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• HeeJun Han booted off American Idol

  In the best week of American Idol this season, the weakest contestant, HeeJun Han, received the fewest votes and was not saved by the judges. Last week HeeJun, after delivering one of the cheesiest performances in the show's history, told America he didn't want to become a star so America [...]

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• Stevie Nicks to mentor American Idol Top 9

  Photo: Stevie Nicks with Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe, Fox/EW
  UPDATE:

  Stevie Nicks must be a witch, because she transformed these Idols and was the best Idol mentor by a landslide. Her astute advice, kind and emotional, plus her nurturing delivery and concern, elevated everyone on Idol to deliver either their [...]

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• Idol movin' out after Top 10 elimination

  If either one of these two gentlemen, HeeJun or Deandre, earn elimination on tonight's American Idol I will be quite happy. Last night's Billy Joel Theme might well be the worst Idol performance show in history. Bland and outdated songs, poor performances made for one long two hour slog.

  UPDATE: Alas, [...]

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• Billy Joel Week on American Idol

  
  The American Idol Top 10 will have to sing Billy Joel songs tonight because, in producer's infinite wisdom, they have determined that Billy Joel, who hasn't written a new pop song since 1993, before some of these contestants were even born, is somehow relevant.

  Much as Joel served as [...]

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• American Idol: No Wild Card Save for Shannon

  
  To almost no one's surprise the judges didn't use their one-time Save for Shannon who just misses out on the Idol summer tour.

  "Almost" because with Jermaine's forced elimination this week for his failure to reveal outstanding warrants this means two contestants went home leaving 10 but 11 weeks [...]

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• Idol finalist Jermaine Jones disqualified

  
  Another season, another American Idol scandal. According to TMZ and other sites, the "Gentle Giant," booming baritone Jermaine Jones will be disqualified from competing on the show for lying about his criminal past. The announcement will be made on Wednesday's live show.

  These scandals really strike of manufactured ploys [...]

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• American Idol Top 13 go live Wednesday

  Photo: Fox
  On tonight's 400th episode, the season 11 American Idol Top 13 finalists (7 guys, 6 girls) perform live tonight. The guys tackle Stevie Wonder songs (for apparently the 400th time on Idol) and the girls face Whitney Houston material just weeks after her death catapulted three of her old [...]

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