American Idol Season 9: Dallas Auditions

Everything is bigger in Texas. The Idol audition tour is in "Big D"-Dallas, TX to find some future singing stars.

Day 1

Guest Judge: Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother")

Julie Kevelighan-Auditioned in season 1 but didn't make it to the finale; sang Alanna Myles' "Black Velvet"; her voice not good enough for Season 9 so she didn't win a golden ticket to Hollywood for the second time

Lloyd Thomas-father of 2 daughters; sang "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder; Simon's favorite audition; 4 Yeses-going to Hollywood!!

Kimberly Carver-sang a song she wrote; awesome; great vocal but Simon was unimpressed; 3 yeses from the other judges so Kimberly's going to Hollywood hoping to change Simon's mind

Dexter Ward-confident that he is the next American Idol but when he sang Shai's "If I Ever Fall in Love" he sang awfully; no singing career for Dexter

Erica Rhodes-actress; she was on "Barney & Friends" as a kid; sang En Vogue's "Free Your Mind"; rocked it; Barney Kid grows up and goes to Hollywood!!

Dave Pittman-Diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome at the age of nine; has trouble breathing when singing; sang Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home"; great voice; unanimous from the judges-Hollywood!!

Day 1: 15

Day 2

Guest Judge: Joe Jonas-one of the Jonas Brothers

Todrick Hall-was in the Broadway version of "The Color Purple" with Fantasia; sang an amusing song he wrote; excellent; star power; he could make top 12; he's going to Hollywood--unanimous decision from the judges

Dawntoya Thompson, Stephanie Hualong-YES!!

Megan Wright-her parents were divorced but later remarried; sang "To Make You Feel My Love"; Simon was surprised; Megan's off to Hollywood!!

Vanessa Johnston-what in the world she's wearing?!; sang "At Last"-Etta James; pitchy; her Idol Journey is over!!

Christian Spear-16 years old; diagnosed with cancer at age 4; sang another Etta James which I don't know the title of; natural gift; fearless; brave; 4 yeses; she's off to Hollywood!!

Day 2: 16

Total: 31 lucky singers from Dallas will be in the Hollywood Round

Next week, Denver & The Road to Hollywood

American Idol Season 9: Los Angeles Auditions

The search for the next American Idol continues in the "City of Angels". Are there any future music superstars in the making?

Day 1

Guest Judge: Avril Lavigne whose hit songs include "Complicated" and "Holding On"

Neil Goldstein-has an IQ of 168; computer geek; sang "Rock and Roll Dreams Come True" by Meat Loaf; Nervous; he's not suited for the music industry; terrible singing; no golden ticket!!

Jim Ranger-worship pastor and father of three children; sang a song he wrote; authentic voice; Avril said No because she was concerned that Jim would leave his family behind for a music career; the other judges said yes--he's off to Hollywood!!

Jayson Wilson, Jesse Chang, Martin Perez--NO SHOT OF WINNING "IDOL"

Damian LeFavor-Martial arts fanatic; sandwich maker; sang Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Loving Feeling"; blew his shot of going to Hollywood; no chance of a recording career

Mary Powers-has a 8 year old daughter who loves Simon; sang Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield"; cool voice; she needs to change her rocker look; Rocker Girl is going to Hollywood

A.J. Mendoza-big fan of Adam Lambert--Season 8 Runner Up; almost looks like Adam; sang terribly; can't sing as well as Adam; No to Hollywood

Day 2

Guest Judge: Katy Perry whose hits include "Hot & Cold", "I Kissed A Girl" and "Waking Up In Vegas" who fought with fellow judge Kara

Austin Fullmer- sang Cheap Trick's "Surrender"; Way over the top; cheap Mick Jagger; No dice!

Andrew Garcia-father; his parents were in gangs; born and raised in Compton, California; genuine voice; picked a good song to sing; the judges like him; Andrew's ready to change his life forever because he is going to Hollywood

Tasha Layton-Personal assistant by day and pastor by night; sang Joss Stone's "Baby Baby Baby"; that gurl can sing; OH HAPPY DAY--SHE'S OFF TO HOLLYWOOD!!

