panel of judges will be made next week.

SIMON'S REP: "NOTHING IS SET"
Following the published online interview on Deadline, Cowell's reps immediately denied the "sureness" of the report, by saying to THR that everything is still playing out. "Nothing is set, and Paula is one of many people Simon is talking to. He's said the same thing many times, including on the radio last week. There's nothing new"

Who is telling the truth? We'll find out soon.

Paula on The X Factor? Same old brand new personalities huh, we'll see how this Briton-made circus for American T.V. will fare out this fall.

Glee's Chris Colfer Gets Serenaded by Blaine and The Warblers, "Somewhere Only We Know"

Chris Colfer, Photo: Justin Stephens, TIME Magazine

Hailed as one of this year's TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People In The World (2011), i asked myself - how did Chris f*ckin' make it?

TIME has said that to be in the list, your ideas (actions) should spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution.

Well with what Chris has been doing in Glee - i understand why.

Her co-star Diana Agron, praised the wonderful power that Kurt gives to his audience firsthand. "The honesty that he infuses into his Glee character, Kurt, leaves you reeling. Our cast is blessed to hear things like "Your character has helped me through this, or helped me do that, but none more so than Chris. "

Colfer works behind the camera as well. He recently wrote a script for an indie film that will begin shooting this summer and now he has written a story for The Little Leftover Witch, a pilot for The Disney Channel.

Speaking of Kurt, watch this Glee Exclusive. Blaine and The Warblers sing "Somewhere Only We Know" to Kurt. Awesome. 

This episode will air next Tuesday. Enjoy!

Glee Cast - Born This Way!

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Glee Cast - Born This Way!

Photo: FOX

So how did you like the Gleeks' version of Born This Way?Actually there's more...Glee's 18th "biggest episode ever" for season two will run for 90 minutes - and of course it will feature the famous, Lady Gaga. It is scheduled to hit your TV screens on Fox, April 26.

Stefano Langone, Voted Off - American Idol, Top 7 Elimination

Stefano Langone Eliminated on "Idol", Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

More than 52 million votes came in this Thursday's (April 21) result show to pluck out America's least favorite out off Top 7, unfortunately the needed "reinforcement" did not come "Closer" to the hunky, Italiano boy-toy.

Stefano Langone Comes Closer 

Who's in the bottom three? Jacob Lusk, Haley Reinhart, and Stefano Langone shared some anxiety and agony in the stools. Lusk did an "emotional" cover of Luther Vandross, while Reinhart delivered a top notch version of Adelle's "Rolling In The Deep - them two are safe, but (maybe) one of them is on the verge of being eliminated next week.

Casey And Haley Rule The Night, Stefano Is In Danger

As expected, JLo's favorite, Langone was sent home from today's episode of American Idol, Season 10.  For the "fourth" time, the wild-card's luck has run out.

Casey and Haley Rule The Night, Stefano Is In Danger - American Idol, Top 7 Performances

Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

In today's episode of American Idol Season 10, The Top 7 Idol-hopefuls rocked the songs of the 21st century.
Some sounded pleasantly "current," while a few got left behind years ago - performance wise.

So what? Idol castoffs, Ashthon Jones, Karen Rodriguez, Thea Megia, Naima Adepapo, and last week's eliminated-Twilight-star-h*oker Paul McDonald surprised everyone when they "resurrected" on the show.
Well, so what?

Scotty McCreery was the "opening act" and for the first time, i got bored watching. Like LeAnn Rhime's thinning-almost bulimic body, Scotty's style has gotten, hmm, a little uninteresting. Definitely, this 17-year old cowboy needs improvement. (See Scotty's "Swingin'" Performance)

Scary! The drummer boy James Durbin, complete with spooky dramatic entrance and a "marching band," reeked in screaming Muse's havoc throughout his performance. With that "window-breaking" high notes, he should have been included in Scream 4. (See James' "Uprising" Performance)

And then comes Haley, clad in a striking red dress. She did a cover of Adelle's "Rolling In The Deep." This Haley girl has her own style, that sexy growling - it'll bring her millions.(See Haley's "Rolling In The Deep" Performance)

Bring on the drama, here comes the male Oprah. Jacob Lusk's emotions flew to high heavens, well, god must have forgotten to send his vocal "control" back to earth. If he wants to act, just ask for JHud's advice. As for his singing, same old brand new Jacob. *sigh (See Jacob's "Dance With My Father" Performance)

Casey knows how to make a scene, the kind that people will remember you with (and will make them vote for you too.) With what he sang today, he's worth every dollar that America will spend on their "cool vice," that is, VOTING FOR THEIR IDOL BETS. This judges' saved contestant elevated his performance this week with a surprise "kiss." Jeez, i hope it ain't Judas kiss.(See Casey's "Harder To Breathe" Performance)

Casey Abrams Steals A Kiss From Jennifer Lopez

Steven Tyler Tells Casey Abrams, "You're So F*cking Great!"

Stefano Langone, the Italiano boy-toy, laid all his cards on stage. He did some "pimp dancing" so the votes will come "Closer." He's more like of a pornstar to me now, yeah with that sexy outfit, but you see he may be in danger tomorrow. What if Langone's time has come? Can Mama Mia, JLo handle it? (See Stefano's "Closer" Performance)

Who closed the show? Lauren Alaina. Have you noticed how intricate her hairstyle is every week? I just hope that her confidence is at par with her hair-do, for me she's still holding back. Thank god, she has a lot of girl fans that will, maybe, bring her into the Top 4 spot? We'll see. (See Alaina's "Born To Fly" Performance)