, Life After ‘Idol’ Cue the glitter cannons and laser lights. Adam Lambert is going on tour this summer — and he’s bringing ‘Idol’ little sister Allison Iraheta with him

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Eternal ‘Glamnation’: Allison Iraheta To Open For Adam Lambert On Summer Tour

, Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics So he lives to sing another week. “Teflon Tim,” or “Turban” as Seacrest so oddly referred to ‘American Idol’ finalist Tim Urban this week, is one of the more polarizing contestants in the show’s history.

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What Should Tim Urban Do With His Post-’Idol’ Career?

Filed under: Features “Matt, it’s good news.” One year ago today, season 8 finalist Matt Giraud made history by becoming the first ‘American Idol’ contestant to receive the judges’ save.

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On This Day in ‘American Idol’ History: The Judges Save Matt Giraud

Wacky ‘Idol’ season 8 cast-off ‘Norman Gentle’ (aka Nick Marshall) weighed in on this year’s ‘Idol’ season on ‘The Wendy Williams Show.’ Decked in his trademark sweatband and sparkly shirt, Gentle dished on the judges this season, including new girl on the panel Ellen DeGeneres and her rumored rivalry with Simon Cowell . “There was a report, not that I want to gossip but hey, that Ellen did not like the lighting on ‘Idol,’” Gentle said, giving another reason that DeGeneres may have moved from her seat next to Cowell. Watch the video of Norman Gentle on ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ after the jump.

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‘Idol’ Cast-off Norman Gentle Dishes On the New Season

Scott MacIntyre is returning to familiar turf to perform a duet on ‘American Idol,’ just as the show announces season 9′s Top 12 finalists. MacIntyre, who finished eighth in season 8 after singing Survivor’s ‘The Search Is Over,’ is vision-impaired, and both his story and his musical chops won him admiration and a nation full of fans. Less than one year later, the singer-songwriter is set to release his first full-length, post-’Idol’ album, ‘Heartstrings,’ March 11 (available on iTunes and at MacIntyre’s website )

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Scott MacIntyre: The Best Part of ‘American Idol’ Is Getting Voted Off

, Music , Life After ‘Idol’ ‘American Idol’ alum Adam Lambert performed last night on the second episode of the new ‘Tonight Show with Jay Leno,’ looking like he stepped off the set of the latest ‘Star Trek’ movie. Lambert, with bedazzled eyes and a glittery flight-suit collar, sang the slow and dreamy song ‘Sleepwalker,’ killing it on a wicked ending high note (which you can watch below). ‘Sleepwalker’ was penned in part by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder , who’s crafted hits ( and controversy ) for Beyonce and another former ‘Idol,’ Kelly Clarkson

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Adam Lambert Performs ‘Sleepwalker’ on ‘The Tonight Show’ (VIDEO)

Filed under: Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics Carrie Underwood is back on top of the charts [ LA Times ] And now for the least surprising story of the day: Simon Cowell is really, really rich[ MTV ] Danny Gokey’s new single: Yes or no? (We’re thinking “No”) [ EW.com ] Want more Adam Lambert? Check out his exclusive new interview with Rolling Stone [ Rolling Stone ]

Filed under: Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ Kris Allen has released the video for his debut single, ‘Live Like We’re Dying.’ PopEater has the exclusive world premiere, plus an interview with the season 8 champion. Check ‘em out after the jump.

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Kris Allen Debuts Music Video for ‘Live Like We’re Dying’

Filed under: Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics — Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are still making music together — and you’d be ‘Crazy’ to miss it [ YouTube ] — Katy Perry is just one of many guest judges appearing this season.

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‘Idol’ Lunchtime Lowdown 09/23/09

Season 8 winner Kris Allen’s debut CD has found a release date. According to his Twitter account, the untitled disc — featuring collaborations with Joe King, Mat Kearney and Salaam Remi — will hit stores on Nov. 17, giving fans plenty of time to forget about ‘No Boundaries.’ Meanwhile, runner-up Adam Lambert told PEOPLE he is about “halfway done” with his album

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Kris Allen to Release Debut CD on Nov. 17; Adam Lambert "Halfway Done" With His