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American Idol stats

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Here are the numbers of the Dallas audition of American Idol.

18 mentions of Kelly Clarkson, who first auditioned in Dallas
24 contestants were heard singing Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone”
5 mentions of Carrie Underwood, who sings country music
15 farm animals appeared onscreen
12 cowboy hats appeared onscreen
24 golden tickets to Hollywood were handed out
1 cowboy named Drew Poppelreiter from Saltillo, Miss., got one of them

Watch the highlights from crazy mime acts to hippies who clearly haven’t seen a hairdresser (or a nailcutter) in the last 5 years.

Simon’s best friend forever

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Everybody’s talking about Simon’s new “best friend and brother” Renaldo. Watch him here and see why Simon said, “I have a sinking feeling that’s going to be a hit song.”

Take the American Idol Quiz!

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American Idol is baaaaaccckkkkk!

Hello, crazy auditions with half-naked hairy (and then not so hairy) men in lycra bikinis, stalker songwriters, and self-righteous Princess Leia wannabes.

Hello, budding talent. Hello, backstage drama.

For American Idol fans it’s like winter’s broken and the year has truly begun. But are you the biggest fanatic, ever? Prove it! Take the American Idol Quiz!

Simon defends American Idol (and meets biggest fan)

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Simon Cowell defended American Idol against predictions that the show was losing its appeal. The show got some flack when many of its “graduates” suffered slow careers — notably Taylor Hicks, Ruben Stoddard and Katherine McPhee, who got booted from their record labels.

In his interview Simon shares show innovations, and how this batch of hopefuls has been “the best so far” because of their skill and, uhm, personality.

One of the people being his biggest fan, Renaldo Lapuz, who even wrote and performed a song for Simon.

“You know,” laughed Simon, “I have a horrible feeling that’s actually going to be a big hit.”

Taylor Hicks dropped by label

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2006 American Idol winner Taylor Hicks just got dropped by his record label, J Records.

His album sales weren’t doing that well, and you could tell that he wasn’t getting the same level of hype as runner-up Chris Daughtry.

Taylor’s never been mainstream, and some say that his American Idol win that had millions of people signing up for the “Soul Patrol” was purely from his charismatic stage presence. But man, he can sing. Though the album didn’t do well commercially, many critics said that it was one of the most “musically mature” releases of any American Idol graduate.

We’re hoping Taylor finds his niche — perhaps with a label that understands him, and doesn’t expect him to follow that cookie-cutter mold of music.