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Unlike Idol, there are no winners here. A New Jersey man has been charged in last summer's tragic hit-and-run death of former American Idol hopeful Alexis Cohen. Per the...

Led by champion Lee DeWyze and formerly gap-toothed runner-up Crystal Bowersox, last season's American Idol finalists are currently touring the nation. They stopped in New York City this morning and performed on Good Morning America. Click on the photos below for a closer look at Lee, Crystal, Big Mike and other favorites season season nine: [Photos: Splash News]

As if slipping ratings and the loss of its top judge weren't bad enough, American Idol just got another dose of bad news. The Idol Live! tour is about to be idled much earlier than...

Will Bret Michaels be the first American Idol judge to sport a bandana? Well, if it was up to him, he'd be more than happy to slip into Simon Cowell's now vacant...

Things are going well for former 'American Idol' contestant Kellie Pickler: she just got engaged! Her boyfriend of two-and-a-half years, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, reportedly proposed on a Florida beach at sunset. Awww.... "It's true!" her rep tells UsMagazine.com. "She's super excited!" Kellie confirmed the news herself via this tweet: Yes, it's true. Can't wait to say "I DO!" Congratulations to the couple :) Photos by WENN.com

The American Idol juggernaut stops for no man. Not even Simon Cowell. With nary a replacement in sight and with the ink barely dry on Lee DeWyze's contract (remember him?), the...

First comes try-outs, then a winner, and now? The tour! The Top Ten American Idols are coming to your city this summer, unless you live in Glocester, Rhode Island. Sorry. But for the...

Bret Michaels has laid out the reasons why he should be the next judge on American Idol. But there's one person he doesn't need to convince, and she's someone who knows a lot about the gig: Paula Abdul. "If he were to take that position I think he would be awesome at it because you've got to have a passion and love for music," Abdul told Us Weekly. "It takes somebody who really, really understands young people to try to make the magic happen in those 30 seconds. [Bret] would fit the mold perfectly." That said, Paula says no one will ever be able to truly replace Simon Cowell. "Honestly, the word replacement to me does not apply because, as we all know, they broke the mold after Simon. I don't think he could ever be replaced," she said. "There should be no comparison." It's true, but it's still an important question: Should Bret Michaels be the next American ...

Sarah McLachlan may have sold a gazillion or so records over the years, but what if American Idol was around when she first started out? Would she have auditioned for the show? Probably...

American Idol experienced a decrease in ratings this season. New judge Ellen DeGeneres is a lesbian. Clearly, says Gary McCullough, the director of the Christian Newswire, these two facts are related. In a press release today, he wrote: I am confident that the producers of American Idol will... find a dozen other reasons for the drop in ratings. After all, what successful television producer could have a clue what wholesomeness is as long as they see promoting homosexuality as a virtue. If one of the judges was an abortion activist, or a political right winger and continued to insert comments in line with their activism, the same criticism would be true, and the show would suffer. What a great point. Ellen once joked on air about having loved a woman - that's the exact same thing as a pro-choice judge telling a contestant: "You really killed that song, the same way women across the country should be free to kill ...

It's the news that doesn't feel like news: First-week digital sales of Lee DeWyze's American Idol walk-off-win single were down about 30 percent from Kris Allen's victory spin last...

Can Glee get funky without American Idol? Can So You Think You Can Dance get its groove back? And can Jesse James save? The answers?and more questions?in the...

Just a few weeks ago, fans were concerned that Bret Michaels might not survive a brain hemorrhage. Now, debate has moved on to a far less important, albeit pop culturally relevant, issue: Should Michaels replace Simon Cowell as a judge on American Idol? The rocker told concert goers in Mississippi on Friday night that he was being considered for the gig. Now, in an interview with People, the former Poison singer explains why he'd be a great choice, starting with his "old-school, paying-my-dues experience." “I used to move the pool table out of the way to play for people six nights a week, playing five sets a night, where I had to announce the dinner special. I grew up the old-fashioned way. I would have done anything to have a platform like American Idol when I was growing up," he said. Michaels - whose reality show resume includes judging Nashville Star; sleeping with women on Rock of Love; and ...

Just five weeks after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Bret Michaels returned to the stage last night in Biloxi, Mississippi. Incredibly, this event itself was NOT the most surprising development of the evening! But, first, a quick recap of the concert: Limping slighty, Bret told the 1,400-person crowd at the Hard Rock Casino:  "I've got a little bitty hitch in my left giddy up, but I think we'll be all right. It's an awesome feeling. I'm glad to be here." He then played a set that included former Poison hits such as "Talk Dirty to Me, "Unskinny Bop" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," the same single he sang with Casey James on the American Idol finale. For Bret Michaels: First, Celebrity Apprentice. Next, American Idol?!? Prior to one song, he shocked the crowd and announced: "I can't say this is true yet, cause I don't know. Next year they asked me to possibly be the judge on American Idol." ...

Has anyone ever seen David Cook, Kris Allen and Lee DeWyze on the same stage? We're only half-joking. Of course, we saw Allen and DeWyze together on the American Idol finale. (The MIA...