American Idol News

American Idol News

'Idol 5' runner-up Katharine McPhee debuting with different sound, look
January 30, 2007
Singing "Over the Rainbow" several times during American Idol's fifth season, 22-year-old Katharine McPhee said she thinks the song aged her 40 years. With the Idol 5 runner-up's debut self-titled album being released on Tuesday, she said fans should expect something different.
'American Idol 5' runner-up Katharine McPhee releases debut album
January 30, 2007
Katharine McPhee wants music fans to know she's more than the demure diva they saw on "American Idol."
'Idol' judge Paula Abdul named Nevada Ballet's woman of the year
January 29, 2007
"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul, in Las Vegas with her co-judges, was named woman of the year by the Nevada Ballet Theater.
CBS pulls 'Armed & Famous' as 'American Idol' claims its first victim
January 29, 2007
After only two weeks, the sixth season of Fox's American Idol has begun flexing its muscles. CBS has decided to pull Armed & Famous out of competition with the Fox mega-hit "effective immediately," Daily Variety reported on Friday.
Ex-'Idol 5' finalist Ace Young writing songs, working on debut album
January 26, 2007
Ace Young must have a good singing voice or else he wouldn't have finished seventh during the fifth season of American Idol -- but so far, he's found more success as a songwriter than as a singer. The 26-year-old co-wrote the chorus to Chris Daughtry's "It's Not Over," his fellow Idol 5 finalist's official debut single that has reached as high as No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Former 'American Idol' finalists gush about the exposure they gained
January 26, 2007
Bucky Covington said he likes to think he wasn't "kicked-off" as a finalist on the fifth season of Fox's American Idol. He described it as being "invited to leave."
Original 'Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson says judges are "a little harsh"
January 25, 2007
Original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has tossed in her two cents about the criticism Idol's judges and producers have been receiving over the way lesser talented hopefuls have been treated and portrayed during auditions for the Fox mega-hit's sixth season.
'Idol' auditioneer Ian Benardo asks judge Simon Cowell for work visa
January 25, 2007
A New York "American Idol" contestant who won't be moving on asked British judge Simon Cowell for his work visa after the judge called his act "rubbish."
Former 'Idol 5' finalist Chris Daughtry tops charts after nine weeks
January 25, 2007
It took him nine weeks and more than one million album sales to get there, but Chris Daughtry finally has a No. 1 album. "Daughtry," the former American Idol 5 finalist's debut album, sold 65,000 copies in the U.S. over the last week, a performance that placed it atop the week's Billboard Top 200 album sales chart.
Original 'Idol' runner-up Justin Guarini joining 'Idol Tonight' as co-host
January 24, 2007
First Brian Dunkleman resurfaced. Now it's Justin Guarini's turn.