After Idol, he released two studio albums, the first in 2003, followed by another in 2005, as well as an acoustic EP in 2008 ...

Kelly Clarkson, who of course would go on to become the singing competition series' first winner, recalled in a new interview ...

Nearly a quarter century after Kelly Clarkson's landmark 'American Idol' win, she still hasn't told us everything.

But runners-up like Justin Guarini, Adam Lambert, and Katharine McPhee have also had huge success. Other finalists like Blake Lewis, David Archuleta, and Crystal Bowersox continue to perform.

Here's what every "Idol" runner-up is doing now, from Justin Guarini to Will Moseley. Justin Guarini took his singing skills to Broadway after "Idol." Guarini worked for a wedding entertainment ...

Others have continued to release music but haven't had the same mainstream success as the winners. Here's what every "Idol" runner-up is doing now, from Justin Guarini to Will Moseley.

The hit reality singing competition returns for season 23 on Sunday. Here's what runners-up like Justin Guarini and Adam Lambert are doing now. Finalists, runners-up, and winners of the singing ...

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Jenny Hagel, an Emmy-nominated writer-slash-performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, loves two things: comedy and telling ...