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Jennifer Lopez might come back to American Idol now that she's canceled her tour. American Idol season 23 could be the perfect job for Jennifer to provide stability and joy in her life. The beloved judge was a cheerleader for contestants during her previous seasons, making her a great fit for the American Idol season 23 judging table.

Former American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez has said that she doesn't have the time to replace Katy Perry during American Idol season 23, but, now that she's canceled her "This Is Me... Live" tour, I'm convinced that she might change her mind and return to the reality singing competition series. Jennifer previously served as a judge during American Idol seasons 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15 (the final Fox season). She helped discover winners Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Caleb Johnson, Nick Fradiani, and Trent Harmon.

During her time on American Idol, Jennifer was a beloved judge. She was a cheerleader for the contestants,...

Could an upset be brewing on Season 21 of “American Idol”? All year fans have been forecasting Iam Tongi would take home the top prize, but he may not be the sure bet we’ve assumed. This season closely resembles a similar lineup up finalists from Season 17 when 18-year old country crooner Laine Hardy took down fan favorite Alejandro Aranda, who, like Iam, had become a viral sensation since his first audition.

This time around it’s 18-year old Mississippi native Colin Stough who has progressively grown his fanbase each week, delivering honky-tonk renditions of some of music’s most popular tunes. Like Laine, he was barely a blip on viewers’ radar in early rounds, but as judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have pointed out, his star continues to rise.

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Megan Danielle is this season’s third finalist,...

The three-hour finale of “American Idol” will air live coast-to-coast on Sunday, May 21 (8:00 p.m. Et/5:00 p.m. Pt). Colin Stough, Iam Tongi and Megan Danielle will take the stage for the final time as America decides who will become the Season 21 champion.

ABC has announced the all-star lineup of performers includes the return of former Idol judge Keith Urban (singing “Wild Heart”), who will also mentor each of the finalists. Also confirmed to hit the stage are Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard, Ellie Goulding, James Blunt, Jazmine Sullivan, Jelly Roll, Kevin Cronin, Kylie Minogue, Lainey Wilson, Lauren Daigle, Pitbull, TLC and possibly more!

See ‘American Idol’ Season 21: Finalists

In addition, judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will each sing their own hits. The season’s Top 12 contestants including Wé Ani, Zachariah Smith, Haven Madison, Oliver Steele, Warren Peay, Marybeth Byrd, Tyson Venegas, Lucy Love and Nutsa will also perform.

After the first several American Idol winners were crowned, they all became extremely famous. While the amount of financial success those winners enjoyed varied, there was no way to argue that the show didn't give them a platform at the very least.

Easily Idol's two most successful winners, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood proved that the show can spawn music superstars. After all, Clarkson became famous enough that she got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Underwood has devoted fans who love her lesser-known music.

Despite the titanic success Idol enjoyed during its early seasons, the show became less popular over time. Idol's ratings eventually so far downhill that Fox canceled the show, and it only came back because ABC gave it another chance.

Given that Idol is nowhere near as popular as it once was, it makes sense that several of the show's winners didn't go on to enjoy much success.

Face it. Laine Hardy, the newly crowned winner of the 17th season of “American Idol,” was and is the full package. Young, handsome and talented. Yes, runner-up Alejandro Aranda, 24, is a much more accomplished and original artist and third-place finisher Madison VanDenburg, 17, has a set of pitch-perfect magical pipes (although I do wish the wardrobe handlers had dressed her less like a Vegas opening act and more like a teen).

But Louisiana boy Laine, 18, had one advantage that only Florida native Alyssa Ragu, 17, shared this season. They both tried out the previous year and were cut in the early rounds. That made them hungry and both used the time to improve before trying out again. However, Alyssa — a fave of judge Katy Perry who made it to the Top 8 — focused on polishing her performing skills as she took dance and singing lessons.

See‘American Idol’ recap: Who wins Season 17 — Laine,...

