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American Idol Season 10 Schedule Air Dates Move to Wednesday and Thursday

American Idol Fan — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:01:57 +0000

American Idol Season 10 doesn’t start until January 2011 but FOX and AI’s Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe have been very busy making big changes to the show in apparent hopes to revive the popularity and ratings of American Idol. Season 9 wasn’t very memorable in many people’s views, including mine. Simon Cowell ran off into the sunset to do X Factor, Kara DioGuardi got the boot, Paula Abdul has been gone awhile, leaving sole original judge Randy Jackson to carry on.

Yeah, we’ve got the new judges team of Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steve Tyler on board. Yawn. Nigel Lythgoe announced recently that the Top 24 contestants is no more, but American Idol contestants will move right on to the Top 12 after Hollywood. AI is keeping the theme weeks, but the challenges contestants will face with the new season have increased.

According to TVGuide.com, there will be “contests to make the best music video, to promote themselves, and to work with a band and dancers for an awards show-style performance.” Whether or not American Idol will return to the early glory days of high ratings remains to be seen, but some industry observers are expecting ratings to decline from last year after the initial curiosity seekers get their fill. (LATimes)

American Idol fans have been anxious for new cd releases from their favorite AI contestants, and they’re needs have been met by new cd’s released from Season 9 winner Kris Allen, Adam “Glambert” Lambert, Crystal Bowersox, David Cook, Allison Iraheta, Lee DeWyze, Danny Gokey, Jordin Sparks, Chris Daughtry and even Tim Urban.

Previous American Idol contestants Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson cd and complete album downloads are on the top of many people’s to-do list this holiday season. Let’s also not forget to consider the popular who got kicked off American Idol boot song Leave Right Now by Will Young, played at the end of the show each time a contestant gets voted off, my personal favorite boot song to date.

AMERICAN IDOL 2011 SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Jan. 19:
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (2-Hour Season Premiere, Part 1)

Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 26:
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL

Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 16:
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Two-Hour Episodes)

Wednesdays, beginning April 6:
8:00-9:30 PM AMERICAN IDOL (90-Minute Episodes)

Thursdays, beginning Jan. 20:
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part 2)

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American Idol Christmas: American Idol Christmas Music, Gifts, Songs, Albums

American Idol Fan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:48:47 +0000

American Idol Christmas 2009. American Idol fans are thrilled to know that there are several American Idol albums being released in time for the 2009 Christmas holiday season. Past American Idol contestants have been diligently working on releasing new albums for the fans, and it will be interesting to see who sells the most albums in the American Idol Christmas shopping war.

Even with the economy being as it is, in what some refer to as a continuing Recession Christmas, quite a few American Idols are hoping fans will make this year a great Christmas in music and album sales.

American Idol gifts are building in popularity and momentum, especially the American Idol Wii game and the American Idol Microphone, so if you or someone you know is a mega-American Idol fan, here are a few Christmastime new album releases to order in time for Christmas.

Kris Allen – The new Kris Allen debut album is being released on November 17 and can be pre-ordered now to lock-in the price, with a yet-to-be-determined title and gift-wrapping options.

Adam Lambert – Adam announced on Twitter that new album will be released on November 24, one week after Kris Allen’s album drops, and can be pre-ordered now. The title has not yet been announced.

Allison Iraheta – Allison Iraheta’s new album is set to be released later this fall (tentative date of November 10) and can be pre-ordered now, in time for Christmas and filling those Christmas stockings. There is still no news on the cd title or tracklist of songs, sorry.

Blake Lewis – Blake Lewis’ new cd album “Heartbreak On Vinyl” is set to be released October 6, 2009 and can be pre-ordered now. Blake’s lead single on his new album, “Sad Songs”, is available on iTunes or Amazon. Lewis’ cd “Audio Day Dream” was a hit amongst many Blake fans, and his new cd is expected to be a favorite as well.

Katharine McPhee – Katharine’s new album “Unbroken” can be pre-ordered now, originally set to be released on October 6, but the release date has since been changed to January 5, 2010. Darn. The track list of songs on the 13-song sophomore album includes the album’s first single “Had It All”, which is available on iTunes or Amazon.

David Archuleta – David’s new Christmas cd entitled “Christmas From The Heart” has a release date of October 13, and can be pre-ordered now. Songs titles on this 12-song cd reportedly include old favorites “Joy To The World”, “O Come All Ye Faithful”, “The First Noel”, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas, “O Holy Night”, “Silent Night”, “What Child Is This”, “Mother’s Lullaby”, “Angels We Have Heard On High”, “Ave Maria”, “Riu Riu Chiu” and “Patapan”.

