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Sara Beth Liebe 'not even mad' about Katy Perry's 'American Idol' mom-shaming
April 5, 2023 | 10:39am"If you watch my videos, you'd know that I'm not even mad. I'm just trying to do music," the former contestant said in a video on her Instagram Story.
Sara Beth Liebe quits 'American Idol' following Katy Perry's 'mom-shaming'
April 3, 2023 | 8:32pm"This opportunity is really rad, but this is actually gonna to be my last performance 'cause my heart's at home," the 25-year-old mother of three said Sunday.
Ryan Seacrest and sober Katy Perry celebrate at 'Idol' cast party
March 29, 2023 | 2:28pmThe duo and fellow "American Idol" judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan are on tour and partied with their staff. Seacrest bartended and Bryan served shots.
Lionel Richie: Sex with me no longer lasts 'all night long'
March 28, 2023 | 5:59pmThe "American Idol" judge revealed the sensual lyrics to his song "All Night Long" were no longer accurate, 40 years after he penned them.
'American Idol' contestant says Katy Perry's 'mom-shaming' joke was 'hurtful'
March 22, 2023 | 2:55pm"I see all of the young moms and just moms in general ... keep loving your babies. Nobody deserves to feel crappy about that," Sara Beth Liebe said.
Kellie Pickler's husband celebrated career milestone before apparent suicide
February 18, 2023 | 10:56amA day before his death, the songwriter commemorated the success of Lee Brice's fifth album, "Hey World," in which he produced and played guitar.
Kellie Pickler's husband, Kyle Jacobs, dead by apparent suicide at age 49
February 17, 2023 | 8:47pmThe "American Idol" alum reportedly woke up on Friday morning and couldn't find her husband. The songwriter was later found deceased in a room upstairs.
Why Carrie Underwood stopped working out 'to be a certain size'
January 20, 2023 | 6:16pmUnderwood says she is focused on being "strong" and having "energy" to raise sons Jacob, 3, and Isaiah, 7 — who she shares with husband Mike Fisher.
'American Idol' alum CJ Harris dead at 31
January 16, 2023 | 11:22amHarris, who competed on the singing competition series in 2014, was rushed to an Alabama hospital Sunday after suffering a heart attack.
American Idol's Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner welcome their second baby
November 2, 2022 | 11:28amThe singers, who wed in October 2019, welcomed their now-1-year-old daughter, Baylah, in January 2021. Barrett announced her pregnancy in May.
'American Idol' alum Scotty McCreery and wife Gabi Dugal welcome first baby
October 25, 2022 | 5:12pm"Baby boy McCreery coming soon!" Dugal, who wed the singer in 2018, captioned her June pregnancy announcement. "Feeling very blessed and thankful."
'American Idol' alum Willie Spence's family mourns 'gentle giant'
October 14, 2022 | 9:05am"Willie was our gentle giant. He had such a soft demeanor but a very, very powerful voice," the singer's cousin Sabrena Cooper said at a press conference.
Grisly details of 'American Idol' alum Willie Spence's fatal car crash revealed
October 13, 2022 | 11:28amThe "American Idol" runner-up died Tuesday after crashing his car into a tractor trailer that had been parked on the shoulder of an exit ramp. He was 23.
'American Idol' judges react to Willie Spence's death at 23
October 13, 2022 | 8:43amKaty Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie have paid tribute to the Season 19 runner-up, who tragically died in a car crash in Tennessee at age 23.
'American Idol' runner-up Willie Spence dead at 23
October 12, 2022 | 7:44amThe Season 19 runner-up died from injuries sustained in a car crash in Tennessee. His duet partner, Katharine McPhee, mourned him on her Instagram Stories.
Beloved singer Darius Campbell Danesh's death ruled accident
September 10, 2022 | 3:23amThe Scottish singer was found dead in August. He was 41.
Kelly Clarkson emotionally marks 20 years since she won first 'American Idol'
September 5, 2022 | 3:28pmThough the singer feels "abundantly blessed" for the "successes and failures" she's experienced since 2002, she is "most proud" of the friends who "have become family."
Jennifer Hudson celebrates EGOT win after Tony arrives in the mail
August 27, 2022 | 12:01pmThe "American Idol" alum is the 17th person -- and the youngest woman of color -- to attain EGOT status in the history of the entertainment industry.
'American Idol' winner Just Sam hospitalized with unknown illness: 'I seriously need help'
August 27, 2022 | 6:51am"I seriously need help," the "American Idol" winner wrote.
'American Idol' winner Caleb Johnson says his debut song from show is 'utter crap'
July 5, 2022 | 5:25amJohnson said he was "really bummed" he won the show.