American Idol News

A spokesperson for “American Idol” confirmed Monday that Danelle Hayes of Seattle did not compete in the Hollywood round of the show.

Regular readers in the Idol Chatter community will know that I’m not enamored with American Idol’s audition episodes, especially as a method of establishing the show’s early front runners. In a piece running in Tuesday’s USA TODAY, I explain why I don’t think they tell us much about those who might be successful on the show. In general, I think they’re much better at telling us who’s not going …

Shock jock Howard Stern likely gave Sirius XM executives a shock on Feb. 8, when he told his radio listeners that he is considering leaving Sirius to become a judge on ‘American Idol’ when his lucrative Sirius contract expires at the end of the year.

Howard Stern told his satellite radio listeners on Monday that he is considering leaving Sirius — and radio altogether — to become a judge on “American Idol.”

The American Idol fourth-season winner has landed her first movie gig with a supporting role in Soul Surfer , her representative told Us Weekly in a Thursday report.

Howard Stern is considering replacing Simon Cowell on “American Idol,” he said on his radio show Monday.

Ellen DeGeneres makes her first real appearance on American Idol Tuesday. Get a brief look at her in this new promo.

Leave it to the outlandish American Idol season 8 runner-up, Adam Lambert, to come up with such a unique way to raise money for Haiti. The pop singer recently auctioned off a pair of his skivvies to raise money for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Keep reading to find out all the details [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “American Idol: Adam Lambert’s Underwear Auction Off for $8,500 …

Ellen DeGeneres makes her much-anticipated debut on “American Idol” on Tuesday, shaking up the dynamics on the show’s judging panel and auditioning her own talents for the biggest TV audience in the United States.

From Hope Johnson’s telling story of poverty and hunger in her childhood to the now popular tune “Pants on the Ground,” the Season 9 American Idol auditions have brought an array of talent and sometimes heart-wrenching stories to Hollywood Week. In seven audition cities, a total of 181 golden tickets to Hollywood were given out and, on Tuesday, those lucky “winners” will start being eliminated.