Between last week’s performance of “A Whole New World” and this week’s performance of “Best Part,” Daniel Stallworth had been dazzling the American Idol judges. But it wasn’t enough to save him Monday night. The 27-year-old music teacher from Moss Point, Mississippi, was eliminated at the end of Monday’s Top 7 show. In a…
Throughout his run on American Idol, the judges praised Brooks Rosser for his unique vocals. Those unique vocals wound up taking him all the way to the Top 7 before his elimination Monday night. That elimination followed one of his strongest nights on the show, as he showed off those vocals singing Taylor Swift’s…
At the end of Monday’s American Idol, Chris Tungseth, Brooks and Daniel Stallworth were standing center stage with Ryan Seacrest. Two would go home. One would advance to the Top 5. The one would up being Chris, as he joined Keyla Richardson, Braden Rumfelt, Jordan McCullough and Hannah Harper as singers who will compete for…
Brooks and Daniel Stallworth were eliminated Monday night as American Idol went from a Top 7 to a Top 5. Next week, Idol voters will be selecting their Season 24 finalists. In the meantime, here’s a photo gallery from Monday night’s Taylor Swift round on American Idol. See also … Song by song grades for…
Fans will get a double dose of performances from American Idol’s Top 7 Monday night. And it’s a good thing. Stretching seven meaningful performances over two hours would have made for a very slow-moving show. In addition to tackling songs by Taylor Swift, the Idol hopefuls will sing songs made famous by artists with…
I’ve never been a fan of single artist theme nights on American Idol. But if you’re going to have one, I can’t think of an artist better to cover than Taylor Swift. She’s had country hits. She’s had pop hits. She’s a singer-songwriter supreme. So if that’s you’re style, you’re in luck. That is,…
American Idol is still the best singing show on TV, but something has seemed off-kilter that last three weeks. The Judges Song Contest found some Season 29 contestants performing songs from the 1990s that they’d never heard before. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night barely rocked. And Disney Night came off as a…
Turns out going head to head with the NBA playoffs on Monday night is more challenging than going head-to-head with The Voice. Which sorta figures, since The Voice is a singing show in steep decline and just completed its worst season ever. Anyway, the NBA playoffs aired on NBC Monday night and bumped Idol…
Could an upset be brewing on American Idol? Hannah Harper has been the clear-cut favorite since her viral audition performance of her original song “String Cheese.” She’s also scored the most popular performance — based on American Idol Facebook page video views — every week since fan voting started. And most weeks, it hasn’t…
American Idol eliminated two more talented artists Monday night in singer-songwriters Kyndal (Inskeep) and Lucas Leon. The good news is that fans won’t have to wait for them to release new music. Both already have original music out. Kyndal took to social media Wednesday to thank fans for supporting her on her “big, beautiful,…
