With the tons of performances from some of the music industry’s biggest players, it should come as no surprise that the two-hour American Idol season finale on Fox dominated the ratings on Wednesday night with a 17.1 rating/27 share from 8 to 10 PM. The reality TV singing competition did even better in the ratings than last year’s finale which scored a 16.0/25 share. Basically, people are still watching American Idol even without Simon Cowell and after all those format changes. I think it’s safe to say that there will be a couple more seasons of the show in the future.
Can I just say how much I loved the finale of this season of American Idol? While the format has changed drastically, I can’t deny that I enjoyed the boat load of performances that they had. One of my favorites was Casey Abrams with Jack Black on Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls”. The fact that both singers were in matching jacked and tie ensembles with dancing girls in skimpy neon outfits just made this performance a riot to watch. Some may say that they butchered the song but I think they were both just having a ton of fun with it so I liked it.
American Idol Winner Performances Video
American Idol Top 13 – Born This Way – Performance Video
James Durbin and Judas Priest – Breaking the Law – Performance Video
Jacob Lusk, Kirk Franklin and Gladys Knight – I Smile – Performance Video
Casey Abrams and Jack Black – Fat Bottomed Girls – Performance Video
American Idol Girls and Beyonce – Beyonce Medley – Performance Video
Haley Reinhart and Tony Bennett – Steppin’ Out with My Baby – Performance Video
TLC and American Idol Girls – No Scrubs/Waterfalls – Performance Video
Scotty McCreery and Tim McGraw – Live like You were Dying – Performance Video
Marc Anthony – Aguanile – Performance Video
American Idol Guys – Tom Jones Medley – Performance Video
Tom Jones and American Idol Guys – It’s Not Unusual – Performance Video
More AI Performances:
Bono, The Edge, Reeve Carney – Rise Above – Performance Video
Beyonce – 1 + 1 – Performance Video
Lady Gaga – The Edge of Glory – Performance Video
Lauren Alaina and Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats – Performance Video
Steven Tyler – Dream On – Performance Video
David Cook was on hand last night for the final performance episode of American Idol season 10. The singer took the stage to perform his rendition of the Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, which is being used as the farewell song for contestants this season. David has always been a great and enjoyable watch for me, which just made me miss the idea of having a rock star in the finale. I have nothing against Scotty McCreery or Lauren Alaina but having two country singers, and teenagers at that, just made for a boring night. I was actually more excited about David’s performance compared to all three rounds combined.
David Cook – Don’t You Forget About Me – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale
American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance Videos:
Scotty McCreery – Gone – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Lauren Alaina – Flat On The Floor – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Scotty McCreery – Check Yes Or No – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Lauren Alaina – Maybe It Was Memphis – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Scotty McCreery – I Love You This Big – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Lauren Alaina – Like My Mother Does – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Taio Cruz – Positive – American Idol Performance Video
It looks like the good people of the show have found the perfect man to perform on next week’s big finale. Actually, it’s two men: U2’s legendary Bono and The Edge. Of course this is not all without purpose as the two would be performing songs from their Broadway Spider-Man musical. It seems that the producers are currently negotiating with them regarding their appearance on the show as a source relates: ”They are talking to Fox about how it would work. Ideally, Bono and The Edge would perform and be joined on stage by the ‘Spider-Man’ cast. If everyone agrees, with millions watching, it could be great for the production.” Well it certainly might be a good thing for Bono and The Edge to promote their musical, but if you get these two on stage, wouldn’t you rather have them perform at least one or two U2 songs as well? It would certainly serve the ratings very well.
