Megan Joy: American Idol’s Songbird Departs
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“I love birds and bird noises,” explained Megan Joy, a.k.a. Megan Corkrey and Megan Joy Corkrey, the instigator behind one of the strangest moments of the current American Idol season…maybe even all the seasons. “I just decided that if I’m goin’ out, I’m goin’ out with a bang and I’m just going to be myself.” And so, Megan Joy “flew the whole time.”
Upon learning the news that she’d made it into the bottom three on the Wednesday night results show, Megan Joy flapped her arms and made squawking sounds as she made her way to the stools at stage right.
Joy’s immediate plans include adding to her ink - she’s getting a tattoo to commemorate the ring she wore for luck during her tenure on the show. She’s also happy to do whatever voice work and other gigs that might come, but for right now Megan is heading home to spend time with her son.
“As sad as I am that I’m leaving and I’m done with the show, there is a very big part of me that cannot wait to see my son,” Joy told reporters. “I’m ready to hold him in my arms again.”
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American Idol 8: Top 9 Results
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Video,
The American Idol Top 9 results show began, appropriately enough, with a montage. The remainder of the episode would feature much more of the same, as it always does.
As eliminated contestant Alexis Grace watched, Ryan Seacrest announced that 36 million votes were tallied to bring us the Wednesday results. The host spent a few moments talking with Randy Jackson on the subject of song choice. “Maybe it was too wide,” said Jackson, referring to the theme of Tuesday’s performance round.
“For me, it’s about knowing who you are, and delivering that confidence with conviction,” Paula Abdul stated. “Go for it!” She advised the Idol group. “Anoop, Matt, Megan,” Simon Cowell went through a list of those he thought might want to worry about the upcoming results.
The Ford video (clip above) followed, another poorly-done attempt at entertainment set to music. Seriously, these are growing steadily worse as weeks progress.
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American Idol 8: Top 10 Results
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Over thirty-six million votes were logged in to determine the American Idol contestant who would be eliminated at the end of the Thursday night results show. This group of Top 10 is on the tour, sure, but only nine will be on the show next week.
Ryan Seacrest opened the show by asking Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul about their shenanigans during the Wednesday performance round. He then reminded the audience about the judges’ save, the Get Out of Elimination Free card which will be used on one lucky contestant this season.
And perhaps…on this results night?
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Jennifer Hudson’s Behind-the-Scenes Idol Appearance
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Jennifer Hudson will, at long last, return to the American Idol stage this week. The only trouble is, most of us won’t see it for a good, long while.
The Oscar-winning actress won’t be featured until after the live broadcast has ended. Hudson’s performance will be taped, not to be aired until some distant future episode FOX has yet to name. According to reports, ticket vouchers for this week’s results show promise “special performances by Jennifer Hudson and Ruben Studdard.” Studdard’s appearance has been confirmed by Idol.
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American Idol 8: Alexis Grace Talks Elimination
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“I feel kind of like I let my state down,” petite Alexis Grace spoke with reporters following her American Idol elimination. “I’m from the South, and we’re supposed to do country well.”
“I think I actually sing country pretty good. So it was a disappointment,” she admitted. Alexis plans on pursuing her career in music, with or without American Idol.
Grace was cut from the show just shy of making the Top 10, which means she won’t be part of the summer tour. But don’t write Alexis Grace off just yet. “If you want to do anything in life, if you want to pursue a dream, you’ve got to work hard at it and believe in yourself,” Grace remains positive when it comes to her dreams, though she had her hopes dashed when she thought she might be saved from elimination Thursday night. “It’s early in the game, and it wouldn’t be good for TV if they did it so early,” Grace said of the judges’ save. “It just wasn’t the right time.”
Before she kicks off her post-Idol career, Alexis Grace is heading to Memphis, Tennessee for some family time. When she does get ready to record her own tunes, Alexis expects that her sound will be something like “Joss Stone, mixed with Carrie Underwood, mixed with Sheryl Crow.”
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American Idol 8: Top 11 Results
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
The mood was appropriately grave at the top of the Wednesday night American Idol hour. It was a somber Ryan Seacrest who started off the evening by saying, “one will face the fire.” He also inferred that the evening would hold “shocking” results.
Could it be that, as suspected, Adam Lambert was up on the chopping block? The audience would have to wait awhile to find out what the evening held.
First, the filler. The Top 11 were seated on the stage, the judges were introduced, the performances of the evening hyped. Clips from Tuesday night aired, which featured mentor Randy Travis.
The Top 11 then performed “Trouble,” which started out with the men. Scott MacIntyre jammed on the piano while the male contestants sang, horribly out of harmony, before the girls appeared to gyrate oddly and screech onstage. I didn’t much care for the group number.
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American Idol 8: Eliminated Top 13 Contestants
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“The most rewarding thing for me has been to perform,” said Jasmine Murray, 16, the first Top 13 contestant to be eliminated from American Idol 8. “That is what this competition is all about: singing and getting up and showing everybody what you can do.”
“I am so happy,” she said, highly cheerful words on what was surely a low night for the young diva.
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American Idol 8: Top 13 Results
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
The Top 13 results show of American Idol 8 began with a dire warning: only 11 would remain once the night was all said and done. More than 33 million votes were logged to bring us this first - and perhaps only - Top 13 elimination round.
Idol again referred to a “twist,” one of several times it’s been mentioned. Ryan Seacrest then brought up three very well-known Idol names: Michael Johns, Jennifer Hudson and Chris Daughtry. The latter two have already gone on to great post-Idol success, and Johns seems well on track to do the same. All three were favored contestants among judges and fans, and many feel that all three left the competition early (each during different seasons, of course). Seacrest spoke of the “uproar” that accompanied the departure of each one.
It was as this point the host introduced “the judges’ save,” which exempts a single contestant from elimination - but only once. Once a save is used, it cannot be used again…not for the whole season. When the save is used, it’ll work for a week. After the save, however, the next week will see two contestants eliminated.
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Carrie Underwood to Sing of Home for American Idol
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Spoilers,
Idol winner Carrie Underwood will soon be featured on every other episode of American Idol. That’s right - her tune has been picked as the good-bye song which will see eliminated contestants out of the competition.
Underwood’s remake of “Home Sweet Home” will debut on Idol this Wednesday - the first Top 13 elimination in the show’s history. The tune will be available on iTunes until March 16.
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American Idol 8: Wild Card Round
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
The Wild Card round of American Idol opened with three stools and eight singers who all hoped to fill them. With eight singers, four judges and one host - not to mention a performance round and an elimination round in a single episode - Idol had to move things along pretty quickly. There was little time for recap or reintroduction. Each contestant had a sort of hurried interview that played for a few moments while they rushed to the stage. It was actually sort of poorly done, not to put too fine a point on it.
At any rate, Idol viewers were given a rare treat - instant gratification. Usually, results have to wait an entire day…but not on this Wild night.
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