Clay Aiken returned to American Idol 23 years after placing second to Ruben Studdard. The 47-year-old singer performed his newest single "Rewind" on the season 24 finale on Monday, May 11, and ...

American Idol alum Clay Aiken is speaking out for the first time about his tense 2006 guest co-hosting moment with Kelly Ripa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clay Aiken during American Idol 2 Finals - Press Room at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA, United States. (Getty ...

Clay Aiken is back in the limelight now that he’s running for congress. The former American Idol contestant is campaigning for a seat in congress for the state of North Carolina. The self-proclaimed ...

"He's been able to have a normal — or as close to a normal — childhood," Clay, 45, said of his son in a new interview "I'm just tough in general," Clay said of his parenting style with Parker, whom he ...

Following the multi-platinum success of his debut album, Clay Aiken stepped away from music for a decade Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty; Victoria Sirakova/Getty Over 20 years ago, Clay Aiken competed ...

Former American Idol star Clay Aiken revisited an intensely controversial period of his life, calling his on-air clash with Kelly Ripa “the most catastrophic week”. Looking back decades after the ...

Back in 2003, fans gathered around their televisions to watch the finale of American Idol. With the competition down to Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, nearly 24 million votes were tallied. Winning by ...

Clay Aiken thinks American Idol judges have gone soft. The multiplatinum recording artist weighed in on the show that catapulted him to fame in 2003 in an exclusive conversation with Us Weekly. More ...

It was an impressive homecoming for American Idol alums Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken on Sunday night. The season 2 winner and runner-up, respectively, returned to the Idol stage 20 years later for ...