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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 Finale May 19, 2009-Adam Lambert vs Kris Allen American Idol Top 2

American Idol Fan — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:44 +0000

May 19, 2009 American Idol Finale has finally arrived! Who will win American Idol Season 8 at the American Idol Finale results show tomorrow night at the Nokia Theatre, May 20, 2009 between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen? We’re LIVE with the American Idol Top 2 performers tonight. American Idol starts at 8 p.m. EST on FOX.

THIS IS THE AMERICAN IDOL FINALE 2009!!! The Final Performance Show!

“The acoustic rocker vs the glam rocker, Conway vs California, The guy next door vs the guy liner… It comes down to Kris and Adam”, says Ryan Seacrest. Introduction of the American Idol Judges. “Get on your feet for Kris Allen and Adam Lambert”, as the Top 2 Idol finalists take the stage. Kris Allen won the coin toss and chose Adam Lambert to sing first. Three songs will be performed tonight. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen will each have 3 phone numbers and 1 text number for tonight’s votes. 4 hours to vote tonight!!!

List of songs for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen:

Adam Lambert – Personal Choice – “Mad World” by Tears for Fears VIDEO
Kris Allen – Personal Choice – “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers VIDEO
Adam Lambert – Simon Fuller’s Choice – “A Change is Gonna Come” by Patti LaBelle and Sam Cooke VIDEO
Kris Allen – Simon Fuller’s Choice – “What’s Goin’ On” by Marvin Gaye VIDEO
Adam Lambert – Winner’s Song – “No Boundaries” VIDEO
Kris Allen – Winner’s Song – “No Boundaries” VIDEO
Carrie Underwood - “Home Sweet Home” VIDEO

Round 1:

Adam Lambert is singing Mad World. Very smooth and beautifully performed. Randy Jackson says “This is it! Right now that performance, I love the long coat, I’m going to give you an A+ – A!”. Kara says Adam “changed up the game for everyone else”. Paula is of course “unbelievably proud, long journey, bask in it, a great song for you, still haunting, I thought you did a really good job”. Simon Cowell says he always thought Mad World was his best performance but thought Adam Lambert’s coat was a bit too theatrical. American Idol Phone Numbers: To VOTE for Adam Lambert, dial 1-866-IDOLS-01 or 03 or 05. (Text 5701)

Kris Allen is singing “Ain’t No Sunshine” on the piano. Also very smooth. Randy Jackson says “I think me personally.., that was one of your best performances on the stage, yes, yes, yes, yes”. Kara says “you have a way of creating an intimate bond with your audience, where everyone feels like you’re singing to us”. Paula says Kris “Allenizes” his performances. Umm, ok? Simon Cowell says he takes back what he’s said about Kris Allen in the past, and loved the performance “I wasn’t sure if a had made the right choice last week, I absolutely take that all back after that performance”. Simon Cowell says that Kris Allen has won Round 1 tonight. American Idol Phone Numbers: To VOTE for Kris Allen, dial 1-866-IDOLS-02 or 04 or 06. (Text 5702)

Round 2:

Adam Lambert is singing A Change Is Gonna Come. Adam did a quick change and is wearing a light grey suit and looking good. The song performance was spectacular! Randy Jackson says “What you did right there, you can sing your face off and that was unbelievable”. Kara says the it was the best performance Adam has done, “combination of the high notes and low notes, using both sides of yourself”. Paula says Adam will be “iconic” and stands up to say “the best, the best, the best performance”. Simon Cowell says Adam Lambert is “100% back in the game…congratulations”. Great job Adam!

Kris Allen is up with “What’s Goin On” by Marvin Gaye, sitting on a stool playing guitar. Randy Jackson says “we’ve got ourselves a real live duel going on…just a little light for me man, ya know?” Kara says she’s glad Simon picked a “social conscience song, make them feel and make them change”. Paula says Kris “tore that song up and made Marvin Gaye proud”. Simon says Kris’ performance was like “three friends in their bedroom singing”.., adding Kris did not “grab hold of the song and too laid back for a night like this”. Uh Oh Kris! Simon Cowell says Adam Lambert won Round 2 “1 million percent for Adam”.

