After Wednesday night’s “American Idol” performances, Hollie Cavanagh received the fewest number of America’s votes and was eliminated from the competition during tonight’s results show.
Did America get it right? Fox All Access producer Jeff Axelrod was backstage after the show to speak with judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler, and Jennifer Lopez, who all agreed with America’s choice tonight.
Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez, and Phillip Phillips will all vie for a spot in the “Idol” finale, as they perform next Wednesday night at 8/7c on Fox.
“American Idol” viewers cast their votes following Wednesday night’s performances, and it was revealed tonight that this week, it was Elise Testone’s turn to leave the competition and go home.
How did the “Idol” judges feel about that? There was definitely some surprise, as Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler all had great things to say about Testone’s talent backstage after the show.
The remaining five “American Idol” finalists will perform next Wednesday night at 8/7c on Fox.
Time ran out for Colton Dixon on “American Idol” tonight. The 20-year-old’s performances of “Bad Romance” and “September” weren’t well-received by the judges or mentor Jimmy Iovine on Wednesday night, and the viewers agreed, sending him back home to Tennessee.
Should Dixon, whose performances up until last night generally got a lot of praise, have been punished for his one bad night?
Fox All Access producer Jeff Axelrod went backstage at “Idol” and caught up with judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler after the show to talk with them about Dixon’s elimination, and to find out if they think the audience is doing a good job of judging the contestants on their talent.
Next week, the Top 6 contestants — Hollie Cavanagh, Skylar Laine, Joshua Ledet, Phillips Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, and Elise Testone — get to sing the songs of Queen, with the band’s Brian May and Roger Taylor on hand as special guests.
The two-hour performance show airs Wednesday night at 8/7c, with the results being announced Thursday night at 8/7c on Fox.
When news broke of Dick Clark’s death yesterday, the Internet was abuzz with tributes — many including YouTube videos featuring some of Clark’s finest, funniest, or most memorable moments.
This one, however, might be one that Randy Jackson would like to forget. First of all, he’s playing bass for… Michael Bolton??? (And not the cool Michael Bolton from “Office Space.”) Second of all, look at that hair! It’s as if he had it styled to look like a Green Bay Packers “cheesehead” hat, which isn’t a good look on anybody.
And, sadly, it also explains why Randy said he actually liked Sanjaya’s “fauxhawk” during Season 6 of “Idol.”
Check out Randy Jackson’s current hair style — or lack thereof — tonight on the “American Idol” elimination show at 8/7c on Fox.
Chaos reigned backstage after another emotional “American Idol” elimination show tonight. Fox All Access fought through the hordes of young fans scrambling to get a look at British boy band The Wanted and managed to catch up with “Idol” judges Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson after the broadcast, which saw Deandre Brackensick leave the competition.
The judges talked about his departure and how critical song selection and great performances will be moving forward, now that there are only seven “Idol” hopefuls remaining.
“Idol” returns next Wednesday night, as those seven finalists sing for a spot in the Top 6.
During its eleven seasons, American Idol has discovered such stars as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, and Jennifer Hudson. It’s hard to find any other talent show that has turned out as many successful contestants. We spoke to Idol judge Randy Jackson who has been with the show since its inception and asked him how American Idol has managed to nurture such great talent. (Click on the audio player to hear Randy Jackson)
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Entertaining as he might have been, you wouldn’t have found too many handicappers picking Heejun Han to go all the way and win “American Idol.” And tonight, America told Han it was his turn to leave the group of finalists competing for the title. While the judges still have their save available, they chose not to use it, and Han’s heading home.
Did America make the right choice this week? Foc All Access producer Jeff Axelrod went backstage with Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson after the show to get their reactions, as well as to find out what being a musical idol means to Steven, and the songs they might have considered for the “personal idol” theme week.
Next week, it’s “The ’80s and Eight,” as the remaining finalists salute the decade that brought us Madonna, Wham!, U2, and Kajagoogoo. After they perform, to whom will America be singing Scandal’s 1982 hit “Goodbye To You”? Find out next Wednesday and Thursday as the march toward crowning the next American Idol continues on Fox.
Tonight the ladies take a “leap” on to the Idol stage in effort to impress, gain your vote, and make the final cut on American Idol. Who’s going to rock it? Who’s going to steal your heart? Tune in tonight to find out!
The 12 female semi-finalists scheduled to perform Tonight, (Wednesday) Feb. 29 include the following:
So who will rise to the top tonight and win your vote? Watch American Idol tonight at 8/7central on FOX, vote for your favorites, and then tune in tomorrow night to see who makes the cut!
Tonight, American Idol hits Galveston, Texas, where aspiring singers are hoping to make it to Hollywood to have a chance at being the next American Idol. Before the auditions started in Galveston, Idol judge Randy Jackson stopped by and spoke about how in the eleventh season, the bar has risen and the standards that he and the other judges are looking for are higher.
In the past few seasons, the majority of those who won have been country singers, and the majority of the winners were male. Jackson says that he and the rest of the judges are looking for singers who are not just country singers, but are from all different genres of music. Jackson went on to say that he would like to see the girls get far in the competition this year.
The new season of American Idol will hit your TV screens this week with a special 2-night season premiere event (Wednesday and Thursday, 8PM ET/PT). FOX All Access host Chris Leary caught up with Idol judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler to talk about the new season and find out what the judges are learning from this year’s crop of contestants. As far as the other singing competition shows out there? Randy Jackson compares Idol to Picasso, saying “It’s copied, but never duplicated.” Check out the below, and find out why Steven Tyler has “stones” on the brain.
So are you excited for the new season of Idol? Do you think it’s the “Picasso of its kind”? And more importantly, how long do you think it’s going to take Steven Tyler to out do last year’s set of “Steve-isms”? Catch the all new season of American Idol this Wednesday and Thursday at 8PM ET/PT on FOX.
