American Idol 2009 is fresh out of the gates and the Internet is buzzing with people searching for various terms around the show.
Top on the list of popular searches is sure to include new American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres. American Idol rumour include Simon Cowell quitting American Idol over the whole American Idol Firing of his apparent love interest, Paula Abdul. At this time there is no confirmed information regarding Simon Cowell leaving American Idol.
American Idol Judges and scandalous rumours aside, American Idol has always been known for their human interest back stories. In fact, the more tragic the back story, the more likely American Idol producers will feature you in their sympathy section. American Idol 2010 is no exception. Fresh out of the gates, the first hot American Idol contestant for American Idol Season 9 is 16-year-old American Idol Season 9 hopeful, Maddy Curtis.
Labelled as the "poster child" for Season 9 of American Idol, 16 year old Maddy Curtis is child number 9 (How appropriate) of 12 children. Maddy Curtis' next older brother has Down Syndrome and her parents have also adopted 3 other Down Syndrome children. What that has to do with Maddy Curtis' singing ability is unclear, however, early reports have Maddy Curtis' American Idol performance of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah as being quite amazing.
In sort of American Idol news, the producers of American Idol are reportedly suing "Stripper Idol" a small time "talent" competition at Palazio Men's Club in Austin. In "Stripper Idol" the women have 60 seconds to dance topless, then are ranked by audience applause to win the $500 kitty.
In the American Idol lawsuit against Palazio Men's Club's Stripper Idol, Freemantle Media (The owners of the American Idol franchise) are claiming copyright infringement against Palazio Men's Club citing several similarities to American Idol trademarks. In addition to halting Palazio Men's Club's Stripper Idol, Freemantle is looking to have the courts seize the profits from Stripper Idol.