Jason Castro – Jason Castro’s new album “Let’s Just Fall In Love Again” is set to be released on November 17 and is available for pre-order now. The lead song on Jason’s upcoming album is of course Jason’s charming new single “Let’s Just Fall In Love Again”, and is now available for download on iTunes or Amazon.

Stay tuned for more Idol updates and new releases of American Idol contestants songs, albums and singles available for download or purchase. What American Idol cd album are you most excited about?

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American Idol Michael Jackson Tribute Songs in Honor of MJ King of Pop

American Idol Fan — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:37:09 +0000

American Idol is doing a special tribute to Michael Jackson on Monday, June 29th at 8 p.m EST. in honor of the King of Pop who passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

American Idol is re-airing the American Idol Season 8 Top 13 episode of Michael Jackson songs, originally aired on March 10, 2009 on FOX.

This was the first time that American Idol had done an entire evening of Michael Jackson’s music, and I’m very happy that Idol is doing this special in memory of MJ.

Gawd, I can’t believe Michael Jackson is dead. Here’s the list of songs that will be performed on Monday’s special tribute to Michael Jackson:

Lil Rounds – “The Way You Make Me Feel” VIDEO

Scott MacIntyre – “Keep the Faith” VIDEO

Danny Gokey – “Pretty Young Thing” VIDEO

Michael Sarver – “You Are Not Alone” VIDEO

Jasmine Murray – “I’ll Be There” VIDEO

Kris Allen – “Remember the Time” VIDEO

Allison Iraheta – “Give in to Me” VIDEO

Anoop Desai – “Beat It” VIDEO

Jorge Nunez – “Never Can Say Goodbye” VIDEO

Megan Joy – “Rockin’ Robin” VIDEO

Adam Lambert – “Black and White” VIDEO

Matt Giraud – “Human Nature” VIDEO

Alexis Grace – “Dirty Diana” VIDEO

The news of Michael Jackson’s death sent shock waves around the world, with Jackson fans in complete shock and disbelief that the King of Pop has died. Michael Jackson was only two years older than me, and I grew up listening to MJ’s music from the time I was little. Our family used to watch the Jackson Five variety show on television when Michael Jackson and his siblings were little boys and girls (LaToya and Janet), and we’ve never wavered in our admiration and deep respect for the genius that is Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson fans are rushing to buy up as much Michael Jackson memorabilia as possible, and I don’t blame them one bit. I already have quite a lot of Michael Jackson music and the collection just keeps getting bigger. In my heart, Michael Jackson will live on forever not only as the King of Pop, but also someone who was born into the same family religion as I did.

If you ever watched the show on television years ago describing Michael Jackson’s early childhood and the abuse he suffered that was detailed in the story, you know what I’m referring to. I choose to remember Michael Jackson as not only the King of Pop, but also someone whose early childhood was very similar to my own – except for the music career part. Michael Jackson will never be forgotten.

Tune into Fox on Monday to watch the American Idol Tribute to Michael Jackson.

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American Idol Winner, Who Won American Idol, American Idol Finale May 20, 2009

American Idol Fan — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:35:17 +0000

Who won American Idol 2009 Season 8? The American Idol Winner will be announced tonight on FOX for the 2 Hour Idol Grand Finale starting at 8 p.m. EST, and we’re LIVE with the May 20, 2009 American Idol Finale Results Show Recap, complete with American Idol Final performances, “Surprise” Guest Performances, Duets, VIDEOS and the announcement of Who Won American Idol 2009 between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen!

“THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!!” Just under 100 MILLION Votes came in, record setting number of 624 Million votes this season! Ryan introduces the Idol judges Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell.

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert walk down the stairs onto the stage. Audience going wild. Both are “nervous and excited”. Clips of LIVE broadcasts in San Diego (hosted by Carly Smithson) and Arkansas (hosted by Michaela Gordon) of fans waiting to hear who wins the American Idol crown tonight.

The Top 13 are singing “So What” by Pink. All the contestants are wearing white outfits, looking good. Group performances usually suck, and this is one isn’t much different. Pitchy in places, and finally over. Whew. VIDEO

David Cook is singing “Permanent“, the tribute song to his brother Adam who died recently from brain cancer. 100% of proceeds go to David’s charity “ABC Square”. David Cook’s single will go on sale immediately following the show tonight, so be sure to download it on iTunes! David Cook’s performance is spectacular, a blockbuster if there ever was one! The emotional performance, with David having tears in his eyes, was phenomenal. “It’s a tough song” says David to Ryan. VIDEO

Ryan is handing out the “Golden award” trophy for the worst Idol contestant wannabe from Season 8. Ugh…, the sound of these voices is painful. The winner is…. Nick Mitchell who attempted to sing “And I Am Telling You” during auditions. Oh No, Nick is now singing I’m Not Going AGAIN!!! Please No!!! Whew, that’s finally over.

