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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Blake Lewis -- The Beat Goes On After Idol


Posted on Oct 07, 2009 @ 06:00AM - Add a comment
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American Idol runner-up and beat-box sensation Blake Lewis might have been bested by Jordan Sparks in season six, but his career hasn't missed a beat.

His first album Audio Day Dream sold more than 350,000 copies and latest release Heartbreak on Vinyl, which was released earlier this week, is already drawing raves from critics. The 28-year-old singer spoke with RadarOnline.com exclusively about the heartbreak behind the album, which American Idol alumni he’d like to collaborate with and why the show won’t be the same without Paula Abdul.

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Lien On Me: American Idol's Blake Lewis Owes Back Taxes


Posted on Aug 27, 2009 @ 07:48AM - 7 comments
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Human beatbox Blake Lewis owes Uncle Sam $124,000 in back taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service filed a $124,798 lien against Blake, the season six runner-up on American Idol, on July 10 in the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds office, according to the Detriot News.

Blake's publicist said she could not discuss what led to the lien being filed.

"Everything has been resolved with the IRS," spokeswoman Jessica Erskine said. She would not elaborate.  The IRS also would not comment.

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Stars Come Together to Support Gay Marriage


Posted on Jun 25, 2009 @ 06:51AM - Add a comment
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Celebrities were on hand for a special NO H8 campaign photo shoot in North Hollywood, California on Wednesday.  NO H8 was founded in order to counter Proposition 8, the exclusionary ballot initiative passed in California last November that banned same sex marriages.

Season six American Idol runner up, Blake Lewis, was eager to lend his name to the cause, and was brought to the shoot by fellow Idol'er from season four, Mikalah Gordon.

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