ABC brought two reality TV show universes together as American Idol saw a former star of The Bachelor during the last episode of the auditions round. On Sunday night’s episode of the reality show competition, Camila Galavis got the opportunity to audition in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. Camila Galavis
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Debra Byrd, a vocal coach for such shows as American Idol, Canadian Idol, Military Idol, The Voice, Majors and Minors, and others, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 5. She was 72 and no cause or location was given. Byrd’s students included Grammy winners, recording artists, actors, musicians, and Broadway stars. She worked closely
We’re definitely not in Kansas anymore: American Idol decided to change things up with the way it markets the new season by having judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest take a trip down the proverbial Yellow Brick Road to kick off the 22nd season. Excuse us, we mean the Golden Ticket
Iam Tongi was crowned the winner of American Idol Season 21 with Megan Danielle taking second place and Colin Stough taking third. Following Tongi’s win, there has been debate among some fans that the show was “rigged” for him to win. Now Danielle is opening up about the controversy and pushing back on the unfounded
Another night of American Idol saw another contestant dropping out of the competition. It’s the second consecutive night a singing hopeful exits the ABC reality series after Sara Beth Liebe opted to quit the show a night before. Hollywood Week ended with a shock as Kaya Stewart announced she was leaving the competition. She was
Platinum ticket winner 18-year-old Kenedi Anderson has dropped out of the 20th season of American Idol. The musician was one of three contestants to win the coveted platinum ticket which fast-tracks them past Hollywood Week. Despite her performances consistently receiving high praise from American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan, Anderson left
The upcoming 20th season of American Idol will be without Bobby Bones. Bones confirmed Friday on Instagram Stories that he’ll be ending his run on the ABC singing competition series after four seasons. In a since-expired post, Bones revealed that because of conflict with another show, he won’t be on Idol this season. You can
IMDb TV is inviting Luke Bryan fans to crash his party this summer. Amazon’s streamer has set an August 6 premiere for Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary, a five-part docuseries about the country star and American Idol judge. The series also has a first trailer — watch it above. My Dirt Road Diary follows the
Singer-songwriter David Archuleta revealed on Saturday that he is part of the LGBTQIA+ community, talking about how he’s grappled with his sexual identity, in relation to his Mormon faith. “I’ve been open to myself and my close family for some years now that I am not sure about my own sexuality,” the former American Idol finalist
American Idol finalist Caleb Kennedy has been cut from Season 19, after a racially insensitive video surfaced online, in which he’s seated opposite someone who appears to be wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood. The 16-year-old crooner took to Instagram on Wednesday to break the news to his fans. “Hey y’all, this is gonna be
Ahead of tonight’s 93rd Academy Awards on ABC, the network has released the remaining promos for its programs that will air during the Oscar broadcast. They include Oscar-themed clips for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which Kimmel reminiscences about his two stints as a host of the ceremony “back when they used to have hosts”, for
On Saturday, American Idol‘s Cecil Ray Baker was arrested in Rockdale, Texas, according to a report from ABC affiliate KXXV ABC 25. The recently-booted Season 19 contestant was charged with ‘burglary of habitation’—which constitutes a second-degree felony—after allegedly breaking into the home of his ex-girlfriend, Mariah Lopez, when she wouldn’t let him enter to see a
American Idol‘s Luke Bryan released a video message this evening confirming his return to the judges’ table for tonight’s show. He missed the first live show of the season last week after contracting COVID-19. The country singer, who joined the ABC series at the top of its 16th season, revealed the news on Twitter. He
Queen Latifah kicked down the door and showed us her vigilante side with the series premiere of The Equalizer on CBS. The crime drama debuted with a 0.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netted 7.98 million viewers. The network also scored in viewership with 60 Minutes scoring the largest audience of the night with 9.06 million viewers