Don’t shed too many tears for La’Porsha Renae after she came up short in the ‘American Idol’ finals. She’s already signed a record deal and promises to become a huge star!
While Trent Harmon may have taken home the title of our final American Idol, runner-up La’Porsha Renae is going to have the exact same career opportunities as she’s just signed to show mentor Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine records. HollywoodLife.com spoke to Scott about his decision to make BOTH finalists into hitmakers.

Kelly Clarkson’s emotional performance of ‘Piece by Piece’ on American Idol Feb. 25 had us all near tears, but no one was more moved that judge Keith Urban. HollywoodLife.com has learned EXCLUSIVELY why the country singer was so overwhelmed by her new song.
So touching! Keith Urban, 48, was visibly in tears as a very pregnant Kelly Clarkson, 33, belted out her inspiring song about her 39-year-old husband Brandon Blackstock’s unconditional love for her and their two-year-old daughter River Rose, in “Piece by Piece.” We know Keith too is a dad, with his two little girls Sunday Rose, seven, and Faith Margaret, five, by wife Nicole Kidman, but HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned why Keith’s emotional response was so intense.

Everyone is talking about Kelly Clarkson’s deeply personal song ‘Piece By Piece’ on Feb. 26, the day after she gave an incredibly emotional performance on ‘American Idol.’ The song is all about her biological father abandoning her as a child – here’s what actually happened.
People are obsessing over Kelly Clarkson’s beautiful, raw song “Piece By Piece” since she gave a very emotional performance on American Idol on Feb. 25. But not many know the heartbreaking story behind the hit. Here’s what you need to know about Kelly’s relationship with her dad, Stephen Michael Clarkson.

Wow! We were already impressed by this year’s ‘American Idol’ winner Candice Glover’s killer vocal cords, but now we’re blown away by her amazing weight loss! We can’t get over how great Candice looks and how fast she dropped the weight! Find out all about Candice’s amazing weight loss below.
It seems as though Candice Glover, 23, is still burning the fire from her American Idol victory! And that’s not all she’s burning — since January, Candice has lost 30 pounds and she has never looked better! Candice reveals how she dropped the pounds and is preparing for the American Idol Live! 2013 Tour. Are you dying to know how she lost the weight? Find out below!

It appeared to be a battle of the divas on the season finale of ‘American Idol’ — and we’re not talking about the contestants!
Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez, who are rumored to be rivals, both performed on the May 16 season finale of American Idol. J.Lo was given the prime spot of performing her new song “Live It Up” before the coronation of the season 12 champ, but Mariah didn’t appears to be enthused. While Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban jumped to their feet at the end of the song, Mariah continued sitting and instead, playfully toyed with a streamer. Do you think it was intentional?

It was a diva face-off on the season finale of ‘American Idol’! Mariah and JLo went head-to-head on the ‘Idol’ stage and both singers gave killer performances! Which diva songstress did you like better?
There’s only room for one diva on the American Idol stage! Former judge Jennifer Lopez returned to the Idol stage to perform her new single “Live It Up.” JLo wasn’t the only powerhouse songstress who took the stage during the finale, current Idol judge Mariah Carey also performed with a medley of some of her greatest hits!

The pink-haired rapper has been seen getting emotional, attached and rowdy on ‘American Idol’ this season, but since she’s working on a new album, it’s questionable if she’ll be back next year as a judge. HollywoodLife.com exclusively obtained the truth!
Right before she began judging American Idol, Nicki Minaj dropped her new album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up. She recently told MTV that she is currently working on a new video from The Re-Up, where she’ll be work Lil’ Wayne. Then she wants to start writing. Where do her judging duties fall in line?

Nick Cannon told the women of ‘The View’ that he’s not worried about Nicki’s alleged threats to his wife because he thinks it was all for the cameras! Do YOU agree with him?
Nick Cannon seemed unusually at ease when talking about Nicki Minaj’s alleged death threats to his wife, Mariah Carey, when he visited The View on Oct. 10 — perhaps because it was all much ado about nothing?