WITH AMERICAN IDOL wrapping its 22nd season on May 19, Rolling Stone spoke to 18 of the show’s queer contestants about its complicated relationship with the LGBTQ+ community.

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American Idol season 22 is one of the best, but there are several contestants who were eliminated too soon. Either the judges or America sent home some of the contestants before they should have.

American Idol has just launched Season 23 of the iconic reality singing competition, and as a new round of fresh faces turn up to compete on the show, it begs the question: Do the contestants on ...

On "American Idol," the good news Monday night was that 12 of the 24 finalists got to sing with some of the biggest stars in the business. The bad news was that after they were done, five of them ...

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'American Idol' Season 2 contestants Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard in their 2018 Christmas show. Getty. A runner-up in 2003, Aiken is currently the fourth-highest selling alum of the show.