American Idol

A judge on ‘American Idol‘ is a gig that tireless toiler Katy Perry wants no parts of. Perry has no aversion to working hard – she worked night and day to promote her film ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me,’ which subsequently arrived to a cold box office reception. But she refused the idea of ‘Idol’ simply because it’s too much of a time commitment for her and she has other plans taking priority.

She may have lost ‘American Idol,’ but Jessica Sanchez gained a record deal.

Aerosmith frontman and ‘American Idol‘ judge Steven Tyler was recently asked if Jennifer Lopez would be returning to ‘Idol’ next season. Since he’s on the panel with her, he had some insight.

During an appearance on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show on Wednesday, ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe confirmed judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and Randy Jackson would be back for season 11 of the show. “I am delighted to say that all three judges, along with the brilliant host of ‘American Idol’ are back for the next season,” he told Seacrest, who happens to be the aforementioned “brillian

Only a few weeks after she announced that she is splitting from Marc Anthony, actress/singer/’American Idol’ host Jennifer Lopez opened up to Vanity Fair about the downfall of her marriage and why she’s still an “eternal optimist.” In an exclusive cover story, Lopez revealed: “It’s not that I didn’t love myself before. Sometimes we don’t realize that we are compromising ourselves. To understand th

Haley Reinhart, who finished in third-place on season 10 of ‘American Idol,’ has reportedly landed a record deal, EW.com is reporting. According to the report, the 20-year-old Chicago native has officially been signed to 19 Entertainment/Interscope Records, and is currently at work on her debut album.

Now that he's your latest 'American Idol,' life is pretty hectic for Scotty McCreery, what with his duties on the 'Idol' tour and sessions for his first album. Things are moving so fast, in fact, that Scotty won't even have time to get any of his own material on his debut.

They've performed together before, they're both young country artists, and they just finished an 'American Idol' run that ended with him in first place and her in second, so it's only natural to ask: Have Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina talked about recording a duet now that they're labelmates? "Yeah, we have," says McCreery, although Alaina adds,"We need to establish ourselves as

Though she didn't win 'American Idol' season, 16-year-old runner-up Lauren Alaina is apparently used to rejection. The Rossville, GA, native revealed Thursday on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' that she had previously tried out twice for 'America's Got Talent,' and was shown the door both times.