Steven Tyler and Cee-Lo Thought 'Idol' Feud Is Fake

Two celebrities have agreed that the feud between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj on "American Idol" audition was actually staged. Steven Tyler, who used to judge the show with Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez for two seasons, called it a BS, so did "The Voice" coach Cee-Lo.

TMZ caught up with Tyler outside a restaurant on Friday, October 5 night, asking him whether he thought the fighting was not real. " 'Course, are you kidding?" he told the reporter, adding that he would never go back to the show. Tyler quit last season to pursue new projects with Aerosmith.

Meanwhile, Cee-Lo commented, "This is Hollywood, California. Hardly anything's legit."

Host Ryan Seacrest himself has admitted that the feud was good for the ratings. "We want that! We want them to be on this panel together. This is a good team, a great team, to go out and look for the next American Idol ... the feedback that they give is very good," he said on his morning radio show earlier this week.

source: aceshowbiz.com

Steven Tyler votes self off ‘American Idol’, returns to Aerosmith

LOS ANGELES – Rocker Steven Tyler on Thursday bowed out of his job as a judge on top-rated television singing contest “American Idol” for the coming season, saying he wants to dedicate himself to his band, Aerosmith.

Tyler’s departure comes as his fellow judge, Jennifer Lopez, also weighs whether to return to the program that once reigned supreme atop U.S. TV ratings but has seen its audience shrink in recent years.

Third panelist Randy Jackson seems a likely bet to return this fall for the program’s 12th season as either a judge or in a mentoring role.

“I strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I’m back,” the band’s lead singer said in a statement.

“I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit,” Tyler added, in a reference to the thriller movie, “Fatal Attraction.” “I got two fists in the air, and I’m kicking the door open with my band.”

Tyler, 64, and Aerosmith had amassed numerous hits like “Walk This Way” and “I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing” since gaining fame in the 1970s, but the group had reached a lull a few years back when the singer decided to join “American Idol” as a judge.

The addition of Tyler and Lopez to the judging panel in the season that began in January 2011 sparked great interest in the Fox TV network’s hit show.

But the most recent season that ended in May had the lowest-rated finale in 11 years with just 21.5 million Americans tuning in to watch Phillip Phillips win the title and recording contract that comes with it. More than 30 million viewers watched the show’s finale in its heyday in 2006 and 2007.

Mark Darnell, president of alternative entertainment for Fox, called Tyler “a terrific judge, a true friend, and great mentor” on the show.

“We are very sad that Steven has chosen to focus more on his music, but we always knew when we hired a rock ‘n roll legend, he would go back to music,” Darnell said in a statement.

Indeed, Tyler’s return to performing seemed foremost on his mind in March when Aerosmith announced it would go on a North American tour that began June 16, and release their first album in eight years, “Music From Another Dimension,” on Nov. 6.

The flamboyant rocker’s departure leaves a big hole on the “American Idol” judges panel as he has been a fan favorite. He helped create one of this past season’s dramatic moments when young Jessica Sanchez was voted off by fans, then saved from elimination after Tyler and fellow judge Jackson stormed the stage in her defense. Sanchez went on to the finals.

Still in doubt is the fate of Lopez, another music superstar, who just this morning on NBC’s “Today” show seemed still undecided about her next move.

“It’s been on my mind a lot, as you can imagine,” she said. “You know, I signed on to ‘American Idol’ to do one year, and … I wound up doing the two years. And now it’s like, ‘OK, do we continue on this journey?’”

source: interaksyon.com

Booted Idol Elise Testone Wants to Duet with Steven Tyler

American Idol's Elise Testone experienced a tiny taste of a dream when Steven Tyler joined her in song during her sendoff performance Thursday.

What was it like sharing the mic with a rock legend?

"Awesome," said a beaming Testone following her elimination from the competition. "It would be great to do a whole song."




So it's no surprise that Testone, 28, named the judge as her dream collaboration. "Steven Tyler would be a great duet," she said. "I love him. He's the man."

Tyler may not have been on board with Testone's song choices Wednesday night, but that doesn't mean a future collaboration is out of the question. "Steven said he fell in love with me," said the South Carolina native.

Testone, who taught voice lessons in Charleston, S.C., before competing on Idol, plans to focus on writing songs and planning her album during the American Idol Live! tour. But she doesn't discount an eventual return to her roots.

"I wouldn't mind seeing some students and picking up some [voice lessons] again," she says. "I wouldn't mind opening up a new school and hiring great people to [teach]. I love working with the students and the kids and being a mentor for them, so if I had the opportunity, I would do it."

For now, the soulful singer is just looking forward to heading home – and spending some time with a special guy in her life, her dog Leon, who’s been struggling with health issues.

"First thing I'm gonna do is see my dog cause he almost died and now he's better," she says. "I'm going to take him to the park and just watch him run around."

"And I really want to clean my apartment," she added. "I just keep picturing dust and that's bothering me a lot."

source: people.com

Jermaine Jones Will Be Kicked Off 'American Idol'

Jermaine Jones will be kicked off "American Idol" Wednesday night, after producers learned he concealed the fact that he was arrested twice last year and has outstanding warrants ... TMZ has learned.

As we first reported, producers discovered Tuesday that Jermaine had lied about his criminal history and that triggered the decision to confront him on camera Tuesday afternoon.

We're told one of the incidents involved violence, which was particularly troublesome to producers. He also lied to cops by giving them fake names both times he was arrested.

"A.I." sources tell us ... Jermaine will appear on the show tomorrow night before he is sent packing.

Over the last few days, we've been reporting that Jermaine told producers his father abandoned him 10 years ago, but his dad called TMZ and called B.S. on his son, saying they see each other regularly.

Jermaine began tweeting that he never told producers about his dad abandoning him. We're told the producers -- who knew Jermaine had made the statement -- became generally suspicious and began looking more closely at his background, and that's what led to the revelation of his criminal history.

source: TMZ

American Idol Season 10

American Idol Season 10 : Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler join the panel as new American Idol judges next to the the exit of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi.

The new line-up was announced by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest at a press conference in Los Angeles. "This is American Idol, Seacrest said with the three judges live on stage. “Your new team on Idol."


American Idol Season 10 new judges will be Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. The release of these three American Idol judges was no surprise to the fans since there’s been a lot of guess and speculations about Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson going to be Season 10’s judges for months now. Its just Randy Jackson left and will remain as original judge and though saying farewell to fellow judges-Simon Cowell and Kara DioGuardi, the show must go on.