1. Friday, May 17th 2013

    Season 13 Audition Cities Announced!

    Do you have what it takes to be the next AMERICAN IDOL? The Season 13 audition cities were just announced and now you can make your plans to become the next superstar!

    Can't make it to one of the cities below? Now you can audition online here.

    Get auditon FAQs, auditions release forms and rules by clicking on the links below.

    Audition FAQs

    Audition Release Forms

    Auditions Rules

    AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 13 AUDITION CITIES:

    Salt Lake City, UT – July 11
    Energy Solutions Arena
    301 W South Temple
    Salt Lake City, UT 84101

    San Francisco, CA – July 16
    AT&T Park
    24 Willie Mays Plaza
    San Francisco, CA 94107

    Detroit, MI – July 21
    Ford Field
    2000 Brush Street #200
    Detroit, MI 48226

    Atlanta, GA – July 26
    Gwinnett Center
    6400 Sugarloaf Parkway #100
    Duluth, GA 30097

    Boston, MA – August 2
    Gillette Stadium
    1 Patriot Place
    Foxboro, MA 02035

    Austin, TX – August 7
    Frank Erwin Center
    1701 Red River Street
    Austin, TX 78701

    Omaha, NE – August 11
    CenturyLink Center
    55 North 10th Street
    Omaha, NE 68102

    Posted by @IDOL_Insider

  1. Friday, May 17th 2013

    Casey James to Hold Frisbee Golf Tournament to Benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital

    The Casey James 2013 Frisbee Golf Tournament Benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will take place on Wednesday, June 5. The event will be held at The Fontanel and will include a round of Frisbee golf with Casey and special guests as well as a breakfast and meet and greet with fans.

    All proceeds from the event will go to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Event sponsors include Sony Music, CAA, Tri Star Sports and Entertainment, Neste Event Marketing, The Welcome Aboard Stick, Gunslinger Entertainment, and Music City Disc Golf.

    "I'm extremely happy to be doing this event,” shares Casey. “We'll be raising money for a great cause and having fun at the same time. It doesn't get any better than that for me."

    "We are so grateful for the Casey James Frisbee Golf Tournament at Fontanel's support," said Luke Gregory, chief executive officer for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. "I continue to be amazed by the generosity of our community. The money raised will help us to continue to offer comprehensive, quality care to our patients and families.”

    To purchase tickets and for more information please visit bit.ly/CaseyJamesFrisbeeTourney

    For those unable to attend on June 5 but would still like to donate to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Casey has set up a separate indiegogo fundraising campaign at igg.me/at/caseyjames.

    Posted by @IDOL_Insider

  1. Thursday, May 16th 2013

    Song List: Candice Glover is your AMERICAN IDOL!

    Season 12 has come to the end with the crowning of Candice Glover as your AMERICAN IDOL! Now you can get her debut single "I am Beautiful" on iTunes here.

    The stars came out to celebrate the show's most recent finale including PSY, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, Aretha Franklin, Frankie Valli and our own Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Randy Jackson.

    Relive every moment with our song list below:

    Title:
    “Glad You Came”
    Artist Version: The Wanted
    Contestant: All

    Title: “Done”
    Artist Version: The Band Perry
    Contestant: Janelle Arthur with The Band Perry

    Title: “Let's Hang On”
    Artist Version: Frankie Valli
    Contestant: Boys Medley with Frankie Valli

    Title: “Walk Like a Man”
    Artist Version: Frankie Valli
    Contestant: Boys Medley with Frankie Valli

    Title: “Who Loves You”
    Artist Version: Frankie Valli
    Contestant: Boys Medley with Frankie Valli

    Title: “Can't Take My Eyes Off You”
    Artist Version: Frankie Valli
    Contestant: Boys Medley with Frankie Valli

    Title: “Grease”
    Artist Version: Frankie Valli
    Contestant: Boys Medley with Frankie Valli

