A 26-year-old singer from Oklahoma spoke with her favorite singer when judge Lionel Richie called the R&B legend during the ...

Within just a few minutes, 26-year-old Kolbi Jordan managed both. The season 23 premiere of American Idol saw the Tulsa, OK.-based singer wow the judges with her personality and a spirited rendition ...

Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan upgraded Kolbi Jordan's Golden Ticket to Platinum after a special performance ...

ABC's American Idol Season 23 contestant Kolbi Jordan earns Platinum Ticket in front of a roaring crowd at Titans Stadium.

And on Sunday night, judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke ... But she looks to the oldies for inspiration, claiming Patti LaBelle as her favorite singer. And it just so happened that ...

When Lionel Richie learned how much this 'American Idol' hopeful loves Patti LaBelle, he got the Godmother of Soul on the phone.

Lionel Richie left one American Idol contestant speechless by giving a superstar a call during her Season 23 audition.

Judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan were so wowed by Jordan's audition that they gave her another ...

American Idol' gives 3 Platinum Tickets to special contestants during the auditions each season. Here's what that means, plus who scored them for season 23.

Season 23 of American Idol is officially underway! After the first three auditions aired in a special following The Oscars on ...

On Sunday night, a new season of "American Idol" kicked off with a packed slate of auditions and a new judge on the panel.