We hear Britney Spears is set to take the stage for a live performance just as star-gazing crooners Kris Allen and Adam Lambert face off for the title of “American Idol 2009″ at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater on Wednesday night.
Stars already confirmed for this year’s big finale include Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban, as well as former Idols Carrie Underwood and David Cook.
A new poll of American Idol fanatics has revealed that viewers of the nation’s No. 1 television talent competition would abandon the popular show if acid-tongued Brit Simon Cowell were no longer on the judge’s panel.
Earlier this year, Simon announced that he is contemplating leaving the show when his contract ends in 2010, he has also said he is “keeping the door open” to return.
In a new poll conducted by AOL Television, nearly half of Idol viewers said they would no longer watch the program if Simon left the show.
Adam Lambert reportedly introduced a male companion as his “boyfriend” to fellow Idol contestants during a dinner of Bloomin’ Onions and grilled red meat at Outback Steakhouse in Burbank, California last Saturday night.
The singing aficionado is highly-favored to take all in this week’s American Idol finale faceoff against Arkansas native Kris Allen.
On American Idol Wednesday, mutiplatinum-selling recording artist Alicia Keys urged viewers to donate $5 to help fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa and India by supporting her charity Keep a Child Alive’s new Text ALIVE Challenge.
Alicia serves as global ambassador for the campaign, which aims to bring medicine and medical care to victims of HIV and AIDS living in poverty-stricken nations.
“For us to help people like him in his situation with Keep a Child Alive, and with everyone watching being able to know that, even with all the hardships they might be going through, there’s always someone going through something far worse – so to help someone other than yourself is really a noble thing to do,” the “Fallen” singer told viewers. “It puts everything into perspective… For the cost of probably less than you would spend at Starbucks, you can help someone…..”
American Idol Season 6 champion Jordin Sparks returned to the Idol stage on Wednesday night for a live performance of her latest single “Battlefield,” featuring OneRepublic’s Ryan T. on piano.