Having Chris Daughtry appear on Idol’s results show Wednesday night helped cushion the blow. So said Allison Iraheta in her farewell conference call interview with the media Thursday afternoon. Allison got the Idol boot Wednesday night, leaving her in fourth place in season eight. Three years ago, Daughtry found himself in the same spot. Not…
Week after week, Idol just keeps the changes coming. Thirteen finalists. The judges’ save. Critiques by only half the judges to save time. And now: Duets in the finals. Look, I loved that performance by Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert. Wonderful way to close the show. And I hope it helps both in Tuesday night’s…
So, was Adam Lambert’s next-to-last finish last week a fluke? We’ll find out this week. I mean, a rock theme and Adam’s talent should not be a troublesome mix. Remember that blistering performance of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” back in the semifinals? How about “Born to be Wild” on movie theme night? No doubt,…
———- Elliott Yamin’s second album, “Fight for Love” hits stores on Tuesday. The first single, also “Fight for Love,” was released back in March. You can listen to it on Elliott’s MySpace page. Elliott’s self-titled debut album was a smash success for an indpendent release, going gold and peaking at number two on the Billboard…
Last week, I figured two performances per contestant was too much to expect from Idol, even though that had been the standard format in past years when the field was reduced to five finalists. That, of course, was before the dawn of the four-headed judges’ panel. Before Kara and Paula started vying for the prize…
The American Idol week-eight results show was nearly at an end. And there was Matt Giraud standing center stage with Adam Lambert, waiting to hear which of them would go home. Matt Giraud, the 23-year-old dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich. The guy who had already been in the bottom three twice. The guy who…
Listen up, Idol producers. I’ve got a great idea for your next theme week. Since you’re so intent on reaching back to the dark ages to find songs for our Idols to sing, how about a week of tunes from the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers films? Hear me out. They made some great films together —…
The conspiracy theorists are going to have a heyday with this one. I can hear them now. Did Idol rig the votes to make this year’s show look more wide open than it is? How could Adam Lambert possibly have been standing center stage, his Idol fate in the balance, at the end of last…
Time for the final five to tackle the Rat Pack. Note that Idol has done away with that silly stage entrance by the judges. My guess is that it’s one of the concessions the show has made to try to meet its time constraints. Well, so much for being in a hurry. We’re wasting a…
Please, Idol, do me a favor. Take the Rat Pack theme week concept, tuck it in the back of some dark closet and never bring it out into the light again. Especially not this late in the competition. That was excruciating. No wonder you’re offering folks an autographed photo if they download one of this…
Chechi Sarai
Claire Heilig
Claudia B.
Corii
Crystal Nicole
Deejay Young
Dylan Carter
Eli Ward
Elizabeth Evans
Ephraim Owens
Huntley
Jackson Snelling
Jacquie Roar
Jarae Womack
Jason Arcilla
Jenna Marquis
Jordan Rainer
Joslynn Rose
Julia Roome
Juliete Ojeda
Kara Tenae
Kaylee Shimizu
Kristen Bown
Lennon Vanderdoes
Lauren Williams
Lila Forde
LVNDR
Mac Royals
Mara Justine
Ms. Monet
Nini Iris
Noah Spencer
Olivia Eden
Olivia Minogue
Rachel Nguyen
Reid Zingale
Ruby Leigh
RUDI
Sophia Hoffman
Stee
Talakai
Tanner Massey
Taylor Deneen
Tom Nitta
Willie Gomez
