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Paige Miles and Katie Stevens, however, might not have done enough to make the top 12. By Gil Kaufman Didi Benami Photo: Fox With last week’s medical drama behind them, the top eight ladies took the “American Idol” stage Tuesday night (March 9) in the final performance before this year’s top 12 is chosen. In what is becoming an Adam Lambert-like bit of déjà vu, leading contender Crystal Bowersox nailed it again, while Siobhan Magnus, Lacey Brown and Didi Benami had solid enough nights to likely make it to next week. First up, singing Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway,” was 17-year-old Katie Stevens, the high-schooler who smartly chose a contemporary artist to combat complaints from the judges that she was coming off as too old

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‘American Idol’ Ladies Night: Didi Benami And Crystal Bowersox Shine

More than a decade after the Notorious B.I.G.’s death, our Mixtape Daily team is still hashing it out. By Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes Notorious B.I.G. Photo: Getty Images Legacy Salute: Biggie’s Best, Part 1 Tuesday (March 9) marks the 13th anniversary of the death of the Notorious B.I.G. There aren’t enough accolades to give the Brooklyn bone-crusher

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Biggie’s Best: Debating The Brooklyn MC’s Finest, 13 Years Later

‘Right now, you are the one everyone has to beat,’ Simon says after Tracy Chapman cover. By James Montgomery Crystal Bowersox Photo: Fox If her straight-outta-the-hospital performance on last week’s “American Idol” established Crystal Bowersox as the unlikely front-runner, well, her Tuesday night (March 9) performance definitely put some distance between her and the rest of the field. Miles of it. Bowersox roared though a version of Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason,” armed with an electric guitar and a newfound sense of confidence — perhaps influenced by “Idol” judge Simon Cowell’s praise of her during an appearance on Monday night’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” She positively blew away the competition, earned a much-deserved standing ovation and absolutely wowed the judges

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Crystal Bowersox’s ‘Give Me One Reason’ Dominates ‘American Idol’

‘American Idol’ judge brings his fiancée onstage during lengthy ‘Tonight Show’ interview. By Kyle Anderson Simon Cowell appears on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Photo: NBC Simon Cowell paid a visit to NBC on Monday night’s edition of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” During the conversation, the “American Idol” judge and the late-night host discussed Cowell’s looming departure from “American Idol,” his upcoming wedding and whether or not he is “grumpier” this season than last. “I thought I was in a good mood,” Cowell told Leno, who then ran the clip of Cowell’s reaction to Haeley Vaughn’s rendition of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” last week.

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Simon Cowell Endorses Crystal Bowersox On ‘Leno’

‘In every category, you’re going to miss some wonderful people,’ Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences executive director says. By Larry Carroll Farrah Fawcett Photo: Keystone/ Getty Images Two days after fans of Farrah Fawcett began complaining that the late “Charlie’s Angels” star had been overlooked by the Oscars , an Academy Awards representative is speaking for the first time about the omission, and revealing that it was done on purpose. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences executive director Bruce Davis, speaking on behalf of the committee who assembles the Oscar’s yearly “In Memoriam” segment, told The Associated Press that it was a difficult decision to omit Fawcett and that they expected some controversy.

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Farrah Fawcett Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Omission Was Intentional

‘I really would like it to be the last one if I could,’ he says of upcoming album Love King. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Shaheem Reid The-Dream Photo: MTV News Is he or isn’t he? The-Dream has been threatening to stop making albums after his next release, Love King , but the hitmaking songwriter admitted his declaration comes with a catch. “It’s the last album, period,” he told MTV News on Monday (March

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Hot Boys rapper also addresses Turk’s imprisonment: ‘He’s handling it like a gangsta.’ By Shaheem Reid B.G. Photo: MTV News Gone but never forgotten. Lil Wayne has been in prison for 24 hours, and the reactions about his sentence keep pouring in. Fans told MTV News that they already miss the New Orleans rhyme hero, and stars such as LeBron James , Bun B , Young Jeezy and the Game have all lamented the loss of their friend and a talented performer.

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B.G. On Lil Wayne’s Jail Time: ‘I Don’t Know How He’s Gonna Do It’

‘I just want to pick her up and put her in my pocket and feed her animal crackers,’ Liz Lee tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena Liz Lee Photo: MTV News Liz Lee bid a fond farewell to Burleson, Texas, on Monday night’s season finale of “My Life As Liz” and made her way to New York. When she’s not busy getting an education in the Big Apple, she’s hanging with the “Jersey Shore” cast at work functions and tweeting with Snooki .

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‘My Life As Liz’ Star Says ‘Jersey Shore’ Guidette Snooki Is ‘So Sweet’

‘It’s not an easy job,’ she says of judging the televised talent show. By Ryan J. Downey Kara DioGuardi Photo: Frederick M.

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‘American Idol’ Judge Kara DioGuardi Talks Replacing Simon Cowell

‘I hope he gets out early!’ one MTV News reader says as Wayne begins prison term. By MTV News staff Lil Wayne Photo: Louis Lanzano/AP Shortly after Lil Wayne turned himself in to serve his yearlong prison sentence, the superstar MC’s absence could be felt, both online — where Weezy had been busy tweeting and posting videos in recent weeks — and on the street. “It’s messed up looking at his situation, being a role model,” Wince Aubrey, 32, told MTV News. “But he got caught red-handed, so he’s being a man and owning up to his responsibility

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Lil Wayne Fans Say They Already Miss Jailed MC