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

It’s the last “American Idol” audition episode before Hollywood Week. “American Idol” rolls archive footage to remind us that eight years ago it found Carrie Underwood at the St. Louis auditions and she went on to become major and now the show’s back in St. Louis. That was then, this is now, and now is the final show of a very dull round of audition cities with hardly any memorable talent we can ...

Fans of quot;American Idolquot; breathed a sigh of relief as the shows devoted to mass auditions ended last night and the program moves on to the winnowing phase in Hollywood next week.

Hellllooooo Portland! Tonight on American Idol, for the first time in the history of the FOX reality show, the crew heads to the state of Oregon to find the next group of hopefuls who are Hollywood bound. Catch all of the highs (and lows) of tonight’s show after the jump. The city of Portland is [...]

‘American Idol” auditions for golden tickets to Hollywood are still being televised, but the Web is already ablaze with leaks about which wannabes have landed coveted Top 24 status. Three local contestants are among those reported to have made it to the Season 11 “Idol” semifinals, according to “Idol” gossip...