In 2003, Clay Aiken was crowned runner-up on season 2 of ‘American Idol’ ...

From his coming out to the mother of his child and more.

Remember when we associated the initials "AI" with amazing live performances and heart-tugging emotions, and not something so artificial and robotic? Simpler times those were, when "American Idol" ...

Following the multi-platinum success of his debut album, Clay Aiken stepped away from music for a decade Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty; Victoria Sirakova/Getty Over 20 years ago, Clay Aiken competed ...

Almost two decades later, the singer came back on the stage of the show during the season 24 finale. The contestant reveals ...

Clay Aiken thinks American Idol judges have gone soft. The multiplatinum recording artist weighed in on the show that catapulted him to fame in 2003 in an exclusive conversation with Us Weekly. More ...

Back in 2003, singers Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard were presented as rivals on the second season of “American Idol.” But that was just on screen. The truth is these two southern gentlemen, winner ...

Intense competition doesn’t often turn into friendship. However, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, who battled to win the “American Idol” competition in 2003, are so close that they refer to each other ...

Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, who finished first and second, respectively, on season 2 of the singing competition "American Idol" in 2003, bring their 20th-anniversary tour, "Ruben & Clay: Twenty," ...

Clay Aiken re-releases his debut single "Measure of a Man" 22 years later. Clay Aiken’s life is significantly different from when he released his debut single “Measure of a Man” in 2003, and he wants ...

NC native and former "American Idol" contestant Clay Aiken returns to the Idol stage Monday night for the show's finale.