Unfortunately for young contestant Aaron Kelly – for that put him and Michael Lynche at risk and Aaron was ultimately sent packing. It’s not that I think America got it wrong … I’ve actually thought Aaron should go home quite a few times… I just hate it when I predict wrong and based on last night’s performances I truly thought Casey would go home.

Oh well… I think the top 4 is a good, strong group and probably the best of the top 20 contestants.

Was anyone else surprised at the elimination this week?

I loved Harry Connick Jr.’s performance – he’s amazing! Would love to see him back again and I’m excited for music next week from soundtracks along with Jamie Fox as the mentor. But I don’t get it about Lady Gaga – she’s just WAY too out there for me. I think she has a nice voice, but it’s all of the “extras” that are completely distracting and strange – a bit disturbing as well. But obviously she’s popular … maybe because she’s such an anomaly.

I loved Lee DeWyze and Michael Lynche this week (as always). Crystal Bowersox was good (as always)… and Aaron Kelly … well, just say everyone seems to like him but he’s just not the best out there right now (I think with time/age/experience he will still do well in a music career.)

I was so happy that Harry Connick Jr. actually “mentored” the contestants – giving them feedback and true guidance, and not only that – actually provided the arrangements of the Frank Sinatra songs – as well as performed with the band. It was also quite fun to see his close friend Ellen DeGeneres giving him a hard time… “I thought the piano was a bit pitchy”. That kind of banter and good-humor is priceless on a show like American Idol. At this stage, the mentoring and guidance provided was needed – but a few of the performances fell flat – not feeling like they were actually “competing to win”.

My niece watched for the first time this season and said she’d certainly buy an album from Crystal Bowersox as her voice was incredible (but felt absolutely zero connection with her… which is what I’ve said most of the season). She loved Lee DeWyze (“There’s just something about him that you can’t help but like”), and Michael Lynche (“His voice is so smooth and his eyes twinkle”.) She thought Aaron struggled and his voice strained, and poor Casey (I made her promise to go and listen to his earlier performances where he did much better).

Anyway, who do you think is going home this week?

NOTE: Spoiler alert… do not continue reading if you don’t want to know who was eliminated this week on American Idol.

But then our “oh so sneaky host” Ryan – pulled Siobhan from her position and walked her towards the couches, but before reaching the couch… he dropped her off to stand next to Casey. Then shockingly announced the bottom three as Michael Lynche, Casey James and Siobhan Magnus… sending the others to safety.

Guest artists were abundant on American Idol this week and included performances by Lady Antebellum (rumor has it that the lead singer of Lady Antebellum tried out twice for American Idol and was deemed not good enough to continue on… bet the producers are kicking themselves now huh), Rascal Flatts, another group who will be touring with Carrie Underwood (who were actually quite good), a duet by Rascal Flatts and Shikira, and guest spots with Antonio Banderas and Cameron Diaz (promoting the new Shrek movie coming out in May).

Now on to the bottom three: Siobhan Magnus, Casey James, and Michael Lynche…. Michael Lynche was sent back to safety leaving only Casey and Siobhan at risk.

Leaving the American Idol competition tonight… is…

Siobhan Magnus

Sad for her, but I think it was the right call by America.

Harry Connick Jr. will mentor American Idol Contestants next week with the songs of Frank Sinatra.. Actually I’m very excited about next week — I think there is tons of potential for greatness with the combination of a great mentor and amazing songs. It will be fun to see if those remaining in the competition can make the songs their own.

Were you sad or surprised at the elimination this week?

Lee DeWyze began the evening by performing “You’re Still the One”. I thought the performance was pretty good but a bit pitchy in places – however the crowd seemed to love it, along with most of the judges – however Kara interrupted Simon as he was critiquing the performance so we were left without truly knowing what our favorite judge thought. It wasn’t one of my favorite performances by Lee but I still love him and think he has a great career ahead of him. It’s fun to see his confidence coming out more and him actually smiling as he’s learning to have more fun with the process.

Michael Lynche followed with a beautiful rendition of “It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing”. I loved it! He made it his own. Ellen even compared him to Luther Vandross and Simon agreed with the comparison.

