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Kris Allen rose to stardom singing covers of other people's songs on American Idol , so it's only fitting that he returned to his roots by performing some covers we might not have expected from the Kidz Bop judge. The drunken dubstepper had the ladies at the show cracking up with jokes aplenty (judging by the sounds of the crowd, we estimate that attendance was at least 99.99% female) before launching into a medley that wove Rihanna's "We Found Love," Katy Perry's "Firework," and Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" together. Watch the girl-pop medley and "Vision [...]

Your jam-packed Thursday itinerary: ► Its new album "Blues Funeral" just out, the Mark Lanegan Band [ praises sung earlier this week] headlines the Echoplex. ► Brooklyn electro-pop outfit Class Actress — the brainchild of producers Mark Richardson and Scott Rosenthal and singer Elizabeth Harper, headline the Echo behind their recent release "Rapprocher." That's Harper and Sina Araghi, above, starring in the Paris-filmed video for "Bienvenue," directed by Clement Gino and Gregory Faure. Supporting their Echo gig are Superhumanoids and American Royalty . ► Joss [...]

don't really care bout wot the KRIS ALLEN has been up to butt i'd so sit on that American Idol he-winner's face. watch as he get drunk and show his flow whilst i walk to Angel for lunch. wotyougot

Kris Allen - Whosay Fans have been patiently (but also, impatiently) waiting for American Idol season 8 winner, Kris Allen , to release new music. To give them something to get excited over, Kris recorded a video to update fans on the progress of his new album. "The songwriting process is over and the songs feel amazing," Kris excitedly said in the video message. "We're trying as quick as we can to get into the studio." The hold up? The search for a producer Allen says. He says he's working with [...]

The music world was rocked by the still unexplained death of Amy Winehouse at the age of 27 this week, and Idolator readers were quick to express their sadness and shock. Other topics that sparked heated debate among pop fans include a preview of Adam Lambert's VH1 'Behind The Music' special, and the possibility of Katy Perry matching Michael Jackson's long-held record of scoring five number one hits from the same album. Head below to see what our always-on-the-ball readers had to say about these developments. [...]

Adam Lambert is currently at work on his sophomore album (alas, with no Xtina duet ), and though all we really want from the nicest guy on Twitter is new tunes, other people are mainly interested in hearing him talk about his sexuality. (Hasn't this been covered enough?) In a preview clip from his upcoming Behind The Music episode, Glambert discusses being presented as a stereotype on American Idol , while simultaneously having to keep quiet about being gay. His Top 2 challenger and the eventual winner of Season 8, [...]

Kris Allen apparently hopes to catch some of the career rejuvenation bestowed upon new reality show judges Jennifer Lopez and Blake Shelton. The American Idol Season 8 champ will serve as judge and mentor for Kidz Bop's 2nd annual Kidz Star USA Talent search, which seeks aspiring singers aged 15 or younger for their web-based competition. Unfortunately, Kidz Bop most likely found Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" too appropriate , as no such cover exists to add to this post. Shame. [Via THR , PopDust ]

As everyone knows, it's not official until it doesn't go on twitter. Lily Allen who recently married Sam Cooper has apparently decided to be a little more traditional and take on her husband's last name. So now as Lily Cooper she posted the following message on twitter: "I had the most amazing wedding, thank you to everyone who went to such extraordinary efforts to make it that way." Well it is certainly nice to see her so happy, but much like Cheryl Cole before her, Lily Allen will probably still be known by the name with which she came to [...]

Though most people dread their high school reunions, the American Idol reunion hosted by The Hollywood Reporter seems like it'd be a party not to miss. The entertainment mag managed to get 29 Idol alumni, split from across all ten seasons, into one room for a class photo. Season 10 faves Pia Toscano and Casey Abrams were in attendance, as was Kris Allen, the only former winner to make it to the reunion. Jump below to watch the alumni talk about their time on the show, what they've been doing since, [...]

