News, Recaps, Spoilers, Results, Gossip, and Contestant Info

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina: Contract Details Revealed!

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American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, 17, and the runner-up, Lauren Alaina, 16, are both minors, which means their contracts with Idol have to be approved by a Los Angeles judge. That also means the contents of those contracts become part of the public record.

See details of the contracts they recently signed after the jump.

American Idol Ratings Up 12% from Last Year’s Finale

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Fox dominated the final night of the 2010-11 broadcast season with the two hour season finale of American Idol which scored a 9.2 adults 18-49 rating and 29.3 million viewers. That was up 12% for adults 18-49 and 21% for viewership compared to last year’s finale 8.2 adults 18-49 rating and 24.223 million average viewers. It was also the first time in five years that American Idol finale ratings topped the previous season’s.

Scotty McCreery – Reporters Conference Call and More

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Read a transcript of the reporter’s conference call with Scotty McCreery. Scotty reveals he and Lauren will perform at the CMA Fan Fest and maybe the Grand Ole Opry. Plus, read Scotty’s reaction when he finds out that his single hit #1 on iTunes.

Check out a post-finale interview with Scotty McCreery at Entertainment Weekly HERE.

American Idol 10 Finale – Recap Roundup

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‘Something Pitchy:’ ‘American Idol’ Season 10 Ends on a High Note

Find out what myself, Rickey Yaneza (Rickey.org) and MJ Santilli (MJs Big Blog) have to say as we put season 10 to bed and look ahead at what’s next for ‘American Idol, ‘ as well Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, in this post-finale edition of AOL TV’s ‘American Idol’ talk show ‘Something Pitchy!’

TV Squad

Idol Headlines for 05/26/11

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A continuously updated post of interviews and reports from the American Idol finale are HERE.

Tune into the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight–American Idol WINNER Scotty McCreery will be a guest! 11:35/10:35c NBC.

More Idol headlines after the jump.

American Idol 10 Top 2 – iTunes Studio Performances

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UPDATE (10:30): Scotty’s “I Love You This Big” has now reached #1 overall on iTunes. Congratulations!

UPDATE: Currently Scotty’s single “I Love You This Big” is #2 overall and #1 country on iTunes. Lauren Alaina’s “Like My Mother Does” is #4 overall and #2 country. Scotty’s season compilation album is #2 on the overall album chart, #1 on country. Lauren’s compilation album is #8 on the overall album chart, #3 country.

Check out the American Idol page at iTunes HERE.

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American Idol 10 Post Finale News Roundup

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Scotty McCreery Reveals Post ‘American Idol’ Plans

When asked who he’d most like to collaborate with, the country singer told reporters, “Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner, there’s so many of them out there. I’m just honored to be here and singing country – it’s a good genre.”

American Idol 10 – THE FINALE!

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And the Winner of American Idol Season 10 is Scotty McCreery

Live blogging the American Idol 10 FINALE! Who will win American Idol Season 10. We’ll find out after two hours of performances. See the list HERE. GET READY.

American Idol 10 Finale Red Carpet

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Watch the American Idol Live Red Carpet from MTV

Idol Headlines for 05/25/11 – The Evening Edition

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Former ‘Idols’ Predict The Season 10 Winner: Will It Be Lauren Or Scotty? Kimberly Caldwell, Ace Young, Tim Urban and many other former “American Idol” contestants chat with Access about who they think will be