Season 6 "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks has built a stunning career, but a health issue almost derailed her rise to fame.

Nearly 15 years after Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina skyrocketed to fame as teens on “American Idol,” the country stars ...

It’s been more than five years since Samantha Diaz, who goes by the stage name Just Sam, won Season 18 of American Idol. Their season aired at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, so Sam’s live ...

The “American Idol” co-creator was so heartbroken he halted filming for a few weeks and considered walking away from the ...

Simon Cowell shared where he stands with American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, over a decade after leaving the show’s judge’s ...

Musician Randy Madden — an American Idol hopeful from season 8 of the reality TV contest — was booked for multiple felonies after being accused of having sex with a minor, authorities say. Lawmen say ...

A former “American Idol” contestant charged with raping a minor creepily fronted a band called Sexual Harassment after he was booted from the reality show — twice. Randy Madden, 45, started the ...

Musician Sophia James has apparently cracked the code of TikTok’s algorithm – and is now riding a wave of viral success. The former American Idol contestant decided, as an experiment, to post seven ...

A singer who once battled for a recording contract on “American Idol" is now facing some seriously troubling charges. Randy Madden, who appeared on the well-known singing contest show in 2008, is ...

Former "American Idol" contestant Randy Madden has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful sex with a minor. Madden, 45, was arrested in Ventura County, California, on July 21 and charged with six ...