Lil Rounds and Queen Latifah DUET Performance – “Cue The Rain” – Latifah doesn’t appear to really be singing and Lil Rounds is all over the place.

Alexis Grace, Anoop Desai and Jason Mraz singing “I’m Yours”. Alexis started off very off-key, but all in all, not too bad. VIDEO

Video clip of “Journey of Kris Allen” on American Idol Season 8.

Kris Allen and Keith Urban duet “Kiss A Girl” performance. Kris and Keith are playing guitar, uptempo, sounding really good. VIDEO

The Top 13 Idol girls start singing “Glamorous” by Fergie, then bring Fergie out to sing “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. Megan Joy and Jasmine Murray sucked big time!

The Black Eyed Peas are singing “Boom Boom Pow” with lots of censoring. Idol cuts out momentarily to show just the show logo and cuts off the sound during the ahem… questionable lyrics. VIDEO

More freak awards. It’s Katrina the “Bikini Girl”. She’s singing too, or at least trying to, wearing a bikini of course. Kara DioGuardi helps her on stage with the singing, and opens her black dress to reveal a black bikini!!! OMG!

Allison Iraheta and Cyndi Lauper duet performance “Time After Time”. Cyndi’s playing the autoharp. Not bad at all. VIDEO

Danny Gokey sings “Hello” and then the duet medley performance with Lionel Richie of some of Lionel’s hits. Very good performance. VIDEO

The “Journey of Adam Lambert” on American Idol clips.

Adam Lambert sings “Beth” then the duet performance rocking with KISS singing “Rock-n-Roll All Night”. The Nokia Theatre Idol House is Rockin Tonight! Adam’s wearing a weird outfit with wings, and KISS (and Adam) are wearing those hideously high heeled platform shoes KISS is known for. Too funny. Awesome duet performance! VIDEO

Carlos Santana, playing guitar to “Black Magic Woman” and “Smooth” with the Top 13 Idol performers. Santana is simply spectacular! VIDEO

Final Ford Video “I Will Remember You” with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. David Cook surprises Kris Allen and Adam Lambert with keys to a brand new Ford Fusion. VIDEO

Steve Martin playing banjo as Michael Sarver and Megan Joy destroy their duet song performance “Pretty Flowers” written by Steve Martin. Michael and Megan both sounded out of breath throughout the entire song, pitchy all over the place. Just BAD. VIDEO

The Top Idol guys sing Rod Stewart’s “If You Think I’m Sexy”. Rod Stewart takes the stage to sing “Maggie“. Rod is an icon, but he doesn’t sound good tonight, verrrry verrrry pitchy. How old is Rod Stewart anyway? I love ya Rod, but yikes……not a good performance. VIDEO

Oh Lord, one more Golden Award for the Idol wannabe’s. Ouch. Tatiana Del Toro wins and runs onto the stage to get her award, and starts singing while Ryan says “we have to take a break” and runs around the stage to avoid “security”. Planned….

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are singing “We Are The Champions” with Queen! Surprise Guest Performance is QUEEN!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! AWESOME PERFORMANCE!!! Definitely worth downloading on iTunes after the show! AWESOME!!! Great harmony! VIDEO

THIS IS IT!!! The American Idol Finale 2009 Results Are In from last night’s performance. Lights are dimmed and here we go….

The Winner Of American Idol 2009 is……………………KRIS ALLEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Â VIDEO

Major Upset Shocker for Adam Lambert fans! I bet Simon Cowell is shocked!!! Kris says “Adam deserves this”. Kris Allen is awarded the winner’s trophy. Kris says “Oh My God, I don’t even know, thank you so much”.

Kris Allen sings the Coronation Song “No Boundaries”. Kris Allen Wins American Idol 2009!!! The Confetti falls onto the Idol stage, everyone’s hugging and clapping.

