American Idol News

MANILA Filipino-Mexican singer Jessica Sanchez covered Pitbull's "Feel This Moment" during the finale of reality show "Dancing With The Stars" on Wednesday morning .

Country singer Kellie Pickler won the 16th season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday night, winning over judges and TV audiences with her graceful style and high-jumping jives with partner and professional dancer Derek Hough.

On May 21, 2013, former "X Factor" U.K. judge Tulisa Contostavlos broke her silence about being fired from the show: She confirmed her "X Factor" exit in a statement that she posted on Twitter.

Farah Alvin , Anika Larsen , Patti Murin , Samia Najimy Finnerty, N'Kenge , Orfeh , Jarrod Spector and American Idol Finalist Erika Van Pelt will comprise the lineup for the June 10 edition of The Pop Show, part of the Broadway at Birdland series at Birdland Jazz Club.

When Candice Glover won the 12th season of "Idol" last week, it was the first time the show's season finale attracted fewer than 20 million viewers, according to the Los Angeles Times .

The 12th season of FOX's famed "American Idol" wrapped on Thursday night, and although the most recent "Idol" installment brought new judges, talented contestants and some twists, the next season of the show may see even more changes.

On May 18, 2013, " The X Factor " executive producer Simon Cowell posting a rambling string of messages on Twitter.

Despite introducing megastar judges like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey, neither FOX's "The X Factor" nor "American Idol" could boost ratings this past season.

Cassadee Pope started off Season 3 of "The Voice" as a pop-punk singer, a Warped Tour veteran with an Avril Lavigne fetish and a background as the frontgirl for the Pete Wentz-championed Decaydence Records band Hey Monday.

She may not have won the title of "American Idol," but after competing on the show's 11th season, Elise Testone is now hoping to be an inspiration to music lovers around the world with the upcoming release of her new album, "In This Life." Testone, a 2001 Kinnelon High School graduate , has been hard at work on her album in between concert ... (more)

Any way you look at it, it was a tough year for the networks. Broadcast ratings dropped by an average of 7.5 percent, the steepest decline in six years.

Pitbull 's song "Feel This Moment" has been the de facto theme song for ABC's Dancing with the Stars this season, so it's no surprise that the rapper will be appearing on the show's big finale on Tuesday night.

This Oct. 28, 2011 photo shows, from left, Carson Daly, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Christina Aguilera, from the reality television competition "The Voice." The NBC singing contest said Friday that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for "The Voice" Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

One Direction , the biggest-selling global act to emerge from " The X Factor ," won three prizes at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards , which were presented on May 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

American Idol Season 10 winner, Scotty McCreery, says it's a challenge juggling a North American tour with being a college student.

Many made note of this and wondered if she was snubbed because she would in fact be fired from the show, but according to Minaj it was simply a case of her new music video, which she planned on airing, being too hot for FOX.

As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.

Kree Harrison may not have won "American Idol" Season 12, but her career prospects are looking good.

U.S. TV bosses have confirmed reports CHRISTINA AGUILERA and CEE LO GREEN will be returning to their spinning chairs for the fifth season of hit talent show THE VOICE.

The country superstar also dismisses the idea of joining the judges' panel himself: "I don't think I'd be diplomatic enough." Now that Keith Urban has completed his first -- and possibly only -- stint as a judge on American Idol , the question loom: Will he return for another season? Urban has said he is willing.