Rihanna and Taylor Swift were among the stars taking part in Blackout Tuesday to protest against the death of George Floyd.
18.05.2020 - 19:17 / variety.com
By Will Thorne
Staff Writer
Last night’s first ever virtual “American Idol” finale hit a seven-week viewership high note for ABC.
The singing competitions series’ season 18 curtain call scored a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49, ticking up from last week, and 7.3 million total viewers. While that’s down over 1 million viewers from last season’s finale, it’s still roughly even with the season 16 ending, and represents a decent recovery following the show’s slip to lows of 5.5 million viewers a
Rihanna and Taylor Swift were among the stars taking part in Blackout Tuesday to protest against the death of George Floyd.
After Taylor Swift recently called out Donald Trump, Lady Gaga is also questioning the US President in the matter of Geoge Floyd's death. A few days ago, US President Donald Trump took to his social media handle and posted an insensitive tweet regarding the protests for George Floyd's death at the hands of four policemen.
By Michele Amabile Angermiller
The tension only intensified over the weekend as US President Donald Trump posted an insensitive tweet with regard to the Minneapolis protests. The protests were a result of the death of George Floyd due to police violence.
In some deeply upsetting news that shocked the globe, US President Donald Trump posted an insensitive tweet in response to the Minneapolis protests, which have been taking place post the death of George Floyd due to police violence. "These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen.
Taylor Swift is calling out President Donald Trump.
"After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence?"
Taylor Swift has accused US President Donald Trump of “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism”.
Taylor Swift is speaking out against President Donald Trump.
It’s been about 37 hours since Harlem’s Just Sam was crowned the new American Idol, and the 21-year-old former subway busker is still getting used to her new title.
Ryan Seacrest’s representative has assured fans the TV host is doing well after many raised concerns for his wellbeing during Sunday night’s American Idol finale.
Nothing was as it usually is on Sunday night's (May 17) American Idol season finale. The contestants were all singing in their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Katy Perry had to perform on a green screen set instead of a big stage in Hollywood and host Ryan Seacrest had to pull his old Idol logo out of mothballs and set up shop in his garage to host the two-hour coronation.Also, Seacrest didn't seem to be quite himself.
When we first saw Just Sam auditioning for American Idol, the 20-year-old subway singer from Harlem seemed both shy and incredibly confident at the same time. Singing "You Say" by Lauren Daigle, she stumbled out of the gate and started over, the look of intense concentration on her face giving way to a flood of embarrassed tears as Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie enveloped her in a group hug and promised her she'd be OK.
A new American Idol has been crowned. Although the Sunday, May, 17, finale wasn’t what the stars are used to, the remaining singers were ready to compete. Dillon James, Jonny West, Arthur Gunn, Francisco Martin and Just Sam were announced as the final five at the top of the show, eliminating Julia Gargano and Louis Knight from the competition.
's grand season finale on Sunday was a big night for the show's contestants, and for Katy Perry as well.
Luke Bryan is taking over American Idol!
The finale of American Idol is airing tonight (May 17) on ABC, and one of the remaining seven singers will be crowned the winner!