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Russia's first AI-powered robot walked on stage to triumphant music, took a few steps, and then immediately faceplanted

AIdol has some work to do before it can catch up to its western competition.

Fortune · Nov 13, 2025

American Idol Vets Share Inspiring Stories Following Music Supervisor's Double-Murder Tragedy

R.I.P.

Cinemablend · Jul 16, 2025

Paula Abdul Reportedly Sues American Idol Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe For Alleged Sexual Assault

Nigel Lythgoe has since denied that allegations and labelled them as "deeply offensive".

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 31, 2023

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It’s Been 20 Years Since Guy Sebastian Won Australian Idol. Now, Reality TV Is Unrecognisable

Guy Sebastian beat Shannon Noll in Australian Idol's debut season, making history in the process. But we'll never see anything like it again.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 17, 2023

Manchester's lost cheesy 1990s nightspots where we'd tried our luck when we were about 15

Pop and disco hits, Bacardi Breezers and foam parties... most of us love a cheesy night out

Manchester Evening News · Jul 9, 2023

The Ending of 'The Idol': An Attempt to Explain

Trying to make sense of a finale that makes no sense.

Marie Claire · Jul 6, 2023

Here’s What The Idol Looked Like Before Sam Levinson Took Over & This Is What He Took From You

"We were ROBBED."

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 6, 2023

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'The Idol' ending, explained: what happened between Jocelyn and Tedros, and what fans think about the twist

Needless to say, there's confusing surrounding 'The Idol' ending, so we broke it down

My Imperfect Life · Jul 5, 2023

The Idol is 'Selena Gomez fan fiction based on love affair with The Weekend,' say fans

The Idol, co-created by The Weeknd and Sam Levinson, gets even more controversial when fans realize the similarities between Selena Gomez and the main character. The Weeknd and Selena dated in 2017.

Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023

Apparently Selena Gomez Is Creeped Out By The Similarities Of Her & Jocelyn In The Idol

"Her real-life pain was used for entertainment value and that really irks her."

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 4, 2023

The Idol finale mocks Kanye West for ‘following Hitler’

Rapper faced backlash last year for numerous antisemitic statements

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

The Idol finale review – one of the worst programmes ever made

We were promised the year’s most shocking show. Instead we get a painfully tedious TV non-event, featuring a performance from the Weeknd that should be tried at The Hague

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

Lily Rose-Depp makes admission about The Idol ahead of finale episode

HBO series has been the most controversial release of the year

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

The Idol, Vol 1 review – a soundtrack far superior to HBO’s sleazy show

It should be no shock that Abel ‘the Weeknd’ Tesfaye is a better musician than he is an actor, and the ugly underbelly of the show is better expressed through song

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Lily Rose-Depp makes admission about The Idol days before finale

HBO series has been the most controversial release of the year

My Imperfect Life · Jun 27, 2023

When is ‘The Idol’ ending? Yes, there’s controversy around that, too

Here's what's really going on with Jocelyn and Tedros' fate

My Imperfect Life · Jun 26, 2023

Who's Ramsey in 'The Idol'? Here's where you might've seen (or heard) her before

Ramsey joins The Weeknd for a super-sensual song on 'The Idol' titled 'Fill the Void'

My Imperfect Life · Jun 21, 2023

How many episodes of 'The Idol' are there?

There's been much confusion about the show's run, but how many episodes of 'The Idol' are there exactly?"

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Pedestrian.tv · Jun 20, 2023

‘A Line You Just Don’t Cross’: The Idol Episode Three Has Disgusted Hundreds Of Fans Online

"Can they be lower than this? Are they even human? This is so scary."

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Nauseating, hateful TV: how The Idol has single-handedly resurrected torture porn

Sam Levinson’s miserable drama despises its characters – and its audience. What an utterly gruelling exercise in revelling in a protagonist’s pain

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

The Idol review – light bondage and heavy sleaze make for the ultimate try-hard TV

Starring a bizarrely blank Lily-Rose Depp, this big, dumb drama from the maker of Euphoria is desperate to be edgy – but ends up feeling boring and, well, unsexy

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 4, 2023

Lily-Rose Depp Reveals She Sometimes Had To ‘Steer Clear’ Of The Weeknd On The Idol Set

Goodbye Weeknd.

Marie Claire · May 25, 2023

HBO's 'The Idol': Everything We Know

'The Idol' comes from the "dark and twisted minds" of 'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson and pop star The Weeknd.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

The Idol: the starry TV sensation that has critics in a whirl

Starring Lily-Rose Depp and devised by the Euphoria creator and The Weeknd, The Idol is the new series dividing critics and viewers. Sexist and regressive or trailblazing?

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

The Idol condemned as ‘shameful’ and compared to pornography by critics after premiering at Cannes

The cast of the show includes Lily-Rose Depp, Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye, Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan and Dan Levy among others

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