Samantha Ray won her 'Idol' Golden Ticket with her audition of Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance,' a tribute to her late ...

So far, two Alabama contenders have been shown getting their Golden Tickets to the Hollywood Round, Isaiah Moore of Oneonta ...

According to The U.S. Sun, The Voice is currently winning the ratings war between the two long-running singing competitions. The March 17 episode of The Voice brought in 5,237,000 total viewers for ...

Two singers from Georgia will be featured on an upcoming episode of American Idol season 23, one being from Madison County ...

Judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Ritchie—all notably Southern—couldn't quite get Oneonta, Alabama, right.

As a new season of "American Idol" kicks off, Season 23 so far is losing focus on the next Idol as it highlights one of its most famous alumni: Carrie Underwood. Of course, Underwood is the long ...

“One-onta,” repeated fellow judge Luke Bryan, cracking up. “Oh-knee, Oh-knee-onta,” he offered. As the only Alabama native on ...

Doug Kiker, who was originally from Mobile, Alabama, was the father of two kids, whom he shared with Valerie Cook, his former fiancée. Kiker, who belonged to a working-class background, was a garbage ...

Doug Kiker, the American Idol singer, rose to fame with his raw talent but faced struggles before his tragic passing at 32.

“American Idol” alum Doug Kiker sparked concern for ... TMZ cited sources saying that drugs allegedly caused the Alabama native to have a heart attack and EMS transported him to Denver Health ...

An unidentified person reportedly called 911 to say they believed Kiker suffering a drug overdose. He later died at a hospital.