Kenedi Anderson’s Big Family: Get to Know the ‘American Idol’ Alum’s Parents and 5 Siblings

Following the rules. While Kenedi Anderson decided to leave American Idol of her own volition, many contestants don’t have a choice — they’re kicked off after violating one of the show’s many strict rules.

Scotty McCreery has news to sing about: He’s going to be a dad!

Scotty McCreery has news to sing about: He's going to be a dad!The alum, who won the 10th season of the singing competition, is expecting his first child with wife Gabi Dugal. The couple tied the knot in 2018. «Baby boy McCreery coming soon!» the performer confirmed in an Instagram post shared on Tuesday. «I was the only boy on both sides of my family, the last McCreery boy out there,» McCreery told , which was first to report the news.

Reading between the lines? Kenedi Anderson‘s decision to leave American Idol during season 20 left viewers with lots of questions — some of which the singer has cryptically addressed.

Gone too soon. While many budding musicians got their big breaks on the American Idol stage through the years, a handful lost their lives not long afterward.

From a fun-filled childhood to living out her dreams, former American Idol hopeful Kenedi Anderson has already lived a full life — and she’s still just a teen.

School’s out! Former American Idol frontrunner Kenedi Anderson graduated from high school two months after she abruptly quit season 20 of the singing competition.

Carrie Underwood took to Instagram on Wednesday to celebrate the 17th anniversary of her legendary win. «Where does the time go,» the singer wrote on Instagram. «Please enjoy a page from the journal of a 22-year-old farm girl who just had the most incredible night!» The journal entry tells the story of the final moments before Ryan Seacrest announced her win on May 25, 2005. «It came down to this final moment. Ryan had the gold card in his hand,» young Underwood wrote.

Yep, you read that right! The beloved host of everyone’s not-so-guilty pleasure, American Idol, was urged to make a bold decision midway through the live season finale.

Time for a quick change. Ryan Seacrest had to change his underwear during the American Idol finale when his stylist noticed that his outfit left little to the imagination for the viewers at home.

Ryan Seacrest had to do a very quick underwear change during the season 20 finale of “American Idol” on Sunday due to an unexpected “anatomy” revealing wardrobe malfunction.

Noah Thompson was crowned the winner of "American Idol" season 20 on Sunday night's three-hour live finale episode of the popular singing competition show. The 20-year-old construction worker, who hails from Louisa, Kentucky, was one of three finalists, and competed against HunterGirl and Leah Marlene, to earn the championship title. "Oh my God...

Ryan Seacrest had a crazy wardrobe malfunction during the most recent episode of American Idol!

Michele Amabile Angermiller “American Idol” crowned a new winner last night (May 22). Twenty-year old Louisa, Kentucky native Noah Thompson sealed the deal with a sultry performance of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” and his original song, “One Day Tonight.” He beat out fellow country artist, HunterGirl.After Thompson’s rendition of “I’m on Fire” — from Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” album — judge Katy Perry foreshadowed his victory. “So many people have fallen in love during that song, used it as their first-dance song,” she said.

Sunday night belonged only to American Idol as the singing competition dominated primetime ratings and viewership.

The newest victor! Noah Thompson was crowned the season 20 winner of American Idol after a showdown with Leah Marlene and HunterGirl.

Canadian singer Nicolina Bozzo was joined by Sara Bareilles to perform a stunning duet during Sunday’s “American Idol” finale.