‘American Idol’: Jamar Rogers foregoes show to pursue other avenues in music
Remember Danny Gokey’s friend Jamar Rogers, featured heavily on season 8 of “American Idol?”The Milwaukee native tried out for “American Idol” again for season 9, but dropped out before the judges could make a decision about him. He tells FOX 6 that having already made it to the Chair Round in Hollywood didn’t give him any kind of advantage in season 9 — “The producers were just as hard on me …

“American Idol” Wednesday recap
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Patti LaBelle says some ‘American Idol’ judges aren’t qualified to judge
Patti LaBelle thinks some people shouldn’t be on “American Idol” — and she’s not talking about the contestants. “Some of the judges, I don’t think they’re qualified to even judge,” she said in an interview Wednesday.