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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 4/28/09 Rat Pack Theme Song List Spoilers? Idol Top 4 Rock Theme Spoiler

American Idol Fan — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:47:56 +0000

UPDATE BELOW!!! The American Idol Rat Pack theme list of songs spoiler rumors from EW may or may not be true, but it’s sure fun to speculate on American Idol spoilers anyway. One thing that’s interesting from this supposed spoiler is the lack of two songs for each of the Top 5 to sing this week.

Directly from an anonymous member of Ricky Minors band here are some real spoilers which came in fresh this morning. Remember: these songs are the pics the Idols made before any dressed rehearsal but they are the real deal. Matt: ‘Fly me to the moon’ (originally Megan’s pick, but Matt insisted). Danny: ‘That’s Amore’ (his second pick is ‘i’ve got you under my skin’). Allison: ‘Can’t Take That Away From Me’. She already sung it during previous rehearsals and will probably do this one on stage. Adam ‘Leroy Brown’ or ‘That’s Life’. ‘That’s life’, was originally claimed by Kris (so don’t act all surprised if Kris comes out on stage with this one). Kris has chosen ‘Fever’ his second choice ‘That’s life’ might also be sung by Adam. And finally the group performance will showcast Allison in a leading role as the female voice in ‘Something Stupid’. Remember during rehearsals things might change.

Jamie Foxx is scheduled to be a “surprise” Mentor on American Idol tonight. Big deal. Isn’t this the same Jamie Foxx who recently made some rather unkind comments about Miley Cyrus? THAT Jamie Foxx? Ugh….

Also, the most recent American Idol news is that there will NOT be TWO songs performed on Idol tonight by the Top 5, but only one song per contestant. Why doesn’t American Idol big-shots just do away with a bunch of this “mentor” nonsense and stop wasting viewer’s time and let the TOP 5 performers do what they do best?! SING!!! And, the judging needs to go back to just three judges – this 4 judge commenting nonsense eats up the entire hour of performances, which means there’s little time left between commercials and stupid Ford video commercials and Group Performances to actually watch the Idol finalists SING!

SONG LIST SPOILER FOR TOP 5 American Idol 4/28/09:

KRIS ALLEN – “The Way You Look Tonight”
ALLISON IRAHETA – “Someone To Watch Over Me”
MATT GIRAUD - “My Funny Valentine”
DANNY GOKEY – “Come Rain Come Shine”
ADAM LAMBERT – “Feeling Good”

ETA: Paula Abdul says Natalie Cole will be performing on Wednesday night’s Rat Pack Results Show.

American Idol Top 4 Rock Theme Spoiler:

Slash, guitarist for Guns and Roses and Velvet Revolver tweeted this message on Twitter:

Idol has asked me to do the mentor bit for Rock Week. #fb

American Idol Rock Theme will most likely be next weeks’ theme on 5/5/09, since the Top 3 spot is typically reserved for home visits and producers/judges song choices for the Top 3 Finalists.

ETA: Chris Daughtry and band will be debuting their latest single on American Idol according to the band’s VLog, and even though a specific date is not mentioned, Rock Week seems like a very good bet.

Maybe, just maybe, we can all finally hear Allison Iraheta singing a Janis Joplin song like Piece of My Heart, if she’s not voted off American Idol this week. Come on Allison, show us what you’ve got vocally with a Janis Joplin song!

I can visualize Adam Lambert singing Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns and Roses, or Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones, or even Straight To Hell by The Clash.

For the American Idol Top 4 Rock Theme, what are your song suggestions and/or predictions for the American Idol finalists? Be sure to include each of the Top 5 finalists in your comments, since we don’t know yet who will be voted off American Idol this week.

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American Idol 4/14/09 Top 7 Songs Of The Cinema American Idol

American Idol Fan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:08:36 +0000

American Idol 4/14/09 has finally arrived! Your American Idol Top 7 Theme tonight is Idols At The Movies/Songs of The Cinema, and we’re LIVE with our review/recap of each American Idol performance and judges comments. Who will be voted off American Idol tomorrow night during the 4/15/09 American Idol Results Show? We’re about to find out!

***We’ll be editing this post after American Idol ends tonight, with links to videos for all you American Idol fans to watch your favorite Idol performances, so stay tuned!***

Quentin Tarrantino is tonight’s American Idol mentor, which should make tonight’s Top 7 performances very interesting. “This is American Idol”, says Idol host Ryan Seacrest. Quentin Tarrantino was an Idol judge during Season 3, and he holds no punches in his reviews of Idol performances.

Due to the complaints American Idol and FOX received because Idol ran late last week, only two Idol judges will speak to comment and critique each of the American Idol performances tonight. That should (hopefully) keep things rolling!

