American Idol Blog

How did the top 8 of American Idol do this week? Well, this is just one girl’s opinion but here goes… First, Congratulations go out to Jennifer Lopez for being named by People Magazine “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.” Obviously she’s gorgeous but I always wonder how anyone could really choose – because [...]

It’s not often that I’m truly shocked by the results of American Idol. Yes, of course, I was surprised a few weeks ago when Casey Abrams had the lowest votes and the judges saved him. But at least I had an explanation for it – as I figured his fans thought he was certainly safe [...]

American Idol this week featured the music of Motown. I thought it was an interesting choice and one I was looking forward to – to see how each contestant could make music from such a specific era relevant today and perform with their own unique spin. We started with Casey Abrams singing Marvin Gaye’s “I [...]

Each week predictions for American Idol get more fun as contestants begin to shine. Who is your favorite? If you didn’t catch performances tonight, here is a recap. Tonight the theme was songs from the year the contestant was born. Kicking off the show was: Naima Adedapo – from 1984 singing “What’s Love Got to [...]

Hi all – I’m finally getting caught up on American Idol this season – and have just seen the Top 24 (obviously I’m still behind as I have not yet watched the performances from this week). But I wanted to weigh in before I watch so I can make my predictions based on what I’ve [...]

It seems that this season of American Idol is all about the judges so far… what will Steven Tyler say that gets bleeped? Will he flirt or be suggestive with female contestants? Will JLo act like a Diva? She hasn’t so far but the rumors behind the scenes are that she’s not happy with Steven [...]

Image via Wikipedia I am the first to admit that I was very skeptical that I would enjoy this season of American Idol. Without Simon around, I wondered if there would be any judge whom I would agree with most of the time, or who would make the show fun to watch – waiting to [...]

Image by Getty Images via @daylife I finally got around to watching the first 2 episodes of American Idol – and have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I was certainly not looking forward to some of the changes and have heard negative comments about Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. I actually liked that it [...]

Reports keep coming in confirming Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo) and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith fame as the new judges on American Idol. Honestly I don’t mind that Jennifer Lopez would be joining the team – I think she’ll be honest and yet have a good sense of humor. I would have loved to see her bantering [...]

Fox chairman, Peter Rice announced today that Kara DioGuardi is not returning to American Idol this season as a judge. Along with the resignation of Ellen DeGeneres – that leaves us with Randy Jackson as a judge and Nigel Lythgoe returning as a producer. Image via Wikipedia Rice refused to confirm any speculation about replacements [...]