Downtown LA's Nokia Theater has been buzzing as season 8's Top 11 rehearsed for the big finale on Wednesday night, and finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen greeted the press on Monday. They were joined by last year's American Idol... more info

Leave it to a homepage overhaul to alert the gossip world that Clay Aiken has been dropped. But that's apparently exactly what happened when RCA refreshed its roster on the label's official web site and the American Idol season two... more info

Idol is giving a lot of love to Jason Mraz so far this season. First, Jackie Tohn auditioned with "I'm Yours" back in January, and on Wednesday's show, they made a group number out of his chart-topping hit. So what... more info

For all the rumor-mongering about season 8's contestants, there's been relatively little chatter about our next slate of mentors. Barry Manilow made his requisite appearance early in the Hollywood rounds -- is he a sign of who's to come? What... more info

So much news this week, what with the Grammy Awards in town, the American Idol Experience opening at Disney World, and Joanna Pacitti's unexpected departure from the Top 36. Our vital Idol recap...Clive Davis and Kelly Clarkson: together again... Kel... more info

Now is the time for this Jaded Insider to confess that she dressed up as Bruce Springsteen for Halloween in the "Born in the U.S.A. era." She was nine. To say I'm a little excited about the halftime show is... more info

David Archuleta within driving distance? We're there! Since Archie was back in Hollywood last weekend to shoot a performance for the Nickeleodeon hit show iCarly, we decided to pop by the set and catch up with last season's American Idol... more info

Jaded Insider presents two different takes on Animal Collective's Jan. 21 show at New York's Bowery Ballroom:Animal Collective's celebration of the just-released "Merriweather Post Pavilion" wasn't just a show, it was an event, what with the incredib... more info

Idol Gone Wild? Bikinis ruled and Simon drooled on week one of season 8, while the blogosphere revved its engines chasing down a slew of soon-to-be somebody's. Here, your Idol headlines for the week ending Jan. 16: Paula Abdul contradicts... more info

Madison Square Garden was the place to be on New Year's Eve, as 13,000 folks utterly thrilled to kiss 2008 goodbye rocked their socks off with My Morning Jacket, playing their most high-profile headlining set to date. The group was... more info