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Aubrey Cleland Beyoncé's Sweet Dreams

2013-03-02T22:13:00.000-08:00

Never quit for the new improve Aubrey Cleland, who auditioned on the previous Idol, from Orange CA. She made an impressing performance and made it to the top 40 but advanced to the top 20 of the show.

She sang her version of Beyoncé's "Sweet Dreams” where she impressed the judges and got positive responses.

According to the judges, Aubrey had an incredible voice and bringing something different out of the song, and had a balance of voice and fire, said Keith Urban, while Nick was comparing her performance like twilight song, a gorgeous and beautiful contestant where she was blown away. For Randy, he said that you look amazing, and felt like Aubrey is a completely package and great performer.

Related Top 20 Performer Adriana Latonio

Adriana Latonio Ain’t No Way

2013-03-02T21:38:00.000-08:00

A very energetic performer, without an ounce of fear when performing her version of Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way", a five foot Filipino-American or little tiny thing but commands the stage from the second she walks out. and a lady bug that born to do it, that would be the comments of the Idol judges. From Anchorage Alaska, Adriana Latonio is a 17 year-old honors student at East High School.

Adriana is a very talented and has the determination to auditioned the Idol season 12 where she had been singing for spare change at Anchorage's open air Downtown Market.

As Minaj's comment's "Little tiny thing that commands the stage from the second she walks", "I didn't see an ounce of fear". The last Nick's comment is very true, Adriana is an experienced performer. According to Graham, "I remember in elementary school she would do various vocal competitions,", "She's definitely a very hard worker, but always bubbly and happy. You hardly ever see her frowning. She's always having fun."

Is it Adriana be the next American Idol?

Related Top 20 Performer Aubrey Cleland

Janelle Arthur Sings I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry

2013-02-28T20:13:00.000-08:00

Janelle Arthur is a beautiful 22 year old natural country singer from Oliver Springs that doesn't quit on the previous season, yet manage her own way to Hollywood where she made it to top 20. She is one of the last women in the top 40 contestant of idol.

The judges were impressed by her performance and passion about music. She sang the Classic song of Hank Williams "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry". According to Nicki Minaj "I think you are really, really special, and you already seem like a star."

Related Video of Idol's ContestantZoanette Johnsons

Zoanette Johnson’s Dramatic Performance

2013-02-27T20:21:00.002-08:00

Comes from the heart would be the performance of 20-year-old from Liberia to stay round after round on idol's sudden death. She delivered dramatic play of the Lion King's Circle of Life which was a game changer for the musical competition, and got a standing ovation on the judges including Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson.

Zoanette is a very talented contestant that has a broadest vocal range, with creative and fashionable like which will excite the audiences.

Below are the comments of the judges

“Forget the King of the Jungle. Kudos to the Queen of the Jungle right there!" exclaimed Urban.

Minaj, one of Johnson's biggest champions, told the contestant that she "served it" and made her "so emotional."

"When I think of you coming from Liberia and all those siblings and the fact that they're gonna get to see you on this show, I'm so proud of you," said the rapper as Johnson began to cry.

Related Video of Idol's Contestant Janelle Arthur

Elijah Liu Talking to the Moon

2013-02-26T21:27:00.000-08:00

Elijah Liu dream is very clear about his way to Hollywood; his family is also very supportive for his career. He plays guitar with the first Asian Guy with Guitar from Rowland Heights, California
He performs his rendition of Bruno Mars "Talking to the Moon", and has the confidence to his voice.
Related Sudden Death: Paul Jolly

Paul Jolley Sudden Death

2013-02-26T21:02:00.002-08:00

With his amazing talent, Paul, 22 year old aspiring Hollywood star performs "Tonight, I Wanna Cry", and that song made him to qualify to the final round.

Last time, he was so nervous with his rendition song "Blown Away" yet did deliver a very high vocal range. He admitted to the judges that he was incredibly nervous. Here is the comment of Minaj, "You walked out so defeated, and that really irritated me", she also added "It's such a turnoff. Just give us one minute of professionalism — it's one minute for you to come on stage and take that off of your face."

