American Idol

Carrie cried, Kelly smiled and Fantasia announced 'I broke my shoe.'

The first 'Idol' winner's performance of 'Piece By Piece' on the show's final season reduced a good part of the crowd to tears.

'American Idol' has been introducing us to stars for over a decade. Some of the winners from the reality competition, now airing its final season, have been more successful than others, but winning is not necessarily required to reach super-stardom. In fact, when looking at album sales from American Idol alumni, two of the top five did not win the seasons on which they appeared. Here are five form

Now that Upfronts 2015 have entered the scheduling phase, we thought most of the major renewals, cancellations and pickups had delivered their biggest surprises. Not so apparently, as FOX has decided to put American Idol out to pasture after 15 seasons, ending the reality singing competition for good next year.

The party may have been fun, but it's what happened the next morning that has people talking.

The American Idol Bus Tour rolled into the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus yesterday morning (July 21).  Many got out there early to get prepared to audition for the producers at the American Idol Tour. Our Video Reporter, Isaiah Smith, had the chance to talk with those auditioning and see the bus roll in. Wil...

American Idol XIV won't be on Fox until 2015, but the producers are looking for contestants right now as part of a nationwide bus tour. The American Idol Bus Tour will make stops on July 19 in Branson at Branson Landing and then July 21 at Kansas City at University of Missouri Kansas City...

Meat Loaf traded jokes with Facebook fans who noted his resemblance to 'American Idol' winner Caleb Johnson.

As had been rumored for a while, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have both publicly confirmed that they are leaving 'American Idol' after this season, following the announcement that Randy Jackson was also retiring. This leaves Keith Urban as the last judge standing, though perhaps not for long.

Singing competition shows have been popular for decades, and they've proliferated all over the TV dial since 'American Idol' debuted over a decade ago. But don't expect to find one playing on Brian May's set anytime soon.