Coming in second place on American Idol may have cost runner-up Jessica Sanchez more than she thought.
According to the Associated Press, this season's Idol contract for finalists who aren't crowned America's most talented singer falls short of what the Fox reality series used to offer...read more
American Idol will welcome several former contestants as guest performers on the show's March 15 episode. Among them? Season 8's Adam Lambert, season 10's James Durbin, and runner-up Lauren Alaina, and season 5's Chris Daughtry.
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Around this time every year, Fox executives and the American Idol producers start to panic, wondering if the show's huge audience will return en masse for the start of a new season. But this winter is different. Idol defied the odds last January, engineering a successful reboot with the addition of new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. And more importantly, the show's talent made a comeback as well, thanks in part to the countrified sounds of finalists Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery.
Now, as American Idol enters its 11th season, no one's predicting the show's demise. Even with The X Factor and The Voice on the scene, rivals concede that Idol, the granddaddy of them all, remains a ratings monster. For the first time in four seasons, there are...read more