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Tonight's 2-hour finale show, kicked off with Nick and Clark performing “Centuries” by Fall Out Boy. Tyanna Jones performed with The Jacksons. The Top 6 girls performed with Nile Rodgers and Chic. Ricky Martin showed up to sing his new single “Mr. Put It Down.” Janelle Monae performed with Adanna Duru to sing, “Yoga.” Prince Royce performed with J. Lo and PitBull to sing his new single, "Back it up." Joey performed “Cool Kids” with Echosmith. Keith performed his new single, “Even the Stars Fall 4 U.” Rayvon Owen performed with Jamie Foxx to sing, " I Love By Now." Daniel Seavey joined "New Kids On The Block" to sing a medley of their famous hits: “Please Don’t Go Girl,” “Step By Step,” and “You Got It (The Right Stuff).” Quentin Alexander performed “Riptide” by Vance Joy. Qaasim Middleton performed “Fun” with Chris Brown and Pitbull. Jax hit the stage with Steven Tyler...

A good American Idol finale is kind of like the Fountain of Youth — and that’s not only a reference to 43-year-old Ricky Martin, 45-year-old J.Lo and 44-year-old Jordan Knight taking the stage and looking like they halted the aging process back in the late ’90s.

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After 13 grueling weeks of voting — encompassing some 250 competitive performances and a pupu platter of “Wait! Noooo!” eliminations — it’d be easy for even the most committed Idoloonie to feel drained, dazed and depleted.

Nick or Clark? Clark or Nick? Who will be crowned our 14th and penultimate "American Idol" winner? And why must it take 126 minutes to find out? When "American Idol" was a colossus straddling the TV landscape, this sort of bloated spectacle wasn't just justified, it was practically necessary for Fox. Milk every blessed second out of "American Idol"!  But Tuesday night's performance finale lost to "Undateable" in the 18-49 demo. That's a bit sad. But maybe ratings will still perk up for the actual finale. Follow along with me as we go on this lengthy journey to either Clark Beckham or Nick Fradiani's confetti-filled coronation... 8:00 p.m. Et. Nick and Clark are joining Fall Out Boy for a rousing show-opening rendition of "Centuries." Neither seems exactly sure whether or not they're the stars of this this particular performance. Clark in particular lingers in the background in discomfort waiting...

According to exclusive Gold Derby predictions, only three "American Idol" singers actually have a shot at winning Season 14: Tyanna Jones, Clark Beckham and Jax. Do you agree or disagree with those odds? Hurry -- make your predictions now and you could win our weekly prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who'll be eliminated next. -Break- 'American Idol' recap: Did you predict Qaasim Middleton's elimination in Top 8 Week? Based on our combined racetrack odds for Top 7 Week, Clark is in the lead to win the season with 2/5 odds, followed by Jax in second place with 9/1 odds and Tyanna in third place with 12/1 odds. After that, Nick Fradiani is hanging on in fourth place with 25/1 odds, and then there's a three-way tie for last place with Quentin Alexander, Joey Cook and Rayvon Owen all at lowly 100/1 odds to win.

Did you predict that Qaasim Middleton would be eliminated from "American Idol" Wednesday night? If so, you should be taking part in our prediction contest. Hurry -- make your predictions now and you could win our weekly prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will be eliminated next. -Break- Sorry, Qaasim Middleton: Nobody's ever won 'American Idol' after Judges' Save Congratulations to our user Lloyd P. Flores for winning this week's episode contest. This reader wins a $100 Amazon gift certificate for being the only person to reap perfect 100% accuracy predicting Top 8 Week. Lloyd's winning predictions were that Qaasim would go home, that Rayvon Owen would earn the Idol Fan Save, that Jennifer Lopez would not have "goosies," that Harry Connick Jr. would not mention a singer's "intonation" and that Keith Urban would give a standing ...

