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Despite strained vocal cords, the teenager came up big. But will her clutch performance be enough to beat Scotty McCreery?

"American Idol" is drawing to a close for its 10th season, and you don't even care, do you?

Haley Reinhart put on a brave face during her American Idol elimination last night, but what happened next? Did the third-place finisher melt into tears backstage?

Neighbors on a quiet Mid-Wilshire street expressed shock early Sunday over the shooting death of Gabriel Aron Benmeir, who worked for MTV.

Randy Jackson was right -- pop music was not the right direction for Jacob Lusk. America sent Jacob back to Compton on Thursday, the night after he disappointed Randy with his "corny" performance of the Jordin Sparks-Chris Brown duet "No Air."

One week can easily be a fluke, but after ratings for "The Voice" rose for Week 2, it can safely be said that NBC has a hit on its hands. The singing talent show added viewers, particularly young viewers, for its second airing and helped NBC split the first Tuesday of May Sweeps with CBS.

Our country's latest televised sociology experiment closed out its first round of tryouts yet again with something more like class and good taste than manufactured drama. Do we dare to expect more of this? Even Carson Daly's big announcement that "some lucky people may be getting a second chance!"...

Adding Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler to the judging panel has done more than increase the show's positivity. It’s also led to a noticeable change in philosophy.

Stefano Langone isn't closer to becoming an "American Idol." The smooth 21-year-old singer from Kent, Wash., received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest Thursday, despite impressing the judges with his voice - and dance moves - on Ne-Yo's "Closer."...

Justice is served. America has been in an uproar over the American Idol ousting of standout competitor Pia Toscano -- even celebrities like Tom Hanks and Jennifer Hudson were tweeting their disbelief. Today, Pia's people can rejoice: the 22-year-old has just scored a record deal, independent of her American Idol ties.