And a funny thing happened the morning after an Idol results show. Outrage did not sweep across the Idol nation. There weren’t calls for recounts. Calls for the judges to finally judge something (though that would still be merited). Or rants about how Idol is unfair to females (though it still is). I’m sure Paul…
Update 2: “The Last Goodbye” goes on sale tomorrow, and the song just started streaming on David’s website. Wow, it’s great to hear new music from David. It’s been too long. And this certainly sounds like a hit. More of a rocker than I expected from the song title. Wow, again. I’ve just listened to…
Am I dreaming? Did that just happen? Did Cute Boy Idol really send home a cute boy? Finally? Remarkably enough, it happened. Paul McDonald’s run on Idol is over. Haley Reinhart has survived to sing another week. For the first time since the finals started, American Idol voters did not eliminate a female Thursday night….
Can Haley Reinhart survive the criticism she received last night? Will Idol voters finally rally behind a female contestant? Or will she become the sixth straight girl voted off Idol, further proving the gender problem executive producer Nigel Lythgoe would like to pretend doesn’t exist? After Pia’s elimination last week, Nigel said Idol viewers will…
Any hope that the Idol judges would wake from their season-long slumber after the ouster of Pia Toscano was shattered midway through Wednesday’s show. Scotty McCreery had just done what Scotty McCreery does every week. Sing a country song well. Hit all the notes. Look self-assured on stage. “You know, everybody wants us to be…
For those counting, Steven Tyler’s streak of performances he loved has reached 39. And it doesn’t look like it will end anytime soon. I mean, the guy is making Paula Abdul look like a novice at positive feedback in his rookie year on Idol. Truth be told, the Idols gave the judges plenty of reasons…
Pia Toscano is gone, and we Idol fans must move on. Besides, Pia was never the frontrunner on Idol. Just ask Nigel Lythgoe, producer of a show that almost never reveals anything about vote totals. Unless, apparently, it’s in defense after the best singer is sent home in ninth place and Idol fans are really,…
Finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards were announced today. Just one Idol received a nomination, and it would probably rank as a bit of a surprise. Kris Allen’s lead single, “Live Like We’re Dying,” has been nominated as the Top Christian Song. Now, for those who might have missed it (and that would include…
And now comes a critical week for American Idol. In the wake of Pia Toscano’s elimination, will more fans flock to the show because of its unpredictability? Or will they jump ship after watching a singing competition send home its arguably its best singer in ninth place? More importantly, can Season 10 regain its momentum?…
In Sunday’s blog, I called Nigel Lythgoe delusional for denying that there’s a gender problem on Idol. Today, I’ve decided to be delusional — by ranking two girls among the top five remaining contestants on the show. After watching five females go home and not a single guy, the odds seem stacked against Lauren Alaina…
