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Didi Benami – American Idol Castoff

Did America get it right by eliminating American Idol contestant Didi Benami? Truly I believe they did. Didi struggled the most with her performance last night and although talented, just didn’t seem to find her groove in the competition. Tim Urban and Katie Stevens rounded out the bottom three this week. Tune in next week [...]

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Harassment on American Idol?

After watching American Idol tonight I wondered if anyone else was uncomfortable with a few of the comments made by Ryan Seacrest to contestants. In past weeks many inappropriate comments have been made by Kara DioGuardi about contestant Casey James – and Ryan has made those comments worse and even more awkward. I thought we [...]

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American Idol Shocker!

Spoiler Alert – if you haven’t heard the news about who went home on American Idol tonight… do not continue reading. I have to say 2 of the contestants who were eliminated were completely shocking to me. Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott – when each was announced I literally gasped and could not believe my [...]

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American Idol – Brooke White’s Debut Album

By Scott IwasakiDeseret News Brooke White, who placed fifth in the seventh season of “American Idol,” recently released her debut album, “High Hopes & Heartbreak,” and will perform at a Salt Lake concert this weekend. “It’s finally out,” said White during a telephone interview from her Los Angeles home. “And we’re getting ready to go [...]

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American Idol’s Adam Lambert Announces Album

American Idol’s Adam Lambert Announces Album — how’s that for a lot of “A’s”?So Adam Lambert’s debut album will appear in stores on November 24th. (One week after Idol winner Kris Allen’s album). Just in time for Christmas. I likely won’t be buying Adam’s album as his style of music is too edgy for me [...]

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And we have a winner! A New American Idol is crowned….

Well, I have to say some of the performances tonight were utterly painful but I won’t name any names. I was surprised to see how many great stars were included in the duets and it was fun to see who former contestants were paired with. And for those who didn’t want to see the spoiler [...]

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… and it’s down to 2 on American Idol!

Well, the votes are in and it’s down to the final 2 on American Idol… If you love Danny Gokey… you were sad to see him go home tonight. I’m hopeful he’ll get straight to the recording studio and get his album going soon. As for the final 2 — it’s down to Kris Allen [...]

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American Idol – Top 3 Perform

It has been an interesting ride this season of American Idol, and I’ve been considering how biased the judges seem this season. It is obvious they love Adam Lambert and even Simon Cowell has proclaimed that Adam will be the winner this season. In season’s past, the judges have seemed to have their favorites, but [...]

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2009 American Idol’s Top 3

First I’d love to hear your opinion about Paula Abdul’s performance on American Idol tonight. Did you like the techno sound? the dancing? the song? chime in and let me know what you think! Personally I loved that Danny could laugh at himself and the “horror movie” last note in his song last night. I [...]

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American Idol – Rocking Performances

This week is a nightmare week for me on American Idol. I am not a hard rock fan and knowing that Slash was the mentor was a bit scary – thinking about all of the hard guitar, screaming and that the show would be less about musicality and more about rocking out. First to perform [...]

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