(LOS ANGELES) — The votes are in, and our new American Idol is — Laine Hardy. This season came to a close with an epic three-hour finale Sunday night, complete with a real-time vote that whittled the ...

Full disclosure: I checked out of "American Idol" a long time ago and had zero interest when ABC rebooted the show last season. Then along came Alejandro Aranda. I happened this season's runner-up ...

It was a win many didn't see coming. On Sunday night Laine Hardy triumphed over fan and judge favorite Alejandro Aranda to become the winner of Season 2 of ABC's "American Idol." Other WRAL Top ...

Throughout the "American Idol" Season 17 finale Sunday night, the winner seemed almost too obvious; especially when Alejandro Aranda, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Pomona, California, ...