A reality competition show is usually nothing without a heavy dose of drama, and American Idol never fails to deliver on that department.  Tonight we enter Hollywood Week, a grueling process wherein just 70 out of 300 singers survive the cut.  Hollywood is front and center for the next three episodes, as the hopefuls [...]

After a high profile run on American Idol (she was runner-up to Idol champ Taylor Hicks), Katharine McPhee has released three albums (which included a holiday CD) but has failed to catch the same kind of fire as fellow songbirds Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson.

But her beautiful voice and acting chops are on [...]

Carrie Underwood is one of the most famous singers in the world.  She is not only a country music star, but has also found success in other music formats, and recently made her big screen debut in Soul Surfer which was based on a true story.
 
Underwood knows that she would not have this kind of success if it wasn’t [...]

Many remember Kara DioGuardi from her time as a judge on American Idol.  Of all the judges that have been on American Idol, DioGuardi might very well be more accomplished in the music industry than any other judge.
 
DioGuardi is one of the most acclaimed writers and producers in the industry.  She has worked with big music stars including Pink, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, and [...]

Congratulations to Scotty McCreery, the self-assured (yet humble) 17-year-old country singer and winner of American Idol. Although this season featured early favorites (Pia Toscano, Casey Abrams, Lauren Alaina), a growling dark horse (Haley Reinhart), a Bradley Cooper lookalike (Paul McDonald), it was McCreery who shined with his straight ahead consistency.  Earlier in the evening, McCreery [...]

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina both delivered first rate performances on American Idol, and on tonight’s finale (Fox, 8 pm et/pt) one of them will be crowned this year’s Idol winner.  Although I’ve been in McCreery’s camp all season, Alaina’s touching performance of “Like My Mother Does” may have tipped the scales in her [...]

Country singers Lauren Alaina and Scott McCreery try to step up their game to take home the American Idol crown.  Part one of the season finale airs tonight (Fox, 8 pm et/pt), as the artists perform at L.A. LIVE’s Nokia Theatre.

Although she wants the top prize, Alaina harbors no ill will towards her competitor.  “It’s [...]

Teenagers Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina square off in the 2-part American Idol season finale starting tonight at L.A. LIVE’s Nokia Theatre.  Although he’s the odds-on favorite to win the Idol crown, McCreery began his journey with rather modest goals.

“I didn’t come to American Idol looking to win this thing,” said the 17-year-old.  “In my [...]

 
This Tuesday night, the start of the two night American Idol finale begins when Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina fight it out to see who will win the competition. Backstage after the show Thursday night, Idol judge Steven Tyler said that he hopes that Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina will give America one more great performance, just like they have both done [...]

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“It’s amazing,” Napoleon acknowledges. “As choreographers and even as dancers we were always in the background. There is so much that [...]