'American Idol': The 500th episode

In our American Idol 2014 recap tonight, the Top 3 finalists will have to give it everything they have in hope of making it to the finale next week. Caleb Johnson, Alex Preston, and Jena Irene Ascuitto have three songs tonight to prove they deserve to

It's the 500th episode of 'American Idol', where the Top 3 — Jena Irene, Caleb Johnson, and Alex Preston — performed three songs each for America's votes! It's the penultimate week of American Idol and there are just three contestants left performing

Every season, The Hollywood Reporter's Idol Worship team fights for why each of the American Idol top 3 singers should win it all. See below for why Caleb Johnson should win, and find out why Jena Irene and Alex Preston each have a chance at the 

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this report misstated contestant Caleb Johnson's last name on first reference. Wednesday night, American Idol reached Episode No. 500. The show pulled out all sorts of stops to celebrate, even bringing out a cake at

There will be a party on the American Idol stage tonight, as the producers and cast cut a special cake to commemorate the broadcast of the series' 500th episode. Over the course of those 500 episodes, the popular Fox series has sent some aspiring