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American Idol season 8 third place finisher Danny Gokey was so charming and bubbly during the duration of the musical competition that it’s easy to forget he faced incredible tragedy not even a year ago. Danny’s young wife, Sophia Gokey, died just 4 weeks before his American Idol audition–an audition she encouraged him to go […]

Behind every good man is a good woman right? This is true for new American Idol Kris Allen. The Conway, Arkansas native credits his wife with his success saying she believed in him more than he believed in himself.
“My wife has been the biggest support ever. I seriously almost gave up a lot.” Kris told […]

Conway, Arkansas native Kris Allen beat out theatrical rocker Adam Lambert to take home the American Idol crown last night in what has to be the show’s biggest upset. Perhaps what helped give him the winning edge was the new song that would become Kris’ debut single. Co-written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, the single […]

American Idol season 8’s notorious fail contestant Katrina “Bikini Girl” Darrell made a name for herself not for making it far in the competition (because she didn’t; she was booted during Hollywood week’s group challenge) but for showing off her beach body, kissing Ryan Seacrest, and her rivalry with judge Kara DioGuardi.
During her audition, she performed […]

Tons of stars and former Idols turned out to see Kris Allen take the American Idol crown from Adam Lambert last night in Hollywood. Others came not only to watch, but to hit the stage as well. Take a look at some of the red carpet arrival photos and see the rest of […]

With nine words Ryan Seacrest delivered one of the biggest upsets in reality TV history: “The winner of American Idol 2009 is Kris Allen.”
The Conway, Arkansas native shocked his way to victory beating out fan and judge favorite Adam Lambert to become the eighth American Idol.
Not even Kris knew how to handle the news. “Are […]

American Idol pulled out all the stops for the duets for the top two contestants Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Kris hit the stage for a duet of Kiss A Girl with Country superstar Keith Urban. Who knew Kris could do Country music so well??
Adam provided one of the highlights of the night with a […]

When the American Idol top 13 get together for their group performances, the results are typically cheesy beyond reason. But when the 13 chosen ones got together during the American Idol season finale tonight, they were joined by two of today’s hottest stars: Black Eyed Peas and Jason Mraz. The group performances with these hit […]

Lil Rounds And Queen Latifah - Cue The Rain
American Idol finale night brings tons of musical mash-ups. They can be even more exciting than the actual results–well, kinda. This year’s show was no exception. Hitting the stage for some truly epic and not so epic duets were season 8 contestants Lil Rounds, Allison Iraheta and […]

The American Idol season finale just took place and the show was filled with music from Idol contestants past and present. One of the first performances of the night came courtesy of last year’s winner, David Cook.
David gave a touching performance of the song Permanent and spoke briefly with host Ryan Seacrest about the […]