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American Idol 5/12/11 Top 4 Results – Who Got Voted Off American Idol Tonight

American Idol Fan — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:01:53 +0000

Last night’s dual theme of song performances by the Top 4 brought some great, memorable moments. The competition is really heating up, but the Top 4 are about to be reduced to the Top 3 tonight, and then the remaining finalists take off for their home visits. Who is getting the boot tonight remains to be seen, but considering how close we are to the finale, any one of the finalists could be going home. Tonight could potentially present another shocking elimination; it’s happened before with Pia Toscano.

This is American Idol! Almost 72 Million Votes last night! The highest vote count ever! Wow! Video play-by-play of last night’s performances is shown, and man oh man they were all good!!! Who will be the Top 3 tonight?!

James Durbin and Scotty McCreery duet “Start a Band” by Brad Paisley together. Fun!

Haley Reinhart and Lauren Alaina duet “Gunpowder and Lead” by Miranda Lambert! They sound great together! Spectacular harmony! GREAT performance girls!!!

Video clips are shown of the four finalists connecting with their families on Windows Live Messenger. Very cool.

The results are in…

Lauren Alaina is in the Top 3! She’s so excited, happy tears all around. The first person in the Top 3 tonight!

Lady Gaga sings “You And I” while playing piano. Very nice.

Enrique Iglesias sings his new single “Dirty Dancer” and “I Like It”.

The Ford video “Fireflies” with the final four finalists is shown.

Past American Idol contestant Jordin Sparks returns to sing “I Am Woman”. She’s definitely all grown up, all woman now. She looks and sounds HOT!

Steven Tyler’s world premiere video song “It Feels So Good” is shown.

Haley Reinhart made it into the Top 3! Either Scotty or James is going home tonight!

Oh My God!!!! Scotty McCreery is SAFE and James Durbin got voted off American Idol tonight!!! Shocking!!!

James has been thought to be one of the most popular contestants, and it has seemed as though the judges were trying at times to influence America to vote for James. James received the lowest number of votes this week. Wow. Unbelievable.

The Idol judges are shocked, shaking their heads in disbelief. Ryan speaks with James about the results; he’s choking up and tears are streaming down his face. James Durbin closes the show tonight singing “Maybe I’m Amazed”, with tears pouring down his disappointed face.

The Top 3 Idols are Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery.

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American Idol 5/11/11 Top 4 Sing Songs That Inspire, Lieber and Stoller Recap

American Idol Fan — Thu, 12 May 2011 01:30:15 +0000

Tonight on American Idol, the Top 4 will sing songs from two different themes. Lieber and Stoller songs, and Songs That Inspire. An Idol “spoiler” was released by mistake by last week’s boot recipient Jacob, who announced in an interview that James Durbin will sing “Don’t Stop Believing” tonight. Oops.

This is American Idol!, says Ryan Seacrest. The Season 10 Top 4 contestants take the stage. Ryan says in just 14 days, one of the finalists will be named winner of this season. The Idol Finale will be here very soon Idol fans! Lady Gaga mentors the finalists for tonight’s performances.

James Durbin is up first singing “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. 1-866-436-5701 or 1-866-436-5705 to vote for James. Good job James! The audience clearly loved the performance. Steven Tyler says this gives viewers a strong clue of what’s to come from James. Jennifer said the song choice was great, great performance, great job. Randy says Journey was one of the greatest rock bands, and when it comes to the highest level of difficulty, “you did it!!!”.

Steven Tyler’s new book is a best seller, as was just announced. Congrats Steven!

Haley Reinhart is up next singing “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson. 1-866-436-5702 or 1-866-436-5706 to vote for Haley, or vote online at AmericanIdol.com. Roaring applause from the audience. Great great performance by Haley tonight. Casey Abrams is in the audience and he applauded loudly. Jennifer says she loved the performance, that Haley really connected with the song, but. Jen says the song has a beautiful message but she needs to consider what other songs are choosing to perform in this competition. Randy says the song choice confused him, it didn’t showcase who she wants to be a singer, and the song needed her to “deliver it” aka Michael Jackson. Wait a minute! If the contestants sing their songs spot-on and sound just like the original singer, then they’re scolded for “not making it your own”. WTH?! Haley stands by her choice saying she felt it and it has an important message. Steven Tyler says both Jennifer and Randy are wrong, she nailed it, don’t believe the other judges comments.

Scotty McCreery talks with Ryan about how important it is to him to last into the Top 3 Finalists. Scotty sings “Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning” by Alan Jackson. 1-866-436-5703 or 1-866-436-5707 or vote online. Now that’s an inspirational song if there ever was one. Randy Jackson says it’s a great song and he can tell that the song was a perfect choice for Scotty, and the lyrics speak well of who Scotty is as a performer. Steven says he could tell in the middle of the performance that Scotty was emotionally moved by the lyrics, and it was a great performance. Jennifer says Scotty is meant to do this, that he was clearly moved by the words of the song. For a moment it seemed as though the audio seemed to fail with his microphone but maybe it was just Scotty’s emotional connection that made his voice break slightly.

