Two down. One to go? Earlier this week, via her publicist, Mariah Carey announced that she would not be returning to the Idol judges’ panel. Now, via twitter, Nicki Minaj said she too will not be coming back for her sophomore season. Fox responded this way: “Nicki Minaj is a [...]

Scotty McCreery was less than five months shy of his 18th birthday on May 25, 2011 when he was crowned American Idol’s Season 10 winner and that singular moment catapulted him into the world of country music. “I know it hasn’t been that long ago,” McCreery said last week while [...]

The rumors continue to float around American Idol just a week after the Season 12 finale. Even ex-judge Randy Jackson got back into the mix on Friday morning. Good Morning America caught up with Jackson in Florida where he was donating some of his guitars to the military. He said [...]

Rumors continue to circulate that not only Randy Jackson, who announced his retirement from the Idol judges’ panel last week, but all four judges are gone next season. Who will replace them? Now the word is rather strong that it will be Idol alums on a three-person panel and it’s [...]

Maybe it’s just an invalid perception. Or maybe a glance the wrong way. But the American Idol question that begs to be answered: Whatever happened to Adam Lambert? Oh, yes, he will perform on July 2nd at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Yes, he is working on a new record. Yes, [...]

Season 12 American Idol winner Candice Glover held a conference call with the media last Friday after her victorious announcement on the show Thursday night. Here is what she had to say: Q: What was running through your head when you found out you won?  What were your first thoughts [...]

Kree Harrison spoke to the media on Friday morning after she finished as the runnerup on Season 12 of American Idol. Here is what she had to say: Tell us about your signing with Lyric Street and then parting ways with the label: KH: “I didn’t know then exactly what [...]

No surprise. Candice Glover is American Idol’s Season 12 winner. But what exactly does that mean? For Ms. Glover it means she now has a chance… and odds are that her talent will ultimately put her somewhere between where previous winners have gone – stardom for Carrie Underwood and fleeting [...]

Let’s get this out of the way right at the top. Candice Glover is going to be the American Idol Season 12 winner. No offense to runnerup Kree Harrison, but America’s voters aren’t that stupid… are they? Wednesday night both took the stage to sing a trio of songs. The [...]

At long last we are down to the final four hours – two Wednesday night, two more on Thursday – and naturally we are all over the map. Candice Glover vs. Kree Harrison for the label of American Idol. Will either one succeed? Guess here is that, as Keith Urban [...]