The season two finale of Glee included three new original songs.

Whether they were watching from the comfort of their couch or took the walk down the red carpet inside the Nokia Theater to watch it live, many of the ghosts of Idol past (and a few from the present, too) shared their thoughts on last night's finale . Check out Twitter reactions from Adam Lambert, Pia Toscano, David Cook and more after the jump — plus, you won't believe which hip-hop star wants to work with Season 10 champion Scotty McCreery . Just as [...]

Alums old and new came out last night to attend the Season 10 finale of American Idol . On hand were Adam Lambert (who has apparently gone from experimenting with the hair on his face , to experimenting with the hair on his head) and boyfriend Sauli Koskinen, David Archuleta, "Before He Cheats" performer Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, David Cook, Pia Toscano, James Durbin, Haley Reinhart and, of course, finalists Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina . Check out all the excitement from the red carpet — including Jennifer Lopez who was clearly the most [...]

Sauli Koskinen and Adam Lambert - Getty Images Adam Lambert and his boyfriend Sauli Koskinen were a striking pair as they walked the red carpet at the American Idol season 10 finale in Hollywood last night (May 25). The season 8 runner-up and breakout star watched as country crooner Scotty McCreery became America's latest idol. Other stars who attended AI's biggest night of the season included Carrie Underwood , David Archuleta , David Cook , Allison Iraheta , Kris Allen , [...]

Kris Allen will be part of a huge Fox series' finale in a few weeks, but it won't be the one that made him a household name. Rather, "Still Got Tonight," the American Idol winner's upbeat ballad he co-wrote (with Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner) for Matthew Morrison's self-titled solo album (out tomorrow) will be performed by Morrison on Glee 's May 24 Season 2 finale. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Matthew's character Will Schuester will belt out [...]

Matthew Morrison - Mercury Records Glee's Matthew Morrison is getting a little help from an American Idol winner for his next outing as a legitimate music artist. The singer/actor slows things down with a glorious ballad titled Still Got Tonight that happens to be co-written by Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen . Matthew sings of a relationship that isn't its strongest but they're going to savor the moments they have left with a night of passion. It's easy to tell Kris had a hand [...]

MTV's Jim Cantiello was on a Skype video chat with Kris Allen when a special visitor popped onto his screen — Matthew Morrison! Kris had apparently snuck into Matt's trailer in Los Angeles, and the two singers, who had just collaborated in a song for Morrison's debut album , finally got to meet one another. See the two guys discuss "Still Got Tonight" below. Similar to the situation with "Airplanes" where Hayley Williams and B.o.B had never even met despite being featured on [...]

Matthew Morrison is unveiling the second single off his self-titled debut album , "Still Got Tonight", and the uptempo love ballad comes with a little surprise — it was co-written by American Idol Season 8 winner Kris Allen. How much do you want to bet Fox brought these two fellas together to create some Idol /Glee synergy in the studio? Listen to the song below. Matthew Morrison - Still Got Tonight "I know times running out now / But we'll hold [...]

Kris Allen Kris Allen is a singer, songwriter and now he's adding actor to his resume. The season 8 American Idol winner made his acting debut in the TeenNick original series, Gigantic , over the weekend. In the episode titled "Food Stylist Girl," Kris attempts to lend Vanessa (played by Gia Mantegna ) a hand with her debut album by producing it. When Vanessa expects too much and is disappointed in the lyrics Kris turns in for a song idea she comes up with, she gives Kris [...]

Oh, American Idol –you wicked, wicked beast. We're literally still reeling and crying into our Corn Flakes over the scandalous, far-too-soon exit of our Season 10 Idol Power List fave Pia Toscano from the show. But she's hardly the only upset viewers have had to endure since the series hit the air way back in 2002. Of course, the good news for Pia is that, as we've learned over the years, you don't necessarily have to make it to the AI finish line to achieve great success . Head below to vote [...]

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