Tonight's performances/elimination show, kicked off with them revealing that music stars: Jason Derulo and Florida Georgia mentored the contestants this week. Jax started off the performances by singing: “Pokerface” by Lady Gaga. Nick Fradiani – performed “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry. Quentin Alexander sang “Latch” by Disclosure ft Sam Smith. Joey Cook performed “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus. Clark Beckham sang “Make It Rain” by Ed Sheeran. Tyanna Jones sang “Stay” by Rihanna. By this time, it was revealed that everyone was safe except for Qaasim Middleton and Rayvon Owen, so they had to sing for the live Twitter "save." Rayvon Owen sang “Set Fire to the Rain” by Adele, and Qaasim Middleton performed “Hey Ya” by Outkast. Finally, after the last break of the night, host Ryan Seacrest revealed that the live Twitter vote saved Rayvon Owen, so it was finally the end of the line for Qaasim Middleton.

I’ve been recapping American Idol since Carrie Underwood was a humble farm girl who may or may not have been able to afford Almay — let alone be the face of its national advertising campaign.

And throughout that time, the show’s judging panel has been my go-to source for mockery, outrage and befuddlement — as well as an assortment of all-important conspiracy theories.

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Back in those innocent times (when, yes, I argued vehemently that Bo Bice was the more radio-ready star than the girl who made “Jesus Take...

Odd "American Idol" Season 14 fact: Unless I'm missing something, every single remaining "American Idol" Finalist this season is from the Eastern or Central Time Zone. Daniel Seavey and Adanna Duru were the only two contestants from the West Coast and they're gone. Last week, the otherwise dismal Daniel got hosed by the "Idol" Twitter Save, in which his geographic core was disenfranchised if they happened not to be watching an online live feed. The "Idol" Twitter Save returns on Wednesday (April 8), but with all of the singers' hometowns watching the same feed, nobody can claim that they're being Seaveyed. And, once again, viewers from outside of the Et/Ct time zones  have been cut out of the elimination process. Tonight's theme is Billboard Hits, so follow along and chime in with your own thoughts... 7:59 p.m. Et. Has anybody else lost all sense of how many people are still left on "Idol" this season?...

According to exclusive Gold Derby predictions, it's going to be lights out for either Qaasim Middleton or Quentin Alexander on "American Idol" tonight. Disagree with those odds? Hurry -- make your predictions now and you could win our weekly prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy! -Break- Sorry, Qaasim Middleton: Nobody's ever won 'American Idol' after Judges' Save Based on our predictions, Qaasim is the likeliest to get the boot with 5/6 odds, followed by Quentin in second place with 9/2 odds, Rayvon Owen in third place with 13/2 odds and then Joey Cook and Nick Fradiani tied for fourth place with 25/1 odds. The other three singers -- Tyanna Jones, Jax and Clark Beckham -- all have 100/1 odds of being eliminated in Top 8 Week, essentially making them the three frontrunners to win Season 14. Should I take a chance and risk my 500 point super bet on Tyanna, Jax or Clark?...

The long-overdue elimination of Daniel Seavey finally occurred on American Idol. Now that the weakest singer of season 14 is no longer in the competition, where do we go from here? There are some contestants that obviously don't have much time left on the show -- the two that first come to mind are Rayvon Owen and Qaasim Middleton.

After seeing girl after girl after girl head home, a guy finally got the boot with Daniel's exit. When you look at the remaining girls, it's hard to imagine any of them being cut right now, but could that happen (with Tyanna)?...

According to exclusive Gold Derby predictions, it's going to be lights out for either Qaasim Middleton or Quentin Alexander on "American Idol" this week. Do you agree or disagree with those odds? Hurry -- make your predictions now and you could win our weekly prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy! -Break- Based on our odds, Qaasim is the likeliest to get the boot with 8/13 odds, followed by Quentin in second place with 9/2 odds, Rayvon Owen in third place with 12/1 odds and then Joey Cook in fourth place with 33/1 odds. Sorry, Qaasim Middleton: Nobody's ever won 'American Idol' after Judges' Save The other four singers -- Nick Fradiani, Tyanna Jones, Jax and Clark Beckham -- all have 100/1 odds of being eliminated in Top 8 Week, essentially making them the four frontrunners to win Season 14. Should I take a chance and risk my 500 point super bet on Nick,...

