Lauren Alaina

Lauren Alaina showed the world she can soar with a cover of country singer Sara Evans' 2000 hit, 'Born to Fly,' on tonight's 'American Idol,' but was her wingspan big enough for the judges?

During her mentoring session, Interscope's Jimmy Iovine told Lauren Alaina that she is better singer than Miley Cyrus, which certainly gave the teen a confidence booster when she took the stage to put her own unique stamp on Miss Miley's hit 'Hannah Montana' song on tonight's 'American Idol.'

When chatting with Showbiz Shelly, 'American Idol' favorite Lauren Alaina addressed the stresses of keeping up with her studies while in the throes of competition. "We go to school every day," Alaina said about herself and fellow contestant Thia Megia. "It's distracting when you are trying to focus on singing and school at the same time, but you have to graduate high school. I am a

America has voted and the 'American Idol' Top 10 is as follows. This batch of 10 hopefuls was voted on by the whopping 40 million fans who tuned in over the past two nights as the competition gets tougher, the talent pool shrinks and the stakes increase...

Lauren Alaina was christened an early 'American Idol' favorite the first day we first heard her voice. The 16 year old sings, dances and moves like she has been performing since she was in the womb. Alaina's high-octane version of Reba McEntire's 'Turn on the Radio' proved that she's a little bit Kelly Clarkson and a little bit Carrie Underwood with her urban, pop and country hybrid style... Read

It's been a long road to the final 24 'American Idol' contestants, but the final list has been edited to over two dozen hopefuls who will now be subjected to fan voting.

It was Hollywood Week for 'American Idol' tonight. The contestants sing a capella, in a line, receiving no feedback. All the favorites and head turners were back, and for the most part, the hopefuls that were sent packing were not surprising choices...