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Revision as of 11:59, 29 April 2009
American Idol season 8 | |
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Created by | Simon Fuller |
Directed by | Ken Warwick Bruce Gowers |
Starring | Simon Cowell Paula Abdul Randy Jackson Kara DioGuardi Ryan Seacrest |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Ken Warwick Simon Fuller |
Running time | Varies |
Original release | |
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company |
Release | January 13 – May 20, 2009 |
The eighth season of American Idol premiered on January 13, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson are judges once again, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. This season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the Idol panel.[1]
Changes from Season 7
Several changes were planned for season 8. Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly stated that Idol would feature fewer "William Hung-like" contestants and "funny auditions," and would quickly move its focus to the potential singers during the earlier stages of the competition, thus moving the season at a faster pace.[2] Mike Darnell, president of Fox's alternative programming, said the contestants would be more emotional and that viewers would learn more about them and their pasts than they had in the previous season.[3] Songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a permanent fourth judge on the panel. She had previously collaborated with Celine Dion, Hilary Duff, Enrique Iglesias, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera, and produced several Top 40 hits. As a songwriter, she had already worked with several American Idol alumni and winners, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, David Archuleta and David Cook.[4] Meanwhile, Ken Warwick became the new executive producer, as Nigel Lythgoe had left the show to focus on So You Think You Can Dance and his new show with Simon Fuller, Superstars of Dance.[5] Idol Gives Back was canceled for season 8, as the ongoing economic crisis and recession, left Idol officials uncomfortable asking financially struggling viewers to donate.[6] The semifinals saw the biggest change as the wild card round returned for the first time since the third season. After voters picked three finalists from each of three groups of 12 semi-finalists, the judges selected eight of the previously eliminated 27 semifinalists to return and perform a song on the March 5, 2009, show. They were judged by the panel, instead of a vote by the viewers, with four advancing to the finals.[7][8] Although the finals had been billed from the beginning of the season as a set of 12 contestants, the judges announced at the last minute that they would be advancing a thirteenth contestant, Anoop Desai, as well.
Another change in the Idol format, which was revealed on March 11, 2009, is that the judges are eligible to exercise a veto power on one eliminated contestant at any given point of the competition and spare them from elimination for that particular week. This can only be invoked up until the Final 5. The following week two contestants will be eliminated if the save is used because nobody is eliminated on the week that the save is used. The save can only be used once and it must be unanimous.
Early process
Regional auditions phase
- Locations
Auditions were held in the following cities:[9]
Audition City | Date | Audition Venue |
San Francisco, California[10] | July 17, 2008 | Cow Palace |
Louisville, Kentucky[11] | July 21, 2008 | Freedom Hall |
Glendale, Arizona[12] | July 25, 2008 | Jobing.com Arena |
Salt Lake City, Utah | July 29, 2008 | EnergySolutions Arena |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | August 2, 2008 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico |
Kansas City, Missouri | August 8, 2008 | Kemper Arena |
Jacksonville, Florida | August 13, 2008 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
East Rutherford, New Jersey | August 19, 2008 | Izod Center |
Contestants are required to be between the ages 16 and 28 on July 15, 2008 and eligible to work in the United States. Contestants are ineligible if they were part of the top 40 from previous seasons (exception being for those who reached the top 50 from season 7), if they hold recording or management contracts or if they are not U.S. citizens or landed immigrants (i.e. temporary residents).
Hollywood phase
For this season, the Hollywood round moved to the Kodak Theatre, which was previously used for the season finale from seasons 1 and 3–6, from the Orpheum Theatre. In addition, the Hollywood round was extended to two weeks.
In the first round, the 147 contestants each sang a short solo performance of any song. The next part had the remaining 107 contestants performing in a group performance. The 72 contestants that passed group day, performed one more solo song, and then the judges split them into four groups, and only left 54. The final 54 then went to the "judges' mansion" in Los Angeles for the final results, and the Top 36 were announced. Some contestants had a sing-off to determine who would go through the top 36.
