American Idol's Gabby Barrett Became Country Music's Rising Star

A sneak peek at this week’s edition of “American Idol” features the audition of singer Ren Patrick, who performs an emotion-filled cover of Robyn’s “Dancing With Myself”.

Trying to nail down the mood of American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan on any given audition day is a slippery task.

There was another first on Sunday night's episode of "American Idol." Ryan Seacrest ran into aspiring singer Courtney Timmons outside the set's building, where she had been waiting all day in line.

Katy Perry is recalling a romantic moment in her life! During Sunday night's episode of , the 35-year-old singer took her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, to the exact location where her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, popped the question last year.

Dillon James is an aspiring country singer who’s packed a lot of living — good and bad — into his 26 years, and he put it all on full display when he auditioned for “American Idol”.

Lionel Richie sure knows how to treat his fans.

Katy Perry was not expecting this performance from Jarred Lettow.

One American Idol contestant has a particularly special connection to judge Lionel Richie, we learn in a new clip shared exclusively with Billboard."I have a great-grandma, she's 78 and she loves you," the contestant tells Richie, before she's escorted in to meet her idol.

It’s always good to catch up with a familiar face.

Katy Perry is thankful for first responders.

American Idol fans might remember Margie Mays from last season. Though she was sent home during the Hawaii rounds, the aspiring star is back for another chance, and this time she brought the "love of her life" Jonny West to audition.

Julia Gargano has long been a fan of “American Idol.” In fact, the native of Westerleigh, Staten Island, remembers the very first season, which catapulted Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini to fame.

False alarm, folks: Katy Perry is just fine. Last week, the folks at American Idol sent out a teaser for Sunday night's (Feb. 23) episode in which it appeared that Perry took a nose-dive after show runners cleared the venue because of an apparent gas leak.

It’s only week two of American Idol Season 3 (or Season 18, if you’re not one to retcon the first 15 rounds that aired on Fox), and they’re already pulling out the quirky Broadway wannabes, the fire trucks and the wince-inducing comedy skits featuring judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan during auditions. Despite having to pad out the two hours with some of these shenanigans, a few diamonds in the rough showed up to give stardom a shot.

Luke Bryan loves working with his American Idol co-judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie because they “know how to have fun”.

Now that is back on, the Sunday Scaries are temporarily on hold because there are tons of cringe-y first-round auditions to watch and distract you from Monday. But first, last night was the premiere of the long-running show and it was actually pretty dramatic and involved a mass evacuation.

Katy Perry is thankful to the first responders who came to her rescue on Sunday’s American Idol, during which a sudden gas leak caused her to collapse on set.

After seemingly collapsing due to a gas leak during the auditions of “American Idol,” judge Katy Perry took to social media to announce that she’s fine and to thank first responders. Sunday’s episode of the singing competition saw the auditions in Sunriver, Ore., stop while organizers and first responders evacuated the building.