Tyler Butler-Figueroa, 11, a fifth grader at Walnut Creek Elementary in Raleigh, left judges and his audience speechless after his June 11 audition on America’s Got Talent. Simon Cowell hit the rare “Golden Buzzer” for the young violinist who wowed everyone including a video of his performance already has 18 million views on YouTube. Figueroa […]

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James Fortune chats with Melanie Amaro about winning “X-factor” and how she made it to the finish line! Click the player to hear all about…

Simon Cowell’s hit reality TV show will give NC locals a chance at their big break.  Today the X Factor competition will host auditions at Crabtree Valley Mall. The auditions will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will guarantee four winners  audition passes for the Greensboro national audition on May 1.  The winners will be announced during […]

  Spunky, fun loving 13 yr old Rachel Crow loses it after being eliminated… it was hard for me to watch last night.  Leads us to the question…  Is 13 too young to be in these types of competitions?

Actor/director/screenwriter/producer/author Tyler Perry, whose films have grossed more than $500 million worldwide, sits alone atop a new Forbes list of the highest-paid men in entertainment, beating out such contenders as Simon Cowell, Jerry Bruckheimer and Leonardo DiCaprio. From May 2010 to May 2011, Perry raked in $130 million from a number of ventures, including his […]

Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze are the final two competitors on American Idol after last nights show. 

Haeley Vaughn is an ambition young girl who has set her eyes on being the first African American Pop Country Mainstream singer, and she has gotten herself off to a good start. Check out her American Idol audition that had Simone Cowell enamored with her.

It’s true Simon Cowell will leave “American Idol” after this season.