Nicki Minaj has come under fire at 'American Idol' in the past few weeks because of her perceived harsh criticism, but the 'Freedom' rapper insists that it's all coming from a good place: one of love and honesty.
Kelly Clarkson is an American original, and not just because she was the Season 1 winner of 'American Idol.' The girl doesn't care about anything but belting out songs and as a result, she is super cute and without an ounce of pretense. She returned to the stage that launched her career on tonight's (April 11) results episode. She performed her new single, the rockin', uptempo 'People Like Us.' She also wasn't shy about being an uber fan girl for Mariah Carey.
Scotty McCreery, the undeniably likeable country crooner who took the crown during Season 10 of 'American Idol,' was back on the show for tonight's (April 11) results episode. He performed the new song 'See You Tonight' with the panache of a seasoned vet, since that's what he is, even at 19! He can't drink legally, but boy, can he command a crowd's attention with his performance skill.
On tonight's (April 11) results episode of 'American Idol,' Lazaro Arbos was at risk of going home, since he turned in two not very good peformances last night, singing out of key and delivering what show mentor Jimmy Iovine called "an Ambien milkshake." Translation: It was boring and put him to sleep. The judges didn't use their sole save of the season on Arbos and he was thus eliminated.
Burnell Taylor was eliminated on 'American Idol' tonight (April 4), after coming in the bottom of the voting, courtesy of America. Rock n' roll didn't work for him, as he sang Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love a Bad Name' last night (April 3) and it was his downfall.
On Wednesday night's episode of 'American Idol,' the top eight performed Motown tracks, with mentorship provided by Smokey Robinson, a living legend who exemplifies that sound.
March 28, 2013 Aspiring stars Kree Harrison and Janelle Arthur sang a duet of Madonna's hit 'Like a Prayer' on 'American Idol' on Wednesday night (March 27), turning in a performance that earned a split reaction from the judging panel.
Love her or hate her, Nicki Minaj is regarded as arguably the best judge on 'American Idol' for season 12, giving insight beyond that of legendary multi-octave diva Mariah Carey.
But that doesn't mean Minaj necessarily wants to do this ever again.
Paul Jolley was the latest contestant to be sent packing on season 12 of 'American Idol.'
Wednesday night was Beatles Night on the performance episode of 'American Idol.' The top nine of season 12 was asked to perform Beatles songs. Some soared, some faltered. Here's how things shook out.
