American Idol News

The country superstar also dismisses the idea of joining the judges' panel himself: "I don't think I'd be diplomatic enough." Now that Keith Urban has completed his first -- and possibly only -- stint as a judge on American Idol , the question loom: Will he return for another season? Urban has said he is willing.

When fans turn up in droves [or watch the TV in droves] at a major event to see one of their favorite stars sing, they expect to actually hear them sing, not fake it.

Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj are joining the star-studded lineup of performers at this weekend's Billboard Music Awards.

For the first time since a teenage Jordin Sparks scooped the "American Idol" title in 2007, a woman has won the FOX reality singing competition.

With "American Idol" viewers having to choose between Candice Glover and Kree Harrison, we catch up with some past winners.

"American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves.

The NBC singing contest said Friday that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for "The Voice" Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

For years, I've been recapping the cultural touchstone that is the finale of ' American Idol ' with the classic mega-diary treatment: A blow-by-blow recap of everything that went down on TV's biggest night.

Nicki came backstage briefly after the show's season finale Thursday and took three questions.

New Water Mill homeowner Jennifer Lopez put on a show-stopping performance of her new single "Live it Up" on Thursday's American Idol Season 12 Finale , which aired live on Fox from Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.Lopez, a former Idol judge, and frequent collaborator Pitbull got the audience moving with the performance, and then shared a one-minute ... (more)

According to a report from Us Weekly on Wednesday, " American Idol " judge Nicki Minaj will not return for another season of the reality singing competition show.

The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate appeared to slam shut this week, when the Montana Supreme Court ordered him back to prison and took away his... The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate entered what could be its ... (more)

Albuquerque police say a mother who saw her 5-year-old being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt.

Candice Glover, a 23-year-old singer from St. Helena Island, S.C., was crowned the Season 12 American Idol champion Thursday night.

Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol" on Thursday and become the first female singer to win the television singing competition since 2007.

Fans of the 23 year-old singer from St. Helena Island, SC, can preorder the record now via iTunes and Glover's newly launched website .

Woodville resident scrapbooks Kree Harrison performances Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise.

Hayden Panettiere turned heads at ABC's Upfront party Tuesday, and it wasn't just because of her curve-hugging purple dress.

Sheldon and Penny wonder about Leonard's future on the 'Big Bang Theory' season finale.

"American Idol" 2013 resumed May 15 on FOX with the final performance show of season 12.