Angie Miller finished third on Idol. Now her nonprofit helps young women write songs

Angie Miller finished third on American Idol's 12th season in 2013. She co-founded Push-Up Bra LA, a music development nonprofit. In June 2026 its writers camp with Amplify Arts Project brought 12 young women into a Los Angeles recording studio, and in October they released the EP Doll Parts. Here is her camp and how more singers from the shows give back.

• Angie MillerIdol 12 · Third place

Angie Miller's writers camp and Doll Parts

Push-Up Bra LA lists Miller, under her artist name Zealyn, as its founder and executive director. Its June camp was a week-long songwriting mentorship, and Doll Parts, the five songs the young women wrote and recorded, came out on October 9, 2026. The two groups plan a second free Writers Camp in Los Angeles for January 4 to 8, 2027. In March 2026 the nonprofit held its first Support the Girls Fest at the Hotel Cafe.

• Angie Miller: career and music

• Elise TestoneIdol 11 · Top 6

Elise Testone's students opened her show

Elise Testone, sixth on Idol's 11th season, teaches singers in Charleston. On June 6, 2026, her students opened her headline set at Women in Rock, the Hampton Park concert that closed Piccolo Spoleto. A concert by her students is scheduled at the Charleston Pour House on November 7, 2026.

• Elise Testone: career and music

• Clark BeckhamIdol 14 · Runner-up

Nashville Christian Songwriters lists Clark Beckham as a coach

On November 3, 2026, the site of Nashville Christian Songwriters listed Clark Beckham, the runner-up of Idol's 14th season, as a coach and mentor in its training program. The page calls him a native of the Nashville area with four EPs who has performed with the Nashville Symphony, and says he is signed to the organization’s label, NCS Records.

• Clark Beckham: career and music

• Chevel ShepherdThe Voice 15 · Winner
• Rion PaigeThe X Factor 3 · Top 5
• Braden RumfeltIdol 24 · Top 5

Benefit concerts by Chevel Shepherd, Rion Paige and Braden Rumfelt

Chevel Shepherd, who won The Voice's 15th season, sang a benefit concert in Albuquerque in October 2026 for the Salvation Army's rehabilitation program. Rion Paige, fifth on The X Factor's third season, performed at the Hanger Foundation's Night to Inspire gala in Nashville on September 19, 2026, which raised $903,075. Braden Rumfelt, from Idol's 24th season, is set to sing at Live On The Lawn, a free benefit concert in Sarasota's Payne Park, on November 14, 2026.

• Chevel Shepherd: career and music
• Rion Paige: career and music
• Braden Rumfelt: career and music