After seven seasons, American Idol is getting a new judge. Fox has announced Grammy-nominated songwriter and former The One: Making a Music Star judge Kara DioGuardi will serve as Idol's new fourth judge and join Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson as a regular member of the show's eighth-season judging panel.
American Idol's Top 3 seventh-season finalists took the stage during last night's live performance episode, as each performed three songs and had three phone numbers for viewers to call and vote to determine which two would compete in next week's finale.
American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has confirmed recent reports that David Archuleta's father Jeff has been barred from providing his son with any more musical input as David continues his quest to claim Idol's seventh-season title.