What do you think? Kris Allen won American Idol Season 8! Did America get it right? Are you happy? Did you want Adam Lambert to win American Idol? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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American Idol May 19, 2009 Top 2 Finale-Adam Lambert Kris Allen Face Off For The Win

American Idol Fan — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:43:30 +0000

UPDATE: Watch our LIVE American Idol Finale Adam Lambert vs Kris Allen Finale Showdown! The American Idol Finale on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 will be a real nail-biter, full of suspense to find out who will be the winner of American Idol 2009 Season 8. On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen will do their best to win your votes and become the crowned king of Season 8 on American Idol. Who will win American Idol Season 8 is anyone’s guess, but whoever wins the American Idol crown will have won due to having more votes than the other.

The official list of songs (spoilers) to be sung by Adam Lambert and Kris Allen haven’t been released, and typical American Idol Spoilers are often wrong until right after the American Idol Rehearsals are held and confirmed.

We do know that the American Idol Season 8 Finale will have three songs performed by the Top 2 Finalists, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Kris Allen won the coin toss and chose to have Adam Lambert sing first during the final show, instead of the typical “pimp spot” Adam’s been used to. Kris Allen will sing last and close the show on Tuesday night.

UPDATE 1: Adam Lambert is going to sing Change Is Gonna Come and Adam’s Personal Song Choice is Mad World “with a little twist”. Kris Allen is seriously considering “Falling Slowly” (or “Heartless”, but leaning more towards Falling Slowly). But then again, maybe not! Newest spoiler rumors are that Kris Allen was NOT rehearsing either Falling Slowly nor Heartless! See what I mean about “spoilers”?

UPDATE 2: Kris Allen will sing “What’s Goin On” (by Marvin Gaye) “Ain’t No Sunshine” tonight on American Idol!

UPDATE 3: Steve Martin will be breaking out his banjo to perform a tune from his album of banjo music, according to ET Online. OMG!

UPDATE 4: ROD STEWART will be performing on tomorrow night’s American Idol Finale!!!

Round 1 – The Contestant’s Favorite – Favorite song of the season, according to Idol host Ryan Seacrest
Round 2 – Simon Fuller’s Pick – Previously chosen by Clive Davis last year
Round 3 – The Winner’s Single Coronation Song – Only one winner/coronation song called “No Boundaries” will be performed this year, apparently co-written by Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi

Next week’s finale at Nokia Theatre will include a lineup of talent including performances by past American Idol winners Carrie Underwood (Season 4) and David Cook (Season 7). Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban are also among the artists scheduled to perform on Wednesday’s Finale before either Kris Allen or Adam Lambert is crowned the Season 8 winner.

Idol producers are trying to get as many Idol winners back for the Finale as humanly possible. Keith Urban will perform a duet with Kris Allen – Cyndi Lauper performs a duet with Allison Iraheta. Rumors across the net claim that Idol producers are trying to get David Bowie to sing a duet with Adam Lambert. Danny Gokey will duet with Lionel Richie and Santana will perform with all of the Idol contestants in attendance. Rumors are that Britney Spears will perform on American Idol but Perez Hilton says No she won’t.

UPDATE: Bad news: The David Bowie/Adam Lambert duet fell through. Darn it! That would have been very cool! Theres like a 5% chance it will happen so they are still working on someone to perform with Adam at the finale.

The American Idol 2009 Finale showdown can’t come soon enough for Idol fans, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen fans. Vote, Vote, Vote, Vote and Vote some more! There are 4 hours of voting time available for your votes! Who will win American Idol 2009? What songs should Adam Lambert and Kris Allen choose to repeat on Tuesday night as their contestant’s favorite?

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American Idol 5/6/09 Top 4 Rock and Roll Theme-Who Got Voted Off American Idol

American Idol Fan — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:02:56 +0000

American Idol May 6, 2009 is here! We’re LIVE for tonight’s American Idol Top 4 Rock theme elimination vote. American Idol starts tonight at 9 P.M. EST, when we find out Who Got Voted Off American Idol tonight!

THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!! Over 64 million votes were registered for last night’s ROCK performances. WOW! Ryan introduces the Idol judges. “No Doubt is here” and Daughtry performs, as does Paula Abdul.

Next is the Ford Video Performance of Move Along. VIDEO

Here comes SLASH with the Top 4 Finalists singing “Schools Out” by Alice Cooper. They’re ROCKIN’ tonight! Yeah baby! Slash sure plays a mean guitar, and the Top 4 are doing a great job, with Adam Lambert hitting the high notes with spectacular precision. VIDEO

Ryan speaks with Slash briefly about an upcoming album but gets no details, and now we’re at a commercial. The American Idol LIVE summer tour tickets go on sale this Saturday, says Ryan.

