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 ...