Jennifer Hudson Releases Her First Book
Season 3 star Jennifer Hudson shares her amazing story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big in her first-ever book, I Got This. This uplifting memoir tells the story of Jennifer's meteoric rise from American Idol to Dreamgirls to her amazing weight loss on the Weight Watchers diet plan. The book is available now in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook wherever books are sold.
Jennifer will be visiting bookstores and Weight Watchers locations across the country to meet fans and to sign copies ...
Happy Birthday, Nadia Turner!
Season 4's eighth place finalist, Nadia Turner, celebrates her birthday today. The Miami, Florida native sailed through the semi-finals and into the finals in 2005. Her big hair, bigger voice, and sense of style made her a popular contestant on American Idol.
Since her time on the show, Nadia has dabbled in many areas of entertainment. In 2006, Nadia co-hosted The View. The next year, she starred in the Urban Romantic Comedy Lord Help Us. From August 4th-14th of 2008, Nadia went on a USO tou...
Weekly Scoop: One Week Until Premiere
With one week until American Idol's eleventh season premiere, see what some of the Idol alumni are up to this week:
Tuesday, January 10
Randy Jackson appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jennifer Hudson releases her book, I Got This; appears on Dr. Oz.; appears on 106 & Park.
Wednesday, January 11
Mark your calendar: American Idol Season 11 premieres one week from today!
Jennifer Hudson book signing at Weight Watchers Center 139 E. 57th in New York, NY.
Happy Birthday, Nadia Turner!
Thursday, Janua...
Scotty McCreery’s "Clear As Day" Certified Platinum
American Idol Scotty McCreery's debut album, Clear As Day, has been certified platinum for sales of more than 1 million in just three months after its release! In addition, he was named No. 1 on Billboard magazine's list of Top New Country Artists for 2011. He also won New Artist of the Year at the American Country Awards in December.
Scotty says the platinum certification marks a major milestone in his career. "It means the world to me," he says. "It's one of the highest honors you can get with...
‘American Idol’ Season 11 introduces post-Hollywood Performance Challenge & more schedule details
"American Idol" Season 11 is merely weeks away -- have you been singing extra-loudly in your shower in anticipation?FOX announced the specifics of the first half of the "Idol" season. As we already knew, Season 11 premieres over two nights on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 18 and 19. Auditions will continue on Sunday, Jan. 22 after the NFC championship game, and then on the regular Wednesday and ......
Welcome Back, "American Idol" – The Incredible Journey Begins With a Two-Night Premiere Wednesday, January 18 and …
Plus: look for the show's 400th episode on a special night, Tuesday, February 28....
American Idol Fan Jessica Joy Rees Loses Cancer Battle
Jessica Joy Rees, the 12-year-old California girl and American Idol fan who chronicled her battle with brain tumors and encouraged other pediatric cancer patients to “NEGU” (never ever give up), has died according to an announcement from her family posted on Rees’ Facebook page. After spending 10-months fighting multiple brain tumors, Jessica Joy Rees passed [...]...