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.

On May 21, 2003, 38.1 million viewers watched Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken battle it out to become the winner of season two of “American Idol.”When Ryan Seacrest opened the envelope, he ...

I'm sure you know Clay Aiken from "American Idol." In 2003, Clay finished second place on the second season of the singing competition series and went multi-platinum with his debut album Steve ...

Ruben and Clay have remained best friends since ‘American Idol’ Following “American Idol,” both singers went on to release No. 1, platinum-selling albums and achieve success on TV and in ...

Clay Aiken: ‘American Idol’ is Now All About the Judges "I don't even know if they remember there are contestants anymore," says the season two runner-up. By Gary Graff, Billboard.

In just one night, in 2003, Clay Aiken got 12 million votes. That wasn't quite enough to win American Idol's second season, but his soaring vocals won him a record contract and legions of fans ...

Clay Aiken, the “American Idol” star and a Raleigh native, wants to represent North Carolina in Congress. Aiken, a Democrat who previously ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014, ...

American Idol's Clay Aiken announced Monday that he would run for Congress as a Democrat for a second time after his 2014 election defeat.

Clay Aiken, the former “American Idol” contestant, said on Monday that he was running for Congress in North Carolina, in his second attempt to represent the state where he grew up.

Clay Aiken, widely known for his stint on “American Idol,” announced Monday that he’s launching another bid for Congress in North Carolina.

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