Chris Daughtry

More American Idol album news? You bet! Season 5’s Chris Daughtry is amping up for the release of his 3rd album Break the Spell, a long-awaited follow-up to his 2009 EP Leave This Town. And Daughtry fans everywhere are going be lining up for this one!

The album doesn’t drop until November 21, but Rockstar Weekly has the tracklist and cover art, calling it: “A powerful...

Forbes magazine has compiled their yearly “Top Earning American Idols” list, and surprise surprise, Carrie Underwood has once again taken the crown. She ain’t America’s sweetheart for nothing! We admit a couple names did surprise us, mainly Clay Aiken and David Archuleta. Despite the fact that both parted ways with their labels in the past year, they came in at #9 and...

No matter where the Top 8 fall in the next-to-be-eliminated list, its a comfort to know that at least some of them will have no problem getting a recording career started. History has shown that if youve got the goods, Idol will still be a stellar jumping off point to a successful career, regardless of how far you got on the show. Dont believe us? Well then just feast your doubting eyes on...

These are the American Idol performances that simply blew us away. They're the standout songs we rewound a million times on our DVRs and then shared with our friends on Facebook. These are the five performances that best represent all nine seasons of American Idol greatness.

5. "Imagine" by David Archuleta (Season 7)

We still get goose bumps watching the then 16-year-old David Archuleta...