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Simon CowellIf you're still scratching your head over Paula Abdul's sudden departure from American Idol, here's a theory.

Maybe she had a hard time taking extreme criticism from a man responsible for unleashing (heh) one of the most godawful songs on the planet.

Back in the early 80's, a young Simon Cowell helped bring "Ruff Mix," a techno tune consisting entirely of dogs barking, to the music world's increasingly tone deaf ears. He was so committed to making the song a success that he was even willing to go on national television dressed as the song's main character, Wonderdog, to promote it.


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American Idol - Season 8 Finale

At long last, the season 8 finale of American Idol has arrived! It's been fun watching all of the Idols grow in their musical prowess (that's a Paula word), especially Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, the final two performers who couldn't be more different, but are both awesome in their own way.

Ryan started things off by introducing the judges, along with a funny video clip for each of them -- Randy Jackson saying "For Me" throughout the season; Kara DioGuardi saying "sweetie" and "honey" to people who didn't make it past the audition process; Paula's round-up of colorful adjectives (vocal prowess, masterful and effortless, palette, etc.); and Simon's issues with hearing what people say (as in, he could probably use a hearing aid!).

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetaamerican idolamerican idol finaleAmericanIdolAmericanIdolFinalebikini girlBikiniGirlcarlos santanaCarlosSantanadanny gokeyDannyGokeykara dioguardiKaraDioguardikeith urbanKeithUrbankisskris allenKrisAllenlionel richieLionelRichiemegan joy corkreyMeganJoyCorkreypaula abdulPaulaAbdulqueen latifahQueenLatifahrandy jacksonRandyJacksonrod stewartRodStewartryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowelltatiana del toroTatianaDelTorotop 13Top13Jane BoursawThu, 21 May 2009 00:22:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Finale part 1 - Adam and Kris performhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/20/american-idol-finale-part-1-adam-and-kris-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/20/american-idol-finale-part-1-adam-and-kris-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/20/american-idol-finale-part-1-adam-and-kris-perform/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

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"Two are left standing, but only one can take it all." Seacrest breaks it down for us this evening, just in case there was anyone who didn't know what was going on. Each contestant is performing three songs tonight: a song that they've already performed on the show, one chosen by Idol producer Simon Fuller, and the winner's single, co-written by judge Kara DioGuardi.

And what a winner's single it is. Hoo boy. I had no idea a song could be that awful. It truly plumbs the depths and nearly ruins the entire night. Luckily, the guys have two previous performances that hopefully people will remember instead of the final one. Because, wow. Just, wow.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertamerican idol finaleAmericanIdolFinalekris allenKrisAllenpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellKona GallagherWed, 20 May 2009 00:13:00 ESTAmerican Idol: 1 of 3 goes homehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/american-idol-1-of-3-goes-home/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/american-idol-1-of-3-goes-home/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/american-idol-1-of-3-goes-home/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , ,

American Idol - 1 of 3 goes home
It's getting down to the wire, and all three of the remaining contestants are certainly talented enough to be crowned the next American Idol. While I've been an Adam Lambert fan all along, I'd be fine with whomever wins this season.

Things start off tonight with the Ford commercial, kind of a fun little cartoon-oriented ad with Adam, Danny and Kris singing "Break My Stride." It must be really fun to see yourself as a cartoon/comic book character.

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american idol top 3

We open up with a shot of the three finalists: Danny, Adam and Kris. Doesn't it make you kind of sad? I don't want a finale with three dudes -- I want Allison back! She should be standing up there instead of Gokey, and she probably would be if the judges didn't have some weird fascination with him.

In any case, Ryan informs us it's the 300th episode and that we should stand up for the top 3. No thank you, sir. This is also the episode in which the finalists sing two songs, one of which is chosen by the judges. I already know what Gokey is singing, because Paula Tweeted it earlier today. NOT THAT SHE'S BIASED OR ANYTHING. Hey Paula, what are the other guys singing? Huh? What was that? <crickets>.

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Paula Abdul performs on American Idol

Yet another results show has come around, and Ryan starts things off by asking, "Who will graduate from the Idol school of rock, and who will just get schooled?" You know, Ryan, I'm available if your writers are on strike. Call me.

