American Idol

Carrie Underwood brings a little country to the big city as she performs on the Today show on Friday (July 30) in NYC.The 27-year-old singer and newlywed performed hits including “Undo It,” “Cowboy Casanova” and “Before He Cheats”!Carrie told Matt Lauer that although she was an Idol champ, she’s just as eager to hear about the new judging panel as at-home viewers are!“Everybody’s like, ‘Do you know anything?’” Carrie said. “I’m like, ‘I know what you know. I have nothing.’”“The whole world of music is so vast. There are so many people who know what they’re talking about,” Carrie added.

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So many changes — and obviously Simon Cowell is commenting!Simon opened up about Ellen DeGeneres, his former co-judge on American Idol, saying:"As I got to know Ellen, I grew to really, really like her. I have huge respect for her because she's always been in control of her own destiny."True!As for the upcoming US version of The X Factor, Simon says it likely won't be on the air the same time as American Idol and the show is expected to launch next fall.Which one are U going to watch?[Image via AP Images.]

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There has been a HUGE shake-up on the Fox competitive TV series American Idol in just the past few hours … late yesterday, Ellen DeGeneres (the newest judge on the show) announced on her official Twitter profile that she has quit the show after just one season. Ellen broke the news on her Twitter profile and posted a link to a more lengthy explanation as to why she decided to quit the show, which you can read in full here:Dim the lights…I’ve voted myself off American Idol. / A couple months ago, I let FOX and the “American Idol” producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me.

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Don’t worry, Kara DioGuardi, you'll possibly find something else!PerezHilton.com has confirmed that DioGuardi has been canned, and it also looks like the show will be reverting to its three judge format.Sources say that if all goes according to plan, the judges will be Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler.If they’re not going to contact us about one of those judge positions, at least we can find solace in the fact that DioGuardi is out of the picture as well.[Image via WENN.]

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American Idol is apparently cleaning house. Talk of who will fill Simon Cowell's vacant seat on the hit show's panel now shifts to who will replace the other two departing judges: Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi will not be returning next season either, according to reports. DeGeneres, who joined the show in its ninth season earlier this year, confirmed in a statement that she told Fox it "didn’t feel like the right fit for me.” “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and would hold off until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next," she said.

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In the wake of Simon Cowell’s departure from Fox’s monster hit, “American Idol,” the show’s producers seem to be scrambling to make the show relevant. Last season’s Ellen Degeneres experiment was an epic fail, and no one seems to be more aware of this than Ellen herself.

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Jennifer Lopez has officially landed a spot on American Idol according to GossipCop. The 41-year-old singer/actress is hoping to make a comeback after parting with Sony Records and less than stellar results at the box office. Additionally, Steven Tyler has reportedly been offered a spot on the judging panel as well. Kara DioGuardi, a judge for the last two seasons, has reportedly been let go according to TMZ. WHAT DO YOU THINK of an American Idol judging panel of Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson - YAY or NAY?

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That's the word on the street!The latest coming from Hollywood is that J. Lo has signed on to replace Ellen DeGeneres on Idol.Hey, she's got nothing better to do!What are your thoughts on her possible appointment to the judges panel?????[Image via WENN.]

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Perez For Idol from Perez HiltonNow that Ellen DeGeneres has announced her departure from American Idol, the only appropriate person to replace her is????Perez, of course!Why????Watch above to find out!