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

Written by on June 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

michael-jacksonAmerican 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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Megan Joy Won’t Take Back Simon Cowell Insult

Written by on April 12, 2009 · 2 Comments

megan-joy-on-the-ellen-degeneres-showFormer American Idol contestant, Megan Joy, will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday’s April 13 Ellen show and says she “wouldn’t take back” her insult comment to Idol judge Simon Cowell. In the pre-taped episode on Ellen, Megan Joy says she “doesn’t care” that Simon didn’t like her song or her performance and has no regrets.

Things got pretty heated between Megan Joy and Simon Cowell following Megan’s performance of Bob Marley’s “Turn The Lights Down Low”, with Simon Cowell calling her performance “indulgent, boring and monotonous”. Ouch! That had to hurt! On Wednesday’s American Idol Top Downloads Results Show, Ryan Seacrest asked Megan what she thought of Simon’s comments, Megan said, “I love you Simon, but I really don’t care”.

Widely viewed as an insult, US Magazine reports that Megan Joy had no idea that her comment would be upsetting to Simon. “I really had no idea that it was going to upset him, but I meant it and I wouldn’t take it back,” says 23-year-old Megan.

After being voted off American Idol on Wednesday’s Results Show, it was clear that the Idol judges were not going to use their one and only save on Megan Joy. Not a chance in a million. Simon snapped, “With the greatest respect, when you said you didn’t care [about my comments], neither do we. We’re not going to pretend to contemplate saving you. This your swan song. That’s it.”
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American Idol 4/7/09 Theme: “Songs From The Year You Were Born” Idol Theme Next Week

Written by on April 1, 2009 · 26 Comments

american-idol-season-8What is American Idol’s theme next week? The American Idol theme for April 7 will be Songs From The Year You Were Born, according to American Idol judge Paula Abdul. In a radio interview this morning on the Phoenix KISS radio station John Jay and Rich show, Paula Abdul revealed that next week’s Idol theme will be all about music from the 80′s, and a tiny bit from the early 90′s.

Since next week’s theme is “songs from the year you were born”, the songs we’ll be hearing on American Idol next week will range from 1980 to 1992, with a bunch of songs between 1984-1986.

Here is a breakdown list of the Top 9 Idol finalists as it stands right now, in order of their birthdates:
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Top 9 Theme: American Idol Top 9 “Top Downloads” Theme Spoiler

Written by on March 28, 2009 · 1 Comment

Top 9 Theme Spoiler! Ryan Seacrest announced on his radio show the American Idol theme for the Top 9 Idol contestants will be “TOP DOWNLOADS“. On Tuesday night, March 31, 2009 the Top 9 American Idol finalists will apparently be singing songs from the iTunes downloads/iTunes Top 100 downloads for song choice.

Top Downloads on iTunes, eh? Well, I sure hope Megan Joy carefully considers the variety of songs included in the Top 100 downloads when deciding what song she’ll sing, because her last performance was one of the worst thus far.

What songs from the Top Downloads list from iTunes would you recommend for American Idol’s Top 9 Finalists? Make your suggestions and recommendations of song choice for your favorite American Idol Season 8 contestant in the comments section below.

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New Poll: Who is Your Favorite American Idol Season 8 Finalist?

Written by on March 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

We’ve got a new poll on the sidebar of American Idol Fan Site, asking Who is your favorite American Idol Season 8 Finalist? The new poll includes all of the Top 10 finalists, including those who have already been voted off, so please take a moment and place your vote of who your favorite finalist is on this season of American Idol.

David Cook returns to American Idol next week on Wednesday April 1, along with Lady GaGa, and it will be great to see Cook singing on the American Idol stage once again. Hmm, David Cook on the same stage as Adam Lambert…should be very interesting indeed.

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