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American Idol may have faced stiff competition in recent years from The Voice and, to a lesser extent, The X Factor, but one thing the show can brag about, at least at this point, is that it alone has managed to produce actual hit-making, chart-topping artists.

When season 11 of American Idol premiered a year ago, Phillip Phillips was immediately considered an early frontrunner for the title, which of course, he ended up capturing in May.  But he claims that when he first appeared on Idol, he really didn't think he'd be popular at all.

Last year, Barbara Walters revealed that Mariah Carey told her Nicki Minaj had threatened her on the set of American Idol, where both stars are judges.  It was a charge Nicki denied, but now, Mariah herself has made that claim, in a new ABC interview.

American Idol finalist Danny Gokey will be performing at First Baptist Church on Moores Lane in Texarkana Sunday in 'Fear Not' a Christmas worship experience.

American Idol contestant Casey James, will be featured in the Taste of Country Show this Saturday night at Shooters!

Keith Urban seems to be having a pretty good time goofing around behind the scenes of "American Idol" with Ryan Seacrest.

For all its massive success in recent years, AMC is still somewhat in its infancy when it comes to original programming. And for every runaway hit like 'Breaking Bad,' 'Mad Men' and 'The Walking Dead,' there's a few missteps like 'The Killing,' or even recent forays into reality TV with unique efforts like 'Small Town Security.' But if you're going to emulate the major networks, might as well go f

After weeks of rumors, Fox has finally announced the new judging panel for American Idol, and it's no surprise: all the names we've heard mentioned have turned out to be true.

After weeks of speculation on who would take a seat next to diva-of-all-divas Mariah Carey on the revamped ‘American Idol‘ judges panel, it looks as though reigning rap royalty Nicki Minaj will be joining the show. Whoa. Mariah and Nicki? On one panel? That’s enough diva in one room to make the earth stop spinning on its axis.

Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez are out, Randy Jackson is still hanging on for now anyway. Many names have been mentioned for replacements: Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Marj. Bliges, Aretha Franklin, Charlie Sheen, Bon Jovi, Bono and the list continues to grow. What about Robin Williams or Hank Azaria? Who would you like to see on the judges panel?

It could be a big case of musical chairs for the American Idol judges' panel when the show returns next year.

As reported earlier, Jermaine Jones was shown the door by American Idol execs for lying about his criminal past. Now it looks like Jermaine could've stayed…if he wasn't a HUGE liar! The truth would have set you free, Jermaine! Producer Nigel Lythgoe  stated that they had no choice but to let Jones go...