Season 17 of “American Idol” ended on May 19. Will the new winner enjoy more success than the 2018 champion, Maddie Poppe? After all, she didn’t even get a chance to perform on this year’s finale despite releasing her first album, “Whirlwind,” just two days prior. What a contrast to the early days of the show, when the previous season’s winner was always showcased on the episode that unveiled the new winner of the franchise.

This Emmy-winning reality competition series began in 2002, For more than a decade, it was a ratings powerhouse with many of those winners enjoying some success. The first-ever champ, Kelly Clarkson, has won three Grammys and turned her fame into a string of hit records and an ongoing gig as a judge on the competition, NBC’s’ “The Voice.” And season 4 winner Carrie Underwood has done even better, having sold upwards of records and won a shelf load of music awards.

Caleb Johnson first rose to prominence in the music world in 2014 when he won the 13th season of American Idol. Since then, the 28-year-old rock singer and Asheville, North Carolina, native has released a lot of new music. Johnson talked to uInterview exclusively about his upcoming album Born From Southern Ground, which will be released on June 14. […]

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Following Laine Hardy‘s performance of The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” during the live Top 5 show of “American Idol,” Luke Bryan joked that the season’s heartthrob was “lookin’ like a whole snack” in his shiny pink suit jacket. Fellow judge Katy Perry, who last week had to be physically subdued from chasing after Laine, exclaimed, “A whole snack? I love it!” Do you think Laine has done enough to win Season 17 of “American Idol”? Make your predictions at Gold Derby before next Sunday’s finale.

SEEKaty Perry praises Alejandro Aranda on ‘American Idol’ for finally deciding to ‘play in this competition’ [Watch]

“Great job, Laine,” Luke told the 18-year-old country singer from Livingston, Louisiana. That’s when Lionel Richie chimed in, “I’m gonna say just two little phrases. One, I think that is my jacket. And number two, vote, you guys. America, vote.”

Katy added, “Hey Laine, that was just super cool,...

All week long you’ve been giving us your predictions for which three “American Idol” singers will make it into the Season 17 finale, and our racetrack odds heavily favor Laine Hardy, Alejandro Aranda and Madison VanDenburg. Alas, that means our readers predict both Wade Cota and Laci Kaye Booth will be eliminated during the Top 5 episode on Sunday, May 12. Scroll down for our take on each of the predicted Final 3 contestants and then be sure to let us know who you think will ultimately win.

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Laine Hardy — 17/10 odds to win

If our readers are correct that Laine will ultimately earn the confetti shower, he’d be the third “American Idol” winner to claim victory after being eliminated in a prior season. (The other two were Season 12’s Candice Glover and Season 13’s Caleb Johnson.

Thanks to the “American Idol” judges using their save, two women still remain in the Top 5 of Season 17: Laci Kaye Booth and Madison VanDenburg. Laci failed to earn enough votes during Sunday’s live Top 6 episode (along with Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon), but Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan opted to save her from elimination at the last moment. Can either Laci or Madison now go on to join the “American Idol” winners list over their three male counterparts Laine Hardy, Alejandro Aranda and Wade Cota? Sound off down in the comments section.

SEEKaty Perry just gave Laine Hardy the advice he needs to win ‘American Idol’: ‘Now is the time to scare yourself’

During the dual-themed episode, Laci first took on “To Love Somebody” as her Woodstock song and then belted out “Open Arms” as her Showstopper performance, while Madison sang “Piece Of My Heart” (Woodstock) and...

“I think you’ve figured this chess game out,” Katy Perry told “American Idol’s” country heartthrob Laine Hardy during Sunday’s live Top 6 episode. After weeks of Laine performing so-called “safe” songs that he knew would get himself votes, including his Woodstock cover of “I Don’t Need No Doctor,” Katy said he needs to start going above and beyond. “I think now is the time to scare yourself. I think you’ve got it locked in, dialed in. Now push yourself a little bit more past that point you don’t think you can go. Literally push yourself into the stardom category.” Do you think Laine has the potential to win Season 17 of “American Idol”? Sound off down in the comments section.

