‘American Idol’ finalist Adam Lambert impresses rocker Slash

May 21st, 2009 LONDON - 'American Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi stunned audiences when she stripped down to her bikini at the show's grand finale night. The audience was surprised when Kris Allen, 23, from Arkansas, was crowned the winner Wednesday night at the ceremony in Los Angeles instead of mass favourite, 27-year-old Adam Lambert.

May 12th, 2009 Simon Cowell: Adam Lambert will win 'Idol'CHICAGO — "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell says he thinks Adam Lambert will win this season of the popular Fox singing competition show. Cowell told Oprah Winfrey on Monday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that his money is on Lambert because the contestant is fearless, unique and "he's got swagger." Winfrey also featured Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, who is competing on "Britain's Got Talent." Boyle told Winfrey she's "loving every second" of her newfound fame.

May 8th, 2009 Danny Gokey, 'American Idol' crews visit MilwaukeeMILWAUKEE — "American Idol" finalist Danny Gokey is back home. And Milwaukee has a full day of events for him.

April 30th, 2009 Another finalist thrown from 'American Idol'LOS ANGELES — There was no saving Matt Giraud this time on "American Idol." The 23-year-old dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., was rescued by the show's judges two weeks ago. But on Wednesday it was revealed that he received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox singing competition — just beneath this season's most formidable front-runner.

April 30th, 2009 Matt Giraud thrown off of 'American Idol'LOS ANGELES — There was no saving Matt Giraud this time on "American Idol." The 23-year-old dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., was rescued by the show's judges two weeks ago. But on Wednesday it was revealed that he received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox singing competition — just beneath this season's most formidable front-runner.

April 30th, 2009 Matt Giraud can't be saved on 'American Idol'LOS ANGELES — There was no saving Matt Giraud this time on "American Idol." The 23-year-old dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., was rescued by the show's judges two weeks ago. But on Wednesday it was revealed that he received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox singing competition — just beneath this season's most formidable front-runner.

April 30th, 2009 'Idol's' Giraud passes on Timberlake comparisonsLOS ANGELES — "American Idol" finalist Matt Giraud said he appreciates being compared to Justin Timberlake but intends to follow his own musical path. "A white guy with soul, that's just how it works.

April 29th, 2009 Abdul compares Adam Lambert to Michael PhelpsNEW YORK — Paula Abdul stopped just short of declaring Adam Lambert the future winner of "American Idol." Instead, she compared him to a certain Olympic swimmer. The "Idol" judge praised yet another Lambert performance Tuesday night, telling the 27-year-old actor that each week "it's like watching the Olympics and you're our Michael Phelps." Lambert was the final performer on the "Rat Pack"-themed show.

April 23rd, 2009 2 'American Idol' finalists rolled off competitionLOS ANGELES — "American Idol" finalists Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai aren't closer to becoming household names. Both singers were dismissed Wednesday after it was revealed they received the fewest number of viewer votes on the popular Fox singing competition.

April 23rd, 2009 'Idol' finalists Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai are outLOS ANGELES — "American Idol" finalists Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai aren't closer to becoming household names. Both singers were dismissed Wednesday after it was revealed they received the fewest number of viewer votes on the popular Fox singing competition.

April 23rd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Indian American singer Anoop Desai finally bowed out of 'American Idol' after making waves on the Fox TV singing competition for several weeks. 'I'm so really disappointed,' Desai said after his ouster Wednesday as he and another finalist, Lil Rounds, received the fewest number of viewer votes.

April 23rd, 2009 'American Idol' finalist rolled off competitionLOS ANGELES — "American Idol" finalist Lil Rounds was swiftly dismissed first on Wednesday's double elimination episode. The 24-year-old mother of three from Memphis belted out Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman," then was revealed to be the first of two singers who received the least number of viewer votes on the popular Fox singing competition.

April 20th, 2009 'Idol' documentary to air on Gospel Music ChannelLOS ANGELES — The Gospel Music Channel will shine the spotlight on "American Idol." Filmmaker David Lewis' "From Idol to Inspiration" will premiere Thursday before the Gospel Music Association's 40th annual Dove Awards telecast. The one-hour documentary explores the effect of the Fox network singing competition on Christian music.

March 29th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Producers of American singing competition 'American Idol' have admitted that there is some degree of lip-synching on the hit Fox reality show. Accesshollywood.com reports, Manfred Westphal, a representative for FremantleMedia North America, which produces the show, said that occasionally the contenders sing to a track but not when they're vying for votes.

March 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - A loudmouth on the sets of 'American Idol' has claimed that the producers and judges of the show have already decided which contestants will make it to the final four in the competition. One of the lady staffers has said that the bosses on the show have already picked the final four contestants, and that too when 11 contestants are still battling to be the latest pop star.