Tuesday night's show featured two songs each by the remaining three contestants: one chosen by the contestant and the other chosen by the judges. This particular night of the competition is always interesting as the contestants pick songs they think are best for them and the judges do the same. Rarely do the two ever … Continue reading American Idol results 05/19/10: down to two →

The top four contestants sang songs from the movies Wednesday night, with Jaime Foxx as the mentor. Although they had a lot to choose from, all of them chose really strange songs. Wednesday's results show reminded us that the top three gets to visit their home. Joy. More fodder for filling airtime. Tonight's fill took … Continue reading American Idol results 5/12/10: top 3 →

It may be Cinco de Mayo, but the five contestants became four with Wednesday night's results. Tuesday night, the contestants took on the songbook of Frank Sinatra. They were mentored by Harry Connick, Jr., who also did all of the arrangements. Some of the contestants were clearly out of their comfort zones - here's looking … Continue reading American Idol results 05/05/10: Cinco se convierte en cuatro (five becomes four) →

The music of Shania Twain was performed by the remaining six contestants Tuesday night. Twain also served as mentor to them. I actually thought all of the contestants did pretty well, although some were better than others. After a performance by Rascal Flatts, the bottom three were quickly revealed: Siobhan, Big Mike and Casey. I … Continue reading American Idol results 4/28/10: down to five →

It was "Idol Gives Back" night on American Idol. And the show gave back in more ways than one 😉 A star-studded show, lasting nearly two and a half hours, featured the various causes for which money was raised to support. Near the end, Simon Cowell announced that up to tonight, nearly $15 million had … Continue reading American Idol results 04/21/10: Buh Bye →

Because the judges used their once-per-season save last week, two contestants were eliminated on Wednesday's show. Tuesday night saw the nine remaining competitors take on the music of Elvis, while being "mentored" by Season 8 runnerup Adam Lambert. Um, OK. Seriously - shouldn't the mentor be more than one season removed from being on the … Continue reading American Idol results 04/14/10: two go home →

The music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney was performed by the nine contestants Tuesday night. There were some memorable performances - and a couple of pretty sad ones.  The only question heading into Wednesday's results show was whether the worst performer would be voted off. Host Ryan Seacrest hinted at the beginning of the … Continue reading American Idol Results 04/07/10: surprises →

With soul/R&B as the genre for Tuesday night's performances, the contestants mostly struggled. Only a couple of them stood out - Crystal, of course, and Lee - while others were downright awful - Tim, of course, and, surprisingly, DiDi. Crystal is simply heads and shoulders above the rest. Last night, she reminded me of Carole … Continue reading American Idol results 03/31/10: Down to 9 →

Tuesday night's show featured the music of the Billboard #1 hits. Some song choices were - well - strange. I mean, there are literally tons of #1 hits and this is the best they could do? And the "mentor" for this week was 17-year old Miley Cyrus. Um, aren't mentors supposed to have talent? After … Continue reading American Idol results 03/24/10: The top 10 →