Casey James performed “Don’t” with his acoustic guitar. Shania commented that Casey seemed to be lacking some of his former confidence (and perhaps his trip to the bottom three last week made him rethink things and put more into his performance this week). I loved the performance and Casey seemed a bit more connected to the song, more emotional than in previous weeks. It was probably my favorite performance that Casey has done to date. Randy said it was Casey’s best performance. Ellen commented “this is where you belong”. Kara gushed. And Simon agreed with Randy about it being Casey’s best performance so far. Simon also said that last week was a wake up call and Casey agreed that he reviewed all of his previous week’s and felt that he wanted to show something more of himself. Simon’s final comment about the song “didn’t feel like someone else’s song” was absolutely right on.

Crystal Bowersox sang “No One Needs to Know” (as a hint to her boyfriend about wanting the “white dress” etc)… not very subtle… but she did a good job. It was not my favorite of her performances and I thought it ended up being a bit flat in dynamics. All of the judges agreed that Crystal is always good but no one loved the performance. Simon said it was forgettable, and there was no conviction in the song. Crystal seems to be a different person than when the competition began – she’s got much more confidence and seems more open and friendly rather than being wrapped up in her own thoughts – so that’s been refreshing to see. But again, not my favorite of her performances.

Aaron Kelly performed “You’ve Got A Way” – telling the audience at the end that he was singing it for his mother (sweet)… which will likely touch the hearts of all the mother’s out there and perhaps get him some additional votes. I actually thought it was kind of boring and wanted to fast forward to the end. And was truly surprised that the judges liked it. Randy said he did a really good job. Ellen said she was really impressed – especially that he was only 16 – but when Aaron corrected her and said he was 17 now – she jokingly said “Nevermind, then I’m not that impressed.” She went on to compliment his depth and maturity. Kara said that Aaron really “felt the words”. Simon commented that Aaron had seemed a little lost the last couple of weeks – struggled – but “tonight you were like a different artist”, and “this is the kind of record you should make”. He also said the performance was “believable”. I don’t know – I just didn’t agree with the judges tonight on that one.

Siobhan Magnus sang “Any Man of Mine” and I have to admit I was a bit scared for her – it’s such a huge song, so well-known, and has to have such attitude to pull it off that I worried if she could do it. Ohhh… so sad… I have to say I am just not a fan of Siobhan anymore. I’ve tried and tried to give her the benefit of the doubt each week – and felt at the beginning of the competition she had spunk and such potential – but the past 3 or 4 weeks I have been very disappointed and this week was just painful for me. I thought she felt hesitant and awkward until the end when she belted out her trademarked scream which didn’t really fit the song. She could hit the big notes, but the rest of the song suffered. A couple of quick camera shots to Shania Twain seemed to confirm my opinion that it just didn’t work. Shania politely clapped but almost with a pained look on her face. I was shaking my head at the gushing from the judges though – wondering if they are trying to keep the “vote for the worst” gang guessing about who was the worst this week or something. Simon did comment that perhaps the screaming at the end was a bit much and said “it was almost like you were giving birth at the end..” – but Randy overpowered his objections with the love from “the dawg” shouting out that it was great. So I have to say judges – I think you were off tonight with the last 2 performances. I wonder if they would listen back if they would still give the same critiques. And I’m sorry to be so critical of Siobhan tonight – I really WANT to like her performances – because I think she’s a darling girl – but it just didn’t work for me tonight.

My guess is that Siobhan Magnus, and Aaron Kelly will be the bottom 2 and Aaron will be going home – unless the “vote for the worst” voters keep Siobhan going through. But with Casey James in the bottom last week – it’s a bit hard to call. Who do you predict will be going home?

One shocker came early on when Crystal Bowersox and Casey James were brought to the center of the stage – one contestant was announced as being safe, and the other in the bottom three. Crystal was sent to safety and early fan favorite Casey James was sent to the side of the stage where the bottom three would sit. Aaron Kelly was announced as the second contestant in the bottom three. And later int he show the final one at risk became Tim Urban.

Last night Ryan Seacrest announced that the show would likely run long – so I set my TiVo to record 15 minutes long just to be safe… but alas… it was not long enough and ended during Elton John’s performance and without hearing who was eliminated. It’s a good think I just happened to be watching … I hope those of you out there set your DVR’s for 30 minutes long …

… but if you didn’t …

The contestant who was sent home …

… Casey James? Aaron Kelly? or Tim Urban?

Well, Aaron Kelly was sent to safety… leaving only Casey James and Tim Urban.

Scary.