Jason Green-student; sang DiVinyls "When I Touch Myself"; no singing career for him EVER!!!; Katy was confused!!!; no golden ticket for Jason

Chris Golightly-grew up in foster care since he was an infant; sang Ben E. King's "Stand By Me"; One of Kara's favorites; the one to watch in the competition; unanimously voted through to Hollywood

22 lucky contestants from the L.A. auditions are heading to Hollywood!!

Side Note: "Crying Girl" fan of Sanjaya from Season 6 tried out and didn't win a golden ticket

American Idol Season 9 Orlando Auditions

The Season 9 American Idol auditions are in Orlando, Florida--the home of Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.

Guest Judge: Broadway star and TV actress Kristen Chenowith--she was awesome on "Glee"

She quickly bonded with Kara--FOX should put on a show starring those two--more fun than Paris and Nicole

Day 1
Theo Glinton-what in the world was he wearing?; sang Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker"; screamed the song; he has dreams of opening a hair salon; his dream is coming true because the judges aren't giving him a pass to the next round; ditch the godawful outfits--that's not how an American Idol should look

Seth Rollins-Married with 2 kids--his son is diagnosed with autism; sang Frank Sinatra's "Someone to Watch Over Me"; made it his own; Kara wants hear more of Seth's voice--she will get that chance in Hollywood because Seth's moving to on the next round!!

Jermaine Purifoy-Auditioned in Season 7 and didn't make it; sang "Smile"--Tony Bennett; Randy was blown away; believable; legit; girls will love him; he's heading to Hollywood

Shelby Dressel-Unable to move the right side of her face; she graduated from high school; sang "Turn Me On" by Norah Jones; she has potential; hope she makes Top 24; Shelby wins a golden ticket to Hollywood!!

Day 1: 19 lucky contestants will continue their Idol journeys in Hollywood

Day 2: Kristin Chenowith has been called away to New York--It's just Randy, Simon, and Kara

Jay Stone-beatboxer to the Beatles' "Come Together"; sang "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers; Simon said NO but Randy & Kara like Jay and off to Hollywood, he goes!!

Janell Wheeler, Brittney Star James, Kasi Bradford--talented, great singer, bright futures for these ladies--THEY ARE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!!

Cornelius Edwards-sang Tina Turner's "Proud Mary"; he split his pants---omg!!--so hilarious!!; 3 YESES for CORNELIUS--HOLLYWOOD ROUND!--NO MORE SPLITS

Bernadette & Amanda Desimone-sisters from New Jersey

Bernadette-sang Ray Charles' "Hit the Road, Jack"--easy song to sing

Amanda-sang Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"--difficult song to sing

The Desimone Sisters are going to Hollywood!!!

Jared Norrell-butchered the classic spiritual "Amazing Grace"; he doesn't have the vocal chops to win the competition; he sounded like a lawnmower; the judges say no!!; he refused to leave the audition room so security escorted him out and hit the security guard so he was taken out in handcuffs!!

Matt Lawrence-touching story-he robbed a bank at the age of 15 with a BB gun and spent 4 years in jail; he manages his dad's trucking company; sang "Trouble"--great song; he can really sing--has a good shot of doing well in the competition; he could make Top 12; Matt's going to Hollywood and hopefully change his life forever!!

Day 2: 12 contestants were happy receipents of Golden tickets

Total:31 contestants

Next week, Los Angeles (Tuesday) & Dallas (Wednesday)

American Idol Season 9 Chicago Auditions

The American Idol auditions head to the hometown of our current President Barack Obama, Oprah and season 3 finalist and Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winner--Jennifer Hudson. It's the "Windy City", "Chi Town"--Chicago!!