Semi-finals
The top 36 were announced in a special two-hour broadcast on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.[13]
The song theme is shared by 3 groups of performers: Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Below are the three semi-final groups with all contestants eliminated, advanced and if they were chosen for the Wild Card round. Contestants are listed in their performance order.
Semi-Final Group 1 - Billboard Hot 100 hits
- Jackie Tohn - "A Little Less Conversation" (Elvis Presley)
- Ricky Braddy - "A Song for You" (Donny Hathaway)
- Alexis Grace - "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Aretha Franklin)
- Brent Keith - "Hicktown" (Jason Aldean)
- Stevie Wright - "You Belong with Me" (Taylor Swift)
- Anoop Desai - "Angel of Mine" (Monica)
- Casey Carlson - "Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic" (The Police)
- Michael Sarver - "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw)
- Ann Marie Boskovich - "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin)
- Stephen Fowler - "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson)
- Tatiana Del Toro - "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)
- Danny Gokey - "Hero" (Mariah Carey)
Advancing to the Top 13: Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, and Danny Gokey
Wild Card Contenders: Ricky Braddy, Tatiana Del Toro, and Anoop Desai
Semi-Final Group 2 - Billboard Hot 100 hits
- Jasmine Murray - "Love Song" (Sara Bareilles)
- Matt Giraud - "Viva la Vida" (Coldplay)
- Jeanine Vailes - "This Love" (Maroon 5)
- Nick Mitchell - "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday)
- Allison Iraheta - "Alone" (Heart)
- Kris Allen - "Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson)
- Megan Joy - "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae)
- Matt Breitzke - "If You Could Only See" (Tonic)
- Jesse Langseth - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Kim Carnes)
- Kai Kalama - "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Jimmy Ruffin)
- Mishavonna Henson - "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Train)
- Adam Lambert - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones)
Advancing to the Top 13: Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, and Adam Lambert
Wild Card Contenders: Jasmine Murray, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, and Jesse Langseth
Semi-Final Group 3 - Billboard Hot 100 hits
- Von Smith - "You're All I Need to Get By" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
- Taylor Vaifanua - "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)
- Alex Wagner-Trugman - "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (Elton John)
- Arianna Afsar - "The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA)
- Ju'Not Joyner - "Hey There Delilah" (Plain White T's)
- Kristen McNamara - "Give Me One Reason" (Tracy Chapman)
- Nathaniel Marshall - "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Meat Loaf)
- Felicia Barton - "No One" (Alicia Keys)
- Scott MacIntyre - "Mandolin Rain" (Bruce Hornsby and the Range)
- Kendall Beard - "This One's for the Girls" (Martina McBride)
- Jorge Núñez - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)
- Lil Rounds - "Be Without You" (Mary J. Blige)
Advancing to the Top 13: Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Jorge Núñez
Wild Card Contender: Von Smith
Wild Card Round - Billboard Hot 100 hits
- Jesse Langseth - "Tell Me Something Good" (Rufus and Chaka Khan)
- Matt Giraud - "Who's Lovin' You" (The Jackson 5)
- Megan Joy - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (KT Tunstall)
- Von Smith - "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John)
- Jasmine Murray - "Reflection" (Christina Aguilera)
- Ricky Braddy - "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder)
- Tatiana Del Toro - "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)
- Anoop Desai - "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown)
Advancing to the Top 13: Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy, Matt Giraud, and Anoop Desai
Finals
Top 13 - Michael Jackson
- Lil Rounds - "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Michael Jackson)
- Scott MacIntyre - "Keep the Faith" (Michael Jackson)
- Danny Gokey - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Michael Jackson)
- Michael Sarver - "You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)
- Jasmine Murray - "I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5)
- Kris Allen - "Remember the Time" (Michael Jackson)
- Allison Iraheta - "Give In to Me" (Michael Jackson)
- Anoop Desai - "Beat It" (Michael Jackson)
- Jorge Núñez - "Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Jackson 5)
- Megan Joy - "Rockin' Robin" (Michael Jackson)
- Adam Lambert - "Black or White" (Michael Jackson)
- Matt Giraud - "Human Nature" (Michael Jackson)
- Alexis Grace - "Dirty Diana" (Michael Jackson)
Eliminated: Jasmine Murray and Jorge Núñez
The judges chose not to save either Jasmine or Jorge.
