May 19, 2011 The Top3 took on 3 songs on American Idol, while being mentored by Beyonce. Round one was songs of each contestants choice. Scotty McCreery had the honor of kicking the night off and chose, Lonestar's "Amazed." Randy Jackson praised Scotty for his great song choice.
May 16, 2011 After weeks of singing on the American Idol stage, Scotty McCreery finally got to go home to Garner, North Carolina. He also got to meet the man behind his signature song "Your Man." Josh Turner surprised Scotty
May 6, 2011 Hillary Scotty finally got her time on the Idol stage. She tried out twice for the show and never made it. But last night, Lady Antebellum sang their new song "Just a Kiss" on American Idol. After the entertainment, Ryan Seacrest got down to business
May 5, 2011 The top 5 on American Idol sang two songs for 'Then & Now' week. Scotty McCreery rocked the stage with Montgomery Gentry's "Gone." He owned the stage and rocked the crowd. It was a side of Scotty we haven't seen, and I loved it.
May 2, 2011 Remember the old "rate a record" segment on American Bandstand? Check out the new Lady Antebellum song, "Just a Kiss," then rate it on a scale of 1 to 100.
April 29, 2011 And then there were five.
Ryan Seacrest told us at the top of the show we would be disappointed with the outcome - and he wasn't wrong: In somewhat of a shocker, Casey Abrams was eliminated from 'American Idol.' And for Scotty McCreery fans, its was a nerve wracking night, since it came down to Scotty or Casey. Right on the heels of one of Scottys' best performances yet.
April 28, 2011 The Top 6 on American Idol took on songs from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carol King. Scotty McCreery bounced back in a big way from last week "safe" performance. He was told by the judges to step u
April 21, 2011 The American Idol Top 7 took on 21st centruy songs. Scotty McCreery opened the show with LeAnn Rimes' version of "Swingin." For the first time, the judge didn't give him good reviews. If his fan base wasn't so big already, I'd be concerned for his safety this week. I don't think he'll go home, but I wouldn' t be surprised if he's in the bottom three this week.
April 15, 2011 J. Lo said it best when she said, “You gotta stop singing to stay; you gotta start singing to win.”
It was a good piece of advice, but unfortunately for Paul McDonald, it came a little too late: Paul’s quirky style and unique soft voice have been eliminated from ‘American Idol,’ according to PopCrush. There’s a lot of talent on the show this year, so as the weeks go by, main contenders will have to be cast off the show. That’s life on ‘American Idol.’
April 14, 2011 Add Jason Aldean to the country artists appearing on American Idol. Jason will join year one Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson tonight (Thursday, April 14), to perform their number one hit "Don't You Wanna Stay."
April 14, 2011 The Top 8 on American Idol went to the movies. Scotty McCreery stuck to his country roots and chose George Strait's "I Cross My Heart" from the movie Pure Country
Lauren Alaina took on Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" from Hannah Montana. Producer Jimmy Iovine said she sang it better than Miley.
Stefano Langone, who was in the bottom 2 last
April 12, 2011 If you thought the judges on 'American Idol' were harsh, wait until you hear what production staffers allegedly did to an audience member on Thursday.
According to an exclusive report from Radar Online, 19-year-old fan Ashley Kauffman was booted from the front row because staffers told her she was "just too big, too heavy to be in front."
Kauffman claims she and two of her friends were moved to a "far row of the theater section, right at the back."