David Cook

American Idol winner Phillip Phillips earns the highest debut on the Digital Songs chart this week as his "Home" bows at No. 2 with 278,000 downloads sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. Read More

The ratings for American Idol were way down this season, about 32 percent lower than those of season 10. Read More

From the moment he first stepped in front of the judges and unleashed a folksy take on Michael Jackson's "Thriller," guitar-playing crooner Phillip Phillips seemed preordained to win "American Idol," and not just because he's another white guy with a guitar, the all-too-familiar profile of the previous four "Idol" champions. Read More

Predictably coming short of seasons past, the "American Idol" finale did score a sizable victory on Wednesday night, pulling a 6.1 rating among adults 18-49 and 20.7 million viewers according to fast affiliate ratings. Read More

Jessica Sanchez is the latest in a five-year stretch of snubbed ladies. Read More

The 11th season of "American Idol" came to a conclusion May 23 as Phillip Phillips was crowned the winner during a live two-hour season finale on FOX. Read More

Phillip Phillips , a 21-year-old pawn shop worker from Leesburg, GA, was declared Idol's eleventh-season winner during Wednesday night's live finale broadcast on Fox. He is the fifth-straight male finalist to take home American Idol 's title. Read More

Phillips, 21, a pawn shop worker from Leesburg, Ga., looked stunned after host Ryan Seacrest announced his name, then wordlessly accepted a hug from Sanchez and congratulations from his fellow finalists. Read More

Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new "American Idol" on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer voting. Read More

'American Idol' has not only served as the venue for brand new talents but also as a popular outlet for many famous artists in the industry to launch their albums or give their most important announcements. Read More