Randy Jackson hasn’t been on American Idol for two years now, and he last sat behind the judging table in Season 12. But as an original member of the dream...

(Simon Fuller Jennifer Lopez on the Idol set. Photo: Getty Images) American Idol, incredibly, ends next week. Or does it? Maybe not, according to the show’s creator, Simon Fuller —...

It has just been announced that Nigel Lythgoe, who co-produced American Idol during its glory years (Seasons 1-7), returned in Season 10, and was fired after the disastrous Season 12,...

Ever wonder why the winners REALLY cry at the American Idol finale? I think it’s because they often have to release “I Believe a Moment Like This is My Now and is...

Clark Beckham made it all the way to the finale on this just-wrapped season of American Idol, and he never compromised his artistic integrity, sticking to his guns for his...

Nick Fradiani just won Season 14 of American Idol, and Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta is about to put him to work. But somehow Nick still found time, the day after...

While Season 13 American Idol champion Caleb Johnson had the quickest album release in the series’ history — his full-length debut, Testify, came out in August 2014, only three months...

Quentin Alexander had one of the most crazy and controversial runs in American Idol history, due to a heated verbal exchange between him and judge Harry Connick Jr. last Wednesday (an incident that likely...

This week, Joey Cook was sadly eliminated from American Idol, but she leaves the show with great memories, great friends (especially her fellow New Orleans native, Quentin Alexander), and really...

British singer-songwriter Greg Holden is mainly known for “Home,” the Phillip Phillips song he co-penned with Drew Pearson, which became the most successful American Idol single of all time (with 5 million...