Former American Idol Winner Fantasia Barrino Hospitalized For Overdose “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino was hospitalized in Charlotte on Monday night for a medication overdose. Read more on Q13 FOX Seattle Steven Tyler on ‘Idol’ — Show Me the Money! Filed under: Steven Tyler , American Idol , Aerosmith , Music , TV , Fox [...]

Midwest represents with Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox on ‘ American Idol ‘ Paige Wiser: For the first eight seasons of ” American Idol ,” the title went to singers from the south — or, in Jordin Sparks ‘ case, the southwest. But next week, we are finally guaranteed history’s first Middle American Idol . Hallelujah. [...]

International Emmys will honor ‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell with founders award NEW YORK – Simon Cowell will receive the 2010 International Emmy Founders Award for his work in television. The 50-year-old recording executive and TV personality is a judge on Fox network’s “American Idol.” He’s also known for the “Got Talent” and “X Factor” [...]

‘American Idol’ Castoff Angela Martin Gets Big Surprise From Ellen DeGeneres “American Idol” judge and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres surprised “Idol” castoff Angela Martin by promising her a Kara DioGuardi song and offering to help her got a record deal. Read more on Vh1

‘American Idol’ to reveal some ninth-season semifinalists early American Idol viewers apparently won’t have to wait until Wednesday to formally learn the identities of all of the show’s ninth-season semifinalists. Fox has announced that it will reveal “some” of American Idol’s Top 24 ninth-season semifinalists during Tuesday night’s special two-hour broadcast. Read more on Reality [...]

‘American Idol’ Without Simon Cowell? Sarah Silverman Is Worried “American Idol” without Simon Cowell? Sarah Silverman is worried. “I watch it for the singers and for Simon,” the comedian told MTV News. Read more on Vh1

Crystal Bowersox wows ‘American Idol’ judges “…as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience.” — Malcolm Gladwell , author of Blink and The Tipping Point . THURSDAY, February 4 LOCAL TALENT: American Idol hopeful and local performer Crystal Bowersox made her prime-time debut Wednesday night [...]

‘American Idol’ Audition Favorites: From ‘Pants On The Ground’ To ‘The Climb’ As “American Idol” gears up for Hollywood Week, we look back at season nine’s best and wackiest auditions, from the “Pants on the Ground” singer to this year’s countrified David Archuletta. Read more on Vh1

‘American Idol’: What did you think about season 9′s final audition episode? And then there were 181. Yep, after tonight’s eighth and final audition episode of American Idol’s ninth season, we’re down to … Read more on Entertainment Weekly

Judging the ‘American Idol’ guest judges We’ve finally wrapped the guest judges on “American Idol.” How’d they all do?One thing that hinders our judging of the guest judges is the fact that screentime is not always created equal.By our (extremely scientific) calculations, we’ve seen 2 1/4 hours of Victoria Beckham, 1.5 hours of Mary J. [...]