Idol Headlines for 3/5/08

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Idol Producer: David Hernandez’s Stripper Past “Won’t Make Any Difference”

On the heels of the reveal that Ramiele Malubay has a “racy” pic or two out there, it has come to light that for three years, 24-year-old David Hernandez worked as a stripper at Dick’s Cabaret in Glendale, Arizona, where he danced nude and gave lap dances to a mostly male clientele.

TVGuide.com: Will the revelations about David’s stripper past have any impact on whether he stays on the show?
Ken Warwick: No, it won’t make any difference. The truth is, we’re never judgmental about what people do to earn a living. They’ve got to put food in people’s mouths. We’ve had strippers on the show before. Nikki McKibbon was one in [Season] 1. We’re never judgmental about people who do things like that. If it were some sort of heavy porn, then maybe we’d have to take action. But certainly not on this.

TVGuide.com: Were you aware of his past before it was reported?
Warwick: No, I wasn’t. [Laughs] But the truth of the matter is, it wouldn’t have made any difference. There are a lot of people I know who’d love to have the opportunity just to make a better living by taking their clothes off.

TV Guide

Show of support for ‘Idol’ contestant Hernandez

Marisa Ronstadt, a vocalist who worked with Hernandez in an Arizona band, told the Arizona Republic: “He’s the sweetest guy. It’s like they’re trying to create a scandal. It shouldn’t matter. What’s in the past is in the past. His talent is what is important.”

Over the years, Idol producers have considered contestants’ controversial behavior individually, letting some continue but eliminating others from the competition. Season 1′s Nikki McKibbin remained despite a report that she had danced at a strip club. Racy online photos did not disqualify Antonella Barba last year.

USA Today

‘Idol’ Nearly Mum on Contestant’s Past

David Hernandez’s stripper past didn’t come back to haunt him on Tuesday night’s “American Idol.” Hernandez’s three-year stint as a male stripper wasn’t even mentioned during the live telecast, which featured the 24-year-old from Glendale, Ariz., performing a rendition of Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” However, acerbic judge Simon Cowell did mutter something about stripping, off camera, immediately after the song ended.

Fox News

”American Idol”: Sixes and Sevens

When you’re wrong, you’re wrong. And wow, did I ever prove that point when, back on Feb. 20, I got all huffy and argued that only three or four of American Idol’s male semifinalists deserved a spot in the season 7 finals. And to put an exclamation point on my error, I argued that ”Rocker” Robbie Carrico was among the worthy contenders!

Now, here we are two weeks later à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and less than 48 hours from the announcement of this year’s top 12 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and seven of the eight men left in the competition have made at least a somewhat compelling case that no, their journeys should not end with a torrent of tears from Ramiele Malubay and a dream-crushing insult from Simon come Thursday evening.

Entertainment Weekly

“American Idol”: Eight Guys’ Most Embarrassing Moments

It’s the last chance for the eight Idolette guys to try to secure a spot in the “American Idol” Season 7 finals.

Show host Ryan Seacrest walks down the curving staircase from the Balcony of Broken Dreams like a Ziegfeld girl, patting the occasional Guy Idolette lining the stairway.

It’s ’80s night and because we wore our most embarrassing outfits that decade, Seacrest says, the Idolettes will be required to reveal their Most. Embarrassing. Moment. Ever.

Washington Post

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ hopeful stays in tune despite scandal

The theme was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢80s music, and the question of the week for the eight male semifinalists was to name their most embarrassing moment. Considering one headline-making story, the setup seemed too good to be true.

David Hernandez has made news this week in a way heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d probably prefer to forget, as word of his previous career as a stripper raised some Internet buzz about his future on the show. The producers decided to keep him around, but he had to be nervous that the judges would try and get him out the old-fashioned way à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  by trashing him to the point where America would send him home.

MSNBC

American Idol: Top 8 Boys Perform

This is it, folks! After these next two weeks, we’ll have our Top 12. Which two of those smiling faces doesn’t deserve to be there? Well, I had a pretty good idea going into tonight’s episode and after it, I’m even more certain. I hope you all get it right. The boys were more comfortable this week and it showed in their performances. I think a lot of it had to do with the theme: ’80s songs. Finally, songs they may actually be familiar with and possibly even have a personal connection to.

Theme: Songs from the ’80s

TV Squad

Recap: ‘American Idol’ Top Eight Men Perform

Tuesday (March 4) marks one of the most important nights of the electoral process. No, silly, not the Texas and Ohio primaries. It’s the start of the final week of gender segregation on American Idol, before we integrate into the Top 12. How did The ’80s treat the Top Eight Men?