But at last… Tim Urban was announced as the one going home. (Whew!) Casey James is safe for another week. And Tim can move on to become a Disney Superstar or perhaps go on Glee as the Happy Kid who Can Only See the Good and Has No Problems. (LOL) I’m sure he’ll go on to something as he has a huge fan base already – it will be fun to see what becomes of him.

Casey James – Alicia commented to Casey that he needed to really connect with the song “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac – a huge song – and she wanted people to say “I love him” not just “I love that song.” Casey began the night with high energy and a good solo on his electric guitar. I liked his slight twist on the song, and it was fun, but the overall performance didn’t blow me away – the judges seemed to agree that the song was good but not great. Comments were pretty harsh from the judges that there was no originality, “lazy song choice”, “zero inspiration”, and Kara even said it was frustrating that he made himself like everyone else.

Lee DeWyze – Lee performed “The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel. The words of the song are inspirational, and she suggested that he not lose sight of the meaning behind the song – and to pull people in to him. As Lee began singing I was a little concerned as it’s such an old fashioned song – but his tone seemed to bring the song into a more current feel for me. Obviously Lee is still one of my favorites and I hope he sticks around. But the song choice was not the best in my opinion – it just didn’t grab me like I had hoped – but I did like it. Randy said Lee “is a great artist, ready to make great music”. Ellen loved the song choice and that we are seeing better and better and more soul from Lee – even calling his song tonight his best performance. Kara said she thought Lee “had his moment” tonight – and showed clearly when someone connects to a song vs. when they don’t. Simon laughed and said “Even though we’re only 2 in, it was the best of the night.” Simon called it “sincere, emotional” and “you made it sound as if it was written a week ago – absolutely brilliant.” So with that feedback from the judges, I have a feeling Lee will be here next week. We even got some smiles out of him at the end of the judges feedback.

Tim Urban singing “Better Days” by the Goo Goo Dolls. Alicia Keys said the song “felt really good” on Tim – and it could be his own song. Getting a bit of a rocky start, I wasn’t certain if Tim could pull it off. I so wanted to like the performance because I like the song and thought Tim had potential – but he seemed a bit off key and not in the groove. Without truly shining, I’m afraid Tim will be at risk. Randy said it was “okay, good karaoke”. Ellen said Tim was “like the soup of the day”, and today she “didn’t like the soup”. Kara commented that it wasn’t his best performance and Simon found it difficult to buy into it – “it may have been a step too high for him” but it was “a little bit of a let-down”.

Aaron Kelly chose a song he has been singing since the age of 5. “I Believe I Can Fly”. Alicia’s suggestion was for him to really connect and not get intimidated by the bigness of the song. I thought Aaron was okay, but he didn’t really do anything to the song to make it his own. And it paled in comparison to the original and as he struggled to reach the big notes at the end, it felt pushed and a bit of a strain to me. The audience seemed to like his performance but the judges commented that he had “pure vocal talent” and Randy said he did a good job. Ellen brought in a bit of humor as she commented that “there was a time in the 70′s when I believed I could fly.” Kara – “you took off in the end”. Simon’s critique “in the real world, if we had heard that on the radio, I would have turned that off in 10 seconds. Because it wasn’t very good, but in the end it was pretty good.” The judges were in agreement that because Aaron is so liked – he made the song better. I’m not sure I agree with their critique and wonder if they watch it back if they would comment differently. What did you think? Did Aaron pull off such a big song?

Siobhan Magnus selected “When You Believe” performed by both Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston – a huge song. Alicia Keys told her to hit her “money spot” – taking advantage of the big notes that she could hit with a little pause subtly. Alicia was very impressed by Siobhan and her voice. I’m hopeful that we will be as well. As I listen, it just is not doing anything for me – I think Siobhan can really belt it out, but when she sings soft and slowly she sounds completely different (not great). I think she fell into the same trap as last week – sounding like two different people in one song. Randy said she picked the toughest song of the night, and it was just okay. Ellen disagreed with Randy. Kara said technically it may have been well sung, but she’s starting to feel like she’s want to hang out with Siobhan more than buy her records. Simon agreed with Randy that it wasn’t the right song choice, and a bit odd and all over the place. But Siobhan’s comment that she didn’t want to be scared away because of those who have sung it before, because she loves the song, and the meaning of the song is why she is on American Idol – and no one compares to Mariah and Whitney – she just loves the song… I think her response itself will get her some votes even from people who didn’t love the performance.