Anyway, sounds like it was a dramatic week on American Idol - a large column collapsed and in a separate incident, a staffer was injured on a stair mishap. Whew. But the show must go on, and we'll find out tonight whether Allison, Danny, Adam or Kris will be going home. The other three get to go home, too, but for a big hometown parade with cheerleaders and town leaders gushing praise on them.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetachris daughtryChrisDaughtrydanny gokeyDannyGokeygwen stefaniGwenStefanikara dioguardiKaraDioguardikris allenKrisAllenno doubtNoDoubtpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonsimon cowellSimonCowellJane BoursawThu, 07 May 2009 00:18:00 ESTWhy American Idol may say goodbye to Kris tonighthttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/why-american-idol-may-say-goodbye-to-kris-tonight/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/why-american-idol-may-say-goodbye-to-kris-tonight/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/why-american-idol-may-say-goodbye-to-kris-tonight/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Kris Allen IdolI don't pretend to understand the motivation of the American Idol voters, but after watching last night's performances by the Final Four, I'm convinced that Kris Allen is going to be the odd man/singer out tonight. It's not that Kris was the poorest performance; I agree with Kona that Danny's "Dream On" was a bit of a nightmare. No, Kris will be done in because he chose the wrong Beatle song.

Rock night on American Idol, with Guns 'n Roses' Slash of all artists as a mentor, was bound to fall on the hard end of the rock spectrum. That did not suit Kris's mellow music man vibe at all. If he wanted to impress the judges -- and win over the fans -- he would have been better off going against the grain and not trying to compete with the heavy duty rock star wannabes on the show.

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]]>American IdolAmericanIdolBeatlesCome TogetherComeTogetherFoxJohn LennonJohnLennonKris AllenKrisAllenMcCartneySlashvotingAllison WaldmanWed, 06 May 2009 17:15:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Top 4 Performhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/american-idol-top-4-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/american-idol-top-4-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/american-idol-top-4-perform/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

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With this particular final 4, you know that Rock Night is going to be interesting -- and they don't disappoint. Adam and Allison are definitely suited for this, while Kris and especially Danny have a bit of an uphill battle. Slash is the mentor, which sounds exciting, but we don't really see a whole lot of him. I have no idea if this is what actually happened or not, but we definitely get the impression that he didn't work with the contestants as much as some of the other mentors did.

Also this week we have something new: duets. Frankly, I thought the idea was going to be kind of a train wreck, but they turned out to be really interesting. Pairing Allison and Adam together makes sense, but it left the odd couple of Danny and Kris. It was really kind of hilarious, and I'm sad that they won't be able to do it again this season (unless they do it tomorrow during the results show), because it was a lot of fun.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetadanny gokeyDannyGokeyduetskara dioguardiKaraDioguardikris allenKrisAllenpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowelltop 4 performTop4PerformKona GallagherWed, 06 May 2009 00:08:00 ESTSpike Lee's Strange heading to PBShttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/spike-lees-strange-heading-to-pbs/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/spike-lees-strange-heading-to-pbs/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/spike-lees-strange-heading-to-pbs/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

spike lee passing strangeTrailblazing filmmaker Spike Lee has done some great work for TV. One of my favorite Lee TV projects is Sucker Free City, his underappreciated pilot/telemovie for Showtime about San Francisco's criminal underground. And who could forget the Emmy Award-winning Hurricane Katrina doc When the Levees Broke for HBO?

Lee is returning to TV with his latest project, Passing Strange, which has just been picked up by PBS' Great Performances series at the Tribeca Film Festival. Strange is expected to air on PBS next year.

The film is a theatrical stage production of the Tony nominated Broadway musical of the same name. It's about a black man who travels to Europe in the 1970s to find himself. The music is by Mark Stewart, or Stew, an acclaimed L.A. based singer/songwriter.