American Idol Top 3 Elimination
Elimination of Haley Reinhart – Top 3 Results Show – American Idol 2011 – 05/19/11
Final Song – Haley Reinhart – Bennie and the Jets – Top 3 Results – American Idol 2011 – 05/19/11
Right There : Nicole Scherzinger ft. 50 Cent : American Idol Live Performance
‘O Sole Mio – Il Volo (American Idol performance)
The American Idol contestant has apparently managed to secure herself a place on the show’s finals with her performances of last night. Even though she might have given her best a bit too soon, it looks like Haley Reinhart is certainly heading for fame. Her most prominent performance of the night was Led Zeppelin’s “What Is and What Should Never Be” with which she managed to completely blow away the judges and the audience. She also backed that up very well with Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon”. So it looks pretty darn clear that Hailey Reinhart is going to be one of the finalists on this year’s season of American Idol.
American Idol 2011 Top 3 Performances Video:
Lauren Alaina – Wild One – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Lauren Alaina – If I Die Young – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Lauren Alaina – I Hope You Dance – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Scotty McCreery – Amazed – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Scotty McCreery – Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Scotty McCreery – She Believes In Me – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Haley Reinhart – What Is & What Should Never Be – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Haley Reinhart – Rhiannon – American Idol 2011 Top 3
Haley Reinhart – You Oughta Know – American Idol 2011 Top 3
If you think that Haley Reinhart took a little extra heat from the judges during the performance episode of American Idol this past Wednesday after singing “Earth Song”, you’re not alone. Heck, you even have some company in high places. AI executive producer Nigel Lythgoe took to his Twitter after the show with some praise for the targeted singer. Nigel sent out three tweets, with two of those having praise for the top 4, both of which put Haley on the receiving end. Nigel tweeted “’I, Who Have Nothing’ was my favorite performance tonight” and “I personally feel Haley is the most improved contestant”. I wonder if he was trying to keep things a little more balanced.
American Idol Elimination Show Top 4
Jordin Sparks – I Am Woman (LIVE) – American Idol 2011 Top 4 Results Show
Enrique Iglesias – Dirty Dancer/I Like It – American Idol Performance Video
American Idol 2011 Top 4 – Scotty McCreery & James Durbin (Start A Band)
Haley Reinhart & Lauren Alaina – Gunpowder and Lead – American Idol Top 4 Results Show
Elimination of James Durbin – American Idol 2011 Top 4 Results Show
Final Song – James Durbin – Maybe I’m Amazed – American Idol 2011 Top 4 Results Show
For the first round, James Durbin sang “Don’t Stop Believin’”; Haley Reinhart took on “Earth Song”; Scotty McCreery performed “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning”; and Lauren Alaina sang “Anyway”.
The second round of American Idol top 4 performances were for songs written by Leiber and Stoller. Haley Reinhart sang “I (Who Have Nothing)” and killed it. I think it was one of the best performances this season. Scotty McCreery sang “Young Blood” and did absolutely nothing for me. His overall performance was just too weird. Lauren Alaina sang “Trouble” and I’m glad that she went out of her comfort zone. On top of that, she had a very good vocal. Finally, James Durbin sang “Love Potion No. 9”. It’s a better choice of songs, a better vocal and overall a better show. I was so ready to write this show off as the worst until round 2. I’m glad most of them stepped it up.
American Idol 2011 Top 4 Performances Video
James Durbin – Don’t Stop Believing – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Haley Reinhart – Earth Song – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Lauren Alaina – Anyway – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Scotty McCreery – Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Haley Reinhart – I Who Have Nothing – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Scotty McCreery – Young Blood – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Lauren Alaina – Trouble – American Idol 2011 Top 4
James Durbin – Love Potion No. 9 – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Liv Tyler has outed her father Steven for stealing clothes from her wardrobe. The actress revealed her Aerosmith rocker dad often rummages through her outfits and pinches pieces he likes. She told New York magazine: “My dad wears girls’ clothes – it’s so funny. And sometimes I see him and I’m like, ‘Nice shirt!’, because it’s from my closet.” Talking about his role as a judge on American Idol, Liv added that seeing him on the panel thrills her. “I speak his language, I understand what he’s talking about,” she said. “I feel really proud of him. I think he’s a really amazing, magical man and all those funny things that he says that people find so strange, my whole life I’ve been hearing them and they make me laugh.”
