It’s been an interesting year on American Idol and the finale was full of surprises, great performances and another winner that should have lost. Yeah that’s right Lee Dewyze is your new American Idol and I’m not mad about it because now I can watch another Idol runner up have a bigger career than the winner. I like Lee, but he was not in the same league as Crystal last night and America should have given Crystal the title. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of career Lee ends up having, hopefully he will shake his jitters and do very well. Crystal on the other hand should have no such problem. Her unique style and sound should transfer into immediate success, but we’ll have to wait and see. Continue reading

It’s Lee vs. Crystal and it’s time to find out who will reign as this year’s American Idol. This is going to be Simon’s last season and while it may be hard to imagine the show without him, we can take comfort in the fact that he will be producing his own show called “X-Factor”. As for the final two tonight, one was swallowed up and consumed by the moment and the other seized it and became a star. Let’s see how it all went down… Continue reading

The Finale is set. It’s going to be Lee Dewyze vs. Crystal Bowersox for the crown of American Idol. Tonight we said goodbye to Casey James. Casey was very good all season and even though I felt he got a little weak as the competition wore on, he still did an amazing job this year. As for tonight’s show, we had performances by some guy named Travis Garland. No idea who he is and I wasn’t impressed. Then we got the male Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber. I guess twelve year old girl were very happy with tonight’s show, but if you wanted good music you were out of luck. Continue reading

Well if tonight proved anything it was that this is the weakest season American Idol has ever had. Only one performance really stood out as a star making performance. I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but at some point lee has surpassed Crystal and is now in the driver’s seat to win this season. Crystal’s night was ok and she seems to be slipping just a little, but that might be enough for Lee to sneak in. Oh yeah and Casey was there too. Sorry if I forgot to mention him, but I’m pretty sure America will forget to vote for him as well. Now let’s take a look at tonight’s performances… Continue reading

Well America you screwed up the final three yet again. In an upset Casey, somehow avoided elimination this week and Michael Lynch is heading home. Before we get to Michael, let’s talk about tonight’s show which was actually pretty good. Former American Idol champion, Fantasia opened the show up and later we were treated to a performance from one of the most successful selling artists to come from American Idol, Chris Daughtry. The final performance of the night came from rock legends Bon Jovi. All the performances were pretty good and it’s amazing to still see Bon Jovi rocking it out. Continue reading

It was another strange night on American Idol as the contestants performed songs from movies. Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx returned to mentor this week after doing a great job last season. He seemed to do a good job this week, but the contestants struggled a bit. Along with each performance we got two duets to help the audience make their choice on who will make the final three. Song choice was certainly an issue this week and it’ll be interesting to see who makes it through next week. So without any further a due, let’s get to the performances. Continue reading

It is elimination time on American Idol. Tonight’s show was much more entertaining than last week’s country music show. Tonight we had another crazy and mesmerizing performance from Lady Gaga. Harry Connick Jr. performed a song from his new CD and we also got some interesting looks at the behind the scenes work on Idol.This week it’s a bottom two instead of three. To my surprise Casey managed to avoid elimination. Continue reading

It’s down to the Top 5 on American Idol and for this we get Frank Sinatra week. Ok, I can appreciate that some 40 years ago Frank Sinatra was the biggest thing, but we are in 2010 and I just don’t find most of his songs relevant to current music. Was he great? Absolutely, but I was very worried for the contestant this week. The mentor this week was Harry Connick Jr. and he did an amazing job guiding the contestants through one of the toughest nights this season. Sinatra’s music is very difficult to perform, but Harry Connick Jr. was fantastic and we actually had a couple performances really stand out. Without further a due, let’s get to it… Continue reading

Thank God for the invention of the DVR, without it I would have had to endure an hour long elimination episode of American Idol that was full of country music performances. In case you didn’t know, I’m not a fan of country music. The finalists were split into three groups of two. I’m not genius, but how do you get a bottom three from groups of two? So, Siobahn is asked to walk from one end to the other and stand with Michael and Casey to form the bottom three. Continue reading

It’s Shania Twain week? Really? Ok, I thought tonight was going to be horrible, but I have to say it was pretty good. To my surprise the guys did very well with Shania’s catalog of country/pop songs that have driven me crazy for years. Yes, I find her songs annoying at times and yes, I find myself singing these songs as they always get stuck in my head. Thankfully, no one performed “I feel like a woman”. So let’s have a look at how the Top 6 did this week. Continue reading

Tonight was Idol gives Back. So we had a long night of charity and performances from everyone from the Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox, Elton John and Alicia Keys. If you are one of the many people who depend on DVR services for your results, then you may be out of luck because tonight Idol ran almost a half hour late. Never fear, The Village is here to keep you up to date on the latest Idol info. Continue reading

It’s time for inspirational songs on American Idol and this week the contestants get the wisdom of the beautiful, sexy and amazingly brilliant singer, Alicia Keys. To my surprise, I didn’t think Alicia was a good mentor this week. I’m a big fan of her music and I couldn’t think of anyone better to advise this often times lost group on Idol this year, but her advice didn’t seem to help and most of the performance were very mediocre. There was one performance that was way out in front of the rest and if there was any doubt about who was going to win this year, it was answered tonight. Continue reading

The judge’s decision to save Michael last week means that this week we get a double elimination. The road has ended for Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens. Andrew was no big surprise as he has been up and down all season. In Hollywood week Andrew emerged as one of the early favorites after his version of the Paula Abdul classic, Straight Up was declared as brilliant. Once the show went live Andrew struggled and the judges never really helped him by constantly going back to his performance of Straight Up. I can’t remember the last time I would blame the judges for the fact that one of the performers was so confused and unsure of himself due to bad advice from the panel. Continue reading