Ryan, Scotty Abrams and Paul McDonald remind Idol fans to make plans to get their tickets to the Idol Live Tour coming up.

Lauren Alaina sings “Do It Anyway” by Martina McBride. 1-866-436-5704 or 1-866-436-5708 to vote for Lauren. Smooth performance, very nice. Perfect pitch, strong vocal. Judges applause. Steven says “you did it again”. Right on pitch, a blue plate special, and he loves the buckles on her shoes. “You’re the whole package, I love you” finishes Steven. Jennifer says Lauren is clearly listening to the judges critiques to help her get there to the finish, the night when all the confetti comes falling from above. Randy says “Lauren is back, she’s in it to win it, that was HOT!”. Absolutely nothing was wrong with that performance says Randy. Very well done. Lauren tells Ryan that the song lyrics means everything to her, it’s so inspirational.

Ryan asks Jennifer “Who won round one tonight?” Jenn says everyone did a great job but she’s not going to say who was best so far. Randy says “it’s a tie between Lauren, James and Scotty, but Haley can easily up her game in the next round”. Ouch, that’s gotta hurt Haley’s feelings, and yes, she turns her back as the screen fades to commercial to hide her tears.

Round 2: Lieber and Stoller songs with Lady Gaga mentoring

Haley Reinhart starts round two singing “I Who Have Nothing”, and the rehearsal video clip sure sounds great. 1-866-436-5702 or 1-866-436-5706. Very nice! Dramatic and powerful! The judges give her a standing ovation! Great job! Jennifer says “this is why we can’t take it easy on you, because you are that amazing! You are amazing! One of the best performances of the year!” Randy says she came back and “baby, you just had a moment right here and puts you in it to win it! One of your best vocals ever!” Steven says this was a classic moment, it was beautiful. Randy hugs Haley as a show of support. Very very strong performance by Haley tonight.

The full versions of tonight’s Top 4 song performances are available for download after the show.

Scotty McCreery sings “Young Blood”. During the mentoring phase, Lady Gaga told him to treat the microphone as if it’s his girlfriend, that he’s making love to “his girlfriend” (the microphone) and keep his mouth on it. Woah! 1-866-436-5703 or 1-866-436-5707 or vote online. Randy says Scotty had a good time and that we just saw the two sides of a Scotty concert, serious and fun. Steven loved the performance and the humorous side, and the comical mentoring with Gaga. Jennifer says wants to see a whole different side of him next week, but she loves how versatile his song choices are.

Lauren Alaina sings “Trouble” by Elvis. 1-866-436-5704 or 1-866-436-5708 or vote online. Lauren looks and sounds HOT tonight! Steven says it was very well done and he loves her. Jennifer says she loved the “attack” transformation-character Lauren presented from the beginning, a very mature, sexy, great performance. She loved it. Randy says Lady Gaga gave Lauren really good advice and she a great job tonight. Great performance by Lauren! Oh my gosh, the predictions of who will be voted off tomorrow night are going to go wild! No guesses from me though, this season is anyone’s game!

James Durbin sings “Love Potion No. 9″. 1-866-436-5701 or 1-866-436-5705, or vote online at American Idol. Spectacular performance by James tonight!!! He Killed It! Jennifer says that showed her he can sing anything. Really, really great performance, she says. Randy Jackson says all four contestants are in it to win it. Randy says James is having a moment every single week. Steven says it was a beautiful thing, that anything James thought he couldn’t do, he just did.

What a great night of performances from the Top 4! We’ll see you tomorrow night with the results and announcement of who gets voted off. They were all great though! Vote, Vote, Vote for your favorite! You have two hours to vote!

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American Idol 10 Top 5 Results 5/5/11 – Who Got Voted Off American Idol Tonight

American Idol Fan — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:57:37 +0000

Last night’s Top 5 American Idol performances of the Then and Now theme had some very good performances, but someone is going to get the boot anyway. Who is going home? Haley? Jacob? Lauren? It will be interesting to see if Ryan Seacrest announces how many votes were received last night, since in week’s past that information has been left out. Is America bored with Season 10?

This is American Idol!

Wow! Ryan says 60 million votes came in last night! That’s a first! Jennifer Lopez will perform tonight, plus Lady Antebellum will sing too. Ryan reminds us that the American Idol Live Tour tickets go on sale May 13th. The Top 5 contestants sing their group song “Happy Together”. These group songs are the least favorite parts of the show, at least for me.

Season 11 auditions will take place over the summer in various cities and locations, and more details will be announced next week.

Top 5 Ford video is shown to the song “Be Yourself”. Video is shown of the Top 5 with Chef Ramsey in the kitchen and the Idols have to race to make a spectacular omelet. A couple contestants asked if Chef Ramsey was going to teach them how to make an omelet first. Ha! Lauren did great! Lauren won first place and Jacob won second place, but Chef says the competition isn’t over yet. More to come on that.

Lady Antebellum sings Just a Kiss, to be released on May 17, so pre-order now! Great song!

Results! Ryan has James Durbin stand. Video clip of Jimmy saying last night’s performance was an 8 out of 10, and that James lost his singing voice when he broke down in tears. James is asked to stand at the opposite side of the stage.

