American Idol contestant Colton Dixon loves God and Jesus and he’s not embarrassed to tell this fan base about his religious experiences. While Philip Phillips has been using his star power to promote his new hit single “Home”, Dixon has been reaching out to his fan base posturing himself as a Christian rock star. While Joshua Ledet came away from the reality television show showing off his soulful roots and is positioned to become a leading voice in a renaissance revival of both blues and jazz sounds, Dixon hopes to resurrect his career after the devastating loss. By appealing to the Christian right wing crowd. Keep reading…
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American Idol 2012: Jessica Sanchez might beat Phillip Phillips in finals
On May 16th, live performances on American Idol 2012 were strong. But singers got mixed reviews from judges and mentor Jimmy on results night May 17th. The hardest part of the competition is having to tell any one of the singers their Idol journey has come to an end. Jennifer Lopez said she has never felt this way in all the years she’s watched the show because they are all so talented. Steven Tyler thanked them for having the courage to have a dream. But ultimately, the feedback for each was Phillip Phillips rocked but missed his moment, Joshua Ledet blew a tune by The Beatles, and Jessica Sanchez can sing Mariah Carey. Keep reading…
American Idol 2012: Phil Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez safe?
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…
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…
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…