Ryan asks the Top 4 “what’s the vibe” on Wednesday nights? Kris Allen says it’s surreal to sing before millions of people, but Simon Cowell tells Kris “we don’t want humble anymore” but that Kris should feel like he deserves to be on American Idol. Adam Lambert says he’s been having a blast, and loved his outfit last night. Danny Gokey says he was laughing the whole night after watching the playback video, and referred to the ending of his Dream On song as a “horror scream”. Yeah it was! Allison says she felt the need to speak up for herself about her song choice for last night when Simon criticized her. VIDEO

Paula Abdul is up singing (lip-synching) I’m Just Here For The Music. Paula’s performance was pre-taped last night, as was No Doubt’s performance. The only LIVE performance tonight is by Chris Daughtry. Paula is wearing a short, green and black outfit, moving around the stage with her backup dancers during her performance. The song is uptempo/techno sounding and actually sounds pretty good, but I may have to listen to it a few times to get hooked on it enough to download it. VIDEO

Commercial again.

Paula Abdul did a quick clothes change and Ryan asks Paula “Why now” about why perform her song on American Idol. She says Idol is the greatest place to perform her new single.

No Doubt is on stage singing I’m Just A Girl. No Doubt is actually doing push-ups on the stage while singing. Umm, why? No Doubt (Gwen Stafani) is a very popular performer, but I don’t get the fascination, sorry. VIDEO

Green bra underneath a sheer white tank top – that’s called an outfit? Tacky, tacky. Commercial break again.

The Results Are In! Video clips of previous hometown visits are shown, since hometown visits for the Top 4 are on the line tonight. The Top 4 Finalists take the stage, and the lights are dimmed. Here we go. VIDEO

Ryan reminds each of the finalists of the judges comments about their performances last night. “The first person in the Top 3 and headed home for a parade is KRIS ALLEN!!! Wow!!! Kris Allen is SAFE!!! Commercial break again. Twitter is going wild!!!

Video is shown of Chris Daughtry being voted off American Idol Season 6, but that was “just the beginning” of Daughtry’s amazing career. Chris Daughtry is singing the debut new single performance of No Surprise on American Idol. Rock it Chris! VIDEO

Love me some Daughtry… Definitely have to dig up the Lyrics to No Surprise right after American Idol ends tonight. The song and performance is great! Chris Daughtry tells Ryan Seacrest that his elimination from American Idol felt like the “world was coming to an end, but I got over it 30 seconds later”. No kidding – Chris Daughtry ROCKS!!! Commercial again.

Who Got Voted Off American Idol?? The second person who is in the Top 3 (in random order) and headed to their hometown is ADAM LAMBERT!!!! Adam Lambert is SAFE!!!

Danny Gokey is SAFE and Allison Iraheta got voted off American Idol! Definitely didn’t see that one coming! Predictions had Danny Gokey or Kris Allen going home tonight! Wow. Shocker!!! MAJOR UPSET! Just 17 years old, Allison Iraheta once again rocks out to Janis Joplin’s Cry Baby. Allison Iraheta fans have been desperately wanting to hear Allison sing Piece Of My Heart by Janis Joplin, but it’s not going to happen on American Idol. VIDEO

The Top 3 American Idol Theme Next Week – Top 3 Finalists (Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey) take on Judges Choice and their Personal Pick. TWO Songs for each next week. Hometown visits happen on Friday next week, and by then we’ll know the Judges Choices.

What do you think? Did America get it right? Should Allison Iraheta have been voted off American Idol? Who did you think/hope would get kicked off Idol tonight?

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American Idol 5/5/09 Top 4 ROCK Theme – American Idol Recap, Review, Performances

American Idol Fan — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:06:40 +0000

American Idol 5-5-09 ROCK night is here! We’re LIVE with American Idol, briefly wondering if the show would go on after hearing about the accident involving American Idol Stage Manager Debbie Williams! Debbie Williams fell down the 20 foot staircase, and a glass tower started breaking, causing an evacuation of the auditorium! But, here is Ryan Seacrest taking the Idol stage saying THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!!

Ryan explains how the glass tower “started popping” and started to collapse. Ryan says The Show Must Go On! The Idol judges are introduced and then the Top 4 Finalists are brought onto the stage. Slash is mentor for the Top 4 this week, well known as lead guitarist for Guns n Roses and Velvet Revolver, a “true rock icon”.

