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Scotty McCreery sang Montgomery Gentry's Gone on American Idol May 04, 2011. He threw in some crazy dance moves. It was a fun performance, but Scotty is not the kind of singer who could pull off a Montgomery song. Steven Up to now, you've been

The American Idol Top 5 are singing two songs tonight (May 04, 2011) one current song and one from the 1960s. Sheryl Crow serves as a guest mentor. Up first is James Durbin, with his current choice, Closer to the Edge by Thirty Seconds to Mars

American Idol voters made another shocking elimination on Thursday night, (April 28, 2011). Find out who was voted off, right after the jump. Casey Abrams! Casey got the lowest number of votes and was eliminated from the competition. Jacob survived

Casey Abrams sang Hi-De-Ho on American Idol Wednesday night (April 27, 2011). He's dressed in a black suit and a fedora. The song allowed him lots of scatting opportunities. Randy It's like the song was written for you. It took me back to New

James Durbin sang Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow on American Idol Wednesday night (April 27, 2011). James turned in another competent, consistent performance that left no room to deny that he is an incredible singer and performer. Audience

Scotty McCreery sang You've Got a Friend on American Idol Wednesday night (April 27, 2011). It was a solid performance, soft and heartfelt. The song showed off his vocal range. Loved it! Randy You turned the other cheek from last week. The beginning

Lauren Alaina sang Where You Lead, I Will Follow on American Idol Wednesday night (April 27, 2011). Lauren got a surprise visit from Miley Cyrus. Miley told her to do it for yourself. Lauren looked confident. Her voice was a little too breathy

The Top 6 are singing songs from the Carole King catalog on American Idol Wednesday night (April 27, 2011). Jacob Lusk kicked things off with the Maxine Brown hit Oh No, Not My Baby . It's a good song choice for Jacob. He added some flair to

Casey Abrams sang Harder to Breathe by Maroon 5 on American Idol Wednesday night (April 20, 2011). This was not one of his shining moments. Casey has the potential to bring great performances. And, the judges seemed to believe that he did. At

Haley Reinhart sang Rolling In The Deep by Adele on American Idol Wednesday night (April 20, 2011). Haley showed huge improvement tonight, but she's still not there. I think this was an excellent song choice for her voice. Steven I thought it

James Durbin sang Muse's Uprising on American Idol Wednesday night (April 20, 2011). James continued his streak of great performances tonight. He entered the stage with a small drum corps. Cool theatrics, great vocals. Nice job! Jennifer I'm

The Top 7 are performing songs from the 21st century on American Idol Wednesday night (April 20, 2011). Scotty McCreery kicked things off with Swingin by Lee Ann Rimes. The vocals were great, the performance was okay. Another safe choice. Scotty

James Durbin sang Heavy Metal by Sammy Hagar on American Idol, April 13. James was joined onstage Heavy metal guitarist, Zakk Wylde. Heavy metal is not my cup of tea, but I really enjoyed it. It was pretty entertaining. Zakk Wylde tells Ryan

Haley Rienhart sang Call Me by Blondie from American Gigilo on American Idol, April 13. There were some good moments, but there were parts that got a little screamy. Randy didn't love the beginning. I don't know if it was the song that didn

Casey Abrams sang Nature Boy by Nat King Cole on American Idol, April 13. Casey delivered a fantastic performance and brought the judges to their feet. Jennifer said she was nervous at the beginning. I hope America got that, she said. I don