American Idol

On Sunday’s edition of ‘American Idol,’ Katy Perry shared the news alongside judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie that a “fourth judge” would be coming soon to the show, talking about her baby on the way.

In an “American Idol” first, Ryan Seacrest pulled in a contestant off the street to audition, and her performance brought more than one person to tears. See the performance.

Tanguay was accompanied by his entire cheer team to his audition in Washington, D.C. Despite never taking a voice lesson, the 21-year-old displayed enough raw talent to convince the judges to give him a shot.

In an episode that was filmed in November and aired last night, crews rushed to the Sunriver Resort in Oregon after the cast and crew smelled gas. After the problem was fixed, firefighters sang “All Night Long” with the judges.

In a new preview for Sunday’s episode of ‘American Idol,’ a gas leak causes an evacuation for the contestants and crew, and the collapse of judge Katy Perry.

When “American Idol” first hit the airwaves in 2002, those involved with the show didn’t know exactly what to expect. The singing competition was inspired by the British show “Pop Idol,” but no one knew if the idea would take off in America. That all changed when Kelly Clarkson took the stage. The...

The gang is getting back together. Katy Perry , Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie have all officially signed on for the next season of “American Idol.” Auditions had already been underway, but it wasn’t a done deal that the trio of stars would be back as judges. Bobby Bones is also returning as in-house...

American Idol winner Maddie Poppe was here in Charlotte for our Summer Headliners Series, so I sat down with her to talk about how she's used her art and design background to create her own album artwork, her favorite TV shows and the difference between life as a star in a small town versus a big...

A different type of "Teenage Dream"

Do you watch all the reality singing competition shows and think I could be up there? Well, you could have a shot to fulfill that dream because American Idol will be coming through town for auditions for their next season. Warm up those vocal chords! ---- Think you could be #TheNextIdol ? Auditions...