AmericanIdol

Can't make the next "American Idol" audition? Being discovered might have just gotten cheaper and easier. A San Diego entrepreneur has launched a Web site for aspiring music artists to post their personal story and performances on video, then be judged on likeability and talent by the site's...

I've got issues. Email issues. You know how it is -- you obsessively check your inbox, hoping there's some life-changing opportunity not sent by a Nigerian, then get overwhelmed by the time-sucking correspondence of friends who seem to have WAY too much free time. And suddenly you're 200 emails...

In the overwhelming thunder of 2009's Big Fizzle (the economy) many smaller yet important fizzles may have escaped public scrutiny. Here are nine that our writers found worthy of drawing to your attention. Feel free to add your candidates as comments. The Jay Leno Show Jay Leno, the former...

This Sunday on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 2008 American Idol winner and multi-platinum seller David Cook pitches in to help a family build a new house for their sick daughter. Cook uses Skype to call in to WalletPop's Jason Cochran and give the behind-the-scenes story of his stint as a...

American Idol parent 19 Entertainment has signed host Ryan Seacrest to an unprecedented 3-year, $45 million deal to host the show and/or any show that succeeds it.It's a recession and American Idol's ratings have been in decline for the past few seasons, but the new deal still triples Seacrest's...

As you may have heard, Kris Allen won American Idol last week. This week, the nail-biting continues, as a major American corporation is taking heat for facilitating some irregular voting that may have gotten him the throne.For the entire season, Adam Lambert was the preferred candidate by the...

Last week, as I reported here, the blogs were atwitter about American Idol contestant Danny Gokey. The Wisconsin music minister, who just made the final three of the show, was being accused of secretly plugging eyeglasses chain LensCrafters by using the same heart-from-fingers gesture that it uses...

For the past two weeks, American Idol contestant and serial eyewear model Danny Gokey has ended his performance by putting his hands to his chest and making a heart shape with his fingers. The Top Four contestant is sending out the love... but to whom? Some people think it's to his bank account....

High Rolling: Facebook is now a leading site for online gambling, attracting 200 million. Money Time: HGTV's latest show has families competing not for big vacations or home makeovers, but money to pay off their mortgages. Desperate times call for practical prizes. Making Money,...

American Idol is like a rash on the body of American pop culture that no ointment can cure.I mean, are we supposed to believe that David Cooke Cook was the best undiscovered singer in the country? No offense to the Cookies, as the devoted fans of the one-time bartender call themselves, but he was...