Kelly Clarkson returned home to "American Idol" this week and completed dominated the proceedings, from playfully ribbing Harry Connick Jr. about being a bad father, to performing two songs, to mentoring the Top 9. If you predicted that Daniel Seavey would be eliminated, why are you not taking part in our "American Idol" prediction contest? Hurry -- make your own predictions now and you could win our weekly prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy! -Break- Who will win 'American Idol'? See exclusive predictions! During Wednesday's live show, host Ryan Seacrest announced that the following contestants would sing again for America's votes, thus making it through to Top 8 Week: Nick Fradiani, Jax, Tyanna Jones, Joey Cook, Quentin Alexander, Qaasim Middleton and Clark Beckham. That left poor Daniel and Rayvon Owen as this week's bottom two. And after a first-ever Idol Fan Save via Twitter, Rayvon was save.

Tonight's live performances/elimination show, kicked off with them revealing that it was Kelly Clarkson night. Kelly was the mentor this week, and everyone had to sing one of her songs. Nick Fradiani started the performances off by singing, "Catch My Breath." Jax sang "Beautiful Disaster." Tyanna Jones sang "Mr. Know It All." Joey Cook sang "Miss Independent." After a break, Quentin Alexander sang "Dark Side." Qaasim Middleton sang "Stronger." Clark Beckham performed "The Trouble With Love Is." At this point, it had been revealed that everyone was safe except for poor Daniel Seavey and Rayvon Owen. They had to sing for the Twitter vote "instant save." Daniel sang "Breakaway," and Rayvon Owen sang "Since You’ve Been Gone." Then after the last break of the night, host Ryan Seacrest, let everyone know that poor Daniel was the one who got shafted tonight, so say goodbye to him forever, and stay tuned.

Once you’ve tasted Marcus Samuelsson’s cooking or watched Matt Damon pummel an enemy with his bare hands (on the big screen, of course), it’s hard to get excited about watching some up-and-comer try to pull off an imitation. And that was my worry going into Kelly Clarkson Night on American Idol.

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I mean, we all knew the Season 1 champ and the woman whose pipes have pumped lifeblood into Fox’s reality singing franchise for 13 years was going to make a kick-awesome mentor. But...

The Kelly Clarkson Songbook. That's what we're getting on Wednesday (April 1) night's "American Idol."  This is not to question Kelly Clarkson's awesomeness or even the very-goodness of Kelly Clarkson's discography, but there are some people in this "Idol" season who seem like they're going to be well-suited to tonight's theme and other people for home this may be excruciating, especially since the "Idol" voters are back in female-shunning mode this season. Let's see how things go... 8:00 p.m. Et. Greetings from Toronto, where I'm in town visiting the set of "The Strain." Because of timing, I may be pushing my "Survivor" recap to tomorrow morning. But "Idol"? On time! 8:03 p.m. J-Lo Fashion Show Time and she's wearing shorts and a largely concealing top. She still doesn't kneel to greet the crowd. Perhaps the shirt is too billowy.  8:04 p.m. Awwww. Young Kelly Clarkson. How adorable.

American Idol‘s Season 14 has had more slam-dunks, fouls and rebounds than Ncaa’s March Madness — and this week’s Reality Check tries to determine who’s on their way to the Final Four.

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My co-host Melinda Doolittle and I delve into rising momentum for Clark Beckham and Quentin Alexander (as well as two other finalists) and try to figure out what went wrong for the typically rock-solid Joey Cook during ’80s Week. Plus, we’ve got advice for Rayvon Owen and Qaasim Middleton — and an...

Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this.

But for fans of American Idol‘s original winner Kelly Clarkson, the wait is officially over.