Guest Judge: country singer Shania Twain

Katelyn Epperly-19 years old; her parents are divorced; sang Duffy's "Syrup and Honey"; good voice; needs more energy; she could sing a #1 hit song; she's off to Hollywood!!!

Amy Lang-26 years old; has fantasies about Ryan Seacrest--creepy!!; sang Aretha Franklin's "Dr. Feelgood"; her boobs were moving back and forth; the judges say no to Amy's Idol Journey

Charity Vance-16 years old from Little Rock, Arkansas; faithful 'American Idol' fan; sang "Summertime"; personal style; made it her own; Charity's going to Hollywood!!

Angela Martin-third time on 'Idol'; the first time--the death of her father forced her out of the competition, the second time--her traffic court date made her miss her Hollywood audition; sang "Just Fine" by Mary J. Blige; great song choice; talented; didn't give up; she took the judges' advice to heart and improved; Angela's back in Hollywood--the third time's a charm!!!

Day 1: 8 contestants got the golden tickets--What is up with Chicago

Day 2: Room for Improvement!!

Curly Newburn-sang "Woman's World"-Maxwell; too many high notes; flat; terrible; no record deal for Curly!!!

Alannah Halbert-19 years old; sang "I Will Always Love You"-Whitney Houston--the toughest song to sing--bad song choice; it's a no for Alannah

Brian Krause-27 years old; was in the Army; sang for the troops; sang Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"; Tiny Tim must be rolling in his grave after listening to that version; ear splitting; gave me a headache; No Golden Ticket!!

So far, no golden tickets!!!-there must be a talented singer in Chicago who can compete in Hollywood and possibly become the next American Idol

Harold Davis-determined to break the dry spell; sang "Nice & Slow" by Usher; the judges crushed his dreams; 4 NOs!!!--the drought of golden tickets continues

Chantelle Grazckowski-Another Idol journey ended before it began--NO!!

John Park-student; Shania liked him--was she drunk?; good voice; FINALLY--A GOLDEN TICKET ON DAY 2 IN CHICAGO HAS WON!!

Paige Dachausse-arrived at the auditions with her family in a limousine; had asthma since she was a child and almost died; sang "Change is Gonna Come"-Sam Cooke; pitchy; Simon said NO but Randy and the ladies said YES to Paige; Paige's going to Hollywood!!!

Justin Ray, Keith Semple, Marcus Jones--Good voices, sang on pitch--YES!!

Day 2: 5 CONTESTANTS ARE HEADING TO HOLLYWOOD!!

TOTAL: 13

Award Show Watch 2010: The Golden Globes

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held last night in Los Angeles, California. The rain did not dampen the spirits of Hollywood's biggest stars. Luckily for the female celebrities, their dresses were spared by the rain. Ricky Gervais hosted the ceremonies and there was some NBC bashing but the stars had the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti in their thoughts and prayers.

Here are the presenters, awards and winners:

Presenter: Nicole Kidman
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama
Winner: Monique ("Precious")-Her acceptance speech was very emotional--She deserved to win!

Sofia Bragera ("Modern Family") and Matthew Fox ("Lost")--Both on ABC
Best Actress in a TV Series-Musical or Comedy
Winner: Toni Collette ("The United States of Tara")

Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") & Lauren Graham ("Parenthood")
Miss Golden Globe 2010: Mavis Spencer
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series-Drama
Winner: John Lithgow ("Dexter")

Sir Paul McCartney--That Guy from Rock Band...lol!!
Best Animated Feature Film
Winner: "UP"

Jane Kraskowski ("30 Rock") & Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother")
Best Actor in a TV Series-Drama
Winner: Michael C. Hall ("Dexter")

Best Actress in a TV Series-Drama
Winner: Julianna Marguiles ("The Good Wife")

Cher & Christina Aguilera
Best Original Song-Motion Picture
Winner: "The Weary Kind" (Theme from Crazy Heart)--"Crazy Heart"

Best Original Score-Motion Picture
Winner: Michael Giacchino-"Up"