Top 11 - Grand Ole Opry
Mentor: Randy Travis
- Michael Sarver - "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Garth Brooks)
- Allison Iraheta - "Blame It on Your Heart" (Patty Loveless)
- Kris Allen - "To Make You Feel My Love" (Garth Brooks)
- Lil Rounds - "Independence Day" (Martina McBride)
- Adam Lambert - "Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash)
- Scott MacIntyre - "Wild Angels" (Martina McBride)
- Alexis Grace - "Jolene" (Dolly Parton)
- Danny Gokey - "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Carrie Underwood)
- Anoop Desai - "Always on My Mind" (Brenda Lee)
- Megan Joy - "Walkin' After Midnight" (Patsy Cline)
- Matt Giraud - "So Small" (Carrie Underwood)
Bottom 3: Allison Iraheta, Michael Sarver, and Alexis Grace
Bottom 2: Michael Sarver and Alexis Grace
Eliminated: Alexis Grace
The judges chose not to use their save on Alexis, with Simon stating "It was good...but not good enough".
Top 10 - Motown
Mentor: Smokey Robinson
- Matt Giraud - "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye)
- Kris Allen - "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Marvin Gaye)
- Scott MacIntyre - "You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes)
- Megan Joy - "For Once in My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
- Anoop Desai - "Ooo Baby Baby" (The Miracles)
- Michael Sarver - "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (The Temptations)
- Lil Rounds - "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" (Martha and the Vandellas)
- Adam Lambert - "The Tracks of My Tears" (The Miracles)
- Danny Gokey - "Get Ready" (The Temptations)
- Allison Iraheta - "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (The Temptations)
Bottom 3: Matt Giraud, Michael Sarver, and Scott MacIntyre
Bottom 2: Matt Giraud and Michael Sarver
Eliminated: Michael Sarver
The judges chose not to save Michael.
Top 9 - Popular iTunes Downloads
- Anoop Desai - "Caught Up" (Usher)
- Megan Joy - "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Bob Marley)
- Danny Gokey - "What Hurts the Most" (Rascal Flatts)
- Allison Iraheta - "Don't Speak" (No Doubt)
- Scott MacIntyre - "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel)
- Matt Giraud - "You Found Me" (The Fray)
- Lil Rounds - "I Surrender" (Celine Dion)
- Adam Lambert - "Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry)
- Kris Allen - "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)
Bottom 3: Megan Joy, Allison Iraheta, and Anoop Desai
Bottom 2: Megan Joy and Anoop Desai
Eliminated: Megan Joy
Simon made it very clear that they were not considering using the save on her, by telling Megan, “When you said that you don’t care, nor do we. I’m not going to even pretend we’re going to contemplate saving you.”[14]
Top 8 - Year They Were Born
- Danny Gokey - "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)
- Kris Allen - "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (Don Henley)
- Lil Rounds - "What's Love Got to Do With It" (Tina Turner)
- Anoop Desai - "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper)
- Scott MacIntyre - "The Search Is Over" (Survivor)
- Allison Iraheta - "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt)
- Matt Giraud - "Part-Time Lover" (Stevie Wonder)
- Adam Lambert - "Mad World" (Tears for Fears)
Bottom 3: Anoop Desai, Scott MacIntyre, and Lil Rounds
Bottom 2: Anoop Desai and Scott MacIntyre
Eliminated: Scott MacIntyre
Paula and Kara wanted to save Scott, but Simon and Randy did not.[15]
Top 7 (first week) - Idol at the Movies
Mentor: Quentin Tarantino
- Allison Iraheta - "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) from Armageddon
- Anoop Desai - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Adam Lambert - "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf) from Easy Rider
- Matt Giraud - "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (Bryan Adams) from Don Juan DeMarco
- Danny Gokey - "Endless Love" (Lionel Richie and Diana Ross) from Endless Love
- Kris Allen - "Falling Slowly" (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) from Once
- Lil Rounds - "The Rose" (Bette Midler) from The Rose
Bottom 3: Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds, and Matt Giraud
Bottom 2: Matt Giraud and Lil Rounds
Lowest Voted: Matt Giraud
Eliminated: None*
*Matt Giraud received the lowest number of votes but the judges decided to use their save and Matt was not eliminated.
