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So, here we have it. American Idol's 13th incarnation's top 20 contestants. After last night's so-so turn from the apparent best of the best girls, on Wednesday (Feb. 19), judges Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban hand picked the top 10 boys for this year's competition. -
'American Idol' Season 13 Recap: The Good, The Bad and The Meh from the Girls Top 10
American Idol has gone live and the first round went to the ladies on Tuesday night (Feb. 18). Fifteen women entered to the waiting room for the live audience stage, but only 10 got the chance to perform, yet another dramatic twist for Idol's 13th season. As former judge and current mentor Randy Jackson noted, this batch of contestants is a markedly unique and diverse group, and that was clear through the mixed bag performances. So, who was good, who was bad and who was just passable? -
'American Idol' Season 13 Recap: 5 Best Solo Turns from Top 30 Performers in Hollywood
American Idol is inching ever closer to its weekly live shows and the talent is getting more raw and more undeniable. Last week started Hollywood off right with some instant solo cuts and the always insane group rounds, so tonight's episode (Feb. 12) cut straight to the chase with solo performances and the first round of Top 30 announcements. -
Is 'American Idol' on its way out? Declining ratings, expensive production could see show in the way of 'The X Factor'
On Friday (Feb. 7), FOX announced that its second reality singing competition, The X Factor, would no longer be a part of the channel's line up after three seasons on air, due to struggling ratings and expensive production costs. Following the news of that cancellation, could the channel's former ratings juggernaut American Idol be next? -
American Idol Season 13 Recap: 5 Best Performances From Super Entertaining Group Night
It was group night on season 13 of American Idol, with all the drama that comes with individual singers in an individual competition being forced to come together. Love it or hate it, group night is one of the more fascinating episodes of each Idol season, with flops and strong performances aplenty. The mixed bag is fun to watch. -
'American Idol' Season 13 recap: 5 Best Performances From Hollywood Week Filled With Drama and 'Twists'
It was a transitional night on Feb. 5 for American Idol as season 13 moved past the audition process and looked toward the eventual live shows... a.k.a., it's mother flippin' Hollywood Week. -
'American Idol' Season 13 Recap: 5 Best Auditions From Mediocre Omaha Showcase
You would think American Idol would want to lead its viewers into its 13th Hollywood week of a struggling series with the best round of auditions ever, right? After last week's stellar showings with some of the best Idol talent in years from Detroit and Atlanta, and even last night's solid Salt Lake City auditions would lead you to believe Omaha had big things in store. But. Nope. These were the most mediocre auditions of the season by a long shot. -
American Idol season 13 recap: 5 best performances from Salt Lake City's soulful center
As the show is apt to do this season, the two-hour SLC episode started and ended with some of the strongest auditions, but there was plenty of meaty material in between. Let's move away from the pretense of things and just did right into the top five performances from the Salt Lake City auditions. -
'American Idol' Season 13 recap: 5 best performances from Atlanta's truly unique auditions
It was time for "American Idol" to go to the Dirty South tonight (Jan. 23), with the Atlanta auditions. The show oddly began with some Radiohead and a wake-up call from Ryan Seacrest's mama Connie, but soon it was back to the races as usual with some strong tryouts in the ATL. -
'American Idol' Season 13 recap: 5 best performances from Detroit, featuring Ryan Nisbett, Melanie Porras and more
It's week two for the 13th season of American Idol, and this week judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr. took Detroit by storm to potentially find the next pop sensation in the city of Motown. -
American Idol finds soul, showcases weird production in second night of auditions [RECAP]
It may be unlucky No. 13 for this season of "American Idol" ratings-wise, but that doesn't mean the show can't still find some raw talent. After last night's premiere, tonight (Jan. 16) found the reality talent show back in Austin and in San Francisco for auditions take two. -
'American Idol' Season 13 recap: new judge Harry Connick, Jr. and talent debut strong for Boston, Austin auditions
After a tumultuous season 12, with infighting between judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey making bigger headlines than any of the singers on the show, American Idol made some big changes for its season 13 premiere on Jan. 15. Most notably, Jennifer Lopez has returned as a judge and Harry Connick, Jr. has joined the panel, chalking the show up for some refocusing on the music and, of course trying to beat that ooother talent show competition.
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