American Idol News

According to a May 24 report by E!'s Kristin Dos Santos and Marc Malkin, the "American Idol" 2014 judging panel has its first newly minted member in Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson , and three other alums of the long-running reality singing competition are waiting in the wings to snatch up the two remaining chairs.

Former "X Factor" U.K. judge Tulisa Contostavlos has not been having a very happy spring of 2013.

"My dress just popped!" Mimi was on Good Morning America when the back of her dress out broke, causing it to slip down In front of a live TV audience and a crowd of hundreds in New York's Central Park, Mariah had a near-disaster when her strapless Versace dress split at the back.

Friday's Good Morning America spent a scant 16 seconds on the newest development in the IRS scandal, the suspension of agency official Lois Lerner who oversaw the division responsible for processing tax-exempt status requests.

The music mogul inked a two-year deal with the cable network where he will develop projects.

It comes after officers swooped on three branches of the privately-run Bright Eyes Nurseries in Bromsgrove, Redditch and Droitwich, in Worcestershire.

A couple in York, Pennsylvania have been arrested for stabbing each other during an argument over Fox network TV karaoke contest American Idol .

Mike Darnell , Fox's long-time president in charge of alternative programming, is leaving after 18 years spearheading shows like American Idol and Hell's Kitchen .

AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! returns this summer for another hit Tour to showcase the season's talented top Finalists.

After 12 seasons of countless auditions, performances and lots of drama involving the judges themselves, American Idol judge Randy Jackson is leaving the show, saying his long stint had run its course.

American Idol might need a miracle for it to be saved, considering new competition from NBC's The Voice , and they're reportedly eyeing past contestant and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson as a new judge.

It takes one to know one, and maybe that's why "American Idol" producers are reportedly courting former contestant Jennifer Hudson to sit at the judges' table next season.

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Country has been well represented over the years on American Idol with artists like Casey James, Laren Alaina, Bucky Covington, Josh Gracin, Kelli Pickler, and of course, Carrie Underwood.

Music will be a major part of Memorial Day weekend, from a Liberace movie to a June Carter Cash film to an Audra McDonald concert to the finale of "Smash." PBS has something special in the National Memorial Day Concert at 8 p.m. Sunday from Washington.

Carrie Underwood donated $1 million to the Oklahoma Tornado Relief fund via the Red Cross.

" The X Factor " stage musical now has a title and premiere date. According to a report that was published in The Sun on May 23, 2013, the musical is called "I Can't Sing!," and it is scheduled to premiere at the London Palladium in London on March 29, 2014.

Why stop the fun at Sunday night? Chart Beat presents this week's chart news in similar, star-studded fashion.

IDOLS TURN 70: One week after the season 12 finale of American Idol , the top two finalists can pick up Billboard magazine on the newsstands this weekend and see their names in print on multiple charts, something they couldn't have imagined a year ago today.

The singer, host of NBC's "America's Got Talent" and husband of Mariah Carey aims to put a reboot of the late Don Cornelius ' iconic 1971-2006 music show into production by the end of the year.