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93 items tagged with American Idol

  • Burnell Taylor Cut on 'American Idol'

    Burnell Taylor Cut on 'American Idol' | VIDEO

    It's easy to see why American Idol voters love Kree Harrison and Angie Miller, but their affection for Lazaro Arbos is more mystifying. Yet there he was, third among the top three on an elimination night...

    April 5, 2013 10:25 AM ET
  • Kree Offers 'Piece of My Heart' on 'Idol'

    Kree Offers 'Piece of My Heart' on 'Idol' | VIDEO

    Rock Night wasn't nearly as mush of a challenge as one would have expected for the current crop of American Idol contestants, who have leaned hard on ballads and slow-tempo numbers this season. That's because the...

    April 4, 2013 9:20 AM ET
  • Nicki Minaj Chastises Devin Velez Over 'American Idol' Comments

    Nicki Minaj Chastises Devin Velez Over 'American Idol' Comments | ARTICLE

    Nicki Minaj didn't take kindly to former American Idol contestant Devin Velez talking trash about his departure from the show last week, telling the 18-year-old singer to "simply b gracious" in a series of tweets. Velez was...

    April 1, 2013 9:15 AM ET
  • Devin Velez Cut on 'American Idol'

    Devin Velez Cut on 'American Idol' | VIDEO

    It's been a week of celebrations on American Idol. Wednesday was Mariah Carey's birthday and last night was Idol's 450th episode. To help mark the occasion (and fill the hour as they culled the top eight to...

    March 29, 2013 9:10 AM ET
  • Detroit Music Night on 'American Idol'

    Detroit Music Night on 'American Idol' | VIDEO

    To celebrate Mariah Carey's birthday, American Idol packed up the top eight contestants and headed to Motown. The contestants were tasked with singing from the famed Detroit label's songbook, with the help of Motown legend Smokey Robinson,...

    March 28, 2013 9:50 AM ET
  • On the Charts: Justin Timberlake Has Best Sales Week Ever

    On the Charts: Justin Timberlake Has Best Sales Week Ever | ARTICLE

    WINNER OF THE WEEK: Justin Timberlake. Of course. The 20/20 Experience sold 968,000 copies in its debut week, the most since Taylor Swift's Red did 1.2 million last October. Swift may be a hotter...

    March 27, 2013 10:00 AM ET
  • Q&A: Nicki Minaj on Her 'American Idol' Frontrunner Picks

    Q&A: Nicki Minaj on Her 'American Idol' Frontrunner Picks | ARTICLE

    In her first season as an American Idol judge, Nicki Minaj has already stolen the spotlight – from her feud with fellow judge Mariah Carey to showing up late for a live episode to...

    March 25, 2013 5:55 PM ET
  • 'American Idol': Paul Jolley's Exit

    'American Idol': Paul Jolley's Exit | VIDEO

    Paul Jolley never really stood a chance on this season of American Idol. The judges and producers have...

    March 22, 2013 9:05 AM ET
  • Beatles Confound Lazaro Arbos on 'Idol'

    Beatles Confound Lazaro Arbos on 'Idol' | VIDEO

    Last night was Beatles night on American Idol – also known as two hours of mostly forgettable performances. (Is it just us or has this whole season been pretty snooze-worthy so far?) As quickly as the top...

    March 21, 2013 10:35 AM ET
  • 'American Idol' Recap: Curtis Bounced

    'American Idol' Recap: Curtis Bounced | VIDEO

    It was nice (barely) knowing you, Curtis Finch Jr. Yes, the lumbering 24-year-old St. Louis native was the first American Idol hopeful to bite the dust this season, as the top 10 was narrowed down to nine on...

    March 15, 2013 9:40 AM ET
  • 'American Idol': Nicki Minaj Is Late

    'American Idol': Nicki Minaj Is Late | VIDEO

    This season of American Idol has finally cut through the clutter and kicked into high gear, as the top 10 finalists performed for the first (and, well, really the only) time . . . and newbie judge...

    March 14, 2013 9:10 AM ET
  • Angie Miller Makes the Top 10 on 'Idol'

    Angie Miller Makes the Top 10 on 'Idol' | VIDEO

    Finally, after 39 million votes were cast, American Idol has a top 10. To get there, Idol took a page from The Voice and The X Factor and presented the super-sized results in...

    March 8, 2013 10:20 AM ET
  • R. Kelly Catalog Proves Useful on 'Idol'

    R. Kelly Catalog Proves Useful on 'Idol' | VIDEO

    The R. Kelly songbook doesn't get nearly enough attention on American Idol, but Curtis Finch Jr. used it to his advantage last night: His soulful rendition of "I Believe I Can Fly" was the best performance in...

    March 7, 2013 8:40 AM ET
  • Candice Glover Leads 'Idol' Standouts

    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

    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

    '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

    '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

    '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

    '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'

    '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