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May 10 2007 06:00 AM ET

Kelly Clarkson Ditches her Bob: Love It or Hate It?

Just last month, Kelly Clarkson wowed us with her new grown-up sleek and glossy brunette bob at the ASCAP awards. Well, it seems like she’s already sick of the short hair. Yesterday, the former American Idol turned up at TRL to talk about her upcoming album, My December, sporting some longer — and darker — locks in a pulled back half-up look. We really liked Kelly’s short hair, but the added length does give her a rock-n-roll edge. Luckily no hair change is permanent. Tell us: Do you like Kelly with long hair or a classic bob?

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May 02 2007 01:00 PM ET

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Blake Lewis’s New ‘Do: Love It or Hate It?

With all six American Idol finalists still intact after last week’s surprise twist — no one goes home! — it was only natural that the singers would turn things up a notch. Not only did Blake Lewis break from the expected with his beat-boxing rendition of “You Give Love a Bad Name,” he amped up his look by swapping out his blond spikes for an edgier black crop. Lewis certainly looks less fresh-faced than he did with the light locks, but is that a good thing? Tell us: What do you think of Blake’s new ‘do? Love it or hate it?

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Apr 19 2007 05:00 PM ET

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Kelly Clarkson’s Glam New Look: Love It or Hate It?

Kelly Clarkson tends to show up to red carpets looking either sweetly done-up, as she did at the CMT Giants event last year, or really rocked out. But we’ve never seen Kelly look quite as chic and sophisticated as she did at the ASCAP awards last night! Sporting a sleek and glossy brunette bob, the singer stepped out in a moss green chiffon Monique Lhuillier cocktail dress with a pearl-laden neckline and blinged-out Guiseppe Zanotti stilettos. Even her makeup was flawlessly easy with major lashes highlighting her hazel eyes. Color us impressed! What do you think? Tell us: Do you love Kelly’s sophisticated new look? Or do you hate it and miss the old look better?

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Photo: Andy Fossum/Startraks; Gus Ruelas/ap

Apr 19 2007 11:00 AM ET

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What’s Katharine McPhee’s Favorite Perfume?

The former American Idol-er may be “Over It” on her new album, but she’s crazy in love with Japanese designer Hanae Mori’s new Magical Moon fragrance. This scent is not for the clean green tea- or crisp cucumber-loving among us; it’s sexy, sweet and very rich, with notes of the night-blooming osmanthus flower, star fruit, vanilla and musk. And in keeping with its shout-out to the mystical powers of the moon, it’s blended in vats lined with blue moonstone and bottled only during a full moon. The Eau de Parfum 1-ounce spray is $65 on nordstrom.com.

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Apr 17 2007 01:00 PM ET

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What’s Carrie’s Best Look: Sweet or Rock ‘n’ Roll?

We’ve seen it before with Carrie Underwood — she’s the picture of innocence on the red carpet only to reveal a sexier side onstage. And last night’s CMT awards (where the singer won three awards) was no exception. Carrie told PEOPLE that “I just wanted something different, just something sweet” of her ’50s-style Badgley Mischka dress and nude Christian Louboutin heels that she arrived in. But her onstage look was anything but sweet, with silver hot-pants showing off her toned legs, a keyhole top, armful of bangles and legwarmers over stilettos. We want to know which look you prefer! Tell us: What’s Carrie’s best look? Sweetly retro or rock n’ roll sexy?

Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic

Apr 10 2007 06:34 PM ET

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Ready to Be a Blakergirl?

To show their support for American Idol finalist Blake Lewis, the Seattle-based singer’s cheering squad has been sporting shirts emblazoned with “Blaker Girl” or “Blaker Boy” across the chest when they attend the show. Inspired by former Laker Girl Paula Abdul, Blake’s childhood friend Kristi Redman, along with other friends, got serious about making pro-Blake paraphernalia as the singer kept advancing in the competition. Now t-shirts ranging from $15 to $20 along with baby onesies, buttons and hats are available on blakergirls.com with 50 percent of the proceeds going to the Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, in honor of Blake’s friend Brad and Brad’s girlfriend Heather, who were both diagnosed with lymphoma within two months of each other. Redman notes, “It was really important to [Blake] now that he has this platform to do something positive in addition to all that he’s doing on American Idol.”

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Mar 29 2007 11:56 AM ET

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Will Ferrell Wants Sanjaya’s Hair

Will Ferrell is happily rocking a highlifted afro for his next film, the basketball comedy “Semi Pro,” and blithely wore a dark shag cut for Blades of Glory. But when asked at the Hollywood premiere of the new ice-skating comedy which celebrity he’d love to swap tresses with, he immediately looked to American Idol‘s Sanjaya Malakar. “I love this Sanjaya kid, silky smooth,” Ferrell gushed. “I’d love to run my fingers through it, if that’s possible … but I may get in trouble for it.” Why not vote for Ferrell and which Sanjaya style he should run his fingers through?

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