The theme for this week’s American Idol was “Now and Then”. The remaining singers were asked to perform one modern song and one from the 60s. Modern songs came first and James Durbin kicked things off with “Closer to the Edge”. Jacob Lusk sang “No Air”. Lauren Alaina took on “Flat on the Floor”. Scotty McCreery sang “Gone”. And Haley Reinhart did “You and I”. For the 60s music, James sang “Without You”. Jacob sang “Love Hurts”. Lauren performed “Unchained Melody”. Scotty did “Always on My Mind” and Haley sang “House of the Rising Sun”. Those were some interesting choices for the contestants. What was your favorite performance of the night?
American Idol Top 5 Performance Videos:
Haley Reinhart : House Of The Rising Sun – Animals : American Idol Top 5
James Durbin : Closer To The Edge – 30 Seconds To Mars : American Idol Top 5
Jacob Lusk : No Air – Jordin Sparks : American Idol Top 5
Scotty McCreery : Gone – Montgomery Gentry : American Idol Top 5
American Idol – Lauren Alaina – Flat On The Floor – Carrie Underwood: American Idol Top 5
Haley Reinhart : You And I – Lady Gaga : American Idol Top 5
James Durbin : Without You – Harry Nillson : American Idol Top 5
Jacob Lusk : Love Hurts – Nazareth : American Idol Top 5
Lauren Alaina : Unchained Melody – Leann Rimes : American Idol Top 5
Scotty McCreery : You Were Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson : American Idol Top 5
For last night’s American Idol homecoming, we all saw the return of last season’s runner up Crystal Bowersox. To help fill the sixty minutes of television, the country singer performed her single “Ridin’ with the Radio”. It was a decent performance from Crystal. Her vocals were on point but I don’t know. I’m just not all that excited about her. From having David Cook last week, Crystal was actually a let down this week. She looked good though. She finally had her braces removed and her hair looks clean – somewhat. What did you think of Crystal’s song and her performance on AI?
American Idol Top 6 – Results Show 2011
Crystal Bowersox – Ridin With The Radio (LIVE) – American Idol 2011 Top 6 Results Show – 04/28/11
Top 6 Group Performance – American Idol 2011 – Results Show – 04/28/11
Bruno Mars – American idol – The Lazy Song – Top 6 Results Show – 04/28/11
Final Song & Elimination – Casey Abrams – Spell On You – American Idol Top 6 Results – 04/28/11
American Idol usually reserves the duets for when there are only 4 singers left on the show so I was a little surprised when they decided to do it for the top 6. There were some clear winners and clear losers on this week’s performance night but I could always be proven wrong by how America decided to vote. The clear winner for me (and apparently Randy Jackson too) was James Durbin. His performance of “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” had me reminded of David Cook’s performance of “Always Be My Baby”. It was that good. Clear loser was Jacob Lusk. His performance of “Oh No, Not My Baby” is just the same old thing. I think he peaked weeks ago and has nothing left to offer. Who did you vote for?
American Idol Top 6 Performances 2011 (Apr 27)
Jacob Lusk “Oh No Not My Baby” – Top 6 American Idol 2011
Lauren Alaina “Where You Lead” – Top 6 American Idol 2011
Scotty McCreery “You’ve Got a Friend” – Top 6 American Idol 2011
James Durbin “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” – Top 6 American Idol 2011
Casey Abrams “Hi De Ho” – Top 6 American Idol 2011
Haley Reinhart “Beautiful” – Top 6 American Idol 2011
American Idol Top 6 Duets
Jacob Lusk and James Durbin – Duet- “I’m Into Something Good” – American Idol Season 10
Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina – Duet – “Up On The Roof” – American Idol Season 10
Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart – Duet – “I Feel The Earth Move” – American Idol Season 10
The show has apparently prepared a special little treat for its viewers for next week. Not only is Katy Perry going to be lly Clarksoideoing her new single “E.T.” on next week’s American Idol, but season seven winner David Cook will also be performing his new single “The Last Goodbye”. And just so Katy Perry feels right at home the seven remaining contestants will have to chose their next performance piece from the 21st century and no earlier. It will be interesting to see what the contestants will go for as the spots grow ever so few and the competition more and more ruthless.