Top 7 (second week) - Disco
- Lil Rounds - "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan)
- Kris Allen - "She Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer)
- Danny Gokey - "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Allison Iraheta - "Hot Stuff (Donna Summer)
- Adam Lambert - "If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman)
- Matt Giraud - "Stayin' Alive" (Bee Gees)
- Anoop Desai - "Dim All the Lights" (Donna Summer)
Bottom 3: Anoop Desai, Allison Iraheta, and Lil Rounds
Eliminated: Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai
With no elimination the previous week, there was a second "Top 7" week and two people were eliminated.
Mentor: Jamie Foxx
- Kris Allen - "The Way You Look Tonight"
- Allison Iraheta - "Someone to Watch Over Me
- Matt Giraud - "My Funny Valentine"
- Danny Gokey - "Come Rain or Come Shine"
- Adam Lambert - "Feeling Good"
Results night performances
For the finals, season 4 winner Carrie Underwood remade Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home" as the exit song.
Group song
- Top 36/Group 1: "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
- Top 36/Group 2: "Closer" by Ne-Yo
- Top 36/Group 3: "Hot N Cold" by Katy Perry
- Top 13: "I Want You Back/ABC Medley" by The Jackson 5
- Top 11: "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by Travis Tritt
- Top 10: "Motown" Medley: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes/"You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
- Top 9: "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey
- Top 8: "Can't Get You out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
- Top 7 (week 1): "Maniac" by Michael Sembello from Flashdance
- Top 7 (week 2): "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" by The Jackson 5; choreographed by Paula Abdul
Other performances
In addition, songs are played during the elimination night to promote an artist, single, album, or the show itself. Included is a list of those songs with their Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Digital Songs reactions.
Week | Performer(s) | Title | Hot 100 Reaction |
Hot Digital Songs Reaction |
Notes |
Top 36/Group 1 | Carly Smithson Michael Johns |
"The Letter" | Was Never Released | Ineligible to chart (No legal digital release) |
live performance |
Top 36/Group 2 | Brooke White | "Hold Up My Heart" | 47 (debut) | 27 (51,171 +999%) | live performance |
Top 36/Group 3 | No performer | ||||
Top 13 | Kanye West | "Heartless" | 7 (+1) | 13 (95,223 +18%) | pre-recorded[16] |
Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | 5 (+4) | 6 (141,167 +38%) | live performance | |
Top 11 | Brad Paisley | "Then" | 35 (debut) | 18 (64,127 +999%) | live performance |
Carrie Underwood Randy Travis |
"I Told You So" | 9 (+48) | 4 (125,806 +701%) | pre-recorded[17] | |
Top 10 | Ruben Studdard | "Together" | did not debut | N/A | pre-recorded[18] |
Smokey Robinson Joss Stone |
"You’re the One for Me" | did not debut | N/A | live performance | |
Stevie Wonder | "Motown" Medley: "My Chérie Amour"/"Superstition"/ "Overjoyed"/"All About the Love Again" |
ineligible to re-enter | N/A | live performance | |
Top 9 | David Cook | "Come Back to Me" | 63 (debut) | 40 (39,430 +498%) | pre-recorded |
Lady GaGa | "Poker Face" | 2 (-1) | 2 (228,799 +11%) | live performance | |
Top 8 | Frankie Avalon | "Venus" | N/A | N/A | live performance |