Related Sudden Death: Elijah Liu

Halie Hilburn on her Way to Hollywood [Video]

2013-02-03T01:52:00.001-08:00

As an idol contestant, who auditioned with a new way of entertaining audience, judges were a little more impressed and amazed by her unique talent, Ventriloquist Halie Hilburn made her way to Hollywood with her puppet named Oscar the dog.

Halie got a positive feedback from the panelist. She sang a “I Wanna Be Your Cowboy Sweetheart” together with her puppet, and did the song very proud. Below are the comments of the judges

“This is wild. What is this?” said Randy Jackson. ”I don’t understand how to vote. I’m a little confused.”

But once Hilburn ditched the sidekick, her voice really shined.

“I think Oscar’s holding you back,” Keith Urban told her afterward. “You can sing! I loved it!”

Mariah Carey commended Hilburn’s “beautiful” vocal but warned her, “I think you guys are going to have to sever the ties a little bit to pursue your career.”

Halie Hilburn is another promising star. Isn't it?

Dustin Watts Audition on Idol [Video]

2013-01-24T21:23:00.000-08:00

After the audition of Dustin Watts on Idol, it seems that he wins the way to Hollywood. He is good looking guy and vocal chops who sang the Garth Brooks hit ‘She’s Every Woman’. He is 27 year old and a firefighter.

Judges love the style of Dustin, According to Mariah “There’s something special about you,” while Keith Urban “You’ve got a great style,” he added. “You’ve got confidence.” For Nicki Minaj, “I think you did it with ease, and to me, you look like a country star.” What do you think of his performance? Do you think he will win the idol?

Related Auditioner - Burnell Taylor

Burnell Taylor Audition on American Idol [Video]

2013-01-24T21:11:00.001-08:00

Burnell Taylor is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, 19 year old from Louisiana sings the “I’m Here”, and got the heart of the judges.

According to them: "I loved it. I can't even -- I felt every single word you sang. Just spectacular," says Mariah. And Nicki chimes in, "That is what we came for. I feel like we've been flying all around this country for that ... that wasn't even an audition, that was just entertainment for us.", and "Somewhere there's a spotlight right now waiting for you to walk into it.", Keith said.

Another promising star Dustin-Watts

Brian Rittenberry sings Let It Be - Idol Audition

2013-01-23T21:15:00.002-08:00

Another promising star, Brian Rittenberry faces different challenges in life including auditions American idol and cancer wife survivor. Judges loved him when he sings Let it be. Mariah says, "I didn't expect that and you took me by surprise. I seriously enjoyed it" and Keith says, "Good light about you, soul, husky and cool and your vibrato's great. Other than that, it sucked. [laughs]."

Do you thing he can survive in the idol and make his way to hollywood? here is another promising star Seretha Guinn

Seretha Guinn with her Adorable Daughter Audition on American Idol

2013-01-23T20:55:00.001-08:00

The audition of 26-year-old Seretha Guinn. She sang R&B the Fresh Prince of Bel Air and got a positive response from Nick Minaj "Incredible. I'm so proud of you. I'm so proud you have the baby and with her father getting in that horrible accident. I can't imagine. You're a superstar,", Another next promising star.

Do you thing Seretha Guinn will be the next american idol? She got the attention of the judges after telling a personal story about her boyfriend. She auditions the singing competition together with her adorable daughter. Watch the video below

Hudson says American Idol, Go out on Top

2013-01-22T21:14:00.000-08:00

Its time to go out on top as Jennifer said in her statements. Hudson is a product of American idol show, spokesperson, an actress and Oscar-winner. She says "Everything has its time. I think it should just allow itself to go out on top... and gracefully". So for him it seems that it is better to end while on the top of its rating. It also said that idol changed the face of television, and she is proud to have come on the show.

The rating of Idol is still declining, despite the facts that the set of panel changed. In fact, reality shows such as x-factor and the voice have got the attention of the audience. The simplicity of the show is highly appreciated by the hug audience that's why its rating is going up which is in contrast to the rating of American singing competition.

