The season 8 winner used hit songs by Katy Perry, Rihanna and Britney Spears to tell the story of how music impacted his life. By Portia Medina A gymnasium filled with some 400 eager teenagers in navy ...

The season 8 winner is joined by songwriter-producer Nasri for episode 6 of THR's web show. Plus: music editor Shirley Halperin and special correspondent Didi Benami run down the best and worst of ...

After nearly two hours of singing and flashbacks that culminated in a stirring performance of Queen's "We Are the Champions," Kris Allen was named the winner of Season 8 of "American Idol." ...

Kris Allen has brought a little bit of rock back to his Arkansas hometown. The 23-year-old "American Idol" finalist came home on Friday, when an estimated crowd of more than 20,000 packed an area of ...

"American Idol" champ Kris Allen has signed a record deal with 19 Recordings and his recordings have been licensed to Jive Records. "As exciting as the last few months have been, I'm really looking ...