In James Cameron's new sci-fi film "Avatar: The Way of Water" -- already one of the 10 highest-grossing films of all time -- our Na'Vi heroes Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) have to move their family from the safety of Pandora's placid forests to a distant, tropical archipelago. There, they become the guests of the Metkayina, a tribe of Na'Vi that live in harmony with the oceans. The Metkayina can hold their breaths for an extended period of time, and their arms and tails have adapted for rapid swimming. Occasionally, they ride on the backs of flying ichthyosaurs, a sort of flying fish. The seas of the Metkayina are a beautiful biome of staggering alien diversity, and their villages are constructed of ropes, tents, and hammocks that hang tautly over crystal-clear lagoons from the branches of a strong, nearby tree. Like every visual aspect of the "Avatar" movies,...
- 1/6/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Durbinators, K-Rod, Sweet P and the Lusketeers are some of the fan monikers mentioned by the 'Idol' finalists.
By Gil Kaufman, with reporting by Kara Warner
American Idol, Top 13
Photo: Fox
Over the years, "American Idol" fans have bonded together to support their favorite singers under a variety of banners. We've had everything from the Claymates (Clay Aiken), the Bice Squad (Bo Bice) and the CareBears (Carrie Underwood) to the Dianamites (Diana DeGarmo), the Park Rangers (John Park) and, of course, the Glamberts/Lambertinis (Adam Lambert).
So, at last week's following the announcement of Season 10's top 13, we asked some of this year's finalists what they thought their fans should call them?
Jennifer Lopez favorite Karen Rodriguez said she hadn't thought about it much, but now that we mentioned it, she's been hearing a lot about a nickname that has a sports-themed ring to it. "I've been getting a lot of 'K-Rods,...
By Gil Kaufman, with reporting by Kara Warner
American Idol, Top 13
Photo: Fox
Over the years, "American Idol" fans have bonded together to support their favorite singers under a variety of banners. We've had everything from the Claymates (Clay Aiken), the Bice Squad (Bo Bice) and the CareBears (Carrie Underwood) to the Dianamites (Diana DeGarmo), the Park Rangers (John Park) and, of course, the Glamberts/Lambertinis (Adam Lambert).
So, at last week's following the announcement of Season 10's top 13, we asked some of this year's finalists what they thought their fans should call them?
Jennifer Lopez favorite Karen Rodriguez said she hadn't thought about it much, but now that we mentioned it, she's been hearing a lot about a nickname that has a sports-themed ring to it. "I've been getting a lot of 'K-Rods,...
- 3/10/2011
- MTV Music News
Durbinators, K-Rod, Sweet P and the Lusketeers are some of the fan monikers mentioned by the 'Idol' finalists.
By Gil Kaufman
American Idol, Top 13
Photo: Fox
Over the years, "American Idol" fans have bonded together to support their favorite singers under a variety of banners. We've had everything from the Claymates (Clay Aiken), the Bice Squad (Bo Bice) and the CareBears (Carrie Underwood) to the Dianamites (Diana DeGarmo), the Park Rangers (John Park) and, of course, the Glamberts/Lambertinis (Adam Lambert).
So, at last week's following the announcement of Season 10's top 13, we asked some of this year's finalists what they thought their fans should call them?
Jennifer Lopez favorite Karen Rodriguez said she hadn't thought about it much, but now that we mentioned it, she's been hearing a lot about a nickname that has a sports-themed ring to it. "I've been getting a lot of 'K-Rods,' like,...
By Gil Kaufman
American Idol, Top 13
Photo: Fox
Over the years, "American Idol" fans have bonded together to support their favorite singers under a variety of banners. We've had everything from the Claymates (Clay Aiken), the Bice Squad (Bo Bice) and the CareBears (Carrie Underwood) to the Dianamites (Diana DeGarmo), the Park Rangers (John Park) and, of course, the Glamberts/Lambertinis (Adam Lambert).
So, at last week's following the announcement of Season 10's top 13, we asked some of this year's finalists what they thought their fans should call them?
Jennifer Lopez favorite Karen Rodriguez said she hadn't thought about it much, but now that we mentioned it, she's been hearing a lot about a nickname that has a sports-themed ring to it. "I've been getting a lot of 'K-Rods,' like,...
- 3/10/2011
- MTV Music News
Durbinators, K-Rod, Sweet P and the Lusketeers are some of the fan monikers mentioned by the 'Idol' finalists.
By Gil Kaufman
American Idol, Top 13
Photo: Fox
Over the years, "American Idol" fans have bonded together to support their favorite singers under a variety of banners. We've had everything from the Claymates (Clay Aiken), the Bice Squad (Bo Bice) and the CareBears (Carrie Underwood) to the Dianamites (Diana DeGarmo), the Park Rangers (John Park) and, of course, the Glamberts/Lambertinis (Adam Lambert).
So, at last week's following the announcement of Season 10's top 13, we asked some of this year's finalists what they thought their fans should call them?
Jennifer Lopez favorite Karen Rodriguez said she hadn't thought about it much, but now that we mentioned it, she's been hearing a lot about a nickname that has a sports-themed ring to it. "I've been getting a lot of 'K-Rods,' like,...
By Gil Kaufman
American Idol, Top 13
Photo: Fox
Over the years, "American Idol" fans have bonded together to support their favorite singers under a variety of banners. We've had everything from the Claymates (Clay Aiken), the Bice Squad (Bo Bice) and the CareBears (Carrie Underwood) to the Dianamites (Diana DeGarmo), the Park Rangers (John Park) and, of course, the Glamberts/Lambertinis (Adam Lambert).
So, at last week's following the announcement of Season 10's top 13, we asked some of this year's finalists what they thought their fans should call them?
Jennifer Lopez favorite Karen Rodriguez said she hadn't thought about it much, but now that we mentioned it, she's been hearing a lot about a nickname that has a sports-themed ring to it. "I've been getting a lot of 'K-Rods,' like,...
- 3/9/2011
- MTV Music News
Twelve shipwrecked guys are treading water amid a swarm of ravenous sharks, when suddenly, a luxury yacht pulls up alongside them. “Darling, your bathing suits are divine!” exclaims a glamorous actress, peering down from the deck. “Dude, your backstroke is bitchin’!” says the rock star alongside her. “Way to throw caution to the wind and do your thing, dawgs!” says their pal the music producer, sipping from a tall Coca-Cola glass. Welcome to the American Idol season 10 men’s semifinal — life boats not included!
Okay, okay, I’m probably sounding harsher than I’d intended. After all, of the dozen...
Okay, okay, I’m probably sounding harsher than I’d intended. After all, of the dozen...
