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'American Idol' Final 2021: What The Winner Actually Wins On 5/23/21 at 1:00 PM EDT American Idol airs its grand finale on Sunday, May 23, as the last remaining contestants, Willie Spence, Grace Kinstler and Chayce Beckham, each perform three songs in the battle for the top prize on the ABC show. The winner receives a record deal with Hollywood Records, the record label owned by Disney (also the parent of ABC). Among the acts previously signed to the label are singers who started their life as Disney Channel stars, including Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers and Selena Gomez. Former Idol conte...

Arthur Gunn, the runner-up of last year's season of American Idol, is the winner of the "Comeback" competition, which puts him in 2021's top 10, giving him another chance to claim victory in the season finale as he goes up against the top nine from the current group of finalists. The announcement broke in the first half-hour of Sunday night's (May 2) live episode. "I was really shocked to hear the news," Gunn tells Billboard. "I'm so excited. It's a very good feeling to be back." How is Arthur Gunn 2021 different from the Arthur Gunn viewers voted for in 2020? "There has definitely been a lo...

Does American Idol deserve some blame for the latest batch of mind-boggling eliminations?

Katy Perry urged a teenage singer to throw her microphone and 'make that stage your b****!' on Monday's All-Star Duets and Solos episode of American Idol. The 36-year-old pop star was blown away by Casey Bishop, 16, who rocked out on Paramore's Decode before belting Incubus' Wish You Were Here with Brandon Boyd, 45. The Estero, Florida, high schooler had fearsome pipes, and Katy wanted her to take her whole performance full throttle to show off the star she really was. Stage advice: Katy Perry urged a teenage singer to throw her microphone and 'make that stage your b****!' on Monday's All-St...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard American Idol just closed out another seasonal round of auditions, and there's an impressive amount of talent now headed to Hollywood for the actual competition. As is the case with every season, though, there were some hopefuls who didn't make the cut, even though they absolutely deserved to advance. American Idol's fourth season on ABC has already felt like it might be more difficult season to guess the winner than in past years, in part because the singing competition left quite a few popular acts behind in the auditions while arguably less talented artists ad...