Adam Lambert is up first singing Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. Adam is ROCKIN’ Tonight!!! Adam Lambert is a ROCK STAR! Randy Jackson says forget about all that crap about theatrical performances, this was HOT! Kara loved Adam’s performance, saying Adam is a “Rock God”. Paula was quick and to the point, loved it 100%. Simon Cowell says Adam’s performance tonight was his favorite performance by Adam! ***Phone numbers to VOTE for Adam Lambert, phone 1-866-IDOLS-01 or 5705. VIDEO

Allison Iraheta is next up singing Cry Baby by Janis Joplin! Allison has the perfect vocal ability to do Janis Joplin right, and she rocked out that song! Personally, I would have liked for Allison Iraheta to sing Piece Of My Heart by Janis Joplin, but she opted for Cry Baby. Randy Jackson said it was okay but thought the repetitive “cry baby, cry baby” lyrics was too much. Kara also felt Janis Joplin was a great rock performer to emulate, but wasn’t impressed with the performance. Simon Cowell says Allison needs to just “beg” to make it through the results show tomorrow night and not be voted off. Oh Simon….Allison did a great job! Loved the hairdo she had professionally done too! Allison ROCKED it tonight! ***Phone Numbers to VOTE for Allison Iraheta, phone 1-866-IDOLS-02 or 5706. VIDEO

The first DUET performance by Kris Allen and Danny Gokey singing “Renegade” by Styx. Randy Jackson liked the harmonies but didn’t like the singing individually. Kara said some parts were pitchy, but together as a duet it was “united and strong”. Paula said it was “powerful and compelling”. Simon Cowell says Danny Gokey was better than Kris. Ouch, but true. Kris’ voice sounded strained, sounding like he was struggling to reach the high notes. It was obvious, but all in all, the duet was just alright. Fortunately, no phone numbers are being given to Vote for the duet performances, because the duet’s would be in the bottom 2 tomorrow night. VIDEO

Next to sing is Kris Allen performing “Come Together” by The Beatles, guitar-ready. Randy Jackson recognizes that Kris isn’t “really rock”, liked the vocals but especially liked what Kris was “doing on the guitar”. Kara says Kris is the “softer side of rock” but “not a great performance, trying too hard”. Paula says doing a Beatles song was “risky” for this week, needs a “little more energy” but deserves to be on the Idol stage. Simon didn’t like it that much, saying the performance was “like eating ice for lunch, leaving you nothing afterwards”. Simon also said that no one was going to do better than Adam. ***Phone Numbers to VOTE for Kris Allen, phone 1-866-IDOLS-07 or 5703. VIDEO

Danny Gokey is up with “Dream On” by Aerosmith. Ummm Danny, that was painful to listen to and watch. Randy Jackson says this isn’t Danny’s genre and “was alright for me”, given an “A+ for effort”. Kara says Danny “took it too far” with edge, complimented Danny on being bold and going for it, but… Paula said she didn’t feel this was the right song for Danny to sing, wasn’t her favorite choice of songs at all. Simon says the “last night was like watching a horror movie” with the screaming at the end, and was “over the top”, but still thinks Danny will be safe tomorrow night. ***Phone numbers to VOTE for Danny Gokey, phone 1-866-IDOLS-04 or 5708. VIDEO

The final DUET performance is between Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert singing “Slow Ride” by Foghat. Perfect combination of voices that ROCK the house!!! Randy Jackson says Adam and Allison should do a duet on their album. Kara says they are rock stars, and she loved the performance. Paula agrees they should do a duet on an album. Simon Cowell says “in the battle of the duets, you win tonight”. Simon also says that singing with Adam may have saved Allison this week from elimination. Wow!!! VIDEO

What do you think of the Top 4 American Idol finalist performances tonight? Who will get your vote? Who will be voted off American Idol tomorrow night? Make your predictions in the comments below. I’m going to predict America will vote off Danny Gokey or Kris Allen, but most likely Danny Gokey. That screaming was painful! Thank you MJ at mjsbigblog for the quality videos!

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American Idol 5/5/09 Top 4 ROCK Theme Next Week-Slash Mentors, No Doubt Chris Daughtry Perform

American Idol Fan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:14:56 +0000

American Idol Top 4 May 5, 2009 (Cinco de Mayo) American Idol Rock Theme! Next week’s theme on American Idol is Rock and Roll and Idol fans can hardly wait to see what songs each of the Top 4 Finalists will sing.

Slash, guitarist for Guns and Roses and Velvet Revolver, serves as Mentor to the Top 4: Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen.

ETA: TOP 4 DUET American Idol Performances!!! Top Idol is reporting a spoiler that the Top 4 Idol Finalists will not only be singing one solo song performances, but will also be singing a DUET performance as well:

“This week, the contestants WILL BE doing TWO songs, however…in another twist differentiating this season’s Top 4 show from previous ones, American Idol will be taking inspiration all those international editions of Idol…

(And I have been hoping for this for soooooo long for some sick ass reason, I swear. I have wanted to see this for some time on this shit show.)