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The “Heartbeat Song” chanteuse will mentor the Season 14 Top 9 as they tackle tunes from her songbook on Wednesday’s episode (8/7c on Fox) — and now TVLine has your exclusive first look at the set list:

Joey Cook – “Miss Independent”

Jax – “Beautiful Disaster”

Tyanna Jones – “Mr. Know It All”

Daniel Seavey – “Breakaway”

Rayvon Owen – “Since U Been Gone”

Clark Beckham – “The...

Did you predict the shocking eliminations of two of "American Idol's" leading ladies Wednesday night? If you predicted that Adanna Duru and Maddie Walker would receive the lowest number of votes, why are you not taking part in our "American Idol" prediction contest? Hurry -- make your own predictions now and you could win our weekly prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy! -Break- During Wednesday's live show, host Ryan Seacrest announced that the following contestants would sing again for America's votes, thus making it through to Top 9 week: Daniel Seavey, Quentin Alexander, Joey Cook, Tyanna Jones, Jax, Nick Fradiani, Clark Beckham, Qaasim Middleton and Rayvon Owen. That left poor Adanna and Maddie as this week's double-elimination victims. Daniel was Gold Derby's official prediction to go home with 9/4 odds, while Adanna was our second-place choice with 7/2 odds and Maddie was our third-place choice ...

Picture it: Germany, 1989. (Yes, the first four words of this American Idol recap are inspired by The Golden Girls‘ incomparable Sophia Petrillo.)

Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff is performing a partial striptease in the one country that’s embraced his pop-star aspirations as warmly as they’ve accepted sauerkraut and spätzle on their dinner tables. He’s shaking what his mama gave him and belting some of the decade’s biggest hits: “Walking on Sunshine.” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” “Let’s Dance.”

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Except, hold up,...

We're only two weeks into this season's "American Idol" Finals and The Save is gone.  The "Idol" judges opted to Save Qaasim Middleton last week. Were they protecting the entertainment factor that Qaasim brings to the show? Were they rewarding Qaasim for bringing energy to an episode that had lacked energy? Were they recognizing that America's voting has, thus far, been wonky as heck this season? Either way, Wednesday's (March 25) episode of "American Idol" is going to be a double-elimination episode, meaning that there are 11 remaining contestants, but presumably only nine are going to sing. This will change the entire architecture of the episode. Plus, Fox is boasting an appearance by Salt and/or Peppa, following last week's big Kenny Loggins appearance. Whee! 8:01 p.m. I think Nick Fradiani should have been the '80s Night mentor, since I'm pretty sure he's the only contestant this season who existed way back then.

In my previous American Idol prediction article, I said that there's always a singer who sticks around longer than they should. The opposite point can also be made, that there are always singers who leave earlier than they deserve to. The Judges' Save is a tool that Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr. can use to right a wrong when it comes to the results of America's votes. If we as voters get complacent and don't vote as much for a particular contestant who's considered a frontrunner or otherwise is too talented to let go of just yet, the judges can whip that Save out and make a one-time correction.

But we've barely gotten past the Top 12 and the judges have already blown it by using their Save on Qaasim Middleton, one of the contestants who least deserves it. Yes, he's an entertainer and it might be fun to watch him perform,...

All week long, our readers have been making their predictions for who'll receive the lowest number of votes on Wednesday night's "American Idol." And according to Gold Derby's exclusive racetrack odds, the two singers who'll be heading home in this week's double-elimination episode are Adanna Duru and Daniel Seavey. Hurry -- make your own predictions now and you could win our weekly prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy! -Break- Who will win 'American Idol'? See exclusive predictions! Here's how the remaining 11 contestants fare on our elimination chart, ranked in order of who our readers predict will be heading home: 1.) Adanna - 8/13 odds 2.) Daniel - 2/1 odds 3.) Maddie Walker - 5/1 odds 4.) Quentin Alexander - 11/2 odds 5.) Qaasim Middleton - 8/1 odds 6.) Tyanna Jones - 12/1 odds 7.) Nick Fradiani - 14/1 odds 8.) Rayvon Owen - 14/1 odds 9.) Joey Cook - 20/1 odd...'...

