Sometimes, American Idol drives me crazy. At its best — and Idol was at its best for much of Season 10 — the show is highly entertaining. But I swear, it’s as though the producers were cartoon characters with pitchfork-armed devils sitting on their shoulders. Every once in a while, those devils poke producers in…
I got a little miffed when we started hearing critiques from Jimmy Iovine Thursday night on American Idol. I mean, a lot of good this does us, American Idol — feedback after all the results are in. As the night wore on, I realized the other reason I was miffed. Jimmy Iovine was delivering the…
Hey, Idol voters, give yourselves a pat on the back. You did a fabulous job of selecting a top 10 from the Tuesday and Wednesday night performances. I rated each selection with a thumbs up or a thumbs down. I gave a grand total of two thumbs down; and one went to Idol for not…
So, we know the names of 10 finalists on American Idol. Among the guys, Heejun Han, Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon, Jermaine Jones and Joshua Ledet are in the finals. Among the gals, Elise Testone, Skylar Laine, Hollie Cavanagh, Shannon Magrane and Jessica Sanchez have made it. Now the judges get to pick six people to…
Earlier today, I divided the remaining 25 Idols like this. Finals bound: Phillip Phillips, Heejun Han, Colton Dixon, Jessica Sanchez, Shannon Magrane Should breeze, but might need wild card help: Elise Testone, Joshua Ledet On the bubble: Jen Hirsh, Skylar Laine, Jeremy Rosado, Reed Grimm, Jermaine Jones, Erika Van Pelt, Hollie Cavanagh, Hallie Day Will…
Ta-Tynisa Wilson: A vocal performance major at Columbia College, Ta-Tynisa has landed the role of Lorrell Robinson in the production Dream Girls Chicago, which opens this weekend. The 21-year-old recently told Action Magazine that this will mark her first acting role, but that she’d like to do more acting in the future. You also can…
OK, no way the order of performance was left to chance on American Idol the last two nights. Idol knew they had found special vocal talent in Joshua Ledet and Elise Testone. Idol also knew they weren’t considered front-runners, and wanted to give them a spotlight in which to shine. Shine they did, but will…
Yes, the American Idol results show will last two hours this evening. But before you groan too loudly, Idol fans, think back to last year. If Idol follows the same format in Season 11, it could be one of the most dramatic shows of the season. Last year’s results/wild card show took a while to…
Here’s the photo gallery from tonight’s Top 12 show for the Idol girls. Tonight, we learn which five guys and which five girls were the top vote-getters on Idol. And the judges will make their three wild card choices, leaving us with a top 13. Check back then. I’ll be live blogging throughout the show….
Just call it the night the judges started judging on American Idol. I know, it’s been so long, it took me a while to catch on to what I was hearing, too. All I can fathom is that someone in Idol-land starting reading the judges’ reviews. And those reviews were scathing — deliciously and deservingly…