Amy Adams & Josh Brolin
Best Miniseries or TV Movie
Winner: "Grey Gardens"

Colin Farrell
Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy
Winner: Meryl Streep ("Julie & Julia")

Zoe Saldana & Sam Worthington ("Avatar")--the No. 1 movie in America for the last 5 weeks!!!
Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Winner: Kevin Bacon ("Taking Chances")

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Winner: Drew Barrymore ("Grey Gardens")

Jennifer Aniston & Gerard Butler
Best Screenplay-Motion Picture
Winner: "Up in the Air"-Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner

Jennifer Garner & Ashton Kutcher
Best Actor in a TV Series-Musical or Comedy
Winner: Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock")

Sophia Loren--good looking at the age of 75!!!
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: "The White Ribbon"-Germany

Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation") & Zachary Levi ("Chuck")-Both on NBC!!!
Best TV Series-Drama
Winner: "Mad Men"

Halle Berry
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy
Winner: Christoph Waltz ("Inglorious Basterds")

Mel Gibson
Best Director-Motion Picture
Winner: James Cameron ("Avatar")

Olivia Wilde ("House") & Kiefer Sutherland ("24")--Both on FOX!!
Best TV Series-Comedy or Musical
Winner: "Glee"--Another FOX hit show!!!

Reese Witherspoon
Best Picture-Comedy or Musical
Winner: "The Hangover"

Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Governor of California)
Best Picture-Drama
Winner: "Avatar"

Mickey Rourke
Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama
Winner: Sandra Bullock ("The Blind Side")

Sally Hawkins
Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical
Winner: Robert Downey, Jr. ("Sherlock Holmes")

Kate Winslet
Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama
Winner: Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart")

Julia Roberts
Best Picture-Drama
Winner: "Avatar"

CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!

Ricky Gervais did a great job as host. His jokes were hilarious. I was laughing like crazy.

Again, congrats to all the winners!!!

American Idol Season 9 Week 1: Boston and Atlanta Auditions

Greetings, Idol Fans! Welcome to Season 9 of American Idol. The search for next pop music superstar begins with auditions in Boston and Atlanta.

We start in Boston

Randy, Kara and Simon are joined at the judges' table by Victoria Beckham (aka "Posh Spice") wife of L.A. Galaxy soccer superstar David Beckham.

First up: Janet MacNamara-Mastered the American Idol video game but didn't master her American Idol audition; she sang Natasha Beddingfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine" and sounded awful; No golden ticket for her--not a good start to season 9

Maddy Curtis-16 years old: Has 8 siblings with Down's Syndrome; She is a true American Idol fan--watching the show since she was 8 years old; she sang "Hallejulah" by Leonard Cohen; good singer with soulful voice; likeable; 4 yes votes from the judges; She's off to Hollywood!!!

Pat Ford-17 years old; His singing and dancing did not impress the crowd in the holding room; ruined "Womanizer" by Britney Spears--I'm not listening to that song again; can't sing a note and can't dance a step well; Randy begged him to stop singing forever--amen, dawg!!; No record deal for Pat

Jennifer Hirsh, Claire Fuller, Jess Wolfe-great singers; They are going to Hollywood!

So far, the girls at the Boston auditions have gotten the gold tickets to the Hollywood round. The guys better bring it!

Amodeo Rocco-28 years old; Italian; Providence, RI; bartender; over the top; sang "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters--a blues song; good voice; Simon's favorite audition so far; great personality-he's off to Hollywood; his brothers celebrate like crazy

Derek Hilton-spiritual guy; likes long nature walks; thinks he sounds like Chris Brown; unfortunately, he doesn't sound like Chris Brown at all when he sang Elton John's "Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word"; NO DICE!!

Mary Doyle-anime fan; designs and makes her won kimonos; her desire is to become to a successful pop singer in Japan; sang Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart"; her voice is not good; no chance of winning American Idol and no chance of being a pop superstar in Japan; Choose a career other than singing

Luke Shaffer and Benjamin Bright were harmonizing in the holding room before facing the judges.

