What items do the "American Idol" judges keep with them at all times? They emptied their bags and we got a look inside!

American Idol was unquestionably the biggest TV talent contest of the 2000's, and while it went off the air in 2016, its influence looms large in popular talent shows like The Voice. AI's success was ...

The man accused of fatally shooting Robin Kaye, a longtime American Idol music supervisor, and her husband, the musician Thomas Deluca, inside their Los Angeles home last July, was declared ...

Queen Naija, the multi-platinum R&B singer and former American Idol contestant, thrilled fans with a stirring performance of the national anthem before the 2025 NBA Cup Final. The Las Vegas crowd at T ...

Pensacola gospel singer Keyla Richardson has auditioned for Season 24 of "American Idol." Richardson previously reached the final four on BET's gospel competition show "Sunday Best." She has also ...

Simon Cowell didn’t mince words as a judge on “American Idol.” The British presenter is well aware that he gained a reputation for harsh, cutting criticism on the competition series. In a new ...

Netflix is betting big on Simon Cowell, the man viewers loved to hate on “American Idol,” as he searches for the new One Direction. But it all nearly came crashing down. The music mogul, who helped ...

It may be a few years too late, America, but Simon Cowell really is sorry. In a new interview with The New York Times, Cowell offers an apology for his infamously mean treatment of auditioning singers ...

Simon Cowell is well aware that he gained a reputation for harsh, cutting criticism as a judge on “American Idol.” The record exec and TV personality apologized for some of his comments on the show in ...

Fans who were around for the early days of the reality television explosion in the early 2000s may recall a much more aggressive, dare we even say mean tone to some of what made it on the air. There ...

Simon Cowell has a few regrets. During an appearance on The New York Times' "The Interview" podcast, Cowell apologized for his famously harsh comments toward contestants when he was a judge on ...