It’s been more than five years since Samantha Diaz, who goes by the stage name Just Sam, won Season 18 of American Idol. Their season aired at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, so Sam’s live ...

I don’t really know if Cowell can pick yet another winner or if the world even wants a boy band that isn’t K-pop, but to me ...

A former “American Idol” contestant charged with raping a minor creepily fronted a band called Sexual Harassment after he was booted from the reality show — twice. Randy Madden, 45, started the ...

Kelly Clarkson has long been hailed as a force of nature in the entertainment industry, seamlessly shifting between powerhouse vocals, down-to-earth humor, and an infectious magnetism that keeps her ...

Former "American Idol" contestant Randy Madden has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful sex with a minor. Madden, 45, was arrested in Ventura County, California, and charged with six felonies, ...

Colbie Caillat is getting candid. In the first episode of American Songwriter’s Off the Record podcast, host Lisa Konicki chatted with Caillat about her nearly two-decade-long journey in the music ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Josiah Dyer, 20, from Charleston, Maine will audition in front of celebrity judges from the American singing competition television series ‘American Idol.’ Dyer started learning ...

There are lots of surprises in store for fans of “American Idol.” On October 28, 2025, ABC announced that the show’s 24th season will kick off earlier than expected, premiering on January 26, 2026.

Auditions for Season 24 of American Idol are officially underway, but what does the future hold for the beloved singing competition? TV Insider caught up with showrunner and executive producer Megan ...

"It's baby David and baby Kelly!" David Archuleta and Kelly reflect on meeting each other for the first time the night Kelly won "American Idol," and Kelly can't believe the man that 11-year-old boy ...