Thunderstorm Artis performed an original piece — “Don’t Let Me Let You Go” — that won him a “golden ticket” to Hollywood. Hawaii performers have a strong track record with ...

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 ...

By Neil Vigdor Bobby Sherman, the Southern California heartthrob whose success on the television screen and music charts in the late 1960s and early 1970s cemented his teen idol status ...

While ABC's American Idol is just four episodes into its new season, fans are already fuming over a new influx of nepo babies. The show's second episode of the season (23rd in total, 8th since ...

It was a family affair on American Idol. On the Sunday, March 23 episode, Lola Bonfiglio — Carnie Wilson's daughter — auditioned alongside her mom and Aunt Wendy in front of the show's judges ...

In true reality TV show fashion, ABC's American Idol saved one of its best auditions for last. When 19-year-old Freddie McClendon stepped in front of judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A contestant who wowed judges on a recent episode of “American Idol” is no stranger to singing on television. Years ago, she was also a contestant on Simon Cowell’s “The X Factor.” ...

Languages: English, and Spanish. American Idol fans were not ready for the emotional rollercoaster one contestant's audition would take them on. Freddie McClendon appeared on the Sunday ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Middle Tennessee native earned herself a golden ticket during her “American Idol” audition, which aired Sunday. Mattie Pruitt, a 15-year-old high school student ...

The early ‘90s burst onto the scene March 23 on “American Idol” when two-thirds of the group Wilson Phillips helped a relative during her audition. The contestant, named Lola, appeared with ...