Jamal Roberts won American Idol 2025, defeating fellow finalists—runner-up John Foster and third-place finisher Breanna Nix.

People in the community made a stop on the Meridian City Hall lawn to celebrate after Jamal Roberts' victory on American Idol.

Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty ImagesAmerican Idol has crowned its season 23 winner.Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old PE ...

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

Jamal is the first Black man to win ‘American Idol’ in more than 20 years! Learn all about him, his family and his career ...

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 ...

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

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

Alongside bringing out Eminem at Post Malone's Detroit tour concert, Nashville native Jelly Roll also performed on "American ...

Jamal Roberts won “American Idol” after a season of impressing judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, beating ...

The country has spoken. On Sunday, singing competition show American Idol crowned a new winner. Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old crooner from Meridian, Mississippi, beat out fellow finalists John Foster ...

It won’t take long for the Mississippi’s second Idol to play in South MS, just as Chapel Hart did after appearing on America’s Got Talent.