An “American Idol” hopeful got a second chance, thanks to her father and judge Carrie Underwood’s change of heart. During the March 16 episode of “American Idol,” Underwood changed her vote from a no ...

It was touch and go there for a minute, but when Dawson Slade of Moulton got his golden ticket on the Feb. 25 episode of “American Idol,” it was another step forward in a story that began when he was ...

In April, “American Idol” hopeful John Foster advanced from the Top 20 to the Top 14 with a performance of his tearjerking original song “Tell That Angel I Love Her.” The 18-year-old Louisiana singer ...

When Carrie Underwood recorded the NFL theme song “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” she probably never imagined that anyone would use it to audition for “American Idol.” But on Sunday night’s ...

An “American Idol” hopeful’s mom pushed him to take his singing seriously after signing him up for the show. Brajawn Upshaw, a mail handler from Georgia, said he sings while doing the night shift at ...

It’s risky for an “American Idol” hopeful to audition with a song made famous by one of the judges, but a brave contestant for Season 23 was up to the challenge. Sonny Tennet, a singer-songwriter from ...

There was a time when “American Idol” hopeful Amanda Barise couldn’t picture an alt-jazz and R&B artist like herself on the show – let alone “Idol” judge Luke Bryan encouraging her to feel “like a ...