    Title: “Vision of Love”
    Artist Version: Mariah Carey
    Contestant: n/a

    Title: “Make it Happen”
    Artist Version: Mariah Carey
    Contestant: n/a

    Title: “My All”
    Artist Version: Mariah Carey
    Contestant: n/a

    Title: “Hero”
    Artist Version: Mariah Carey
    Contestant: n/a

    Title: “We Belong Together”
    Artist Version: Mariah Carey
    Contestant: n/a

    Title: “#Beautiful”
    Artist Version: Mariah Carey
    Contestant: n/a  

    Title:
    “Next to Me”
    Artist Version:
    Emeli Sande
    Contestant:
    Amber Holcomb with Emeli Sande

    Title: “Gentleman”
    Artist Version:
    PSY
    Contestant: n/a

    Title:
    “Little Bit of Everything”
    Artist Version: Keith Urban
    Contestant: n/a

    Title:
    “Inseparable”
    Artist Version: Natalie Cole
    Contestant: Candice Glover with Jennifer Hudson

    Title: “Titianium”
    Artist Version: David Guetta feat. Sia
    Contestant: Angie Miller with Adam Lambert

    Title: “Domino”
    Artist Version: Jessie J
    Contestant: Angie Miller with Jessie J

    Title:
    “Where the Blacktop Ends”
    Artist Version: Keith Urban
    Contestant: Kree Harrison with Keith Urban

    Title: “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman”
    Artist Version: Aretha Franklin
    Contestant: Girls Medley with Aretha Franklin

    Title: “I Never Loved a Man”
    Artist Version: Aretha Franklin
    Contestant: Girls Medley with Aretha Franklin

    Title: “Respect”
    Artist Version: Aretha Franklin
    Contestant: Girls Medley with Aretha Franklin

    Title: “Think”
    Artist Version: Aretha Franklin
    Contestant: Girls Medley with Aretha Franklin

    Title: "Live it Up"
    Artist Version: Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
    Contestant: n/a

    Title: “One Less Bell to Answer”
    Artist Version: The 5th Dimension
    Contestant: Candice Glover and Kree Harrison

    Title: “A House is not a Home”
    Artist Version: Dionne Warwick
    Contestant: Candice Glover and Kree Harrison

    Posted by @IDOL_Insider

  1. Wednesday, May 15th 2013

    Download the Top 2 Performances on iTunes

    The Top 2 ladies pulled out all the stops at the finale performance show! It's America's choice, but you can capture the moment now by downloading performances from the episode.

    You can download all the songs here or by clicking on the individual links below.

    Candice Glover - "Chasing Pavements"
    Candice Glover - "I (Who Have Nothing)"

    Kree Harrison - "Angel"
    Kree Harrison - "Up to the Mountain"

    Get all the Top 2 performance songs here.

    Posted by @IDOL_Insider

  1. Wednesday, May 15th 2013

    Song List: The Finale Performances

    Candice and Kree both came ready to take the crown at the last performance show of the season. The girls received standing ovations after their performances and both seemed to have no problem rockin' the very large Nokia Theatre stage. It's clear Candice and Kree both have the star quality to take them all the way.

    It's bound to be a tight race and there can only be one winner! While you wait for the two-hour star-studded results show Thursday night at 8/7c check out the song list below. Relive every performance from the Top 2!

    Title: “Angel”
    Artist Version: Sarah McLachlan
    Contestant: Kree Harrison

    Title: “Chasing Pavements”
    Artist Version: Adele
    Contestant: Candice Glover

    Title: “I Take a Picture”
    Artist Version: Carly Rae Jepsen
    Contestant: n/a

    Title: “All Cried Out”
    Artist Version: Winner's Song
    Contestant: Kree Harrison

    Title: “I am Beautiful”
    Artist Version: Winner's Song
    Contestant: Candice Glover

    Title: “Up to the Mountain”
    Artist Version: Patty Griffin
    Contestant: Kree Harrison

    Title: “I (Who Have Nothing)”
    Artist Version: Ben E. King
    Contestant: Candice Glover

    Posted by @IDOL_Insider