Lauren Alaina is asked to stand. Jimmy says she pulled back in her performance last night, and it could keep her out of the finals. He predicts Lauren will be in the bottom 2 tonight. Uh Oh! Lauren is asked to stand nearest to Ryan, on the opposite side of the stage from James Durbin.

The Chef Ramsey kitchen race between Lauren and Jacob continues… Each are blindfolded and must do a taste test of different foods. Lauren wins the taste test contest. Tasting the Tofu (Yuck!) grossed both of them out.

Jennifer Lopez performs her number 1 hit single On The Floor with Pitbull. What a great dance song! Very Nice!

While Jennifer is backstage changing clothes, we’re shown video of Jennifer’s music video. And she’s back.

Jacob Lusk is asked to stand. Jimmy says Jacob had a rough night last night. Yes he did. Jimmy says Jacob has lost confidence in himself and it’s showing. Jacob joins Lauren nearest Ryan.

Haley Reinhart stands next. Jimmy says Haley needed to do something “dangerous” since she’s been running 4th or 5th place, in his opinion. Jimmy says she did a great job with her performance and says she gets a 10 in his opinion, and a lock in for the finale. Haley joins James Durbin on the far side of the stage.

Scotty McCreery stands next. Jimmy says Scotty’s performance was stellar, but his second song came up a bit short and will have a great singing career even if he doesn’t win the show. Scotty has never been in the Bottom 2. Scotty is SAFE!

Ryan asks Scotty to stand with the team he thinks is the Bottom 2 but he says no, he won’t do it. Ryan leads him over to stand by Haley and James and says they’re all SAFE! Lauren Alaina and Jacob Lusk are the Bottom 2 tonight. Both look devastated. Lauren is crying. Who is going home?

The person who got voted off American Idol tonight is Jacob Lusk! Lauren Alaina is SAFE!

Jacob sings his final song, to close out the show. He sings Luther Vandross’ song “A House Is Not A Home”.

The American Idol Top 4:

* Lauren Alaina

* Scotty McCreery

* James Durbin

* Haley Reinhart

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American Idol 5/4/11 Top 5 Now and Then Songs Recap

American Idol Fan — Thu, 05 May 2011 01:29:02 +0000

This is American Idol! the Idol Finale is just three weeks away! Here come the Top 5 contestants looking hot! Ryan and Randy agree that tonight of all nights is a very important night, as America wants to know Who is in it to win it?! The finalists need to step it up (A LOT) if they hope to win votes and even come close to winning this thing.

Sheryl Crow mentors the contestants for the performances tonight with Jimmy. The Top 5 Idols will each sing two songs tonight, one from the 60′s and the other from the 70′s, so get ready for the phone numbers, unless you’re planning to vote online.

James Durbin‘s first song tonight is “Closer To The Edge” by 30 Seconds to Mars. 1-866-436-5701 or 1-866-436-5706. Steven Tyler says James “kicked that song’s ass!”. Jennifer says America is feeling it, the win is his to take. Randy says this performance shows that James is in it to win it!

Jacob Lusk is up next. He tells Ryan he believes he can win at the finale. Jacob chooses to sing “No Air” by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. 1-866-436-5702 or 1-866-436-5707. Jennifer has struggled with what kind of songs Jacob would choose to sing on his album if he wins, and she encourages him to focus his song choices on who he is as an artist. Randy disagrees, saying he’s one of the greatest singers on Idol. Randy feels there were parts that were “sharp” and choosing a duet-type song didn’t really wear well, for him. Steven says he’s waiting for Jacob to find his niche, that “certain something that’s 100%” Jacob.

Lauren Alaina sings “Flat On The Floor” by Carrie Underwood. 1-866-436-5703 or 1-866-436-5708. Lauren looks hot tonight and she finally let loose!!! Randy Jackson says “that is the direction for you!” Randy thought it was amazing; Lauren is in it to win it!” Steven loved it and Jennifer says Lauren “ate that up” and the judges are looking to see who is going to rise to the top and that’s how you do it!

Scotty McCreery sings “Gone” by Montgomery Gentry. 1-866-436-5704 or 1-866-436-5709. Steven Tyler says Scotty showed a whole other side of himself tonight and he loved it. Jennifer says she heard some growling in the performance and she loved it. Randy says he felt like they were all sitting at a Scotty concert, and Scotty’s in it to win it too!

Haley Reinhart sings an unreleased Lady GaGa song called “You And I”. 1-866-436-5705 or 1-866-436-5710. Maybe Haley’s time for a “moment” tonight suggests Sheryl Crow. Jennifer hesitantly says Haley sounded good towards the end, but she disagrees with Jimmy’s advice to perform that particular song (that everybody knows) and showcases Haley best. Randy agrees, saying the song choice was risky and choosing a song no one is familiar with may not be the best idea. Steven says she chose a risky thing to do and she performs very well and is “just one perfect song away from being the American Idol”.

