Mar. 16, 2025
Chayce Beckhammay have been crowned the winner ofAmerican Idol’s fourth season, but in his eyes, there’s still a lot of work ahead.
After Sunday’s finale of the ABC singing competition show, the 24-year-old Apple Valley, California native opened up about what this win means to him, what he hopes to do in the future and most recent upcoming plans.
“I have a lot of stuff that I want to knock out,” Beckham, a heavy machinery operator who has long battled with substance abuse, told reporters.
Mar. 16, 2025
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But just six weeks into the pregnancy, Arthur suffered a miscarriage.
“It’s hard to put into words what you go through because you have so many different emotions,” Arthur, 31, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “It was as if my brain wasn’t prepared for the loss and the sadness of it all. I let myself cry and grieve. And then I just had to trust Him. I just had to trust God’s timing.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Janelle Arthur is officially a mom!
“She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace,” Arthur writes, quoting Proverbs 3:15-17.
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Mar. 16, 2025
American Idol‘s Kai the Singer is opening up about the power of perseverance.
In a PEOPLE exclusive clip of Monday’s episode, the 19-year-old singer shows viewers just how far she’s come from her hometown of Kingstree, South Carolina.
“Everybody says nothing comes out of Kingstree,” she says. But determined to make a name for herself (and with the monetary help of her local church), Kai was able to audition in front of judgesKaty Perry,Luke BryanandLionel Richieand earn herself a ticket to Hollywood.
Mar. 16, 2025
Alex Garrido and Kat Luna.Photo: Doltyn Snedden
American IdolalumsKat LunaandAlex Garridoare married!
The contestants, who auditioned as a duo last season, tied the knot on Friday in an intimate wedding atCactus Creek Barnin Dickson, Tennessee, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
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“Alex is going to carry on his tradition of keeping Polaroid photos of us tucked away in his Cowboy hat,” Luna says.
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The safety of their guests during the coronavirus pandemic was also of the utmost importance to the couple, who recentlyreleased their debut single"How Many Times" in both English and Spanish.