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X Factor »     by Andy Dehnart / May 8, 2011, 5:54 PM Live auditions in front of audiences begin today for Fox’s fall series The X Factor , and the network officially confirmed the last bit of unconfirmed but already known news: that Paula Abdul would join the show as its fourth judge. This has been dragged out for 15 months, since Paula first hinted she’d be on the show in Feb. 2010. The real question with Paula is whether she will be crazy Paula Abdul or subdued Paula Abdul. On Twitter, Paula thanked her fans for their patience and gave them a hug , and tweeted a photo of herself and Cheryl Cole . Yesterday, the network announced the show’s hosts: Nicole Scherzinger, who has appeared on many reality TV series since her debut on Popstars in 2001, and Steve Jones, a model turned British TV host. Piers Morgan reported last fall that Nicole would be a judge , but although she did that job as a guest judge on the UK edition, she was pretty awful on The Sing Off , the NBC series she pres...

« Top Chef Just Desserts Picked Up For Second Season | Home | American Idol: Ellen DeGeneres Glad She Is No Longer A Judge » February 7, 2011 01:00:08 by Christine McDow The time has come for aspiring singers and vocal groups to audition for Simon Cowell’s new show, X Factor .  Auditions begin on March 27th for a fall debut.  To find out more about the show, what the grand prize will be and where you can audition keep reading! On March 27th the X Factor auditions will begin in Los Angeles, CA.  Other cities that will be hosting auditions include Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York/New Jersey and Seattle.  Singles and groups who think they have great vocals and audition to be on the show and win the grand prize of a $5 Million dollar Sony recording contract.  Why so young with American Idol, a similar singing competition, starts at the age of 15? ‘”I like the idea that a 12-year-old on this show can compete with an older singer and a singing group,” says Simon Cowell. “I’ve never belie...

« The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Camille Grammer Hints that Ex-Husband Kelsey Grammer Likes to Cross-Dress | Home | Top Chef: Catch of the Day! » January 12, 2011 08:24:43 by Allyson Wells On Live to Dance , the semi-finals begin with six acts taking the stage in the Dance Dome.  Only two acts will advance to the finals.  The experts will pick one act and the audience will pick another act .  Also, the audience’s choice for the dance-off winner is revealed. Host Andrew Gunsberg takes the stage and introduces America to the Live to Dance dome.  He reveals the dance-off winner will be announced before the competition gets underway.  Judges Kimberly Wyatt, Travis Payne and Paula Abdul take the stage holding hands.  The crowd begins to chant, “Paula! Paula! Paula!”  Andrew asks what is like to be on live television again.  Paula says it is like floating down a cotton candy river and hopes they liked the crazy thing she said.  After laughing, she is so happy to be involved in a ...

« Hell’s Kitchen: The Final Four Finally Impress Gordon Ramsay | Home December 1, 2010 09:30:59 by Shayla Perry It’s finally here! On tonight’s premiere episode of Bravo’s Top Chef: All-Stars, eighteen of our favorite (and not so favorite) “cheftestants” are back with Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Anthony Bourdain, and Gail Simmons for a second chance at the ultimate food showdown. What did you miss? Back in New York City, the eighteen contestants from seasons past greeted one another at their new home, sizing up the competition. Everyone has gone on to do big things since their Top Chef days, and everyone wants to win the title of Top Chef even more than they did before. Walking into the kitchen for the first time, the chefs are met by Padma and Tom who announce that this season, they will be competing for $200,000.00–the biggest cash prize yet! For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs team up with the others from their season to create a dish representative of their season’s city. The...