James Durbin sings his second song for the night, “I Can’t Live (If Living is Without You)” and it’s a very emotional song choice for him. Tears in his eyes as he finishes his song. Wow. 1-866-436-5701 or 1-866-436-5706. Randy says this is the mark of a truly great performer, it was emotionally perfect. Pitchy in some areas but incredible performance. Steven agrees wholeheartedly. Jennifer applauds the heart James shows in his performances – “he’s amazing you guys, amazing”. James tells Ryan that every single week he leaves everything out on the stage, everything.

Jacob Lusk sings “Love Hurts” as his second song tonight. 1-866-436-5702 or 1-866-436-5707. Steven Tyler says he got lost in the song but everybody got lost in Jacob with that performance. Jennifer says Jacob really brought it home in the end and it was really good. Randy says Jacob redeemed himself tonight with that performance, and perhaps the highest note reached on the Idol stage yet.

Lauren Alaina‘s second song is “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers. 1-866-436-5703 or 1-866-436-5708. Not only does Lauren look amazing tonight but wow that was a great performance! Jennifer agrees, and she has nothing else to say. “It was beautiful”. Randy is very happy to see this tender side of Lauren tonight. Steven says it was perfect and there’s nothing to judge with that song choice and performance. Good job!

Scotty McCreery sings “Always On My Mind” by Elvis for his second song. 1-866-436-5704 or 1-866-436-5709. Jimmy advises Scotty not to try to compete with the other Idols and just be himself. Jennifer says he showed us he’s a very versatile performer, going from the first song to this one, that he’s a true performer. Randy says “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. Randy says when Scotty does the simplest things (tender, slow songs), the audience eats it up and he loved the performance. Steven says America loves Scotty’s voice and America is going to have a hard time choosing who to vote for tonight.

Haley Reinhart closes the show tonight with her second song “The House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals. 1-866-436-5705 or 1-866-436-5710. The judges give Haley a standing ovation! Randy says The Best Performance of the Night goes to Haley! Randy says she’s blossomed so much, it was sooo good! Steven says he feels she sold everybody tonight with that performance. Jennifer says that song has never been sang like that before; great job! Very good performance by Haley tonight!

See ya tomorrow night with the results show and the announcement of Who got voted off American Idol. We’re getting so close to the finale! Make your predictions of who will be safe and who will get the boot in the comments below. Who is your favorite?

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American Idol LIVE 2011 Tour Tickets, Dates to the American Idol Top 11 LIVE Summer Tour

American Idol Fan — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:12:25 +0000

The 2011 American Idol LIVE Tour dates, locations, and admission costs for tickets to the Top 11 American Idol Summer Tour have been announced. The Idol summer tour begins on July 6th in West Valley City in Utah and ends on September 10 in Rochester in New York. Here’s your chance to watch the Top 11 Idol contestants perform during their summer tour. Tickets will be sold via Ticketmaster starting with a ticket purchase PRE-SALE on Thursday May 12 for many of the tour dates, and the general public can then buy tickets on May 13.

Ticket prices for the American Idol LIVE Tour range between $45.00 – $65.00. General public ticket sales start at 10 AM on May 13th, except for Toronto Canada which tickets go on sale at 12 PM on May 13th. See the dates and city locations for the summer live tour below for information on where you can see the Top 11 (Casey Abrams, Pia Toscano, Thia Megia, Jacob Lusk, Lauren Alaina, Stefano Langone, Haley Reinhart, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Naima Adedapo and James Durbin) perform nearest you.

American Idols LIVE Tour

July 6: West Valley City, UT (Maverik Center)

July 8: Everett, WA (Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center

July 9: Portland, OR (Rose Garden)

July 11: Sacramento, CA (Power Balance Pavilion)

July 12: Oakland, CA (The Oracle Arena)

July 13: San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion at San Jose)

July 15: Los Angeles, CA (Nokia Theatre LA Live)

July 16: Ontario, CA (Citizens Bank Business Arena)

July 17: Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Arena)

July 19: Oklahoma, OK (Cox Convention Center)

July 20: Grand Prairie, TX (Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie)

July 21: Houston, TX (Reliant Arena)

July 22: New Orleans, LA (Lakefront Arena)

July 24: Orlando, FL (Amway Center)

July 26: Duluth, GA (Arena at Gwinnett Center)

July 27: Raleigh, NC (RBC Center)

July 28: Charlotte, NC (Time Warner Cable Arena)

July 30: Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)

August 2: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)

August 3: Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)

August 4: Milwaukee, WI (Bradley Center)

August 6: Rosemont, IL (Allstate Arena)

August 7: Detroit, MI (Joe Louis Arena)

August 9: Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)

August 10: Pittsburgh, PA (Colsol Energy Center)

August 11: Baltimore, MD (1st Mariner Arena)

August 13: Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Hall)

August 14: Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)

August 17: Philadelphia, PA (Wells Fargo Center)

August 19: Washington, DC (Verizon Center)

August 20: Richmond, VA (Richmond Coliseum)

August 21: Wilkes-Barre, PA (Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza)

August 23: Long Island, NY (Nassau Coliseum)

August 25: Bridgeport, CT (Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard)

August 27: Providence, RI (Dunkin’ Donuts Center)

August 28: Albany, NY (Times Union Center)

August 30: Portland, ME (Cumberland County Civic Center)

August 31: Manchester, NH (Verizon Wireless Arena)

September 1: Worcester, MA (DCU Center)

September 3: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)

September 6: Syracuse, NY (War Memorial Arena at The Oncenter)

September 7: Reading, PA (Sovereign Center)

September 9: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)

September 10: Rochester, NY (Blue Cross Arena)

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The Voice – NBC’s New Singing Competition Show “The Voice” Recruits Mega Stars

American Idol Fan — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:35:19 +0000

You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about The Voice on NBC, which premiered this past Tuesday, with a repeat performance shown on Wednesday night. American Idol just might have some strong competition for ratings and viewership now that fans have had an opportunity to watch The Voice, and seen how refreshing the new singing show is.

