American Idol Season 10 | featured news

The show may have been light on drama Thursday night, but once again, Ashley Sullivan delivered plenty of tears.

Wednesday had no shortage of meltdowns, but surprisingly, the younger singers actually held up pretty well while the biggest freak out came from a 26-year-old.

The show brought about twice as many singers to Hollywood as it has in the past, so the first two days there were devoted to getting rid of the folks who shouldn’t have advanced in the first place.

Initial ratings show interest is down in "American Idol" and its new team of judges....

The new crew looks like it will do two things: have more fun than the group did a year ago, and keep the Fox lawyers up at night worrying that Steven Tyler will do something that gets the network sued.

"American Idol" producers are pursuing country star Shania Twain as a possible judge for the TV competition, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations.

The singer was rumored to be close to finishing a deal, but according to People.com, she's out. “Her demands got out of hand,” a source told the magazine. “Fox had just had enough.”

American Idol fans are still abuzz over the rumor that Aerosmith's Steven Tyler might be one of the new judges on the show's tenth season. While Tyler continues to bait the press with hints ("I'm doing it," he said), his bandmate Joe Perry admits that he first heard about Tyler's ...

Sources say that producer Nigel Lythgoe is indeed returning to the show he helped create, and that opens the door to speculation about new judges — or a certain one who might return.

Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in.