Idol Chatter & Voice Views

With Alicia Keys as a mentor and inspirational songs as the theme, the final seven season nine contestants try to set the mood for tomorrow night’s Idol Gives Back episode. If the spoiler list I just saw is correct, Casey James will kick off the show with a Fleetwood Mac tune, and Crystal Bowersox again…

The American Idol judges gave rave reviews to Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze for their performance on inspirational song night on American Idol. They seemed less inspired by the other performers. Photos of all the performances appear below. The fun resumes tonight when Idol cuts the field of contestants down to six in a two-hour…

The performance shows are the big draw when American Idol is on TV. Except for this week, when the performance show plays second fiddle to Wednesday’s two-hour Idol Gives Back Special (8 p.m. on FOX). Past Idol champs David Cook and Kris Allen will demonstrate the dire need for assistance in Ethiopia and Haiti, respectively….