Why do the American Idol winners always seem like the wrong choice? Katharine McPhee's Had It All is better than all of Taylor Hicks' output put together as she continues to catapult up the charts.

While hosting the VH1 Divas concert, Paula Abdul dressed up as American Idol replacement Ellen Degeneres. All seemed to be in good fun, as Paula wished Ellen good luck. If her experience is anything like Paula's, she'll need...

Jennifer Aniston is going to be in a movie where she sings. Ellen DeGeneres is going to judge people's singing on American Idol. So what better use of their time on the Ellen show than to have Jennifer sing? We'll say it was..

A handful of guest judges have drifted in and out of American Idol since Paula Abdul quit, but a final choice has finally been made: the fourth American Idol judge will be Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen says she won't be quitting her...

Former Spice Girl Posh Spice admits that she's both excited and nervous about taking up Paula Abdul's throne on American Idol. Well, they're supposedly the same emotion, right? 

The writing was on the wall when Kara Dioguardi joined the crew, and after a brutal year of drunken mishaps and awkward revelations, Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol. The fact that she wasn't offered a contract renewal...

The most successful American Idol alumni rolls on with Already Gone, yet another smash single from the indomitable Kelly Clarkson. It's hard to doubt her sales performance and songwriting talent; does she have the staying...

Former American Idol contestant Michael Johns  is getting ready to release his new album: "Hold Back My Heart." He plans to follow it up with "Can I Borrow a Feeling?", made famous by Milhouse's father on The Simpsons.

You could fill a football field with the American Idol alumni at this point, but a few seem to stick around longer than others. (See: Ruben Studdard.) Jordin Sparks definitely has that special something, as evidenced with her...

American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi showed up on The View to talk about (what else) American Idol, which led into speculation about contestant Adam Lambert. DioGuardi says that he is indeed gay. Color the world surprised.

It was the showdown to end them all: Kris Allen vs. Adam Lambert for all the marbles on American Idol. In the end, Kris took the mantle as the crowd wept with joy, thus ending the most uninteresting season of Idol ever.

Only weeks after denying any addictions, Paula Abdul has revealed a stint in rehab last fall to stop her twelve year dependency on painkillers. Good to know there was a reason behind those strange American Idol behaviors......

Who else should we expect to show up in Bruno as another victim of Sacha Baron Cohen's devilish pranks? None other than Paula Abdul, who flew all the way to Germany only to be ambushed by the comedian in his latest disguise.

Paula Abdul sat down with Nightline to dismiss various rumors about her behavior, such as her supposed alcoholism. Abdul took it a step further, claiming she'd never been drunk. You know what evidence is contrary to that? All...

Amongst the many changes to American Idol this season include a one-time "save" option by the judges. This week, they exercised their right to stop a contestant from leaving, but many think it's a momentary salvation for Matt...