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We're less than three hours away from tonight's episode of American Idol! The theme is iTunes "Top Downloads".. The iTunes store opened in April of 2003. We will have song spoilers in about two hours. I will be updating this site throughout the evening with each contestant's voting number, song choice, and video performance. Keep checking back!
Entertainment Weekly has posted their power rankings for the week. Adam Lambert remains number one, while Danny Gokey was bumped down to number four.1. Adam Lambert: (Last week: No. 1) Oh, come on now, you didn't think he was gonna drop from the No. 1 position after that riveting, emotionally devastating cover of "Tracks of My Tears," did you?
4. Danny Gokey: (Last week: No. 3) The endless stream of praise from the judges' panel ended with his somewhat clumsy rendition of "Get Ready," which could mean they're turning on the early front-runner, or might just represent an attempt on their part to appear "fair and balanced." Whatever the case, the polarizing personality hasn't missed many notes in the competition -- save for those so-so verses in "Jesus Take the Wheel." Now it's his task to start proving he's got the originality and freshness to succeed in a post-Idol world.See the rest of the list here!
Danny is on his way back to California after spending the past few days in Milwaukee. This site reports that his grandfather passed away last week and Danny was in town for the funeral yesterday. He also was able to attend church at Faith Builders. His visit was unannounced and very welcomed. Danny was happy to get to church, since his hectic American Idol schedule prevents him from being able to do so very often. Danny also mentioned being disappointed in the elimination of Michael Sarver, and looks forward to going on tour with him this summer. Our thoughts go out to you, Danny!
The Wisconsin Area Music Industry is honoring American Idol finalist, Danny Gokey, by nominating him for a Best Christian/Gospel Artist award. He is nominated along with Chad James and Skillet His Way. The awards ceremony will be held on April 27 in Milwaukee. For more information on this event, click here.
USA Today came up with a fun way to rank the remaining Idol contestants each week. It's on a points scale, and each contestant gets scored in different categories. Adam Lambert is currently in the top spot on the list, with a score of 85! Danny Gokey is in seventh, with a score of 42. You can check out the reasoning for the placings and see where each contestant is listed by clicking here. This is updated twice a week. You can also vote in their poll! Have fun!!
The following news report features one of Danny Gokey's former places of employment, Journey House. Journey House is a youth center where Danny worked with kids.. in the video, some of the kids that knew Danny talk about how awesome Danny is, and some pictures are shown of Danny with the children. Seems like he's a pretty cool guy!He might have one of the most incredible voices ever on Idol as far as range and technical skill. I think to sell records, he'll have to tone down the whole Broadway thing he has in the mid-top of his range, but he really is incredible. I remember last year being asked if America was ready for a gay Idol. I just think we've never had an openly gay Idol who was good enough. This year, Adam could win it.
Danny has one of the best voices ever on Idol. I think he'll have to tone down the "inspirational" thing to sell records. Clay Aiken isn't selling records any more. But his voice is so good that with the right songs and the right direction, I think the dude could be a Kelly Clarkson kind of artist. Full disclosure: Danny has become a friend, so maybe I'm a little partial. But I really like the guy.
Here's a video of the top 10 Idols on the set of their most recent Ford commercial talking about their guilty pleasures. Adam likes Gossip Girl and Danny likes pedicures! Check it out, it is so funny.
Ryan Seacrest did not tell viewers what next week's theme will be at the end of tonight's results show but several websites are reporting that it's going to be "iTunes top 100". This thrills me... and I hope it's true! Unfortunately, I will be out of town Tuesday, so I won't be able to watch it or update the site until late that night.
If you are unable to download the studio versions from iTunes, here are links to where you may download mp3s from Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey! Enjoy!! Every future performance will be posted here as well.