As an avid fan of American Idol, beginning with Kelly Clarkson’s spectacular win with that magnificent voice of hers, as well as the many other past American Idol contestants who have gone on to do great things in their chosen music career, I’m hooked on The Voice. What a great show NBC has created, masterfully chosen musician coaches (not judges, like on Idol), and the brilliant concept of having singers perform blind auditions where each singer is heard but not seen. Genius!

The Voice coaches include mega-star Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton (a cutie-pie) and Maroon Five’s Adam Levine. Carson Daly serves as host of the show. NBC announced today that country star Reba McEntire, Sia (Furler), Monica, and music producer Adam Blackstone will be joining The Voice as advisers, lending their vast knowledge, experience and talents to the mix.

These advisers will be assisting the four coaches on The Voice show during the “Battles” phase in the competition, to help improve the contestants singing abilities and improve their chances of winning the competition. Christina Aguilera will be teaming up with singer/songwriter Sia, Adam Levine with Maroon 5 Music Director Blackstone, Cee Lo Green with singer Monica, and Blake Shelton with veteran singer Reba.

“The Voice” blind auditions premiered on Tuesday to big ratings, averaging 11.8 million viewers and a 5.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. The Wednesday repeat encore of the new NBC series garnered 6 million viewers on Wednesday. Not too shabby! Choosing a favorite team of contestants is going to be challenging, and fans of the show may find they’re rooting for more than one team.

Will it be Team Xtina? Team Cee Lo? Team Blake or Team Adam? So far, each of the teams have some incredibly talented singers, but I’m holding out on the decision of which team to rally around until all of the contestants are selected into their various teams. Fans of NBC’s The Voice show will want to follow along with all the news and updates about their favorite contestants and coaches, so be sure to follow The Voice Facebook fan page and follow The Voice on Twitter to root for your favorite teams and contestants.

The show’s unique format features three stages of competition. The first phase begins with the blind auditions, then it moves into a battle phase, and then live performance shows. During the blind audition phase, singers sing their song with the judges coaches backs turned, so only the singers voice is heard and no pre-judgements can be made based on physical appearance at all. Brilliant!!!

During these blind auditions, if a coach is impressed with the vocal ability he or she is hearing, pushing a button in front of their chair causes the chair to swivel around so the coach can then be face to face with the contestant. Pushing the button also indicates the coach has selected the contestant to be on his or her team of competitors.

If more than one coach pushes the button and their chair turns around to see the contestant, thereby also selecting the singer, the power shifts to the contestant. The contestant must then choose which coach he or she wants to work with throughout the competition. Any contestant who is not selected by at least one coach pushing their button before the singer is finished with their song is automatically eliminated from the competition.

Once the final teams are chosen, the battle begins. The Voice coaches will mentor the contestants and make them over, ultimately transforming them into stars in the music industry. To help them decide who they want to advance, the coaches will pit two of their own team members against each other to sing the same song in front of a studio audience. Based on the individual performances, the coaches must pick who they want to continue coaching and who will be sent home.

In the final live performance phase of the competition, the top contestants from each team will compete against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience will vote to select who will move on from each team and who will be eliminated. Finally, each coach will have their absolute best contestant left standing to compete in the finale. From these four, one will be named “The Voice” and will receive the grand prize of a life-altering recording contract.

I can’t wait to watch and see how The Voice tv show turns out throughout the competition series and who fans will choose as their favorite(s). Will The Voice become the new and improved American Idol???

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American Idol 4/28/11 – Who Got Voted Off American Idol Tonight

American Idol Fan — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:01:12 +0000

The Carole King songs theme from last night on American Idol brought some real winning performances, but one of the Top 6 idol contestants will get the boot tonight. Who is going home? Making predictions of who is most likely to get voted off tonight have been proven wrong time after time, so there’s no point in even attempting a wild guess. Whoever received the least number of votes is who goes home.

This is American Idol! The Idol judges take the stage, and wow wow wow does Jennifer Lopez look HOT in that red dress! Ryan Seacrest says that “a lot of fans are going to be disappointed with tonight’s results”. Ruh roh! The Top 6 are introduced to the stage and take their seats on the couch. Steven Tyler made the covers of two magazines, Rolling Stone and People Magazine, says Ryan. Steven laughs it off saying when he’s “bad he’s really bad but when he’s good he’s even better.”