Round 3:

Adam Lambert is singing the Winner’s Coronation Song “No Boundaries“. WOW, WOW!!! Randy Jackson says “I’ve said it before I’ll say it again, you can sing anything.., you can sing the phone book, but not one of my performances, a bit pitchy for me in some spots”. Kara says she’s proud of Adam’s performance of the song she co-wrote. Paula says she’ll “be a fan forever, front line”. Simon Cowell says “you have been one of the best, original contestants on the show..I genuinely believe we have found a worldwide star in you”. Fabulous, spectacular performance by Adam Lambert tonight! (Problem is, Kara DioGuardi’s “No Boundaries” Lyrics SUCK! Very Kindergarten! Neither Adam nor Kris Allen should have to get stuck with this pathetic attempt of a song. Ick.)

Kris Allen is now singing the Winner’s Coronation Song “No Boundaries“. Kris is doing a great job, although sometimes appearing to strain to hit the higher notes. Randy Jackson says the song was a little too high for Kris. Kara DioGuardi says “I don’t want you to be judged on that song…you’ve been incredible to watch week after week…I hope people vote on the season”. Paula says “You should take it in…amazing job…I wish you the best of luck”. Simon Cowell says “I think the first song was your highlight…watching you tonight has been incredible…you have thoroughly deserved to be standing on this stage tonight, congratulations.”

Carrie Underwood closes the show with “Home Sweet Home” AKA “the boot song”.

Who will win American Idol 2009? Make your predictions of the winner of American Idol 2009 in the comments below. We’ll be here LIVE tomorrow night with the American Idol Finale Results Show May 20, 2009!

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American Idol 4/7/09 Songs From The Year You Were Born LIVE Recap Review

American Idol Fan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:23:32 +0000

Tonight’s theme on American Idol 4-7-09 is “Songs From The Year You Were Born“. We’re so excited to see what happens on American Idol tonight and find out what songs each of the Top 9 Idol contestants chose to sing from the year they were born. This is a LIVE recap/review of tonight’s Idol performances as it happens, bringing you the list of songs each Idol contestant performs, the judges comments and our own commentary and predictions of who we think we will be in the Bottom 3 after tonight’s American Idol performances. At the end of this post, you’ll have the chance to make your own predictions and tell us who YOU think should/will be voted off American Idol tomorrow night during the American Idol Results Show, Thursday 4/8/09. Are you ready? Here we go!

***UPDATE: Links are provided below to watch each Idol performance!*** American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest, reminds us of tonight’s theme being songs from year you were born, saying baby pictures of the Top 8 finalists and judges will be shown. Baby pictures of the American Idol judges were then shown. Awww, so cute.

First up to sing is Danny Gokey singing “Stand By Me” by Ben King. Randy Jackson said he didn’t like the arrangement, but loved the vocals saying “You’ve got some talent”. Kara DioGuardi loved Danny’s ability to make Stand By Me his own. Paula Abdul said the performance was “amazing”. Simon Cowell wasn’t impressed with the beginning or middle of the performance, but said “overall, it was good”. Danny Gokey sure can sing! I liked it alright, but I’ve heard him do better.

Next up is Kris Allen singing “All She Wants to Do is Dance” by Don Henley. Kris even played the electric guitar in the mosh pit. Kara DioGuardi liked that Kris chose an uptempo song but the song “lost a lot of its youth”. Paula liked that Kris changed up the song to make it his own. Simon said it was boring, indulgent and forgettable, saying it was a “stupid, stupid, stupid song choice”. Ouch!!! Randy agreed with Simon. Wow, the judges were pretty harsh, but I thought Kris did a pretty good job. He could have chosen a better song to sing from the year he was born, but Kris fans still love him.

