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We are truly shocked and saddened by the untimely death of Whitney Houston , and it looks like we aren't alone. Many of the pop legend's collaborators, peers and fans took to Twitter to express their grief upon hearing of the passing of this extraordinary talent. Read their reactions below. Mariah Carey : "Heartbroken and in tears over the shocking death of my friend, the incomparable Ms. Whitney Houston. My heartfelt condolences to Whitney's family and to all her millions of fans throughout the world. She will never be forgotten as [...]

Madonna has responded to M.I.A. 's middle finger. Madonna called in to Ryan Seacrest 's morning radio show and talked about M.I.A.'s middle finger that made an appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show. Of course, she wasn't happy about it. Sarcastically calling it "punk rock," Madge said she didn't realize it happened until after she walked off the stage, noting that she couldn't keep track of everything that was happening while the performance was taking place. "To tell you the truth, I didn't even know about [...]

This morning, our Pop & Fizz leader Madonna called in to KIIS-FM's On Air With Ryan Seacrest to have a chat with the American Idol host about her recent Super Bowl Performance , thoughts on M.I.A. giving America the F.U. via her middle finger and her upcoming album MDNA . And, lucky for you, we listened to the full interview and sussed out the seven classiest quotes that the "Give Me All Your Luvin'" singer gave. Catch them below, pop [...]

Earlier this morning Madonna called into Ryan Seacrest to discuss her amazing performance at the Super Bowl. Listen to her discuss the rehearsal process, why she chose LMFAO and Cee Lo to perform with her, and how she felt about her performance on the actual night. They also find a little time to chat about W.E and have a sing song as well as revealing what she's working on right now.... the big news is she is soon to shoot the video for Girls [...]

Some people come to Hollywood and become stars. Others get kicked to the curb. And yet some others faint and fall off stage. Before we get into the talent portion of American Idol 's Hollywood Week (Part I!), let's cut right to the shocking moment everyone will be talking about today: 16-year-old Symone Black's performance of "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay". Everything goes fine during her a cappella audition, but during a brief chat with the judges afterwards, Symone begins to stumble, falls off the stage, and seems to be knocked unconscious. The [...]

Introducing Ryan Beatty , the breakout teen music artist that Ryan Seacrest is supporting. Beatty released his first music video yesterday, " Every Little Thing " on RyanSeacrest.com. In less than 24 hours, the video was retweeted more than 1,600 times. Ryan Beatty , who comes from Clovis, California, quickly became an online sensation, gaining more than 22 million views on his YouTube channel. Ryan was also voted one of the breakout acts to watch in 2012 by Popstar magazine, featured in Billboard's Top Fastest Rising Artist [...]

Show of hands, how many of you honestly forgot Carrie Underwood was on American Idol ? The country singer has seen so much success since she was crowned champ in Season 4, we have a hard time remembering she was once forced to suffer through Broadway musical night and participate in those terrible Ford music videos . But Idol will not let you forget that they are responsible for your beloved country warbler! Last night's stop in St. Louis began with an overdramatic prologue featuring footage of a pre-fame Underwood planning her road trip [...]

American Idol made its first ever audition cattle call in Portland, Oregon, and though the city is commonly stereotyped for its organic-living, irony-accepting citizens, the episode was surprisingly light on the references to Portland's alternative culture. (Though it wasn't totally scenester-free — say hello to Idol 's token hipster, Brittany Zika.) Head below for the five contestants from the Northwest you'll want to keep in mind when Hollywood Week begins on February 8. The Top 5 Contestants To Watch From The Portland Auditions: Brittany [...]

If you thought American Idol was aiming to be softer and gentler this season — with less emphasis on, shall we say, quirky hopefuls during the auditions for the judges to use as punching bags — then the show finally got back on track this week. We had a taste of the crazy with Magic Cyclops in Aspen . But Houston, Texas brought out Alejandro Gonzales, a 26-year-old hellbent on causing a revolution, and Phong Vu, who was hoping his spirit would make the judges "shock and wow and woooooooooo! " These oddballs managed [...]