It’s a week of deep disagreement here at Reality Check — as my co-host Melinda Doolittle and I can’t seem to agree on who’s leading American Idol‘s Season 14 pack.

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Jax or Joey? Clark or Quentin? Heck, we can’t even solve the question of J.Hud or (brace for a blast from the past) Zoanette!

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Fret not, though — we’re not engaging in any kind of Cookie Vs.

"Wow!" That's what I just told myself when I scoured the Twitter accounts of the remaining Top 11 "American Idol" singers. Last week, we all thought that Qaasim Middleton's almost-elimination was a huge shocker. But if you look at the number of fans following Qaasim on Twitter, it's evident that he just doesn't have the same support as his competitors. By examining the number of Twitter followers for the remaining singers, I started wondering if I'd come across a secret playlist for who'll be eliminated next and who will eventually win. -Break- Make your own predictions now in our 'American Idol' contest; Win weekly $100 Amazon gift certificates plus at season's end If I'm right, this information could potentially spoil the entire "American Idol" experience. If I'm wrong -- and I hope I am -- then it suggests Twitter followers may not be inclined to actually vote for their favorites ever.

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"American Idol" threw us a massive curveball Thursday night by naming Qaasim Middleton as the singer with the lowest number of votes. I thought for sure it'd be either Adanna Duru or Daniel Seavey going home, as that's who Gold Derby's savvy readers were predicting, but we were all in for a surprise as the judges used their sole Judges' Save of the season. -Break- 'American Idol' leaderboard: Which users are winning our contest? Did you predict that Qaasim would reap the lowest number of votes and that the judges would use their save? If so, you should be taking part in our "American Idol" prediction contest. The users who score the highest every week plus at season's end will win $100 Amazon gift certificates. It's fun and easy, so start predicting now. After Adanna and Daniel, host Ryan Seacrest announced safety for eight more singers in the following order: Rayvon Owen,...

“Yo, Shonda Rhimes, I love ABC’s #Tgit programming block. And I’ma let you finish. But American Idol just had one of the craziest Thursdays of all time!”

Ok, I’m sorry. You probably didn’t come here expecting a Kanye West reference — @KimKierkegaardashian’s genius Twitter feed is more my style — in an Idol recap. But my brain just went from the frying pan into the active volcano after Season 14’s Top 10 performance telecast (a confusing label, given that there were 11 singers on stage all night, with one awaiting the bad news that he or she was the...

[Youtube "Hn16g2NSW4Q"] When American Idol went to the movies this week, contestant Quentin Alexander stole the show. The New Orleans native stripped down Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta's "You're the One That I Want" from Grease and wowed Thursday's crowd despite never having seen the 1978 musical.Even though the 21 year old did not get rave reviews from the judges, Jennifer Lopez did call his performance "haunting and beautiful." After the live show, Alexander told People he found the Lo-Fang cover on Spotify: "I'd never seen Grease, so it was just a song to me. I connect really deeply with the way...

When American Idol went to the movies this week, contestant Quentin Alexander stole the show.

The New Orleans native stripped down Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta's "You're the One That I Want" from Grease and wowed Thursday's crowd despite never having seen the 1978 musical.

Even though the 21 year old did not get rave reviews from the judges, Jennifer Lopez did call his performance "haunting and beautiful."

After the live show, Alexander told People he found the Lo-Fang cover on Spotify: "I'd never seen Grease, so it was just a song to me. I connect really deeply with the way...

Tonight's live elimination/performances show, kicked off with the usual judges introductions, along with revealing that it was "movie" theme songs this week. Adanna Duru kicked things off by performing “Love You I Do.” Daniel Seavey sang “Lost Stars.” Rayvon Owen sang “Stayin’ Alive.” Nick Fradiani Jr. sang “Danger Zone.” After a break, Joey Cook sang “Mad World.” Tyanna Jones sang “Circle of Life.” Quentin Alexander sang “You’re the One That I Want.” Maddie Walker performed “Let’s Hear It for the Boy.” Clark Beckham sang “Sunday Morning,” and Jax wrapped up the performances by singing “Grow Old With You.” By this time, it was revealed that everyone was safe, except for poor Qaasim Middleton who had to sing “Come Together” for the judges one and only "save" of the season. He did a real good job, and shockingly, the judges were moved enough to go ahead and use...

