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American Idol Mariah Carey With ratings dipping to an all-time low, American Idol producers and Fox executives had approached Jennifer Lopez to replace Mariah Carey for the balance of the season, sources connected with the network confirm to

American Idol Nine black former American Idol contestants have accused American Idol of racism and are planning a lawsuit against the Fox reality show. The nine contestants are Corey Clark (Season 2), Jaered Andrews (Season 2), Donnie Williams

American Idol wrapped up its Chicago audition episode last night with an inspiring story of courage. Lazaro Arbos, a 21-year-old Naples, Florida native, has battled a severe stutter his whole life. His stutter, however, disappears when he sings

Jennifer Lopez American Idol Jennifer Lopez is rumored to be leaving American Idol at the end of the current season. She's just too busy, a source told E! News. While JLo has publicly said she is yet to make a final decision, sources close to

Scotty McCreery dating Lauren Alaina Scotty McCreery not only emerged as the winner of American Idol, the country singer may have also got himself a girlfriend! Just moments after McCreery was announced the new Idol on Wednesday's finale, runnerup

Check out Scotty McCreery singing 'I Love You This Big' - the designated first single for Scotty if he wins tomorrow. I'm not sure it was the perfect song for you, but the range was great, Randy says. Dude, you know what I'm proud of you, because

American Idol Finale Haley Reinhart is heading home! Despite raves from the judges last night, the 20-year-old from Chicago was eliminated tonight (May 19, 2011) on American Idol -- setting the stage for the final showdown between Lauren Alaina

American Idol Recap, May 18, 2011 Lauren Alaina sang Faith Hill's debut hit Wild One on American Idol tonight. Mentor Beyonce praised her song choice. I enjoy her mostly when it's something fun because it loosens her up. ...I can see that she

American Idol's top three - Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and Haley Reinhart are performing three songs tonight (May 18, 2011) one picked by the contestants, one chosen by Jimmy Iovine and a song that one of the judges chose for them. Beyonce

American Idol determined its season 10 Top 3 finalists during tonight's (May 12, 2011) live results show. Keep reading to find out who's journey reached its end. American Idol top 3 James Durbin was eliminated from Idol tonight, leaving Lauren

Scotty McCreery sang Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning by Alan Jackson on American Idol, May 11, 2011. Scotty strummed away on an acoustic guitar while singing. It was a pleasant performance. Randy That's a great, amazing song .

The American Idol Top 4 are singing two songs tonight (May 11, 2011) For round one, they have chosen songs that inspired them. For their second song of the night, they'll cover songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Up first is James Durbin

American Idol determined its season 10 Top 4 finalists during tonight's (May 05, 2011) live results show. Find out who was eliminated, right after the jump. Jacob Lusk and Lauren Alaina plunged into the bottom two and Jacob was sent home. Jacob

Lauren Alaina sang Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers on American Idol May 04, 2011. Both Jimmy and Sheryl say that the song requires a lot of maturity. This is one of the most-performed songs on the Idol stage and Lauren's take on it

James Durbin sang 'Without You' by Harry Nilsson on American Idol May 04, 2011. James gets emotional during rehearsal. He says he really misses his family. James showed off his soft side with that song. Loved the emotional rendition. He cried