The Top 6 Idol sing a medley of Carole King hits for the group songs. Bruno Mars and Crystal Bowersox will appear on Idol tonight, which should be great fun. Ryan says last night’s performances can be downloaded on iTunes, if you’re interested. Ford commercial “Our House” is shown with the six finalists.

Crystal Bowersox sings “Riding With The Radio” from her Farmer’s Daughter album. Nice!

Tickets for the American Idol Summer Tour go on sale May 13, says Ryan.

Ryan will call out each of the Top 6 in random order, to narrow it down to who are the in the bottom and who gets voted off. Ryan calls Haley Reinhart center stage, and clips are shown of her performances throughout the competition and the judges critiques. In the video clip, mentor Jimmy says if Haley goes home tonight it’s because she doesn’t know who she is musically. Haley and the judges (especially Randy) disagree with that assessment. Haley is SAFE!

Scotty McCreery is next, and clips of his performances are shown and judges comments. Mentor Jimmy says says he worries sometimes that Scotty is so subtle that it may hurt him at some point with Idol fans wanting the big notes. oooh, Ryan sends Scotty back to the couch without saying if he’s safe or in the bottom. Ruh roh!

Lauren Alaina is called center stage, video clips of her performances are shown. Lauren says she’s been trying to work on confidence and the negatives (judges critiques), and she is sent back to the couch just like Scotty. Is Scotty or Lauren getting voted off tonight?

Casey Abrams is up next, with his performances shown. Mentor Jimmy says he was disappointed in Casey’s performance last night and adds “Casey has got to realize that the family dog does not vote on American Idol”, in reference to Casey’s incessant growling. Casey is also sent back to the couch to wait it out.

James Durbin is called center stage; video clips of his performances are shown and the judges comments. Jimmy says James is a great singer and he could win this thing. James is SAFE!

Jacob Lusk is next, with his performance videos shown. Jimmy was unimpressed with Jacob’s outfit choice from last night, thinking Jacob entered the wrong dressing room by mistake last night. Jimmy says that Jacob “is on banana peel status”. Ryan calls the rest of the finalists center stage with Jacob. Lauren Alaina is SAFE!

Bottom 3: Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery and Casey Abrams

Bruno Mars sings The Lazy Song from his album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

Jacob is SAFE! The Bottom 2 are Casey and Scotty!!! Oh Wow!

Scotty is SAFE and Casey Abrams is voted off American Idol tonight. Casey doesn’t appear surprised at all. Casey sings to close out the show, hugging and kissing all around.

The American Idol Top 5:

* Lauren Alaina

* Scotty McCreery

* James Durbin

* Jacob Lusk

* Haley Reinhart

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American Idol 4/27/11 – The Top 6 Idols Sing Carole King Songs Recap

American Idol Fan — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:31:54 +0000

This week’s theme on American Idol is Carole King songs. If the idea of the Top 6 singing Carole King songs doesn’t excite you, you’re not alone. Quite a few Idol fan blogs aren’t the least bit interested in this week’s theme, but hopefully the six finalists will pull it off tonight and knock our socks off. Hmm, or not.

Ryan Seacrest introduces each of the Top 6 finalists on stage, adding that America has “chosen the best of the best” from the audition and competition. “This is American Idol!” says Ryan. Video clip is shown of Carole King’s iconic history in music to start the show. “Babyface” Kenny Edmonds mentors the Top 6, working alongside Jimmy.

Jacob Lusk is first to sing tonight. Jacob chose “Oh No Not My Baby” by Carole King. 1-866-436-5701 or 1-866-436-5707 to vote for Jacob, or vote online at AmericanIdol.com. What is Jacob wearing? Bright yellow shirt, blue cardigan sweater, plus purple striped bow tie, plus plaid jacket and jeans. Wow. Steven Tyler loved the performance, calling it “beautiful”. Steven likes the “strut” from Jacob’s moves. Jennifer loved the performance, even with some imperfect spots. Randy agrees, calling it an “energetic performance”, a “great/incredible” singer.

Lauren Alaina is up next, singing Carole’s song “Where You Lead”. 1-866-436-5702 or 1-866-436-5708, or vote online. Jennifer tells the audience “Yes, Clap, Clap!” Jennifer says she can see that Lauren is pushing herself, she’s doing much better and Jen is very proud of Lauren. Randy Jackson didn’t “love” the song but he did love her performance and how she pushed herself, and he can tell that Lauren really wants to win this thing. Steven Tyler says when Lauren’s voice cracked during the performance, it shows the character in the voice. Lauren is smiling but teary-eyed from the judges praise. Lauren really needs to learn to believe in herself as a singer and performer, and she’s trying.

Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams are singing a duet song “I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King together. There’s no voting numbers for the duets, just performances to enjoy tonight. Steven Tyler spoke for all the judges, saying there wasn’t anything in the performance that he didn’t like; Haley looked and sounded gorgeous. Very nice job!

Scotty McCreery is up next singing “You’ve Got A Friend” by Carole King. 1-866-436-5703 or 1-866-436-5709, or vote online at American Idol. Randy Jackson says the beginning of the song was flawless, he didn’t know that Scotty could sing that low, and he loved it. Steven Tyler liked how Scotty went for the higher notes in his register, it still had the country feel and he loved it. Jennifer also loved the performance, a big improvement from last week.

