Tweet-Along LIVE Tonight with Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe
American Idol Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe will be tweeting along with the east coast broadcast of tonight's show at 5PT/8ET. Tweet your comments and questions @dizzyfeet with #Idol, tonight, Wednesday, February 8 starting at 8/7c. Tomorrow on AmericanIdol.com, we'll have a write-up from our press call with Nigel Lythgoe.
We will also be live tweeting from the official show Twitter account, @AmericanIdol. In addition, American Idol's Insider will be tweeting from her brand new twitter page @...
Chat About Hollywood Week
The incredible journey continues tonight with the start of Hollywood Week. See which of your favorites will rise and meet new contestants at 8/7c on FOX.
Join the discussion with fellow fans in the comments section below. Login with your Twitter, Facebook, or American Idol accounts and discuss the episode below.
In addition to chatting here, you can also share your comments on Twitter with #Idol and post your comments on Facebook.
The American Idol Insider will be chatting with you on her new Tw...
Happy Birthday, Jim Verarros
We first met Jim Verraros when he was just 19 years old. The Season 1 finalist is celebrating his 29th birthday today! Many people remember Jim as the contestant who was fluent in American Sign Language because both of his parents are deaf.
Jim performed on the first ever semifinals show and advanced to the Top 10 with his performance of "When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole. Although Jim was eliminated during the Top 10's Motown Week, he went on to have a successful career in music. In 2004, h...
David Cook Releases New EP
Season 7 winner David Cook just released a new EP! This Quiet Night features selected acoustic performances of songs from his last album, This Loud Morning. Included in the EP are: "The Last Goodbye," "Right Here With You," "Take Me As I Am," "Goodbye To The Girl," and "Paper Heart." Read more about David's latest album here.
Music isn't the only thing on David's agenda. He will be running in the Race for Hope DC 5K for the fourth consecutive year! Help David's fundraising efforts to find a cure...
Didi Benami and Lacey Brown to Appear at Grammy Camp
Season 9's Didi Benami has been included as one of the top music industry professionals discussing the realities of the music business and careers in music with more than 700 Los Angeles-area high school students at GRAMMY Camp - Basic Training, a GRAMMY in the Schools initiative of the GRAMMY Foundation. GRAMMY Camp - Basic Training conducts a variety of workshops focusing on various fields in the music industry, utilizing the entire USC Thornton School of Music campus.
It appears that Idol'...
Carrie Underwood to Perform and Ryan Seacrest to Present at Grammys
It was announced today that Season 4 American Idol Carrie Underwood will perform with Tony Bennett at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 12. Five-time Grammy winner Carrie is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for "Mama's Song." Fourteen-time Grammy Winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tony Bennett has two nods: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Body And Soul" (with Amy Winehouse), and Best Traditional Pop Album for Duets II (with Various...
Jennifer Hudson’s New Single
American Idol Season 3 finalist Jennifer Hudson was just in Miami shooting the new video for her recently released single "Think Like A Man". The single, which is the lead track from the motion picture Think Like A Man, features Ne-Yo and Rick Ross.
Jennifer has been keeping busy lately, starring in the FOX flick The Three Stooges, to be released April 13th. This multitalented star also just released her first book, I Got This, in January. Read more about it now.
See Jennifer's American Idol pe...