The Top 4 will not only be performing solo renditions of classic rock songs from the 1970s and 80s…the even number means there will be also be DUET performances.”

Read the rest of the story here.

DUET Performances will/hopefully/keeping our fingers crossed…. be awesome!!! Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta perhaps singing “Piece Of My Heart” by Janis Joplin? One can only hope.

Next week is surely going to be exciting and fun for Idol fans. I wonder if any of the Top 4 will choose to sing “Sweet Child O’ Mine”?!

No Doubt and Chris Daughtry will perform next week too.

Song List Predictions anyone? Make your suggestions, recommendations and/or predictions of song choice in the comments below.

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American Idol 4/29/09 Top 5 Rat Pack Results Videos – Who Got Voted Off American Idol

American Idol Fan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:48:50 +0000

American Idol Top 5 Rat Pack Theme – April 29, 2009 – Rat Pack Results, Recap and Videos. Who got voted off American Idol tonight?

***Keep watching this space for our LIVE updates, edits and Videos of tonight’s American Idol Rat Pack Results Show! The American Idol Results Show starts at 9 P.M. EST on FOX (8 P.M. CST)***

Next Week’s Theme: Our American Idol Spoiler about next weeks’ theme being ROCK songs has been confirmed! Awesome!!!

Who will be the American Idol Top 4 Finalists will be known very soon! Stay Tuned!

THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!!

Over 47 Million Votes came in last night! Wow!!!

Idol host Ryan Seacrest asks Simon Cowell what he thought of last night’s Rat Pack performances and Simon says “everyone was good”. Taylor Hicks, Natalie Cole and Idol Mentor Jamie Foxx will perform tonight.

Here comes the Ford Commercial

Top 5 Group performance “It Don’t Mean a Thing” and “I Got Rhythm”. It was okay; the group performances are always pre-taped and lack the WOW factor of singing/performing LIVE.

A few Idol Top 5 Birthdays were celebrated in one weekend. Video of the Top 5 in the kitchen “making a cake” but turns into a food fight.

The kitchen was a huge mess, with the food fight supposedly being started by Danny Gokey. Danny was handed a “birthday present” which was a $6000.00 bill to clean up the mess.

Matt Giraud is asked to stand on the right side of the stage. Danny Gokey is asked to head to the left side of the stage. Allison Iraheta is asked to stand next to Danny on the left side of the stage. Kris Allen is asked to stand next to Matt Giraud. UH OH Kris! Adam Lambert is asked which of the two groups of contestants he thinks he belongs in. Adam Lambert initially takes the side of the stage with Allison and Danny, but Ryan Seacrest moves Adam Lambert into the group with Matt and Kris.

The Bottom 3!

Matt Giraud, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert!!!! Idol fans on Twitter are freaking out at the news that Adam Lambert is in the BOTTOM 3! Quite an UPSET on American Idol tonight! No one would have predicted that Adam Lambert would EVER find himself in the Bottom list!

Natalie Cole is singing “Something’s Gotta Give“. Natalie Cole’s career spans almost 4 decades. Rumor being discussed on Twitter is that Natalie Cole is “sick” and needs a kidney. She definitely looks very very thin.

Taylor Hicks is singing “Seven Mile Breakdown” from his album “The Distance”. Taylor Hicks has lost a few pounds, and his hair is cut much shorter than before.

Joining Allison Iraheta and Danny Gokey in the TOP 4 is KRIS ALLEN!!!! That means Adam Lambert and Matt Giraud are the Bottom 2 tonight! WOW!

Idol “mentor” Jamie Foxx takes the stage singing the #1 song in America, “Blame It On The Alcohol“. THAT’S the #1 song in America right now? WHY? Yawn….

Ryan Seacrest is now asking Jamie about working with the Idol contestants and says the Top 5 are all “artists” and will have a great career regardless of who wins American Idol Season 8.

Who Got Voted Off American Idol tonight?

After 47 million votes, the highest of the season, ADAM LAMBERT- is SAFE!

Matt Giraud was voted off American Idol tonight!

Your Top 4 American Idol Finalists:

Adam Lambert
Allison Iraheta
Kris Allen
Danny Gokey

Next week’s Theme is ROCK and Roll!!! SLASH will be next week’s Idol Mentor! Stay tuned for VIDEOS to be posted shortly after the show.

What do you think? Did America get it right?