James Durbin chats with Ryan Seacrest about the duet performance between Casey and Haley, saying it was a lot better than the dress rehearsal and it was great. James chooses to sing a love song “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” by Carole King tonight (requested by the boards!). 1-866-436-5704 or 1-866-436-5710, or vote at AmericanIdol.com. Jennifer is loving the performance since she’s dancing in her seat. Very good performance by James tonight! Steven Tyler says James did it again. Jennifer says “it was magical”. Jennifer says it was the best performance of the night, and his consistency is what will show will win the competition in the finale. Randy says “that was incredible”, adding that “this guy just might win the whole thing!”.

Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery duet Carole King’s song “Up On The Roof”. Jennifer says Lauren sang her…brains off and she loved the whole performance from Lauren and Scotty. Lauren sounded really good, Scotty…not so much.

Casey Abrams sings Carole Kings’ song “Hi-De-Ho”. 1-866-436-5705 or 1-866-436-5711, or vote online. Randy says he feels like that song was written for Casey to sing, a jazzy-bluesy tune. Randy says he’s excited each week, knowing he’ll be entertained with something different every week. Steven says it was “beautiful”. Jennifer says Casey was in his element tonight with the whole arrangement, but she’d like to see him loosen up his body a little bit and move a little more naturally.

Haley Reinhart sings “Beautiful” by Carole King. 1-866-436-5706 or 1-866-436-5712. Steven says she is as beautiful as that song is. Steven hears God when Haley sings. “You nailed it, yes you did!”. Jennifer loved the whole performance and says Haley has an amazing voice. Randy didn’t love the beginning but says she’s a great singer and performer. Haley really did do a great job with that song.

James Durbin and Jacob Lusk duet Carole King’s song “I’m Into Something Good”. Wow! What a great performance to finish out the night’s performances, two very powerful singers slaying that song!

Now go vote vote vote for your favorites!!!! Let’s not have another “shocking” elimination tomorrow night. We’ll be back tomorrow night with the results show to find out who got voted off American Idol. Bruno Mars and Crystal Bowersox will on the results show tomorrow night.

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American Idol 4/21/11 Top 7 Results – Who Got Voted Off American Idol Tonight

American Idol Fan — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:58:49 +0000

Last night’s 21st Century performances by the Top 7 were pretty darn good, but one of the contestants is getting the boot tonight. Online polls and predictions of who will be voted off each week have been notoriously wrong for weeks, so there’s no point in even attempting to predict tonight’s results. Some American Idol watchers feel it’s past the time for Stefano Langone to go home, and IF Dial Idol predictions are correct this time around, they may get their wish. But, Dial Idol hasn’t exactly been right on the money for some time now. According to DI, Stefano received the lowest number of votes and is most likely the contestant being sent home tonight. We’ll see about that when Ryan makes the announcement.

This is American Idol! The judges make their entrance, followed by Ryan Seacrest. Ryan says tonight is going to be “another difficult elimination”. The Top 7 will soon become the Top 6, as the contestants are introduced. Over 52 million votes came in last night, says Ryan. Katy Perry will be singing tonight, and David Cook will debut his latest single.

“Hey Soul Sister” by Train is being sung by Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina, Jacob Lusk and Stefano Langone. Nah, this group doesn’t really sound good together. Harmony is lacking.

The Ford commercial video “World” is played.

“Viva La Vida” by Cold Play is sung by Casey Abrams, Scotty McCreery and James Durbin. The guys at least sound better harmony-wise than the other group song did.

Casey is asked to stand up. Jacob also stands as requested. Both of these guys sounded very good last night, and the judges liked their performances. Jacob explains the music track mishap when he first began singing and how he just kept going. Casey is SAFE! Jacob is in the Bottom 3 tonight.

David Cook takes the stage singing his new single “The Last Goodbye” from his new album of the same name.

The Top 7 were treated to some fun activities during the week (when not rehearsing) like bowling, going to a Dodgers game, spa treatments, etc. Relaxation time for the contestants.

Lauren, James and Stefano are called center stage. Stefano is in the Bottom 3 tonight. James and Lauren are SAFE!

Haley and Scotty are called center stage. Scotty is SAFE and Haley is in the Bottom 3 tonight and takes a seat next to the two guys.

Bottom three: Haley Reinhart, Stefano Langone and Jacob Lusk.

Ryan whispered to Haley to follow him to the center stage and tells her she’s SAFE and returns to the couches. Haley is SAFE!

The Bottom 2 are Jacob Lusk and Stefano Langone. Who’s getting voted off tonight America?

Katy Perry sings her hit single E.T. with Kanye West from the album of the same name.

Jacob Lusk and Stefano Langone are center stage listening to the judges critiques of their performances and how far they’ve both come in the competition. They both have the summer tour and the finale to participate in, so no matter what happens, they have a future ahead of them in the music business.

Jacob Lusk is SAFE and Stefano Langone is voted off American Idol! Stefano closes the show singing “Lately”.

