american idol

And then there were five. Ryan Seacrest told us at the top of the show that we would be disappointed with the outcome of tonight's results - and he wasn't wrong: In somewhat of a shocker, Casey Abrams was eliminated from 'American Idol.' Of course, the elimination wasn't totally surprising, as Casey was actually eliminated on a previous episode. (He was then saved by the judges.) Even so, it didn

Last night on American Idol, our remaining 6 contestants took on the songbook of Carole King.  If you tuned into the WBKR Waking Crew this morning, you know that her music has divided Moon and Chad!  Moon's a fan of Carole's voice and her songwriting.  Chad doesn't think Carole is much of a singer and, consequently, wrote songs that didn't require much "singing!"  So, which Idol hopeful

Elimination night Thursday on American Idol and we finally said goodbye to Stefano, who'd been lingering in the bottom three for weeks.  This time, though, he couldn't escape America's vote and now we are down to the FINAL SIX!  So, what does Steve Thompson, our Idol expert, think about all this?  And what's in store for our Idol hopefuls (and us!) next week?

"Songs from the 21st Century" last night on American Idol. It was definitely a mixed bag . . . with Scotty McCreery singing 'Swingin'" by Lee Ann Rimes (Uh, what?), my favorite little underachiever Lauren Alaina taking on Sara Evans' "Born To Fly" (Uh, why?) and James rocking out to "Uprising" by Muse (Uh, awesome!!).  What did our Idol expert Steve Thompson thin

Hot off the press, former American Idol contestant, wow, I'll never get used to writing that, Pia Toscano will perform on next Tuesday's Dancing With The Stars' results show and yes, rumored and now confirmed boyfriend Mark Ballas will be dancing to her perfomance...

Former 'American Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi is opening up about her shocking past in her forthcoming memoir 'A Helluva High Note.' In the book, on stands Apr. 26, the singer-songwriter says she was molested when she was 11 years old by a family friend's teenage son...

Pia Toscano Has A New Boyfriend and He Is -- Mark Ballas from Dancing With the Stars. And, here's where it gets tacky.

After weeks of saying goodbye to the ladies, American Idol, for the first time since we named the Top 13,  said ADIOS to one of the guys!  Nashville rocker Paul McDonald got the boot last night and his other friends in the bottom three, Hayley and Stefano, were sent back to safety!  What does our Idol expert think about it all?  Let's ask him . . .

LOL!  Look how "Clarkson" is spelled!!  LMAO!!  But hey!  If you're a fan of the duet "Don't You Want To Stay?", tune into the American Idol results show tonight!  Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson are set to sing their #1 country smash LIVE!  As you may have heard, Jason had a little bit of a challenge deciding how he was going to pull this song off on his brand new concert tour

We've seen many an American Idol alumni pack their bags for Nashville:  winner Carrie Underwood, Danny Gokey, Phil Stacey, Kellie Pickler; and there's no doubt in my mind, both season 10 hopefuls, Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery,  should have no worries in pursuing their country careers.  However...

Well, yesterday I wrote "An Open Letter To Lauren Alaina" and encouraged her to start singing like she can WIN this competition.  And, last night, Lauren and the other members of Idol's Top 8 went to the movies and performed songs from the cinema.  So, how did they fare?  Who rocked it out and who's in danger of following in Pia's steps and hitting the house?  Our Idol expert Steve Thomp

Dear Lauren, You don't know me, but my name is Chad Benefield and I do mornings at 92.5 WBKR, a country radio station in Owensboro, KY.  We are situated just about 120 miles from Nashville, TN, where you stood on the stage of the historic Ryman Auditorium and knocked the socks off of Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and the rest of the America with your version of "I Don't Want To