• 'American Idol' Season 15 Recap/Review: Second Auditions Bring Back the Soul, Music

    American Idol's premiere week continued on Thursday night (Jan. 7) as the judges and the entire show's cartel moved on to Little Rock and San Francisco. This episode, logically, had less of a nostalgia factor and less hype surrounding it than Wednesday night's proper premiere, but the talent was far more consistent and impressive. There were plenty of Top 24 contenders in the mix.

  • Clay Aiken Slams 'American Idol' Judges, Season 15 Premiere as Worse Than a Root Canal

    Clay Aiken may have launched to fame on season 2 of American Idol, but he's no longer a big fan of the show. Despite appearing on the season 15 premiere on Wednesday night (Jan. 6) to help with the auditioning process, the "Invisible" singer live-tweeted the show and quickly dissed the current judges, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban.

  • 'American Idol' Season 15 Recap/Review: Top 5 Auditions from Denver and Atlanta Premiere

    American Idol's 15th season is officially underway, and the show kicked off with a nostalgic flair that emphasized its own importance throughout American pop culture and the music industry over the last 14 years. Welcoming back alumni like Taylor Hicks, Kris Allen, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard to help with the auditioning process, the show itself started with an emotional opening, featuring impressionable children and teens watching former Idols with and dream of being on the show themselves. No, shut up. You're the one crying.

  • Kanye West Raps 'Gold Digger' in Full 'American Idol' Season 15 Audition [WATCH]

    American Idol has always been about making a superstar out of someone undiscovered, but for its 15th and final season, FOX enlisted one of music's biggest producers and rappers for his own shot at the Idol crown: Kanye West. After months and months of teasers and snippets, on Tuesday (Jan. 5), just one day before the Idol premiere, West's full audition with "Gold Digger" has arrived online.

  • Kanye West Surprises 'American Idol' Judges with Impromptu Audition [WATCH]

    For the second time this year, Kanye West has made a surprise pop-up on American Idol. He surprised the judges with an impromptu performance featuring him as a contestant. This past Tuesday (Dec. 22) his wife Kim Kardashian revealed his audition on her Twitter account and the full performance will broadcast on the show in January.

  • 'American Idol' Season 15 Episode Order Shortened

    American Idol will be returning to FOX for its 15th and final season in just one month, but fans of the legendary singing competition may have fewer episodes to get to know the final Idol in 2016. According to a new report, the network has cut down its order of Idol installments.
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