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December 16, 2012 · 8:16 am

Kelly Clarkson is Engaged, Set to Become Member of Country Music Royalty

Kelly Clarkson is ENGAGED! The 30-year old Texan singer and inaugural American Idol winner is set to wed beau, Brandon Blackstock, after a 10-month courtship, last night (December 15) announcing the engagement news to her fans through celebrity tool-of-communication-du-jour, Twitter, saying,

“I’M ENGAGED!!!!! I wanted y’all to know!! Happiest night of my life last night! I am so lucky and am with the greatest man ever :)”

She followed her ecstatic engagement announcement by swiftly giving us details of the shiny, multi-studded diamond dazzler, and, enclosing a picture of said sparkler,

“Everyone has been asking about my engagement ring, so here it is 🙂 It’s a yellow canary diamond with diamonds around it and Brandon designed it with Johnathon Arndt! They did an amazing job! I can’t wait to make Brandon’s ring with Johnathon as well!”

Clarkson, who came to prominence during her successful stint on 2002’s American Idol, has since gone on to release 5 studio albums, amassed an armful of Grammy awards, and is currently nominated for another 4 Grammy nods; has largely shaken off her ‘reality TV’ mantle. Her husband-to-be, Brandon Blackstock, is a talent manager, who has been in business (Starstruck Entertainment) with his father since 2006. He counts singer Blake Shelton among his charges. Clarkson is managed by Brandon’s father, Narvel Blackstock, who went from touring with, to managing and marrying country music star, Reba McEntire, making her Brandon’s step-mother, and Kelly’s step mother-in-law to-be. …So, Ms. C’s basically marrying into country music royalty.

Clarkson is said to have been a longtime fan of McEntire’s, going on to duet with her and to tour with her in 2007, and with McEntire seemingly in awe of Clarkson also. Miss Clarkson signed with Starstruck Entertainment in 2007.

Kelly and Brandon first began dating in February 2012, having known each other for several years. Kelly has been quoted as saying, “…There he was, at the Super Bowl and he was single.”

It will be the first marriage for Clarkson. Blackstock has been wed previously.

Congratulations!

Images: Kelly Clarkson/WhoSay, Tumblr

[Archive]: Steven Tyler Leaving American Idol

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has left the (American Idol) building –- quitting the judging panel of American Idol. The singer, who has served as a judge on the Fox network show for the past two seasons –- seasons 10 and 11, has today (Thursday) confirmed his departure from the panel in a statement via Fox,

“After some long…hard…thoughts…I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit”

and going on to say that he had,

“…Strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I’m back – but instead of begging on my hands and knees, I’ve got two fists in the air and I’m kicking the door open with my band. The next few years are going to be dedicated to kicking some serious ass – the ultimate in auditory takeover…”

He further added that,

“…Idol was over-the-top fun, and I loved every minute of it…”

American Idol creator and executive producer Simon Fuller also added his two cents to the statement by saying that Steven was a,

“…Real ‘Idol’, a rock legend.”

He also emphasised how,

“very proud [they were that they had the] pleasure of him gracing our stage for two seasons… ”

and that,

“American Idol will miss him!”

Tyler was a member of the American Idol judging panel during 2011 and 2012, alongside fellow singer Jennifer Lopez and record producer Randy Jackson. Lopez became a judge in 2011 alongside Tyler; following the departure of former judges Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres; and Jackson has been part of the panel since the programme’s inception in 2002. However, he may not be the only judge to shake up the current panel, as Jennifer Lopez said the following on Thursday’s Today show,

“…I am thinking that maybe it’s time for me to go and do other things…”

Aerosmith fans fear not though, if you don’t want to miss a thing, Tyler won’t be away for long, saying on Thursday that,

“On November 6, we are unleashing our new album, Music from Another Dimension [and that it’s] …time to bring Rock Back.” [sic]

What do you think of the latest American Idol shakeup? Will you miss Stevie like mad, or are you a bit meh about the whole thing? Who should replace him? Hit me up in the comments, or tweet me kindly @aprilbarry101

This was originally published on July 13, 2012, and can be seen, in edited form, here.

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Image: Wikimedia Commons

Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey Have Major Bust-up on American Idol Set

It’s daggers at dawn for Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. The rumoured feud between the two singers, both judges on this year’s recently refreshed American Idol judging panel, alongside Keith Urban and Randy Jackson, has finally been verified, with a video being released Tuesday of the two chanteuses bickering and arguing loudly during auditions. In-fighting amongst the two had been denied as recently as four days ago, with Minaj previously saying that they were, “getting along wonderfully,”

In the video – which featured footage from Tuesday’s American Idol auditions which were held in North Carolina – released Tuesday by TMZ, Nicki lashes out at Mariah, saying,

“If you say one more disrespectful thing to me, I’ll [inaudible, but sounds like “kick”] your head,” “This is a joke,” “So every time you patronize me, I’m-ma take it back, and if you’ve got a fucking problem, handle it,”

and, reportedly,

“I’m not fucking putting up with her fucking highness over there,”

although, we think it sounds more like, “I’m not fucking quitting over their/your/her fucking highness over there,”

She also seems to say that Mariah insults her, “every five minutes,” and that she’s frequently “[running her] down,” also saying, per TMZ,

“I’m not gonna sit here every fucking minute to have you come down and harass me every minute everyday,”

Mariah reacts with,

“Why… why, oh why?!”

In between verbal blows, Keith and Randy attempt to act as peace brokers, both raising their hands and shouting, “Hey!” in an effort to assuage the two divas.

Taping was reportedly wrapped for the day after the bust-up, with host Ryan Seacrest later Tweeting,

“Going to bed in Charlotte after an anything but dull day at #idolauditions…”

Going on the contents of the video alone, with Nicki stating, “If you say one more disrespectful thing to me,” amongst other accusations, it does appear that Mariah must have insulted her in some way to prompt such a strong reaction, and seems far too heated to be about anything else.

Whose side are you on? What do you think prompted the argument? Let me know in the comments, or send a Tweet my way, @aprilbarry101

See the full video here: http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_4f12efd5

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Tag Archives: American Idol

Kelly Clarkson is Engaged, Set to Become Member of Country Music Royalty

[Archive]: Steven Tyler Leaving American Idol

Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey Have Major Bust-up on American Idol Set

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