American Idol

Bits and Pieces The Real World Politics of American Idol More  about how American Idol is very much like a political campaign.  In the article, pundits compare Taylor Hicks to Bill Clinton and Chris Daughtry to

Top 3 Results – Recap Goodbye Elliott Tonight’s show stretched into an hour.  Videos from the contestants home town visits are featured and they each perform  their cut from the American Idols Season 5 Encores CD. Ace Young and Kellie

Top 3 Results Eliminated Tonight – Elliott Yamin Talk amongst yourselves… But play nice!  I’ll be back with a re-cap.

Nigel Lythgoe’s Weekly Interview with TVweek.com Nigel recaps last night’s performances: Elliott – “Open Arms”, “I thought it was ok…for me to be quite frank with you, I’m not a huge lover of the song.

Final 3 – The Recap Clive’s Choice Watching Clive’s video package, it’s hard not to be awed by his starmaking ability.  He started and restarted the careers of many great ones–Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Patti

Final 3 Talk amongst yourselves. I’ll be back with a recap…

ETAA:  Make sure to check the comments section for Dress Rehearsal reports!  A reader just posted a report from a Kat fan at Idol Forums…  thanks doc and folkgirl ETA:  Latest Elliott Yamin rumor regarding

Entertainment Tonight has announced Clive Davis’s song choices for the Top 3: Elliott Yamin:  “Open Arms” by JourneyTaylor Hicks: “Dancing in the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen Katharine McPhee: “I Believe I Can Fly” by R. Kelly

Tonight… Simon Cowell will guest on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno later tonight at 11:35/10:35c.  I’ve got my DVR set…  thanks chuck   Final 3 on the cover of TV Guide Look!  It’s the Final 3 on the

Spoiler Update – A Retraction for Now Regarding Clive Davis’s song choices for Katharine and Taylor Last night I posted that Katharine McPhee would NOT be singing “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta