Happy Birthday, Matt Giraud!
Season 8's jazz crooner, Matt Giraud, celebrates his 26th birthday today. Matt will always be remembered as the first person to be "saved" by the judges on American Idol. The four judges thought his performance of Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" was worthy of using the save on him, and he returned the next week to sing the applicable disco hit, "Stayin' Alive." Matt made it all the way to fifth place, when he was eliminated during Rat Pack Week, despite receiving solid reviews...
Earn American Idol Stickers on GetGlue
GetGlue, the fastest growing social network for entertainment, allows you to virtually check-in to their app as you watch American Idol. Get all-new American Idol stickers when you check in while watching this week's show.
Who will be sent home tonight on American Idol? Check-in to tonight's episode on GetGlue.com to earn a sticker that will switch to the departed contestant's image tomorrow: http://bit.ly/jKs14b.
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New Billboard #1s from Kelly, Fantasia, JHud, and Carrie
Four of American Idol's top women had new #1 hits on the Billboard chat this week.
American Idol Kelly Clarkson has a new #1. Her single, "Don't You Wanna Stay," with Jason Aldean reached #1 on the Hot Country Songs Recurrents chart.Kelly is the Idol with the most #1 hits at 60. Season 3's American Idol, Fantasia, has two new #1's!Her single, "I'm Doing Me," reached #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents chart and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Recurrents chart. Billboard charts are either ba...
Take a Virtual Set Tour with Ryan
Host Ryan Seacrest takes you on an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the American Idol Season 10 set. Go on a VIP tour as Ryan takes you backstage, on stage, and in rooms that very few people have access to!
You'll also find out some humorous stories from Ryan, including one about Season 2's Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, and you'll see plenty of familiar faces!
Take the virtual tour with Ryan!
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Happy Birthday, Rickey Smith!
Rickey Smith, the always smiling Season 2 finalist, was known on the show for his personality, humor (who could forget "Hercules, Hercules, Hercules!"?), and smooth R&B voice. Although he was compared to the singers like Brian McKnight and R. Kelly, Rickey actually has formal training in opera, and hoped to go down the opera route after American Idol.
After making it to eighth place on the show, Rickey was able to go on tour with the Season 2 finalists, and then he settled in Los Angeles for...
Jacob Lusk’s Season 10 Journey
The morning after Jacob Lusk was eliminated in fifth place, he opened up to the press on a conference call. The 23-year-old opened up about his swan song performance, "God Bless The Child," and his future album.
Jacob Lusk landed on the American Idol radar during Season 10's Hollywood auditions. His rendition of "God Bless The Child" was called "the single best performance on Idol ever" by judge Randy Jackson. Jacob explained, "I went out there and I don't know if anyone noticed, but I changed o...
American Idols LIVE! 2011 Tour
It's here! The American Idols LIVE! 2011 Tour is coming to a town near you this summer. See Season 10's Top 11 perform at a town near you. Locations have been announced. Click the microphones on this map to see where the Top 11 are headed, and checkout the full schedule below.
All tickets go on sale at 10 AM on May 13th, with the exception of Toronto, Canada, whose tickets go on sale at 12 PM on May 13th.
New for this year! VIP Packages and they're available starting with the presale:
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