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A so-so night on American Idol–I personally thought Blake did better overall with strong performances in his first 2 songs, though Jordin really nailed the last one.
Personally, it appeared to me that the judges and producers clearly fixed this finale to favor Jordin, especially with the choice of that last song that clearly […]

Time is predicting that Blake Lewis will win American Idol this week, based on the sheer number of internet hits he’s receiving in search terms.
While searches for Tessa Horst are the third most-searched (or fastest surge in searched) term on Google right now, given that Andy apparently proposed to Tessa last night, expect searches for […]

There are rumors swirling that American Idol has been rigging the vote, ignoring the actual vote totals, and that the show was about to give Blake the boot to ensure that there’d be a Jordin-Melinda finale, but decided otherwise in response to an investigation by Howard Stern:
“Does Howard 100 News owe an apology to American […]

WaPo weighs in the American Idol speculation today, suggesting that Jordin had an off night, and that Blake and Melinda were the top two performers.
I’m inclined to agree–Jordin had an off night, and showed she was an inconsistent, if not unprepared, singer. Blake on the other hand was in his element, and displayed a […]

Alright folks, here’s my final rankings of the season–tonight, IMHO, both Melinda Doolittle and Blake Lewis had stellar nights, while Jordin had a so-so show (although she did nail her 3rd song). My rankings:
1. Melinda
2. Blake (a fantastic night for him, especially the Maroon 5 song)
3. Jordin
DialIdol Predictions:
Dialidol shows a virtual […]

DialIdol has their final predictions up for tonight’s American Idol, and lo and behold, the site predicts that Blake will not only be safe, but that he will finish in first place. Again, I’m still a bit skeptical about the algorithm they use that measures busy signals, but this is interesting. Here’s how […]

I seriously have no clue why the show brought in Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees’ music tonight–their songs are too stylized, and frankly are way too difficult for conventional singers to sing normally. But to force people in a competition to sing those songs to me was a huge mistake–all in all, a […]

Vote for who you think will be eliminated tomorrow on American Idol:

It was a poignant night on Idol, as both Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell, following Blake Lewis’ performance, gave their condolences to the Virginia Tech community. But Simon’s reaction to Chris Richardson’s statement about Virginia Tech suggested he thought it was a plea for votes. In any case, we here at the Bubble would […]