See‘American Idol’ ratings: Yep, it’s still TV’s most-watched reality show

When host Ryan Seacrest asked Laine what he thought Katy’s critique meant,...

Dexter Roberts has a unique advantage over everybody else on Season 16 of “The Voice”: a built-in audience. This country artist from Alabama gained a slew of fans back when he was a finalist on Season 13 of “American Idol,” and those fans have now followed him to NBC’s reality TV show. Following his rockin’ performance of Brooks & Dunn‘s “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” during Monday’s live Top 24 episode, is Dexter now a front-runner to win “The Voice”?

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Dexter’s coach Blake Shelton is no fool. This record six-time champ knows that Dexter has tons of die-hards out there already who are keen on voting for him, which no doubt is why Blake positioned him in the save-the-best-for-last position during Monday’s bloated Top 24 performance show. Did You...

It is hard to be rejected. But if you want to get back in the game, you do what the song says: Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again.

That is just what “American Idol” contestants Alyssa Raghu, 16, and Laine Hardy, 18, have done.

Alyssa, whom Katy Perry affectionately nicknamed “The Sauce” last season, never made it beyond the to the top 24 after a so-so rendition of Coldplay’s “Yellow.” Instead of giving up, she to listened the judges and made upgrades to her stage presence by taking dancing lessons and performing in over 200 live shows. She also switched to being home-schooled so she could focus on her singing.

As she said to the judges during her initial Season 17 audition, “I didn’t come this far to only come this far. When I got eliminated, I realized that it was very new to me. And every single critique you gave me,...

Even though Margie Mays, aka “Burping Girl,” was eliminated from “American Idol” prior to making the Top 20, fans are nearly unanimous that they want the singer to audition again next season. A whopping 78% of readers who voted in our recent poll have their fingers crossed that this quirky 25-year-old dog walker from Wilmington, De will give it “another chance.” The other 22% of poll respondents thought that Margie’s personality was “way too annoying” and hope she’s done with the reality TV show altogether.

SEEIs ‘bad ass’ Laci Kaye Booth a dark horse to win ‘American Idol’ Season 17 after Cheap Trick performance? [Watch]

As you’ll recall, judge Katy Perry chastised Margie in the Hawaii showcase episode for relying too heavily on her energy and charisma. “This competition is called ‘American Idol,’ not ‘American Personality,'” Katy scolded. However, the judges also told Eddie Island the same thing but he was...

Some aspiring musical heavyweights decide to slim down before trying out for “American Idol.” Season 16 runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson started dieting before the audition rounds and managed to shed 85 pounds by the time of the finale. Meanwhile, current top-20 hopeful Ryan Hammond dropped 170 pounds last year after undergoing weight loss surgery.

But at least two male winners, Season 13’s burly rocker Caleb Johnson and Season 2’s soulful “Velvet Teddy Bear” Ruben Studdard, who was granted his nickname by guest judge Gladys Knight, didn’t have any problem fitting into their role as the next American Idol.

This year, there are two big guys in the running who are graced with wonderfully unique and mature voices that set them apart from the pack. One is Wade Cota, a 27-year-old Phoenix native with a rather sad back story. His biological father, he revealed during his initial audition, “was the devil.” He would beat him,...

During Sunday’s bloated three-hour Hawaii episode of “American Idol,” judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie made the difficult decision to eliminate Margie Mays, who earned the nickname “Burping Girl” because of her penchant for belching while singing. While Margie left the competition with a smile on her face, fans are left wondering whether it’s truly the end of the road for this quirky 25-year-old dog walker from Wilmington, De. Should Margie try out again next season on “American Idol”? Vote in our poll below.

