PAULA ABDUL CAN’T BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WANT HER BACK ON IDOL!
PAULA Abdul is “speechless” that people want to see her return to American Idol. The former singer — who quit the TV talent show in 2009 after seven years as a judge — is delighted that her fans are desperate for her to re-join the panel. “I’m very grateful,” she said. “I have tremendous gratitude that people [...]

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Van Cliburn Piano Competition Plays On PBS
This isn’t “American Idol.” It’s more like “Global Idols at the Ivories,” a glorious mix of virtuosity and great music documenting 29 young pianists in their drive to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The outcome of this 90-minute film, airing Wednesday night on PBS, is hardly a secret, despite its coy title, “A Surprise in Texas.” The contest, closely followed in classical …

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Homecoming queen: Crystal Bowersox returns with American Idol Live!
By KIRK BAIRD BLADE STAFF WRITER Crystal Bowersox has spent most of her summer in tour buses and hotels as part of the American Idol Live! tour and its coast-to-coast sprint of approximately 40 cities in two months. But there’s always been one concert date that’s mattered most to the 25-year-old singer from Elliston, Ohio. Tonight. The American Idol Live! tour stops in Toledo for a 7:30 p.m …

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