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American Idol 4/28/09 Top 5 Rat Pack Jazz on American Idol Performance Video Recap

American Idol Fan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:03:10 +0000

American Idol 4/28/09 – American Idol Top 5 RAT PACK STANDARDS Performances, Recap, Comments and Video. Who will get voted off American Idol tomorrow night on the 4/29/09 Idol Results Show???

***Keep watching this space for updates of VIDEOS to watch the American Idol Top 5 finalists (Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Matt Giraud and Danny Gokey) sing Rat Pack songs.**

Tonight’s American Idol Rat Pack theme brings back songs from the 5 original Rat Packs: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin and Joey Bishop., with “surprise” mentor Jamie Foxx appearing tonight on American Idol.

“THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!” – The American Idol Finale is just 3 weeks away! Standards from the Rat Pack Era! “Mystery Mentor” Jamie Foxx is introduced with each of the Top 5 not having any idea who the mentor would be this week.

First to sing is KRIS ALLEN singing “The Way You Look Tonight”. Slow, mellow and smooth. Kris looks great in his suit too. Very nice job Kris! Randy Jackson says “this is your best performance…, nice!” Kara DioGuardi says Kris has “set the technical standards for this night”, and that Kris is a “dark horse in this competition”. Paula Abdul called Kris a “charismatic crooner”. Simon Cowell didn’t think the performance was that great, calling the performance “wet”, and doesn’t believe Kris Allen can possibly win this Season 8 competition. To VOTE for Kris Allen, phone 1-866-IDOLS-01 or 06 – OR Text “VOTE” to 5701 or 5706. TWO phone numbers for each Idol to help you get through! Cool!

Next to sing is ALLISON IRAHETA performing “Someone To Watch Over Me”. Yesterday was Allison’s 17th Birthday. Happy Birthday Allison! Perhaps a bit risky for Allison to sing a love song at such a young age, but she’s doing a great job in this performance. Randy Jackson also loved Allison’s performance. Kara says Allison likely earned some new fans tonight, and if this performance “doesn’t land you in the finals, I don’t know what will”. Paula says the performance was alluring and very tender. Simon Cowell asks Allison if she thinks she can win the competition and she of course does, but Simon says he feels she could be in trouble tonight. Uh Oh Allison!!! To VOTE for Allison Iraheta, phone 1-866-IDOLS-02 OR 07 – or Text “VOTE” to 5702 or 5707.

Next up is MATT GIRAUD singing “My Funny Valentine”. Jamie Foxx suggested Matt “change the key” to Matt’s normal voice, and Jamie feels that would be all it would take for Matt to nail the song. Randy Jackson said it was “pitchy” in some places and said it was a “6 out of 10″. Kara commented that Matt “wasn’t emotionally connected to the song”. Paula says she “felt the connection by lowering the key” and that he did an “excellent job tonight”. Simon Cowell disagrees with Randy! Simon says it “was the only believable, authentic song tonight” – saying Matt’s performance was “absolutely brilliant”. To VOTE for Matt Giraud, phone 1-866-IDOLS-03 or 08 – OR Text “VOTE” to 5703 or 5708.

DANNY GOKEY is next with “Come Rain Come Shine”. Danny is doing a GREAT job with this Song!!! WOW!!!! I am soooo going to download this song performance!!! Randy Jackson says Danny is the only one tonight so far who can actually make an album with songs like this, and “you can sing!!!”. Kara says she’s been missing the Rat Pack Swagger and that Danny has it! “Unbelievable!” Paula simply says Danny’s performance was “stellar”. Simon says Danny had a swagger and that he felt Danny “came out to prove a point” with a “superb arrangement”, and the performance was “outstanding”! To VOTE for Danny Gokey, phone 1-866-IDOLS-04 or 09 – OR Text “VOTE” to 5704 or 5709.

Last to sing tonight is ADAM LAMBERT singing “Feeling Good”. Adam Lambert in a white suit is HOT! Randy Jackson is sounding like a broken record, saying the performance was a little theatrical but spectacular. Kara says Adam is shocking and sleazy and way over the top but a great performance. Paula compares Adam Lambert to Michael Phelps. Simon Cowell says Adam obviously wants to win, and that it was a great performance. To VOTE for Adam Lambert, phone 1-866-IDOLS-05 or 10 – OR Text “VOTE” to 5705 or 5710.

Well, there you have it. Your TOP 5 Finalists Rat Pack song performances. Who will be voted off American Idol tomorrow night? Make your predictions in the comments below. Who are you voting for??? My prediction is that MATT GIRAUD will be voted off tomorrow night. What do you think?

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