Winning American Idol is supposed to be a life-changing experience. But what happens when you win it during an even bigger life-changing experience? That's what Samantha "Just Sam" Diaz faced when they won in 2020 -- during a little thing called the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many shows at the time, Idol adapted to stay-at-home mandates by pivoting from their usual live shows with an in-studio audience to having the contestants perform in their homes. That's why this was such a special...
“I’m alright, baby!” That’s Luke Bryan‘s official update after falling down during a concert in Vancouver on Friday night. Ryan Seacrest put Bryan on the spot at the top of Sunday’s American Idol, asking, “I just want to check to make sure, Luke, you’re moving OK? You looked alright at the open of the show […]
Kayko, 23, a songwriter and producer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida , closed out the show rocking out to and jumping across the stage. The judges ran onto the stage to hug Kayko after his rock version of Goyte's hit song Somebody That I Used to Know. The Top 12 performed before the field was narrowed to the Top 10 for season 22
Season 22 of American Idol premiered on February 18, 2024. There have been countless talented performers including Julia Gagnon, Makenna Faith Breinholt, Abi Carter, Triston Harper, and Emmy Russell. Emmy has connected with the audience with her vulnerable original songs and backstory. Who is Emmy Russell? Emmy is one of late country legend Loretta Lynn’s […]
The Christian music community is mourning an important loss. Mandisa Lynn Hundley—known professionally as Mandisa and a former contestant on season five American Idol—died on April 18. She was
Christian gospel star Mandisa was honored on American Idol with a performance by former contestants Colton Dixon, Danny Gokey, and Melinda Doolittle.
The field of American Idol Season 22 contestants has been narrowed to the Top 8 after two brutal eliminations Sunday night (April 28). The latest episode of American Idol was one to remember as legendary artist Shania Twain appeared to mentor the Top 10 contestants, and former Idol champ Scotty McCreery took the stage to […]
Tributes are pouring in for Grammy Award-winner and American Idol contestant Mandisa. The Christian recording artist featured our own Robin Roberts in the video to her 2014 hit “Overcomer.”
Tributes are being paid to the gospel singer who won a Grammy in 2014 for
KATC reached out to Season 22 American Idol finalist, Will Moseley. Moseley shares who inspired him on his journey, thus far.
Gospel singer Mandisa, who rose to national fame on the competition show “American Idol,” died at her Nashville, Tennessee, home on Thursday. She was 47.
In Mandisa's memory. On Monday night's episode of “American Idol,” the ABC