lauren alaina

This year's cast include pop stars, political spokespeople and athletes.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Danielle Fishel and Lea Michele are just a few stars who celebrated engagements this year.

It’s safe to say none of last season’s ‘American Idol‘ contestants are thankful for video cameras this year. Only hours after victor and pal Scotty McCreery got busted forgetting to really sing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, runner up Lauren Alaina got busted forgetting the lyrics to the national anthem.

Sure, they’re technically still kids, but one can’t help but say “aww!” at the newly released baby photos of ‘American Idol’ stars Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina. The photos, released by ‘American Idol’s’ website, show the season 10 winner and runner-up looking so-adorable-it-hurts as they pose for the cameras. In Scotty’s case, we see him with his older sister, while Lauren poses in a cute fri

So now you know that despite the judges proclaiming that Lauren Alaina should be the winner, the viewers proclaimed it differently. And after more than 122 million votes, Scotty McCreery is our new American Idol. When all the confetti had settled, Scotty was asked why the viewers picked him...

"American Idol" brings Season 10 to a close by crowning 17-year-old Scotty McCreery as the winner, in what came as a surprise to absolutely no one who has been paying attention for the last three months.

Lauren Alaina almost had to pull out of the American Idol finale completely after losing her voice. A doctor came on stage at the beginning of the show and revealed that she had blown out her vocal cords. It turns out that Lauren couldn’t even finish her rehearsal and the doctor froze her throat to try and save what she had left...

And then there were two.