First to sing is Allison Iraheta singing “Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith. Allison is “one talented young lady”, and that’s exactly what Paula Abdul says too. Simon Cowell says Allison is “the girls only hope in this competition” and “we may see Allison all the way to end of the competition”. Allison should be very proud of her accomplishments thus far, and I can’t help but agree that Allison deserves to be in the Top 3 at this point in the competition, unless Allison really screws up with song choices or performances in coming weeks. To vote for Allison: 1-866-Idols-01 or Text 5701

Next to sing Anoop Desai singing “Everything I Do“, by Bryan Adams. Wow! Anoop is doing a great job with “Everything I Do”! Smooth and beautiful! This has got to be one of Anoop’s BEST performances so far! Randy Jackson says he was initially worried about Anoop’s song choice but said “it was in tune, you did a really good job man!” Kara DioGuardi “it was probably one his best performances” and that Anoop “did a good job”. Anoop should also be very proud of his performance tonight, and I would definitely download his performance. It’s goody. To vote for Anoop: 1-866-Idols-02 or Text 5702

Adam Lambert is singing “Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf. The way Adam Lambert hits those high notes is amazing! Paula Abdul is on her feet, and the audience is screaming! Paula said “you dare to dance in the path of greatness”. Wow! Simon jokingly says Adam needs to “learn to express himself a little more”. Ha! Simon doesn’t think Adam’s performance “will be as popular as last week” (Mad World), but Simon “liked it”. I don’t know…, I think Adam Lambert fans will love this performance tonight and will download it immediately after the show! To vote for Adam: 1-866-Idols-03 or Text 5703

Matt Giraud is singing “To Really Love a Woman” by Bryan Adams. Matt’s at the piano tonight, and it started out alright but it became quite pitchy. Randy Jackson agrees saying “not one of your best performances man”. Kara DioGuardi wasn’t very impressed with Matt’s performance either. Matt tries real hard and that’s obvious in all of his performances, but tonight’s performance was definitely not his best. I really like Matt Giraud and I believe he has a singing career coming his way, but tonight was not his best. To vote for Matt: 1-866-Idols-04 or Text 5704

Danny Gokey is up next to sing “Endless Love” by Diana Ross. Danny Gokey is wearing contacts tonight, not the glasses! I was a bit nervous about this song choice, but halfway through the song it really started sounding good! Good for Danny! Paula feels the same way about initially being nervous about the song choice, but all in all felt that Danny did a good job. Simon Cowell said he was “disappointed” with the performance, saying it obviously had a lot of meaning to Danny personally. To vote for Danny: 1-866-Idols-05 or Text 5705

Kris Allen is up next to sing “Falling Slowly” from the movie “Once”. Hmm, I don’t know what American Idol fans will think about this one. Slow, smooth, pitchy in places, no WOW factor. Randy Jackson says Kris was “pitchy” throughout, and didn’t like Kris’ performance at all. Kara DioGuardi definitely liked the performance, saying it was one “of the best” performances of the night. Kris Allen fans will probably like tonight’s performance, but as much as I enjoy listening and watching Kris sing, it’s time for Kris to bring on the WOW factor to stay in the competition. To vote for Kris: 1-866-Idols-06 or Text 5706

Last to sing tonight is Lil Rounds with “The Rose” by Bette Midler. I don’t know about this performance, and I’m afraid Lil will find herself not only in the Bottom 3 but also voted off tomorrow night. Lil put her own spin to the song and did what she could to make it her own with a R&B spin. Paula didn’t have much to say about the actual performance itself, but simply commented on how Lil has managed to stay in the competition this far. Simon wasn’t at all impressed with Lil’s performance tonight, and makes very clear that Lil’s days on the show are likely numbered. To vote for Lil: 1-866-Idols-07 or Text 5707

Stay tuned as we edit this post to provide the links to all of the Idol performances as they come in, so you can watch American Idol performances again.

What did you think of all the American Idol Top 7 performances tonight? Who will be in the Bottom 3 during tomorrow night’s Results show? Who should be voted off American Idol on 4/15/09?

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American Idol 4/8/09 Idol Top 8 Results-Who Got Voted Off American Idol

American Idol Fan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:02:44 +0000

4/8/09-We’re posting LIVE the American Idol Top 8 Results show, as American Idol fans find out who got voted off American Idol tonight, after last night’s Idol theme Songs From The Year You Were Born. American Idol fans…err..or should I say Adam Lambert fans, were royally pissed off when Idol was cut short and many were unable to watch Adam Lambert sing Mad World. Fortunately for Adam Lambert fans, we made sure to provide the video link so Lambert fans can watch Adam sing Tears For Fears “Mad World”, and Idol fans can watch all of the Top 8 Idol performances online as many times as they want. Tonight’s American Idol results show brings guest performances by 2006 American Idol Finalist Kellie Pickler, as she returns to the Idol stage to sing her latest single Best Days of Your Life.