The American Idol Top 6:

* Lauren Alaina

* Scotty McCreery

* James Durbin

* Jacob Lusk

* Haley Reinhart

* Casey Abrams

See ya next week with the Top 6 contestants performances Wednesday night and the results show Thursday night to see who gets voted off next week.

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American Idol 4/20/11 Top 7 Idols Sing Songs From the 21st Century Recap

American Idol Fan — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:29 +0000

Tonight on American Idol, the Top 7 Idol contestants sing songs from the 21st century. Online prediction polls can’t seem to come to any consensus of who is most likely to get the boot next, and the most recent eliminations of Pia Toscano and Paul McDonald have at least given many Idol fans pause. No one in this competition is safe from being voted off, and if Idol viewers aren’t voting for their favorite(s), we’re sure to have more shocking results shows and the possibility of an assumed Idol finale winner being sent home.

This is American Idol! Here come the Idol judges Randy, Jennifer and Steven Tyler (with a big red lipstick kiss mark on his cheek). Ryan Seacrest introduces the Top 7 finalists. The previously eliminated girls from Season 10 and Paul McDonald appear together to sing “So What” by Pink. Pia’s new boyfriend Mark Ballas from Dancing With the Stars is in the audience too.

Scotty McCreery is first up tonight singing “Swinging”. 1-866-436-5701 to vote for Scotty, or vote online at AmericanIdol.com. Steven Tyler liked the performance but would like for Scotty to “boot scoot” a little more around the stage. Jennifer says Scotty needs to push himself and she feels like he could have/should have chosen a different song to showcase who he is as a performer. Randy Jackson said the song was boring for him and Scotty could have chosen much better. At this point in the competition each of the finalists have to perform at the top of their game each and every week, and Randy said it was a safe song choice.

James Durbin is up next singing “Uprising” by Muse. 1-866-436-5702 to vote for James or vote online. Jennifer thoroughly enjoyed the performance and was surprised that James could sing as high as he was. Best performance of the night prediction by Randy and Jennifer. Randy says “he slayed it!”. Steven Tyler loved the performance saying it was “crazy good”. Very good performance by James tonight, predicted to be the best of the night even though he’s only the second contestant to sing.

Haley Reinhart is singing “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele. 1-866-436-5703 or vote online at American Idol. Randy says Haley showed she’s going in the perfect direction by that song choice. Very good performance, Randy says a “great performance”. Steven Tyler says the song started a little slow but she did a great job with it. Jennifer loved the performance and enjoyed the moments in the song where Haley was being herself and not trying to be a karaoke copycat of Adele. Great job!

Jacob Lusk is next singing “Dance With My Father” by Luther Vandross. 1-866-436-5704. Steven loved the performance and of course noticed the emotion Jacob showed in the performance. Great great performance. Jennifer also loved the performance, loved the emotional connection Jacob had with the song (Jacob’s father died when he was very young). Randy also loved the performance, but wants the old Jacob back with the super high notes and just let loose with the vocals. Jacob is often compared to Luther Vandross, and for very good reason.

Casey Abrams is singing “Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5. 1-866-436-5705 or vote online. Jennifer loved the song, the performance and the surprise kiss on the cheek by Casey at the end of his performance. Casey went rock tonight and Jennifer loved all of it. Randy loved the surprise tonight of Casey going rock and choosing to sing Maroon 5. Randy enjoyed it and wants Casey to continue taking chances and loves how Casey doesn’t fit into just one genre. Steven Tyler calls Casey a “cult hero cuz you’re so F**&&^&* good!” Bleep bleep bleep – Steven was being Steven again with the swearing and the audience loved it.

After the commercial break, Steven Tyler has black tape over his mouth for censorship of his swearing. ha!

Stefano Langone is up next singing “Closer” by Ne-Yo. 1-866-436-5706 to vote for Stefano, or vote online at AmericanIdol.com. Whoooooooo! Randy Jackson thought it would turn out jerky but said Stefano took his time singing the verses and he loved it. Smooth performance, Randy is proud of the performance and dance moves. Steven hoped he’d dance as well as sing well and he did. Jennifer said it was very very good, he had his “swag” going on, it felt like a real performance and not over-rehearsed. Ryan said Stefano turned it into ladies night. Good job by Stefano tonight.

Lauren Alaina gets the “pimp spot” tonight singing “Born to Fly” by Sara Evans. 1-866-436-5707 to vote for Lauren, or vote online. Steven Tyler tells Lauren she’s so good and he’d like her to sing some Allison Krause for him. Jennifer tells Lauren that the people that sing notes that Lauren doesn’t feel qualified to sing are the very notes that Lauren needs to sing for us. Randy also tells Lauren that she has the vocal ability to let loose and really blow people’s minds with her singing, if she’d just let loose. Randy loved her performance and tells Lauren to Bring It next week and let loose and not hold back.

That’s the show tonight. Lots of great great performances tonight. Vote Vote Vote for your favorites!!! Remember, you can vote as many times as you want for the two hour voting window, immediately after the show ends. Now go vote vote vote! We’ll see ya tomorrow night with the results show of who got voted off American Idol.

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