Clay Aiken Returns to Music: ‘American Idol’ Star on Why the Reality Singing Series Got Too Soft, Shawn Mendes and His Hope for Donald Trump

Halloween is over, so it’s officially time to break out the eggnog and dust off those Christmas CDs. At least that’s the rule for Clay Aiken, the “American Idol” runner-up whose new album “Christmas Bells Are Ringing” drops on Nov. 22. “Once the jack-o’-lanterns are gone, it’s time to go,” the North Carolina native says in […]