American Idol judge Steven Tyler's performance of the National Anthem on Sunday may have been an eyebrow-raiser, but who knew that just a few days later he'd have the vocal (and visual) atrocities of Magic Cylcops at the Aspen auditions to compete with? And then there was goofball Angie Zeiderman, who dazzled with her show tunes, piercings, purple hair and downright fearlessness. The offbeat singers were certainly far more entertaining than the hopefuls the judges put through to Hollywood. (And, for the record, Zeiderman did make it through — which we're thrilled about!) [...]

Yes, you read that correctly up above — Jane Carrey, the daughter of one of Hollywood's biggest box office draws over the past 20 years or so, hopped down into the American Idol trenches and auditioned in San Diego. Her profession? She's a waitress. But that wasn't the only surprise last night's special Sunday airing of Idol (which was staged on the docked USS Midway) held in store for judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. There were also bikinis, noisy jets flying overhead, noisier foghorns blaring across the water and, [...]

Tonight was the second episode of American Idol Season 11 — what's that? You didn't watch the first night ? Well, why not? There were some great contestants , Jennifer Lopez looked painfully gorgeous as usual, and what else are you going to do with your time, read a book? Talk with loved ones? Please! Though the 11th season premiere's ratings fell short of last season's — and the previous eight seasons before that, too — perhaps folks were more interested in what talent Pittsburgh, The City Of Champions, had to offer. Head below for the five contestants [...]

And we're back! After the inaugural seasons of both The Voice and The X Factor , we've returned to the Original Don of singing reality competitions! (Shut up, Star Search , no one remembers you.) As pointed out to us at the very start of the episode, contestants this season have had American Idol in their lives since age 6 – that's two thirds of their entire lives . For them, there basically was never a time when American Idol wasn't on the air. (Scary, huh? Feeling old yet?) For [...]

Blue Ivy Carter is here! (Nope, it's not Ivy Blue.) Now it's only a matter of time before she gets into the studio with Dr. Luke, cranks out an album, and wins herself a slew of Grammys. (Come on, you know it'll happen!) But since we'll have to wait at least a couple weeks for anything like that to happen, for now we'll have to content ourselves to learn how Beyonce and Jay-Z's friends and peers welcomed the little bundle of joy. We already shared how Rihanna reacted to the news — with the tweet: "Welcome to the [...]

Well, pop music fans, it's that time again. Time to say goodbye to what's past and look ahead to something fresh. Maybe you plan to party like it's 1999, or maybe you're spending a cozy evening indoors away from the debauchery. If your answer is the latter, thank your lucky (pop) stars that performers like Nicki Minaj, Drake, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, and Jessie J are painting the town to ensure those of us sitting home when the ball drops still have a magnificent time. You likely have seen the viral video of Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt [...]

would so sit on the RYAN SEACREST 's face, free of charge. the he-presenter and the judging panel pose for their first American Idol 2012 jpeg, coming to you in the early 012. wotyougot

OneRepublic will perform on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012 live on ABC on Saturday, December 31st at 10:00pm EST/PST. Jenny McCarthy will report from Times Square and Fergie will host the Los Angeles party segments of the bi-coastal celebration. The LA party will also feature performances by Blink 182, Christina Perri, Florence + The Machine, Gym Class Heroes, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, and will.i.am. OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder was recently nominated for 2 Grammys,...

OneRepublic will perform on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012 live on ABC on Saturday, December 31st at 10:00pm EST/PST. Jenny McCarthy will report from Times Square and Fergie will host the Los Angeles party segments of the bi-coastal celebration. The LA party will also feature performances by Blink 182 , Christina Perri, Florence + The Machine , Gym Class Heroes , [...]

Justin Bieber is making the rounds to virtually all of L.A.'s media outlets to promote his new holiday charity album Under The Mistletoe . Yesterday, in addition to freestyling for Big Boy on Power 106, the Dancing With The Stars performer hit up Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show and made a crank call to the Dry Bar hair salon. Below watch the notorious prankster as he asks the receptionist if their blowout stylists could give him "The Bieber" (which we imagine would [...]

Justin Bieber 's holiday album, Under The Mistletoe is set to drop November 1st, but today Justin released a sneak peek of the album with the first single, " Mistletoe ." Justin was excited to debut the first single and said that he thinks the holiday album is "my best album yet." "I worked with Boyz II Men. I worked with Usher . I worked with The Band Perry . I [...]