Rapper Flo-rida will sing his record-breaking #1 hit single “Right Round” to promote the rapper’s new album “R.O.O.T.S”, with estimates saying Flo-rida’s album has already sold over 500,000 copies in its first week. Who gets voted off American Idol tonight? Predictions around the net indicate that Scott McIntyre is in serious trouble of elimination tonight, but Lil Rounds and Kris Allen are also predicted to be in the Bottom 3, alongside Scott. Who got voted off American Idol is what we’re about to find out! Are you ready to find out who are in the Bottom 3 and who finally (?) got voted off American Idol? Here we go! “This is American Idol”!

***As soon as performance videos come available, we’ll edit this post to include links to watch the performances, so stay tuned.*** As usual, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest introduces the 4 Idol judges. Randy Jackson expresses his disappointment over this week’s performances and song choices. Kara says some of the early front runners have sort of lost their edge and need to step up and choose better songs and make the songs their own. Paula Abdul agreed that some of the Idol performers haven’t done as well as previous weeks.

Wow! Frankie Avalon surprises the judges and audience to sing “Venus” from the year 1959. What a nice surprise that was! Frankie Avalon is a true music ICON! Okay, so I’m aging myself here.

The Top 8 American Idol Finalists sing their group performance Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. These group performances are really lame, and I bet we all wish American Idol would stop these lip-sync crappy performances. The group performance started out alright, but then it went downhill from there, until the very end when Adam Lambert hit a nice high note with smooth precision.

The American Idol Ford Video is shown next. All the finalists are “dressed up” and wearing crazy makeup; “very theatrical” as Adam Lambert said. Danny Gokey in a Top Hat! Ha! The Ford video isn’t my favorite part of American Idol, but the contestants at least appear to enjoy doing the videos.

If you’re interested in winning tickets to the American Idol Finale, check out the American Idol website at www.americanidol.com

The Results Are In!

Bottom Three American Idol Performers:

Anoop Desai (I’m not too surprised)

Scott MacIntyre (No surprise at all!)

Lil Rounds (No surprise there either!)

Flo-rida takes the Idol stage for the very first time singing his new single Right Round. Flo-rida is sure rocking this song, and the dance routines/choreography looks hot! Flo-rida comes with lots of energy and the whole performance is fabulous! Colored steamers are falling all over the stage as the Flo-rida finishes the song. What a great performance that was! “Flo” explains to Ryan Seacrest the meaning of the ‘R.O.O.T.S’ album as being “Routes Of Overcoming The Struggle”.

Kellie Pickler takes the stage singing “The Best Days Of Your Life” from her self-titled album. Was it just me or did Kellie sound a bit pitchy singing this song? I like the song and I like Kellie, but I think if she were performing on American Idol, I don’t think the judges would be too kind in the critiques. Maybe it was hard for her to sing perfectly while moving about the stage and going over to sit on Simon’s lap, but regardless of the problems I heard with Kellie’s performance, I still like Kellie Pickler.

Out of the three Idol contestants that find themselves in the Bottom 3 this week, Simon Cowell says there is really only 1 contestant the judges would even consider using their “save veto vote” for.

Scott McIntyre was voted off and eliminated from American Idol Season 8 tonight, and I don’t think most of us are surprised. Scott MacIntyre now must sing in front of the judges to see if the veto vote will be used to save him. It just seems wrong for the person with the lowest Idol votes to have to sing in hopes of being saved from elimination! Even though I haven’t been impressed with Scott’s singing (screeching) abilities, he does play a mean piano! Simon Cowell says two judges say Scott should go home and two judges say Scott should stay. What torture for Scott to stand there like that waiting to see what the verdict will be. Simon says he “likes Scott but it’s the end of the competition” on American Idol for Scott MacIntyre. Scott MacIntyre got voted off American Idol tonight.

Breakdown list of the guys and girls who are safe:

Danny Gokey is Safe

Lil Rounds is Safe

Anoop Desai is Safe

Matt Giraud is Safe

Kris Allen is Safe

Allison Iraheta is Safe

Adam Lambert is Safe

Well, there you have it! Your American Idol Top 7 Finalists! Remember to download your favorite American Idol performances on iTunes! ***The theme for American Idol next week, April 14th, was not announced tonight (darn it!). As soon as we learn What next week’s theme will be on American Idol, we’ll let you know! Stay tuned for our LIVE recap and review of your favorite American Idol Top 7 contestants singing next week! It is sure to be very interesting and entertaining, so be sure to subscribe to FREE updates from American Idol Fan Site (either by RSS Feed or Email) and Follow American Idol Fan Site on Twitter.

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