Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, the Grammy-nominated songwriter and star of Bravo's Platinum Hit, makes her Main Stem debut Sept. 5 in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago , now the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history, at the Ambassador Theatre.

Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi is getting a new TV show, heading the judge's panel on a contest for singer-songwriters.

By Susan Thurston St. Petersburg Times To American Idol fans, he's the guy who brought judge Kara DioGuardi to tears with his version of Kate Bush's This Woman's Work. Michael Lynche, 27, returned to his hometown to perform at First Night, St. Petersburg's annual New Year's Eve party. He spent the holidays with family in St. Petersburg, enjoying some well-deserved time off after a busy year ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Songwriter Kara DioGuardi is writing a book about her two seasons as a judge on TV's American Idol, said It Books, a division of HarperCollins.

Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi will release a memoir about her stint on the popular reality singing competition, HarperCollins confirmed Wednesday. The book by the singer-songwriter, A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol, will be released April 26, 2011. Throughout this incredibly motivational memoir, Kara confides...