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DioGuardi: Ellen DeGeneres Is So Right for Idol
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Ellen DeGeneres may do a fine job defending herself against critics who don't think she's qualified to be a judge on American Idol, but that doesn't mean her supporters are going to sit back and let her do all the work.
"She loves the show, she loves music, and she's a star," fellow judge Kara DioGuardi says. "You got to be a star to win the show."
And she continued…
Kara DioGuardi Explains Ellen DeGeneres As Judge
Kara DioGuardi has some very good reasons why she thinks Ellen DeGeneres makes sense for American Idol. Check out my videoblog to find out what she told me. Make sure to come back later for even more.
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Katy Perry: Andy Makes Her Cream, Idol Makes Her...Mean?
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If Andy Samberg were single, Kate Perry would so be trying to make him jizz in his pants.
The perky pop singer can't get enough of the Saturday Night Live funnyguy.
"Oh...my...God! I just saw Andy Samberg," Perry, 24, stuttered to me on last night's VMA red carpet. "I know he's going out with someone, but he's so hot.
"Oh...my...God," she said again. "I'm going to freak out. I'm already creaming in my panties. Oh my God!"
Ms. Perry finally did get to meet Samberg. Keep reading to find out what happened. Plus, she dished on why she had to get brutally honest when she was a guest judge for American Idol...
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Kara DioGuardi Will Be Back on American Idol!
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Guessing which of the judges will be back on American Idol next season has become a popular game.
And yeah, we're having trouble keeping track of the rumors, reports and whispers, too.
However, we can tell ya that Kara DioGuardi will be back for season nine of the hit reality show...
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Kris Allen & Adam Lambert Talk "No Boundaries"
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Cutting Kara DioGuardi's "No Boundaries" from the American Idol tour was a no-brainer for Kris Allen.
"Taking that out is kind of helping my set a little bit," Allen explained to us this morning as he and Adam Lambert picked up their new Ford vehicles at Galpin Ford just outside of Los Angeles. "It gave it a little but more energy…It just felt like a better fit to put something else in."
Critics and fans have pretty much trashed "No Boundaries," which DioGuardi cowrote, ever since it debuted as the American Idol victory song during the finale in May. Allen has replaced it with The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done."
"Everyone knows that song," Lambert said. "It's really great."
Our favorite singing bromancers also talked about which Idol alums they'd like to work with...