- 3/2/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
For a lot of people, the American Idol audition rounds are all about the point-and-hoot spectacle of watching deranged, deluded “singers” committing treacherous acts against the beloved songbooks of Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, and a host of other musical superstars. Yet while I’m not immune to occasionally chuckling at said catastrophes, I get far more enjoyment from the good auditions, from experiencing the sudden and unexpected chills that come from seeing a nervous, heretofore anonymous kid floor a panel of judges (and 25 million viewers) with his or her vocal prowess.
Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, I occasionally find...
Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, I occasionally find...
- 1/19/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
American Idol 9 semi-finalist John Park made it to the final two of Superstar K, South Korea's version of the singing competition, and since he's obviously more popular there than he was in the Us, he may stay there. He lost to Huh Gak but "Park received the support of one of the judges, while Huh got the votes of the two others," The Daily Northwestern reports, noting that the "winner was determined by a...
- 10/26/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
College students ‘Fighting Gravity’ wowed the judges on last night’s America’s Got Talent with their strange dance routine.
The frat brothers emerged onto a pitch black stage, dressed in glow in the dark costumes and carrying tennis balls. They proceeded to embark on one of the most imaginative routines we have seen on the show to date. More surprisingly they later revealed that none of them are professional dancers, in fact most of them are currently studying business and engineering.
“Was this an engineering project?” new judge Howie Mandel asked and even caustic tongued Piers Morgan was impressed by the act.
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The frat brothers emerged onto a pitch black stage, dressed in glow in the dark costumes and carrying tennis balls. They proceeded to embark on one of the most imaginative routines we have seen on the show to date. More surprisingly they later revealed that none of them are professional dancers, in fact most of them are currently studying business and engineering.
“Was this an engineering project?” new judge Howie Mandel asked and even caustic tongued Piers Morgan was impressed by the act.
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- 6/9/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
"American Idol" producers apparently sat down and said, "Let's party like it's 1998-2002!" Hence, Shania Twain week is upon us.
I don't mean to slam Shania (whom you may remember as a guest judge on the Chicago audition episode earlier this season, where she praised John Park's "bottom end"). The woman's a record-breaking superstar who single-handedly supplied Delilah with enough hit songs to last a thousand phone calls. Sure, Shania hasn't put out an album of new music since George W. Bush's first term, but who cares? Ms. Twain was one of the most charismatic, genuine and insightful mentors this season. (And here's when Adam Lambert fans get upset…) "They're all singing my songs and I don't want them to hate me if they don't make it into the next round," she neurotically said in her intro package, channeling every single mom on Earth. Except maybe the one...
I don't mean to slam Shania (whom you may remember as a guest judge on the Chicago audition episode earlier this season, where she praised John Park's "bottom end"). The woman's a record-breaking superstar who single-handedly supplied Delilah with enough hit songs to last a thousand phone calls. Sure, Shania hasn't put out an album of new music since George W. Bush's first term, but who cares? Ms. Twain was one of the most charismatic, genuine and insightful mentors this season. (And here's when Adam Lambert fans get upset…) "They're all singing my songs and I don't want them to hate me if they don't make it into the next round," she neurotically said in her intro package, channeling every single mom on Earth. Except maybe the one...
- 4/28/2010
- by Jim Cantiello
- MTV Newsroom
The remaining American Idol contestants have taken to their official Facebook page today, to express their excitement about meeting country singing legend Shania Twain.
Shania will be mentoring the hopefuls for this week’s live show, on which they will all sing one of her songs. She has previously appeared as a guest judge for the Chicago auditions and helped put Katelyn Epperley through to Hollywood week.
On the day ahead, Siobhan Magnus wrote:
I’m awfully joyous today. Got some fresh ink last night with lee and mike! Also psyched to meet Shania today! And still feeling stunned about seeing courtney love in the flesh he other night… Life is good:-)
Michael Lynche added:
Awesome day ahead of us! On our way to meet Shania Twain!!! I bet she’ll be even more beautiful in person! And that voice! Can’t wait to see how the day plays out.
Shania will be mentoring the hopefuls for this week’s live show, on which they will all sing one of her songs. She has previously appeared as a guest judge for the Chicago auditions and helped put Katelyn Epperley through to Hollywood week.
On the day ahead, Siobhan Magnus wrote:
I’m awfully joyous today. Got some fresh ink last night with lee and mike! Also psyched to meet Shania today! And still feeling stunned about seeing courtney love in the flesh he other night… Life is good:-)
Michael Lynche added:
Awesome day ahead of us! On our way to meet Shania Twain!!! I bet she’ll be even more beautiful in person! And that voice! Can’t wait to see how the day plays out.
- 4/24/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Shania Twain will make her American Idol return this week and will mentor the final 6 contestants as they try to perfect one of her own songs.
Shania last popped up as a guest judge on the show last year, after Paula Abdul left but before Ellen DeGeneres started. In fact if I remember correctly it was down to her lusting urges that John Park (remember him) made it through to Hollywood week, she also championed recent eliminee Katelyn Epperley after she auditioned in Chicago.
iTunes have published the following list of songs which the contestants will be allowed to choose from and while I think Casey James and Crystal Bowersox will select a song with ease, it may be a harder task for people like Siobhan and Michael…neither ones voice really lends itself to a country style…. We think the group need to steer themselves away from Shania’s more popular tracks,...
Shania last popped up as a guest judge on the show last year, after Paula Abdul left but before Ellen DeGeneres started. In fact if I remember correctly it was down to her lusting urges that John Park (remember him) made it through to Hollywood week, she also championed recent eliminee Katelyn Epperley after she auditioned in Chicago.
iTunes have published the following list of songs which the contestants will be allowed to choose from and while I think Casey James and Crystal Bowersox will select a song with ease, it may be a harder task for people like Siobhan and Michael…neither ones voice really lends itself to a country style…. We think the group need to steer themselves away from Shania’s more popular tracks,...
- 4/23/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Shania Twain is set to star in "Why Not? With Shania Twain," a series premiering on Own: The Oprah Winfrey Network.
According to People, the hour-long series "The show will follow [Twain] as she begins her climb back to the top, a personal journey filled with risk, revelations and unexpected adventures."
No air date has been set yet for the Twain show, but there this isn't Shania's first foray in front of the camera. She appeared as a guest judge in Chicago on Season 9 of "American Idol," famously complimenting eventual semi-finalist John Park on his "nice bottom end." Hee!
Rumors have swirled that she may return to "Idol" as a guest mentor this season (presumably on a country-themed week, though we'd love it if they went against type and it was like thrash metal or something), but Fox has told Zap2it that the show cannot confirm her return.
What do...
According to People, the hour-long series "The show will follow [Twain] as she begins her climb back to the top, a personal journey filled with risk, revelations and unexpected adventures."
No air date has been set yet for the Twain show, but there this isn't Shania's first foray in front of the camera. She appeared as a guest judge in Chicago on Season 9 of "American Idol," famously complimenting eventual semi-finalist John Park on his "nice bottom end." Hee!
