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One day after his fellow ‘American Idol’ alum Lauren Alaina debuted her first video, Scotty McCreery followed suit with the clip for his single, ‘I Love You This Big’ — and now you can see it for yourself.

In the grand ‘Idol’ tradition of romantic first singles, ‘I Love You This Big’ is a heartstring-tugging ballad, and fans have no doubt been waiting to see whose heart McCreery would melt in the video. So who does he end up with in the big romantic finish?

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Paula and Simon...They're Baaaaaaack!

Jennifer Lopez was a big part of 'American Idol's' resurgence last season, but she hasn't committed to another run on the show, so producers are reportedly looking for a replacement -- and rumors are pointing to Shania Twain.
With more than 60 million albums' worth of worldwide sales to her name, Twain certainly knows a thing or two about what it takes to achieve commercial success -- and just as Lopez was emerging from a recording lull in the months leading up to her joining the 'Idol' team, Twain is preparing to end a long musical hiatus.

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Randy Jackson is still in it to win it: EW.com has confirmed that the original ‘American Idol’ judge will return for an 11th season on Fox’s top-rated series.

Also returning for season 11 is Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler — not exactly the most surprising revelation, considering he initially signed on for more than one season, according to EW.com.

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I was surprised to read yesterday that 59% of people who responded to an ongoing AccessHollywood.com poll have said they don't want to see Jennifer Lopez back on American Idol. I liked her on the show. Her critiques were always constructiv

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For Scotty McCreery, it was close, but not close enough.

The 'American Idol' season 10 winner's debut single, 'I Love You This Big,' failed to crack the top 10 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart, instead coming in at number 11.

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This is the clip we were talking about on the show this morning.  Jennifer Lopez appeared onstage during her husband Marc Anthony's performance on American Idol- and shook things up- literally.

After a record-setting 122.4 million votes, it was country crooner Scotty McCreery who was named the winner of 'American Idol' season 10.

The 17-year-old from Garner, NC, beat out 16-year-old Lauren Alaina to become the youngest 'American Idol' winner ever. He's also the fourth-consecutive male to win the reality-competition series, following David Cook, Kris Allen and Lee DeWyze. (The last female to win 'American Idol' was Jordin Sparks, in 2007.)

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Though she put on an impeccable show Wednesday night, America ultimately decided they didn't want to see Haley Reinhart in the next week's finals.

The 20-year-old Wheeling, IL, native was booted from 'American Idol' late Thursday night, leaving Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina to battle it out for the season 10 crown.

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'American Idol' season 10 is officially down to the final three. Over 72 million votes were cast this week, making it the highest top-four vote ever in the history of the show.

Unfortunately, even record-breaking numbers weren't enough to save James Durbin. The 22-year-old rocker was sent packing Thursday night, marking yet another surprise in an already surprise-heavy season.

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Lady Gaga is going to be on American Idol. The "Born this Way" singer will mentor the remaining four finalists during the May 11th episode.

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'American Idol' is down to the final four!

Last night's elimination show started off quickly, with the remaining five contestants performing 'So Happy Together.' After the mandatory Ford commercial, judge Jennifer Lopez took to the stage to sing her hit single 'On the Floor,' before contestants were quickly divided into two groups, where Jacob Lusk and Lauren Alaina found themselves in the bottom two.

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