Carrie Underwood admitted she still feels her “anxiety” spike when she hears the American Idol theme song. Underwood competed on the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Host Ryan Seacrest ...

American Idol reportedly continued to force LGBTQ+ contestants into narrow boxes well into the 2010s. In 2016, the show left Fox before returning to ABC the following year, where it has continued ...

ZACHARY TRAVIS DIDN’T KNOW what American Idol was when he auditioned in 2005, because he had spent most of the past decade in a youth correctional facility. Inmates there weren’t allowed to ...

At its peak in the 2000s, LGBTQ+ contestants say, 'American Idol' exploited them for ratings ...

Kris Allen won the eighth season of American Idol, and he has gone on to release six studio albums so far. His most famous song is "Live Like We're Dying," which peaked at number 18 in the United ...

'American Idol' contestants get their chance in ... “People always seemed a little shocked when I tell them that my audition in front of Simon and Paula and Randy was my fifth audition ...