One year after an AdamLambert-fronted Queen rocked a series of sold-out shows overseas, there's word that the magic pairing may happen again.
In an interview with MTV UK, Queen guitarist BrianMay hinted that the band is ready to welcome the American Idol alum back with open arms.
“We are talking about doing something with Adam, probably for TV,” said May. “He’s an amazing artist and a very nice guy. We keep in touch and have a good friendship.”
On June 10, American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe released the statement below, analyzed here by THR and workplace politics specialist Ben Dattner, author of The Blame Game.
E!’s FashionPolice celebrated JoanRivers’ birthday week (the icon turned 80 Saturday) with a touch of glam, as the birthday girl scored the ultimate present: a dream date with AdamLambert.
It's Official: Nigel Lythgoe has been fired as executive producer of American Idol.
The longtime Idol fixture, who briefly went on hiatus from the show during its eighth and ninth seasons, confirmed the news via his @dizzyfeet handle on the micro-blogging site, Twitter.
LONG-LASTING:Kellie Pickler and Mandisa became great friends when they competed on season five of American Idol and they’re still achieving career goals together seven years later -- like debuting on this week’s Billboard charts with their new singles. The two finalists remained pals after their season, doing things together like attending a live broadcast of So You Think You Can Dance in the summer of 2006. Now, timing has brought them together one more time.
It looks as if the dust is starting to settle over at Fox. Following the high-profile departure of alternative programming head Mike Darnell on May 24, a highly placed source tells The Hollywood Reporter that the network has appointed one of its own to step in and oversee American Idol and X Factor.
In a move widely expected by industry insiders, American Idol executiveproducers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick "will be leaving the show,” a source tells The Hollywood Reporter. However, formal exit discussions have not yet begun.
American Idol can now officially claim its own first couple. On Saturday, June 1, season five finalist Ace Young married longtime girlfriend and season three runner-up Diana DeGarmo.
It looks as if the American Idol summer tour, much like judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, is also a casualty of a ho-hum season 12.
Late on Friday, 19 Entertainment, the company that produces Idol in partnership with Fox and FremantleMedia, announced that nine dates of the North American trek have been canceled and one has been rescheduled. They include stops in St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Tulsa, Las Vegas and Oakland, among other secondary markets.
When it comes to the flourishing love affair of American Idol alums Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo, The Hollywood Reporter Idol Worship contributor Fred Bronson has already played the role of witness.
