NEW YORK, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Former "American Idol" finalist Blake Lewis is set to debut his new single "How Many Words" live on the popular U.S. competition series next month.

LONDON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Simon Cowell, "American Idol's" acerbic British judge, says the show's upcoming season will be "much, much better than its last."

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Josh Groban's holiday CD "Noel" is No. 1 on the U.S. album charts for a third straight week.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Seattle singer Blake Lewis hopes his debut album, "Audio Day Dream," shows he's more than just the latest "American Idol" runner-up.

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) -- Jordin Sparks fought through tears Wednesday to sing "This Is My Now" as her first song after being declared the "American Idol" for 2007 in Los Angeles.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 18 (UPI) -- "American Idol" contestant Phil Stacey can leave his shipmates to join his castmates on this summer's "American Idol" tour that kicks off in Florida.

HOLLYWOOD, May 18 (UPI) -- Melinda Doolittle says she took the disappointment of being eliminated from the "American Idol" Hollywood stage better than she thought she would.

HOLLYWOOD, May 17 (UPI) -- Competitors Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis will vie for the "American Idol" title next week as Melinda Doolittle was eliminated from the Hollywood stage.

HOLLYWOOD, May 10 (UPI) -- LaKisha Jones ended her "American Idol" run by singing "Stayin' Alive," belting it on the Hollywood stage and in the audience after being eliminated. The week's competition to whittle four "Idol" wannabes to three was rough on the contestants who sang Bee