American Idol featured the second part of the Hollywood Round and it was an emotional episode.
Inside the auditorium, 107 contestants wait nervously for what comes next.  They must take the stage as a group which means that they not only have to pick the right people, they need to be able to be flexible enough to work as a team.  Some groups definitely look more promising than others.
There was some major drama with Katrina Darrell (a.k.a. Bikini Girl).  She appeared to quit the group and even refused to get out of bed on the morning of the audition but …read more

Tonight, American Idol heads to Kansas City to see if they’ve got any talent.  Come back for the live blog of tonight’s auditions!

Let the live blogging begin!!!
Over 11,000 people showed up in Kansas City to audition for American Idol this year. That’s incredible (Kansas City, Missouri – in case anyone was wondering which KC they were in)!
Jason Castro greeted Paula Abdul at the door since his brother will be auditioning.
Chelsea Marquardt premised her audition by saying how amazed people are when they hear this big, powerful voice come out of her little body and I thought there might be …read more

We are just a few mere weeks away from the American Idol season 8 premiere and I’m pretty excited.  As you’ve heard, in addition to adding fourth judge, Kara DioGuardi, other changes will be taking place.  On Tuesday, January 13 and Wednesday, January 14 on FOX it all begins:

February 11 – Top 36 Semi-Finalists revealed
February 17 – Voting Begins (Tuesday)
March 5 – Top 12 Singers Revealed After Judges’ Wild Card Round (Thursday)
March 10 – Top 12 Finalists Perform for First Time (Tuesday)

The "Hollywood Round" will be extended for an extra week and reintroduces the "Wild Card" episode where the …read more