American Idol needs to return to its glory days and bring back bad auditions to liven up the early episodes.

Lola, 19, sang the Kacey Musgrave song Rainbow, and the judges were impressed by her performance. She is the daughter of a ...

While many golden tickets to Hollywood were passed out, the judges also had to crush the dreams of some aspiring artists. The ...

Freddie McClendon spoke about his father on the show. An "American Idol" contestant brought a personal story to his audition that moved the judges Sunday night. Freddie McClendon appeared on ...

Kelly Clarkson famously won the first season of "American Idol" and has since become one of its most successful winners, but she did not initially know what she had signed up for. During a recent ...

One "American Idol" contestant is turning an unthinkable tragedy into triumph. South Carolina college student Freddie McClendon, 19, auditioned with the original song "You Never Loved Him," about ...

But 19-year-old Jamier Jones made them look easy, seamless and velvety during his Nashville audition on this season of 'American Idol.' Judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood were ...

Jamal Roberts, a P.E. teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, earned a golden ticket on "American Idol." Roberts impressed the judges with his soulful rendition of "Mary Jane" by Rick James.

An American Idol contestant got a golden ticket while singing an original song dedicated to the life and legacy of his murdered father. On the Sunday, March 23 edition of the reality singing ...

Freddie McClendon brought "American Idol" judges to tears in Sunday night's episode when he performed a moving original song about his late father, Davis McClendon, who was killed in May 2023.

On the 'Not Gonna Lie' podcast, she also recalled that people who were "really mean" about her 'American Idol' win went on to be coaches on 'The Voice' Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE.

Carrie Underwood is loving her time on "American Idol" this year. The 42-year-old country music star is one of the judges on the popular singing competition show. Underwood, of course, came to ...