Rumors have swirled that she may return to "Idol" as a guest mentor this season (presumably on a country-themed week, though we'd love it if they went against type and it was like thrash metal or something), but Fox has told Zap2it that the show cannot confirm her return.
What do...
- 4/8/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
John Park had a tough week one, but when he took the stage and belted out John Mayer's "Gravity," the judges seemed to really enjoy it. Sadly, America didn’t agree and Parks was one of the four Idols to be sent home during week 2. Kara DioGuardi: "Way better than last week." Randy Jackson: "This is probably your vibe." Simon Cowell: "It was better than last week." Ellen DeGeneres: "This was a much better song choice." The Northwestern University student from Northbrook, Il, came all the way to Hollywood to follow his dream. During an American Idol (TV) press call, the fallen idol talked about what made this journey so unforgettable and his plans for the future. From past series of American Idol, who were your idols from the show and what was it that inspired you? My favorite idol winner was Kelly Clarkson and...
- 3/10/2010
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- TVStar
John Park had a tough week one, but when he took the stage and belted out John Mayer's "Gravity," the judges seemed to really enjoy it. Sadly, America didn’t agree and Parks was one of the four Idols to be sent home during week 2. Kara DioGuardi: "Way better than last week." Randy Jackson: "This is probably your vibe." Simon Cowell: "It was better than last week." Ellen DeGeneres: "This was a much better song choice." The Northwestern University student from Northbrook, Il, came all the way to Hollywood to follow his dream. During an American Idol (TV) press call, the fallen idol talked about what made this journey so unforgettable and his plans for the future. From past series of American Idol, who were your idols from the show and what was it that inspired you? My favorite idol winner was Kelly Clarkson and...
- 3/10/2010
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- TVStar
Kara DioGuardi has the hots for Casey James (along with the rest of America), Simon Cowell has picked Crystal Bowersox as his early favorite, Randy Jackson is dawgs with the whole crew, and funny Ellen DeGeneres always keeps it light, like the joke she made to Alex Lambert last week, "There's such a great voice under that mullet." Even though the judges have very strong input every week, it is your job as Americans to vote for your favorite. Four more contestants were sent home last Thursday and throughout the week we will be bringing you sound clips about their American Idol (TV) journey. Things are heating up on American Idol (TV) and last week we said goodbye to another four contestants who sang their hearts out on the Idol stage. The new format for Season 9 has four contestants going home for three consecutive weeks, until the Top 12 are reached.
- 3/8/2010
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- TVStar
Kara DioGuardi has the hots for Casey James (along with the rest of America), Simon Cowell has picked Crystal Bowersox as his early favorite, Randy Jackson is dawgs with the whole crew, and funny Ellen DeGeneres always keeps it light, like the joke she made to Alex Lambert last week, "There's such a great voice under that mullet." Even though the judges have very strong input every week, it is your job as Americans to vote for your favorite. Four more contestants were sent home last Thursday and throughout the week we will be bringing you sound clips about their American Idol (TV) journey. Things are heating up on American Idol (TV) and last week we said goodbye to another four contestants who sang their hearts out on the Idol stage. The new format for Season 9 has four contestants going home for three consecutive weeks, until the Top 12 are reached.
- 3/8/2010
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- TVStar
Former American Idol contestant Jermaine Sellers has revealed that he is planning to send Simon Cowell a new bible.
Sellers was eliminated from the show on Thursday night only two night’s after he offered to take the judge to his church.
“I’m gonna send him a Bible,” he told Access Hollywood. “Like I told him, he [needs] to go to church.
“If he had a little bit of Jesus in him, then he wouldn’t be so mean. I’ve never known [anybody] that don’t smile.”
However, Simon isn’t as mean as Jermaine insinuated. The music mogul even offered his commiserations to the outgoing singer.
“He came to me afterward, after I got voted off, and he said, ‘Jermaine, I’m sorry’,” Sellers explained.
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Sellers was eliminated from the show on Thursday night only two night’s after he offered to take the judge to his church.
“I’m gonna send him a Bible,” he told Access Hollywood. “Like I told him, he [needs] to go to church.
“If he had a little bit of Jesus in him, then he wouldn’t be so mean. I’ve never known [anybody] that don’t smile.”
However, Simon isn’t as mean as Jermaine insinuated. The music mogul even offered his commiserations to the outgoing singer.
“He came to me afterward, after I got voted off, and he said, ‘Jermaine, I’m sorry’,” Sellers explained.
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- 3/6/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
John Park has admitted that he struggled to cope with his nerves on American Idol. Park, who was voted off the show on Thursday, explained that he lost out because he wasn't used to being on television. "I think it was mostly song choice and nerves," he told MTV News. "I definitely got distracted by the cameras and the fact that the judges were going to criticise me in front of 30 million people on live TV, so I think that kind of took away from my concentration on just singing the song, honestly. I couldn't do my best to interpret (more)...
- 3/6/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
This week, I did better in my "American Idol" predictions, correctly guessing three out of the four contestants who would be going home - Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Michelle Delamor. It was a toss up for me between Haeley Vaughn and Lacey Brown. I guess I underestimated the power of the Texans. The red-headed country girl got to stay, while 16-year-old Haeley's "Climb" (she sang the Miley Cyrus tune this week) on the show was a short one. This morning, I had a chance to chat with all four eliminated contestants.
Park's 'Purple Haze' Return
John says ...
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Park's 'Purple Haze' Return
John says ...
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- 3/6/2010
- by AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff
- Access Hollywood
John Park and Jermaine Sellers were eliminated from "American Idol" but have nothing but positive feelings about their entire experience on the show.
John Park
On his most memorable moments of the journey:
It's just meeting the other contestants and really becoming god friends. Also working with Rickey Minor and the band. I mean, just working with the top of the top crew and band and coaches, it was just incredible.
On Simon's harsh remark that John would soon rejoin his acapella group:
He was basically saying that I might go home this week. He of course dramatizes it so people at home watch it and get a kick out of it. I don't really mind it because I understand where he's coming from. That's just who he is on TV. After the elimination happened and I sang my last song, he came up to me and shook my...
John Park
On his most memorable moments of the journey:
It's just meeting the other contestants and really becoming god friends. Also working with Rickey Minor and the band. I mean, just working with the top of the top crew and band and coaches, it was just incredible.
On Simon's harsh remark that John would soon rejoin his acapella group:
He was basically saying that I might go home this week. He of course dramatizes it so people at home watch it and get a kick out of it. I don't really mind it because I understand where he's coming from. That's just who he is on TV. After the elimination happened and I sang my last song, he came up to me and shook my...
- 3/5/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The "American Idol" semi-finalists have been whittled down to 16 contestants and so far a few trends appear to be emerging during these first two weeks of eliminations.
