Like last week, this week’s performance shows will be taped ahead–the guys yesterday and the girls today. This week’s theme is the 70′s. And next week’s theme? You’ll never guess! Yeah, the 80′s.

Just for the record, I hate themes for the semis. It takes away the element of surprise. That first song choice [...]

Hey, MJ’s Idol pool is going strong with 229 entrants!   Congrats to last week’s winners:

1 magicode 2 jassmg2024 3 docdoom 3 dvls 3 erin1524 3 geekygirl 3 Kylee 3 monina79 3 sam 3 WSULeifJ 3 yummys girl

You can still sign up (although you’ll receive 0 points for last week)

Judge Lets Sierra Sidestep Bureaucracy, Stay In Rehab

TAMPA — A judge has allowed former “American Idol” finalist Jessica Sierra remain in a California drug treatment program, despite what her attorney described as ridiculous bureaucracy.

Florida officials allowed Sierra to go to California for a yearlong stint at an in-house drug treatment facility. She was [...]

A snapshot of Idolsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singles radio play culled from Mediabase charts as of this morning. Find out where your favorite Idol stands on the radio after the jump.

Fox Looks at Changing American Idol Audition Shows

There are still 20 contestants remaining in this seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cycle of American Idol, but Fox executives are already looking ahead to changes for next year.
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Preston Beckman, the networkà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s executive vice president of strategic program planning and research, [...]

Here she is on the Red Carpet.   She’ll be presenting the Best Supporting Actor Award tonight…

More Pictures After the Jump…

Josiah Leming updates his fans (and I am one) via You Tube:

- Meeting with record labels next month
– Goal is to get an album out before summer and a summer tour.

Good luck Josiah! You can get Josiah’s music at his My Space.

Don’t Miss…

Sunday 2/24 – Jennifer Hudson presents the Best Supporting Actor Award on the 80th Annual Academy Awards. Sanjaya Malakar hosts the TV Guide channel special, Idol Stars, Where are They Now? 8 pm ET.

Monday 2/25 – Chris Sligh appears on Good Day Tulsa. [...]

Simon Cowell expresses misgivings over the early ejection of one of AI 2008à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s lightning rods

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  host Simon Cowell said that Josiah Leming, the weepy young hopeful who quickly became a lightning rod for the media and AI fans should probably not have been kept out [...]

Carrie Underwood appeared on Saturday Night Live last night. Here she is performing her current single, “All-American Girl”

Carrie closes the show with what I’ll be will be her next single, “Flat on the Floor”:

Thanks for Playing!

It’s called “All Alone”:

‘American Idol’ Castoffs Speak: Garrett Isn’t Worried About Being Pale, Colton Tells Ellen To Give Him A Call

Someone has to be the first to go, and on Thursday’s results show, Garrett Haley, Amy Davis, Joanne Borgella and Colton Berry were the unfortunate four. We caught up with season seven’s inaugural castoffs to [...]

Nielsen Overnights from Mediaweek:

The first live American Idol results show opened the evening with a hefty 23.17 million viewers and an 8.4 rating/21 share among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. Comparably, that clobbered CBSà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ still potent Survivor: Micronesia (Viewers: #2, 12.55 million; A18-49: #2, 4.0/10) by whopping 10.62 [...]