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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week Eight

Bon JoviCharity week’s over…so enough of the niceties. Two people will be going home this week—and with the sacrificial lamb (Sanjaya) already gone, there aren’t many left to choose from.

Jon Bon Jovi was on hand this week to help guide—and weed out—the singers.  As a thank you, the contestants did their best to avoid butchering his songs.  Who managed to rock it out and who just ended up sounding like bad medicine?  Read on!

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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week Seven

Idol Gives BackIt took six seasons for the producers of American Idol to finally realize that they had Oprah-esque potential to inspire acts of charity.  But better late then never, right?

Taking advantage of their large audience, AI and its sponsors reminded the viewers (and themselves) how superficial a singing contest really is.  In an attempt to lessen our collective guilt and help people around the world—the viewers were given the opportunity to donate to charity simply by doing what they’ve been doing for weeks:  voting.  For every call made tonight, $.10 would be donated to charity—up to $5 million in total.

So in keeping with tonight’s theme, the contestants were charged with performing ‘songs of inspiration’.  But were they successful in getting people to vote for them?  Read on!

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Simon Cowell’s Controversial Eye Rolling

Simon Cowell I guess I must have missed it during American Idol last night, but Simon Cowell rolled his eyes during the critique of Chris Richardson. Nothing unusual there, however, it happened right after Chris sent out a prayer to Virginia Tech. This morning, the Internet was buzzing with Cowell’s inappropriate behavior. In his defense, Simon said he was responding to the comment that Richardson said about singing nasal-y. He was discussing it with Paula and rolling his eyes, but the camera caught Simon in mid-eye roll when Richardson mentioned Virginia Tech. It begs the question: is Simon Cowell really that cold-hearted of a person? On Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, Seacrest said, “We’ve got to clear this up. There are these people on the Internet trying to make something of this story, and let’s just be honest, no human being would be that disrespectful to anybody involved in that awful tragedy.” Cowell responded, “No, of course not… The truth was that I had switched off at that point. I was ... saying to Paula, ‘What does he mean he was singing nasal-y on purpose?’ I didn’t understand what he was saying.” I’m willing to give Simon the benefit here—while he plays a meanie on TV, I don’t think he is that hard hearted.

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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week Six

Martina McBrideUp until now, the contestants had only proven to be ho-hum when it came to performing genre music.  So needless to say—my expectations for tonight were very low.  But were the singers able to get a least a little down and country with the help of Martina McBride?  Read on!

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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week Five

Jennifer LopezGuess who I am:  I only have one Spanish-language album to my credit, yet American Idol has already deemed me a Latin-music afficionado.  If you guessed JLo—I mean Jennifer Lopez—then you’d be right.

Well - no matter how well she may/may not sing…we all know that Jennifer can dance and put on a show.  Was she able to help infuse a little rhythm and spice into the contestants’ performances?  Read on!

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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week Four

Tony BennettTonight the Idol contestants stepped out with classic crooner Tony Bennett.  Did the cool cat teach the novices how to remain calm and classy under pressure?  Or did some end up leaving their hearts in Hollywood?  Read on!

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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week Three

StefaniTonight the finalists will be welcomed into the world of pop music by Miss Hollaback Girl herself—Gwen Stefani.  In the next few weeks, we will also be seeing Jenny from the Block, aka Jennifer Lopez.  Am the only one who is wondering what these two singers will have to offer outside of fashion and stage presence advice?  If you’re as curious as I am… read on!

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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week Two

IdolBrandon down, 10 more to go..

We’re now moving on from the Motown era for tonight’s new theme:  The British Invasion.  Were the contestants able to make as big of an impact on the American audience?  Read on for the details!

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American Idol: Season 6 Finals - Week One

IdolOkay – am I the only who thinks that Diana Ross is getting a lot of free publicity thanks to Dreamgirls?  The Oscars have already come and gone…yet thanks to American Idol, we’ll still be talking about her after tonight’s ‘theme’ show.

Yes, yes, yes…Diana Ross and The Supremes were a great group.  But are we really prepared to hear male interpretations of their songs?  And more importantly, we will have to endure Sanjaya singing Baby Love?

As always, Week 1 tends to start off a shaky note.  Read on to see if Season 6 was the exception:

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