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Number nine, number nine …

Source: USA TODAY You say you want a revolution? The American Idol Top 9 — Lazaro Arbos, Janelle Arthur, Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Paul Jolley, Angie Milller, Burnell Taylor and...

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‘American Idol’ Top 9 results: The live blog

Source: USA TODAY Jessica Sanchez returns. Somebody goes home. Who will it be? And will Candice Glover, Kree Harrison and Angie Miller stay in the Top Three for a second week? Tune into American Idol...

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‘American Idol’ results: Entering a new era

Source: USA TODAY And, so, a new era begins. American Idol entered its post-white-guy period Thursday, as Tennessee country-pop singer Paul Jolley went home. That leaves just three guys in the...

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Paul Jolley: The exit interview

Source: USA TODAY I’d been looking forward to talking with Paul Jolley again — I had just hoped it’d be a few more weeks down the line. I first met the singer from Dresden, Tenn., in 2011, when he won...

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Nicki Minaj calls Kree, Angie and Candice front-runners

Source: USA TODAY Nicki Minaj has her favorites on American Idol — at least the singers she thinks coudl win. And those would be Kree Harrison, Angie Miller and Candice Glover. “I would say Kree and...

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Detroit ‘Idol’ City

Source: USA TODAY Quick, how many Motown ballads can you name? The eight remaining American Idol finalists, who’ve shown a serious penchant for the slow stuff will probably sing them all tonight. Share...

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On ‘American Idol,’ a Detroit breakdown

Source: USA TODAY The guys had their chance Wednesday. On Detroit Night, Lazaro Arbos returned to his likable form with a charming rendition of Stevie Wonder’s For Once in My Life. Devin Velez found...

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‘American Idol’ Top 8 results: The live blog

Source: USA TODAY Mostly solid performances marked Wednesday’s Detroit Night on American Idol. But two of the most popular singers had off nights. So who’s going home? One of the girls who sang well,...

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‘American Idol’: Goodbye to another guy

Source: USA TODAY Another week, another guy goes home on American Idol. It’s getting to be a trend. Devin Velez had one of his best performances Wednesday night, singing Tracks of My Tears in a way...

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The ‘American Idol’ Top 7 rock ‘n’ roll: The live blog

Source: USA TODAY How do you get this group of American Idol finalists to stop singing ballads? Give ‘em a No Ballads theme! But I bet at least one of them tries to get away with it, even on a Rock ‘n’...

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‘American Idol’: A rock ‘n’ roll recap

Source: USA TODAY If American Idol ever had a group of finalists that wasn’t made for a night of rock songs, it’s this batch. But this season’s Top 7 muddled through, with a few bright spots along the...

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‘Idol’ results live blog: The Top 7

Source: USA TODAY Will American Idol voters cast off another guy for the fourth straight week? Will the judges use the save if they don’t? Find out tonight during the results show, which features...

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‘American Idol’ results: Who went home?

Source: USA TODAY American Idol viewers sent Burnell Taylor home Thursday, but that wasn’t the night’s biggest surprise. Taylor, the Louisiana R&B singer who lost 40 pounds between his initial...

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‘American Idol’: Who soared, who stunk?

Source: USA TODAY Here’s the deal: A girl’s going to sing for her survival on American Idol Thursday. And the judges are going to save her. Now, Lazaro Arbos is the one who should be going home. His...

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‘Idol’ results night: Which of the six will leave?

Source: USA TODAY Five women sang well on American Idol Wednesday, and one guy sang really, really badly. But that one guy’s got a very devoted fan base. Will Lazaro Arbos end his stay tonight, or will...

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‘American Idol’: Which singer said goodbye?

Source: USA TODAY Five in a row. One by one, this season’s American Idol viewers have let the guys go home. Thursday night, Lazaro Arbos was the final male singer eliminated, leaving five women to...

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Eliminated ‘Idol’: ‘I wasn’t shocked’

Source: USA TODAY By any standard, Lazaro Arbos has to be one of the biggest success stories of American Idol‘s 12th season. A Cuban-born ice-cream scooper with a severe stutter, Arbos won over the...

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‘American Idol’: Oh, yes, it’s ladies’ night

Source: USA TODAY Now that American Idol has gotten rid of all those pesky boys, it’s time to see what the five remaining women — Janelle Arthur, Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb and Angie...

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‘Idol’ Top 5: Who’s the biggest diva?

Source: USA TODAY Now that American Idol voters have rid the show of all its guys, the women can get down to business. And Wednesday’s Top Five night recalled the glory days when everybody believed...

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‘Idol’ results night: Will five become four?

Source: USA TODAY American Idol voters might eliminate their first female finalist of the season. Or the judges might like all of them so much they decide to keep everybody around for another week....

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