Flo Rida | "Right Round" | 3 (=) | 4 (179,913 +9%) | live performance | |
Kellie Pickler | "Best Days of Your Life" | 50 (+53) | 34 (46,825 +257%) | live performance | |
Top 7 (week 1) |
Jennifer Hudson | "If This Isn't Love" | 63 (+23) | 86 (19,112 +172%) | live performance |
Miley Cyrus | "The Climb" | 4 (+4) | 2 (189,566 +0%) | pre-recorded | |
Top 7 (week 2) |
David Archuleta | "Touch My Hand"[19] | TBA | TBA | live performance |
Freda Payne, Thelma Houston, and KC | Medley of "Band of Gold", "Don't Leave Me This Way" and "Get Down Tonight." | TBA | TBA | live performance | |
Top 5 | Taylor Hicks [20] | "Seven Mile Breakdown" | TBA | TBA | |
Jamie Foxx | "Blame It" | TBA | TBA | ||
Top 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Top 3 | Jordin Sparks [21] | "Battlefield" | TBA | TBA | |
Top 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Elimination chart
Did Not Perform | Female | Male | Top 36 | Wild Card | Top 13 | Winner |
Stage: | Semi-Finals | Wild Card |
Finals | |||||||||||||
Week: | ||||||||||||||||
Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
Kris Allen | Top 13 | |||||||||||||||
Matt Giraud | WC | Top 13 | Btm 2 | Saved | ||||||||||||
Danny Gokey | Top 13 | |||||||||||||||
Allison Iraheta | Top 13 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | ||||||||||||
Adam Lambert | Top 13 | |||||||||||||||
6-7 | Anoop Desai | WC | Top 13 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||
Lil Rounds | Top 13 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | |||||||||||||
8 | Scott MacIntyre | Top 13 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
9 | Megan Joy | WC | Top 13 | Elim | ||||||||||||
10 | Michael Sarver | Top 13 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||
11 | Alexis Grace | Top 13 | Elim | |||||||||||||
12-13 | Jorge Núñez | Top 13 | Elim | |||||||||||||
Jasmine Murray | WC | Top 13 | ||||||||||||||
Wild Card |
Ricky Braddy | WC | Elim | |||||||||||||
Tatiana Del Toro | WC | |||||||||||||||
Jesse Langseth | WC | |||||||||||||||
Von Smith | WC | |||||||||||||||
Semi- Final 3 |
Arianna Afsar | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Felicia Barton | ||||||||||||||||
Kendall Beard | ||||||||||||||||
Ju'Not Joyner | ||||||||||||||||
Nathaniel Marshall | ||||||||||||||||
Kristen McNamara | ||||||||||||||||
Taylor Vaifanua | ||||||||||||||||
Alex Wagner-Trugman | ||||||||||||||||
Semi- Final 2 |
Matt Breitzke | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Mishavonna Henson | ||||||||||||||||
Kai Kalama | ||||||||||||||||
Nick Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||
Jeanine Vailes | ||||||||||||||||
Semi- Final 1 |
Ann Marie Boskovich | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Casey Carlson | ||||||||||||||||
Stephen Fowler | ||||||||||||||||
Brent Keith | ||||||||||||||||
Jackie Tohn | ||||||||||||||||
Stevie Wright |
1 Due to the 2009 Speech to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, the performance show was moved to Wednesday, February 25 and the results show was moved to Thursday, February 26.
2 Ryan never specifically said who the bottom three or four was, but Megan Joy was brought up with Jasmine Murray and Anoop Desai with Jorge Nuñez for dramatic effect.
3 Due to the White House Press Conference on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, the performance show was moved to Wednesday, March 25 and the results show was moved to Thursday, March 26.
