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American Idol alums,  Bucky Covington (S5) Harlem Globetrotter Rocket Rivers, Lindsey Cardinale (S4) Bo Bice (S4) Lacey Brown (S9) Mandisa (S5) Melinda Doolittle (S6) and Phil Stacy (S6) participate in the “Idol Gives Back” Volunteer Program at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, yesterday  April 14) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Today, Idols will be volunteering in New York City, Houston and Tampa Bay. Check out the schedule HERE.

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Check out a new song from Season 5 Idol, Bucky Covington “A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How” via People Magazine.

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The song is a cut on his upcoming sophomore album I’m Alright, due out this fall.

“When I first heard the song, it just hit me in my soft spot,” says Bucky, of the tune, written by Liz Hengber, Thom Shepherd, Steve Williams. “When I was young my parents got a divorce so I had two sets of parents. Neither dad was real huggy but it was understood that they loved us.”

Aw. It’s a real tear jerker.  Bucky’s been working on this album for awhile.  Hopefully, he won’t suffer a major sophomore slump when the album finally appears.

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Kelly Clarkson and her backup singers, Jill and Kate, sing a mashup of the backup’s song “Illusion of You” mashed up with Jann Arden’s “Insensitive.” They perform in a very special venue–a bathroom. It’s all about the acoustics!

Taylor Hicks performs his single, “Seven Mile Breakdown” on FOX 5 in Washington, DC. Taylor is there playing Teen Angel with the Broadway musical Grease, which is finally coming to a close on May 23rd…

And, Taylor’s Season 5 idolmate, Bucky Covington is still working on his album. Watch him in the studio working with Sawyer Brown and Mark Miller. Watch out for a music preview at the very end of the video…

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Fox411 reports that the reason Constantine Maroulis has been seen canoodling around NYC with reality “star” and “heiress” Tinsley Mortimer, is due to the contract he signed to be Tinsley’s boyfriend for the duration of her next reality project, “Empire State” for the CW set to debut in 2010. That’s right, for the time being, Constantine is getting paid to be her fake boyfriend. I think there’s another word for that? Heh. FOX reports that while Constantine couldn’t be happier, his peeps are less than enthused. via FOX.

Idol judge, Ellen DeGeneres and Project Runway’s Tim Gunn have been named Peta’s Woman and Man of the year. “Tim Gunn and Ellen DeGeneres show us that one person really can make a difference in the world by rejecting cruel deeds in favor of compassionate acts,” says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. Both honorees made “an exceptional effort to place animal rights issues before a large audience.” via US.

In other PETA News, Carrie Underwood–along with Tyra Banks, Oprah Winfrey, and First Lady Michelle Obama–is featured in an anti-fur banner for the animal rights organization that will be placed at Metro stops in the Washington, DC area. The banners were unveiled today. via PETA.

And, in other Carrie Underwood news, her new fiance, Mike Fisher lost his bid to be on the Canadian Olympic hockey team. Sads. Oh well, that’s more time to plan a wedding! Although I’ll bet Carrie would have looked cool rinkside in Vancouver next year… via US

Bucky Covington presented a check for $25,000 to the Tennessee chapter of the Arthritis Foundation prior to his December 29 concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville. The funds came from his winnings from his appearance on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader earlier this year. Bucky is set to play a New Years show at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem NC tomorrow night.

Congrats to David Cook’s Team for a Cure: They raised $30,000 for the Washington DC Race for Hope. Proceeds go to help fund the fight against brain cancer–a charity close to David’s heart as he lost his brother Adam to the deadly disease earlier this year. via braintumorcommunity.org via Zap2it.

The Idols are keeping busy over the New Years holiday, with various TV appearances and live appearances.

On New Years Eve, Adam Lambert will perform a 40 minute set at the New Year at the Gridlock party, at the Paramount lot in LA.   Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta perform on FOX’s   Billboard’s New Years Eve Live show in Las Vegas, and in New York City, Daughtry rings in the new year, performing 4 songs in Times Square.

Plus, David Archuleta performs at the Sun Halftime Bowl, and Matt Giraud sings the National Anthem and performs two songs–”Let’s Get it On” and a tune from the movie Top Gun–at halftime at the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game.

David Cook performs at the Penchanga resort in San Diego and it’s New Year’s Howlin Eve with   Bucky Covington in Winston-Salem, NC.

On New Year’s Day, Jason Castro rides in the FOX 4 float in the Comerica New Years Day parade.

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Kara DioGuardi is shopping around a new reality show.   Called Dropped, Kara says it “…takes the best acts that have been dropped and gives them a second chance… I was dropped. Think about how many times in your life you haven’t achieved one goal, but you’ve achieved another one.”   Well, good luck with that, Kara. via Vulture.

Carrie Underwood will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame tonight in Muskogee. She’ll also be performing. Tickets are still available via News OK.

Also, some lucky fans recently got to hear new tunes from Carrie’s 3rd album, Play On, set to be released November 3rd. The fans were invited to a taping of CMT’s concert series, Invitation Only. Carrie’s episode will air sometime in December. via CMT.

Ruben Studdard has co-written a song, “I’m a Fighter” to raise awareness for sickle cell disease. The song will be the anthem for Be Sickle Smart, a nationwide grass roots health-education program.   Ruben will take his message to the concert stage, with a promotional tour that begins September 19 in Memphis. More info HERE. via Live Daily.

Season 5 Idol, Bucky Covington, is going back to his hometown, Rockingham NC next week to give his first concert there since he competed on Idol.   The free Saturday concert at Rockingham’s Harrington Square will be the culmination of a weekend of events that Bucky will use to support local food resources.   If you’re going, bring non-perishable food items and canned goods to donate to charity. via Idol Chatter.

Anybody else find it strange that while Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi have offered their enthusiastic thumbs up, Simon Cowell has yet to publicly welcome his new panel-mate Ellen Degeneres to the judges table? He hasn’t been too busy to set his recent remarks on the Beatles straight, but complete and utter silence on Ellen?

It’s been reported that less than half a dozen people knew about the Ellen negotiations that took place over the course of two weeks. Maybe Simon wasn’t one of those elite few and is feeling slighted, hence the silence on his end.? What do you peeps think? Why is Simon suddenly silent?

While Simon keeps mum, others have offered their opinions. Carrie Underwood told People, “Everybody loves Ellen…I think she’ll make a great addition [to American Idol].” and Constantine Maroulis said, “I think she’s amazing. She’s really funny, so likable and I think she’ll really be a mentor to the contestants.’  And David Cook, ‘I don’t know that anyone can replace Paula, nor should they try…but I am excited to see how Ellen affects the dynamic of the show.’ 

Taylor Hicks dropped by the CBS Early Show Friday to offer his opinion, “I think it’s going to be great…I think she bring as lot of entertainment value to the show. I think that she’s a great personality, and she might have a little bit of more of a musical chop than we think she does.” Taylor’s season 5 buddy, Bucky Covington, appeared as well, “I think it would be great to have someone call Simon out on his corny jokes.”

Taylor added, “We need to get Simon (Cowell) and Ellen in a singing competition and determine which has the best musical quality.”

Two-time guest judge, Victoria Beckham tells E Online she didn’t want the job anyway.

More: USA Today wonders, “Risky Move or Brilliant plan?” and the LA Times rounds up varied 0pinions on the new 4th judge from celebrities to dumb bloggers. Heh.   Plus, the Times ran a poll–the yeses edge out the nos at 56%…