American Idol 8 News
February 9, 2009
All four American Idol judges are now in agreement that the eighth season's male contestants are stronger than their female counterparts.
February 9, 2009
Kara DioGuardi apparently isn't limiting her singing talents to upstaging bikini-clad American Idol wannabees.
February 6, 2009
Ousted American Idol hopeful Katrina Darrell has a simple explanation for why she seemed to clash with both the show's female judges and the three women she was teamed with during Hollywood Week's group performances.
February 5, 2009
American Idol's eighth-season dream ended for more than two dozen additional Hollywood Week hopefuls during last night's Fox broadcast of the week's second elimination round.
February 4, 2009
American Idol's eighth-season dream ended for a third of the season's 147 Hollywood Week hopefuls during last night's Fox broadcast of the week's initial elimination round.
Forty-three contestants were cut, leaving 104 contestants in the running for American Idol's 36 eighth-season semifinals slots.
January 30, 2009
Joesplace, the anonymous online spoiler who managed to correctly reveal the names of last year's American Idol semifinalists before they were formally announced, has now released the alleged names of this season's Top 36 semifinalists.
January 29, 2009
American Idol has apologized for suggesting an auditioneer had threatened the show's judges after being denied a golden ticket to Hollywood.
January 28, 2009
Fox Reality Channel has announced former American Idol fifth-season finalist Ace Young and Skating with Celebrities runner-up Jillian Reynolds will helm American Idol Extra's upcoming installment.
January 28, 2009
American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi apparently has no qualms about Joanna Pacitti receiving a golden ticket to the eighth season's Hollywood Week despite having significant previous recording industry experience.
January 22, 2009
American Idol's producers apparently learned at least a partial lesson from last year's Carly Smithson controversy.