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Pickler's dreams keep coming true

American Idol alum Kellie Pickler would seem a likely candidate to be ubiquitous at this week's Country Radio Seminar.

But Pickler, whose Small Town Girl album topped country album charts in its first week of release, is off in Los Angeles, where she sang new single "I Wonder" on Idol Thursday night.

"Everything that has happened to me is just amazing," Pickler said Monday afternoon, lunching at Midtown Cafe. "Every dream that I've had is coming true."

Pickler is the second female vocalist to emerge from Idol and become a major-label country performer. The first, of course, is Carrie Underwood, who recently added Grammy Awards to a trophy haul that includes prizes from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music Awards. More...

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Kellie Pickler's Father Pleads Guilty In Albemarle

ALBEMARLE, N.C. -- Kellie Pickler’s father pled guilty to two charges against him in a Stanly County courtroom Wednesday morning.

Clyde “Bo” Pickler was charged with communicating threats, assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon earlier this month. He pled guilty to simple assault and communicating threats. The assault with a deadly weapon charge was dropped.

Pickler received a 90-day suspended sentence and one year on probation.

His stepdaughter was in the courtroom, but his famous “American Idol” star daughter was not present.

Pickler was released from prison in May 2006 after serving more than three years for aggravated assault and battery charges after he stabbed a man. His daughter had been eliminated from the popular TV show the week before.

The two hadn’t seen each other in years when they were reunited at a homecoming celebration for the singer in Albemarle. More...

Antonella Barba Leads American İdol - The Stats

Vizu has uncovered a truth about the Season 6 “American Idol” competition that Randy, Paula, Simon and Ryan Seacrest don’t reveal in the near five hours they dominate our televisions each week.

Quite simply, performance isn’t everything. Sex and politics are where the votes are.

Antonella Barba, a contestant mired this week in scandalous reports of sexually lewd photographs appearing on the Internet, is in fact the leading female contestant going into the Final 16, taking 22.2% of the vote. This is despite her average to lackluster performances on the show, and consistent panning by the judges’ panel. While judge consensus thus far suggests that LaKisha Jones (18.6%) and Melinda Doolittle (16.6%) are the better performers, they and the field are presently being dominated by the sexuality of Barba.

On the men’s side, performance is winning, with Blake Lewis (26.5%), Chris Sligh (16.9%) and Chris Richardson (15.7%) leading the pack. Those numbers accurately reflect judge’s reviews thus far. However, seemingly also-ran Sanjaya Malakar, who has been consistently pegged for dismissal each week, is in fact comfortably in the middle of the pack, well ahead of three remaining contestants in addition to the two removed this week. More...

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Kelly Pickler Has a New ummm... Look

Kellie Pickler appeared on American Idol last night sporting a new look to the amazement of everyone. Aside from the hair what was different? You get TWO guesses! Looks like they plan on turning her into Dolly Parton at this rate.

Pickler stopped by the ratings juggernaut to perform her new single in a dress that showed off two very large assets suspiciously absent from last year’s show.

Her transformation was so apparent, even Ryan Seacrest noticed. When she appeared on stage, he looked at her new figure, then asked her if there was anything she’d bought with her recent cash windfall. (Once the snickering died down, a giggling Pickler …replied “shoes.”)

This was Kelly in her Prom Dress - not sure it would fit anymore.

Course... maybe she is just keeping up with Kat

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