American Idol Top 8 Results Show
Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean – Don’t You Wanna Stay – American Idol Performance Video
Also Some more performances from the American Idol Top 8 Results Show
Rihanna : California King Bed : American Idol Live Performance
Scotty McCreery & Lauren Alaina : American Honey : American Idol Top 8 Results Show
Casey Abrams & Haley Reinhart : Moanin’ : American Idol Top 8 Results Show
Sound Of Silence / Mrs. Robinson : Stefano, Jacob, Paul, James : American Idol Top 8 Results Show
Elimination of Paul McDonald w/ Final Song – American Idol Top 8 Results Show – 04/14/11
After her very surprising elimination from the show, the American Idol contestant was of course swamped with a myriad of questions, all basically asking the same things: why was she eliminated so soon and other some such. When asked whether she would’ve done anything different on the show if she had the chance, Pia Toscano replied the following: “Absolutely not. If you make a mistake, it’s just helping you grow. I wouldn’t change a thing. I truly agree with everything the judges said to me, all their constructive criticism. I’ve tried to work on my weaknesses and I’ll continue to do so.” Well it’s good to see that she’s keeping her head up above the water. Pia Toscano needn’t worry… this might very well just be the beginning of her new career… and there’s always the American Idol summer tour to look forward to.
Final Song – Pia Toscano – I’ll Stand By You – American Idol Top 9 Results Show
Also from the AI last night performance
American Idol – Group Performance – I Love Rock & Roll, The Letter & Sweet Home Alabama
American Idol – Constantine Maroulis – Unchained Melody (LIVE) – Top 9 Results Show
American Idol – Iggy Pop – I’m a Wild One (LIVE Performance) – Top 9 Results Show
Jacob Lusk sang “Man in the Mirror”. Haley Reinhart took on “Piece of My Heart”. Casey Abrams performed “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”. Lauren Alaina sang “Natural Woman”. Scotty McCreery took on “That’s Alright Mama”. Pia Toscano performed “River Deep, Mountain High”. Stefano Langone sang “When a Man Loves a Woman”. And finally, Paul McDonald did “Folsom Prison Blues”.
American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Performances Video:
Jacob Lusk : Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Casey Abrams : Have You Ever Seen The Rain – CCR : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
James Durbin : While My Guitar Gently Weeps : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Pia Toscano : River Deep, Mountain High : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Stefano Langone : When A Man Loves A Woman : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Paul McDonald : Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Haley Reinhart : Janis Joplin – Piece Of My Heart : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Scotty McCreery : Elvis Presley – That’s All Right, Mama : American Idol Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Lauren Alaina : Natural Woman : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Here are the performances. Casey Abrams sang “I Heard it through the Grapevine”. Thia Megia performed “Heat Wave”. Jacob Lusk sang “You’re All I Need to Get By”. Lauren Alaina took on “You Keep Me Hanging On”. Stefano Langone sang “Hello”. Haley did “You’re Really Got a Hold on Me”. Scott McCreery sang “For Once in My Life”. Pia Toscano did “All in Love is Fair”. Paul McDonald did “Tracks of My Tears”. Naima sang “Dancing in the Street”. And finally, James Durbin did “Living for the City”
American Idol “Motown Week” Top 11 Performances:
Casey Abrams: I Heard It Through The Grapevine American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
Thia Megia Heat Wave – American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
Jacob Lusk – You’re All I Need to Get By – American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
Lauren Alaina – You Keep Me Hanging On – American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
There is a purpose to the bottom three on American Idol and that purpose is to completely shatter somebody’s dream of becoming the next idol. On last night’s episode that somebody was Karen Rodriguez who was already on her second run on the bottom three and her last. The judges gave her a chance to redeem herself and Karen Rodriguez chose to sing Mariah Carey’s “Hero” but apparently to no avail. The judges didn’t use their save and it turned out to be the end of the line for Karen Rodriguez. It would appear that Haley Reinhart is next on the list unless she finds a way to significantly improve her performances.