Michael Lynche – Michael put together a list of about 200 songs a few years ago with the hope that someday if he ever made it on American Idol – he would choose from that list of songs. “Hero” was his choice. Alicia wanted people to go crazy with him and take them on a ride with the song. I was glad he selected a song other than just a ballad – to get people excited about the music – even with the slow parts I thought he kept the energy up. Randy was worried about the song choice but said Michael worked it out. Ellen thought he did a great job. Kara said it wasn’t her favorite performance and the song became unrecognizable. Simon said he thought Mike sang it pretty well, but the theme for the evening is “inspirational” and the song didn’t quite gel.

Crystal Bowersox – For the first time of the season Crystal chose to perform without an instrument. Alicia said Crystal is very special and is one of her favorites. Performing “People Get Ready”, Alicia told her to focus on the emotion of the song and knows that people will love the performance. Beginning the song with no accompaniment worked well for Crystal. She proved that she can shine even without the comfort of her guitar. Breaking down into tears at the end of the song – “thanking the Lord”, Crystal showed also that she not only connects with the music, but also with the message of the song. Randy gave her a standing ovation. Ellen said she had never looked more beautiful and the song was beautiful. Kara thanked Crystal for taking a risk. And… that’s when the TiVo stopped. ARGH! But thank goodness I recorded GLEE after it on the same channel. Whew. Simon’s comment “That was inspirational. And I’m actually glad to see you emotional, you sang it fantastically and for me it was in a completely different class from everything we’ve heard tonight.”

I loved the comedic relief at the end of the judging for Crystal when she tried to take the handkerchief out of Ryan’s lapel pocket – it wouldn’t come, and Ryan said it was “taped” – he tugged on it and it did finally come out so Crystal could wipe away her tears – but her comment of “that’s Hollywood” and Ryan’s quick comeback of “that’s where we are” pushed away the tears and replaced them with laughter.

I predict Tim Urban will be going home tomorrow unless the “Vote for the Worst” group bands together to keep him on the show. (I just shake my head that people would spend their time doing that… but they do.) Or Aaron Kelly and Siobhan Magnus could both potentially be at risk. I love Michael Lynche but wonder where he will land in the scheme of things as he was safe last week and his fans may be complacent.

I will be shocked if Casey James, Lee DeWyze, or Crystal Bowersox are not safe. Warning to viewers for tomorrow night “Idol Gives Back” – they predict the show will go long, so if you are recording via DVR / TiVo – set your DVR to record accordingly so you don’t miss it and cuss them out at the end when you don’t get to see the results. (big grin… talkin’ to myself here.)

I’m sure dragging out the announcements stresses out the American Idol contestants and the producers seem to be trying to make things a little less predictable in mixing up the way they announce the bottom contestants. But to me it feels like they are just trying to fill up space. My question is why they don’t just make the announcement evening show 30 minutes long rather than trying to fill an hour… but I suppose that would not allow them to bring back former contestants to promote their albums. And speculations have been made during the past couple of weeks about host Ryan Seacrest – bloggers have commented on his seeming strangeness and awkward moments. He claims it is just fatigue, but I have to say the past couple of weeks it’s been really obvious that he is not at the top of his game. He has made the most inappropriate comments and I hope he gets back to being a little less “informal” in his hosting.

The shocker tonight was that Ryan didn’t drag out the announcement that Andrew Garcia was eliminated during the first 15 minutes of the show. With Andrew’s farewell, it was revealed that both Casey James and Aaron Kelly were safe and would be continuing on in the competition.

Former American Idol contestant Brooke White and TV star, Justin Gaston, sang a duet on the show. I’m not sure how they came up with the pairing but it didn’t really blend very well for me – strange combination of voices. But it was nice to see Brooke back on the Idol stage. I actually had to fast forward the performance, so maybe it got better but I couldn’t sit through it.

As the show continued, Ryan sent Crystal Bowersox to safety, followed by Siobhan Magnus, then he tortured Lee DeWyze by telling him that Chris Daughtry performed the same song the week he was eliminated…  before pulling him away from the other contestants and then finally announcing Lee was safe. This left the bottom three contestants as Michael Lynche, Tim Urban, and Katie Stevens. But of course, in true American Idol form, they made the contestants continue to wait through a break and performance by Adam Lambert.

I actually like Adam’s song “What Do You Want From Me” on the radio, but he’s just so over the top in everything he does I simply cannot watch him – just icky – sorry to all you Adam fans – and please don’t write hate comments. It’s just my opinion.

