American Idol

Fantasia Barrino, the Season 3 winner of 'American Idol,' stepped on the stage tonight (April 18) to perform her new single, the sprawling, expansive ballad 'Lose to Win.' She looked every inch the diva in her one-shouldered, white goddess gown, which showed off her chest tattoo. That's 'Tasia -- beautiful but edgy, a diamond in the rough.

The Top 5 of Season 12 of 'American Idol' has been reduced to a Top 4 as Janelle Arthur was eliminated.

The ratings for Season 12 of 'American Idol' have been consistently down -- the worst since the first. Many critics believe the decline has to do with lackluster judges. One of those judges believes the blame lies on the doorstep of her peers. Yes, Nicki Minaj thinks the low ratings for 'Idol' are the fault of Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and sole remaining original judge Randy Jackson. Her Minajesty

Kelly Clarkson is an American original, and not just because she was the Season 1 winner of 'American Idol.' The girl doesn't care about anything but belting out songs and as a result, she is super cute and without an ounce of pretense. She returned to the stage that launched her career on tonight's (April 11) results episode. She performed her new single, the rockin', uptempo 'People Like Us.' Sh

On tonight's (April 11) results episode of 'American Idol,' Lazaro Arbos was at risk of going home, since he turned in two not very good peformances last night, singing out of key and delivering what show mentor Jimmy Iovine called "an Ambien milkshake." Translation: It was boring and put him to sleep. The judges didn't use their sole save of the season on Arbos and he was thus eliminate

Burnell Taylor was eliminated on 'American Idol' tonight (April 4), after coming in the bottom of the voting, courtesy of America. Rock n' roll didn't work for him, as he sang Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love a Bad Name' last night (April 3) and it was his downfall.

Tonight’s episode of ‘American Idol’ (April 3) marked the beginning of Rock Week, and the remaining 7 contestants put their rock ‘n’ roll skills to the test.

On Wednesday night's episode of 'American Idol,' the top eight performed Motown tracks, with mentorship provided by Smokey Robinson, a living legend who exemplifies that sound.

Love her or hate her, Nicki Minaj is regarded as arguably the best judge on 'American Idol' for season 12, giving insight beyond that of legendary multi-octave diva Mariah Carey. But that doesn't mean Minaj necessarily wants to do this ever again.

Paul Jolley was the latest contestant to be sent packing on season 12 of 'American Idol.'