Fox has changed the “American Idol” schedule to add another hour to the “Hollywood round” for February sweeps, so it will start 8 p.m. Wednesday instead of the previously announced Thursday. We should see 15-year-old Eben Franckewitz from the Loveland area — who’s now also using his middle name, calling himself Eben Christian Franckewitz — and 16-year-old [...]

The men of “ American Idol ” – that would be Steven Tyler , Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest – earn big bucks questioning superstar hopefuls. Sometimes, that includes critiques of the wannabes#39; wardrobes.

Eight years, “American Idol” held auditions in St. Louis, and one of the people they found there — an Oklahoma girl named Carrie Underwood — turned into one of the biggest stars the franchise has ever produced. The judges — Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven...

Ethan Jones, a singer in local band Well Hungarians, made it to the Hollywood round on American Idol Thursday.

quot;American Idolquot; ratings stayed depressed in Thursday#39;s last auditions in St. Louis.