David Cook is good but not that good…

Last night while the judges praised David Cook on his arrangement of Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, did no one pickup on the fact that all he did is cover the Chris Cornell version of Billie Jean? I think he sang it extremely well and deserves to be there but I think it was a ballsy move considering the fact that he was accused of ripping off the band DOXOLOGY version of Eleanor Rigby.

Do you think someone should call him out on it or should they sweep it under the rug?

American Idol Cuts Down To 12

Last night, "American Idol's" pool of potential winners got a little bit smaller, cutting from sixteen to twelve. And the lucky finalists have the most colorful backgrounds of any season to date.

Syesha Mercado, for instance, is a 21-year-old actress with past acting credits including a Ford Automobile commercial, while David Archuleta, a seventeen-year-old crooner, has a 2003 "Star Search" win under his belt.

And that’s not all… David Hernandez was outed by his former Dick’s Cabaret manager as having done some stripping in his pre-Idol days. But he still made the cut.

During last night’s elimination round, Kady Malloy, Luke Menard, Asia’h Epperson, and Danny Noriega were all given the boot, leaving a dozen contestants to carry on in next week’s competition. As a side note, they’ll be singing Lennon-McCartney Beatles songs, as a result of a long negotiation process with Sony/ATV Music Publishing (of which Michael Jackson is a part).

The remaining American Idols are as follows:

- David Archuleta, 17, Murray, Utah
- Jason Castro, 20, Rockwall, Texas
- David Cook, 25, Blue Springs, Mo.
- Kristy Lee Cook, 24, Selma, Ore.
- Chikezie Eze, 22, Inglewood, Calif.
- David Hernandez, 24, Glendale, Ariz.
- Michael Johns, 29, Los Angeles
- Ramiele Malubay, 20, Miramar, Fla.
- Syesha Mercado, 21, Sarasota, Fla.
- Amanda Overmyer, 23, Mulberry, Ind.
- Carly Smithson, 24, San Diego
- Brooke White, 24, Mesa, Ariz

Do you think America made the right choice?

Source ~ http://www.celebrity-gossip.net

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So far what do you think of American Idol this year?

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Should American Idol Throw in the Towel

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fox's "American Idol" returned as the nation's most popular TV series, but with 4 million fewer viewers than the 2007 season premiere.

Tuesday's debut was seen by an estimated 33.2 million viewers, down 11 percent from the 37.4 million who watched the first show, according to preliminary ratings by Nielsen Media Research.

That still ranks as the most-watched show of the TV season, excluding sports. The previous high was the 25.4 million who saw the season premiere of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on CBS in the fall. More people were watching Fox in those two hours than the combined audience for ABC, CBS, NBC and the CW.

It was a noticeably nicer "American Idol" after producers were criticized last year for meanness during the audition rounds of the talent contest.

Yet the ratings will be watched closely for signs of further erosion. There was a very slight decline in viewership last season compared to 2006.

Do you think American Idol Throw in the Towel?