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American Idol 9 Top 5 – Frank Sinatra Week – What Should the Idols Sing?

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Unlike last week’s Shania Twain songbook, I’ve got a clue when it comes to Frank Sinatra. I’m not a big Sinatra fan, but my parents sure were–jazz and standards were spun alongside the kids’ pop,

American Idol 9 Top 6 – iTunes Studio Performance Reviews

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My favs this week: Lee Dewyze, Michael Lynche, Casey James and Crystal Bowersox. I could have done without the cheesy background vocals on some of the numbers (Casey especially) What say you? Check out the

American Idol 9 Top 6 – Who Is Going Home Tonight

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I feel pretty confident this week peeps! I think Big Mike Lynche has finally come to the end of his run. So do most of my fellow blogger at the Los Angeles Times Buzzmeter HERE.

American Idol 9 Top 6 – Power List!

04/27/2010 mj santilli 62

Here is my American Idol 9 Top 6 power list for this week–in order of juice, rather than preference. What do you think? Whose got the power and who does not? Crystal Bowersox – Crystal

American Idol 9 Top 6 – Can You Guess What the Idols Will Sing? (Spoilers)

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OK Magazine had a reporter at a recent Idol rehearsal, and the subsequent write-up contains some semi-spoilery stuff. Which Shania Twain song do you think the Top 6 chose to sing for tonight? Looks like

American Idol 9 Top 6 – The Shania Twain Songbook. What Should the Idols Sing?

04/26/2010 mj santilli 50

Honestly? I know nothing about the songbook of Shania Twain, so I’m not going to attempt to pick songs for the Idols this week. But I will say: This should be Aaron Kelly’s week. If

Lee DeWyze, Siobhan Magnus New Tattoos, S9 Idols at the Shrek Screening in Los Angeles

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After mentor, Shania Twain worked with the Season 9 Top 6 on Saturday (The Shania songbook is this week’s theme), the Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Siobhan Magnus, Casey James, Mike Lynche and Aaron Kelly attended

American Idol 9 Top 7 – iTunes Performance Reviews

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Favorite performance this week? Lee DeWyze’s “The Boxer”. Yep. And I’m one of those people who believe his live performance was over-praised by the judges. So peeps, check out the You Tubes and tell us

Ryan Seacrest: ‘I Think It Was a Story That Was Blown Out of Proportion’

04/22/2010 mj santilli 6

About the Crystal Bowersox flapdoodle, Ryan Seacrest told FOX LA after the show last night: “I think it was a story that was blown out of proportion, She and I had a laugh about it

American Idol 9 Top 6 – The Songs of Shania Twain

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If you made it all the way to the end of tonight’s show, you heard Ryan Seacrest announce that next week’s mentor will be Shania Twain, and the theme will be her catalogue. Also next