Alanis Sophia Teams Up With Jimmie Allen For Powerful Duet Of ‘Shallow’ On ‘American Idol’

Josh Groban to the Robbie Williams song «Angels.» «We did a little pronoun shift and he was so wonderful,» Beane says of Groban. «He let me sing the word 'he' instead of 'she' and it's like those tiny little moments — it kind of correlates to painting a hand or a little bit of eyeliner, whatever — that I think kind of acts as almost a form of protest, in a way, just changing the norm a little bit.

Makayla Phillips gave it her all as she made an emotional return to “American Idol” on Monday night.

Good things didn’t happen for Cecil Ray Baker following his elimination from season 19 of American Idol. Just one week after being sent home, he allegedly tried to break into his ex-girlfriend Maria Lopez‘s house in Texas and allegedly hit her on her left cheek.

after quitting “American Idol,” a shocking move considering he was named into the top 12.Pike, a self-proclaimed 20-year-old “kid” from Park City, Utah, released the original song called “Friday Nights” on Monday, just hours before the competition show airs on ABC.“As promised, here’s a video of my tune ‘Friday Nights’,” he wrote.

Willie Spence has been delivering incredible performances on “American Idol” week after week; that trend continued Sunday.

Katy Perry the only judge taking the live shows seriously? The 36-year-old pop star poked fun at her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, during Sunday's live show, sharing a video less than an hour before the program aired. «The rumors are true, #americanidol has a diva problem and it’s @LionelRichie and @LukeBryanOnline

Luke Bryan returned to on Sunday, after previously missing the first live show of the season due to his COVID-19 diagnosis.

The judges on American Idol are facing some criticism on social media tonight for what they’re telling the contestants, even from a popular former contestant.

“20-year-old Utah kid” shouldn’t expect too much relief from his first official statement. “I had to leave the @AmericanIdol competition for personal reasons but am so thankful I get to play music for the rest of my life,” Pike posted Wednesday on Instagram.

American Idol Top 16 finalist Wyatt Pike abruptly left the singing competition, and now he’s explaining why he departed a position that so many other aspiring singers would give anything to be part of. In an Wed. Apr. 14 Instagram post, he didn’t go into much detail, but told fans “I had to leave the @AmericanIdol competition for personal reasons but am so thankful I get to play music for the rest of my life.” The Utah native didn’t elaborate on what the personal reasons were.

 unexpected early exit from the music competition show was announced on Monday, and he took to Instagram to address his surprising departure.«I had to leave the @AmericanIdol competition for personal reasons but am so thankful I get to play music for the rest of my life,» he wrote on Instagram on Wednesday, alongside a smiling portrait pic.«Fellow contestants — miss you all, good luck!» he added. «Thank you to everyone for your support... do stick around for more musical things soon!

Madison Watkins found herself in the unexpected position of fighting for her right to move forward on “American Idol”, and she delivered with a spin on Drake’s “Hotline Bling”.

People.“Wyatt could not continue … and we cannot comment further,” a show spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Post.The mysterious departure came on the heels of the young performer’s show-stopping moment: On Sunday’s pre-taped show, Pike wowed the judges panel with his confident rendition of the Kings of Leon’s 2008 hit “Use Somebody.”After that spirited performance, judge Lionel Richie, 71, said Pike had “a style on stage that we like to watch,” and predicted he was on his way to

contestant Wyatt Pike had anunexpected early exit from the music competition show on Monday night. Monday marked the ABC show's first night of live shows in which the Top 16 were supposed to be vying for a spot in the Top 12. But at the top of the show, it was announced that Wyatt had dropped out of the competition for unspecified personal reasons.

Madison Watkins got teary-eyed as she put everything into her “American Idol” performance on Sunday’s episode.

Quindon Tarver, best known for singing in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 "Romeo + Juliet" and Seasons 2 and 7 of "American Idol" is dead at age 38 after a car accident in Texas.  The singer’s uncle, Willie Tarver, confirmed news of his death to The Daily Beast saying he was in an accident on a Texas highway last Thursday.   "He had an accident—all we know is he had a wreck, crashed into a wall somewhere on George Bush [Turnpike]," he told the outlet.

Katherine McPhee has returned to the "American Idol" stage. The 37-year-old singer-actress was the runner-up of the singing competition's fifth season, losing to Taylor Hicks.

Beane has become one-to-watch on American Idol after his performances during the Top 24 week!

Grace Kinstler closed Sunday’s “American Idol” with another incredible performance.

Cecil Ray received some constructive criticism from the “American Idol” judges Sunday.