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Candice Glover Leads 'Idol' Standouts | VIDEO

"The level of singers tonight is crazy. It's through the roof," Keith Urban said after Candice Glover's performance during last night's American Idol. It was a mostly accurate assessment of the show that...
March 6, 2013 10:10 AM ET
Vincent Powell Impresses 'Idol' Judges | VIDEO

We've got our top 20 for Season 12 on American Idol. After four sudden-death rounds, the top 40 were whittled down to 20 contestants ready to face America. The changes that the producers made to Vegas week...
March 1, 2013 9:40 AM ET
'Lion King' Song Wows 'Idol' Judges | VIDEO

Ten more girls faced sudden-death elimination in Las Vegas last night as American Idol culled its top 40 down to a lean 20. The first half of the night was filled with solid if...
February 28, 2013 9:45 AM ET
'Idol' Judges Laud Luther Vandross Song | VIDEO

The first round of sudden-death competition in Las Vegas sent five women to the top 20 and five others back to their day jobs (or high school classes). Last night, the men got their turn. After the...
February 22, 2013 9:45 AM ET
'Idol' Judges Love Kree Harrison | VIDEO

There are 40 contestants hoping to make it through the Las Vegas rounds and head back to Hollywood as part of the top 20 on this season of American Idol, for the chance...
February 21, 2013 9:10 AM ET
'Idol' Judges Impressed by Original Song | VIDEO

It was the final day of Hollywood Week and there were 47 women angling for a spot in the top 20. In order to move from Hollywood to Las Vegas, the women had to sing for their...
February 15, 2013 9:15 AM ET
'Be My Baby' Draws Ovation on 'Idol' | VIDEO

The most valuable lesson we learned from last night's Girls Only competition on American Idol was that Gotye is no one's friend. The evening's competition consisted of a sudden-death a cappella performance, followed by the dreaded group...
February 14, 2013 9:50 AM ET
Nicki Minaj Gets Tough on 'Idol' | VIDEO

After Wednesday's group rounds, which decimated the field of Idol wannabes, the boys last night had one more chance to sing for their suppers and prove that they are live-show ready. While all the judges (except Nicki)...
February 8, 2013 8:16 AM ET
Forgetting the Words on 'American Idol' | VIDEO

Idol heads to Hollywood, where finally the attention shifts from the fireworks between judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey to the contestants competing to be the next American Idol. All the contestants collected from across the country,...
February 7, 2013 9:40 AM ET
Nicki Minaj Ignores Fire Drill on 'Idol' | VIDEO

Nicki Minaj would prefer to go down with the ship than to walk down the Queen Mary's gangplank in her enormous platform heels. At least that's the impression we got when the fire alarm went off and...
January 31, 2013 10:15 AM ET
Mariah Cries When 'Idol' Hits Baton Rouge | VIDEO

Mariah Carey cried last night on American Idol, but it wasn't because of Nicki Minaj rolling her eyes extra hard at her. No, Mariah was crying because Burnell Taylor's rendition of "I'm Here,"...
January 25, 2013 9:35 AM ET
Nicki Minaj Storms Off Set on 'Idol' | VIDEO

American Idol winner Scotty McCreery greets the crowd in Charlotte, North Carolina. He reminds the would-be Idol winners that he was once like them, just a face in the crowd inside Charlotte International Speedway. But move over Scotty, no one's here to...
January 24, 2013 10:35 AM ET
'American Idol' Recap: Keith Urban Flees Chicago | ARTICLE

Welcome back to American Idol, where the auditions have moved to Chicago and eager contestants are patiently waiting for a chance to sing in front of Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson –...
January 18, 2013 9:45 AM ET
'American Idol' Premiere Recap: Crushing Dreams Isn't Easy for Nicki Minaj | ARTICLE

The 12th season of American Idol opened not with Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey or Keith Urban, but with Phillip Phillips singing his triple-platinum hit, "Home." It was a not-so subtle reminder that Idol produces not only...
January 17, 2013 9:35 AM ET
'American Idol' Is Back: Five Reasons to Watch | ARTICLE

On January 16th, American Idol returns for its 12th season – and it won't take fans very long to see that the Fox staple has shaken things up radically. Who could blame the Idol team for taking...
January 15, 2013 11:00 AM ET
Sub Pop Co-Founder Revisits 1989 Rome Trip With Kurt Cobain | ARTICLE

In the fall of 1989, Sub Pop founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman flew to Rome to meet up with two of their bands. Beyond the usual distributor and promoter meet-and-greets, the label heads had another reason...
November 17, 2012 1:35 PM ET
Mindy Kaling on 'The Mindy Project,' Grueling Vacations and Weird Smoothies | ARTICLE

As co-creator, star, writer and producer of The Mindy Project, Mindy Kaling is extremely busy. The show is an exuberant, laugh-out-loud comedy that is spot-on when it comes to calling out romantic-comedy clichés, to hilarious effect. Kaling stars...
October 18, 2012 8:00 AM ET
'American Idol' Runner-Up Jessica Sanchez: 'I Have No Real Regrets' | ARTICLE

Jessica Sanchez finished in second place on season 11 of American Idol, and she's okay with that. A day after losing out to fellow hopeful Phillips Phillips, the 16-year old powerhouse singer from Chula Vista, California,...
May 24, 2012 5:15 PM ET
'American Idol' Phillip Phillips: My First Single Is 'A Little Too Pop' | ARTICLE

Last night, Phillip Phillips took home the title of this year's American Idol winner. The Georgia native won voters over with his singer-songwriter style and knack for tailoring a randomly assigned song to his own aesthetic....
May 24, 2012 4:28 PM ET
'American Idol' Recap: The Home Stretch | ARTICLE

Tonight, tonight, tonight, season eleven of American Idol comes to an end. While we all think we know what will happen and who will walk away with the title, crown, and NEW CAR!, we don't truly know,...
May 24, 2012 9:20 AM ET