'American Idol's Warren Peay Lights Up the Stage with Adele Cover and Reveals His 'Good Luck Charm'

Warren Peay is stepping outside of his comfort zone.On Sunday’s episode ofAmerican Idol, the 24-year-old contestant stunned the judges with his take onAdele’s “Set Fire to the Rain.““This best thing about this competition is when a contest comes out and does a song that we didn’t see coming,” judgeLuke Bryantold Peay after his performance.He continued, “Everybody was not seeing Adele about to happen when you walked out. That’s a part of this game…to do things that people aren’t expecting and you did a great job.

'American Idol's' Alex Miller Gives Fellow Contestant Cameron McGhar a Gift 'Because I Like Her'

Alex Miller just might be the next country star. In Sunday’s all-new episode of ABC’s hit singing competitionAmerican Idol, the 17-year-old singer gifts fellow contestant Cameron McGhar, 16 — who received her golden ticket with the approval ofKaty PerryandLuke Bryan— a personalized southern-style belt buckle. PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at the sweet segment. Miller’s adoring gesture came after a brief encounter between the two. “Alex has a little belt buckle that has his name on it and I told him in San Diego that I loved it,” McGhar recalls.

'American Idol's' Dimitrius Graham Tells His Mom Preparing for Heart Surgery That He Made the Top 20

Competing onAmerican Idolwould be a stressful time for anybody, but for contestant Dimitrius Graham that sentiment rang especially true as he competed in the early stages of the competition while his mom was preparing for heart surgery back home in Baltimore. “Preparing for heart surgery [is] just our main focus right now,” Graham said during the show. “One of the most amazing times of Hollywood week was when I was able to FaceTime my mom and haveKaty Perrypray for her.

'American Idol ' Judges Invite Fans of the Show to Audition 'Literally from Anywhere' in Silly Video

You can audition from anywhere… literally anywhere.American IdoljudgesKaty Perry,Lionel RichieandLuke Bryanare looking for a new set of participants for the new season of the show — and PEOPLE has an exclusive video of their silly promotion, which includes Bryan peeking from the shower!“American Idol is coming back y’all in this year is the 20th year and it’s time to find the next superstar,” says Bryan, 45, to start the clip from inside his pickup truck.

'American Ninja Warrior Junior' Co-Host Laurie Hernandez Opens Up About Her Return to Gymnastics

Winning two Olympic medals certainly warrants some time off — and that’s exactly what gymnast, Laurie Hernandez, did after competing in the 2016 Olympics.“I had been doing gymnastics for about 11 years straight,” the gold medalist tells PEOPLE while opening up about her new co-hosting gig onAmerican Ninja Warrior Junior. “The Olympics had been my goal ever since I was a little kid and after that was over, I think I needed a little break from gymnastics — you know physically, mentally and just time to go out and see the world a little bit.