With American Idol Season 22 officially confirmed to premiere on ABC in 2024 (find out who’s back as a judge!), we’re looking back at how wealthy the show’s made many of its stars. Ever since launching the career of Kelly Clarkson all the way back in 2002, the long-running singing competition series has resulted in […]
Lauren Alaina is opening up about her battle with an eating disorder. The country singer was a competitor on Season 10 of American Idol way back in 2011 — at the tender age of just 16 years old. While she may have appeared as this bubbly and happy girl on screen, in reality, she was […]
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It had been forever since we’d seen @BlakeLewis! The American Idol alum lives in Las Vegas now too!!! Was wonderful to catch up and attend his FIRST performance in Vegas. And this was our first time at @easysvegas! Such a cute “speakeasy” inside @arialv. They have some real fancy cocktails there. Will have to come […]
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With the American Idol finale airing live on Sunday night (May 21) at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, we’re taking a look back at all of the winners of the show. The long-running singing reality TV competition series, which first launched in 2002, has provided a huge platform to dozens of sensational talents over the […]
While most people who make it far on American Idol are having the time of their lives, others have decided to leave the show in the middle of the competition for various reasons. One singer said recently said she was quitting as she wanted to go home to her kids and she didn’t think she […]
We’ve sadly lost several contestants who have competed on American Idol over the years, including multiple stars who made it to the finals. Amid the news about the next season of Idol, we’re taking a look back at the alums who have tragically died. The most recent death in the Idol family happened in January […]
American Idol is coming back! The long-running reality TV singing competition series confirmed on Tuesday (July 25) that it’s set to return in 2024, and the three judges have been officially announced, via ABC. Auditions kick off Wednesday, August 2, with the return of “Idol Across America,” the live virtual nationwide search for the next […]
American Idol alum David Archuleta competed on the show in 2008. Most of his fellow contestants are no longer making music – but he still is. And it’s great! I’m Yours is power pop! And it feels defiantly queer! The singer is now openly gay and living his truth! Love this! Check it out above! […]
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Kelly Clarkson opened up during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live. The 41-year-old Chemistry pop star broke down the drama surrounding her hit song “Since U Been Gone,” which sparked a bit of a face-off with label boss Clive Davis. Kelly spoke candidly about what happened behind the scenes and if she has […]
Kelly Clarkson wants to make things very, very clear: she does not have a long-standing feud with Carrie Underwood. Of course, the two women will always be inextricably linked as their respective rises to fame are matched only by one another. After each winning early, formative seasons of American Idol — Kelly in the inaugural run, and […]
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Kelly Clarkson is ready to talk about her choice to divorce Brandon Blackstock — and more to the point why the heck she stayed with him for so long! As you know, the OG American Idol winner and her producer ex-husband called it quits in 2020 after seven years of marriage. Kelly filed for divorce, […]
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Luke Bryan is taking Katy Perry‘s side! As you know, the Firework songstress has been taking quite the amount of heat from American Idol fans this season. Katy has been painted as a bully by this season, with controversies like when she allegedly “mom-shamed” a contestant who later quit the show, and when fans claimed she […]
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Whoopi Goldberg is not a fan of American Idol. She has quite the unexpected take on the competition, too, as you can see here.
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Iam Tongi is addressing all the controversy over his American Idol win. If you keep up with the reality TV singing competition, you probably know that season 21 just wrapped, crowning the 18-year-old Hawaii native victorious. However, America wasn’t exactly on the same page when it came to their response… Related: Katy Perry Got The […]
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Winning American Idol isn’t necessarily the slam dunk it’s chalked up to be. If you watched the reality singing competition in 2020, you may remember contestant Samantha “Just Sam” Diaz taking the cake during the remotely-filmed finale, becoming the show’s 18th winner. That pretty much sounds like a golden ticket to the good life, right? […]
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Katy Perry may well be DONE with American Idol after this messy season! After six years as a judge on the singing competition show, the pop star has had enough of the producers “throwing her under the bus,” according to sources for DailyMail.com. The insiders dished that the 38-year-old believes the show’s crew is purposefully […]
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