'American Idol' Season 19 crowns its winner in lengthy, star-studded finale

David Archuleta, who was one of the most infamous American Idol runner-ups in the show’s history, has come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. In an emotional Instagram post, the “Crush” singer opened up about his relationship with sexuality and faith, urging the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormons) to be more “understanding”. Here’s 5 more things to know about him.

Taylor Swift has landed a role in one of the most highly anticipated movies that is currently in the works!

Arthur Gunn, 23, is speaking out after he made headlines for not being a part of the highly anticipated American Idol finale on May 23. The contestant took to Instagram to share a photo of an inspiring quote along with a lengthy caption that gave a somewhat vague reason for his unexpected departure from the televised competition.

Arthur Gunn is responding to questions about his absence from the "American Idol" season finale. The singer and guitar strummer took to Instagram on Monday to address why he skipped out on the "Idol" Season 19 sendoff that would have seen Gunn perform alongside Sheryl Crow.

Arthur Gunn has broken his silence about why he was a no-show at Sunday’s American Idol season finale.

One big question looms over the season 19 finale of “American Idol”: where was Arthur Gunn?

A star is born! Chayce Beckham was crowned the winner of American Idol season 19 on Sunday, May 23.

Alessia Cara joined “American Idol” Top 3 contestant Grace Kinstler for a stunning duet during Sunday’s finale.

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Sunday’s finale of “American Idol.”)“American Idol” crowned its Season 19 winner on Sunday in a three-hour live finale featuring performances from the Top 3, the season’s eliminated contestants and judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.The episode aired live coast-to-coast, with voting open for the entire run of the show as the audience chose between finalists Chayce Beckham, Grace Kinstler and Willie Spence.At the end of the night, Beckham was

And that's a wrap! American Idol Season 19 ended on Sunday, May 23. The top 3 finalists, Grace Kinstler, Willie Spence and Chayce Beckham performed one last time to secure viewer votes.

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details about the May 23rd finale of American Idol

 crowned a new winner on Sunday.First, we're going to look at how the night unfolded.

made magic on Sunday by bringing an eliminated fan favorite back into the theater. Murphy returned to the stage for the season 19 finale on Sunday, and fans were delighted.After getting eliminated back in March — on what was also his 28th birthday — Murphy didn't even make it to the season's Top 24.

Spoiler Alert: The following article names who won season 19 of “American Idol”.

SPOILER ALERT – The winner of American Idol will be spoiled in this post, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know yet!

Macklemore and the Top 3 on “American Idol” put on an epic performance.

The American Idol producers threw a big curveball at host Ryan Seacrest during his preparations for the season finale this weekend!

Who says you can’t go home? American Idol judge Bobby Bones thinks Wyatt Pike “is welcome to come back” to the ABC reality show after abruptly leaving season 19 earlier this year.

told People magazine that the decision to remove him from the competition “had to be made and we move on,” while also recognizing the 16-year-old singer’s talent.“A lot of times, we think about it, we grow up and we make mistakes and we look at our life behind us many times and we say, ‘God, what was I thinking about when I did that?’ ” Richie said of the young singer, who left the program when a video surfaced depicting him next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.