Clay Aiken

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: 

It was a long night of waiting for the returns to come in (and trying to figure out what was up with Diane Sawyer), but Election Night is finally over. Current and former stars of American Idol stuck it out and tweeted their reactions to President Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney. Check ‘em out below.

There’s been plenty of talk of American Idol alums coming onto the show for Season 12 in a judging capacity. But show execs are reportedly now thinking outside of the judging box when it comes to some of their old friends.

According to Radar Online, previous contestants — including Taylor Hicks, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, and Clay Aiken — have all been contacted by......

American Idol Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken is known for being private about his personal life, but a political shakeup in his home state has prompted him to speak up.

In North Carolina, where Clay currently lives with his son, the public is voting today on whether to pass Amendment 1, which would change the state’s constitution to say that the marriage between a man and a woman would...