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Los Angeles (E! Online) The theatrics behind them, the 72 remaining American Idol hopefuls filed in one by one to sing what they hoped would not be their final solos for the discerning ears of Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson. The judges didn’t have much to say on Tuesday’s episode, probably because the performances and the lyric flubs, meltdowns and flameouts sang for themselves. Actually, forgetting the words didn’t end up hurting those who had already proved their musical mettle, such as record label castoff Joanna Pacitti; Stephen Fowler, who even messed up his do over and just walked off the stage dejectedly; and Casey Carlson, who may...

Los Angeles (E! Online) Move over, Vanity Fair. Madonna and Demi Moore are on their way of becoming the new queens of Oscar night. I just got word that the two Hollywood sirens will, as they did last year, cohost a party with Guy Oseary at Oseary’s L.A. area home after this year’s awards ceremony on Feb. 22. Among the guests at last year’s soiree were Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Cameron Diaz, Orlando Bloom and even Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, who made their way there after hosting their annual AIDS fundraiser. Madonna and Moore’s guest list will again be invite only. Hopefully, Moore and hubby Ashton Kut...

NEW YORK When India.Arie debuted in 2001 with "Acoustic Soul," a CD brimming with messages about self-worth, inner-beauty and positivity, she was seen by many as a strong, self-assured musician who was impervious to the more vain and superficial pitfalls of celebrity. Not really. The 33-year-old singer says people misinterpreted her image as a "role model" and she struggled with her own insecurities. She’s taking a new approach with her fourth studio CD, "Testimony, Vol. 2: Love & Politics," released this week. The Grammy-winner hopes to expand outside the R&B/soul genre to a more world music sound with her new disc. She traveled alone to Hawaii for 10 days to refresh ...

Los Angeles (E! Online) Oh, the Jonas Brothers’ ears must have been ringing on Grammy night. And it wasn’t because of all that music at the Staples Center. After the big awards show in downtown L.A., new besties and performance partners Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift headed uptown to meet up with Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato at the Improv comedy club, where Lovato was hosting a screening party for the premiere of her new Disney Channel series Sonny With a Chance. So what do these four do when they get together? Oh, nothing too crazy. Cyrus and Swift made a beeline for Gomez and Lovato’s table when they arrived at about 7:45 p.m. "The girls all hung toget...

LOS ANGELES It was a dreamy night for a couple of "Dreamgirls." Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson both glided away with trophies Thursday and wowed the audience with individual performances during the 40th annual NAACP Image Awards. Beyonce, who opened the show with a wind-swept rendition of her song "Halo," won the female artist category while Hudson, who performed "The Impossible Dream" for President’s Award recipient Muhammad Ali, picked up the new artist award. They costarred in the 2006 film "Dreamgirls." "This is where we come from," Hudson said, accepting the trophy. "So it’s always an honor to come home and feel welcome and to feel the love. I really cher...