Luke Shaffer-good voice--YES!!--Hollywood here he comes

Benjamin Bright-sang "All My Loving" by the Beatles; good voice; he's through to Hollywood

Andrew Fenlon-musician, has been waiting impatiently to tryout for Idol; Simon hated his attitude; sang "House of the Rising Sun" and bored the judges to death; Kara got upset at Andrew's rudeness and arrogance; No golden ticket for Andrew!

Bill Bloom & Michael Ryan-Awful voices; NO!!

Ashlee Rodriguez-sang Alicia Keys' "If I Got You"; looks good and has a good voice--she can sell some records; she will do well in the competition--she will be the one to watch; Kara's favorite; she has a good shot of winning the competition--Yes!! she moves on to the Hollywood round!!

Tyler Grady-Injured his wrists when he fell out of a tree; plays drums in a rock band; he wants to be the frontman of a rock band; sang "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye; the girls will like him and vote for him; Simon will remember Tyler; Tyler goes to Hollywood!!

Lisa Alavero-Waitress; sang "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey; Not yet ready for "Idol"

Ryan Keane-No shot of going to the Top 12!!

Mike Davis-works on a Boston speedboat; sang the Beatles' "Yesterday"; confident; sang on point; Randy was unimpressed; Simon, Kara, & Victoria like him--He's off to Hollywood!!

Katie Stevens-16 years old; grew up in a Portuguese family; her grandmother doesn't speak a word of English and has Alzheimer's; she sang Etta James' "At Last"; a star is born, natural talent, amazing stage presence; she should be in the competition; may make the top 12; Katie's journey continues in Hollywood

Joshua Blaylock-28 years old; sang a Rascal Flatts song; forgettable; needs more assertiveness; no presence; no originality; has to bring a new attitude; He's going to Hollywood!

Justin Williams-diagnosed with cancer at age 20; he is now cancer-free!!!; sang "Feeling Good" by Michael Buble; the ladies will love watching him perform every week and has a shot of going all the way; Welcome to Hollywood, Justin!!

Norberto Guerrero-sang "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada; ear splitting; he won't be the next American Idol!!!; sang like a 3 year old and dressed as Latoya Jackson with a beard-No chance in hell

Bosa Mora-originally from Nigeria; has 6 sisters; he has a good voice; Simon was bored; needs more star power; got a lot of work to do if he wants to become the American Idol; off to Hollywood

Leah Lorenti-has strict parents; wants to prove to her parents that she can have a singing career; sang "Blue Skies"; she has good vocal skills; emotional; Randy was impressed; Leah goes to Hollywood

Boston Auditions-31 contestants will be in the next round in Hollywood

ATLANTA AUDITIONS

The season 9 auditions continue in Atlanta, GA. In the past, the Idol Atlanta auditions had discovered season 3 winner Fantasia, season 2 runner up Clay Aiken and season 3 finalist and Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson. FYI: the birthplace of host Ryan Seacrest. Will Atlanta find new stars? Grammy winning singer Mary J. Blige joins the judges and offers her opinions and critique.

Dewone Robinson-Music is in his blood; His uncle discovered Gladys Knight & the Pips-seriously?; sang a song he wrote; worst song ever; not right for "Idol"

Kia Johnson-26 years old; Competed in Miss America Pageant; won Miss Congentiality title; took a big risk of singing "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic" by Celine Dion; genuine; the risk paid off--she goes to Hollywood

Miriam Lemmoui, Noel Reese, Tisha Holland-Great singers; Going to Hollywood!!