Sending Tim Urban to safety, Ryan left Michael Lynche and Katie Stevens as the remaining contestants – but he did make the announcement that one of the remaining was not even in the bottom 3 this week – which brought a huge sigh of relief to me as Michael Lynche was sent to safety and Katie Stevens was eliminated.

I think America got it right this week… what do you think?

Two American Idol hopefuls will be eliminated tonight and based on performances last night I predict it will be Andrew Garcia and Aaron Kelly. But I also think Siobhan Magnus and Katie Stevens could be at risk. With Michael Lynche in the bottom last week – it’s very difficult to predict the “unpredictable” outcomes this season.

Crystal Bowersox did an amazing job and I thought it was her best performance to date – the electric guitar seemed to bring out a bit more energy and fun in her personality.

But I think the winner from last night for me was Lee DeWyze. His performance was amazing, full of energy and he even smiled. As he gets more comfortable on stage and in front of the cameras, he gets better and better. I loved his performance of “A Little Less Conversation”. Adam Lambert gave Lee good advice about smiling and using more expression as he performed.

Andrew Garcia‘s rendition of “Hound Dog” was hard to watch – he tried to make it his own, but it’s such a huge song it completely paled in comparison to the original. If it was a song we were not familiar with and heard him sing it – I think it would have been fine. But as it was, I’m afraid he didn’t do it justice.

Tim Urban‘s version of “I Can’t Help Falling In Love” was applauded by the judges, but I didn’t get it. I felt like I was politely listening to a friend’s son or neighbor. Perhaps loads of teenage or pre-teen girls will pick up the phone to vote for Tim – but I truly don’t think he’s ready to be launching his recording career yet.

Aaron Kelly has grown a lot through the competition and he has a good voice. I think he’s still young and his attempt at “Blue Suede Shoes” was okay but I felt as though it were a high school performance. Simon agreed and even with his fan base, I think Aaron is at risk tonight.

Siobhan Magnus… ah.. Siobhan what can I say? I have liked Siobhan from the beginning… but as other contestants have seemed to improve and grow on me more, Siobhan truly does seem to be floundering a bit. Simon commented that she didn’t seem to know who she was – and I liked her comment that she doesn’t really classify or label herself – she just loves to sing. It was a good answer and could potentially get her votes, but her performance from last night was a bit cheesy and felt a bit like a cruise line performance. I don’t know why people keep using the “coming down the stairs” as part of their performance – it just doesn’t work unless you “own” it or have tons of experience. So, even though I like Siobhan, I’m afraid she may be at risk tonight.

Michael Lynche – again he’s still one of my favorites and I love his voice. He sang “In The Ghetto” and it was tender and beautiful. I’m not sure it will get the young fans to pick up the phone. I was hoping he would have performed something to get the crowd to leap to their feet and make calls for him – but it was truly another beautiful performance. He’s just amazingly talented.

Katie Stevens. Katie seems to have a growing fan base – likely because she’s cute and young. It felt to me as though she was trying too hard but the judges seemed to like her performance – except for Simon (and me). I wouldn’t mind if she was one to go tonight though. I just think some of the others are further along.

Casey James – he always does a good job and he seems to make songs his own no matter what he is performing. I can’t say I remember much of the performance and it didn’t make me go “Wow!” but it was good. Simon commented that he felt it was a “wasted opportunity and a completely forgettable song” but the vocals were good. Actually that about sums it up for me too.

I’m not looking forward to anyone going home tonight – but think it would be completely wrong if Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox, and Casey James are not the top 3 this season. I’d like Michael Lynche to be in the Top 4.

Who would be your top 3 this year?

Well… so obviously now I know that one of my favorite contestants was in the bottom three (gasp), and he/she was saved by the judges. It takes all the fun out of watching and being shocked… but I suppose I’ll watch now and be happy that I know who isn’t going home.

More to come … (after I’ve seen it for myself…)

Okay… I’m back and completely shocked by the bottom 2 contestants. I have to believe that the voters are skewed to the young pre-teen/teen fan base. Crazy.

But I’m very happy that all our favorites will be back again for another week.

Spoiler for those who haven’t heard…

Our bottom 3 this week included Michael Lynche, Andrew Garcia, and Aaron Kelly. Aaron was sent back to safety which left us with Michael and Andrew – neither of whom deserved to go home. When Michael was announced as the contestant at risk – shock ran through the whole studio. He sang “A Woman’s Work” beautifully… I mean… how could the judges NOT save him after a song like that? He’s truly amazingly talented and I hope all of the rest of his fans will pick up the phone next week.