Wondering why singers like John Park and Joe Munoz have been booted and singers like Tim Urban and Lacey Brown have stuck around?
Some "Idol" writers around the Web have posited some theories about early Top 24 eliminations.
La Times music critic Ann Powers tweeted Thursday night (Mar. 5):
"Watching Idol a little late. All people of color eliminated so far. Boo!" and "What's with the racial purge on Idol tonight?"
Meanwhile, La Times Idol Tracker Shirley Halperin responded in a piece:
"As much as some would like to draw red and blue lines in the sand, there's no denying that all four contestants gave less than stellar performances this week."
Gawker's Richard Lawson wrote:
"So didja notice anything about those four contestants what went packing last night?...
Wondering why singers like John Park and Joe Munoz have been booted and singers like Tim Urban and Lacey Brown have stuck around?
Some "Idol" writers around the Web have posited some theories about early Top 24 eliminations.
La Times music critic Ann Powers tweeted Thursday night (Mar. 5):
"Watching Idol a little late. All people of color eliminated so far. Boo!" and "What's with the racial purge on Idol tonight?"
Meanwhile, La Times Idol Tracker Shirley Halperin responded in a piece:
"As much as some would like to draw red and blue lines in the sand, there's no denying that all four contestants gave less than stellar performances this week."
Gawker's Richard Lawson wrote:
"So didja notice anything about those four contestants what went packing last night?...
- 3/5/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Even after being hospitalized due to complications from diabetes, MamaSox not only brought the house down on "Idol" this week, she stole the show!
momlogic's Vivian: This week's "American Idol" got off to a tumultuous start on Tuesday, but it wasn't due to any kind of nutty scandal. Our fave single-mom contestant, Crystal Bowersox, was hospitalized due to complications from diabetes -- forcing the enterprise to shift performance-schedules for the week.
So instead of leading off with the ladies as planned, producers made it a testosterone Tuesday. New daddy "Big Mike" Lynche started things off. He did strong justice to James Brown's, "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World," and the judges responded warmly.
Randy said, "I gotta give it to you! Crazy! R and B star right there!" Ellen appreciated his song choices and called him "the one to beat." Kara said she didn't know what he'd eaten that day...
momlogic's Vivian: This week's "American Idol" got off to a tumultuous start on Tuesday, but it wasn't due to any kind of nutty scandal. Our fave single-mom contestant, Crystal Bowersox, was hospitalized due to complications from diabetes -- forcing the enterprise to shift performance-schedules for the week.
So instead of leading off with the ladies as planned, producers made it a testosterone Tuesday. New daddy "Big Mike" Lynche started things off. He did strong justice to James Brown's, "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World," and the judges responded warmly.
Randy said, "I gotta give it to you! Crazy! R and B star right there!" Ellen appreciated his song choices and called him "the one to beat." Kara said she didn't know what he'd eaten that day...
- 3/5/2010
- Momlogic
Ratings Coverage: American Idol's results show hit 19.3 million viewers, according to March Berman of MediaWeek, well above the competition but down about 10% from the 21.5 million viewers that tuned in one year ago. Show Coverage: Four more Idol contestants said goodbye, none of them surprises. John Park and Jermaine Sellers were the two guys sent packing while on the gals' side it was time to wave farewell to Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn. The show began with another godawful lip-synced group performance. The group performances with 20 folks crowding the stage invariably have a painful, Up With People aura about them. But lip-syncing goes again everything the show is supposed to stand for. Mind you, I also hate, hate the Black Eyed Peas song "I Got A Feeling" though it was kind of delicious to see white-bread mullet-wearing Alex...
- 3/5/2010
- by Michael Giltz
- Huffington Post
I'm not one to brag, but did I nail it or what? You don't have to be a psychic to read the writing on the wall over at the "American Idol" terrordome, because season nine has been so full of dead wood that if the judges do revive the wild card, I really can't imagine who they would bring back.
That's why Thursday night's (March 4) elimination round was so easy to call. For me, anyway. I managed to go four-for-four, correctly predicting that smiling cowgirl Haeley Vaughn would vamoose, along with tone deaf Purple Haze frontman John Park, sanctified loony Jermaine Sellers and cute-but-bland young Whitney Houston lookalike Michelle Delamor.
I would have liked to see the judges use their executive power to make it an odd five and toss Tim Urban as well, but you can be sure the apple of Ellen’s eye will be gone next week,...
That's why Thursday night's (March 4) elimination round was so easy to call. For me, anyway. I managed to go four-for-four, correctly predicting that smiling cowgirl Haeley Vaughn would vamoose, along with tone deaf Purple Haze frontman John Park, sanctified loony Jermaine Sellers and cute-but-bland young Whitney Houston lookalike Michelle Delamor.
I would have liked to see the judges use their executive power to make it an odd five and toss Tim Urban as well, but you can be sure the apple of Ellen’s eye will be gone next week,...
- 3/5/2010
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
Shania Twain loved John Park's bottom end. Unfortunately, not enough American Idol dialers did. Last night, we watched the 21-year-old contestant get booted from the Idol stage -- and unleash his best performances to date. The morning after his elimination, Park talks about performing better Wednesday night, his absence during Hollywood week, and, of course, Shania. You've had a night to think about your ouster -- how do you feel this morning? I'm feeling good, actually. You know, a little disappointed, but relieved. I'm just kind of ready to go back home and see what's in store, probably go...
- 3/5/2010
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
'American Idol' March 4th episode. There's definitely some talent on this season of Fox's hit reality show "American Idol". So far, things seem to be going my way. All of the my favorite contestants remain in the competition while the two I absolutely couldn't stand were forced to say their goodbyes on last night's episode.
The elimination show kicked off with the contestants singing the hit single "I Got A Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas. After the first break, host Ryan Seacrest revealed that John Park was received the lowest votes thus he was the first to be eliminated. Second to say his goodbyes was Jermaine Sellers. As for the ladies, Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn were the two unfortunate ones to be eliminated.
For some reason, John Park and Haeley Vaughn were absolutely irritating to me and I have no clue why. Something about the two...
The elimination show kicked off with the contestants singing the hit single "I Got A Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas. After the first break, host Ryan Seacrest revealed that John Park was received the lowest votes thus he was the first to be eliminated. Second to say his goodbyes was Jermaine Sellers. As for the ladies, Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn were the two unfortunate ones to be eliminated.
For some reason, John Park and Haeley Vaughn were absolutely irritating to me and I have no clue why. Something about the two...
- 3/5/2010
- Reel Empire
Last night John Park and Jermaine Sellers were eliminated from American Idol. This afternoon, they both took the time to answer questions about their time on American Idol and what's next for them.
