I'd like to kick off this recap with some amazing end-of-show insight from J. Lo that really sums up the  Idol -viewing experience for you, for me. "Listening to those voices, back to back, I'm like, oh my God. It's crazy! Who's gonna win? I don't kn more

The "American Idol" contestants are taking on 21st Century Songs this week. How do you think they did?The judges come out and Jennifer appears to be wearing very shiny jammies. Perhaps she and Seacrest are having a slumber party after the show. When the T more

This episode will either be really fun, or really bleak, depending on your outlook and how much you choose to let it shape your view of the 21st century so far. Tonight is a big step for the Final 7, though, as their choices from contemporary music will h more

AMERICAN IDOL  “Top 7 Perform” Season 10 Episode 28 – I thought the show  was off to a shaky start when “the bottom six” came out to open the show singing Pink’s “So What.” The girls (Thia, Pia, Karen, Ashthon, Naima) all loo more

After a year of curses, one of my favorites finally goes home. I’ve had terrible trouble with my favorite  American Idol  contestants this year. First, there was my favorite contestant of all time (Molly Dewolf Swenson) being cruelly cast away b more

After last week's gonzo results show, 'American Idol' fans were prepared for anything, but tonight's sendoff felt more like a listless airport 'goodbye' than a traumatic, premature separation of the kind we experienced last Thursday night. Somehow, the more

This week,  American Idol  was all about variety. Remember, everyone: "We could have a country Idol; we could have a pop Idol; we could have whatever," said The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. In other words, a country or pop Idol would b more

It's "Songs from the Movies" week on American Idol , which means that this week I will remember that there are other songs to sing besides "Danger Zone" from Top Gun . Maybe Paul McDonald will sing something from the Twilight soundtrack as a nod to his cu more