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The only thing surprising about this year’s AI finale was how excruciatingly boring it was. Hey, I am all for giving each of this year’s 12 finalists a chance to shine during the 2 hour long show, but did a whole segment have to be dedicated to the phenomenon that is Sanjaya? As annoying as […]

After months of competition, we have finally reached the end of the American Idol season. There is just one more thing left to do - crown the winner. With Melinda out of the running, the viewers have what I had originally thought would be a difficult choice: Blake the showman or Jordin the songstress. However, […]

First Paris Hilton got a much lighter sentence than she deserved, and now the Navy is allowing Phil Stacey to go on the American Idols Live tour for two and a half months. He will join Haley Scarnato, Sanjaya Malakar, Melinda Doolittle, Lakisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Gina Glocksen, Chris Richardson, Chris Sligh and Jordin […]

For reasons I couldn’t quite put my finger on, I was out of sorts all day. Something wasn’t right. Paris still going to jail? Check. Lindsay’s mom still an attention seeking coattail rider? Check. K-Fed still worthless? Check. So why the ominous feeling that something was about to go terribly wrong? I just shook it […]

Tonight’s installment of Idol featured four stellar performances (all of Melinda’s and Blake’s version of “This Love”), four that were very good (all of Jordin’s and Mr. Lewis’ “When I Get You Alone”), and one that was just better than average (Blake’s “Roxanne”). So with no major missteps to speak of, who gets to […]

Well, things went the way they should have on Idol tonight. However, I do want to say that LaKisha will be missed. As I have mentioned before, the talent this year dwarfs past seasons, so when someone leaves, it’s sad because you know that they are talented. Any other year that contestant could easily have […]

I’m nervous for Melinda Doolittle. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I thought she sounded great on this week’s Bee Gees themed show. Her renditions of “Love You Inside and Out” and “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” were great. In fact, Only Jordin’s “To Love Somebody” came close to Mindy’s level, as both Blake […]

Dear Gina,
Fame. It is a fickle friend, indeed. One minute you’re belting out “The Boys Are Back in Town” on national television while Simon leers at your cleavage, the next you’re being dragged out of a Florida bar after throwing a glass at another patron. Seems far fetched, […]

Well, another results show of American Idol has come and gone, and with it two more crooners have politely been asked to vacate the premises. This week’s casualties were Phil Stacey (deserved) and Chris Richardson (not). Though I am disappointed to see Chris leave, I confess that I am also pretty excited when I look […]

Didn’t the infamous Sanjaya say something about talking about “something other than hair?” Well, from Jordin’s over-done ‘do (i think i saw Haley Scarnato hiding in there) to Blake’s sinister black locks, hair certainly had a large role in this week’s Bon-Jovi themed episode.
As for the singing, overall there were some pretty […]

American Idol is not making it easy for me to be a viewer. First Sanjaya suspiciously got voted off, and the fun ended. Now on this week’s special charity night, “Idol Gives Back,” Celine Dion is going to sing with the ghost of Elvis! Idol teased viewers by saying that “two of […]

Sanjaya is back in real-life away from American Idol, but now he has to adapt to being ridiculously famous. How’s he doing that? He’s in the process of hiring a bodyguard. I don’t blame the kid. He seems really whimpy - in a puppy-dog sort of way - and I’d worry […]

Well, it was fun while it lasted, but as most everyone knows, Sanjaya was eliminated last night. But was it just? Howard Stern, who was one of the leaders of the cause doesn’t think so. This morning he opened his radio show with a few thoughts.
I’m not a conspiracy theory guy, but […]

On last night’s American Idol, Simon Cowell was caught rolling his eyes when Chris Richardson expressed his condolences to the affected people at the Virginia Tech shooting. Then damage control began. After the commercial break and apparently after producers told him that he was caught on camera, Simon Cowell went into a spiel […]

The country is getting increasingly worked up over American Idol and Sanjaya. Today, Maxim Magazine has named Sanjaya “Girl of the Day,” which is a feature of their website where they normally profile famous and non-famous women dressed in underwear or bikinis wearing lots of makeup. Today, though, they are profiling a 17-year-old […]