4 Due to the judges using their one save, in order to save Matt Giraud, the Top 7 remained intact for another week.
Controversies
Joanna Pacitti
Joanna Pacitti, who was originally selected as a semi-finalist, created controversy due to her being previously signed to A&M and Geffen Records. Later, she was found to have been having a "private relationship" with 19 Management. She was later disqualified, and replaced by Felicia Barton.[22]
Telephone number
In the Top 13, the expected phone number for Alexis Grace, 866-IDOLS-13, was not owned by American Idol, but by a company called Intimate Encounters, who used it as a sex line. Although host Ryan Seacrest mentioned the replacement phone number, 866-IDOLS-36, several times, some commentators feared that the phone number confusion could lead to Grace being inadvertently voted off the show.[23][24] Grace was not voted off that week.
Lip-syncing
After the Top 11 program, Justin Guarini, while hosting Idol Wrap on TV Guide channel, asserted that the show's group performances were being lip-synced.[25] Soon after Guarini's assertion was aired, a spokesperson for the producers of American Idol said, "The Idols don't lip-sync, period."[25] The following day, the same spokesperson said that "due to extensive choreography and to balance their voices with open mics against a screaming audience, the Idols do sing along to their own prerecorded vocal track during the group performances only."[25][26] The spokesperson maintained that the performers sing their solo songs live, but their performances available to download through iTunes are recorded prior to airing.[25]
Releases
iTunes
As in the previous season, American Idol exclusively partnered with iTunes. To keep the competition fair and prevent any revealing of the number of songs bought during voting, they are not available until the result show (Wednesdays). While the performers sing their solo songs live on the program, the performances available to download through iTunes are prerecorded prior to airing.[25] The iTunes exclusives includes:
- Top 36 studio recordings
- Top 13 live performances videos and audios, as well as studio recordings
Songs from some guest performers, such as Brooke White, are also available on the American Idol portion of iTunes.
References
- ^ Songwriter Kara DioGuardi joins 'American Idol' panel
- ^ OK! Magazine - First for Celebrity News - Less is More for Next Season of American Idol
- ^ ‘Idol's’ emotional focus will highlight Abdul
- ^ Associated Press
- ^ Lythgoe Leaving 'American Idol'
- ^ American Idol Shelves "Give Back" Show for 2009 Season
- ^ Fox releases 'American Idol' schedule, confirms format changes
- ^ MTV How WIll The Wild-Card Round Work On 'American Idol'
- ^ Who Will Be The Next Singing Superstar? - American Idol News
- ^ Release says San Francisco; arena is actually in Daly City, though part of its property is in San Francisco.
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/01/22/american-idol-finds-a-major-label-burnout-kentucky-derby-hats-at-louisville-auditions/ The filmed session before the judges was actually at Churchill Downs.
- ^ Release says Phoenix; arena is actually in Glendale.
- ^ http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1564 Top 36 Revealed!
- ^ http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2009/04/week-4-results-the-official-summary.html?csp=34
- ^ "judgesplit". Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Borzillo-Vrenna, Carrie (March 11, 2009). "American Idol: What You Didn't See". E!. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (March 18, 2009). "American Idol: On the scene at the Top 11 performance night -- special appearance by Carrie Underwood!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
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- ^ http://myidol.americanidol.com/americanidolnow/blog/2009/04/24/jordin_sparks_sophmore_record_details
- ^ Elber, Lynn (February 12, 2009). "Joanna Pacitti Disqualified From "American Idol"". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Montgomery, James (March 11, 2009). "Will 'Idol' Phone Snafu Sink Alexis Grace?". Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ Mousavinezhad, Jamshid (March 10, 2009). "American Idol can't use 'nasty' 1-866-IDOLS-13 number". Newsday.
- ^ a b c d e Wyatt, Edward (Mrch 25, 2009). "'Idol' Group Numbers: Not So Live After All". The New York Times. p. C1.
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