After Kris Allen was deemed American Idol season 8 champ, message boards, bloggers and the media went into high gear to pronounce the win as a major upset. However, looking back at the season, the win isn’t as far-fetched as you may think. Nobody was as shocked at the win as Kris himself was. It was quite a moment. After all, the judges, media and the like pronounced Adam the winner. It seemed... 

Although Paula Abdul’s contract with American Idol is coming to an end, viewers will hopefully still see Paula in her judge’s seat next season. There have been rumors floating around all season that Abdul and new judge Kara DioGuardi don’t get along and is acting as a transition to ease her off the show. Abdul says that is the farthest from the truth and that she is irreplaceable.  “Whenever... 

For those of you who are not familiar with me, which is most, because I’m a new writer to this site, but I have an obsession with American Idol that runs back all the way to the days of Kelly. I even wasted 90-minutes of my life watching that atrocious From Justin to Kelly movie. Ew. Anyways, I am a devoted American Idol junkie and I must say, I haven’t been this impressed by the talent... 

Dave Della Terza enjoys kicking “American Idol” around on his Web site that encourages viewers to vote for the most awful contestant. But even Della Terza is rooting for television’s top-rated show when it returns for its eighth season Tuesday. The two-hour debut airs at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. “Last year really bored me. The show seemed really desperate. I want it to go back to...