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Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 5: The photo gallery

April 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The final nine American Idol season nine contestants took on Elvis Presley tunes, with the help of Adam Lambert Tuesday night. And while the night didn’t feature any of those Idol moments — performances that will go down in the Idol annals as one of the all-time greats — it was short on cringe-worthy performances,…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Double elimination, double the tension on Idol

April 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

There sure were some strange song choices during Elvis Presley week on American Idol. Crystal Bowersox sings “Saved.” Speaking of saved, Michael Lynche shows his sensitive side again with “In the Ghetto.” Katie Stevens belts out “Baby, What You Want Me To Do.” Casey James lays down guitar licks to “Lawdy, Miss Claudy.” I don’t…
Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol bids farewell to Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens

April 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Andrew Garcia dazzled us with an acoustic version of “Straight Up” during Hollywood Week, earning the reputation as a front-runner among this year’s male contestants. Katie Stevens sang so well that week, Kara DioGuardi proclaimed that the teen from Pomperaug High School might be an eventual winner of American Idol in season nine. Neither lived…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 5: Who should stay and who should go

April 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Look at that. Adam Lambert excelled as a judge. Idol’s judges rushed things along at the end and managed to end American Idol on time for all the fans of “Glee.” And none of our season nine contestants got so shook up on Elvis Week that they stunk up the Idol stage, as we all…
Adam Lambert, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol Finals Week 5: Song-by-song grades, plus Adam

April 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Adam Lambert and Elvis Presley music on the same episode of American Idol. Let’s just say there should be a whole lot of shakin’ going on tonight on American Idol. (Hey, Elvis covered the song.) Speaking of Adam, I dared question whether he was a wise choice for an Idol mentor in a weekend blog…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Double elimination only part of this week’s Idol drama

April 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Oh, the drama. Oh, the suspense. Two Idols go home this week. But that might not be the biggest drama. The biggest drama might be watching American Idol squeeze nine singers into an hour-and-a-half show. Remember, Idol’s track record isn’t pretty. It was last year’s round of eight show when Idol ran late and DVR…
Carly Smithson, David Archuleta, David Cook, Jason Castro, New Idol Music
Season seven Idols rushing to our musical rescue

April 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Does it seem like we’ve been in a bit of an Idol musical drought? Well, it’s not your imagination. So far in 2010, we’ve had one high-profile release, that being Danny Gokey’s debut album. Add a sophomore effort from season five runner-up Katharine McPhee and an independent release from season eight contestant Scott MacIntyre, and…
Idol Gives Back, Season 9
Singing lessons with the Idol judges: A bargain at just $5,200

April 11, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So, how much would you pay for a meet-and-greet with Simon Cowell prior to his last appearance on American Idol? Apparently, someone’s ready to cough up $10,600 for the privilege. That’s the high bid so far (as of 10 p.m. Sunday) in the Idol Gives Back auction running on the Idol Web site. The auction…
Blake Lewis, Idols on the Music Chart
Blake Lewis completes the climb to No. 1 on dance chart

April 11, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Yesterday, I posted a blog reporting that Blake Lewis was closing in on his first number one single with “Heartbreak on Vinyl.” The info was based on the music charts posted Thursday on Billboard.com. Well, looks like Blake might have completed the climb. (Thanks to LittleLisa24 on twitter for the tip.) Last night, Blake tweeted…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
American Idol’s thrill-seeking final nine

April 10, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

You’d never know it from some of their laid-back performances, but this is quite a group of thrill seekers we’re watching on season nine of American Idol. The show asked all the finalists what they would do if they had 24 hours to do anything they wanted. Their answers appear below. Katie Stevens would certainly…

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