Zap2it

‘American Idol’ Front-Runner David Archuleta: Where Did He Come From?

He has the looks of a Disney Channel pinup; an “aw shucks,” down-home naturalism that borders on unreal humility; and the pipes of a seasoned pop superstar. For David Archuleta, it all adds up to making him perhaps the earliest front-runner to ever emerge from the “American Idol” gauntlet.

But long before he ever became America’s favorite, Archuleta was the favorite son of Murray, Utah, a commuter town outside Salt Lake City he still calls home à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  a home that calls him their champion.

MTV

Is ‘American Idol’ making Fox lazy? Case in point – ‘New Amsterdam’

What is the relationship between “American Idol” and an immortal cop? They share more of a connection that you might think.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“New Amsterdamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is the latest in a long line of pallid, forgettable Fox dramas. (The show, by the way, premieres 8 p.m. Tuesday on WFLD-Ch. 32, and also airs 8 p.m. Thursday before settling in moves to its regular 8 p.m. Monday slot.)

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  has raked in untold billions for Fox. As a result, the network has gotten noticeably lax in its development of new shows – and its few dependable veterans are also wearing thin. Sure, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Houseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is terrific, but the medical drama (which returns in late April) is the exception. And besides, it debuted four years ago.

Chicago Tribune

‘American Idol’ stars vote to help charities

The folks behind “American Idol” will again take a break in the competition to get people to open their wallets.

The second “Idol Gives Back” show has been set for April 9 and will include performances by Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Annie Lennox, John Legend and others.

Last year’s “Idol Gives Back” raised more than $76 million for charities that help underprivileged children here and abroad.

The program will be for one night this year (last year there were two), and a host will be named later this week.

New York Daily News

Ellen Loves à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ — and Pets!

Daytimeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s favorite talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, has a primetime obsession à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hooked on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This is probably the best à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ so far,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Ellen told à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Extra.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The guy from Australia [Michael Johns] is amazing, I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s incredible.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  The Aussie may be all that, but according Ellen, her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  hero is Kristy Lee Cook, the southern belle who sold her horse so she could afford to audition for the show. Ellen said, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“She needs to get her horse back, so we want her to win.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Extra TV

Blake Lewis: The Reality Rocks Interview

REALITY ROCKS: You know, one thing I’ve always thought was cool about Idol is it actually introduces a young audience to older music they never heard before, like the Supremes…

BLAKE LEWIS: Yeah, or like the Zombies, the underdogs of the whole British Invasion, who had the best songs ever! I got a lot of response for doing the Zombies’ “Time Of The Season,” and that was one of the songs I had to fight for. The producers didn’t want me to do that song. They didn’t like it. They gave me a list of other songs to sing; it was the first time they ever actually talked to me, because they knew I was such an individual. They wanted me to do “Tobacco Road,” which Phil Stacey ended up doing and killing it. But I knew that was not a good song for me. I didn’t actually swear at them, but when I said I wanted to do the Zombies the producers thought it wouldn’t go over well and said, “Well, what about America?” And I said, “I don’t give a f**k about America!” Really, here’s a British guy telling me what he thinks America wants! Anyway, America is huge, it’s everything. I can’t do what people want me to do and please everyone. I have to do what I want to do, and if people like it, then we’ve all won.

Yahoo.com

Kenny Chesney Tops List as Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Reveal ACM Nominees

Kenny Chesney snagged mentions in seven categories to emerge as the top nominee for the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood announced the nominations during a Tuesday morning (March 4) press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.

The contenders were revealed during a broadcast of The Early Show. The CBS news program also featured live performances by multiple nominees Rodney Atkins and Miranda Lambert, the ACM’s reigning new male and new female vocalists. Others receiving two or more nominations this year include Paisley, Big & Rich, Emerson Drive, Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.

CMT

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood React to ACM Nominations

As the reigning ACM male and female vocalists, Paisley and Carrie Underwood announced the nominations on the CBS news program, The Early Show. Paisley read this year’s female vocalist nominees on the air, and Underwood was delighted to find herself on the list.

“Right now, I’m not sure what other names he read because I was just looking for mine,” she later told CMT Insider. Asked if she sizes up her competition at awards shows, she replied, “I don’t think it’s necessarily like, ‘Oh, I’ve got her licked.’ … I don’t think it’s like that at all. All you can do is go vote for yourself and hope other people do the same thing — and cross your fingers, I guess.”

Underwood says she’s grateful simply to attend the awards show, which will be held May 18 in Las Vegas.

