Judas Priest Surprise American Idol Fans With James Durbin Jam
Judas Priest's surprise appearance on American Idol captured the No. 5 spot in our list of the Top 11 Music Surprises of 11....
Happy Birthday, Anoop Desai!
Season 8 finalist Anoop Desaicelebrates his 25th birthday today! The North Carolina native had a successful run on American Idol, where the Wild Card round made him the first-ever 13th finalist. The college grad ended up making it all the way to sixth place. When Anoop auditioned for American Idol in 2008, he suggested the nickname "Anoop Dawg" to Randy Jackson, and the moniker has stuck with him since!
Anoop had a great year in 2011. He released a new album, Zero.0, and he released music videos...
Happy Birthday, David Cook!
America's seventh Idol, David Cook,turned 29on December 20th. In honor of David's 29th birthday today, fans like you donated to his Crowdrise Mozilla Firefox Challenge, which is raising funds for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and could win his ABC2 I LA Marathon Fundraising team an additional $25,000! Fans also successfully trended #WeBelieve to No. 1 world wide! Donations today alone exceeded $16,000, bringing total team donations to more than $31,000! Be sure to make your contribution before Da...
‘Idol’ Mormon break
The music is stopping for one-time “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta — but, don’t worry Arch Angels, it’s only a rest note. The 20-year-old has announced that he’ll be giving up the music scene in favor of going on a two-year Mormon mission. He made the announcement on......
Daughtry: I don’t want to talk about Idol…
Chris Daughtry is keen to leave his American Idol roots behind and focus instead on his success with his award-winning band....
‘American Idol’: Steven Tyler deems ‘The X Factor’ a ‘whole different show’
Steven Tyler isn't worrying whether "The X Factor" has stolen any thunder from "American Idol."The longtime Aerosmith frontman enters his second round as a judge of the FOX competition when "Idol" launches its 11th season Wednesday, Jan. 18. He essentially took the spot of Simon Cowell, who left to start the U.S. version of "The X Factor," wrapping its first FOX season with the last competing ......
American Idol’s David Archuleta Planning Mormon Mission, Puts Singing on Hold
American Idol runner-up David Archuleta is about to go on a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Associated Press reports. The 20-year-old singer made the announcement Monday during a Christmas concert in downtown Salt Lake City. Coinciding with the mission, he will be taking a break from his music career....