44 Stories on American Idol
The singer reveals her pain and how she's found happiness – and love – again
"I'm so excited to finally see my little angel," says the singer
The season-six favorite will wed financial adviser Larry Davis in Beverly Hills
With ratings down for the Emmys, Hollywood figures sound off on their proposed extreme makeovers for congrat-fests
In reality television's first bid to attain awards show respectability, it looks like it failed.
With the Emmy Awards show being emceed this year by five (count 'em) reality TV hosts, it might be time to give the genre its due
The American Idol favorite blogs about his final days on the road
Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi will sit alongside Simon, Paula and Randy Jackson when the eighth season of "American Idol" premieres in January
The Idol alum ponders the meaning of life – and hairstyles – in an insurance ad
Plus: More baby news from fellow contestant Carmen Rasmusen
The singer reveals her pain and how she's found happiness – and love – again
"I'm so excited to finally see my little angel," says the singer
The season-six favorite will wed financial adviser Larry Davis in Beverly Hills
With ratings down for the Emmys, Hollywood figures sound off on their proposed extreme makeovers for congrat-fests
In reality television's first bid to attain awards show respectability, it looks like it failed.
With the Emmy Awards show being emceed this year by five (count 'em) reality TV hosts, it might be time to give the genre its due
The American Idol favorite blogs about his final days on the road
Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi will sit alongside Simon, Paula and Randy Jackson when the eighth season of "American Idol" premieres in January
The Idol alum ponders the meaning of life – and hairstyles – in an insurance ad
Plus: More baby news from fellow contestant Carmen Rasmusen
"Sometimes you just wish that no one wanted anything from you," says the country star
A technical glitch – not a feud – is to blame for his absence as a "friend" on her MySpace page, she says
The Yankee slugger TiVos the hit reality show and Entourage, but doesn't date nearly as many women as reported
As American Idol's success has shown, people love to vote -- and to see how others have voted.
David Archuleta has a job lined up once his "American Idol"
tour is over -- not that there was any doubt
Some people wake up each morning before the alarm rings, glad to see the glowing sun and excited to start the day.
The former Idol runner-up will welcome his second son this summer
Donna Summer didn't know who was going to win "American Idol," but she had some good advice for the prospective winner.
Backstage meddling has caught up American Idol favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals
The singer gets emotional while singing about her family in concert
Sure, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse are
this year's big Grammy nominees. But which former Dancing With the
Stars contestant is nominated for best Hawaiian music album? (Hint: It's
not Drew Lachey!) And it looks to be a big year for American Idol at the Grammys. Here's our shortlist of some of the more interesting,
offbeat nominations and Grammy tidbits. – Cynthia Wang
Simon Cowell may not have been in the crowd at L.A.'s Nokia theater Sunday night, but the American Idol vibe was alive and well at the 35th Annual American Music Awards.
Ryan Seacrest of "American Idol" is hosting next month's Emmy ceremony, but viewers still won't be able to call in and pick the winners.
Gina Glocksen may have finished ninth on this year's American Idol, but the 23-year-old singer is sure having a good summer. Her longtime boyfriend, Joe Ruzicka, proposed to her onstage during a performance on Tuesday as part of the American Idols Live tour in Rosemont, Ill.
Da-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah. It's the little riff that plays right before "American Idol" starts.
The good news: You've just been promoted to run a major network. The bad news: It's ranked four out of four. Such is the lot of Marc Graboff, who was recently named co-head of NBC, where he'll share the top job with Ben Silverman, producer of "Ugly Betty" and "The Office."
Think you've got what it takes to win American Idol? Can you see yourself as the next golden-throated superstar adored by millions? Confident you could survive Simon Cowell's insulting jibes and mean-spirited put-downs?
Simon Cowell would not be pleased. Julien Doré won France's Nouvelle Star - that country's version of American Idol - Wednesday night. Doré 24, had been dubbed the French Sanjaya because, like Idol's Malakar, he was better known for his stage presence and looks than for his singing ability, and he became an Internet sensation with his awkward renditions of American pop anthems like Britney Spears's "... Baby One More Time," Madonna's "Like A Virgin" and the Soft Cell hit "Tainted Love" (see a video of him performing that song above).
Blake Lewis may have lost the title of American Idol to Jordin Sparks but he's perfectly fine with his second place finish.
Blake Lewis looked strangely serene when his adversary, Jordin Sparks, was declared this season's American Idol on the May 23 finale of the Fox primetime hit. Surely, Blake saw this coming. After the previous night's sing-off, American Idol's troika of judges - Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson - had all but crowned Jordin themselves.
PEOPLE critic Tom Gliatto thinks America made the right decision.
It's official! Petty Officer Third Class Phil Stacey has been given the aye-aye by the U.S. Navy to join his castmates on this summer's American Idol tour.
Got a baseball player bobblehead doll on your desk? A stadium blanket, emblazoned with some corporate logo, shoved in the hallway closet? Or maybe your cupboard contains a few Coke glasses, just like the ones used by the American Idol judges?
Aspiring singers tired of watching others soak up the spotlight on the wildly popular "American Idol" television show can now have their 15 minutes of fame (and longer) with "Konami's Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol" for the Sony PlayStation 2.
A music-snob acquaintance recently confessed to watching - and voting on - the finale of 'American Idol,' the music schmaltz-fest that aired in May. "I can watch it with my kids," he said, a bit defensively.
May 9 Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi is due in court for a hearing on whether it can void union contracts.
Elvis left the building 28 years ago, but as a pop icon he's still hot. Over half a million tourists from all over the world stream into the shrine called Graceland each year. When his record compa...
Gavin Wood sensed it was time to strike. A parade of male contestants had spent the morning warbling on the stage at Kuala Lumpur's Panggung Bandaraya theater, straining to find the melody to "Can'...
What do these things have in common: the TV show American Idol, Howard Dean's presidential campaign, eBay, and the open-source Linux operating system? They're all manifestations of a key trend of o...
Enduring thousands of bad auditions each season is enough to make any executive snarky. But when Simon Cowell rips apart contestants on American Idol, he's just doing his job. The hit Fox show is m...
1 September starts the way every month should--with a day off. Why is it called Labor Day if the point is not to do any? While you ponder that, please note that it is both Be Kind to Writers and Ed...
For better or worse, nobody does reality TV like Fox. After floundering last year, the network is now thriving, thanks to such addictions as American Idol and Joe Millionaire, whose finale was the ...
Fox's American Idol was so successful that the other TV networks are trying to develop copycats. The Hype Index is not immune. This month, our American Idol Edition takes a look at some icons, past...
It's hard to top Anna Nicole Smith's new, high-rated Osbournes-esque show--or a "train wreck with breasts," as one TV critic dubbed it. VH1 will try with Liza Minnelli, but a "train wreck with Gest...
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