Allison Iraheta
Danny Gokey
Lil Rounds
Michael Sarver
Megan Joy
Scott MacIntyre 1-866-IDOLS-03
Kris Allen 
Matt Giraud Matt Giraud - “Let’s Get it On” by - Marvin Gaye
Kris Allen - “How Sweet it Is” by - Marvin Gaye
Scott MacIntyre - ”You Can’t Hurry Love” by - Supremes
Megan Joy Corkrey - “For Once in My Life” by Stevie Wonder
Anoop Desai - “Ooh Baby Baby” by - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Michael Sarver - “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by - Temptations
Lil Rounds - “Heatwave” by - Martha and the Vandellas
Adam Lambert - “Tracks of my Tears” by - Smokey and the Miracles
Danny Gokey - “Get Ready” by - Temptations
Allison Iraheta - “Papa was a Rolling Stone” by - Temptations
Each contestant will get a separate blog post with links to listen to the original songs, which number to call to vote for them, and videos of their performance.
Keep an eye on this site for live blogging all night!
The top 10 "American Idol" finalists say they already count themselves as winners: They've earned a place on the show's nationwide concert tour.For Adam Lambert, the summer tour means the chance to buy a condo. Danny Gokey sees it as a financial boon as well. Michael Sarver fervently echoes that and looks forward to his version of a rock-star perq — ice cream, and lots of it.
"I have a major problem with ice cream. I should probably go to Ice Cream Anonymous meetings," he said.
Sarver and his fellow contestants laugh when asked about any divalike demands, but they're serious about the opportunity ahead of them.
"I didn't know my situation if I had to go back home without the tour. ... things are not easy right now," said Sarver, 27, an oil-rig worker from Jasper, Texas, who's married with two children. "This says I have work this year. It's a blessing."
Lambert, 27, of Los Angeles figures it's about time he owned his own home. Megan Joy, 23, from Sandy, Utah, is looking forward to a little personal space for her and her toddler.
"I get to finally move out of my mom's house," she said, gleefully.
Dates and tour locations have yet to be announced for the tour, which follows the show's May 20 finale. On this week's shows the contestants were set to perform Motown tunes.
What they'll be paid for the tour is kept under wraps by producers. Even the contestants were uncertain a week after making the cut.
"I keep hearing that it's plenty," said Kris Allen, 23, of Conway, Ark. "That's nice."
Of course, there's more than money at stake — the chance to connect with fans and to build a career are the real plums, the finalists said.
"It still seems like a dream. ... I can't wait to see what I learn doing it," said Matt Giraud, 23, of Kalamazoo, Mich.
The tour is "an amazing opportunity," agreed Anoop Desai, 22, of Chapel Hill, N.C., calling "American Idol" the "biggest stage and best stage of all."
The typical "Idol" concert swing lasts more than three months and includes 50 or 60 concerts, including stadiums. The contestants travel by bus.
"That's what I've been dreaming about since I was a little kid, is going on the road and playing night after night ... to share my music with whoever will listen to it. That's what I'm here to do," said Scott MacIntyre, 23, of Scottsdale, Ariz.
The finalists have bonded as housemates during the course of the TV show and expect the camaraderie — and the fun — to continue on tour, Lambert said.
Asked if he expects to be the demanding pop star, he laughed. "No, I take what I can get. I only like to play the part of the diva when I'm actually performing, but I don't like to act like that otherwise," he said.
Most expect to travel light, with cell phones and computers among the items mentioned as must-haves. Gokey, 28, of Milwaukee, whose wife died shortly before he auditioned for "American Idol," says his computer has "all my pictures on it. Basically, my whole life's on it."
The youngest finalist, 16-year-old Allison Iraheta of Downey, Calif., will be bringing along her schoolwork and maybe a parent.
"My mom might be going on tour with me, so it will be interesting," Iraheta said.
Lil Rounds, 24, of Memphis, Tenn., is hoping her husband and three children can visit her when the tour is close to home.
"The babies understand what I'm doing and they're proud," Rounds said.
She and her fellow contestants are just beginning to grasp their sudden shift in fortune.
"I went from singing at a church in front of maybe 70 to 80 people to a national tour. It's absolutely amazing," Rounds said.
For all the excitement the concert tour promises, the contestants want to believe it's just the start of something big.
"I'll definitely be sticking around, I hope, after all is said and done. I'm not stopping," said MacIntyre.
Gokey wants the same.
"It's so exciting to be on the road and fulfilling the dream that I've had. I'm hoping it's just the beginning," he said.
