They came, they saw, they even sang a little. Thousands arrived for the opening of American Idol registration at Heinz Field, hoping to secure an early spot when the hit Fox reality show begins auditions Friday morning. They began trickling in late Tuesday night, carrying towels, camp chairs and blankets, bottled water and energy bars.

pIt was recently announced that The Misplaced Comedy Group, a comedy troupe based out of Sarasota, Florida, has placed 3rd in comedy with American Idol Underground. The new division of the famed reality television show American Idol, launched its Internet site in 2005, giving independent artists a new avenue to be seen, heard and of course for people to vote for their favorite acts within different entertainment genres./ppRead the full story at a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb333403.htmhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb333403.htm/a/p

As a golden ticket-holding contestant on American Idol, heading into round two of Hollywood Week tonight, Connecticut's Henry Smith knows a thing or two about reality-show clichés like do or die and sudden death.

As a golden ticket-holding contestant on American Idol, heading into round two of Hollywood Week tonight, Connecticut's Henry Smith knows a thing or two about reality show clichés like do or die and sudden death. Smith, 27, of Ellington, is a corrections officer at the Northern Correctional Institution in Somers, working on death row. Singing has been his main goal, he says in an interview ...

American Idol is changing its tune. With the departure of putdown specialist Simon Cowell, the producers behind Fox's talent-search reality show have decided it's time to accentuate the positive.