Roberts carries with him the hopes and pride of his hometown. “I won for my kids. I won for my hometown. I won for the state ...

Car horns blared and people cheered in the streets of downtown Meridian, Mississippi, on Sunday evening as citizens heard the ...

Jamal Roberts captured hearts across the country as the winner of American Idol Season 23. With his powerhouse vocals, ...

Jessica Simpson performed "Blame Me" and then teamed up with Josh King for "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'." ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WCBI) – The Magnolia state is celebrating as Meridian native, Jamal Roberts, is the latest winner of ...

The final three singers, Breanna Nix, John Foster and Jamal Roberts, duked it out for the title of Season 23 winner in the ...

Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, with gospel roots, was crowned the winner ...

With his win, Roberts became the first Black man to earn the title since Season 2's Ruben Studdard, in 2003. For his winner's song, Jamal crooned Anthony Hamilton's "Her Heart" as the Top 14 ...

American Idol has crowned the season 23 winner: Jamal Roberts! The Mississippi native first made his mark during the audition ...

Fantasia Barrino celebrates Jamal Roberts’ American Idol season 23 win, marking a rare moment for Black men on the show.

Among the grand finale highlights was a performance by pop star Jessica Simpson, who returned to the stage after over a decade away and was joined by former contestant Josh King. Simpson performed her ...

Around the same time, Jelly was also performing on the live Season 23 finale of "American Idol" on ABC, doing duets of his ...