With his win, Roberts became the first Black man to earn the title since Season 2's Ruben Studdard, in 2003. For his winner's song, Jamal crooned Anthony Hamilton's "Her Heart" as the Top 14 ...

Underwood says this most recent finale was similar to hers two decades ago. “[Both] were great, fun shows,” she recalls. “Two ...

Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old PE teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, won the popular vote to become the "American Idol" Season ...

Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old PE teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, won season 23 of "American Idol." We have more facts ...

In the first few weeks of elimination rounds, judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood held the power to decide who stayed and who went home. Meridian native Jamal Roberts sings ...

On Monday, the Top 8 contestants returned to the stage for the Judges' Song Contest, a unique challenge where each judge—Luke Bryan ... Josh King, and Jamal Roberts delivering a high-energy ...

During Monday night’s episode of “American Idol,” judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan offered ... Gabby Samone, Jamal Roberts and Josh King sang Richie’s jam “Dancing ...

A nationwide vote during the episode determined which “Idol” hopefuls were in the “bottom two,” while judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan shared ... Breanna Nix, Jamal Roberts and John ...

Jamal Roberts is steadily rising through the ranks of "American Idol" Season 23. The Meridian native is now in the Top 7. Last week, the 27-year-old Crestwood Elementary P.E. teacher became the ...