Kara DioGuardi and Adam Lambert Photo by: Robert Pitts / Landov; M Becker / American Idol 2009 / Getty American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert may want America to keep speculating about his sexuality, but there's at least one person who has no doubt which way the 27-year-old singer swings: judge Kara ...

Well-placed sources with ties to “American Idol” are saying that the hype about Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell leaving is just that — hype. “Every year there are rumors right before the finale,” said one source. “That’s all they are — rumors. It makes for good buzz.” The curre...

On the heels of news that Ellen DeGeneres is leaving, 'Idol' rumors fly. The revolving door on the "American Idol" judges' table may be starting to spin out of control. On the heels of Thursday's shocking news that Ellen DeGeneres would be leaving "Idol" after just one year on the panel, TMZ reporte...

LOS ANGELES – Ellen DeGeneres is glad that her "American Idol" debut drew big ratings and high praise from the show's creator, media mogul Simon Fuller. But the real test, she says, was judging herself. She decided she didn't let the contestants down, DeGeneres said Wednesday, th...

Posh, you American Idol is back for its 9th season without Paula Abdul at the judging table. After watching last night’s premiere episode, I didn’t miss her a bit.  Paula’s dippy demeanor and predictably syrupy comments had become grating and stale. Judge Kara DioGuardi is ever...