Kelly Clarkson is playing for the other team. The first -- and best-selling -- winner of American Idol will appear this season as a mentor on rival singing competition The Voice.

In its first season, The Voice actually lived up to its promise of paying more attention to vocal talent than anything else. Those who made it through to the live competition included a 40-something woman rocking the bald look, an Idol cast-off and the winner, Javier Colon. For its second season, mentor Christina Aguilera says [...]

share: digg facebook twitter Haley Reinhart, who finished third on American Idol last season, has signed a deal with Interscope Records and is working on her debut album, Entertainment Weekly reports. Haley Reinhart: I was at peace with elimination Reinhart, 20, joins ninth-place finisher Pia Toscano on the label, which is also home to Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine.

American Idol winner Kris Allen is going to be doing the judging this time around. Allen has been chosen as a celebrity judge and mentor for the KIDZ STAR USA talent search. Read on for the details… KIDZ BOP’s second annual talent search contest KIDZ STAR USA has announced American Idol’s Kris Allen as its [...]

Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber was too busy arranging a Paris rendezvous with his mentor, RB star Usher, to worry too much about leaving the Grammy Awards empty-handed on Sunday.