Jermaine Sellers-church singer; he has been taking care of his mom who has a spinal cord condition since age 17; sang "What If God Was One of Us" by Joan Osbourne; incredible; got skills; 100% going to Hollywood

Cristina Marie Agronow-TV show hostess and producer; sang Pat Benatar's "Love Is A Battlefield"; sounded terrible; not ready for a singing career but she can share her American Idol experience with her TV audience

Vanessa Wolfe-bridge jumper; lives in the small town of Venore, Tennessee; wants to make something of herself; big country voice; distinct; stand out; authentic; she needs to practice real good and step up her game in the Hollywood round or she will be struggling in the latter rounds of the competition; small town girl is going to the big city-Hollywood, California!!

Jessie Hamilton-almost died 3 times; sang Garth Brooks "If Tomorrow Never Comes"; he forgot most of the lyrics; not ready for the music business; stick to the welding

Holly Hardin aka "Guitar Girl"-dressed like a guitar; sang "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man" by Loretta Lynn; fun personality; sweet talked Simon; she's off to Hollywood

Lathan Davenport, Hansel Enriquez, Blake Smith who wore a T shirt saying "Britney Spears Changed My Life"---No golden tickets to Hollywood!!!

Mallorie Haley-sang Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart"; good look; fearless; Hollywood, here comes Mallorie!!!

Antonio Wheeler aka "Skiiboski"--odd nickname- sang Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"; Simon hated the outfit; needs to work on his image; He's through to Hollywood!!

Carmen Turner & Lauren Sanders-BFFs since 3rd grade

Lauren-Soft voice; horrible

Carmen-her voice is better than Lauren's--Carmen goes to Hollywood and Lauren does not!

Bryan Walker-police officer in Sevierville, Tennessee; sang Ruben Studdard's version of "Superstar"; he's got it; soulful voice; Officer Bryan has a ticket to Hollywood!!

Lamar Royal-over the top; argumentative with the judges; insulted the judges & Mary J. Blige; was escorted out of the building by security

General Larry Platt-62 years old???..what the hell he is doing auditioning for American Idol; he performed that everyone will be talking about--"Pants on the Ground"; the judges were laughing hysterically; he is too old for American Idol but the song will be a new classic

Atlanta Auditions-25 contestants are heading to the next round in Hollywood!

Next week, Chicago auditions

Awardsshow Watch 2010: The People's Choice Awards

The first awards show of 2o1o and the new decade is the only awards show where the winners are chosen by the people. You voted and now it's time to find out your favorites in television, music and movies. Live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles...this is the 2010 People's Choice Awards hosted by Queen Latifah!!

Queen Latifah opened the show with a musical number honoring tonight's nominees. The first award of the night is Favorite Talk Show and the people have chosen "The Ellen Degeneres Show" for the eleventh time in a row. Ellen DeGeneres thanked her fans and joked about Oprah being cancelled. She will making her judging debut on "American Idol" in February during the Hollywood Round. It will be interesting to see how well she can tell the contestants that they are not continuing on in the competition. She presented the category of Favorite Comedy Movie and the people chose "The Proposal" which starred Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.

Tim Gunn ("Project Runway") and Nicole Schlezinger (The Pussycat Dolls) presented a trailer for the new movie "Robin Hood" starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett coming to theaters later this year. Queen Latifah starred in a spoof of "Paranormal Activity" with a guest appearance by Cloris Leachman doing God knows what with a married couple in the bed with the video camera rolling. Thank goodness, it's a not sex tape. Country group Rascal Flatts presented the Favorite R & B Artist category and Mariah Carey was voted as the people's favorite. She wore a long dress and luckily she didn't fall..her husband Nick Cannon helped her up on stage to get the award.

Kate Walsh ("Private Practice") presented the Favorite TV Comedy Actor award. The fans had chosen Steve Carell ("The Office") as their favorite funny guy who makes them laugh. Fans of "The Office" were very happy.

Sofia Braga ("Modern Family") and James Denton ("Desperate Housewives") humorously presented the Favorite TV Comedy Actress award and the people loved Alyson Hannigan of "How I Met Your Mother"

Jeff Probst ("Survivor") gave us a preview of the new season of Survivor starting in February. The title: "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" brings back your favorite Survivor contestants from past seasons. Can you believe it that this year marks the tenth anniversary of the premiere of the first Survivor?

