BREAKING NEWS! Ellen DeGeneres Leaving AMERICAN IDOL

It has just been announced that Ellen DeGeneres won’t be returning to AMERICAN IDOL for a second season. This surprising news comes on the heels of recent reports of a shake-up at IDOL. In a statement from DeGeneres, she says: “A couple months ago, I let FOX and the AMERICAN IDOL producers know that this […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Michael Lynche and Siobhan Magnus Talk the Tour

The AMERICAN IDOL Season 9 tour kicks off tonight in Auburn Hills, MI and the Top 10 is ready to go. Bummed you can’t be there? We’ve got a consolation prize… GIVE ME MY REMOTE chatted with contestants Michael Lynche and Siobhan Magnus who gave us some insight into the tour and their song choices. […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Crystal Bowersox: ‘You Can’t Please Everyone’

The voice of AMERICAN IDOL’s Crystal Bowersox quickly made her a fan and judge favorite on this past season of the show. But despite those votes of confidence on her rockin’ vocals, there were still critics who were preoccupied with the fact that she didn’t let the AI team make her over. “I maintainted who […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Andrew Garcia Loves His Fellow Finalists, is Thankful For Pete Wentz

As AMERICAN IDOL season 9 contestant Andrew Garcia tells it, AI is all about the love. Sure, AI isn’t a reality show where participants go looking for love — because clearly that works out so well — but they apparently find it in the relationships they form with each other. If you peeped our video […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Tim Urban is ‘Stoked’ to Go Touring

The AMERICAN IDOL tour is only a few short days from kicking off and the constants are feeling the excitement. “I’m so stoked about it,” Tim Urban tells GIVE ME MY REMOTE in the video below. “I try and think, what is the stadium going to be like? All that energy — you just have […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Casey James and Aaron Kelly Talk Touring, Getting Underwear Thrown at Them

AMERICAN IDOL contestants Casey James and Aaron Kelly may encounter some safety concerns while on tour this summer. The ladies were quite fond of these two during their run on the series, so we can definitely see some t-shirt-tearing and undergarment-throwing in their future. On the bright side, one of them is actually prepared for […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Didi Benami: I Want to Work with Kara DioGuardi!

AMERICAN IDOL’s Didi Benami is feeling your affection. When GIVE ME MY REMOTE tweeted that we’d be spending the day with the AI Season 9 Top 10, the overwhelming response was, “tell Didi we love her!” Done and done. And her reply? She loves you guys, too. In fact, she is practically beaming as she […]

AMERICAN IDOL Season 10 Audition Cities Announced, Seacrest Reveals ‘Big Change’ To Come

America, warm up those vocal chords. We may have crowned the season 9 winner of AMERICAN IDOL less than a month ago, but host Ryan Seacrest just tweeted that the audition cities for the tenth season have been finalized. On the short list? Nashville, TN; Milwaukee, WI; New Orleans, LA; East Rutherford, NJ; Austin, TX […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Crystal Bowersox Wants Lenny Kravitz To Give Her A Call

To all the AMERICAN IDOL fans who were bummed about most of the female contestants getting eliminated early this year, you aren’t alone. Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox tells GIVE ME MY REMOTE that being the only girl in the competition during the final weeks wasn’t an ideal situation for her. “It was a little […]

AMERICAN IDOL Winner Lee DeWyze on Going All The Way, His Upcoming Album

It’s not easy being the winner of AMERICAN IDOL. The last several weeks have been a whirlwind of interviews, appearances and such for season 9 victor Lee DeWyze… and it may be taking a bit of a toll on him. DeWyze had already spent several hours talking to reporters by the time GIVE ME MY […]

AMERICAN IDOL: Casey James Plays The Guitar, The Top 10 Sing ‘Blister In The Sun’

GIVE ME MY REMOTE hung with the AMERICAN IDOL Season 9 Top 10 today and we have a lot to show for it… you know, as far as video is concerned. We already gave you a sneak peek of said Top 10 taking on Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You,” but after that, […]

AMERICAN IDOL’s Season 9 Top 10 tackles Kelly Clarkson and we’re live on the scene

AMERICAN IDOL’s Season 9 Top 10 are prepping to hit the road. Less than two weeks before the best of the best begin their cross-country tour, they’re giving us a sneak peek of what they’ve got planned. GIVE ME MY REMOTE is hanging with the contestants as we speak and uploaded a little on-the-spot video […]

The TV Talk Podcast: Season Finale Part Deux & Summer Show Run Down

Kath and Dan tackle the rest of remaining season finales, including PARENTHOOD, CHUCK, GREY’S ANATOMY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, BIG BANG THEORY, THE GOOD WIFE and AMERICAN IDOL. It wouldn’t be a TV Talk Podcast without talking about GLEE and this time, Kath shares her experience watching the Glee Tour at Radio City Music […]

Your Favorite Fox Shows Rock it Out in a Music Themed Week

Starting Thursday, April 29 and airing through Wednesday, May 5, some of Fox’s biggest primetime shows will be rockin’ it out. BONES, FRINGE, HOUSE, GLEE, THE SIMPSONS, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, FAMILY GUY, THE WANDA SYKES SHOW and AMERICAN IDOL will all feature a variety of musical elements. Then of course there’s GLEE. If you’re ready […]

The TV Talk Podcast: CHUCK, PARENTHOOD, VAMPIRE DIARIES, SUPERNATURAL & More

What’s a new TV Talk Podcast without a little singing, short-term memory loss and a lot of inappropriate laughter? That’s right, we’re baaaaack! In this podcast we’ll cover: CHUCK, GLEE, LIFE UNEXPECTED, GREEK, PARENTHOOD, AMERICAN IDOL, UGLY BETTY, MODERN FAMILY, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, SUPERNATURAL, 30 ROCK, PARKS & RECREATION, THE OFFICE, PROJECT RUNWAY, SURVIVOR,THE AMAZING […]