Paula Abdul named speaker for 31st Annual YWCA Women's Luncheon

Award winning choreographer and music artist Paula Abdul will be the keynote speaker at the 31st Annual YWCA Women's Luncheon in April. The YWCA Luncheon, the biggest fundraiser for the YWCA, will be ...
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Paula Abdul Says Her Mom Thought 'Straight Up' Was the 'Worst-Sounding Piece of Crap' Upon First Listen

Not everyone believed in Paula Abdul’s hit song “Straight Up” at first. In a new interview on Shawn Stockman’s On That Note podcast, the pop star and TV personality looked back on first hearing a demo ...
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This 1988 Pop Hit Was Thrown Out by the Singer’s Mother and Recorded in a Bathroom (And Still Sounds Great)

Paula Abdul saved her 1988 hit, "Straight Up", from the bottom of her mother's trash can, then later recorded it in a bathroom.
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Paula Abdul Marks Major Career Milestone 34 Years Later With a Touching Throwback Video

Paula Abdul has been a pop-culture diva since the late '80s. Once a L.A. Lakers' Cheerleader, Abdul went on to become a celebrated choreographer for several artists, including Janet Jackson, The ...
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Paula Abdul’s Secret ‘American Idol’ Weapon Against Simon Cowell Was Hiding in Plain Sight

While some tried to "ship" them during their time together on American Idol, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowellwere more like siblings behind the judging panel. The former original Idol judge revealed on ...

1988 No. 1 hit sold over a million copies and became one of the decade’s biggest songs

Paula Abdul’s 1988 hit Straight Up sold over 1 million copies, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a defining pop song of the 1980s.
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Paula Abdul Looks Back On Having To “Overcome” Simon Cowell On ‘American Idol’: “My Brain Is Permanently Damaged”

Discover What’s Streaming On: It looks like Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell‘s playful rivalry is still going strong, even 16 years after leaving American Idol. Abdul recently looked back on her time ...
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Paula Abdul Responds to 'Idol' Allegations

Alhough the exact nature of the "Primetime Live" special, "Fallen Idol," remains unknown, ABC has said it will "explore explosive claims about behind-the-scenes activities" at the Fox talent ...
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Paula Abdul Jokes She Had 'Spikes' on Her Heels to 'Kick' Simon Cowell Under the American Idol Judges Table

Abdul and Cowell judged 'American Idol' together for eight seasons Paula Abdul gets a kick out of pal Simon Cowell. In a 2023 clip from the Jennifer Hudson Show, which was shared to its YouTube ...
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Paula Abdul’s Secret ‘American Idol’ Weapon Against Simon Cowell Was Hiding in Plain Sight

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...
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Paula Abdul Jokes She Had 'Spikes' on Her Heels to 'Kick' Simon Cowell Under the “American Idol” Judges Table

Paula Abdul gets a kick out of pal Simon Cowell. In a 2023 clip from the Jennifer Hudson Show, which was shared to its YouTube channel on Wednesday, Aug. 13, the "Straight Up" singer recalled working ...