American Idol News

American Idol News

Sanjaya Malakar receives offer to don a KFC bowl hairdo on 'Idol'
April 3, 2007
Still competing American Idol sixth season finalist Sanjaya Malakar is already getting offers, but surely this couldn't have been what he had in mind.
Jennifer Hudson's longtime boyfriend James Payton to propose?
April 2, 2007
If Jennifer Hudson thought nothing could beat winning an Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls, the former American Idol 3 finalist should probably think again.
Chris Sligh dishes about 'American Idol,' sticking to his roots, more
March 30, 2007
Chris Sligh may have never had any intentions of winning American Idol's sixth season and even considered dropping out at one point, but the 28-year-old Greenville, SC native said he still felt he attained his goal for the competition.
Ousted 'American Idol' finalist Chris Sligh says he 'almost dropped out'
March 29, 2007
Newly ousted American Idol 6 finalist Chris Sligh is taking the old adage "winning isn't everything" to the extreme.
Ex-'Idol 4' finalist Constantine Maroulis joining 'Bold and the Beautiful'
March 29, 2007
His sitcom project with ABC might have fallen through, but former American Idol fourth season finalist Constantine Maroulis has finally found his way back onto television.
'American Idol' sends Chris Sligh packing, reveals Top 9 finalists
March 29, 2007
Chris Sligh became the third finalist eliminated from American Idol's sixth season during Wednesday night's live broadcast of the Fox reality show's results show.
'American Idol's sixth season Top 10 take the stage and perform live
March 28, 2007
The Top 10 finalists on American Idol's sixth season performed live last night and celebrated music that inspired former ska queen and current pop princess Gwen Stefani.
'American Idol' and 'Dancing with the Stars' collide backstage
March 28, 2007
ABC's Dancing with the Stars 4 and Fox's American Idol 6 can't seem to get away from each other on-screen, and the same can apparently be said for the reality competition shows' participants.
Report: 'American Idol' expanding results shows to full hour broadcast
March 27, 2007
First this week's performance episode received some extra minutes, now some of American Idol's upcoming results shows are reportedly getting the same treatment.
'American Idol' producer believes songwriting contest will still happen
March 27, 2007
While American Idol producer Ken Warwick said last week that the national songwriting contest the show had planned to use to determine the tune sung by the Top 2 during the series' May 23 finale was on the "back burner," his fellow producer said the concept isn't completely cold.