It was a wipeout in IDOL LIVE's 2010 edition of the poll of the week champion series, as readers were asked which 12th (or 13th)-place f...

Now that thew two polls of the week have been condensed into one for the finals, this week's bragging rights of "favorite contestan...

After last night's crowded collection of performances from one of the oldest bands currently touring, we must say goodbye to someone. Th...

Last night's display of the Top 12's take on classics by The Rolling Stones went much better than many (including me) anticipated, b...

Tonight the competition finally begins for real as we blog during the Top 12 finalists' performances as they take on songs from The Roll...

It was exactly three seasons ago that Brandon Rogers performed his first (and last) song in the finals of Idol 's sixth season. His tak...

Carly Smithson was a force to be reckoned with at the outset of Idol 's seventh season. After breezing through the semifinals, Carly ca...

Leah LaBelle was widely considered to be a true contender on the third season of Idol at the outset, as she was selected as a wild card ch...

Who really thought Nick Mitchell would take the "final" spot last night over Adam Lambert? Do the producers think the audience is ...

And just like that, Group 1 of the Top 36 is no more. Kind of disappointing, isn't it? Unlike the past four seasons, this is the last we...

Apparently the fun has just begun. Mike Darnell, FOX's president of alternative entertainment, revealed in an interview with TV Week th...

Besides the tired infighting between the judges, Ryan's usual flirting with Simon and a new monstrous set, the Top 12 for the most part ...

Join us tonight as we blog during the Top 12 performance show at 8:00 p.m. ET, when the finalists take on The Beatles.

Are American Idol and the Beatles headed for holy matrimony or a quick hookup followed by a messy breakup? Idol executive producer Nigel L...