Sorry, but I'm still annoyed that we sent Sarina-Joi Crowe packing. It's not that she didn't, at least on some level, deserve to go. She gave a bad performance at the beginning of a long episode, which is an easy path to being forgotten and being eliminated. Still, "American Idol" lost a singer with almost limitless upside and we kept at least four or five people who almost certainly will never have anywhere near Sarina-Joi's potential. Oh well. After dedicating Wednesday night to two ridiculously high-rated hours of "Empire," Fox is turning Thursday over for a sure-to-be-lower-rated two hours of "American Idol" with a Movie Night theme. This is always one of the show's fuzziest and least justifiable themes and tonight we're using the theme as a hook so that Jennifer Lopez can perform the song she has in an upcoming movie. Click through and follow along! 8:00 p.m.

Against all odds, there will be no Phil Collins ballad — or any soundtrack cuts from The Bodyguard, Frozen, Titanic and Armageddon — when the American Idol Top 10 (plus one contestant on the brink of elimination) tackle “Songs from the Movies tonight (8/7c on Fox).

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That’s good news for Idoloonies who’ve vowed to crawl into their dryers and turn to lint at the sound of one more hopeful belting the umpteenth rendition of “I Have Nothing.”

More important than what the Top 10 won’t tackle,...

“Baffling.” “Crunk.” “Taking chances.” “Butt booty naked.” “Shrinky dink.” “Bear running through the woods.”

These are just a few of the unexpected words and phrases spicing up the conversation on this week’s installment of Reality Check — where my co-host Melinda Doolittle and I dish the crazy, back-to-back Top 12 and Top 11 performance nights on Season 14 of American Idol. (Sorry, Sarina-Joi Crowe’s elimination left us too devastated to dig into The Voice this time around.)

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What it all comes down to, my friends (yes, that was a sly Alanis reference), is...

Sorry about the delay, kids. I had to be doing PaleyFest 2015 red carpet coverage for Starz's "Outlander," so I was talking about wedding nights and spankings and I missed doing my normal Eastern Time "American Idol" live-blog. And, in fact, I got home nearly 20 minutes into the Pacific Time airing of "Idol." So let's play a game and see how quickly I'm able to catch up with the live broadcast... Follow through for my full recap of Thursday's (March 12) Top 12 performances and the first solo elimination of the season. 8:00 p.m. (in show time, but 8:24 in my time) Fortunately, I remember last night, so I can trim a minute off here. 8:01 p.m. I missed last night's Top 12 Party because of timing. I'm just missing everything. 8:02 p.m. I can't fast-forward through Ryan Seacrest, because he's going to explain the show. Also, I can't miss the Jennifer Lopez Fashion Show.

Balloons! Cookie from Empire! Uptempo ditties! You can’t say American Idol didn’t bring out all the right ingredients for its “Get the Party Started”-themed Top 11 performance episode.

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With a half hour left to go, though, there were no hands (not even those of the SwayBots) in the air, waving ’round like they just didn’t care. Instead, the scene was positively funereal — with Sarina-Joi Crowe (Aka Vocal Perfection All Season With But One Glaring Exception), Nick Fradiani (Aka A Paragon of Consistent Vocals and Charisma) and Quentin Alexander (One...

Tonight's live performance/elimination show kicked off with them, revealing that the theme would be "party" songs. And after some introductions of the judges, the performances got underway, starting with Adanna Duru. She sang “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars. Clark Beckham performed “Takin’ It to the Streets” by Doobie Brothers. Daniel Seavey performed “Happy” by Pharrell. After a break, Jax performed “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift. Joey Cook performed “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea. Maddie Walker performed “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean. Nick Fradiani performed “Wake Me Up” by Avicii. Rayvon Owen performed “Burn” by Ellie Goulding. Sarina-Joi Crowe performed “Neon Lights” by Demi Lovato. After another break, Tyanna Jones sang “Tightrope” by Janelle Monae. Qaasim Middleton sang “Jet” by Paul McCartney & Wings and Quentin Alexander sang “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele to cap off the performances. By the show's ending time, it was revealed that everyone was safe except for poor Sarina-Joi Crowe.

