American Idol

By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Entertainment Editor Julianne Hough is hot and heavy with her boyfriend Ryan Seacrest but she almost didn’t date him! "I was

By Radar Staff Good news dawgs!Randy Jackson is coming back as a judge for the 12th season of American Idol, despite months of rumors that his role on the hit

By Radar Staff Ryan Seacrest has finally sold his Hollywood Hills home two years after first listing it.The American Idol host paid $11.5 million when he

By Radar Staff There’s no better way to put it - Jennifer Lopez’s body is bangin’!The 43-year-old mother-of-two showed off her toned physique in a slinky black

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor Nicki Minaj will be a new judge on this season of American Idol, according to a new report. The controversial 29-year-old

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor Alanis Morissette is in talks to take over a judging seat at American Idol, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. The

By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Entertainment Editor DemBabies love spending time with their mama Mariah Carey and RadarOnline.com has new photos of her little

By Radar Staff Randy Jackson’s former co-judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler have flown the American Idol nest leaving just the lone dawg.But the musician

By Radar Staff Jennifer Lopez is suing her former driver, Hakob Manoukian for extortion and defamation, and is seeking $20 million in damages, RadarOnline.com

By Radar Staff Nick Jonas has confirmed he is in the running to become the next American Idol judge.The 19-year-old star took to his Twitter page  to let his

The ink has barely dried on Mariah Carey's American Idol contract, but the new judge isn't shy about telling the producers exactly what she requires... starting

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter As the world's best athletes compete for gold at the Olympic Games in London, one question on many viewers minds is, "What the

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter Two months after being found guilty of murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, William Balfour was sentenced on

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter It's official! Mariah Carey will be latest singer to take the judge's seat on American Idol.Fox made the highly anticipated

By Radar Staff Jordin Sparks is an American Idol when it comes to weight loss! The 22-year-old, who has lost a whopping 50 pounds and dropped four dress sizes

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor With two high profile judges gone and declining ratings, American Idol is going to have to pull out all the stops. As the

By Radar Staff American Idol is in a crisis situation with its recent exodus of judges and falling ratings: Could Charlie Sheen get them back on the winning

By Radar Staff Jennifer Lopez has already confirmed she's leaving American Idol, but in a rather confusing new interview with Good Morning America's Amy Robach

By Radar Staff Neither Jennifer Lopez nor Steven Tyler walked away from American Idol of their own accord, the Hollywood trade paper The Wrap is reporting.Both

By Radar Staff Aretha Franklin has thrown her hat in the ring to become a judge on American Idol."Yes I am interested as a judge!" the legendary singer told

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor Jennifer Lopez confirmed on Friday that she will no longer be a judge on American Idol.The 42-year-old told Idol colleague

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor Steven Tyler is no longer a judge on American Idol, relinquishing his seat on the panel after only two seasons,

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor Jennifer Lopez addressed speculation of whether or not she'll be returning to the American Idol judge's panel next season

By Radar Staff Kelly Clarkson isn’t afraid to talk about her sexual orientation! The first American Idol winner, who recently dropped a massive amount of weight

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor American Idol alum David Hernandez could be joining Joey Lawrence and Jeff Timmons as a member of the Chippendales,

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter She is used to being the star of the show, but it was Katherine McPhee's older sister Adriana who took center stage on Saturday

By Radar Staff Kelly Clarkson has coped with public criticism over her weight issues ever since becoming the first American Idol winner in 2002 and now the

By Amber GoodhandRadar News Editor Ben Stein doesn't think Britney Spears or Jennifer Lopez are worth the tens of millions they make, and in an exclusive

By Radar Staff It was supposed to be a foundation dedicated to helping women in need of educating themselves into a better life.But Mary J. Blige’s charity has

By Radar Staff Phillip Phillips endured more than just the stress of making the next round every week to become the winner of American Idol, his parents

By Radar Staff He’s endured a grueling competition to become the new American Idol but now Phillip Phillips has another obstacle to hurdle: he’s scheduled to

By David Perel - Executive Vice President/Managing Editor Radar Romance isn't dead -- it's just sponsored. Ace Young and American Idol proved that Wednesday

By Radar Staff It's been a long road for American Idol finalists Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez, but one of them was finally crowned the Season 11 winner

By Radar Staff True love isn't cheap! When Ace Young proposed on the live finale of American Idol he gave Diana DeGarmo a ring valued at $12,000,

By Radar Staff American Idol alums Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo got engaged on Wednesday's finale show, and RadarOnline.com has all the details for you. Diana,

By Radar Staff Phillip Phillips, a 21-year-old pawn show worker from Leesburg, Georgia, got the huge vote of confidence in the form of a standing ovation from

By Radar Staff Randy Jackson might be raking it in as one of the faces of American Idol since the show's inception more than 10 years ago, but the music maven

By Radar Staff Jennifer Lopez will be the one taking the spotlight at the American Idol finale on Wednesday! “She’ll be performing her new single Follow the

By Radar Staff The black tie gala brought out troubled The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars Taylor Armstrong and Kim Richards, who attended with her

By Radar Staff Despite a series of standout performances that had the judges raving and audiences rising to their feet, Joshua Ledet will not be crowned this

By Radar Staff Lisa Marie Presley made her very first appearance on American Idol Thursday night, and it was interesting, to say the least. Elvis’ little girl

By Radar Staff Joshua Ledet never fails to amaze. The Westlake, Louisiana gospel prodigy, 20, set the stage on fire yet again, bringing judges Randy Jackson,

By Radar Staff The most powerful celebrity in the world is leaving the most popular talent show on television! According to reports, Jennifer Lopez will not be

By Radar Staff It’s barely been a year since Jennifer Lopez wildly gyrated with husband Marc Anthony during the American Idol finale, but she’s already at it

By Radar Staff Hollie Cavanagh is going home. The 18-year-old McKinney, Texas native stumbled badly performing Journey's Faithfully and Bonnie Raitt's I Can't

By Radar Staff Jessica Sanchez has delivered a series of inspiring performances this year, but might have outdone herself Wednesday tacking Jennifer Holliday's

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter Instead of going to Disneyland or meeting his favorite sports idol, a nine-year-old boy who is dying from brain cancer just

By Radar Staff American Idol judge Steven Tyler explained the difference in his how philosophy judging American Idol contestants differs that from his

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter After two weeks of harrowing and often shocking testimony, the defense rested their case Tuesday in the triple murder trial of

By Radar Staff In a shocking elimination, Skylar Laine is headed back to Brandon, Mississippi.Despite two solid performances the night before singing Tina