The winner of American Idol 2008 is…
David Cook!
Congratulations to both Davids, but especially Rocker Cook on his win! There were 97.5 million votes with 56% of them going to David Cook.

Looks like Archie’s father pushed things too far and has been banned from attending American Idol:
American Idol’s David Archuleta’s dad Jeff, known to all Idol fans as the stagedaddy of epic proportions, has been officially BANNED from the show! Free Archie!
Idol top brass hauled Jeff’s brutal ass in with their attorneys and told him where […]

Idol-hating website Vote for the Worst has just picked American Idol’s David Archuletta as their new fave! Do you agree? Is Archie the worst of the top 3? Vote and let your voice be heard!

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Tonight on American Idol the results from last night’s Top 5 performances will be revealed. One contestant will be sent home, making way for the Top 4 for 2008. Neil Diamond performs as well.
Download the Top 5 performances on iTunes.
Can Paula hold things together a little better tonight??
We’re giving away “27 Dresses” on DVD, […]

American Idol’s David Cook is sure to have a record deal at the end of Season Seven. We want to know if you think David will be the next Idol Superstar! Carrie Underwood was Idol’s last true Superstar, one with a huge career. Whether he wins or not, will David Cook […]

This week on American Idol the six remaining finalists will be performing selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s catalog of musicals. Webber is responsible for many of the most famous musicals today with “Phantom of the Opera”, “Cats”, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Evita”, “Sunset Boulevard”, and more.
With so many […]

Sorry, guys. Kristy Lee Cook is off the market. The country singing, wanna-be Idol might have been voted off American Idol on Wednesday but her boyfriend Andrew made it up to her by proposing. Turns out this wasn’t the first time they got engaged though, according to US Magazine:

Cook, 24, said her […]

Erin, over at Wild Bluff Media, has put together a look at Idol’s “Elight Eight” and what they’re doing right and what too many of them are doing wrong.
We’re looking for readers’ thoughts and opinions on her “Elite Eight” post. Best comment on her post there wins a highlight here at American Idol Updates! […]

Last night after the American Idol performance show, David Cook was rushed to the hospital for heart related issues. Find out the cause and what happened next at Wild Bluff Media.

Last week I asked to hear your thoughts on Idol columnist Erin’s discussion on this season’s potential to create a Superstar Idol. I promised the best comment would get highlighted back here for thousands of readers so here it is from reader James, this week’s winner:
James: You’re absolutely right about AI’s checkered history in […]