Carrie Underwood

If you were shocked and saddened by country star Mindy McCready's tragic passing, you weren't alone.

Mindy died on February 7 of an apparent suicide at the age of 37, but her music lives on. In fact, several American Idol stars loved Mindy's music and took to Twitter to pay their respects.

Here are some tweets: 

With Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj at the American Idol 2013 judges table this year, most viewers likely expected that Keith would be “all country, all the time,” while Nicki might be more partial to someone with a hip-hop flair. 

In fact, it seems that Keith has been a bit tougher than expected on the country hopefuls, while Nicki has been fawning over some of these...

Forbes recently revealed the list of top earners of the American Idol alums for 2012, and the show’s golden girl, Carrie Underwood, came in second (behind Kelly Clarkson), earning a cool $5 million. It’s certainly impressive, but it pales in comparison to what the jewels she donned at last night’s 2013 Grammy Awards are worth. According to Yahoo!, the stunning 381-carat...

We may only be two months in, but I’m already calling 2013 as “The Year of Kelly Clarkson.” Not only does the newly engaged singer have some amazing recent performances under her belt, like her stellar rendition of “My Country Tis Of Thee” at the President’s Inauguration, but she snagged yet another Grammy at last night’s prestigious awards for...

Two American Idol heavyweights took to the 2013 Grammy Awards stage tonight, but which one came out on top? (We'll admit that Carrie Underwood's crazy LED dress pretty much blew Kelly Clarkson's classic black dress out of the water.) It's an Idol diva face-off between Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. Watch their powerful performances and vote for your favorite below!