Former American Idol judge Paula Abdul had a bit of fun on Watch What Happens Live this week when host Andy Cohen made her play the “Marry, Shag, Kill” game about her former Idol co-stars. The “Cold-Hearted” singer had to choose between Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell, and Ryan Seacrest and [...]

With American Idol cancelled, the FOX network is turning to a combination of reboots and movie knock-offs to populate their 2016-2017 season. Following in the new grand tradition of it’s far easier to just rework old shows or make film adaptions than to come up with original series, the FOX [...]

American Idol may be over, but it’s stars continue to shine in the music industry! Former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and fan favorite finalist Adam Lambert were both nominated for the 2016 CMT Music Awards. Former American Idol judge Keith Urban also scored a nomination as well. The CMT [...]

Former American Idol finalist Rickey Smith was killed on Friday in a car accident in Oklahoma. The season two contestant died after his vehicle was struck head-on by a suspected drunk driver. Rickey Smith finished in eighth place on American Idol in 2003. His death was mourned on social media [...]

Scotty McCreery, winner of season ten of American Idol, stopped by the TODAY show this morning to perform a single off his last album with “See You Tonight” before discussing his new book. Speaking with Kathie Lee and Hoda Scotty discussed writing an auto-biography at such a young age (22) [...]

American Idol judge Keith Urban is done with reality TV and back to doing what he does best, making music! The country superstar has been working hard on his latest album, due out in just a couple of weeks. Ripcord will be hitting shelves and iTunes on May 6, and includes [...]

After coming in as runner-up on American Idol season 13, Jena Irene Asciutto struggled to find her footing in the music industry. She found out during the American Idols Live! Tour that she was not going to be signed to the show’s partner label, 19 Recordings. So she was set [...]

In case you might have missed it, American Idol winner Trent Harmon gave a beautiful performance of the National Anthem at NASCAR this past weekend. Trent was brought in to sing the traditional opening song before the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR race, which is part of the Sprint Cup Series. The NASCAR [...]

Original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is totally in love with a new man! No worries though for husband Brandon Blackstock, because he’s head over heels for the little guy too. The happy couple just can’t get enough of the new boy in their life, baby Remington ‘Remy’ Blackstock. We can’t believe [...]

Countless American Idol judges and contestants over the years considered Prince Rogers Nelson among their most important musical influences. His untimely and sudden death was a huge loss to the music industry, and to his millions of adoring fans. After the announcement of Prince’s death last Thursday, many American Idol stars took to social media [...]