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Candice Glover Crowned New ‘American Idol’ As Finale Ratings Hit All-Time Low

The first all-female AI finale in nine years crowned a winner, Candice Glover, but the Season 12 finale still didn’t rack up the numbers.

2013/05/17

Randy Jackson Is Leaving ‘American Idol’

The last original Idol judge is calling it quits. Randy Jackson announced today he was leaving the famed show after 12 seasons. Ratings have plummeted this season, and are constantly behind NBC network competitor, “The Voice”. […]

102.5 KSFM–2013/05/09

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Diddy, Pink, Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez New Judges For American Idol?

Looks like at this point it’s safe to say that Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey were an experiment gone bad! The ratings are sliding and American Idol producers are looking to boost ratings with a different all star […]

102.5 KSFM–2013/05/07

Judging The Judges: Star Power Alone Can’t Revive ‘American Idol’ Ratings

The early- to mid-2000s were a simpler time in music. Rock music was actually thing on popular radio. Production on hit singles was often stripped down nearly to its core rather than with bombastic synths […]

2013/03/29

Nicki Minaj Rolls In Late To ‘Idol’ Live Taping, Covers ELLE Sans Makeup

When Nicki Minaj didn’t appear to the set on time for the first live taping of American Idol Wednesday night (March 13), the cameras kept on rolling. Her absence had many wondering what could have […]

2013/03/15

Randy Jackson Officially OUT at “American Idol”

The rumors have been circulating for sometime now that the only remaining original judge from the hit singing competition show, “American Idol” Randy Jackson would either be out of the show completely or switched to […]

102.5 KSFM–2012/08/31

Mariah Carey’s Got A New Gig, Song and Award

Yep, Mariah Carey’s the new ‘American Idol’ judge, but that’s not the only thing she’s got going on.

2012/07/24

Mariah Carey is Officially an “American Idol” Judge

We have been hearing so many rumblings about Mariah Carey and the possibility that she may appear on shows like the “X-Factor” or “American Idol” as a judge or mentor. Well the news is official […]

102.5 KSFM–2012/07/24

Mariah Carey To Join Manager Randy Jackson On American Idol

Mariah pleased to be a judge, while veteran/MC’s manager Randy Jackson was involved in her negotiations.

2012/07/23

Who’s Officially Out at “American Idol”?

Jennifer Lopez has been dancing around the issue for weeks now, of course we’re talking about her role as a judge on “American Idol”. Yesterday she appeared on the “Today” show and told them, “she […]

102.5 KSFM–2012/07/13

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American Idol Recap: Down to the Final Three!

Last night was the penultimate performance show for American Idol season 11! The top three contestants Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez, and Phillip Phillips were each primed to sing three songs each last night. Two songs […]

2012/05/17

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American Idol: The Final 5 Compete!

Another two-hour show took place last night on American Idol. How did they fill two hours with only five contestants? Well if there’s a way this show is going to find it. They all did […]

2012/05/03

“American Idol” Recap: Top 7 Compete [Video]

Last night American Idol started on a somber note as host Ryan Seacrest took a minute to honor the loss of a musical television pioneer who we lost yesterday at the age of 82 Mr. Dick Clark […]

2012/04/19

What Did You Think of the Crazy “American Idol” Results Show? [Poll]

If you thought that last night’s “American Idol” results show was going to be a typical episode you would be wrong! There were plenty of performances, I loved seeing [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jennifer Hudson[/lastfm] and Ne-Yo sing their […]

2012/04/13

American Idol Recap: Top 7 Compete

American Idol was back last night, the final seven showed their stuff. This weeks challenge was to take on a song from 2010 through today. The mentor this week was [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Akon [/lastfm]and it was another […]

2012/04/12

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