American Idol's Beane Tells Ellen DeGeneres That He Had a Feeling He'd Be Eliminated

finalist Caleb Kennedy is no longer in the competition.

posted a statement about his departure on Instagram Wednesday. “Hey y’all, this is gonna be a bit of a surprise but I am no longer gonna be on ‘American Idol,’” he wrote.

One of the most loved American talk show that pioneered a concept and audience decades ago called ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ is going off air in 2022. Ellen will host the 19th and last season as she bids adieu to a massive intellectual property.

Katy Perry loves a pointy ear! The 36-year-old musician went all-out once again for s Disney Night, sharing a video from the makeup chair as she transformed into Tinkerbell. Perry didn't just rock the green dress and fairy wings, she also dyed her eyebrows blonde and gave herself some pointy fairy ears. The look reminded her of another famous character with pointy ears — Legolas from, who was famously played by Perry's fiancé, Orlando Bloom, in the films. TINK fast — halfway through the Top 10

John Stamos is lending his musical talents and performing experience to this year's slate of hopefuls. The actor and musician will be joining the season as a guest mentor!As the race to the championship continues to narrow, the Top 9 will soon be taking a trip to Disney World for a very special Disney Night episode, where they will get some guidance from Stamos, as well as some inspiration from the Magic Kingdom itself.Stamos, of course, has long been a Disney fan.

alum Avalon Young is battling brain cancer.

Though his “American Idol” journey ended this week, 23-year-old contestant Beane is proud of the impact he made on the show.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

kicked off this season's live shows on Monday, but they had to do it without Luke Bryan.