A couple years ago, American Idol and X Factor judge, Simon Cowell, made some inflammatory comments about singing superstar, Beyonce Knowles.  Back in 2005, the acerbic judge said the following Esquire magazine: “I find the whole Beyonce thing really mystifying, She’s not sexy, she hasn’t got a great body and she’s not a great singer.”  Whoa!
What a difference a couple years can make!  Simon wants her to perform on the X Factor finale and Beyonce is willing to put the past behind her and oblige the request.  The believe that the mega-star can really improve the ratings when …read more

The Dreamgirls album has stayed at #1 after being on the charts for 7 straight weeks.
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Jennifer Hudson has done what no other American Idol has done, win an award not directly related to her singing career, and all that while being one of the American Idol losers. Jennifer won the Golden Globe for her supporting actress role in the movie “Dreamgirls” also starring Eddie Murphy, Beyonce Knowles and a host of other great names.
Getting her first taste of stardom on “American Idol,” Hudson didn’t even make the final two, getting cut mid-season. Being the dorky occasional American Idol watchers that we are, we remember the uproar that ensued on the evening Hudson was eliminated. Ryan …read more

A recent news story on Yahoo! News from the Associated Press, has honored Jennifer Hudson for her role in the hit movie “Dreamgirls”, which also stars Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and Beyonce Knowles.
Hudson, 25, plays soulstress Effie White in “Dreamgirls,” adapted from the stage hit about a singing group that rises to stardom in the 1960s.
Her film debut has earned a Golden Globe nomination, and she’s considered a potential Oscar nominee.
“I’m going to have to do a lot of praying to get ready for that,” Hudson said of the Academy Award nominations being announced later this month.
A huge and hearty …read more

The soundtrack to the new Dreamgirls movie starring Beyonce Knowles and American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson, hit #1 this week in album sales according to Billboard.com. It also got a dubious distinction of having the lowest sales of any #1 album too.
In a slow week for both sales and new releases, the Sony soundtrack to the Beyonce-starring “Dreamgirls” ascends 3-1 to claim the summit. The set sold 66,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan, despite a sales decrease of 36%. Indeed, “Dreamgirls” registers the lowest sales total for a No. 1 album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking …read more