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]]>great performancesGreatPerformancespassing strangePassingStrangepbsspike leeSpikeLeeMike MoodyFri, 01 May 2009 13:07:00 ESTAdam gets an American Idol wake-up callhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/30/adam-gets-an-american-idol-wake-up-call/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/30/adam-gets-an-american-idol-wake-up-call/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/30/adam-gets-an-american-idol-wake-up-call/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

adam hairdoWhen Ryan Seacrest did the results from the voting last night on American Idol and put Adam Lambert in the bottom three, my reaction was like Kara's. It was a jaw-dropper. How was it possible that Adam, who's been flying through week after week and has been wowing the judges, was suddenly on the short end of the votes? Being just a tad suspicious, my first thought was that the producers had manipulated the votes or something to make it more dramatic.

And it was! Not only was Adam in the bottom group, so was Kris and Matt. I expected Matt to be there because he's been hanging by a thread for weeks, ever since the judges used their new rule -- the Judges' Save -- to keep him in the competition. So, Matt made sense. Kris was quickly moved to the top group, so sweating over him wasn't in the cards.

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]]>Adam LambertAdamLambertAmerican IdolAmericanIdolARlenbottom threeBottomThreeBuddy HollyBuddyHollyFoxGershwinJudges SaveJudgesSaveRat PackRatPackvotingAllison WaldmanThu, 30 Apr 2009 15:36:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Top 5 Performhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/american-idol-top-5-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/american-idol-top-5-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/american-idol-top-5-perform/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

American Idol - Top 5 PerformThe theme on this week's American Idol is songs from the Rat Pack era, and the five remaining contestants are mentored by Jamie Foxx. I get that he's a classically-trained musician who also starred in Ray and Dreamgirls, but is he the best person to mentor on this genre? I get the feeling that whomever is getting bad press calls up the Idol producers and begs to be on the show. Well, that and I'm sure he's plugging The Soloist, in theaters right now. Anyhoo ...

Kris Allen starts things off with "The Way You Look Tonight," one of my favorite songs from that era. It's really nice having Ricky Miner and the band onstage, because it helps to put you in that era. The tune starts off slow, then picks up with a jazzy beat in the middle. Really, really nice.

The Judges: Randy says it's his best performance to date; Kris took his time, told a story, and added some R&B stylings. Kara agrees, saying Kris set the technical standard high for the evening. "You are truly a dark horse in this competition," says Kara. Paula says he's made an amazing transition from boy-next-door to sophisticated gentleman. Simon isn't quite as enthusiastic, saying it's "wet" and like "taking a well-trained spaniel for a walk." He doesn't feel like Kris can win the competition.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetaamerican idolAmericanIdoldanny gokeyDannyGokeykara dioguardiKaraDioguardikris allenKrisAllenmatt giraudMattGiraudpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonsimon cowellSimonCowelltop 5Top5Jane BoursawWed, 29 Apr 2009 00:22:00 ESTAmerican Idol: 2 of 7 go homehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/23/american-idol-2-of-7-go-home/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/23/american-idol-2-of-7-go-home/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/23/american-idol-2-of-7-go-home/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

American Idol - Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai go homeTwo of the seven remaining contestants on American Idol went home this week. And this time, they actually did go home. It seems like the producers have been trying to psych us out all season, throwing as many surprises as they can to keep the show fresh. Not so tonight. Two went home, and it was no surprise to me who those two were.

But first, we got to see some behind-the-scenes stuff as the Idols prepared for their group number. When Ryan said they called on a huge name in the choreography world for this week's group number, I was pleasantly shocked to see that it was Paula.

It was nice to see her dance again. Makes me want to go back and watch some of her vintage music videos. Thinking about it also took my mind off the goofy disco outfits the Idols were wearing. Anoop had quite the George Michael look going.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetaanoop desaiAnoopDesaidanny gokeyDannyGokeydavid archuletaDavidArchuletadisco queensDiscoQueensfreda payneFredaPaynekara dioguardiKaraDioguardikc and the sunshine bandKcAndTheSunshineBandkris allenKrisAllenlil roundsLilRoundsmatt giraudMattGiraudpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellthelma houstonThelmaHoustonJane BoursawThu, 23 Apr 2009 00:24:00 ESTDanny Gokey needs to shake it up...or elsehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/danny-gokey-needs-to-shake-it-up-or-else/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/danny-gokey-needs-to-shake-it-up-or-else/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/danny-gokey-needs-to-shake-it-up-or-else/#commentsFiled under: , ,

