American Idol -- Top 3 Showdown
So is this the finale? Is Simon right when he says Adam Lambert is fated to win? Or could Kris Allen or Danny Gokey surprise everyone the way David Cook did last year?
So is this the finale? Is Simon right when he says Adam Lambert is fated to win? Or could Kris Allen or Danny Gokey surprise everyone the way David Cook did last year?
Ken Levine | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment
Where's the suspense? Adam, Kris, and Danny are like a presidential election between Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, and Lyndon LaRouche.
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — The pressure is on for Danny Gokey, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. There's just one week until the "American Idol" finale, and on Tues...
Jon Chattman | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment
The bottom line is this -- Lambert has shocked judges each week with his strong rearrangements of songs, wailing vocals and fashion sense. A mustache seems the next logical step for Lambert.
Mark Pasetsky | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media
EW took an inventive step in noting Adam's sexuality by making it a "footnote." This move is quite symbolic.
AP | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment
CHICAGO — "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell says he thinks Adam Lambert will win this season of the popular Fox singing competition show. Cowe...
AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment
SAN DIEGO — Adam Lambert's old high school put on a show Friday for the "American Idol" finalist, with cheerleaders, a marching band and thousan...
Jim David | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment
Lambert has completely dominated the competition since his first appearance. Writers have hurled superlatives as if he were the second coming of Elvis and Streisand.
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 06.06.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "American Idol" finalist Allison Iraheta has a reason to cry. The flame-haired 17-year-old high school student from Los Angeles, ...
Michael Giltz | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment
After everyone delivered a solid performance on Big Band Night last week, the Top 4 tackled rock 'n roll Tuesday...and came up short.
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — The "American Idol" finalists channeled their inner rock stars Tuesday. The result? Some shone. Some stumbled. The remaining four si...
Reuters | Posted 05.31.2009 | Entertainment
dam Lambert wears eyeliner and diamond stud earrings, sings like a dream and has won a rare standing ovation from tough-minded judge Simon Cowell. ...
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 05.30.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — There was no saving Matt Giraud this time on "American Idol." The 23-year-old dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., was res...
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Paula Abdul stopped just short of declaring Adam Lambert the future winner of "American Idol." Instead, she compared him to a certai...
New York Post | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment
Not suprisingly, the leader -- by far -- is front-runner Adam Lambert, who holds six of the top 10 spots in the Idol chart this season. The haunting "...
Reuters | Posted 05.26.2009 | Entertainment
"American Idol" still has five singers left in the competition. But acid-tongued judge Simon Cowell has already decided who he would like to see in th...
David Finkle | Posted 05.24.2009 | Entertainment
Something to remember about this year's singing is that it's only part of an evolving notion of what popular singing is.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment
The show began briskly with the producers finally deciding they didn't need to pad the Top 7 performances and judge critiques with video intros and other nonsense every single time. So let's follow suit.
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — A sequel has been greenlit for Matt Giraud on "American Idol." The 23-year-old piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., who crooned Br...
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.15.2009 | Entertainment
Only Idol would label Movie Theme night "historic" because they had decided to only let teams of two judges comment on the performances in order to cut down on the time. Historic? No. Stupid? Yes.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media
The most ludicrous thing O'Reilly does, of course, is the ridiculous length to which he goes to protect his viewing audience from the sight of Adam Lambert kissing.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment
On a day when photos circulated on the internet showing Adam Lambert apparently kissing a guy or two, the big news in the parallel world of TV Idol was Anoop's defensive attitude coming across too much last week.
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Lil Rounds continued her streak of disappointment on "American Idol." The 24-year-old Memphis mom's eyes welled with tears as judge ...
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Adam Lambert showed his softer side on "American Idol," earning a standing ovation for his smooth performance of "The Tracks of My Te...
Jim David | Posted 04.17.2009 | Entertainment
He is saying, here I am, America, take it or leave it. In the glaring spotlight of American Idol, that's pretty fierce.
Michael Giltz | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment