American Idol's farewell season will go out with a big bang, paying tribute to 15 seasons on the air and everyone who has been affected by the long-running reality singing competition.
Former American Idol finalist Josh Gracin is reportedly being held on an involuntary psychiatric hold after posting what appeared to be a suicide note on Facebook.
The first group of 12 semifinalists from American Idol'sTop 36 took the stage last night during the first live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's eighth season.
Bucky Covington became the eighth contestant from the fifth season of American Idol to ink a recording contract, as the 29-year-old recently signed a deal with Nashville's Lyric Street Records, E! Online reported.
Everyone knows what former AmericanIdol stars like Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, and Taylor Hicks have been up to recently. But in its January 8 issue, US Weekly caught-up with more than fifty other former Idol contestants that have appeared as a finalist in the show's five-season history.