The battle of the Davids ended with a surprise twist last night, when Missouri rocker David Cook beat out teen prodigy David Archuleta on American Idol. A record-smashing 97.5 million votes were cast by AI viewers, and Cook won by a solid twelve. . . READ FULL STORY

American Idol’s never seen anything like Jason Castro. When the 20 year-old Texan-colombiano entered the juggernaut singing competition this year strumming a guitar and sporting dreadlocks down to his ribcage, he seemed doomed for an early,. . . READ FULL STORY

The backstage antics of David Archuleta’s papi have gone too far, say behind-the-scenes players at American Idol. Multiple sources are saying that Archuleta’s father, Jeff, was banished from all future Idol rehearsals after a series of. . . READ FULL STORY

When it comes to Fergie, there’s always been an unresolved question in Latinas’ minds—is she, or isn’t she, one of us? The multi-platinum-selling solo artist is frequently said to be of mixed ethnicity, and she explained it this way. . . READ FULL STORY

Like one happily dysfunctional family, American Idol’s host and judges appeared on Larry King Live Monday night to promote this week’s special charity episode, Idol Gives Back. Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell took. . . READ FULL STORY