In case you somehow missed it, here's the American Idol clip of Michael Johns being eliminated last night. Shock waves are still being felt around the Idol universe.
Write in and let us know your thoughts on this shocker.Â
Wow.
We had predicted a surprise elimination earlier today when we said Carly Smithson would be voted off the show - and she did plummet to the bottom three, along with Syesha Mercado - but we never dreamed Michael Johns would get the boot.
This may rank below Chris Daughtry's elimination in terms of shock value... but not too far below. We're speechless.
Leave a comment and discuss among yourselves: Did you think Johns deserved to be eliminated tonight?
On a night of inspiration songs, a trio of favorites - David Cook, Michael Johns and Carly Smithson - failed to motivate the judges to give them high marks.
Conversely, Kristy Lee Cook (yes, Kristy Lee Cook!) and Jason Castro basked in the high praise of Randy, Paula and Simon. Oh, and David Archuleta did well. But what else is new?
Who was your favorite performer? Who do you think will be sent home next on American Idol?
Also, remember: tonight is the Idol Gives Back special. Watch. Call in. Donate all you can.
We all witnessed the tears of Brooke White and Ramiele Malubay last night. But what did viewers at home not see during the broadcast?
A few interesting notes:
⢠Michael Johns dabbed the sweat from his brow moments after learning he was safe; he then took his spot on the couch next to fellow survivors Carly Smithson and David Archuleta.
⢠Ramiele Malubay â before learning her fate as the next Idol to go â wiped the tears from her eyes after watching the touching moments between former American Idol Bo Bice and the love of his life, his son, up on the big monitor.
⢠Kristy Lee Cook, after learning she was safe, handed the paper sign (which we found obnoxious) that read âBottom Threeâ to a lucky fan in the pit.
It was time for Ramiele Malubay to go home last night, as tears filled her eyes as soon as Ryan Seacrest announced she was stuck in the bottom three. She knew it was her time to say goodbye.
A less-than-stellar Dolly Parton interpretation doomed Ramiele on Tuesday night, as she was joined by Kristy Lee Cook and Brooke White in the trio with the lowest number of votes.
Here's a shot of fellow American Idol finalists comforting Malubay after the announcement was made. We wish her the best of luck.
By now, everyone has watched the American Idol performances from Dolly Parton night, right? And everyone has wished David Cook a speedy recovery after his hospitalization?
In that case, it's time to get down to the real issue of the day: Who is going home tonight?
The obvious candidates are all safe - Cook, David Archuleta, Brooke White, Carly Smithson and Michael Johns. So, do you think it's time for Kristy Lee Cook to get the hook?
We wouldn't be shocked if so. But our money is on Ramiele Malubay. She has a great voice, but every performance feels the same. At least Cook keeps things fresh with her attempts to mock and/or flirt with Simon Cowell.
Leave a comment and let us know who you voted for.Â
Simon Cowell was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly following last Tuesday night's performances. Here's some of what our favorite judge had to say:
How do you feel the show is going this season?
It's interesting. I think the audience are much more savvy than I've seen them in previous years, and much less forgiving, which I'm happy about. I've got a feeling this year something strange could happen, particularly after what happened with David Cook last night. Because, I've got to tell you, watching it back, this performance he did on "Billie Jean," in my opinion, was in a different league to anything we've heard on the season so far.
Chin up, David Cook. Simon Cowell thinks you're the one to beat. So do we.
It was so much better, [chuckles] he kind of made some of the other performances seem ridiculous. But I'm glad! He was smart â I know where he got the arrangement of the song from, but that doesn't really matter. He was brilliant! And I was concerned three or four weeks ago that this was just going to be a coronation for David Archuleta and it's just a question of who comes [in] second. I'm not so sure anymore.
And, you know, with Jason Castro last night â there's a guy who thinks he's just sailing along, and I thought it was a bad performance. You give somebody like him a kick up the ass, let's see what he can deliver now. But I thought it was, um, an interesting night last night.
To be sure. Some very odd song choices.
And very clever song choices. That "God Bless the U.S.A." [sung by Kristy Lee Cook] â smart girl. Gotta tell you [laughing] when your back's against the wall, she knew what she was doing. I thought that was very smart. I'll be amazed if she gets booted out on the back of that [song].
Ruben Studdard is back on the radar of American Idol.
The Season 2 champion, whose albums haven't exactly topped the charts, will perform the "farewell song" used to play off contestants as they are eliminated from the top 12 this season. The song will be a cover of Kenny Loggins' "Celebrate Me Home," in a new version produced by Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam.
"It's very soulful, very heartfelt," Lewis said. "Ruben is singing his pants off."
Season 5's farewell song, Daniel Powter's "Bad Day," went on to sell 1.9 million copies and was the top digital download of 2006.
The powers that be behind The Beatles songbook have finally given American Idol permission to use its tunes on the world's favorite reality show.
"It's something we've waited for for seven seasons now. Sony has agreed to release the Lennon and McCartney songbook to us," producer Nigel Lythgoe told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show.
"Everyone's so good this season they're saying, 'Yeah, go ahead, please sing the songs.' And especially after [David Archuleta] sang the Lennon song last night. How good was that?"
Answer: quite good!
Imagine David Archuleta as an American Idol champion.
It isn't hard to do.
Following his moving performance of the John Lennon song "Imagine" last night, this 17-year is easily this season's favorite. Just consider the praise heaped upon Archuleta by Simon Cowell:
Very, very risky to do a John Lennon song, particularly that one, but it worked. There are 19 very miserable contestants sitting here tonight. Trust me. Youâre the one to beat.
While this David is dominating the headlines, a couple others put on solid performances: the judges had mostly positive things to say about David Cook and David Hernandez, as well.
But Archuleta ruled the night. Do you think he'll win?
