American Idol Articles

Kellie Pickler is taking that Mirror Ball trophy back to Nashville, just like she planned back on Dancing With the Stars Season 16 Week 1!

The American Idol alum won a highly competitive season, and helped Derek Hough win his record fourth trophy. (He should at least get a set of steak knives for that.)

Why?

Well, even before their instant classic Freestyle, there were already plenty of reasons to...

Remember when Dancing With the Stars Season 16 was just beginning and the pros did a commercial to"Feel This Moment" by Pitbull and Christina Aguilera? Now that the season is over (*tear*), we got to see Season 11 American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez sing the same song. Talk about bittersweet.

The reality TV singer belted out a ballad rendition of "Feel This Moment," while the remaining...

Dancing With the Stars Season 16 may have been a bit predictable, but it's hard to argue with the talent in the top four. Jacoby Jones, Aly Raisman, Kellie Pickler, and Zendaya Coleman were all top notch competitions, but there could be only one winner on tonight's finale (May 21, 2013), and that was Kellie Pickler.

Going into tonight's show, this was what the leaderboard looked like:

Zendaya...

If you’re like us — and judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and Randy Jackson — American Idol finalist Phillip Phillips’ performance of the original tune “Home” on tge Season 11 finale left you wondering where that gem of a song came from exactly. Since his first performance of the song on the show, "Home" has become the best selling American Idol ...

You’re not anyone until you’ve been told you’re nothing by Simon Cowell. Not only did the acerbic judge famously tell Jennifer Hudson she was out of her depth on Season 3 of American Idol, but he reportedly told season 12 winner Candice Glover she was destined (or rather doomed!) to be a lounge singer.

The powerhouse vocalist sat down with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show and...