American Idol

An American Idol stage manager host Ryan Seacrest identified as his "right hand" was injured Tuesday during rehearsal for this week's rock music-themed

Simon Cowell's soft side, evidenced by his recent endorsements of underdogs Susan Boyle and Jamie Pugh, took a rest Tuesday, as the snarky Brit grilled

In less than three years, Taylor Hicks has won American Idol, released two albums, toured the country and co-starred in a Broadway production. (Whew!) But while

Adam Lambert may be the odds-on favorite to take American Idol, but the show already has another winner. Kara DioGuardi, the fourth judge added to the popular

And then there were four.The remaining quarter of this season's crop of American Idol contenders -- Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta and Danny Gokey --

American Idol winner David Cook said there were two factors in why he participated in Race For Hope-D.C., a brain cancer fundraiser Sunday after learning

American Idol's stage has hosted a veritable who's who of the country's brightest talents. But there is one rather recognizable American that judge and TV

As Frank Sinatra would say, "That's Life." Matt Giraud was voted off American Idol Wednesday night, just two weeks after the judges spared him for elimination

Week after week, Adam Lambert has turned in electric performances that leave the judges gleefully declaring him the second coming of Elvis and The Beatles all

Adam Lambert is tearing up the American Idol stage this season as swimmer Michael Phelps dominated the Olympics last year, judge Paula Abdul said Tuesday night.

Adam Lambert has thrived playing the high-stakes game of musical chairs that is American Idol. Now, he just needs to take it home. The 27-year-old Los Angeles

Despite recently announcing that she will not undergo a makeover, Susan Boyle, the household name and singing sensation from Britain's Got Talent, stepped out

The moment we dreaded came Wednesday night, as two American Idol hopefuls were given the boot.  In the end, the disco balls came crashing down upon Lil Rounds

David Archuleta didn't actually win American Idol, but he returned the conquering hero nonetheless.The 18-year-old pinup idol performed his single, Touch My

Get out the bell bottoms and platform shoes! It was disco night on American Idol Tuesday for the seven remaining contestants (Matt Giraud was saved from

Idol's breakout star -- Adam Lambert -- has already gotten plenty of gushing reviews and  even standing ovations from the judges.  Last night, he brought one of

Paula Abdul -clearly not happy - says she found out that the producers of American Idol had hired a fourth judge as she was leaving to attend the first round of

Anoop Desai couldn't have picked a worse time to throw a gutterball. The 21-year-old North Carolina native, clad in a pink sweater while showing off

Tickets for the annual American Idol tour, featuring the show's top ten finalists fresh off their televised competition, will go on sale May 9, according to

It was a shameless plug, but we certainly didn't mind.The seven remaining contestants of American Idol were shown at the premiere of 17 Again during Wednesday's

Thirty-six million American Idol viewers voted Matt Giraud off the show Wednesday, but he would live to sing another day. After Giraud belted out Bryan Adams'

Adam Lambert might be leaps and bounds over fellow American Idol contestants, but the weekly influx of star power he shares the stage with must be keeping him a

With the buzz on him waning, Anoop Desai needed to hit a home run on Tuesday's Hollywood-themed edition of American Idol to keep pace with the others.  He did.

Adam Lambert has a tough act to follow: himself. The 27-year-old Los Angeles native, who received a rare standing ovation last week from judge Simon Cowell for

Sure... Quentin Tarantino can direct a film, but can he direct the singers competing on American Idol? On Tuesday night, he proved he can. Tarantino  --who

Scott MacIntyre, the first legally-blind American Idol contestant, was sent packing on Thursday night's results show.After weeks on the bubble in the

Once again, it was Adam Lambert's star that shined the brightest. Lambert somewhat saved an-otherwise lacking group performance of Kylie Minogue's 2001 hit

Country crooner Kelly Pickler has returned to the stage that made her a star. Pickler appeared on American Idol Thursday night, performing a single from her

Twitter, the emerging social network favored by the rich and famous, has a new use -- American Idol politicking. "My heart breaks for Lil Rounds," Nicole Richie

It's uncommon for Simon Cowell to get on his feet for anyone, but Adam Lambert is anything but common. Lambert, favored by many as the preemptive winner of this

In the spirit of last night's Idol theme -- in which contestant sang songs from their birth year -- we also got to see pictures of the judging panel as kids.

Let's start out by starting the obvious -- Adam Lambert will steal tonight's American Idol show. Still, the 27-year-old singing sensation from Los Angeles has

Kelly Pickler, whose wildly successful career emanated from the American Idol stage, return to her roots next week. The country music wunderkind, one of only

With contestants on American Idol facing their final weeks of competition, every performance is critical. Wednesday night, Ryan Seacrest announced the three

Regardless of whether or not Adam Lambert takes home this season's American Idol crown, it's clear that we won't have heard the last from this very talented

American Idol champion David Cook canceled two college campus shows in New Hampshire and Connecticut this week "to deal with personal family matters."A short

American Idol champion David Cook canceled two college campus shows in New Hampshire and Connecticut this week "to deal with personal family matters" and

Lady Gaga is performing live tonight on American Idol but we have learned exclusively that David Cook pre-taped his spot two weeks ago citing "a personal family

Listen up, ladies! American Idol runner-up David Archuleta took time to stop and chat with RadarOnline.com at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday to

It appears eliminated American Idol contestant, Michael Sarver, will not be heading back to work on the oil rigs in Texas.Sarver told Ryan Seacrest, on his KIIS

Fashion Spoiler! You so Wanna Know! Jennifer Hudson first appeared on the American Idol stage as a girl from the south side of Chicago with no style and no

American Idol hopeful Matt Giraud escaped elimination on Thursday's results show after a wait that must have felt like an eternity to the 23-year-old Kalamazoo,

A record-setting 36 million voters determined this week's fate of this season's American Idol contestants -- and the numbers weren't kind to Michael

Adam Lambert, turning back the clock a la Zac Efron in Hairspray, continued his torrid run on American Idol.The well-coiffed Lambert -- clad in a form-fitting

A wacky exchange between Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul was a highlight as the American Idol express found it's way to Motown. Cowell drew a crayon mustache on

Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar and Grammy winner whose career was launched by American Idol, is coming home. Idol Finalists Happy To Cash In On Summer Tour The

Only one person can win American Idol, but making the top ten still has its perks: a spot on the show's lucrative summer tour. "I didn't know my situation if I

Tonight American Idol goes Motown. The top ten finalists will be singing classic tunes from Detriot's Motown era. The show will even go on the road to the Motor

We love you Jay, but someone needs to tell you that the term "metrosexual" is soooo yesterday!While introducing the American Idol trio of host Ryan Seacrest and

After receiving his American Idol makeover, Michael Sarver appears to be digging his new look.  While shopping in West Hollywood this weekend, the AI wannabe