May 18, 2015

American Idol comes to an end after 13 years

Aaron Koch
Staff Writer

American Idol is finally coming to an end. Fox executives and American Idol producers collectively came to the decision to cancel the show after season 15. The final season will start January 2016 with the long time host Ryan Seacrest and judges: Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. American Idol has been a major runner in Fox’s TV lineup since 2002 with the original judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson. Other famous judges have fallen in and out of the show like Nicki Minaj and Steven Tyler along with dozens of stars.


The show has served a key launching point for many performers like Carrie Underwood, Phillip Phillips, Kelly Clarkson, and many more. The final episodes they are planning will pay tribute to past contestants, winners and fans throughout the season, serving as a "celebratory event."


This past season has ended with a bang with performances from Jamie Foxx, Fall Out Boy and many others. Clark Beckham performs with Michael McDonald in “Takin’ it to the Streets” and kills it. Nick Fadiani follows up with a competing performance with Andy Grammer. Finally, in the last minutes of the show, the standoff between Beckham and Fradiani came to an end. As Ryan Seacrest withholds the results, temporarily leaving the audience in suspense, he names the winner of this year’s American Idol, Nick Fadiani.