It was a tough race between finalists Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery for the distinction of American Idol 's season 10 winner, but in the end, McCreery took home the top prize in 2011.

Related: American Idol Winner Jamal Roberts Announces His Next Career Move “They’re never trying to overpower me or do what they think is best,” he says. “They’re always listening.

Over the course of the song, they were gradually joined by past "Idol" winners and contestants, including Kellie Pickler, Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Constantine Maroulis and others.

‘American Idol’ Season 22 winner Abi Carter heads 3000 miles from her California home to Washington, D.C. for her next concert performance as part of this July 4th’s A Capitol Fourth, which ...

It's hard to believe that it's been nearly 20 years since Taylor Hicks, now 48, was crowned the winner of American Idol ' s fifth season in 2006, but his talent is still as real as ever.

New "American Idol" winner Jamal Roberts was recently given the key to an Alabama city, but he's declining the same honor for a Mississippi town.

It’s been slightly more than two months since Jamal Roberts was crowned the winner of American Idol 2025, and he’s already making headway on his music career.