But the most buzz-worthy performance Sunday night came not from one of those up-and-comers, but from Ashanti, an R&B darling ...

Hill's rendition of “I Need Your Glory” by Earnest Pugh was so moving that judge Lionel Richie couldn't sit still. The singer pushed his chair back, watched in awe, and then leaped up from his ...

Canaan James Hill's "American Idol" audition caused show judge Lionel Richie to leap from his seat during the performance.