Why is there never any van halen songs sung on American idol?

There are actually many Van Halen songs that have been performed on American Idol over the years. Here are just a few of the performances:

- Season 8 - Lil Rounds performed "The Best of Both Worlds" during the Top 36 round.

- Season 10 - Casey Abrams performed "Eruption" during the Hollywood Round.

- Season 13 - Dexter Roberts performed "Hot for Teacher" during the Hollywood Round.

- Season 15 - Tristan McIntosh performed "Dreams" during the Showcase Round.

- Season 17 - Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon performed "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" during the Theme Night/Billboard Top 10 Hits episode.

- Season 17 - Grace Leer performed "Crazy, Little Thing Called Love" during the Live Show Spectacular.

The reason why it may seem like Van Halen songs are never performed on American Idol is likely because the music rights for their songs can be expensive to obtain.