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Singer-songwriter Crystal Bowersox first gained widespread acclaim as the 2010 runner-up on "American Idol" and, just as she had during her run on the singing competition, applied equal parts blues, country, folk and rock to her post-"Idol" debut, Farmer's Daughter...

"If you're holding on to dead weight, it's just holding you down / Oh you're gonna sink or swim, you better let it go now," Crystal Bowersox sings in her inspiring new song, "Dead Weight." "This song means more to me than even I can completely comprehend," the "American Idol" alum tells The Boot...

"American Idol" alum Crystal Bowersox is headed to Broadway, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The songstress, who was named Season 9 runner-up after winning fans over with renditions of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" and Shania Twain's "No One Needs to Know," will portray one of country music's most iconic stars in the upcoming production, "Always

Getty Images LeAnn Rimes and 'American Idol' runner-up Crystal Bowersox (Season 9) are coming together for a good cause on August 15. The songstresses will perform at the first-ever 'Lifting Lives at Joe's Bar' benefit concert in Chicago. "The artistic expression of being able to do what I do, and being blessed with the gift I have and the opportunity to entertain people ...

One of the largest gathering of songwriters in the world got underway Tuesday night (March 29) in Nashville. The Tin Pan South Festival features writers from all genres of music, offering the chance to catch over 400 songwriters performing at nine venues scattered throughout Music City...

The Opry stage played host to an unexpected guest over the weekend, as 'American Idol' Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox took the stage. But while audience members were surprised by the appearance, no one was more surprised than Crystal herself...

She came in second place on last season's 'American Idol' finale, but rocker Crystal Bowersox says she's still a winner. The runner-up recently moved from the west coast to Nashville, looking for a new musical home. "I hope that country music embraces me, because I grew up on it and have a love for the music," she tells CMT...