Ousted American Idol contestant Pia Toscano is sitting down with Ellen DeGeneres today to talk about her budding ‘friendship’ with Dancing with The Stars professional dancer Mark Ballas.

Ellen: You have the most beautiful voice…I hope everybody is looking at this going, we got to vote for people because I think that people thought you had it made…I think a lot of people thought she’s set.  She has a great voice but I think you are going to have a career. You have such a beautiful voice and now you have a very handsome boyfriend, I understand.
Pia: (Laughing)
Ellen: How is that going?
Pia: I’m really just focusing right now on my music.
Ellen: That’s a good answer.
Pia: I just met him.  He’s a very sweet guy.
Ellen: Yeah, sweet guy. It’s that guy from “DWTS” (Ellen shows photo of Mark Ballas) So you all are hanging out.  That’s great.
Pia: We’re just friends.
Ellen: Uh huh, whatever…

Pia also performs “All in Love is Fair” on the afternoon chat show.

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Flash mobs are the premise of the one hour special Mobbed to be hosted by Howie Mandell.

Mandel’s show will film folks who want to surprise loved ones with good news in song and dance. The hour-long program will cover the rehearsals and the actual ‘flash mob style’ number as the recipient receives it with hidden cameras in place to capture the moment.

Fox is giving the show a plum spot on Thursday, March 31st at 9pm following American Idol. The show is currently planned as a one-time special but it is rumored to be in the running for a possible season pick-up.

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Young gun John Wayne Schulz roped in the judges of American Idol when he took the stage of the Austin auditions.

Schulz earned his golden ticket to Hollywood by giving a heartfelt and moving rendition of the Brooks & Dunn song “Believe” and certainly made believers out of the panel.

Want more American Idol contestants? Go to Bumpshack.com to see all the contestants.

Check out the video of the song that got him to Hollywood below.

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American Idol had one of the most inspirational singers yet audition last night.

Chris Medina, 26, got the golden ticket to Hollywood after he performed a fantastic version of The Script’s “Breakeven” but his personal story was just as touching.

Medina was 2 months shy of marrying his long time girlfriend, Juliana Ramos when she suffered a traumatic brain injury from a car crash. Their life changed dramatically but Medina stayed by her side.

The three judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson requested to meet Juliana and when Chris brought her out, that is when they told him he earned his shot at stardom.

Check out other performers: Thia Megia (click here) Jerome Bell (click here) Emma Henry (click here)

See Chris’ audition song and his story below.  (Read the article)

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Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson sat behind the judges table of the season 10 premiere of American Idol on FOX last night and gave us a slightly different Idol. Most things haven’t changed, Ryan Seacrest is still there, the contestants were all over the map from really good to God awful and of course, the golden tickets to Hollywood were the goal.

One thing sorely missing was Simon Cowell’s sharp criticism. Cowell could be downright mean, but some of those contestants needed a wakeup call. Is it better to have someone let down sweetly who still thinks they have a shot or to hear Cowell bark “That was absolutely dreadful!”?

Tyler tried to give the bad news with the softest ego blow possible saying “Oh, baby. You’re just not ready.” I missed Simon. I don’t want the rejected to end up in the corner in a fetal position crying their eyes out but a good dose of reality is called for on some of the more deluded candidates.

If you watched, you must have noticed Lopez struggling with telling a contestant no, you’re not going to Hollywood. And I did feel for her – she doesn’t want to deny anyone a shot at their dreams. At one point she said out loud “Why did I sign up for this?”

Someone should tell her to toughen up quick because it’s only going to get worse.

To catch some of the auditions click the links below:

Rachel Zevita

Tiffany Rios

Ashley Sullivan

Robbie Rosen

Travis Orlando

Tell us what you thought of the new judges.

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Crystal Bowersox rocked her performance at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival presented by Radio Disney in Chicago.  the American Idol is a newlywed who still has her “glow” and continues to draw a crowd.

She was so impressive on the show, her post Idol career is only going to get bigger.

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American Idol will be premiering on Jan. 19 on Fox.  This is going to be a very different season for all of the obvious reasons. But to add to the confusion, they are moving it from it’s Tues. – Wed. slot to the Wed. – Thurs. slot.  This is going to make for some competition on Survivor’s Wednesdays.

The results show will remain a long, drug out hour.  Boo.

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American Idol’s David Archuleta who is now 19, confessed that he’s never had a girlfriend,

“I’ve never been in a relationship.  People ask me all the time: ‘What is the perfect girl? What do you look for? Do you prefer blond or brunette? Do you like brown eyes or blue?’ It’s like, what does that matter, really? They can wear contacts. What if people’s eyes change colors? Then that wouldn’t matter. People can dye their hair. What about the things that last longer than that? You can change your hair color a million times, but there’s something that lasts longer in a relationship, that can last a lifetime. Those are the things I wonder about.”

David knows what he wants in a girl,

“What is going to make me want to spend the rest of my life with someone?” he asks. “Someone who cares about other people, who has good values and has respect for themselves,” he says. “It’s so important for girls to respect themselves and not put themselves down and say, ‘Oh, my life is horrible,’ and ‘I’m not pretty enough.’ How do you know? There’s this energy people give off that people can be drawn to. I can tell you now, it’s not your eye color that’s giving off that energy that people can be drawn to. It’s more of the light in your eyes that you carry with you, the excitement for life that you have to try new things and be adventurous, and someone who wants to make a difference while they’re here.”

Well we all know that there are TONS of girls out there that would love the chance to fit the bill.

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Fantasia has put her suicidal past behind her and is looking straight ahead.  She showed off several different looks as she performed during her ‘Back To Me‘ tour at James L Knight Center in Miami.

I am glad to see her back on her feet, feelng much better.  I hope it lasts.

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Kara DioGuardi was cut from American Idol but has landed on her feet.  She’s heading over to Bravo to be the lead judge on Going Platinum, a song-writing competition.

“Hit songs are the backbone of the music industry, and as a publisher, nothing excites me more than finding new songwriting talent,” DioGuardi says. “I am happy to be a part of a show that helps up and coming songwriters pursue their dreams, while giving the public a look into the creative process.”

American Idol – Kara DioGuardi 100% NAKED For Allure (NSFW Photos)

Jewel is going to be the host of the show that will premiere in 2011.  12 contestants will write music and lyrics from different genres and the winner will receive $100,000 and music-publishing/recording deals.

SOunds like a perfect match for Kara.  Best of luck to you girl!

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