First, the bad news: The remaining contestants of American Idol Season 14 have missed their chance to bring Mc Lyte’s “Cold Rock a Party” back into the public consciousness.

The good news? TVLine’s got your exclusive first look at the full list of song spoilers for tonight’s two-hour installment (8/7c on Fox) — the first live telecast of the season.

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Not only will the Top 12 perform for the second time this week — under the fairly loose theme of “Get the Party Started” — but one singer will be eliminated (most...

Imagine an American Idol with Jennifer Lopez rocking a powder-blue Amish dress from the Pennsylvania Dutch Collection, Ryan Seacrest losing his cool and an audience of SwayBots successfully moving in time with the music.

None of those signs of an impending apocalypse occurred on tonight’s Season 14 Top 12 announcement/performance episode, but the hour was not without its share of whopping surprises.

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The human equivalent of a frayed nerve, Joey Cook, pulled it together and became an unlikely front-runner — at least for a night. The usually flawless Sarina Joi-Crowe saw...

Here they are America, your Top 12! After weeks of auditions and hard cuts by the judges, American Idol has revealed final 12 contestants. But who has what it takes to actually become the fourteenth winner of the Fox reality series? People breaks down the contestants: Quentin Alexander, 21Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana Audition City: New Orleans Audition Song: "Royals", originally performed by Lorde Why He Might Win: The Big Easy's own Harry Connick, Jr. has said that Alexander encapsulates the music scene of his hometown and his unique fashion and song choices certainly make him stand out from the crowd. Why...

Here they are America, your Top 12!

After weeks of auditions and hard cuts by the judges, American Idol has revealed final 12 contestants.

But who has what it takes to actually become the fourteenth winner of the Fox reality series?

People breaks down the contestants:

Quentin Alexander, 21

Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana

Audition City: New Orleans

Audition Song: "Royals", originally performed by Lorde

Why He Might Win: The Big Easy's own Harry Connick, Jr. has said that Alexander encapsulates the music scene of his hometown and his unique fashion and song choices certainly make him stand out from the crowd.

Why...

There were definitely some surprises in last week's first Top 24 eliminations. One week, Trevor Douglas was my pick to win the whole thing. The next week? Poof. Gone. One week, it seemed like everybody hated Maddie Walker for taking Rachael Hallack's place in the Top 24. The next week? Bam! Embraced by America despite an utterly mediocre performance. On Wednesday (March 11) night, "American Idol" is unveiling our Top 12 Finalists. How will the lucky singers be revealed? And what will we do to fill the hour?  Click through and follow along! 8:00 p.m. Et. I feel pretty good about Qaasim Middleton's chances of making the Top 12, so his picture is accompanying my recap. I don't know if the judges are getting Wild Card picks or what, but by hook or by crook, I'm betting on Qaasim, at least for another week. 8:02 p.m. I don't have a clue what's happening tonight.

American Idol is about to back that thing up.

TVLine has learned exclusively that next Wednesday’s Top 12 performance telecast (8/7c on Fox) will find the remaining Season 14 hopefuls revisiting their audition songs as they fight for a spot in a special Thursday sing-off.

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Here’s how the next couple weeks will play out in the House That Made Katharine McPhee an Unlikely TV Star:

On Wednesday, March 11, Ryan Seacrest will reveal the five guys and five women who advanced from this week’s Top 16 performances based on the public vote.

My smile is my makeup

I wear since my break up with you

So Idol, take a good look at my face

You’ll see my smile looks out of place

If you look closer, it’s easy to trace

The tracks of my tears

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My name is not Smokey Robinson, and yet tonight, I feel his pain.

