February 2012 • mjsbigblog

American Idol 11 – Top 12 Girls – Take The Polls!

02/29/2012 mj santilli 77

Take the Polls!!! Who was your favorite? And…Who did Adele’s “One and Only” better: Jen Hirsh or Elise Testone?

American Idol 11 – The Top 12 Girls (Top 24) – Recap, Videos and Photos

02/29/2012 mj santilli 553

The Top 12 girls perform tonight for your votes and a spot in the Top 13!

UPDATED WITH VIDEOS, RECAP AND PHOTOS

Idol Headlines for 02/29/12 – The Evening Edition

02/29/2012 mj santilli 134

RCA Records announces that “The Vision of Love” is Kris Allen’s new single. (RCARecords)

Haley Reinhart will perform on American Idol on March 22 to debut her new single “Free” set to be released on March 27. She was on set yesterday taping a scene for a March 27 appearance on 90210. (Daily Herald)

James Durbin will perform on American Idol Thursday, April 12 (Via KenPhillipsGroup)

‘Idol’: Nigel Lythgoe strikes back at News Corp’s ratings diss on Twitter – Is there a feud brewing between American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe and FOX parent company, News Corp? – Read more at Entertainment Weekly

American Idol 11 – The Top 12 Girls – Who Has a Chance?

02/29/2012 mj santilli 41

Tonight, the Top 12 girls take the Idol stage! After last night’s mediocre showing from the guys, I’m hoping the girls bring it tonight. I think there are some very talented girls, but by and large, they aren’t as distinguishable from each other as the boys are.

My thoughts on each of the girls’ chances to advance to the Top 13.

American Idol 11 – Top 12 Girls Song Spoilers

02/29/2012 mj santilli 81

@idolspoilers are tweeting song spoilers for the girls. Supposedly there is also a shocking decision.

Lauren Alaina Joins Sugarland’s “In The Hands Of Fans” Tour

02/29/2012 Deb B 18

Lauren Alaina is set to join labelmates Sugarland‘s “In The Hands Of Fans” tour with dates starting in April. Check out the press release and tour dates after the jump.

Tuesday Ratings: Idol Remains Steadyish (Did not beat The Voice)

02/29/2012 mj santilli 65

American Idol ratings are in for Tuesday and stay steady-ish to last week, but did not beat Monday night’s The Voice.

American Idol 11 – Top 13 Boys – What the Critics Say

02/29/2012 mj santilli 25

Click for a round-up of recaps of last night’s American Idol 11 Top 13 Boys performance show. See if you agree…

Idol Sales News – Week Ending 02/26/12

02/29/2012 Kirsten 60

Now with album numbers and some digital numbers! Album Numbers: (Idol Chatter) Idol albums Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (20,000 weekly, -32%, 617,000 total) (#15 Billboard 200) Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (9,000, -27%, 948,000) (#52 BB200)

Idol Headlines for 02/29/12

02/29/2012 mj santilli 80

Nigel Lythgoe tweets, “I agree with America’s top 5 boys. It will now be interesting to see who the judges pick. If the girls are good they may pick 3 extra girls?”

David Cook will open for Bon Jovi at Tiger Jam 2012–a charity concert hosted by Tiger Woods, benefiting the Tiger Woods Foundation–on April 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. (Tiger Woods Foundation)

Scotty McCreery taped a special for GAC with the rest of the ACM New Artist of the Year nominees to air on Monday, March 19 at 9 pm. See the photo at the Academy of Country Music.