Many artists become successful because of American Idol including Hudson, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.

Idol premiere is getting worst

2013-01-17T21:27:00.001-08:00

The premiere rating of the singing competition is getting worst and the lowest of all idols’ premiere. The ranking is getting down up to 19 percent from last year. Currently AI got 17.9 million viewers. Despite this fall, idol is still the top mostly watch singing competition.

It seems that the combination of Mariah Carey and Nick Minaj are not appreciated by the musical fans even though they made an issue that get a lot of reaction, and reality shows become the biggest trend. The feud between the judges is not enough to raise the rating of the show.

Just wait and see the season 12 of the American competition. Many aspiring contestant are very talented including Louisville teen Brandy Neelly, a barely seen Hollywood contestant in Seasons 10 and 11, Season 11's Johnny Keyser, who built a sizable following before his elimination and Kiara Lanier, who once sang for a President Obama fund-raiser

Across the Country Premiere Episode of Idol

2013-01-06T01:09:00.001-08:00

The first episode of the American idol will be going outside the country for 1 week free. Fans can have the opportunity to watch the event via television satellite from Los Angeles to venues in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Detroit, Boston, Nashville, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Houston. Source: Premiere Screening and Live Interactive Q&A Event

The event is a live screening and Q&A to the new set of panel including Minaj, Keith Urban and Mariah together with the host Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson. Host will have the chance to ask about different issues particularly the feud between Carey and Nick, and the exit of the previous judges.

Ticket for screening in 12 cities can be requested by through Idol RSVP; fans can log to the site to request a free ticket. Successful supporters are emailed for notification; it’s a first come first serve basis.

Nicki Minaj reaction to the Cornfield Issue

2012-11-28T20:05:00.002-08:00

Another issue of American idol is the comment of the previous judge – Steven Styler, he said that if it was Bob Dylan, Minaj would have had him sent to the cornfield while if Bob Dylan was with us we would have brought the best of him out, as we did with Phillip Phillips – E! News.

The reaction of the rapper is racist, she said – Steven haven’t seen him judge on the contestant, and he really wanted to keep his job but its up to the producers of the show; Styler issued a racist comments while Minaj done anything to him. Nick also said, "you assume that I wouldn’t have liked Bob Dylan??? why? black? rapper? what? go f*** yourself and worry about yourself babe."

Why Judge a musical competition if you are a rapper?

2012-11-14T20:10:00.002-08:00

Judging for American idol is based on popularity when the show got Nick Minaj– that is according to T-BOZ whose talking the today’s music industry. Some Artists doesn’t stay long enough on their career because of that reason. This is the current issue on the American idol judging panel.

Nick Minaj seems has been criticized by T-Boz’s because she is a rapper and not a good singer and the show is not a talent program like x-factor but a musical competition. But some fans for being nice and for her successful career.

Nothing Personal Judges Feud

2012-11-04T17:27:00.000-08:00

The conflict of the two idol judges is a sign of changes on the American musical show. New ways of choosing new artists will become interesting since the panelists have different perspective on musical competition. The evaluators fighting each other aren't common particularly on idol which will make fans more excited not only on contestants but also to critics of the show.

Mariah and Minaj are a very successful artists; Nick is a very busy rapper working on her three upcoming E! Specials "My Truth" while Carey's schedule is also hectic; she designs eight new hues liquid sand polishes and lunches nail varnishes in collaboration with OPI including Stay the Night, Pink Yet Lavender, Anti-bleak and A Butterfly Moment.

The two is very professional about their work. The drama is just a part of the show to make it exciting and at the end of the day it seems nothing is personal for both of them.

Why Football takeover the Musical Show on Advertisement?

2012-10-22T18:14:00.000-07:00

The Musical show of Fox Entertainment is no long the no. 1 most expensive TV Ad- according to Nielsen ratings. The idol dominates in almost 5 years but has fallen down since the rapper changes its hairstyle.

Do doubt, Football is the no. 1 game in America, and a lot of people are watching it. People got crazy on every play, it is very exciting specially when the players are having hard hitting contact to block the opponents.

