The auditions are over! It's now time to see what the latest crop of singers gathered on season 11 of American Idol are made of in the always-grueling -- and entertaining -- Hollywood Week round, which began airing last night. As with seasons past, groups of golden ticket holders came out on Continue

The audition episodes of American Idol season 11 came to a close last night as the gang -- Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler -- hit St. Louis, MO in search of more of the best undiscovered talents in the country. As we were reminded at the opening of the eppy, St. Louis is where we Continue

If you have a dream and you want it to come true, sometimes you have to get off your booty and make it happen. Sometimes this means making a crappy sign and bringing it to your idol's concert in the hopes that she'll see it and invite you on stage for a duet. Or it could mean kicking a cheating Continue

The American Idol judges never fail to gather up some of the best talents when they visit the southern states. Their trip to Galveston, Texas on last night's audition episode was no exception. Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler managed to give away 54 golden tickets to Hollywood. In Continue

Aspen, Colorado. So many scenic treasures to behold. So many undiscovered talents ripe for the picking. Or at least that's what Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler hoped when they descended upon the city in the mountains in search of the next American Idol on last night's fourth Continue

It was so considerate of Fox to assume football watchers = American Idol watchers and we'd happily stay up until 11pm on a Sunday night to watch another auditions round right after the NFC Championship game! Feel the sarcasm! We're actually pretty dang P.O.ed. That move was just about as considerate Continue

The American Idol season 11 premiere continued with its second night. This time, the gang -- Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson, with host Ryan Seacrest -- hit Pittsburgh, PA for the very first time in their 11 season on air to gather up some talent. And they found plenty, but hardly any Continue

Oh. Em. Total. Gee. American Idol is BACK! Yes, folks. Season 11 of everyone's favorite singing competition (even though some are too cool to admit this) premiered last night (January 18) with everyone in the crew (circa season 10, anyway) -- Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and your Continue

Girls don't run the world on American Idol. For the fourth year in a row, America chose a guy to win the Idol crown. Scotty McCreery beat Lauren Alaina in the youngest Idol showdown in the show's 10 seasons. The 17-year-old country crooner from North Carolina, lauded for his deep voice and Continue