American Idol 2012 moved one step closer to crowning a winner when they shrank the Top 4 to the Top 3 on May 10th. Those remaining contestants were Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Hollie Cavanagh, and Jessica Sanchez. Ledet gave what judges said was one of the best performances on the show ever, that Sanchez really knocked it out of the park, and that Phillips gave yet another rock star performance but they said Cavanagh had chosen the wrong songs.The crowd empathetically had booed her, but heading into the viewer vote hers was the weakest performance by far. Which up and coming star celeb was kicked off the show and why? Keep reading…
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American Idol 2012: Jessica Sanchez rebound washed Hollie Cavanagh out?
Can you believe that American Idol got down to their final four contestants so fast in 2012? With the competition harder than ever due to the tremendous talent of the season, the competitors were struggling to do their best and hoping to stay on the show long enough to make it to the hometown visit. Can’t get enough Idol? You can see all the live performance videos at americanidol.com — but here’s the gist of the viewers and judges feedback about the performance quality of songs by Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez, and Hollie Cavanagh… with a few extra notes about Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough as well. Keep reading…
American Idol 2012: Did Lady Gaga ‘Bad Romance’ end Colton Dixon?
When the bottom two were Hollie Cavanagh and Colton Dixon, viewers and the judges were shocked to hear that he — not she — had been voted off American Idol 2012 by America. Dixon apologized to the judges, said he would pay attention to their criticisms when he’s making an album, and kept his head up defiantly throughout the elimination process. But really, the reason American might have voted him off was because Colton Dixon sang a Lady Gaga tune without thanking her on stage afterwards. Since he dissed judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson when they gave constructive criticism, the elimination was no shock. Keep reading…
American Idol 2012: Phillip Phillips object of Jennifer Lopez affections?
Phillip Phillips took to the American Idol 2012 stage on April 18 and managed to fluster celebrity judge Jennifer Lopez with his sexy vocals. Singing a tune by Usher, the hot young singer from Georgia managed to truly own it. With a backup band of acoustical instruments, he played the guitar while seated and absolutely killed it. It was truly a magical moment on American Idol — one that any music fan would say was worth every minute of taking a time out from their hectic lives to sit down, tune in, and to turn up the volume while he performed it. Steven Tyler calls him, “Brilliantly awkward” and Randy Jackson loves him. Keep reading…
Celebrity Death: Who is Dick Clark? (TV host, real American idol)
Back in 2002, Clark hosted a special 50th anniversary edition of American Bandstand with one very special guest performer. Michael Jackson, the green celebrity who has been remembered by his friends and fans for his philanthropic deeds far more than any celebrity scandal his name was involved in, had been a frequent special guest performer on the show over the years. He performed Dangerous for Dick Clark to celebrate the memory of the program and Gen Y kids had an opportunity to learn a little bit of music history in the mix. Now the inspiration for American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, the deceased pop culture icon is living on. Keep reading…
Elise and Phillip: Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Tom Petty song video)
Elise Testone and Phillip Phillips knocked their duet out of the park on the American Idol episode that aired April 4th, 2012. It had to have been one of the best song duets that ever aired on the hit reality television show competition. Celebrity judge Randy Jackson hit the nail on the head with his overly simplistic comment, “Wow”. Watch the song video clip below then you tell us — how cool are these two Idols? Way to go. Please, please consider touring together and making a duets rock music ballad album together in the future for sure. Click the play button to hear Elise and Phillip sing the Tom Petty song cover tunes. Keep reading…