Madonna really has football on her mind — not usually for her arriving opening during Sunday’s Super Bowl, though also in a video for her new singular “Give Me All Your Luvin’.” A 60-second preview of a video, that premiered on Thursday’s (February 2) “American Idol,” opens with a track’s guest stars, M.I.A. and Nicki [...]

LOS ANGELES – Simon Cowell predicted “The X Factor” would be a TV hit and eclipse his ex-employer, “American Idol.” He was wrong, and now his show has been gutted of three of its five stars, including Paula Abdul, putting its future in question. Where does Fox’s “X Factor” go from here in trying to [...]

NEW YORK – A former “American Idol” contestant is heading to Broadway with a character who, it’s safe to say, is truly two-faced. Constantine Maroulis will play the title dual role in a revival of the musical “Jekyll Hyde” that’s slated to come to New York in spring 2013 after a 25-week national tour that [...]

This week, “American Idol” kicked off a 11th season, and it appears even President Obama is removing into a spirit. On Thursday night during a fundraiser during a Apollo Theater, a commander in arch astounded a star-studded Harlem, New York, throng by busting out a few measures of “AI” tack Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.” [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood are teaming up for a special “CMT Crossroads” the night before the Super Bowl. “CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler Carrie Underwood Live From the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam” will air Saturday, Feb. 4. The Aerosmith frontman and “American Idol” judge teamed with the country music sensation and [...]

MIAMI – DirecTV Inc. and the owner of TV stations in Miami and Boston are in a standoff over fees the satellite provider pays to run broadcast programming, leaving tens of thousands of viewers unable to see shows ranging from “American Idol” to the NFL playoffs. It’s the latest in a string of disputes across [...]