CMT

Country Radio Seminar Begins in Nashville

Radio programmers and executives from throughout the nation are convening at the Nashville Convention Center for the 39th annual Country Radio Seminar. The event, taking place Wednesday through Friday (March 5-7), features an extensive array of panel discussions and music events designed to keep broadcasters informed on the latest developments in country music and the radio industry. Wednesday’s agenda includes Nashville radio personality Gerry House’s in-depth interview with Garth Brooks and an evening performance by Brad Paisley. CRS closes Friday night with the New Faces show featuring 20-minute performances by emerging artists Luke Bryan, Jason Michael Carroll, Bucky Covington, Jake Owen and Taylor Swift.

CMT

Female Bikers Celebrate ‘Women’s Day’

Female bikers gathered at Bike Week on Tuesday to declare the day “Women’s Day.”

The number of female motorcycle owners is on the rise; one in 10 registered motorcycle owners is a woman. Tuesdays Bike Week ride celebrated that fact.

Former American Idol Contestant Kimberly Locke was one of the hundreds of women to participate.

“Riding is so liberating and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so empowering,” Locke said. “Even the men have to give women respect now days for what we do.”

Not only did the ride help to make a name for women bikers, but it also benefited the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The women raised more than $60,000 with the ride.

WESH

Changes continue for Kellie Pickler

A few years after being a waitress, Kellie Pickler was nominated for top new female artists in the Academy of Country Music awards Tuesday.

“This is really awesome. A few years ago when I was a roller skating waitress at Sonic I was never nominated as employee of the month but maybe that was because I spilled a lot of the food on the cars. Now I’m doing what I love and to get recognized for it is even more special.”

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  • star

    I don’t know if David H’s past will hurt him (personally, I could care less), but the fact that he was kind of forgettable last night might.

    Thank god Blake fought for “Time Of The Season.” :smile1_tb:

  • http://randomlyyoursbouffe.blogspot.com/ Bouffe

    “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” is a Meatloaf song, not a Celine Dion song. She did sing it at some point, but it’s not her song.

    Noe of this year’s “scandals” are really scandals at all. I find it completely ridiculous that the media/people are trying to dig things like that up. Personally, I could care less. It won’t affect the way I feel towards any of the contestants.

    And yes, thank god Blake fought for Time of The Season!

  • NOLA

    I really don’t see what the big deal is about Hernandez and his stripper past. It didn’t seem to bother daughtry.

  • jpfan

    Did Daughtry do nude lap dances in gay clubs? I had no idea. I think David H isn’t long for the show so it’s a mini scandal at best.

    I wonder if they’ll call David Cook out for doing the Incubus version of the Ritchie song. (Similiar to Daughtry’s “original” version of I Walk the Line.) My only problem with this is they should try acknowledge the artist whose version they’re doing especially if they’re getting praised for being “original.”

    Interesting Blake interview.

  • http://simonbaldwell.com SB

    I think they hope he gets voted off soon so people will quickly forget.

  • thesheriff

    I could care less about the stripping myself. And heck, it might be good for him. I’m sure he’ll be able to charge more and perhaps to private parties at a much higher price now!

    Regarding David Cook someone commented on his being credited for originality. I don’t recall originality being used. I thought it was that he took a risk. And I agree with the judges- that’s relatively “heavy” for Idol where just a few songs earlier we heard Wham for cryin’ out loud. I thought it was outstanding and I’m not a huge rock fan and I REALLY am not a Daughtry fan. Props were still due, imo.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Regarding David Cook someone commented on his being credited for originality. I don’t recall originality being used.

    I thought the bru-ha-ha over “I Walk the Line” was much ado about nothing Season 5. It would be the same if people made a big deal about David C. doing the Incubus version of “Hello.”

  • bean99

    I agree, MJ. I thought he did a great job with it and don’t care if it was original or not.

    I’m happy that Blake won his fight for TOTS. Loved it!

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    AOL Home Page Headline:

    Idol Stripper Laps Up Praise.

    :sealed_tb:

  • jpfan

    I don’t think it’s a big deal either. It’s just informational that he didn’t come up with that version himself. It doesn’t take away from the performance. However, I still like it when they credit the artists they’re copying. I think Daughtry did give the credit for IWTL and it was cut from the video promo. Maybe Cook will mention it on Thursday. I’m sure Incubus would appreciate it. :)

  • Tony

    I don’t understand why the show has been so understanding of David Hernandez when Frenchie was disqualified for almost the exact same thing.

    Is there some enormous difference that I’m not getting?

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Video of Simon snarking on David H

    http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1443772708

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    nevermind – old news

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    oh, I really screwed up –

    The tmz link is from last night. Posted another but it was dated. Sorry.