It seems that the reason why the show was fallen down is because of the celebrity judges. According to rumors, the exit of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez was the reason while the rating is going down. Ad age figured out that the Sunday Night Football got $545,142 while Idol had (Wednesday) - $340,825.

Jessica Sanchez to the next Level

2012-10-17T02:48:00.000-07:00

Jessica's next big thing is the GLEE. After the idol finale, Sanchez is going to perform on the musical show. She already signed up a role on the show. With her amazing voice, what would be her role to play?
According to rumors, Jessica's role would be centered on the love interest for Cory Monteith’s character Finn.
It would be very interesting for the young artist to appear on the show, and its a challenge for her to act while singing. Being a young high school student of Chula Vista California, its good to see her to be a part of the talented cast of GLEE. And as a fan of Sanchez, iam looking forward for her to be part of the big show.

Obama's publicity on Carey and Minaj Idol Feud

2012-10-15T23:09:00.000-07:00

It seems that the United States president got the attention of the public about the current idol feud. It has been happened when Michael Yo discussed the issue not on the economic problems but between the two idol judges. Barrack have a diplomatic answer on both of them "I'm all about bringing people together, working for the same cause," he said. "I think both outstanding artists are going to be able to make sure that they're moving forward and not going backwards." - source hollywoodreporter.

The president is hoping for peace and for the good of the public - sound like a campaign and he is aware of it. Why he didn't get the side of Romney? Or ask the candidates to have a debate about the American idol issues.

Stevie Nicks seems very protective to Mariah Carey

2012-10-11T19:51:00.000-07:00

Fans of Mariah Carey seem very protective when the rapper threatened the divas. Stevie Nicks tells that if she has been carey she would have walked over to Nicki and strangled her to death right there. Even though the comment had been made, the rock's mystical lady apologized to Nicki Minaj about her behavior to the singer.

The confrontation was made when because the two panel had been disagreeing views about contestant. Many speculations arises; some stated that Carey was scolding the rapper that's why in return the threatened was made. Minaj according to source was tired of having deal with the singer.

Do you want to remove the rapper as one of the American idol Judges?

2012-10-04T18:00:00.001-07:00

How could producers of AI retain the position of Minaj if she has a bad attitudes? This was happened when nicki threatened Mariah during their argument. It seems that the idol judges have conflict to each other or both of them are insecure. No one wants to be threaten for sure and its a kind of disrespectful. Just imagine NM would knock Carey down.

Mariah feels emotionally uncomfortable about this issues. If this was happened outside the camera, it is also possible that the one who threaten her would do it in reality.

It looks like the behavior of the rapper can't be controlled by the producers of the show. Or the drama of the two judges is scripted to attract more audience. If it is only a drama to get publicity then they are definitely wrong because they don't need to have such bad behavior. How will producers resolve this kind of problems? Do they need to get another judge and remove NM?

Nicki Minaj is a Fearless Artist - Milestone for Black Women

2012-09-25T22:38:00.000-07:00

Nicki Minaj will conquer new challenge as a black woman hip hop which is the next season of idol. Minaj is not hesitant to accept the offer as one of the judges alongside by Carey, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson. Her contract is $12 million.
According to rumors, Mariah and Nicki have a feud. MC reportedly hangup the phone when the American idol producer told him that the artist will be one of the judges.
Ryan Seacrest is also excited to see the next season of AI. "I can’t wait for a contestant to come in and sing a Mariah song. I can’t wait to see how that moment goes," he said. "I’m losing sleep over that."

Minaj, Urban, Carey and Jackson are the new American idol Judges. Are you Excited?

2012-09-16T23:53:00.001-07:00

New idol judges has been confirmed by music industry. Nicki and Urban will be joining Carey and Randy as a new set of idol judges. It seems that the idol set of panel is revamp, only Jackson is the original idol judge and all of them are new.

According to rumors, the newly judges have a high competitive salary offered; Carey contract is $17 million, Minaj $8 million and Keith will be earning $4 million.

Keith is a very popular on the voice and but decided to leave the show for some reason or for American idol.