Apparently, there’s been a change of themes for the next episode of American Idol. Friday morning, Idol issued a press release announcing guest performers for next Thursday and a theme of “Song of the 1980s.” Now, television promos and the americanidol.com website tell us that the top 11 redux will feature the songs of Elton…
Jennifer Hudson “I Remember Me” 1. No One Gonna Love You 2. I Got This 3. Where You At 4. Angel 5. I Remember Me 6. Gone 7. Everybody Needs Love 8. Why Is It So Hard 9. Don’t Look Down 10. Still Here 11. Feeling Good 12. Believe An Idol album hasn’t had a…
Adam Lambert Glam Nation Live 1. Vodoo 2. Down the Rabbit Hole 3. Ring of Fire 4. Fever 5. Sleepwalker 6. Whataya Want from Me 7. Soaked 8. Aftermath 9. Sure Fire Winner 10. Strut 11. Music Again 12. If I Had You 13. 20th Century Boy Last summer, while the American Idol summer tour…
Around this time of year, the selling power of American Idol never ceases to amaze me. Latest case in point: Lee DeWyze. Last week he appeared on American Idol to sing his new single, “Beautiful Like You.” This week, his debut album, “Live It Up,” is number 96 on the Billboard 200. Let’s put that…
Thursday was a night of surprises on American Idol. First, there were the unannounced guest appearances by Stevie Wonder and Hulk Hogan. Then, of course, the unpredictable bottom three, with Casey Abrams singing for his life until the judges interrupted him with the most dramatic “save” yet on Idol. Here are the photos from the…
If you thought Thursday’s episode of Idol was nerve-wracking, imagine how much drama Idol can pack into next week, when two contestants will be eliminated. The Idols will return to stage Wednesday to sing songs of the 1980s, the show announced this morning. Hey, at least it’s another broad theme that will allow contestants to…
So, this time when Nigel Lythgoe and Ryan Seacrest said there would be a shock on Idol tonight, we should have believed it. Casey Abrams forced to sing for his life? And the judges interrupting his possible farewell song to declare they’d use their save on him, even before he’d finished? I’m sure plenty of people…
Nigel Lythgoe sent out a rather urgent tweet late this morning. “Spoiler alert: Shocking American Idol news tonight!!!” Note those three exclamation points. Hmm, perhaps Steven Tyler has watched tapes of the first three performance shows. Maybe he’s come to the same conclusion I have: That’s he’s basically done nothing to earn his paycheck, nothing…
Wow, you could tell Idol had time to kill tonight with only 11 singers and a two-hour show. I mean, we took time to watch half the audience hug Jacob Lusk. Ryan took time to sample food Stefano’s mom cooked, then discussed it with Chef Gordon Ramsay. And, in one of the more interesting clips…
This week marks the cruelest cut of all on American Idol. Unless Idol changes what it’s done in the past, the 10 contestants who survive can look forward to a whirlwind, nationwide summer tour. Granted, the tour wasn’t as popular in 2010 as past years, but it’s still a chance to perform in front of…
