mean to make light ofJames' very serious struggles, but this segment is so melodramatic it's like watching Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphi...
Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed," which producer Jim Jonsin helps him prepare for. Randy Jackson is duly impressed that James can do Judas Priest o...
. "James Durbin is dangerous, America. This guy can sing!" Steven Tyler followed suit, saying Durbin took everything he ever felt and "kicked it into ...
don't get us wrong--from "Rocket Man" and "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" to "Blue Eyes" and "Circle Of Life," we love us some Captain Fantastic. But ...
... in which she could show off those soulful growls. Here again, however, was a confident stage presence rivaled only by that of McDonald. It wasn't ...
... in which she could show off those soulful growls. Here again, however, was a confident stage presence rivaled only by that of McDonald. It wasn't ...
Unsatisfactory Ashton Jones: She's in big trouble this week. After getting a wild-card berth in the top 13, she slipped badly while doubling-down on b...
ho-hum performances. And--sigh--sorry, Haley, but you lose a point too for winding up in the Bottom Three with Stefano and Paul McDonald. Agree with h...
was heavy metal enthusiast and all-around rocker James Durbin. Durbin made "Idol" history earlier this season when he sang the first Judas Priest trac...
higher and higher," Lopez admitted. "Let's keep it at that level." Jacob Lusk, meanwhile, wisely decided to drop the level of hubris he displayed last...
"American Idol" loves it when contestants come to them with a backstory, and they got a whopper of one on Wednesday (February 9) with James Durbin. Th...
relevancy last week with a "Songs from the 21st Century" theme, but tonight, the show decided to hop back in the Delorean and dig into the catalog of ...
, though, and he appears headed for a possible spot in the finale, rocker James Durbin has clearly laid the smackdown on the competition when it comes...
, though, and he appears headed for a possible spot in the finale, rocker James Durbin has clearly laid the smackdown on the competition when it comes...
, though, and he appears headed for a possible spot in the finale, rocker James Durbin has clearly laid the smackdown on the competition when it comes...
just win the whole thing. The night's other time-filling duet was the third vocal hookup between teens McCreery and Alaina, though the pair awkwardly ...
, perhaps from stretching to hit those high notes in rehearsals. Her vocals came off as shouty. Her post-performance composure, or lack thereof, made ...
tune -- Taylor Swift, anyone ... Everybody." Scotty McCreery The random elimination might have made for good TV, but it was deeply unfair to Scotty. T...
Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame night on American Idol meant no songs from Pocahontas or the dreaded Celine Dion catalog. Instead, contestants sang Elvis, ...
the chorus, taking ... it an octave higher than the original version, hitting notes that Robert Plant would struggle with on his best day. Later, Durb...
decade of music to choose from and picked a tame song. "We were expecting more from Scotty on that one. Randy Jackson served up the ultimate "Idol" ju...
There were all sorts of highlights on Wednesday night's "American Idol," as the top five contestants went for broke, covering everyone from Lady Gaga ...
Sparks returned to the "Idol" stage -- first in a shiny silver coat, and then in a sleek black dress -- to perform her empowering new single, "I Am Wo...
his "rock cred." That makes plenty of sense; winning would ... 't Stop Believin'" and "Love Potion No. 9," that didn't connect with people for some re...
Durbin's performances had been ... Manson and the like?" Both agreed that Durbin can likely have a career if he follows the path of fellow fourth-plac...
for James where he might not want to hear what people have to say to him, but I'd be very clear and tell him there are two kinds of success: personal ...
they were done watching the show for the season (though, to be fair, there are only two weeks left), but Robert perhaps voiced the many gripes best wh...
and squashes her.] In round two, Lady Gaga showed up to invade their personal space and help them tap into their wild side. [Gaga says to Haley: "Give...
Wednesday, the highest top-four total ever. And America obviously still loves an underdog, because even after openly sneering at the judges and puttin...
Creery with Montgomery-Gentry's gritty rocker "Gone." The first few lines were delivered in his signature baritone -- with a bit of stilted over-enunc...
body slams, life on the road and all things hard rock. Given the Hollywood-ready arc of his story -- from his Asperger's and Tourette's syndrome to th...
different stylistically." Recently, Lambert -- and a host of past "Idol" stars -- publicly shifted support to Haley Reinhart. Durbin dismisses any the...
mention that we've become quite the fan of Haley over the past month or so. And it's not because we're playing favorites. Out of anyone in the origina...
"American Idol" finalist James Durbin has married longtime girlfriend Heidi Lowe in a New Year's Eve ceremony at the edge of a California redwood fore...
Did You Hear? :: American Idol Season 10's metal thrasher James Durbin got married to his longtime girlfriend and babymama Heidi Lowe. Idol alums Hale...
James Durbin has a lot to celebrate recently -- the former Idol just got hitched to his longtime girlfriend, and last night he made his first appearan...
So far on this season of American Idol, we have yet to find this year's answer to Season 10's James Durbin, who had pretty much everything one looks f...
Like his Season 10 companion Haley Reinhart, James Durbin will make his grand return to American Idol on April 12 to perform a single from his debut a...