American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox has been a frontrunner on the FOX reality competition from the start, but she reportedly almost quit the show two weeks ago.According to TMZ, the soulful dreadlocked rocker walked off the show and was ready to call it quits, when host Ryan Seacrest saved the day. The incident reportedly took […]

Last season this time of year, the top three show was a real game-changing episode for “American Idol.” It was the fateful night when dark horse Kris Allen stole the show from presumed front-runners Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert with his inspired cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless,” thus unexpectedly landing a spot in the finale […]

OK, I’m going to cut to the chase: Paige “Against All Odds” Miles did not beat the odds on Wednesday’s results show. She got the fewest votes, and so she was the “American Idol” contestant who went home, narrowly missing a spot in the top 10 and her one big shot to go on this […]

Simon Cowell was a man of few words as an “American Idol” judge, but they were choice. What he said helped turn a singing contest into a pop-culture force that dominates TV, even in its ninth season and with sliding viewership — and whose future is clouded by his departure after Wednesday’s season finale. Cowell […]

“American Idol” viewers were cruel to Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens. The 24-year-old musician from Moreno Valley, Calif., and the 17-year-old high school student from Middlebury, Conn., received the fewest viewer votes Wednesday on the Fox singing contest. Both failed to wow the judges with Elvis Presley tunes Tuesday. Stevens received a mixed reaction to […]

Simon Cowell was granted his final wish on “American Idol.” Lee DeWyze, the bashful paint sales clerk championed early by the biting British judge on the Fox singing contest, was crowned “Idol” on Wednesday over single mother Crystal Bowersox. His victory was based on votes cast after Tuesday’s performances, which drew more acclaim from the […]

Casey James isn’t just an “American Idol” heartthrob. The guitar-playing crooner is also the King of Cool. Cool, Texas, that is. The tiny ranching and farming community where James grew up is rallying around the musician who is one of the last four contestants left in this season’s show. A marquee outside the Cool Community […]

Crystal Bowersox seems to have come out of nowhere, transforming from unknown single mom/subway busker to “American Idol” front-runner in a matter of weeks. But she’s been performing for years, and a recently unearthed video of a then-13-year-old Crystal singing in 1999 indicates that this raw talent was always destined for greatness.