Since appearing on and winning American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood has gone from “the girl next door” to one of the most famous people in the world. Since Idol, Underwood has had hit albums, won five Grammys and numerous other awards. Underwood can add “actresss” to her list of accomplishments, now that she’s starring [...]

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And then there were eight – but they better stay on their game if they want to remain in the competition on [...]

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While everyone else is still shocked by Pia Toscano getting sent home from American Idol Thursday night, Randy Jackson has been down this road before.

Sure, he’s as bent as everyone else, but Jackson has also seen how far [...]

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Steven Tyler knows a great singer when he hears one and for him, Pia Toscano was one of the best on American Idol. Which was why he was so bummed when Toscano was sent packing Thursday night.

“How could anybody vote her off [...]

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In a shocking upset, Pia Toscano was eliminated from the American Idol competition Thursday night. You could see how upset the judges were with the decision – Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and [...]

Constantine Maroulis returned to his American Idol roots Thursday night and performed his version of The Righteous Brothers’ classic tune, “Unchained Melody.”

“I was really nervous to be honest,” said the season four American Idol vet.  “I perform in front of a couple of thousand people every single night on Rock of Ages and [...]

Marc Anthony - Jennifer Lopez’s sexy husband - has been performing live for nearly three decades. So, when the production of American Idol was having audio problems, they called him in to offer his expertise.

“Whenever you see a singer off key, it’s not that they’re not capable, it’s not that they’re having a bad [...]

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Oscar winner, Jennifer Hudson appeared on American Idol Thursday night performing the new single Where You At, off her new album I Remember Me.

She was excited to head back to where she got her start and believes [...]

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Think American Idol has an edge this season? Well, AI judge Steven Tyler agrees, but he’s not about to credit either Jennifer Lopez or himself for the upsurge in interest – even if he was [...]

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What a shocker. Casey Abrams got the lowest number of votes on American Idol Thursday night, but the judges came through, used their only save, and kept Abrams in the competition.

And [...]