American Idols
It's all change on american idol for 2010, with the ninth season of the show featuring new judges and missing some regular faces. Paula Abdul is now not a part of the show, having enrolled to move to the North American version of the UK talent show X-Factor. Her place has been taken by a number of guest judges, with one in particular that will change into a permanent fixture on the show.

Ellen DeGeneres articulated on her very own 'Ellen' show that she would be starring as Paula's replacement, and will most likely be joining the present panel with Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi. We're also going to be seeing a number of guest judges, with the likes of Kristin Chenoweth, Shania Twain, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas, Victoria Beckham, Neil Patrick Harris and Katy Perry!

This year's auditions have been held all over the states as common, in cities such as Denver, Orlando, LA, Atlanta, Chicago, Arlington and Foxsborough. A number of potential idols are already starting to stand out, with performances from Vanessa Wolfe, Mallorie Haley and Keia Johnson having hit a specific high note with the judges at the Atlanta and Boston auditions. In the Chicago auditions, some performers particularly stood out such as Paige DeChausse, Marcus Jones, Justin Ray, Keith Semple, John Park, Angela Martin, Charity Vance and naturally, the smashing Katelyn Epperlys audition.

The Idol celebrity machine is working too, with one actual audition having found massive audiences on the web. The performance in query was from one General Larry Platt, a 62-year-old veteran from Georgia, singing his song'Pants on the Ground'.

unfortunately for plenty of Idol fans, this can be the last season with Simon Cowell. Having come to the end of his contract, Cowell seems to have made a decision to move on from American Idol, and speculation is common as to who will replace him. Names such as Elton John, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight and George Cloony are being thrown around, but the particular replacement is likely to be kept a closely guarded secret for a bit yet.

once again this year, American Idol is allowing contestants to use their own instruments during performances. This has been featuring heavily on the show for the past couple of seasons, and while it isn't to everyone's tastes, it does add a facet to the North American Idol auditions which has been lacking over the years.

Also this year we'll be seeing the return of 'Idol Gives Back' on american idol. It's planned to be held in the last 7 result show, and will be showing videos of all the good things American Idol is doing to help folks globally. The date for the show is currently set as April the 21st.

The format of the show stays the same this year - the initial few weeks concentrate on the assorted city auditions, giving back-stories to the contestants and letting us all begin to know them. The shoot for the competitors during this stage is to receive their'Golden Ticket' and move on to the subsequent phase, Hollywood. During the Hollywood auditions, the speed is stepped up and those who've made it are anticipated to perform to their best. Twenty-four are selected, and these american idol finalists move on to the show properly. They then fight for the judges and audiences favor, facing weekly'votes' over who stays and who goes home!

eventually, we'll again be seeing everybody's favourite Ryan Seacrest, presenting American Idol with his usual flair and unique style. Seacrest is also rumored to be in line for Cowells role on the series ; however it has been mentioned that he favors his current presenter's position and wouldn't like to take on the judges chair.
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