It is Elvis week on American Idol and this week, two performers will be eliminated. Elvis is one of the greatest singers the world has ever known and in the past, Idol week’s featuring Elvis have been pretty memorable. The mentor for the Idol contestants this week is last season’s runner up Adam Lambert. Some have said, “How can Adam Lambert be a mentor when he is just starting his career?” Well, his career may just be getting started, but he just went through this competition and I think he was a fantastic choice. Not to mention that America screwed up last season by not awarding Lambert with the title of American Idol. The results were very good and Lambert did a good job, unfortunately some were a little off and could be in trouble, so let’s take a look at what went down.. Continue reading

Let’s start with all the other stuff that went on tonight. Jason Derulo performed. I’ll admit, I really don’t know who the hell that is. We also got a performance from American Idol runner-up, David Archuletta. That kid has always bothered me. Thank God, David Cook beat him. The big performance was from Pop superstar, Rihanna. She has never looked better and after her fiasco with Chris Brown it’s nice to see her doing so well and his career is in the crapper. Continue reading

It’s Tuesday night so that must mean it’s time for Idol. This week the Top 9 are doing the songs of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Let’s get one thing clear. The Beatles are the greatest band in the history of music. There really is no debate about this statement if you have any ability to hear music. I can listen to the argument of Beatles or Elvis, but as far as bands go there is no equal. Having said that, I am really looking forward to see what this group does with such fantastic material, so let’s see what happened… Continue reading

Am I the only one who thinks these elimination episodes are the most drawn out and usually boring thing to watch? Maybe I feel like this because the eliminations have been pretty easy to see lately. Well these shows are starting to become more about which stars will show up and promote their latest music. This week we got former American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, this week’s mentor, Usher and the enigmatic Diddy or P.Diddy or Puff Daddy or Dirty Money? I don’t really know what he’s called anymore, but he’s an energetic fellow. Continue reading

Last week the Idol finalists made me wonder if this season would ever have a great night of performances. Well, thanks to some great advice from Usher, the finalists have stepped up and delivered the best show of the season. Having said that there were two or three performances that never got on track, but Andrew finally returned to the star we saw in Hollywood week and now I feel that the competition is on…. Continue reading

After sitting through a long drawn out one hour elimination episode, in no big surprise Paige Miles has been voted off American Idol. Seriously, this was one terrible week for Idol. First, we had a really bad night last night for most of the performers and tonight was one of the most boring elimination episodes ever. Not to mention that the stars that showed up to perform were all children from the Disney channel. This week’s mentor, Miley Cyrus performed a song in a cloud of smoke and then we had a Jonas brother singing with Demi Lovato. I don’t really know who she is, I heard she has a Disney channel show. Continue reading

This is the Top 11 and these guys are really struggling. I’ve said in the past that themes can kill certain performers, but this week the theme was Billboard’s #1’s. No excuses, these guys should be a lot better at this point. Last week was Rolling Stones week, so I was a little lenient to performers like Paige or Aaron. With the exception of one or two performances this was one of the worst shows I can remember at this stage in the competition. Miley Cyrus was the mentor for the contestants and while I love Miley, I don’t think she was the best choice for a mentor. She did help out one or two performer a lot, but if you saw the show you could tell something was off with most of the performances. Well, let’s try and sift through the garbage and figure out who’s going home. Continue reading

I just can’t figure it out. For weeks Lacey Brown was absolutely awful, but America kept her around. Then this week we get to the Top 12 and while she wasn’t great, she has been a lot worse. Anyway, America has decided and Lacey has finally been sent home. I predicted the bottom three correctly, but I had my money on Tim being voted off. Tim was horrible with a weird interpretation of The Stones song “Under My Thumb”. Continue reading

Finally, we have made it to the big stage. It is time for the top 12 and our first theme week is none other than, “The Rolling Stones”. Now, I’m not a big Stone’s fan so I wasn’t expecting much this week and I have to say I think I was right. Don’t get me wrong I think the Rolling Stones are a legendary band and I respect their music. I just felt that they were not a good choice for Idol. Other than one or two performances most of the night was bland and I am starting to see why a lot of people are saying this is one of the weakest groups Idol has had in a while. So let’s try to figure out who is going home this week. Continue reading

The Top 12 is set and there were some surprises. I’m pretty sure I have no idea what America is thinking because once again some rather talented people were sent home. It was an emotional night on Idol, maybe one of the most emotional ever. Thank God we had Matt Giraud and Scott Mcintyre come back to perform…Billy Joel?? I would think they would have realized that they aren’t in the competition and it’s time to do some of their own stuff. Guess not and Scott Mcintyre still scares me. Well, lets take a look at the four eliminations for this week. Continue reading

The guys gave us a very memorable night. Most of the guys were actually very good and one in particular brought the house down.
The judges have definitely improved from earlier in the season and are making a lot more sense (one of them even channeled her inner Paula Abdul). So without further a due let’s see who delivered and who may be going home. Continue reading

It’s time to put up or shut up. This is the final round of double eliminations and one week away from The Top 12.
The Girls get to go first this week and we had a lot of interesting moments. Simon and the gang are starting to make a little more sense than earlier this season. This week’s elimination will be tough, but let’s take a look at how the night broke down. Continue reading