While the two couldn't be more different as singers or interview subjects, John was reserved and thoughtful and Jermaine remained the loquacious preacher that we saw interacting with the judges, both attributed their eliminations to the same flaw: an inability to focus. It turns out whether you're a lifelong church singer or the lead vocalist of your college glee group, when it comes to 30 million people watching you and the promise of Simon Cowell's wrath, there's no real preparation for Idol.
Here are the highlights of Jermaine and John's interviews. ...
While the two couldn't be more different as singers or interview subjects, John was reserved and thoughtful and Jermaine remained the loquacious preacher that we saw interacting with the judges, both attributed their eliminations to the same flaw: an inability to focus. It turns out whether you're a lifelong church singer or the lead vocalist of your college glee group, when it comes to 30 million people watching you and the promise of Simon Cowell's wrath, there's no real preparation for Idol.
Here are the highlights of Jermaine and John's interviews. ...
- 3/5/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
It was elimination night on American Idol last night, and congratulations America, you did yourself proud. America got it right last night, with three out of the four people they sent home being, as Simon Cowell would put it, a "no brainer." We were a little sad to say good-bye to Ashley Delamore. But we're not gonna lie, it has more to do with her pretty curls than her pretty vocals.We said goodbye to the boys first last night. The first to go was John Park. Truthfully, we were surprised John was even given a second week because his first performance, a bizarre rendition of "God Bless the Child," was so awful we were sure we'd seen the las ...
- 3/5/2010
- by By Actress Archives
American Idol 9 dropped four more semi-finalists last night, and coincidentally--or not--all of the contestants who went home were people of color: Michelle Delamor, John Park, Jermaine Sellers, and Haeley Vaughn. On the one hand, with Alex Lambert and Tim Urban and Didi Benami and others still around, it's kind of suspicious that voters got rid of these particular four semi-finalists all at the same time: three are black, one is Asian. (Update: And as...
- 3/5/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
John Park, Haeley Vaughn, Michelle Delamor and Jermaine Sellers bid farewell as quirky girls take the lead.
By Jim Cantiello
Alex Lambert
Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images
"American Idol" in 60 Seconds has fast become an MTV News institution, but it goes by so fast that it's not always easy to catch every golden nugget. So, here we present to you Jim Cantiello's bite-size recap of this week's "Idol" high jinks.
This week's "American Idol" had it all! Schedule changes, glass-shattering high notes and cameos from Jesus (and Vera Wang).
Week two of this year's "Idol" semifinals will be remembered as the week that quirky girls emerged as the breakout stars of season nine. Platinum-haired Lilly Scott, unpredictable banshee Siobhan Magnus and aspiring recording engineer Katelyn Epperly all put their own unique stamps on popular songs. But it was Crystal Bowersox who dominated headlines — not only when her hospitalization for...
By Jim Cantiello
Alex Lambert
Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images
"American Idol" in 60 Seconds has fast become an MTV News institution, but it goes by so fast that it's not always easy to catch every golden nugget. So, here we present to you Jim Cantiello's bite-size recap of this week's "Idol" high jinks.
This week's "American Idol" had it all! Schedule changes, glass-shattering high notes and cameos from Jesus (and Vera Wang).
Week two of this year's "Idol" semifinals will be remembered as the week that quirky girls emerged as the breakout stars of season nine. Platinum-haired Lilly Scott, unpredictable banshee Siobhan Magnus and aspiring recording engineer Katelyn Epperly all put their own unique stamps on popular songs. But it was Crystal Bowersox who dominated headlines — not only when her hospitalization for...
- 3/5/2010
- MTV Music News
In most cases, three out of four is a solid percentage. Imagine if a baseball player got a hit 75% of the time he came to bat.
But even when American Idol viewers eliminate the proper contestants 75% of the time, we can't help but focus on the one they got wrong. We'll try to work on this negative attitude.
Until then, we must ask: Michelle Delamor over Lacey Brown? Really?!? Has the latter proved her voice is impressive enough to compete with this season's semifinalists? At all?!?
Delamor, meanwhile, has come across as stiff occasionally... but it's at least conceivable to see her vocal skills propelling her toward the finals. Brown has no chance.
As for Haeley Vaughn, Jermaine Sellers and John Park? Goodbye and good luck. One of you smiled way too much (like a scary doll of some kind); one of you couldn't carry a tune and talked about...
But even when American Idol viewers eliminate the proper contestants 75% of the time, we can't help but focus on the one they got wrong. We'll try to work on this negative attitude.
Until then, we must ask: Michelle Delamor over Lacey Brown? Really?!? Has the latter proved her voice is impressive enough to compete with this season's semifinalists? At all?!?
Delamor, meanwhile, has come across as stiff occasionally... but it's at least conceivable to see her vocal skills propelling her toward the finals. Brown has no chance.
As for Haeley Vaughn, Jermaine Sellers and John Park? Goodbye and good luck. One of you smiled way too much (like a scary doll of some kind); one of you couldn't carry a tune and talked about...
- 3/5/2010
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
'I feel that I still did give my own style to it, but I maybe should have chosen a different song,' she says.
By Katie Byrne
Michelle Delamor
Photo: Fox
While she didn't get a lot of screen time before the semifinals, Michelle Delamor established herself as season nine's resident diva with her first live "American Idol" performance of Alicia Keys' "Fallin'."
Unfortunately, she made an oddball song choice (an R&B version of Creed's "With Arms Wide Open"?) that sent her packing Thursday, along with Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Haeley Vaughn.
Does she think lack of screen time did her in? We caught up with the 22-year-old from Miami on Friday (March 5) to talk about that and much more.
Q: On Wednesday, Kara said "With Arms Wide Open" was your best performance yet. Then during the results show, she took that comment back. Was that difficult?...
By Katie Byrne
Michelle Delamor
Photo: Fox
While she didn't get a lot of screen time before the semifinals, Michelle Delamor established herself as season nine's resident diva with her first live "American Idol" performance of Alicia Keys' "Fallin'."
Unfortunately, she made an oddball song choice (an R&B version of Creed's "With Arms Wide Open"?) that sent her packing Thursday, along with Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Haeley Vaughn.
Does she think lack of screen time did her in? We caught up with the 22-year-old from Miami on Friday (March 5) to talk about that and much more.
Q: On Wednesday, Kara said "With Arms Wide Open" was your best performance yet. Then during the results show, she took that comment back. Was that difficult?...
- 3/5/2010
- MTV Music News
'I definitely got distracted by the cameras and the fact that the judges were going to criticize me in front of 30 million people on live TV,' he says.
By Katie Byrne
John Park
Photo: Fox
His "American Idol" journey might have come to an end Thursday, but John Park will always have Shania Twain.
The guest judge made Park's audition one of the most memorable of the season, with her borderline-inappropriate comments about his "bottom end." The Northbrook, Illinois, college student never quite lived up to his initial promise, however, and he was sent packing, along with Jermaine Sellers, Haeley Vaughn and Michelle Delamor.