  • http://randomlyyoursbouffe.blogspot.com/ Bouffe

    Video of Simon snarking on David H

    http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1443772708

    CAn’t quite make what Simon says – is it something like “I really liked how he stripped it down?” *L*

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Here’s Simon’s quote from TMZ:

    “Simon can be heard telling the other judges to “say I liked the way you stripped it down.” Burn!”

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    Mean Simon.

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    I thought the bru-ha-ha over à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I Walk the Lineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was much ado about nothing Season 5. It would be the same if people made a big deal about David C. doing the Incubus version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hello.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    I could care less who’s doing whose cover version. It is annoying though when someone does a cover version and gets praise for being omgtotallyoriginal!!!11! I don’t know if that’s what the judges said to David Cook seeing as how I have to DVR the show and I usually FF through the critiques and the filler (I’m bad…I know!), but I think that was the crux of DAUGHTRYgate last year. Or at least it should have been. These things get blown out of proportion. Which is probably the understatement of the year :)

  • marymagdalene

    “It’s All Coming Back To Me” was written by Jim Steinman, who happens to write the majority of MeatLoaf’s songs…

    Granted, this is from WikiPedia, but I thought that it is a very interesting history of the song: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_All_Coming_Back_to_Me_Now

    Needless to say, it is Celine Dion’s version that is the best known, but this is MeatLoaf’s single for his most recent CD, “Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose”…

  • http://idol-mania.com/american-idol-fan/ idol fan

    Is that what Simon said?
    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Simon can be heard telling the other judges to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“say I liked the way you stripped it down”

    From that link I heard , “That’s David the Gay Stripper” but it’s really not clear at all…

    Doesn’t matter, I like David, he has talent. What he did or does on his own time is his own business. ( Not that their’s anything wrong with that – Seinfeld)

  • Karen

    Calling all Clay Fans:

    I was in NY on business and saw Spamalot on Sunday night. Great seat, row 6 on the aisle. He was adorable. He’s not the lead so there’s a lot of downtime waiting for him to come back on stage. But he was so good. Very natural actor, and of course his voice is so good for Broadway. It was just a bonus that the show was cute. Very worth $112.

  • milajoy

    Sharon, Josiah’s Mom, posted at VFTW about a show Josiah is doing in LA. Here’s the post:

    [i]I am sincerely thankful for all of the kind wishes, but I and my health have seriously hijacked Josiah’s thread for the past week.

    When everyone is finished power-voting, can we please make the title more about him again? (And don’t make it TOO mean, okay?)

    He is VERY pleased with his meetings so far. Also, he is actually going to play a show in Los Angeles this Friday. Here’s the note on his myspace page:

    03/07/2008 10:30 PM – Hotel Cafe
    1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028 – 10.00

    ok, so i know this is last minute, but this will be my first post-idol show, and i would love for you guys to come out! doors open at 10, and you might want to show up early…hopefully we can fill up the room! love you guys, and ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see you then ( : Josiah

    ————
    (Sharon’s Note: Due to the locale, the show is 21 only.)[/i]

    Here’s the Hotel Cafe’s schedule:

    http://www.hotelcafe.com/calendar_mar08.html

    Anyone in LA here?

  • jadore

    “It is annoying though when someone does a cover version and gets praise for being omgtotallyoriginal!!!11! ”

    That’s the judges fault, really, none of them strike me as being particularly knowledgeable about rock music – Randy brought up INXS comparisons after Michael performed a song by Simple Minds, a Scottish rock band. And Simon said he never heard Heart’s “Crazy On You” before Carly performed it last week. That song is a staple on classic rock radio, I hear it every other day.

  • milajoy

    I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand why the show has been so understanding of David Hernandez when Frenchie was disqualified for almost the exact same thing.

    Is there some enormous difference that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not getting?

    The difference is that there is no difference. It’s just that AI has been kicking themselves in the foot since the cut Frenchie

  • gabam

    I had never heard “Crazy On You” either but I don’t listen to rock radio either. I did not like the song. I have no idea whether she sang it as it was supposed to be sung or not. I just did not like what I heard.

    On the other hand, having AI viewers hear a song for the first time can work for a contestant. I had not heard the song Jason Castro sang before last night. I loved it and plan on buying it.

  • Chicago-sally

    http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/05/a-i-contestants-at-risk-past/

    TMZ is digging up all the Idol’s crazy past.

    David H:

    http://www.tmz.com/

  • PrplDva

    milajoy
    Mar 5th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
    I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand why the show has been so understanding of David Hernandez when Frenchie was disqualified for almost the exact same thing.

