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Adam Lambert's Whataya Want From Me remains the week's best-selling Idol track -- a place he'll almost surely hold next week, too, after performing on American Idol tonight. And while Adam is rapidly closing in on a million downloads for his track, Kellie Pickler has finally surpassed that mark for her Best Days of Your Life.

Simon Cowell isn't the only person leaving “American Idol” this season. Bandleader Rickey Minor will replace Jay Leno’s bandleader Kevin Eubanks on “Tonight Show” beginning June 7.

First came heartbreak, then a second chance at love. Next up for country superstar Shania Twain? Her own TV series.

It's time for Didi Benami to pack her bags.The young singer was booted off "American Idol" Wednesday night after singing...

Andrew Garcia and Lee Dewyze are back in the "American Idol" judges' good graces....

As the folks at “Idol” reminded us constantly, this week was a Big Deal because only the top 10 finalists make it onto the summer tour, and whoever gets sent home would come in 11th.

All eyes were on Miley Cyrus as she served as a guest mentor on 'American Idol' this week, despite claims that she wasn't qualified.

After the wackiness of last week’s semifinal round that saw Lilly Scott among the surprising eliminations, it was a relief that there were no big shocks in this week’s “Idol” voting.

The "American Idol" season-nine top 12 made it to the big stage Tuesday night (March 16) to take on the songs of the Rolling Stones. And, in a wakeup call on the first night of mixed-gender competition, the women served notice that they really are the ones to beat this year as Siobhan Magnus drew more raves and Crystal Bowersox had yet another solid performance.

I've always thought David Archuleta's "Imagine" performance was one of the riskiest choices a contestant has made on American Idol. There were so many ways that February 2008 performance could have backfired. But it turns out that "Imagine" wasn't David's first choice that week.