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Colton Dixon was eliminated on tonight’s episode (April 19) of ‘American Idol.’ It wasn’t a shock, especially after hearing mentor Jimmy Iovine, who has about a billion years of record business experience, break down his performance earlier in the episode.

On tonight’s episode (April 18) of ‘American Idol,’ the Top 7 (since Jessica Sanchez earned the sole season save) performed a modern hit and a throwback classic from the soul era. Each singer performed twice, showing off different sides of their sonic personalities as the season starts to wind down and we inch closer and closer to a winner...

‘American Idol‘ has played host to some of today’s biggest pop artists, and this week is no different. The show will add more star power to their list of Season 11 performers when LMFAO and Kris Allen take the stage.

On tonight’s (April 11) episode of ‘American Idol,’ the Top 7 brought songs from 2010 until today. While we did a double take at first because 2010 seems like, well, yesterday, it turns out quite a few great songs have been released in the past two years. Wit...

While ‘American Idol‘ and Jennifer Lopez fans may like her new ‘Dance Again’ video, not everyone is too pleased with J. Lo. The sultry songstress is under fire from conservative groups for the racy content in the clip.

On tonight’s episode of ‘American Idol,’ the Top 8 tackled the ’80s. While the ’80s is a fun decade, full of excess and larger-than-life-ness, the Idols focused on the ballad side of the spectrum. Again, it was a little snoozy, with slow song after slow song. The producers wisely paired the contestants up for duets that were sprinkled throughout the individual perfs, to add some life and livelihoo

Jason Derulo was sidelined from touring after breaking his neck in rehearsals earlier this year, but the singer has not been idle while he recovers. Instead, he’s been Idol…’American Idol,’ that is. The singer has teamed up with the show and Coca-Cola for a unique contest where you can help him create a song that will be performed on the finale. That’s what we call hitting the creatve jackpot. Rea

Tonight’s (March 28) episode of ‘American Idol‘ featured the nine remaining contestants performing the songs of their own personal idols. It’s a smart theme, since these kids are trying to be Idols! Fleetwood Mac Queen Stevie Nicks performed her civic duty by serving as this episode’s guest mentor. She’s an experienced legend, ...

You know how the contestants on ‘American Idol‘ always look edgy, glam and generally awesome? That look can be yours. The show is launching a clothing line!

Beautiful blonde teen Shannon Magrane was eliminated on tonight’s (March 15) episode of ‘American Idol‘ — turns out America did not like her rendition of ‘One Sweet Day.’ However, she was given a momentary stay of execution and sang the Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men song one more time in an attempt to earn the sole save from the judges. Sadly, they chose not to give her their only pass of the se

Part of the fun of ‘American Idol‘ in recent years has been watching previous contestants return to the show, and that tradition will continue this year: Season 10 finalist Haley Reinhart and Season 7 winner David Cook are both scheduled to perform in the coming weeks.

By now ‘American Idol‘ viewers are aware that “gentle giant” Jermaine Jones is being kicked off the show on tonight’s (March 14) episode for failing to disclose his arrest record and criminal history. Jones, who openly confessed to being a mama’s boy and was a favorite of show mentor Jimmy Iovine thanks to his deep baritone, apparently has five outstanding arrest warrants in New Jersey.