We caught up with the 21-year-old Friday (March 5) to talk about the judges' harsh comments, his early front-runner status and what's next.
Q: After your performance this week, Simon made a comment about your college a cappella group getting their lead singer back. What were...
By Katie Byrne
John Park
Photo: Fox
His "American Idol" journey might have come to an end Thursday, but John Park will always have Shania Twain.
The guest judge made Park's audition one of the most memorable of the season, with her borderline-inappropriate comments about his "bottom end." The Northbrook, Illinois, college student never quite lived up to his initial promise, however, and he was sent packing, along with Jermaine Sellers, Haeley Vaughn and Michelle Delamor.
We caught up with the 21-year-old Friday (March 5) to talk about the judges' harsh comments, his early front-runner status and what's next.
Q: After your performance this week, Simon made a comment about your college a cappella group getting their lead singer back. What were...
- 3/5/2010
- MTV Music News
'I'm a really big fan of Disney and Disney Channel, so hopefully there's something there that I can work on,' she says.
By Katie Byrne
Haeley Vaughn
Photo: Fox
Haeley Vaughn's smile was infectious, but her uneven singing left the "American Idol" judges (and fans) frustrated.
After her shaky performance of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb," Vaughn was eliminated Thursday, along with Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Michelle Delamor. Will the 16-year-old's country/pop dreams still come true? We talked to the high-schooler from Fort Collins, Colorado, on Friday (March 5) to talk about that and more.
Q: What did you think when Kara suggested you take a year to strengthen your vocal skills?
A: I kind of agreed with her. I think that more experience and more time working on my vocals would be good. I think experience is always better, especially since I'm only 16 and this is...
By Katie Byrne
Haeley Vaughn
Photo: Fox
Haeley Vaughn's smile was infectious, but her uneven singing left the "American Idol" judges (and fans) frustrated.
After her shaky performance of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb," Vaughn was eliminated Thursday, along with Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Michelle Delamor. Will the 16-year-old's country/pop dreams still come true? We talked to the high-schooler from Fort Collins, Colorado, on Friday (March 5) to talk about that and more.
Q: What did you think when Kara suggested you take a year to strengthen your vocal skills?
A: I kind of agreed with her. I think that more experience and more time working on my vocals would be good. I think experience is always better, especially since I'm only 16 and this is...
- 3/5/2010
- MTV Music News
'Sometimes, the camera can make you look more arrogant,' castoff says of his comments to the judges.
By Katie Byrne
Jermaine Sellers
Photo: Fox
Jermaine Sellers got some pretty harsh feedback from the "American Idol" judges for his semifinal performances, but said he was convinced that his faith would carry him through the negativity.
His dream came to an end, however, on Thursday, when he was voted out of the competition, along with John Park, Haeley Vaughn and Michelle Delamor. "In God, there's no failure," the 27-year-old said after his elimination.
So what's next for the Joliet, Illinois, church singer? We caught up with him Friday (March 5) to discuss that and much more.
Q: You were very outspoken about your faith on the show. Do you think your post-singing comments had anything to do with your elimination?
A: Though I hate to say it, yeah, I do. Because sometimes,...
By Katie Byrne
Jermaine Sellers
Photo: Fox
Jermaine Sellers got some pretty harsh feedback from the "American Idol" judges for his semifinal performances, but said he was convinced that his faith would carry him through the negativity.
His dream came to an end, however, on Thursday, when he was voted out of the competition, along with John Park, Haeley Vaughn and Michelle Delamor. "In God, there's no failure," the 27-year-old said after his elimination.
So what's next for the Joliet, Illinois, church singer? We caught up with him Friday (March 5) to discuss that and much more.
Q: You were very outspoken about your faith on the show. Do you think your post-singing comments had anything to do with your elimination?
A: Though I hate to say it, yeah, I do. Because sometimes,...
- 3/5/2010
- MTV Music News
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Former finalist Danny Gokey returned to the American Idol stage last night. Coming back to the stage that launched his music career, Danny gave an amazing performance of his new single “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me” from his just released new debut album ‘My Best Days.’
Danny’s vocals were as strong as ever and we loved the whole leather jacket thing he had going on. Gokey told Ryan Seacrest that last year after one of his performances, country icon Randy Travis came up to him and asked, ‘Have you ever considered doing country?’ He said that his comment inspired him to release a country themed album.
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Former finalist Danny Gokey returned to the American Idol stage last night. Coming back to the stage that launched his music career, Danny gave an amazing performance of his new single “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me” from his just released new debut album ‘My Best Days.’
Danny’s vocals were as strong as ever and we loved the whole leather jacket thing he had going on. Gokey told Ryan Seacrest that last year after one of his performances, country icon Randy Travis came up to him and asked, ‘Have you ever considered doing country?’ He said that his comment inspired him to release a country themed album.
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- 3/5/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
American Idol contestants John Park, Jermaine Sellers, Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn were eliminated from the show last night.
On the results show Ryan Seacrest revealed that 27 million votes had been cast (that seems like a ridiculously high number to us!), the group sang “I Got a Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas (we preferred the X Factor group version last year) and Danny Gokey wowed us with “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.”
John Park was the first boy to be eliminated and we are kind of sad because we think that he actually had a great deal of untapped potential. On this week’s live show John sang ‘Gravity’ by John Mayer and the judges agreed that it was boring and lacked conviction. He sang his final song was slightly better than he did first time round, it was enough to kind of make us regret the result.
On the results show Ryan Seacrest revealed that 27 million votes had been cast (that seems like a ridiculously high number to us!), the group sang “I Got a Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas (we preferred the X Factor group version last year) and Danny Gokey wowed us with “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.”
John Park was the first boy to be eliminated and we are kind of sad because we think that he actually had a great deal of untapped potential. On this week’s live show John sang ‘Gravity’ by John Mayer and the judges agreed that it was boring and lacked conviction. He sang his final song was slightly better than he did first time round, it was enough to kind of make us regret the result.
- 3/5/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
There were plenty of tears on Thursday night's "American Idol" as four more contestants were sent packing.
John Park, 21, from Evanston, Ill., was the first to learn the news, but he was positive about his departure as he recalled the moment during his original judges' audition when country music superstar -- and guest panelist -- Shania Twain, complimented him on his lips and other parts of his slender figure.
"The highlight is Shania, of course," John said laughing at the memories. "But really, like meeting these girls and these guys, I've really enjoyed my time here and ...
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John Park, 21, from Evanston, Ill., was the first to learn the news, but he was positive about his departure as he recalled the moment during his original judges' audition when country music superstar -- and guest panelist -- Shania Twain, complimented him on his lips and other parts of his slender figure.
"The highlight is Shania, of course," John said laughing at the memories. "But really, like meeting these girls and these guys, I've really enjoyed my time here and ...
