Carrie Underwood’s big “decision” before American Idol’s premiere.

On early seasons, producers spent airtime 'making fun' of bad auditions Lewis said he never watched "Idol" before competing on the show, but he knew the series had a reputation for highlighting ...

Cast members criticized show creator Sam Levinson for grueling long days of ... shooting days led Ferreira to walk off the set twice before quitting the show. Algee Smith, who played Cassie's ...

Alto Knights' director Barry Levinson on his abandoned 'Diner' series with James Spader and Michael Madsen in Kevin Bacon and ...

Ahead of the 23rd season of "American Idol," it's time to look back on previous winners and see how many actually became ...

Poppe said that people often assume that "Idol" winners are "set for life," but it's really just the start of their music careers. "You do get $250,000, but not really because of taxes," Poppe said.

Here's how we think the "American Idol" winners stack up. 22. Just Sam (season 18 ... Fradiani, 39, already had a bit of fame before competing: He was part of a pop-rock band called Beach Avenue ...

It's new director, Scott Stulen has been selected to take on the role of overseeing operations at the downtown SAM, the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park and the Olympic Sculpture Park on ...

The writer/director, whose latest film "The Alto Knights ... career and the abandoned television series it spawned. In 1983, Levinson wrote and directed a pilot for a “Diner” TV series ...