"American Idol" released a clip of Season 8 auditions on Thursday. The show returns Sunday after the Oscars on ABC and includes Slatter Nalley's original song about his teacher's son.

Emmy Russell, the granddaughter of Loretta Lynn, admitted it wasn't her idea to sing her grandma's iconic song, "Coal Miner's Daughter," during her time on "American Idol."

American Idol” stud Colin Stough crashed his car outside of Nashville after a night of alleged underage boozing, according to a report. The country music crooner, 20, was arrested early Friday after crashing on a 70-mph freeway in Williamson County,

Platinum-selling artist and American Idol champion David Cook is set to perform at the Chrome Showroom at Santa Fe Station on Saturday, June 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the event will be available starting Friday,

Singer Emmy Russell, granddaughter of Loretta Lynn and a Top Five finalist last season on 'American Idol,' was hospitalized for complications from delivering her first child over the weekend. Here Russell performs Emmy Russell became a star on “American Idol” last year,

American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks is making a trip to Spokane this week. Before winning the fifth season of “American Idol” in 2006, the Alabama-born man had a somewhat established career in the Southeast.

Roku announced a partnership with Fremantle that will bring "American Idol" season 8 live to The Roku Channel, in its first single-territory live and simulcast deal, along with AVOD (advertising-based video on demand) digital exclusive rights to the series.

Backstreet Boys superstar Brian Littrell revealed on the Today show that his 22-year-old son, Baylee, will appear on the upcoming season of American Idol. "He was just texting me last night, going, ‘Dad,

Today I learned that while his first credited role as an actor was Aquaman in Smallville in 2005 (which I did know), Alan Ritchson was actually on network TV a year before… as himself auditioning for American Idol ,

From the American Idol judging panel to … outer space?! Pop superstar and former Idol judge Katy Perry will be one of several celebrities boarding a rocket ship for a mission to space this spring. This news comes from Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin,

Former “American Idol” star Adam Lambert discussed being a part of the Broadway revival of the pre-World War II musical “Cabaret” to Variety on Wednesday.  Read More

Carsen, a 16-year-old junior at South Caldwell High School, will appear on season 23 of "American Idol." The new season airs on March 9 at 8 p.m. on ABC, according to an article on People magazine’s website.