danny gokey IdolVery early on, it seemed to me that Danny Gokey was a lock to be in the finals for American Idol. He has a great voice, a compelling story, a nice personality that comes across the TV screen, and unless he completely screws it up, Danny is going to be there for the really big finale shows. However, after last night's tepid performance of "September" -- or as Kona put it, he's the "best wedding singer ever" -- I have real concerns about Danny.

Handicapping the finals now, which is a risky endeavor since I'm not a Vegas oddsmaker, I see Adam Lambert and Kris Allen singing it out for American Idol supremacy. Danny Gokey has sung himself out of the top two. He simply hasn't been interesting or creative or dynamic in the past few weeks. Kris and Adam are leaving him in the dust.

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]]>Adam LambertAdamLambertAmerican IdolAmericanIdolcontestantsDanny GokeyDannyGokeyfinaleFoxKris AllenKrisAllenoddsSeptemberSusan BoyleSusanBoyleVegasAllison WaldmanWed, 22 Apr 2009 15:06:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Top 7 perform (again)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/american-idol-top-7-perform-again/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/american-idol-top-7-perform-again/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/american-idol-top-7-perform-again/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

American Idol Top 7

Well, the judges finally used their save last week somewhat confusingly on Matt Giraud. The good news is now that the save has been used, we don't have to endure any more of the awkward begging from the contestants at the end of the show. The bad news is that two people are getting eliminated this week. The worse news is that it's disco night.

In all fairness, though, this group is unlike most Idol groups in that they seem to do better with the more well-defined themes. When it's a free-for-all, like with the Billboard night, they lose their way and everything dissolves into chaos. Disco night just further proves this theory. With a few exceptions, the group manages to turn in vocally solid, interesting and original performances.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetaanoop desaiAnoopDesaidanny gokeyDannyGokeykara dioguardiKaraDioguardikris allenKrisAllenlil roundsLilRoundsmatt giraudMattGiraudpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellKona GallagherWed, 22 Apr 2009 00:20:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Who goes home? http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/american-idol-who-goes-home/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/american-idol-who-goes-home/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/american-idol-who-goes-home/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

American Idol - Season 8

I love the movie Flashdance, so I got all excited when the Idols started singing "Maniac" for their group number. But then I quickly deflated when I realized their version is nothing like the movie version with Jennifer Beals doing her butt dance. I'm not a lesbian, but watching that scene always makes me wish I was. Bring on the leg warmers and ripped sweatshirt.

After that, we had some footage of the Idols attending the red carpet premiere of 17 Again and getting to meet Zac Efron, Leslie Mann and the other stars of the film. Zac was in the Idol audience, too, wearing some goofy ski hat and looking like nine miles of bad road, but whatever.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetaamerican idolAmericanIdolanoop desaiAnoopDesaidanny gokeyDannyGokeykara dioguardiKaraDioguardikris allenKrisAllenlil roundsLilRoundsmatt giraudMattGiraudpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellJane BoursawThu, 16 Apr 2009 00:11:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Top 7 Performhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/american-idol-top-7-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/american-idol-top-7-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/american-idol-top-7-perform/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Matt Giraud
Tonight's theme is songs from the movies, so we have Quentin Tarantino. Come on! That's pretty awesome in a completely inappropriate way. As my boyfriend said when I turned it on, "I wasn't going to watch this, but it's Quention Tarantino!" It may not seem as though he fits on this show, but as pop culture-obsessed as he is, it's only fitting that he'd be completely in love with this show (because you know he totally is).

This week is weird. Because the judges couldn't shut their mouths last week (and it wasn't just the girls, as Simon accused) and they went so over their time, only two judges are critiquing each contestant. What this means is that Simon won't be critiquing every contestant, which sucks, because come on. As much as I don't want to feed his ego any more, Simon's critique is the one that matters the most, because if you strip away his crap, he gives solid advice 9 out of 10 times -- which is at least 6 times more than any of the other judges. Real talk.

