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American Idol 9 Compilation Album Drops May 11 – Pre-Order at Amazon

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The Season 9 compilation CD, featuring songs from the Top 10 Idols is now availbable for pre-order from Amazon. The 10-song album is set to be released on May 11. Pre-order here: American Idol –

Elvis Song Spoiler Clues from People Magazine

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The press was invited to watch the Idols rehearse their Elvis tunes this week, and while the Los Angeles Times, was careful not to reveal much in their report, People magazine had some pretty detailed

American Idol Top 9 – Ford Video Shoot – PHOTO

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via Top Idol (image via splash) The Idols shot this week’s Ford commercial near the Los Angeles Public Library. Check out Tim Urban and Siobhan Magnus watering…something… Michael Lynch tweeted earlier today, “The Ford video

The American Idol 9 Top 9 – Elvis Presley Week – What Should The Idols Sing?

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UPDATE: By the way, I’m still looking for a spy for tomorrow’s dress rehearsal. If you plan to attend, contact me at mjsbigblog at gmail dot com. This week, the Top 9 Idols sing the

American Idol 9 Top 9 Song Spoilers!

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Crystal Bowersox tweeted that she’s got a cold this week… Aaron Kelly – Long and Winding Road – Very bland. Katie Stevens – Let it Be – Good live Andrew Garcia – Can’t Buy Me

American Idol 9 – Top 9 Power List (VIDEO: Top 9 on Singing Lennon/McCartney)

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Here’s my power list this week. Lee moves up, Siobhan moves down. Crystal is still #1. What’s YOUR power list? 1. Crystal Bowersox – Crystal keeps impressing the judges and turning in stellar performances. Her

American Idol 9 Top 9 – Lennon/McCartney Week – What Should The Idols Sing?

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I’ve got to warn you guys: I’ve been a HUGE Beatles fan for nearly my entire life. My Dad bought me my first Beatles record when I was only 5 years old, and I’ve loved

American Idol 9 – Top 10 – Usher R&B/Soul – What Should the Idols Sing/

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This week, Usher mentors the Top 10 kids, who will sing from this list of R&B/Soul songs. Maybe a tighter list of songs will help the kids choose better songs than they did last week.

American Idol 9 – Top 11 Power List

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On this week’s Power List, the teens, Aaron Kelly and Katie Stevens, coming off of well received Top 12 performances, have moved up the list. UPDATE: Aaron Kelly has lost his voice; “hope my voice

American Idol 9 Top 12 – iTunes Reviews

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A big thank you to the peeps who asked if I’d be reviewing the iTunes performances this year. As you can see, the answer is YES. It’s nice to know y’all enjoyed my efforts last