American Idol Finalists

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fans of American Idol are as obsessed as ever after eight seasons of the TV talent show, but life without judge Simon Cowell could be a turn-off, according to a poll released... More »

By ERIN CARLSON, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK – Adam Lambert showed his softer side on American Idol, earning a standing ovation for his smooth performance of The Tracks of My Tears. Guest mentor... More »

American Idol has allocated more than $64 million in grants to six U.S. and international charities from contributions to its Idol Gives Back fundraising event. The popular Fox singing competition s... More »

Keeping up with this Jones now requires a diamond ring. And one punchline-friendly pal. American Idol season-six contestant LaKisha Jones tied the knot with beau Larry Davis Sunday at the posh Beverly... More »

Popular American Idol runner-up David Archuleta has signed a record deal and is expected to release an album later this year, his new producers at 19 Recordings/Jive Records said on Thursday. With a... More »

Look who David Cook is taking out to the ballgame. The American Idol winner caught a game at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday with season two contestant Kimberly Caldwell, who was singing the national anthem... More »

It's the thought that counts. Or, at least, it's going to have to be in David Archuleta's case. American Idol producers have put the kibosh on a planned charity concert in the runner-up&#... More »

It's the first time songs performed on American Idol have been made available for immediate download on iTunes -- and the audience's ability to make an instant-gratification purchase has paid... More »

NEW YORK (AP) — David Cook s American Idol win is already paying dividends on the music charts. The 25-year-old singer raked in 942,000 digital downloads in just a week, according to figures released... More »

David Cook isn t a rules guy. The newly crowned American Idol winner says he doesn t abide by the conventional three-day wait period after a date. I don t really believe in any sort of theories, the... More »

David Cook isn't performing at a full boil just yet, but he still blazed quite a trail through this week's singles chart. Although Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" is still sitting in the sweetest... More »

Time for David Cook to start heating up the studio. The latest American Idol champ officially has a record deal, signing to 19 Recordings/RCA Records, and will be soon laying down tracks for a debut... More »

What David Archuleta wants to know is, why in the world wouldn't he be able to fetch a glass of water for himself? "I heard one thing where [my dad, Jeff] refused to give me water or something... More »

Newly crowned American Idol David Cook, already topping the iTunes music download charts, said on Friday he hopes to put out a rock album that will make the hair on your neck stand up. Cook, 25, a Missouri... More »

At first it seemed like overkill, being able to download American Idol performances from iTunes the day after they aired. Until we realized we could pay 99 cents and listen to David Cook's version... More »

The mood was surprisingly low-key Thursday at David Cook s high school a day after his American Idol win. I think everybody is celebrated-out from last night, said Angela Hart, who helped organize a... More »

Cougars 4 Cook. There it was, on a poster in the American Idol audience last week, after David Cook belted Roberta Flack s The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face in the Key of Emo. And that slogan —... More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Cook is no professional athlete, but he celebrated like one after winning American Idol on Wednesday night. Cook, the season seven Idol champ after beating teen crooner... More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Did Simon Cowell know David Cook would win? Or was he — gasp! — just being nice? Right before host Ryan Seacrest announced Cook as the next American Idol, Cowell issued... More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a night when American Idol viewers were focused on two young singers named David — Cook and Archuleta — the Fox singing competition s seventh-season conclusion had... More »

For fans of Utah crooner David Archuleta, the seventh season of American Idol was a fairy-tale ride without the fairy-tale ending. The roughly 3,000 people who gathered to watch a live feed of the results... More »