Lil Rounds take the stage to sing “What’s Love Got to Do With It” by Tina Turner. The Idol judges reaction to Lil’s performance will be interesting. Paula Abdul said Lil is a “brilliant vocalist” but the performance became a “beautiful Karaoke rendition”. Simon Cowell said “we’re not looking for a second or third copy of Tina Turner”, and he feels “we’ve lost you” and advised Lil Rounds to choose better songs and make the song her own. Randy Jackson agrees with Simon and Paula saying “Tina is not you”, “it’s just not clickin” and that Lil hasn’t been listening to the judges advice. Kara DioGuardi said Lil’s lower vocal range suffers and that singing Tina Turner was not the best choice. We agree with the judges criticism of Lil’s performance tonight. It just wasn’t that great, she’s still pitchy on the big blockbuster notes and there was no WOW factor at all. I predict that Lil Rounds will find herself in the Bottom 3 during tomorrow night’s results show.

Anoop Desai is singing “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper. Anoop has a beautiful, smooth voice and his performance sounds wonderful. Randy Jackson said Anoop “can actually sing”, “props to you..I like that…I like that!” Kara DioGuardi congratulated Anoop on his performance and liked how Anoop made the song his own and feels it was his “best performance”. Paula Abdul liked it saying “Great choice of song, flawless…fantastic”. Simon Cowell said “One minute you’re down then you’re up…that was very good, but I don’t think it was fantastic”. Simon also told Anoop that he doesn’t need to apologize to anyone for what Anoop described as “overreacting” last week’s friction with Idol judge Kara.

Next up is Scott McIntyre singing “The Search is Over” by Survivor. Or, should I say attempting to sing but hurting my ears with his screeching. Kara said she wouldn’t have chosen that song, that there were some good parts and some bad parts. Paula Abdul described Scott’s attempts to reach the high notes as “screeching”. Simon said the song was “horrible” and “atrocious” and suggested Scott return to playing the piano during his performances. Randy said “it was all okay” but nothing special. I do believe that Scott is in trouble this week, and may very well find himself in the Bottom 3 (and maybe even voted off tomorrow night).

Allison Iraheta takes the Idol stage to sing “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt Blew. Paula said “You just hear one note and it’s undeniably Allison”, and that Allison did a great job making the song her own. Simon Cowell liked Allison’s performance but is still unsure who Allison really is. Randy compared Allison to Kelly Clarkson, saying Allison “can really sing” but needs to connect more with the audience. Kara said “let’s make a record right now”. Allison always sounds great, and I predict she’s definitely safe this week.

Matt Giraud is singing “Part Time Lover” by Stevie Wonder. Soft, slow, bluesy, very nice performance. Randy Jackson immediately said “one of the best of the night”. All the Idol judges like Matt’s performance with Randy Jackson saying “vocally one of the best of the night”. Kara next says “Incredible on every level”. Paula says “Two words…standing O”, and Simon said “A million times better than last week, well done”. What is it about American Idol that they can’t seem to pace the show properly and end up being so short on their comments for the contestants. Maybe if they were to stop wasting time showing stupid baby pictures and chit chat nonsense, they might actually have enough time to talk about the actual performances!

UPDATE VIDEO!!! WATCH ADAM LAMBERT SING MAD WORLD!!! Last but not least is Adam Lambert singing “Mad World” by Tears for Fears. Adam has pulled back this week on the vocals, remaining slow and smooth, and totally kicking ass with his performance of “Mad World”. Of course, since Idol is running late on time as usual, only Simon was able to say or do anything. Simon stands up and gives Adam Lambert a standing ovation! WOW!!! But geez, that’s all they had time for on tonight’s American Idol.

So, based on tonight’s Idol performances of Songs From The Year You Were Born, who was the worst? Who gave the best performance? Who belongs in the Bottom 3? Who should/will be voted off American Idol during tomorrow night’s American Idol Results Show?! Make your predictions in the comments below. Don’t forget to download your favorite Idol performances on iTunes…

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