American Idol judge, Simon Cowell, threw himself a lavish party to celebrate his 50th birthday over the weekend and his guests were pretty amazing.  Of course, friends and co-workers, Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson were in attendance, as was ex-girlfriend, Terri Seymour.
Among the other invitees were celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay, former supermodel, Naomi Campbell, and Simon’s own mother, Julie Cowell, who looked very, very elegant for the occasion.
Here are some pictures that I found!

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Nigel Lythgoe tweeted that Paula Abdul has agreed to be a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance.  Nigel wrote: “I saw Paula @ the “Power of Women” event yesterday. I asked her to come on SYTYCD again and she said she would. I hope she means it ?”

I hope she does as well!  I think she fits in more with a dance show than a singing competition anyway since she’s got so much experience as a dancer and choreographer.  I loved her on American Idol but, hopefully, this will lead to bigger and better things for her!

During her stint as the host of last night’s VH1 Divas show, Paula Abdul disappointed viewers by lip-synching her opening number “Straight Up” and she wobbled a bit during the dance segments but she seemed to redeem herself with a pretty funny parody of Ellen DeGeneres. 
Before anyone jumps to any conclusions about there being any animosity about Ellen taking over Paula’s old judge’s seat on American Idol, Paula clarified that she had nothing but love for the daytime talk show host. 
Watch the video:

The original American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson, performed on last night’s VH1 Divas and I thought she was great.  She did a duet with Melissa Etheridge which was great considering how strong their voices are.  They sang “Bring Me Some Water” and there were some slight pitch problems but aside from that, I thought it was genius to pair these two up.
Also, I know that a lot of my readers here have given Kelly some flack for being heavy but I’m loving how confident she looks and moves.  Go Kelly!

Former American Idol contestant, Constantine Maroulis, performed at the 2009 U.S. Open over the weekend.  He sang “God Bless America” and, like David Archuleta’s performance of “America the Beautiful,” I thought it was a solid and reverent delivery of this incredibly patriotic song.
Have a listen and let me know what you think:

The U.S. Open is about to wrap up and, since I write about tennis, I was super surprised and excited to see David Archuleta performing “America the Beautiful” before the women’s final match between Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters (Clisjters ended up winning).
Archie sounded a little nervous at first but he quickly turned on the magic and his gorgeous voice shone through.  The crowd cheered when he was joined by the United States Marine Corps 6th Communications Battalion.  It was understated and touching so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

If you love American Idol, chances are that you probably like singing and performing, just like the students in the upcoming movie, Fame.  If that’s the case, then you might be interested in this awesome contest!  We are giving away three prizes to three lucky winners and the best part is that it’s easy to enter the giveaway!
All you have to do is leave me a comment (with a valid email address so that I can contact you if you win) about why you love the performing arts, American Idol or the original Fame television series/movie!  Pretty easy right?
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David Archuleta recently performed in Omaha, Nebraska and I spotted these great pictures for you Archie fans!  I haven’t been lucky enough to see him live in concert since the only events I’ve attended were for the press and he wasn’t performing but it looks like he’s really opened up on stage.  Truly, I believe that if he had possessed this kind of stage presence, he really might have won.  No disrespect to David Cook, of course, because we love him too, right?

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Recently, it was announced that Jordin Sparks and Britney Spears would be touring together.  Actually, I guess it would be more accurate to say that Jordin is opening for Britney and the pairing felt odd and weird to me in about a million ways.
The first thought I had is the obvious and ironic one.  The American Idol winner has been pretty vocal about her belief that people should wait until they are married to have sex.  She wears a purity ring and, although she admits that it’s sometimes difficult, she seems determined to maintain her values – she even directed …read more

American Idol Season 6 winner, Jordin Sparks, attended the 2009 Teen Choice Awards last night.  I think that recently, Jordin has been wearing clothing that has flattered her body type but this is the exception.  This dress is not made of a fabric that is forgiving of a fuller figure and I have to say that I absolutely hate the shoes!  I liked how she was trying to accessorize that orange clutch with a blue dress and her hair looks amazing (as usual) but this dress makes her bust look squishy and small and her hips and thighs look larger.  …read more