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American Idol fans and judges saw a familiar face on Wednesday night when Emily Brooke returned to Fox's American Idol audition room to try to make her mark on the reality show's final season.

Now that Upfronts 2015 have entered the scheduling phase, we thought most of the major renewals, cancellations and pickups had delivered their biggest surprises. Not so apparently, as FOX has decided to put American Idol out to pasture after 15 seasons, ending the reality singing competition for good next year.

'American Idol' fans were stunned yesterday, Aug. 2, when it was announced that Season 7 finalist Michael Johns had tragically passed away on Aug. 1 at the age of 35. TMZ has since learned more details regarding the circumstances that led to the tragedy.

As of the end of February, the ratings are near identical. NBC's "The Voice"and Fox's "American Idol" are both popular this year. I however, think "The Voice" is superior in nearly every way.

Since almost winning "American Idol" in 2003, Clay Aiken has enjoyed a successful singing career with bouts on Broadway. Prior to becoming a star, he was a special education teacher. Today he announced his desire to launch a new career: politician. He'd like to represent his North Carolina congressional district as a Democrat.

Fox didn't like how the focus of "American Idol" was on the judges. The drama between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey was too much! The network has pledged to return the focus on the contestants and their stories. For more sneak peaks keep reading!

If you thought that the Mariah Carey x Nicki Minaj feud was O-V-E-R after both divas parted ways with 'American Idol' after one fight-filled season, Mimi may have reignited it with her comments on Hot 97. The singer likened her work environment to hell and said it was like working with Satan.

FOX has officially joined the ranks of broadcast networks to release their fall 2013-2014 premiere schedule, leaving ABC the lone holdout. Among the bigger changes on deck for the network, 'The X-Factor' will debut over two nights with a solid four hours, while 'Bones' moves to Fridays in November, and the much buzzed-about '24' revival '24: Live Another Day' has a semi-official premiere date set

Candice Glover was named the winner of Season 12 of 'American Idol,' defeating Kree Harrison, who was voted the runner-up! Congrats, Candice. The world needs a belter like you to be Whitney Houston's heir apparent!

Tonight’s round of ‘American Idol’ auditions took North Carolina by storm, sweeping through the famous Charlotte Motor Speedway. The episode was filled with talent, laughter, tears and, of course, a healthy dose of drama.

In the second night of 'American Idol' audition episodes, the panel took their talents -- and their talent -- to the Windy City.

- Nicki Minaj went OFF on Twitter today, refuting Mariah Carey's claims that Minaj threatened her with a gun on the set of 'American Idol.' Claws are officially out.