By JON CARAMANICA NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICES Fame isn't all gold, honey, and massage oils; it's also the successful navigation of a steady stream of unlikely and uncomfortable situations. At this, the first few weeks of the 10th season of American Idol have proved, Steven Tyler is a genius. The moment when Tyler, one of this season's new judges, claimed the show as his own came during the ...

The heart of the American Idol appeal has always been that the viewing audience can take a singer from near-total obscurity and grant them fame ...

Kara DioGuardi of 'American Idol' fame is set to judge new songwriting show, 'Going Platinum', with Jewel.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An Illinois man who made it to the Top 20 on last season's American Idol is one of two finalists on Korea's TV talent show Superstar K.

For many of the thousands lined up around the Superdome for American Idol auditions, their touch of fame came early.