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AGE 1 "I was musical [as a kid]," says this singer from Milwaukee, "but I don't think I really understood I was good until my dad complimented me once [at age 12] – and it changed by life." Can you guess who he is?
DANNY GOKEY "We would always sing with my family at church," says Gokey, 28, who lost his fiancée just weeks before auditioning for Idol. "I love my family, they mean a lot to me. They've always been supportive of me."
AGE 6 "My dad and my mom both love music," this singer says of his influences growing up. But for him, the love of the spotlight came first. "I liked to put on costumes. I thought capes were like the look." Can you guess who he is?
ADAM LAMBERT
He may not be wearing many capes these days, but Lambert, 27, does have a distinctively edgy look. "I get bored with my clothing and my image and I like to revamp it from time to time," he says.
Simon, Randy, and Ryan were on Jay Leno last night. When Jay asked if they knew who the winner was going to be, all three agreed that it would be a guy this year, and Simon said "Danny, Adam, Little Rounds.." hehe. So all three wrote down on a card who they think will win it all and Jay is going to keep the cards and bring whoever wins on the show to see if any of them were right. Here's a video of that clip:
I'm sure no one has forgotten Katrina "Bikini Girl" Darrell from this year's American Idol auditions. She was recently spotted at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. In this video, she talks about Danny Gokey being a nice guy and about Adam Lambert being gay. Check it out!
Adam is number one in the Entertainment Weekly Power rankings for this week, and Danny is number three.1. Adam Lambert: (Last week: No. 1) Whether you loved or hated his sitar-infused, hyper-theatrical, sexytimes-with-the-camera rendition of "Ring of Fire," chances are it evoked a strong feeling and got you talking. (Then again, you could've said the same for Constantine Maroulis at this point in season 4.) Still, add Adam's undeniable buzz to the fact that his "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Black or White" sent the judges into fits of rapture, and he remains the front-runner -- for now, anyway.
3. Danny Gokey: (Last week: No. 3) The judges flipped for his "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," but Randy and Kara were a tiny bit more critical of his "Jesus Take the Wheel," which wobbled during the verses, and got overbaked on the chorus. (Maybe he should've sung "The Spectacles of Many Colors"?) Motown Week should be right in his wheelhouse, but he needs to heed the judges' constructive criticism to avoid a backslide.For the rest of the list, click here.
I guess I'm kinda slow for not looking at Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey's "official" American Idol profiles until now."When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."Danny's favorite quote:
-Jimi Hendrix
"Unshakable faith is faith that has been shaken."Q&A w/Adam:
-Unknown
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My friend just provided me with many giggles while listening to him record his version of "Ring of Fire" as sung by Adam Lambert.
Alexis Grace's elimination rehashes an intriguing American Idol conspiracy theory. Crush-object boys are more likely to succeed on the show than their female rivals due to an aggressive, teenybopper voter base.This trend was glaring last season, when then-contestants Jason Castro, David Cook, Michael Johns and David Archuleta received exponentially more fan mail than the girls that year.
However, the Tiger Beat effect does not trickle down to post-Idol careers as the show's alumna (Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks) have had far better luck in their careers than the boys (Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks, David Cook) after the Idol spotlight fades.
Allison Iraheta, Michael Sarver, and Alexis Grace were the bottom three vote getters this week. Once all three were gathered in the middle of the stage, Ryan Seacrest told Allison to go sit down because she was safe. A few commercials and musical performances later, Michael was pronounced safe, and Alexis was informed that the judges were considering using the save on her.. she sang "Jolene" once again and Simon said, "It was good.. but not good enough." The save was not used, and Alexis is gone.. This means that the Top 10 Tour will be 7 guys and 3 girls. How do you feel about the lineup? Are you disappointed to see Alexis leave? I know I was a bit worried when Ryan had Adam and Alexis stand together before he told Adam he was safe and Alexis that she was in the bottom three. Post your thoughts in the comments and be sure to vote in the updated poll for who you think will be sent home next week.
The ten contestants remaining after tonight's episode of American Idol will head to the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit tomorrow. Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson will mentor them through a series of Hitsville song selections.This is a fan-run website for Adam Lambert and all things related to him.
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