First Jennifer Hudson, now Carrie Underwood. The Holiday season is shaping up to be full of American Idol ladies and gents. According to Fox, the American Idol winner (Underwood) has signed on to host its forthcoming variety special “Carrie Underwood: An All Star Holiday Special”. Also featuring ...

Now that Paula Abdul has received final notice that she will not be returning to American Idol, fellow AI personality  Ryan Seacrest is saddened: “About to go to sleep when I started seeing my blackberry blow up,” Seacrest wrote on his Twitter late Tuesday. “I have read what u have ...

Hours after news broke that Paula Abdul would “unlikely be” on American Idol as a judge next season, the pop singer-turned reality star says she is “moved 2 tears”. “I’m actually moved 2 tears upon reading the enormous amount of tweets showing me your kindness, love, ...

Yes, American Idol’s finale dominated television, blogs and radio this week but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the hit Fox! show lost some of its power Wednesday. In fact ‘Idol’ had its lowest rating eer in the 18-49 demographic — down some 12% over last year. The Hollywood ...

American Idol’s Matt Giraud earned the first ever “saving” vote from judges Wednesday after receiving the least amount of votes however, judges say they’ll be two contestants going home next week. It was announced several weeks ago that the new veto power would change the show. ...

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard must have gone through a lot more than what was published when he was released from his recording contract a few years ago.. In a recent interview, Studdard (talking about his forthcoming effort) says: “Everybody you think has your best interests at heart don’t. ...

Look who we have here…. American Idol star Justin Guarini ! Guarini, the noted runner-up during the first season of American Idol, was spotted out at “The Awakening of Angel DeLuna” Off-Broadway in New York this week. Nice to see Justin out and about.. ** Update: It appears that Justin ...

American Idol contestants are going to Hitsville USA’s noted Studio A in Detroit to be mentored by Motown legends Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson in preparation for next week’s “Motown” theme. Founder Berry Gordy Jr. and singer Smokey Robinson will film segments Thursday ...

Kelly Clarkson looks to be back on track with “All I Ever Wanted,” her fourth release since winning American Idol. According to Nielsen Soundscan, Clarkson’s new album is expected to break at no.1 with 200,000 copies thanks to the #1 single “My Life Would Suck Without You” ...

  Former American Idol star Melinda Doolittle is out with a brand new CD and says people should only expect true reality…. “Oh gosh. I’m just me! I don’t know how to be anything different except for somebody who loves to tell a story on stage so I hope that comes across. That’s probably ...