WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former "American Idol" contestant and runner-up Willie Spence has died in a crash in Tennessee, his family confirmed to WPTV on Wednesday. He was 23. A relative of Spence's ...

Willie Spence, a Georgia native who captured the nation’s heart during his stint on “American Idol” in 2021, has died at the age of 23. Spence died Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer ...

NEW YORK -- Round one of Hollywood Week ended with a standing ovation and a curveball. The judges threw the curveball by announcing they would be pairing contestants for the Duets round (usually they ...

A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee. Willie Spence, 23, died Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 24 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JASPER, Tenn. (AP) — A finalist on “American ...