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Party with Hardy! Laine beats Alejandro Aranda to win ‘American Idol’

ABC/Eric McCandlessThe votes are in, and our new American Idol is — Laine Hardy. This season came to a close with an epic three-hour finale Sunday night, complete with a real-time vote that whittled the finalists from three down to two, until finally the winner was crowned. After the first round of solo performances, Madison …

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‘The Voice’ recap: three artists advance, and three more sing for the last spot in the finale

L-R: “The Voice” finalists Andrew Sevener, Gyth Rigdon, Maelyn Jarmon and Dexter Roberts; Trae Patton/NBCOn Tuesday night’s The Voice, host Carson Daly revealed who among the eight semifinalists will be advancing to next week’s finale, based on America’s vote. Three of the top eight artists were voted through by viewers, the two bottom vote-getters were …

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Live with Kelly & Ryan will let you give your favorite “American Idol” contestant an encore next week

ABC/Eric McCandlessSunday night, we’ll find out which of the remaining three contestants on American Idol — Laine Hardy, Alejandro Aranda and Madison VanDenburg — will be crowned this year’s winner. But what if your favorite doesn’t win? Or worse, what if your favorite was eliminated a few weeks ago? Well, now you’ve got a chance …

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‘American Idol’ picks its top three finalists

L-R: Finalists Alejandro Aranda, Madison VanDenburg and Laine Hardy; ABC/Eric McCandlessWe’re one step closer to crowning this season’s American Idol. On Sunday night’s penultimate episode, the remaining five contestants performed three songs each. The first was a song chosen by season-long mentor Bobby Bones; the second was an Elton John song in honor of the …

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‘American Idol’ recap: Judges save Laci as Jeremiah goes home; final five is set

“American Idol’s” final five, L-R: Laine Hardy, Alejandro Aranda, Wade Cota, Madison VanDenburg, Laci Kaye Booth; ABC/Eric McCandlessAmerican Idol‘s Final Five is now set. On Sunday night’s show, the remaining six contestants performed two songs each: one that was performed at the 1969 music festival Woodstock, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year, and …

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Billboard Music Awards complete winners list

Billboard/NBCUniversalThe Billboard Music Awards winners were revealed in ceremonies Wednesday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and broadcast live on NBC.  Here’s the complete list of winners: Top ArtistDrake Billboard Chart Achievement AwardAriana Grande Top New ArtistJuice Wrld Billboard Chart Achievement AwardAriana Grande Top Male ArtistDrake Top Female ArtistAriana Grande Top …

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They will rock you, but not all will rock on: ‘American Idol’ eliminates two more on “Queen Night”

L-R: Adam Lambert, Wade Cota — ABC/Eric McCandlessThey will, they will, rock you! American Idol’s top eight took on some classic Queen songs Sunday night with the help of eighth season runner-up and current Queen frontman Adam Lambert. But not all of the contestants will get to rock on for another week. Walker Burroughs and …

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On Disney Night, ‘American Idol’ reveals its top eight as Uché and Dimitrius go home

ABC/Eric McCandlessLast week, after America failed to vote them into the top 10, the American Idol judges picked Uché, Dimitrius Graham and Alyssa Raghu as wild cards, giving them another chance.  Sunday night, Alyssa won over the viewers well enough to make it to the top eight, but Uché and Dimitrius were once again left …

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Kelly Clarkson shuts down tabloid story about Carrie Underwood “feud”: “At least give me a good pic if y’all are gonna be lying”

Disney Channel/Image Group LAKelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are in a secret feud! Except they’re actually not, and Kelly is calling out Star magazine for claiming they are. Kelly tweeted a photo of the magazine’s cover — which claims that the two American Idol winners’ “secret feud” has exploded, and they are “TRASHING each other …

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Watch now: Sheryl Crow & the late Johnny Cash pray for “Redemption Day”

Kharen HillIn 1996, Sheryl Crow wrote the song “Redemption Day” after visiting Bonsia with then-first lady Hillary Clinton, and recorded it on her second album.  In 2003, Johnny Cash recorded it. He died that same year; his version was eventually released in 2010. Now, with the permission of the late country legend’s family, Sheryl has …

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