CNN catches up with the stars at the "American Idol" finale for reaction to Lee DeWyze being named season champ.
This time last year, "American Idol" fans were in a frenzy.
And, we're offering a free download of his single "Crazy Not To," which is favorite of the ladies!
While it's the voters ultimately deciding who will win the title of "American Idol" each season, the judges' input can't be ignored.
With his recent trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the American Idol winner joins the ranks of other celebs - Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn - who've lent a helping hand
The American Idol winner and wife Katy look forward to a special family holiday custom - pajamas and game night!
Dr. Ross's happy ending, Kris Allen's Idol win, Heather Locklear's return and more moments you couldn't stop talking about
"I thought it was Adam being Adam," theAmerican Idol winner says of Lambert's AMA performance.
The American Idol winner claims he's just too busy to furniture shop
Word of mouth and Twitter propel orders of his first album to No. 2 on Amazon.com
Season eight "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert is no also-ran.
The Idol winner tells PEOPLE he got a kick out of Adam's comments in Rolling Stone
People.com: Adam Lambert: I'm Gayupdated: Wed Jun 10 2009 08:08:00
Idol's runner-up tells Rolling Stone he "embraces" his sexuality, which is "just another part of me"
"They click well and they're really nice together," Idol's winner says of the runner-up and his friend
• Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, kissing and getting cozy during a performance of Fuerza Bruta: Look Up, an interactive performance at New York City's Daryl Roth Theatre. Joined by friends, the Gossip Girl costars boogied together during the rain dance party sequence after the curtain call - and they got completely soaked!
The American Idol judge says she thinks Lambert was never in the closet
The Idol winner answers reader questions about babies, barbeque and boxers or briefs
"You should own who you are," says the Idol runner-up, "and never make apologies"
AT&T confirmed that "a few local AT&T employees" who were "caught up in the enthusiasm" of "American Idol" helped drum up votes for "Idol" winner Kris Allen in his home state of Arkansas.
So much for the phrase, "Nice guys finish last."
"Larry King Live" guest host Ryan Seacrest talks with winner Kris Allen from this year's "American Idol."
"American Idol" viewers had a clear choice when it came down to the final decision: the low-key but sincere Kris Allen or the flamboyant and powerful Adam Lambert.
Kris Allen's surprise American Idol win, Jon & Kate's undecided fate and more
Even "American Idol" winner Kris Allen couldn't believe it.
Kris Allen bests Adam Lambert to become the new American Idol.
Perhaps Ryan Seacrest said it best at the top of the "American Idol" Tuesday night when describing Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, the show's final two contestants.
CNN's Heidi Collins and Josh Levs battle it out over who should win American Idol: Kris Allen or Adam Lambert.
Going into the eighth season finale of "American Idol," Adam Lambert looks like the favorite against competitor Kris Allen. But should Lambert even be on the show, since he has performed professionally in the national Broadway tour of "Wicked"?
Matt Giraud made "American Idol" history this season when he became the first contestant to be saved from elimination by the show's judges.
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