American Idol Season 11

LOS ANGELES — Coming in second on "American Idol" may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paychecks worthy of th...

Should "American Idol" call it quits? Kris Allen seems to think so. Despite being proclaimed "vanilla" and a "guy with no personality" by HuffPost...

Regardless of how telegraphed last night's result might have been, it's still disappointing that talent continues to play second-fiddle to a pretty face, or what color that pretty face happens to be.

LOS ANGELES — Everyone expected Phillip Phillips to win "American Idol" – except Phillips himself. Shortly after cleaning the confetti ou...

In terms of technical ability, Jessica can wipe the floor with Phillip. But as Jennifer pointed out, it's impossible to compare the two when their styles are so different; at this point, it will all come down to personal taste.

"American Idol" (Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox) is down to its top four, but to get there, contestants faced one of the toughest elimin...

Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet's duet of "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me" was undoubtedly the standout performance of the night, and a vocal masterclass from beginning to end. it was a joy to watch.

"Idol" voters actually made the right choices in deciding the bottom three this week. And, since America has its favorites already picked out, there was no real surprise when it came to who was sent home.

After weeks of tackling dated songs (and generally performing them poorly) all it took to give "American Idol" a shot of adrenaline was to allow the contestants to sing songs from their own musical idols.

After a hit-and-miss night of Billy Joel performances, the "Idol" contestants have been whittled down to the Top 9.

In my mind, the show's stubborn insistence on clinging to theme nights based on "classics" like The Beatles and Elvis -- who, while groundbreaking and inspirational in terms of their impact on music as a whole, generally have no bearing on today's charts -- is what really hobbles "Idol" as a hit-making series. Tonight: Billy Joel.

Joining Shannon Magrane in the bottom three were Erika Van Pelt and Elise Testone, because a pretty male face is apparently far more important than vocal range or stage presence.

Idol producer Ken Warwick digs the knife deeper into the Jermaine Jones situation and says the Gentle Giant's rehearsal of "Somewhere Out There" was the best song he's ever done.

By DERRIK J. LANG Jermaine Jones is apparently out on "American Idol." The 25-year-old vocal instructor from Pine Hill, N.J., tweeted Tuesday ni...

Jessica is undoubtedly the one to beat in the competition, and if one of the whiny boys beats her, there really is no justice in the world.

After 13 episodes of auditions, Hollywood Week and Vegas performances (more than any other season), "American Idol" has decided the Top 24 singers who...

I'm still not feeling particularly invested in seeing any of them become the latest in a long line of moderately successful recording artists. Maybe Heejun Han, just for being so hilarious.

I'm still not feeling particularly invested in seeing any of them become the latest in a long line of moderately successful recording artists.

Randy Jackson stopped by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (weekdays, syndicated) and the topic of conversation turned to the feud between "American Idol" an...

Is "American Idol's" reign over after 11 seasons? The Wed., Feb. 8 show earned a 6.0 rating in the advertiser's coveted 18-49 demographic, which w...

I haven't been overly impressed with many of the auditionees this season, but the singers in St. Louis were generally cute, commercial and easy to listen to ... Missouri might be the state to beat.

Ramiro was born without ears, prompting doctors to predict that he would never be able to hear or speak. Thankfully, he's able to do both, as well as sing ... Compared to some of the duds we've been subjected to this week, he could be a Grammy winner.