Hayley Reinhart

Mark Ballas (American singer-songwriter, actor, and professional dancer on the ABC's Dancing with the Stars), Haley Reinhart (former American Idol contestant), and Dylan Chambers (Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist) took the stage at the RedHour Live Music Series Wednesday night at famous hotspot Crustacean Beverly Hills.

In a night packed with performances from stars from Beyonce to Lady Gaga to Tim McGraw, this year's winner was revealed to be 17-year-old country crooner Scotty McCreery; BroadwayWorld brings you official photo coverage of the AMERICAN IDOL season finale below!

This week on American Idol, the Top 6 sang songs by musica legend Carole King, and the previously saved Casey ABrams got eliminated for the second time. Check out photos from the episode below!

Last night on American Idol, the Top 6 sang songs by musica legend Carole King. Check out photos from the episode below!

Last night on American Idol, the Top 7 sang songs from the 21st century. Check out photos from the episode below!

Every year, tens of thousands of hopefuls from across the nation audition for a shot at stardom. The show's judges travel across the country in search of the next AMERICAN IDOL. They winnow down the competitors to a select group of semifinalists who sing their hearts out each week in front of a studio audience and television viewers.

There's good news for Idol this week: for the first time in the show's history, American Idol went up against CBS's megahit Survivor. In fact, while contestants were shakin' it in group numbers last night, the rival reality show's most recent adaptation, Redemption Island had its season premiere; and rating results were mortifying. Fox crushed CBS with more than double the viewers, marking Redemption Island as the lowest rated premiere in Survivor history. That's embarrassing.