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]]>adam lambertAdamLambertallison irahetaAllisonIrahetaanoop desaiAnoopDesaidanny gokeyDannyGokeykara dioguardiKaraDioguardikris allenKrisAllenlil roundsLilRoundsmatt giraudMattGiraudpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestKona GallagherWed, 15 Apr 2009 00:16:00 ESTWhat was Frankie Avalon doing on American Idol?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/10/what-was-frankie-avalon-doing-on-american-idol/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/10/what-was-frankie-avalon-doing-on-american-idol/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/10/what-was-frankie-avalon-doing-on-american-idol/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Frankie Avalon todayI don't know about you, but I was surprised -- floored! -- to see Frankie Avalon on American Idol the other night. Granted, they always have to stretch to fill the one-hour results show, which could truly be done in five minutes, but how odd was it for Flo Rida, Kellie Pickler and Frankie Avalon to be on the same show?

And Frankie kicked off the show! The Idol producers dug up a 1959 video of Frankie Avalon singing "Venus," which of course, lead to the real Frankie appearing on stage to finish the number. With the exception of the dream sequence in Grease (1978) singing "Beauty School Dropout," has Frankie done anything relevant to warrant such major exposure?

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]]>American IdolAmericanIdolDinah WashingtonDinahWashingtonFlo RidaFloRidaFoxFrankie AvalonFrankieAvalonGreaseKellie PicklerKelliePicklerMack the KnifeMackTheKnifeNeil SedakaNeilSedakaSimon CowellSimonCowellVenusWhat a Difference a Day MakesWhatADifferenceADayMakesAllison WaldmanFri, 10 Apr 2009 14:04:00 ESTAdam Lambert did not sing Tears For Fears' "Mad World" last night - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/08/adam-lambert-did-not-sing-tears-for-fears-mad-world-last-nigh/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/08/adam-lambert-did-not-sing-tears-for-fears-mad-world-last-nigh/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/08/adam-lambert-did-not-sing-tears-for-fears-mad-world-last-nigh/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Adam LambertI swore to myself that I wasn't going to watch American Idol this year or do any posts about it. I've stuck with the former promise but here I am writing a post about American Idol, so obviously I have no consistency or integrity.

I've been reading the controversy (so-called) of the show running late last night and DVRs not recording Adam Lambert's performance of Tears For Fears' "Mad World," a song released in the year he was born (1982 - I guess this was the theme of the night). So I watched the video at Ryan Seacrest's site, and you know what? Lambert didn't perform a song from the year he was born.

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]]>adam lambertamerican idoldvrsfoxgary julesmad worldryan seacresttears for fearsBob SassoneWed, 08 Apr 2009 14:25:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Top 8 Performhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/08/american-idol-top-8-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/08/american-idol-top-8-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/08/american-idol-top-8-perform/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Kris Allen

It feels like forever since I've written about American Idol, so I'm more than ready to get back into the swing of things. I'm digging this week's theme: Songs from the year you were born. Even better are all of the baby pictures they're showing. The photos of Simon with his ray gun and Ryan with his buck teeth are absolutely precious.

I also appreciate the fact that they finally cleared up Lil Rounds' name. Her name actually is Lil, and it does not stand for "Little," as Simon asserted the other week.

Overall, it's a strong week for the contestants, with only a few notable exceptions. It's such a good week, in fact, that one of the contestants whom I've been very vocal about not liking in the least totally impressed me. The world has turned upside down.

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American Idol Results Show - 1 of 9 goes homeWell, most of you correctly predicted who would go home on American Idol this week. A whopping 1183 votes for the predicted loser were logged in our poll!

But before we got to find out who it was for real, a whole bunch of other stuff happened, starting with Kara saying she appreciates the audience and their passion for the Idols. That was in reference to the heckling she got last night.

And Paula tried to redeem herself by saying that while she put the spotlight on Adam Lambert (you know, that Mick Jagger/Steven Tyler comment), she knows that all of the Idols have something special. Alrighty then.

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