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Several contestants have found great luck by auditioning again after previously being eliminated. Former champs Candice Glover and Caleb Johnson both were cut in prior seasons before they joined the “American Idol” winners list in Season 12 and Season 13, respectively. And then...

After previously winning “The X Factor Vietnam” at age 16, Myra Tran tried her luck on Season 17 of “American Idol” where her audition of “One Night Only” from “Dreamgirls” quickly went viral. Unfortunately, the 19-year-old’s journey came to an end during Sunday’s Top 40 showcase episode in Hawaii following her cover of “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana” (watch above). “This is the greatest chance I’ve ever had,” Myra said after her shocking elimination. “I did not sing good. And now [my] ‘American Idol’ dream is done.”

See‘American Idol’ recap: Top 40 become Top 20 on Night 8 of Season 17 [Updating Live Blog]

Of the three judges — Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Katy Perry — Lionel was the one designated to give Myra the bad news. “We watched you last night and for whatever reason the song you did last night was not 100% compared to the competition,” he told her. “Unfortunately, it will not take...

As the old saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Country star Laine Hardy, who was eliminated in the early rounds of “American Idol” last year, has returned in Season 17 for a second shot at the trophy. Should Laine end up earning the confetti shower, he’d be the third “American Idol” winner to claim victory after being eliminated in a prior season. The other two were Season 12 champ Candice Glover and Season 13 winner Caleb Johnson. Watch Laine’s 2019 audition video above of The Band‘s “The Weight.”

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Candice previously auditioned in the ninth and 11th seasons of “American Idol,” but failed to advance to the live shows both time. In Season 11 she made it to the Las Vegas round where she was grouped with two soon-to-be...

“The Voice” viewers were introduced to a country artist named Dexter Roberts on Night 3 of the Season 16 blind auditions, but longtime fans of “American Idol” have known this Alabama native since 2014.

On Season 13 of that reality TV singing show, Dexter ended up coming in seventh place, ultimately losing to Caleb Johnson. During Songs from the Cinema Week when there were only 11 contestants remaining, Dexter wowed then-judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. with his cover of “Sweet Home Alabama” from “Forrest Gump.” Watch this flashback video above.

SEEPsst! ‘The Voice’ doesn’t want you to know, but Dexter Roberts used to be on ‘American Idol’ [Watch]

Throughout his “Idol” journey Dexter stayed true to his country roots week after week. He received universal praise from the judges after his “Sweet Home Alabama” performance. Keith raved, “You’re really starting to feel the thing now and loosen up and really sing.

If country artist Dexter Roberts looked familiar to you on Night 3 of “The Voice” Season 16 blind auditions, that’s because he previously competed on “American Idol” Season 13. In fact, he did more than just compete — he came in seventh place on the season that was won by Caleb Johnson. Strangely, no mention was made of Dexter’s reality TV show resume when he auditioned for “The Voice” with Randy Houser‘s “Like a Cowboy” and earned a rare four-chair turn from Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine. Watch “The Voice” blind audition above.

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Instead of focusing on his “American Idol” experience, “The Voice” chose to delve into the Alabama native’s recent health scare of Rocky Mountain spotted fever from a tick bite. A year and a half after his diagnosis,...

Just two years after it was cancelled by Fox, “American Idol” returns to ABC on March 11. When this reality competition series hit the airwaves back in 2002, it was a ratings smash, and many of its early winners enjoyed huge success. Indeed, its first-ever champ, Kelly Clarkson, has won three Grammys and parlayed her fame into a string of hit records and a new gig as a judge on the competition, NBC’s’ “The Voice.”

However, many of the more recent music newcomers to be named “American Idol” have found that their time in the spotlight is fleeting. In the photo gallery above, we take a look back at the first 15 “American Idol” winners to date and see how many have been lucky so far and which have been jinxed.

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Season 1: Kelly Clarkson

Won: Sept. 4, 2002

Runner-up: Justin Guarini

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