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 3/5/2010
- by AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff
- Access Hollywood
For giving bad performances two weeks in a row, Haeley Vaughn, Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Michelle Delamor have all been sent home. "American Idol" viewers voted that these four should not advance to the next round. The ninth season is now wilted down to eight guys and eight girls.
The departure of Haeley, Jermaine and John were somehow expected since they received nasty comments from the judges this week. But Michelle actually got praises from Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell. Kara called Michelle's rendition of Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" her favorite performance while Simon applauded her effort of not choosing a safe song.
Dodging the bullet and given another shot at the competition are thus Tim Urban and Didi Benami. The former has been criticized for not being good enough yet garnered votes for his looks. The latter was on the verge of tears when hearing the judges' comments on this week's performance.
The departure of Haeley, Jermaine and John were somehow expected since they received nasty comments from the judges this week. But Michelle actually got praises from Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell. Kara called Michelle's rendition of Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" her favorite performance while Simon applauded her effort of not choosing a safe song.
Dodging the bullet and given another shot at the competition are thus Tim Urban and Didi Benami. The former has been criticized for not being good enough yet garnered votes for his looks. The latter was on the verge of tears when hearing the judges' comments on this week's performance.
- 3/5/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
American Idol Eliminates John,Jermaine,Michelle & Haeley In Round 2. The elimination show kicked off with the American Idol contestants performing "I Got A Feeling" by the "Black Eyed Peas" to lead into the first break. After the first break, Ryan revealed that John Park has been eliminated this week. He said he had no regrets,and sang a song to lead into the next break. After the break,Ryan revealed that Jermaine sellers was the next guy to leave "American Idol" season 9. He sang his song to lead into the next break.
- 3/5/2010
- by Andre@ontheflix
- OnTheFlix
And then there were 16 ...
As the field of "American Idol" contestants narrowed Thursday night, we said goodbye to the following semifinalists: John Park, 21; Jermaine Sellers, 27; Michelle Delamor, 22; and 16-year-old Haeley Vaughn.
Park, a college student for Illinois told host Ryan Seacrest he left with no regrets while Sellers, also from Illinois, said "In God, there's no failure!."
Miami native Delamor said she thought she was too wrapped up in doing "everything right" that she forgot about just performing,...
As the field of "American Idol" contestants narrowed Thursday night, we said goodbye to the following semifinalists: John Park, 21; Jermaine Sellers, 27; Michelle Delamor, 22; and 16-year-old Haeley Vaughn.
Park, a college student for Illinois told host Ryan Seacrest he left with no regrets while Sellers, also from Illinois, said "In God, there's no failure!."
Miami native Delamor said she thought she was too wrapped up in doing "everything right" that she forgot about just performing,...
- 3/5/2010
- Extra
John Park, Jermaine Sellers, Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn have become the latest contestants to be eliminated from American Idol. The semi-finalists were voted off the show during tonight's live results episode after receiving the lowest number of public votes for their performances. The male performers had taken to the stage one day early this week, after Crystal Bowersox was unable to perform on Tuesday night because of a medical issue. She later recovered in time to join the Top 10 girls on Wednesday. Tonight's (more)...
- 3/5/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Sometimes it's hard to figure out which semi-finalists deserve to go home on "American Idol." This week? Not so much. The grim parade of bad, sad and Wtf? was Macy's Day long this week, led by repeat visits from a few contestants who must have lucky rabbit feet sewn into their tracheas or compromising pictures of Simon Cowell and his enormous (alleged) Hummel figurine collection.
Either way, there's no doubt who should go home this week. Note we said should, because America has gotten it wrong before.
Number one on the list is toothy cowgirl Haeley Vaughn. Yes, she is cute as a button and so deliriously upbeat that she literally can't stop smiling, but let's face it: She's a terrible, terrible singer. Even with a swing at a song that should be a slam dunk for her (fellow teen Miley Cyrus' "The Climb") Vaughn was a train wreck.
Either way, there's no doubt who should go home this week. Note we said should, because America has gotten it wrong before.
Number one on the list is toothy cowgirl Haeley Vaughn. Yes, she is cute as a button and so deliriously upbeat that she literally can't stop smiling, but let's face it: She's a terrible, terrible singer. Even with a swing at a song that should be a slam dunk for her (fellow teen Miley Cyrus' "The Climb") Vaughn was a train wreck.
- 3/4/2010
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
We were kind of dreading Michelle Delamor’s performance on last night’s American Idol, as we really hate ‘With Arms Wide Open’ by Cree. However, somehow Michelle managed to pull it off well.
Randy Jackson and Ellen weren’t fans though with Randy saying she didn’t do enough with the song and Ellen saying that it ‘almost worked’. Kara and Simon agreed with us though and loved the performance.
Kara DioGuardi called it her favourite performance of Michelle’s ever, because she took a risk and had a great attitude. “You believed in it and I bought you,” she adds.
Simon Cowell agreed with Kara. He said that the first half was stronger than the second, but appreciated the judges gave a lot of contradictory advice last week, and appreciates that she tried to make the song her own.
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Randy Jackson and Ellen weren’t fans though with Randy saying she didn’t do enough with the song and Ellen saying that it ‘almost worked’. Kara and Simon agreed with us though and loved the performance.
Kara DioGuardi called it her favourite performance of Michelle’s ever, because she took a risk and had a great attitude. “You believed in it and I bought you,” she adds.
Simon Cowell agreed with Kara. He said that the first half was stronger than the second, but appreciated the judges gave a lot of contradictory advice last week, and appreciates that she tried to make the song her own.
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- 3/4/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Danny Gokey performs his debut country single during results show.
By Gil Kaufman
Haeley Vaughn on "American Idol" on Thursday
Photo: Fox
In some ways, the first two weeks of this year's "American Idol" semifinals have felt a lot like an extension of the brutal Hollywood Week: a painful but necessary mass culling of the herd in order to get to the good stuff.
Four more singers went down Thursday night (March 4), including Michelle Delamor, Jermaine Sellers, Haeley Vaughn and John Park. Inexplicably, Tim Urban, the cute boy who has proven two weeks running that he is the luckiest guy on the stage, was given a pass, which allowed him to bust out his "what? me?" face yet again along with Todrick Hall, whose Tina Turner cover drew serious fire but also enough votes to keep him in the running.
Pumped-up Michael Lynche did it again with a solid James Brown cover,...
By Gil Kaufman
Haeley Vaughn on "American Idol" on Thursday
Photo: Fox
In some ways, the first two weeks of this year's "American Idol" semifinals have felt a lot like an extension of the brutal Hollywood Week: a painful but necessary mass culling of the herd in order to get to the good stuff.
