The coronation song of the newest American Idol landed at the number 24 spot in Billboard 100. “Beautiful Day” also sold around 100,000 copies, about 25% less than its predecessor, “No Boundaries”.

The winner and runner-up of the just concluded season of American Idol have already started their post-Idol careers.

American Idol season eight winner Kris Allen has signed a contract with Universal Music Publishing Group. The deal states that Universal will have exclusive worldwide publishing and distribution of the idol’s music and compositions.

South Korea’s all-girl band Wonder Girls took the stage of reality dance show “So You Think You Can Dance” yesterday (Dec. 9).

American Idol season 8 finalists are releasing their albums one after the other.

Kris and his wife are currently sub-leasing their fully furnished apartment in Cabot, Arkansas for $600 a month, because they will be spending the next couple of months holed up in Hollywood.

The final results of “American Idol” Season 8 has been questioned following the exposé that AT&T employees helped Kris Allen voters.

Before the results were announced on the season finale of “American Idol”, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert had a moment of musical camaraderie: They joined together with Queen’s original guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor on the rock anthem “We Are the Champions”.

The underdog, the dark horse, wins the nation over! Kris Allen, the 23-year-old college student from Conway, Arkansas beat theatrical powerhouse Adam Lambert in the season finale of “American Idol”.

Check out these videos of Kris Allen and Adam Lambert’s performance of “No Boundaries”. It was the final song that the two finalists sang on Tuesday, and left the final impression in the audience’s mind as everyone went off to dial or text their votes.