I obviously loved hearing from David Archuleta again. His performance of “Imagine” was so pure, heartfelt and wonderful – I miss hearing him each week but was happy to hear that he’s got another album coming out soon.

And one side note comment: how in the world do artists fit into some of their outfits? Rihanna‘s skin tight, painted-on, black vinyl type outfit – I mean, how would someone even get into something like that? Wow. Of course, if I had a body like hers maybe I’d try to figure it out… (LOL).

Actually I think there are 4 really strong front runners including: Michael Lynche, Crystal Bowersox, Casey James and Lee DeWyze.

Tonight’s performances were really good and most contestants seem to be growing and improving. However a few struggled. If I were to base only on tonight – Aaron Kelly or Siobhan Magnus would be going home – as the other’s seemed to be stronger. But both have big fan bases, so I’m not sure either are at risk. However, the song Siobhan selected (“Across the Universe”) was slow and very unlike her previous songs, and I’m not certain that song would get people to pick up the phone for her. I actually won’t be completely surprised if she’s in the bottom three based on tonight’s performance. She’s a darling girl and I’m a fan, but with so many stronger performances, it’s hard to call at this point.

I still think Katie Steven and Tim Urban are at risk of going home and I’ll be surprised if they are not in the bottom three. They just are not as seasoned as some of the other contestants on American Idol.

American Idol: Stand-out Performances

I loved Andrew Garcia‘s version of “Can’t Buy Me Love” – although the judges said it was a bit corny, I loved the twist he gave it, he had fun and his voice sounded great. I thought his personality shown through a bit more than in the past and he had fun.

Michael Lynche “Eleanor Rigby”. I just love him and think even if he doesn’t win the competition, he’ll get signed and have a great and successful career. He’s so polished and his voice is so silky smooth and easy to listen to – love the twinkle in his eyes and the crowd goes wild for him. Simon commented that the performance was a bit “musical – theatrical” and now he’s confused as to what kind of artist Michael Lynche would be – I can see Simon’s point – but Kara and Randy both felt his performance was current and relevant – and I agree with them as well.

Crystal Bowersox – that girl is so talented and it’s fun to hear her take on different songs. Her performance of “Come Together” was amazing (even though it was difficult to understand the words)… I love that she is so true to who she is and makes each song her own.

Casey James’ version of “Jealous Guy” was different than he’s done before – it was tender, vulnerable and showcased a bit more emotion from him. I liked it (but didn’t love some of the vibrato) – but it was completely his style and I could imagine hearing it on the radio right now with him singing it. The judges gushed about it and Simon even said it was the best performance of the night. I’m not sure I would go that far, but I did like it.

Lee DeWyze “Hey Jude”. One of my favorite songs, and Lee did a great job (even though it started a bit shaky). I was a bit surprised with the bagpipes coming in and thought that was a bit fun (I love the bagpipes). The judges thought that was over the top and strange, but they didn’t hammer the point as they seemed to like the performance anyway. Lee is getting more confident and I just love his voice (as if I haven’t said that before). I can’t wait for him to get comfortable with his talent and really let go of the stresses – so we can see what he could really do if he completely believed in himself.

Tim Urban actually did the best he’s ever done (in my opinion). The song “All My Lovin’” was a bit repetitive and I was glad when it was over, but his vocals were the best I’ve heard him. I still call it that he could be a teen idol on Disney or Glee or something. (Casting agents take note…)

Katie Stevens is such cute and the judges loved her version of “Let it Be”. Her voice is not as easy for me to listen to as some of the others, and I thought she did a good job, but it wasn’t my favorite.

Aaron Kelly – “Yoda” as the other contestants call him – he has a huge fan base and even though his “Long Winding Road” struggled to move forward and felt quite shaky, his fans are likely to pull him through to another week.

So if I had to put money on it, I’d say either Tim Urban or Katie Stevens will be going home (Likely Tim Urban), but we could see some surprises.

I’m super excited for tomorrow and Utah’s own David Archuleta — to perform tomorrow night on American Idol. It will be fun to see how much he’s grown – but also I absolutely cannot get enough of his voice and talent. He is simply amazing and I love his music and the fact that he’s so humble.

Anyone else want to guess about who is going home?

Which American Idol contestants do you want to hear on the radio?