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  1. Pia Never Stood A Chance of Winning 'American Idol' The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Apr 12, 2011

    We're told before Pia was booted, America's votes put her in the murky middle - she was never near the top of the heap. As one "A.I." She was never going to win." And, our spies say, there are 5… Full Story »


  2. Pia Toscano Voted Off in 'American Idol' Shocker - KGO The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Apr 8, 2011

    Judge Jennifer Lopez was visibly shocked and angered by the result, as were Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson, who said Toscano was one of the best singers in the competition. He added that he rarely got angry at American Idol… Full Story »

  3. 'American Idol' ousts Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia, reveals Top 9 The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Apr 1, 2011

    American Idol eliminated Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia and determined its tenth-season Top 9 finalists during Thursday night's live results show broadcast on Fox. Adedapo, a 26-year-old from Milwaukee, WI, and Megia, a 16-year-old Mountain House, CA resident, became the third and fourth finalists sent home from American Idol's tenth season after they received the fewest home viewer votes following Wednesday night's performance show, which featured the Top 11 finalists performing Elton John songs. I originally planned on auditioning next year, but when I heard about the age reduction, I flew straight to Wisconsin. Throughout this whole experience, I've… Full Story »

  4. Catching Up With 'American Idol' Alum Casey James The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Mar 26, 2011

    Performances - and saves! Among the cheering fans in the rafters on Motown night? One Casey James, third place finisher and cougar favorite from Season 9 who was born with the blues bug and brought that passion for playing guitar… Full Story »

  5. Casey Abrams' Save Didn't Affect 'American Idol' Tour Decision The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Mar 25, 2011

    The a great season, why not pull out all the stops?' Abrams was eliminated following his Motown week performance of I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Judges Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler opted to use their one save… Full Story »

  6. 'American Idol' Report Card: Stefano Langone Wins The Week The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Mar 17, 2011

    Before we dive into this week's "American Idol" report card, we need to pause and award a special gold star to Steven Tyler, whose commentary on Wednesday night - replete with rhyming phrases, butchered metaphors and one instance of nonsensical, if oddly well-intentioned, racial profiling - keep us glued to the telly through some snooze-inducing performances. Who cares if his commendations didn't always line up with objective reality? We'd tune in any day of the week to hear the Aerosmith frontman suggest that one singer has a "sorcerer's grasp of melody" and highlight another singer's "ethnic what-it-is-ness." Yet just as… Full Story »


  7. 'American Idol': QAs With the Top 13! The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Mar 5, 2011

    After a nail-biting live two-hour results show that revealed America's top five male and female contestants, pitted six potential wild-card performers against each other, and ultimately sent 11 contestants packing, what's next for the Top 13 finalists for American Idol Season 10? A party, of course! In a large tent sitting atop the parking garage for the Los Angeles outdoor mall The Grove (which itself resides just south of Idol's CBS Television City home), the Top 13 finalists ran a gauntlet of press interviews for a good two hours. Casey Abrams, Naima Adedapo, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Ashthon Jones, Stefano… Full Story »

  8. 'American Idol' scores highest ratings across all networks in four years The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Mar 4, 2011

    The FOX show blew away the competition Thursday night with 25 million total viewers, the highest primetime Thursday ratings on any network in four years, Variety reported. Thursday night's two-hour results show whittled down 24 hopefuls to the Top 13… Full Story »

  9. Recap: Top 12 Women of 'American Idol' Perform The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Mar 3, 2011

    The Top 12 women of "American Idol" season 10 charmed the judges with the first performance before audience. The March 2 episode started out rough with Ta-Tynisa Wilson singing Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)". Randy Jackson said it was… Full Story »

  10. Kellie Pickler's wedding revealed in music video The Joe Lake Blog The Joe Lake Blog

    joeylakey.co.uk via @joeylakey  &bull Feb 25, 2011

    Songwriter Kyle Jacobs wrote and recorded a song for her, called "Say I Do," and used their private wedding footage for the music video. Fans can buy it on iTunes for $1.99. Jacobs, 37, tells The Associated Press the video… Full Story »

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