    Is there some enormous difference that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not getting?

    The difference is that there is no difference. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just that AI has been kicking themselves in the foot since the cut Frenchie

    I read earlier here at MJ’s that the difference was that the website she posed for catered to men who were into underage girls.

    I loved Frenchie, I wish she would have stayed.

  • longsong

    I wish we could switch David H. and get Frenchie instead. I’m not a fan of David, just looking at him puts me to zzzzzz……

  • Kirsten

    Spoilers from VFTW (oreo_kookie went to a taping)

    1) Asia’h: I Want To Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston

    2) Kady – song not remembered

    3) Amanda: Hate Myself For Loving You – Joan Jett

    4) Ramiele: Against All Odds – Phil Collins

    5) Kristy: “I’m Forever Yours” –?? (Dave at VFTW suspects this might be “Faithfully” by Journey)

    6) Brooke: Love Is A Battlefield – Pat Benatar

    (Nigel spotted him, so he stopped writing after that) Carly and Syesha in the last two spots, so probably Syesha last since Carly was last two weeks ago.

    “Against All Odds” and “I Want to Dance with Somebody” are two songs of AI doom. I still remember that chick from the Season 2 Semis – “DANCE!”

  • MN Sue

    2) Kady – song not remembered

    Yeah, I’m thinkin’ I’ll want to forget it as soon as I hear it, too.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    When will peeps get the memo that Phil Collins sucks?

  • Nostradamas

    More from VFTW…

    “Syesha will be singing “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney Houston

    And Syesha has the Pimp spot…

    So Carly is 7th…..

  • http://www.myspace.com/gundomom CarieB

    TMZ has the girls’ spoilers up! Woo Hoo!

    http://www.tmz.com

  • Kirsten

    Lots of Whitney love this week. Does nobody listen to the judges? Oh, wait, I wouldn’t either (but I might on this topic) BTW, if the judges don’t think that you should sing Celine or Whitney, why are those two all over the “song short list”?

  • Kirsten

    Okay, updates from TMZ:

    Kristy – Journey “Faithfully”
    Kady — “Who Wants to Live Forever” Queen
    Carly – “I Drove All Night” – Cyndi Lauper

    “We’re told they had 20 million votes for the guys last night — a high for the season.”

  • http://www.myspace.com/gundomom CarieB

    Yikes, PJ – Apparently they didn’t tell Ramiele.

    Looks like Sarah and others may have to vote extra hard for Brooke tonight.

    And Kady is going to do the Queen song that *** did two years ago. Oh my!

  • MN Sue

    Isn’t Kristy supposed to be doing the country thing, or is that just Simon’s mandate?

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BookWomanBlues-Book-Nook Bobbi

    She said she would if she had the chance to come back, Sue. This should be interesting.

  • MN Sue

    Thanks, Bobbi. But Kristy, all I can say is “Liar,liar, V-neck sweater on fire”.

  • meme

    I had to look up the word beaucoup.LOL

  • MN Sue

    I’m thinking the oddest song choice has to go to Brooke. I wonder if she can stretch as far as a Benatar song demands. She certainly won’t be using her piano or guitar tonight.

  • jadore

    “4) Ramiele: Against All Odds – Phil Collins”

    Poor Ramiele. Someone gets stuck with this stinker almost every season, but has any Idol been able to sing it well? Hope Ramiele does well enough to make Top 12, I really like her voice.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    I’m reserving judgement until I hear Brooke sing. TMZ’s ears may not agree with mine. They thought Danny was the best last night. I enjoyed him. But he wasn’t the best…

  • JustSomeGuy

    Given that song choice, does Kady even want to stay?

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Re: Daughtry/Live “I Walk the Line” and David C/Incubus “Hello”

    There is a big, BIG difference in what the judges said about the particular arrangements.

    They praised Daughtry for being “original” blah, blah, blahityblah.

    The most they said to David last night was “great arrangement” and “I like people who take risks”. Nothing about being original.

    And the same thing could be said about all the fawning over David Archuleta’s ripoff of Eva Cassidy last week.

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    Is America ready for a gay ‘Idol’?

    …No finalist has ever been portrayed as openly gay during the past six seasons of “American Idol.” With more details about contestants’ personal lives being exposed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  both on the show and unofficially online à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  that could change, and soon.

    Or will it be “Idol” business as usual?

    “It feels like we’re closer now than ever to having an openly gay contestant on the show,” says Jim Verraros, who came out after his run as a finalist on the first season of “Idol…”

    Yahoo! News