KELLY CLARKSON delivered an Idol-worthy national anthem at the 46th Super Bowl at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, reminding us all that this is exactly how we rouse pride in our nation.

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Which is more than we can say about the more famous and veteran celebrity performers who’ve given their own twist to the Star Spangled Banner…intentionally or not…forgetting the lyrics, flubbing the lines, or rendering the national anthem as a heavy metal number

Grammy-award winning singer, KELLY CLARKSON says coming from a broken home made her stronger. It must be true because the huge-voiced Texan native turned her “American Idol” triumph into a successful long-term career.

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Kelly‘s currently coming out with her fifth album, “Stronger,” which tells the story of her past, and underlines how she surmounted the odds to become a survivor. She’s often the first to admit that her impoverished childhood living with a twice-divorced mother continues to resound in her life…

STEVEN TYLER sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the New England Patriots AFC championship game. Well, sort of. If singing’s what you call this thing the rock-and-roll hall of famer is doing.

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To give credit where credit is due, the 63-year-old Aerosmith frontman didn’t forget any of the words or flub any line of the national anthem, but critics are raving more about the scarf he wore which they declared to be loads better than the performance he put in on the field…uh…singing…

Is RYAN SEACREST being replaced on “American Idol?” Hollywood rumors have been buzzing after reports came in the E! Online host has slowly been overpricing himself off the market.

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“American Idol” without Ryan Seacrest? Who can imagine the show without the toothy and charming 37-year-old television host? But it seems Ryan‘s steadily escalating paychecks have the network powers-that-be shaking their heads at Ryan‘s astronomical asking fee…

What happened to you, CLAY AIKEN? How’d you morph from a skinny 25-year-old nerdy “American Idol” finalist to a round and bearded “The Celebrity Apprentice” hopeful?

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With the hype of celebrity plastic surgery surrounding his person, the effeminate 33-year-old Clay shrugs it off as part of the job. He can afford to. After all, he remains one of the top earning alums of “Idol,” pulling in an estimated $1.5 million a year…

Former “American Idol” winner, LAUREN ALAINA flubbed the national anthem when she forgot the lyrics to the “Star Spangled Banner” at the Detroit Lions versus Green Bay Packers game on Thanksgiving. Entertainment news thinks it’s fortunate at least she didn’t mouth the wrong words like Christina Aguilera did.

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Alaina performed live in front of tens of thousands of football fans and a television audience of millions when she plumb forgot the lyrics to the national anthem right around the middle of the song…