And Yes I Know I Am Being Melodramatic.

After all, on Wednesday’s American Idol Season 14 Top 8 Guys Performance Night, there was only one terrible,...

Last week, the "American Idol" Top 24 performed over two chaotically edited nights.  This week, we're going to apparently be eliminating eight people, while also showcasing eight performances per night leading up to eliminations next week. And Aretha Franklin's going to be involved in some way. Click through and follow along! 7:59 p.m. Et. Per Ryan Seacrest's twitter, eight guys will get called to perform. If you don't get called, you're eliminated. This is, of course, utterly vicious to the last few performers, who will be stressed out balls of adrenaline. But who cares! 8:00 p.m. Oh Snap! It's Aretha! She's doing "I Will Survive." A couple years ago, we were really concerned about Aretha's health and it seemed like we might not have her for long, but she looks and sounds spectacular. What an absolutely terrific turn of events. I'm just plain happy. 8:03 p.m.

They’re singing oldies, but will they be goodies?

American Idol‘s Season 14 semifinalists are gearing up for a second week of performances from Detroit — tonight and Thursday (8/7c on Fox) — and TVLine’s got the exclusive scoop on their Motown-themed song choices.

We’ve got the entire 24-track set list — but while all of last week’s performers prepped tunes and received some mentoring from living legend Aretha Franklin, only 16 of ‘em will take the stage.

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It might be a man's man's man's world, but this time on American Idol, it's the Top 12 ladies who get their shot to wow the votes out of viewers. The Top 12 guys already hit the stage in the Motor City with varying degrees of success and acclaim (would you believe I actually found a mainstream blogger who went with the headline "Daniel Seavey Wows" and thought Adam Ezegalian was "ears bleeding bad"?).

But for normal people with functioning ears, there is pretty much a consensus that Nick Fradiani won the round, followed in no particular order by Quentin Alexander, Qaasim Middleton and Ezegalian.

No disrespect to the incomparable Ryan Seacrest, but perhaps for one week only, American Idol should’ve replaced him with an auctioneer?

Tonight’s one-hour telecast — which featured Season 14’s Top 12 guys performing for only eight available slots next Wednesday — was paced so frenetically it made Usain Bolt look like a three-legged tortoise.

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Actually, it might’ve been better had Auntie Trish (Aka exec producer Trish Kinane — read my juicy Q&A with her here) simply cut the fat from the telecast — and no, I’m not referring to 15-year-old Daniel Seavey,...

The auditions are over. Hollywood Week is over.  Finally we get to start voting on "American Idol," or at least you get to start voting if you happen to vote on "American Idol." And for me, that means a transition to a live-blog, even if the shows currently aren't Actually live, since there's no way the "Idol" production is prepared to do 12 performances in an hour-long live show. But anyway... Follow along and comment below. Commenting has been slow so far, but perhaps now it's time for people to being to have real preferences? 8:01 p.m. Et. Ah. We're in Detroit for this round. That's fun. And you can tell when this was shot based on Ryan Seacrest's beard compared to where it was on Oscars night. Or... Not. Singer: Adam Ezigalian Song: "I Wanna Rock" My Take: Wow. This episode is way too tightly cut. With almost no preamble,...

American Idol Season 14 has the potential to hurt so good — and no, this is not a reference to some Fifty Shades of Grey-type foolery.

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Instead, as you’ll see on this week’s Reality Check, my co-host Melinda Doolittle and I are wondering whether an incredibly deep talent pool could lead to a Top 12 in which every single elimination becomes a painful one.

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“Can anybody find me somebody to love?”

I posed one of Queen’s most plaintive lyrics for most of Wednesday’s American Idol “Group Rounds” telecast — and unfortunately, only a handful of contestants answered the call. There were forgotten lyrics, cacophonous harmonies, a few instances of face-down-on-the-carpet exhaustion and a smattering of “I didn’t come here to make friends” squawking. But “Holy crap, I want to know that contestant’s 877-number so I can start voting for him/her right this second!” vocals were in short supply.

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