Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Ten of the top 20 female singers took the stage in Vegas on American Idol Wednesday night. By the end of the night, five were advancing and five were heading home.

American Idol went to Las Vegas with a new format and a new look Wednesday night. By the time the show ended, we had five semifinalists — Tenna Torres, Angela Miller, Amber Holcomb, Adriana Latonio and Kree Harrison. And five disappointed young ladies — Isabelle, Shubha Vedula, Kamaria Ousley, Brandy Hotard and Jenny Beth Willis.

Over the weekend, American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe sent out a couple of tweets about the talent level on Season 12. One read like this: “I believe the girls have great voices this year. The boys are good and are interesting characters.” And another: “3 great guys, 10 great girls.”