Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi is writing a memoir about her time at the judges' table. The book, titled A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol, will be published by It Books, a division of  HarperCollins, a more

Some quick hits of "American Idol" news: Katharine McPhee sang "It's Not Christmas Without You" Monday (Nov. 29) morning at the opening of the NASDAQ stock exchange. The performance also celebrated a newly engaged couple winning Blue Nile's "Ring more

The numbers are out for "American Idol" Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze's debut album "Live It Up" and they are not good. The album debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 39,000 units, according to Nielsen Soundscan. And actually, Lee i more

"American Idol" may be more lenient in the age admittance but it is not taking it lightly the actual competition. Returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said there would be no more Top 24 stage. Instead, the contestants would be instantly whittled more

"American Idol" runner-up Crystal Bowersox has received her first acting job, accepting a guest starring slot on ABC's "Body of Proof". " 'Body of Proof' contacted me. They thought I'd be good for the role. Turns out, they think I can act as well. I'm more

When it comes to the new American Idol  judges, so far so good, claims executive producer Nigel Lythgoe. EW chatted exclusively with the  Idol  guru at a red carpet event recently and he had this to say about the new panel, which is au more

"American Idol" Season 9 finalist Tim Urban is releasing a six-track EP -- one song will be out every day until next Saturday (Nov. 13). The first release is "Heart of Me," which will be on iTunes starting Monday (Nov. 8), but you can listen to the ba more

Crystal Bowersox has just given her fans the first look at the front page of her upcoming debut CD. The album is titled "Farmers Daughter" and features the runner-up of "American Idol" sitting next to a pitbull on the cover art. "The pitbull was more