Four more singers went down Thursday night (March 4), including Michelle Delamor, Jermaine Sellers, Haeley Vaughn and John Park. Inexplicably, Tim Urban, the cute boy who has proven two weeks running that he is the luckiest guy on the stage, was given a pass, which allowed him to bust out his "what? me?" face yet again along with Todrick Hall, whose Tina Turner cover drew serious fire but also enough votes to keep him in the running.
Pumped-up Michael Lynche did it again with a solid James Brown cover,...
- 3/4/2010
- MTV Music News
John Park had a bad time on the last night’s American Idol live show. Despite being really likeable, John doesn’t seem to have enough talent to back it up and not one of the judges liked his performance of John Mayer’s ‘Gravity.’
To be fair, we kind of liked John’s vocal performance and he has quite a good singing voice, however we agreed with Randy when he said that he brought ‘nothing new’ to the song and with Ellen when she said there wasn’t ‘enough soul.’
Randy added:
“You didn’t bring anything new or spicy to it. I didn’t see anything special about it”
Kara Dio Guardi said it was “way better than last week” but is still concerned that she has no connection to him.
Simon Cowell thinks that he could be in trouble this week because “there was nothing to get excited about,...
To be fair, we kind of liked John’s vocal performance and he has quite a good singing voice, however we agreed with Randy when he said that he brought ‘nothing new’ to the song and with Ellen when she said there wasn’t ‘enough soul.’
Randy added:
“You didn’t bring anything new or spicy to it. I didn’t see anything special about it”
Kara Dio Guardi said it was “way better than last week” but is still concerned that she has no connection to him.
Simon Cowell thinks that he could be in trouble this week because “there was nothing to get excited about,...
- 3/3/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Michael Lynche, Alex Lambert lead the pack in a week that showed much-needed improvement.
By Eric Ditzian
Michael Lynche performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday
Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images
The top 10 "American Idol" men could only improve after last week's string of uninspiring, borderline panic-inducing, "Hoo boy, this season is looking weak" musical performances. On Tuesday night's show, improve is exactly what they did ... most of them, anyway.
The evening was still pocked with pitchy renditions, poor song choices and "How is this dude still around?" confusion, but overall the men stepped up in their second week of live shows. Who surprised us, who disappointed us and who's in danger of going home? Let's take a look at the top 10 men's report card. (And don't miss Jim Cantiello's review in the Newsroom.)
Excellent
Michael Lynche: Not to toot our own horn, but before last night's show, we urged...
By Eric Ditzian
Michael Lynche performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday
Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images
The top 10 "American Idol" men could only improve after last week's string of uninspiring, borderline panic-inducing, "Hoo boy, this season is looking weak" musical performances. On Tuesday night's show, improve is exactly what they did ... most of them, anyway.
The evening was still pocked with pitchy renditions, poor song choices and "How is this dude still around?" confusion, but overall the men stepped up in their second week of live shows. Who surprised us, who disappointed us and who's in danger of going home? Let's take a look at the top 10 men's report card. (And don't miss Jim Cantiello's review in the Newsroom.)
Excellent
Michael Lynche: Not to toot our own horn, but before last night's show, we urged...
- 3/3/2010
- MTV Music News
I’d like to open Tuesday night's (March 2) "American Idol" recap with a short excerpt of a screenplay I'm working on, which is loosely based on what I think might have happened backstage Tuesday. It's called "Bower Power."
Int. CBS Studios, backstage.
The Top 10 men are hanging out. A producer enters with purpose.
Producer: Crystal Bowersox is really sick. Doctors say she can't perform on "Idol" tonight. So you boys are going to sing in her place since we're willing to sacrifice all of you in order to save one of the season's breakout stars. Get into wardrobe, you pitiful excuses for "Idol" contestants. You're live in three hours.
Alex Lambert: [vomits, weeps, craps pants simultaneously.]
Tim Urban: It's okay, Alex. Just pray. That's what I do.
Jermaine Sellers: [puts down his vocal humidifier] Yeah! Jesus is my homeboy!
Cut to Heaven.
Jesus: [shakes head, sighs] I miss season eight.
Jesus presses play on his iPod, listens to Danny Gokey...
Int. CBS Studios, backstage.
The Top 10 men are hanging out. A producer enters with purpose.
Producer: Crystal Bowersox is really sick. Doctors say she can't perform on "Idol" tonight. So you boys are going to sing in her place since we're willing to sacrifice all of you in order to save one of the season's breakout stars. Get into wardrobe, you pitiful excuses for "Idol" contestants. You're live in three hours.
Alex Lambert: [vomits, weeps, craps pants simultaneously.]
Tim Urban: It's okay, Alex. Just pray. That's what I do.
Jermaine Sellers: [puts down his vocal humidifier] Yeah! Jesus is my homeboy!
Cut to Heaven.
Jesus: [shakes head, sighs] I miss season eight.
Jesus presses play on his iPod, listens to Danny Gokey...
- 3/3/2010
- by Jim Cantiello
- MTV Newsroom
In order to buy Crystal Bowersock some time to recuperate from her illness, the remaining guys of "American Idol" took the stage one day earlier. The top 10 guys this season sang live on Tuesday, March 2 songs from Billboard chart while sharing some insights into their personality.
Michael Lynche opened the show with James Brown's "It's a Man's World". Randy Jackson immediately stood up and applauded him after he finished. Ellen DeGeneres said it was a good way to start the night for Michael set the bar high. Simon Cowell called it Michael's best performance so far.
John Park sang John Mayer's "Gravity" but he did not get the compliment he expected. Randy however, said that it was more of his vibe than last week's jazzy tune. Ellen said he picked a better song choice while Kara DioGuardi said he still lacked a connection between the song and him. Simon...
Michael Lynche opened the show with James Brown's "It's a Man's World". Randy Jackson immediately stood up and applauded him after he finished. Ellen DeGeneres said it was a good way to start the night for Michael set the bar high. Simon Cowell called it Michael's best performance so far.
John Park sang John Mayer's "Gravity" but he did not get the compliment he expected. Randy however, said that it was more of his vibe than last week's jazzy tune. Ellen said he picked a better song choice while Kara DioGuardi said he still lacked a connection between the song and him. Simon...
- 3/3/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The 10 male semi-finalists showcased their vocal chords on Tuesday night's "American Idol" -- but did they leave the judges floored or bored? Read on for the recap! First up, Michael Lynche served up the soul with James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World." Randy Jackson gave him a standing ovation, and Ellen DeGeneres agreed it was a great song to kick the night off with. Kara DioGuardi was also enthused, declaring, "You went from being a singer to someone who could [possibly] be a great artist." Simon Cowell made the positive reviews unanimous, saying, "That was exactly the right kind of song for you." Next, John Park tackled "Gravity" by John Mayer -- but he ended up letting the judges down. "My problem with it was you didn't bring anything new and spicy to [the song] … It was just kind of flat for me," Randy said. Ellen, meanwhile, thought the song "could...
- 3/3/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
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