Byron Allen & Verizon Partner On Black-Owned Media Summit Set For May

Avalon Young, who was part of American Idol‘s Farewell Season from Fox, has been diagnosed with brain cancer.

Starz has put in development The Case of Cyntoia Brown, a limited drama series inspired by the story of Cyntoia Brown-Long, who served 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man when she was 16 years old.

Contestant Wyatt Pike‘s mysterious exit from American Idol birthed a wild rumor: the 20-year-old singer left the competition because of an alleged physical fight with one of the judges, Luke Bryan. Of course, this is just an unfounded fan theory, which Luke’s wife Caroline Bryan confirmed after seeing one of these rumors herself online.

Luke Bryan got the first boos of the latest season of “American Idol” Monday night.

Alma Wahlberg was the mother of musicians and actors Mark and Donnie Wahlberg, and she was often featured on her family’s reality show, “Wahlburgers.”Wahlberg was a mother of nine children, and she worked as a bank clerk and a nurse’s aide while she was raising them. She became well known in the years after her sons Donnie and Mark became famous as musicians in New Kids on the Block and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

There’s nothing like a romantic ballad to win over the judges.

A big night! Luke Bryan returned to American Idol on Sunday, April 18, six days after revealing he had tested positive for coronavirus and had to miss the first live show.

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.

Mickey Guyton gave a powerful performance of “Black Like Me” at the Grammys last month, it was a statement moment for her and all of the other African-American artists who are stomping across country music’s color lines.No doubt — black artists such as Guyton, Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen and Nashville veteran Darius Rucker are leading a diversity movement in the traditionally white country-music industry.

Luke Bryan will return to “American Idol” for a live broadcast tonight, sources tell Variety, after being sidelined from last week’s first live episode of the season — and also tonight’s Academy of Country Music Awards — as a result of contracting COVID-19.Shortly after this story was first published, Bryan tweeted (and the “Idol” account quote-tweeted) a short video message in which he declared, “Hey guys, it’s Luke.

Paula Abdul is stepping into Luke Bryan's shoes. The 44-year-old country singer announced on Monday that he's in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, and will miss the first of 's live shows on April 12.Abdul, who was an judge for eight seasons, from 2002 to 2009, will judge in Bryan's place, alongside Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, ABC announced on Monday.This marks the first time Abdul has appeared on since the show moved from Fox to ABC in 2018.«Luke will be missed at our first

EXCLUSIVE: A documentary about American Gladiators, widely considered one of the first reality competition series, is set as ESPN’s latest 30 for 30.

Kane Brown is going to be making music history with his upcoming concert tour!

Diddy, 51, made a powerful statement targeting large American corporations — including General Motors. The entrepreneur and rapper penned the lengthy letter — titled “If You Love Us, Pay Us: A letter from Sean Combs to Corporate America” — on the website of his company Revolt on Thursday, May 8. In the letter, he specifically addressed the advertising spend of GM to Black-owned businesses, compare with the revenue they earn from Black customers.

Kane Brown is hitting the road. The singer announced on Thursday that he’ll be kicking off his Blessed & Free Tour on Oct.

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

A rising star was born on “American Idol” after Alanis Sophia teamed up with country music singer Jimmie Allen to perform a show-stopping duet during Sunday night’s show.