The American Idol auditions 2013 took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, last night and it seemed that new American Idol judge Keith Urban was getting a lot of love from the contestants before he left for an event with his wife Nicole Kidman. One person who shared that love was Jimmy Smith, who said he was inspired by Keith to become a singer.

The sad back stories for the contestants on American Idol 2013 always seem to be the auditions that they show. Apparently America wants to cry and needs to cry in order to like these singers. Isn’t it about the singing on American Idol 2013 and not the stories?

Sometimes American Idol surprises us during their American Idol auditions 2013. We see a contestant and think they are a hot mess, but then they open their mouth to sing and surprise the hell out of us. Ashley Smith was one of those surprises last night on the American Idol 2013 auditions in Charlotte.

All the former American Idol contestants are weighing in on American Idol 2013 and it doesn’t look too good for the show. We had Jennifer Hudson give her two cents and now it is time for American Idol Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken to give his thoughts on the new season.

The American Idol auditions 2013 continue this week in Charlotte and Baton Rouge and American Idol executives think you should be watching. In the new American Idol 2013 promo video tells us why we should be watching and you can see it below.

The American Idol auditions 2013 continue this week as the new American Idol judges Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson see what talent Charlotte and Baton Rouge can offer for American Idol Season 12! Do you think they next American Idol winner can come from one of these two cities?

We are only one week into American Idol 2013 and even though we have many more auditions to see, the American Idol 2013 spoilers are out and reveling who made the Top 40 on American Idol Season 12. The list of Top 20 Guys and Top 20 Girls on American Idol 2013 is below.

It looks like the world might be in for something new and different on American Idol 2013 and it isn’t the new American Idol judges 2013. It seems one of the guys to make the Top 40 on American Idol Season 12 goes by the name of Josh “Jada” Davila and you be the judge of him in the video below. Do we have our hands on another Boy George here in the American Idol auditions 2013?

The hype is over and we have finally seen the new American Idol 2013 judges in action, so it is time to get your thoughts on who your favorite American Idol 12 judge is…so far? I know we have only seen them in American Idol auditions 2013, but we can still see their personalities and maybe get an early favorite. So, who is on top of your favorite list? Is it Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj or Randy Jackson? Let’s see how they stack up, in my opinion, just two days into American Idol 2013!

When the American Idol 2013 auditions take place it seems that in order to make it on the show you need some kind of sad, gonna make you cry background story that will make people want to see more of you on American Idol Season 12. Well, Evan Ruggiero brought that exact story to his American Idol 2013 audition, but would the new judges on American Idol think his voice matched that great story or would he go home packing his bags? Check out Evan Ruggiero audition for American Idol 2013 below!