American Idol 2011 – Karen Rodriguez Last Performance Video
also on American Idol last night
Black Eyed Peas – Just Can’t Get Enough – AI Performance Video
American Idol Top 12 – Results Show – AI Performance Video
The American Idol contestant has apparently made a choice that might just spell the end of her journey on the contest. For her year of birth song, Haley Reinhart chose “I’ll be your Baby Tonight” by Whitney Houston. Even though she did manage to give a really good vocal performance, her stage performance wasn’t really up to par. The judges commented on the fact that Haley Reinhart doesn’t seem to be too confident with what she’s doing, especially Randy Jackson. However they also seemed to be pretty satisfied with her vocals, but on this stage of American Idol that probably just isn’t going to do the trick anymore.
American Idol 10 Top 12
American Idol 10 Top 12 – Haley Reinhart – I’m Your Baby Tonight
More American Idol Performances:
James Durbin : Bon Jovi – I’ll Be There For You : American Idol Top 12
Stefano Langone : Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now : American Idol Top 12
Scotty McCreery : Travis Tritt – Can I Trust You With My Heart : American Idol Top 12
Casey Abrams : Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit : American Idol Top 12
Jacob Lusk “Alone” – American Idol – Top 12
Lauren Alaina “I’m the only one” – American Idol top 12
Pia Toscano “Where the broken hearts go” – American Idol – top 12
Naima Adedapo : Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It : American Idol Top 12
Thia Megia : Colors Of The Wind – Pocahontas : American Idol Top 12
American Idol 10 Top 12 – Karen Rodriguez – Love Will Lead You Back
American Idol 10 Top 12 – Paul McDonald – I Guess That’s Why They Called It The Blues
The Top 24 of American Idol has been revealed and all I could think about is why are there so many guys who made the cut that are a-holes? Clint Jun Gamboa, James Durbin, Jovany Baretto and Jordan Dorsey are so hard to like. How do the producers think they will get more people to watch and vote? Can’t we trade them for Jacee and Colton? America loves Jacee so he’s a big ratings pull and Colton is incredibly marketable and talented. But then I realized that they’re trying to get a girl to win this season. I’m sorry but I think AI made a huge mistake.
American Idol top 24 season 10
The last episode of city to city American Idol auditions came and went this week and let me tell you, if they had Chris Medina show up to this one, it would probably be the most dramatic hour of reality TV any of us had ever seen. San Francisco had a lot of golden voices that were given the pass to Hollywood but it was the back stories of triumph over tragedy that really got people to notice. There was also flatulence, bird guano, shower singer, a singing monkey, an Autobot, a sexy police officer and two faux rock stars. Do you think the next winner of American Idol is from San Francisco?
Check below American Idol Auditions:
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – James Durbin
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – Stefano Langone
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – Julie Zorrilla
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – Emily Anne Reed
Funny American Idol Auditions:
Unsuccessful Auditions – American Idol 2011 San Francisco
It would appear that all of the talent has moved from Los Angeles into Nashville and Austin and any other place in the US. Normally one would expect the American Idol auditions there to yield up a very important amount of extra Hollywood contestants, but as it turns out only a handful made the cut. And of them probably the most promising was Jacob Lusk, a young man that can sing Aretha Franklin like nobody else. The judges seemed to like it too and Jacob Lusk might just be of those contestants you’ll see going to the final rounds of the contest.
Jacob Lusk American Idol Audition:
Matt “Big Stats” Frankel American Idol LA Audition
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