‘American Idol’: Anoop Desai impresses; Lil Rounds stumbles on country night
Our first guest mentor of the season — and it’s Randy Travis. You know what that means. We’ve arrived at the country portion of the “American Idol” program. But something miraculous happened this year:...
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“American Idol”: Adam Lambert is “like Sanjaya — with talent!”
Adam Lambert became a lightning rod last week for the "American Idol" Readers Judges Panel. After he delivered an overwrought version of "Ring of Fire," our horrified arbiters used words like...
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“American Idol”: Is Scott soaring — or just boring? Kris gains momentum
"American Idol" dropped the theme thing and went mentorless this week, leaving the contestants to their own devices. That meant they could bust out any popular iTunes download they wanted. It also...
View Article“American Idol”: The curious case of Lil Rounds
Is Lil Rounds pulling a disappearing act on "American Idol"? After being pegged as an early favorite, the Memphis native has squandered her momentum in recent weeks and seems to be fading into the...
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“American Idol”: Adam displays his “Mad” skills once again
Wow, did you catch that on "American Idol" tonight? We may never see it again. No, not Ryan Seacrest's baby photo. We're talking Simon Cowell's standing ovation. That's as rare as Haley's Comet. ......
View Article“American Idol”: The search is over for Scott McIntyre
After a disappointing, off-key rendition of Survivor's "The Search Is Over," Scott MacIntyre's "American Idol" dream is over. The visually impaired singer, whose likability was undercut by too many...
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“American Idol”: Failing to make movie magic
Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction") a musical mastermind? Um .... OK, if you say so. "American Idol" brought in the renegade director to add a little drama to movie-tunes night, but Mr. "Pulp Fiction"...
View Article“American Idol”: Matt Giraud gets the Judges’ Save
"Matt, it's good news." And with those four words from Simon Cowell, "American Idol" history was made tonight. Yes, Matt Giraud became the beneficiary of the show's first ever Judges' Save as Simon and...
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“American Idol”: More raves for Adam; Last round for Lil?
The "American Idol" judges are running out of glowing adjectives for Adam Lambert. Tonight alone we heard the words "brilliant," "inspiring, "fascinating," "awesome," "hot," "original" and...
View Article“American Idol”: Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai get the boot
It was double-whammy night on "American Idol" Wednesday and Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai wound up as its unfortunate victims. Neither departure was a surprise. Although Lil was considered an early...
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