Chevy Chase ("Community") and Jenna Elfman ("Accidentally on Purpose") present the Favorite TV Comedy award..the fans voted and the winner is...."The Big Bang Theory!!" Luckily for the fans, they like the nerds. There's a chance that "Community" and "Accidentally on Purpose" will be cancelled after this season. They are not funny shows.

Christian Slater ("The Forgotten") introduced a performance of Mary J. Blige singing "I Am".

Katie Cassidy ("Melrose Place") and Kellan Lutz (the "Twilight" movies) presented the Favorite Country Artist award...the people chose (what a suprise!!) Carrie Underwood who just got engaged to a hockey player. Congrats, Carrie on your engagement!!

Paula Patton ("Precious") presented the Favorite TV Drama Actor award and the fans had voted Hugh Laurie of "House" who was sitting next to Carrie Underwood in the audience. "House" won Favorite TV Drama.

Will I Am of The Black Eyed Peas introduced a sneak peek of one of the blockbuster movies coming this year--"Clash of the Titans" starring Liam Neeson.

Queen Latifah had fun in the audience and spotted Taylor Lautner and Nicole Kidman. The seat filler took their photo. The always funny George Lopez cracked up the crowd as usual and presented the Favorite Movie Actress award and the winner is....Sandra Bullock!! The crowd was cheering wildly.

Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson got new movies coming this year. Jackie Chan's newest is "The Spy Next Door" and Taraji P. Henson's "The Karate Kid". They're bringing "The Karate Kid" back? Anyway, they presented the Favorite Action Star. The people chose...Hugh Jackman!!

Queen Latifah starred in a Twilight skit with Robert Pattinson. I bet the girls were screaming. It was funny.

Favorite Independent Film: "Inglorious Basterds" Directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie's stars presented the Favorite Breakout Movie Actor award to Taylor Lautner. The girls went balistic!!! Btw...the third "Twilight" movie: "Eclipse" comes out in June.

Josh Holloway ("Lost"--final season starts February 2) and Jennifer Godwin ("Big Love") presented the Favorite Male Artist award and the fans voted Keith Urban who is married to Nicole Kidman

Colbie Callat & Demi Lovato ("Sonny with a Chance") introduced a performance by Cobra Starship with an appearance by Nicole Schlezinger

Jessica Alba ("Valentine's Day" ) presented a new category Favorite Web Celeb. Who should win that award? The fans voted Ashton Kutcher as their Fave Web Celeb. Ashton is constantly on Twitter and he has over 1,000,000 followers and I have 29 followers. Ashton is in the "Valentine's Day" movie with Jessica Alba and a big all star cast. Everybody will want to go and see that movie.

Kathryn Morris ("Cold Case") and Greg Grumberg ("Heroes") presented two awards. First, the Favorite New TV Drama award: "The Vampire Diaries". Those vampires are very hot on TV and in the movies right now. Then, the Favorite New TV Comedy: Yay!!! "Glee" That makes me happy. To thank the fans for their support and watching the show, the cast gave the audience a slice of pizza.

L.L. Cool J ("NCIS: Los Angeles") presented the Favorite Female Artist award. The winner is...Taylor Swift!!! She thanked her fans for going to her shows and buying her music. Kanye West was nowhere in sight!!

Closing out the show, Sasha Baron Cohen, star of the two worst and boring movies of the 2000s: "Borat" and "Bruno" presented the Favorite Movie Actor award. The people chose...Johnny Depp who was chosen Favorite Actor of the Decade. What a very special honor for Mr. Depp who will be starring in "Alice in Wonderland" in theaters--this March.

Before I wrap up, it is cold here in Memphis, TN as well as in the Midwest. We are getting some snow tomorrow...I can't wait to get out and have fun in it. I'll post some pics soon. Until next time, stay warm and take care.

P.S.: AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 9 STARTS THIS TUESDAY!!