‘American Idol’ last night said goodbye to one of its most celebrated singers on Thursday as the Season 11 Final 2, who will now compete in the final, were revealed. Whoever was knocked out last night it was going to be a shock. But I didn’t expect it to be as big a shock as this. Joshua Ledet was eliminated. From the judges’ comments and from the

Last night we reached the semi-finals of this year’s ‘American Idol’ contest, with only the Top 3 left to perform. They are (in no particular order, because you’ll see that last night’s performances kind of messed around with my expected order or merit): Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet. The contestants had to perform three songs in the semi-finals; could they being their ‘A’ game

She can't make you love her if you don't.Americafinally fell out of love with Hollie Cavanagh and she was eliminated from this year’s ‘American Idol’. Here in the not so dark, in these final hours, the remaining three contestants got to embark upon their hometown visits while Hollie just got to go home.  There was a certain air of inevitability about Hollie’s departure last night. So

Last night on ‘American Idol’ season 11, Jessica, Joshua, Phillip, and habitual bottom-ender Hollie took on "California Dreamin'," and "The Song I Wish I Wrote." Basically, they could pick any two songs they wanted to. Which is kind of how I like it. First up was Phillip Phillips. Even his brother-in-law thought his performance last week of "Time of the Season" sounded pretty rough. Last night,

This week was Brit Pop week on ‘American Idol.’ I can’t believe my luck that it is widely being reported as the best show of this season yet I had to miss it for a TV appearance of my own! It was worth it, though…even though I had the not so great news that a piece of jewelry I thought was valuable really isn’t. Still,

Are you ready? Are you ready for this? Are you hanging on the edge of your seat? OK, enough of the Queen lyrics.  It’s time to see who was eliminated from last night’s American Idol. It was Elise Testone’s time to bow out of the contest and leave it to the tiny teens. The judges had crtiticized Elise's choice of an obscure Jimi Hendrix song and Jimmi

You gotta be cool. Relax… Queen is one of my all time favorite bands so I was excited beyond belief to get to 'American Idol' Queen Night last night. Would the performances live up to my expectations? Well yes, pretty much they did! We almost had our first ever 'American Idol' without Ryan Seacrest after a nasty stomach bug left him hooked up to an IV.

The judges used their one and only save on Jessica Sanchez last week, so there was nothing they could do last night. ‘American Idol’ had to send one of its Top 7 home on Thursday night and the person who was eliminated proved to be a shocker. The Bottom 3 was revealed as Hollie Cavanagh, Elise Testone and Colton Dixon. Few fans would be surprised by

Last night on ‘American Idol’ Then and Now performance night we got to see what Jessica Sanchez did with her second chance. And we also witness Hollie Cavanagh apparently get a new burst of life. Hollie Cavanagh opened the show with her version of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." She obviously knows this song well as for once she was much less robotic and she actually

I had mixed feelings about the prospect of this week’s American Idol, where the Top 7 could only choose songs from 2010-2012. Would it lead to a narrow song choice, or prove to us which contestants were able to be current and stand up to the modern recording industry? Oh the latter. Definitely the latter. Perhaps we also got a nice insight into which artists