American Idol judges reveal which songs they’re tired of hearing, from “It’s a Man’s World” to “Watermelon Sugar,” urging contestants to get creative.

Before her American Idol audition, an executive producer told Carrie Underwood that Simon Cowell hated country music — but she already knew. Then 21, Underwood went ahead with her rendition of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” while trying out for the singing competition in 2005,

A 26-year-old singer from Oklahoma spoke with her favorite singer when judge Lionel Richie called the R&B legend during the woman's audition.