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Pia Toscano sang River Deep Mountain High by Ike and Tina Turner on American Idol, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, April 6. Pia looked beautiful and confident as usual. She delivered a beautiful performance. She said she wanted to shock everybody

Scotty McCreery sang That's All Right Mama by Elvis Presley on American Idol, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, April 6. It was surprisingly good. Scotty showed he knows how to rock! He did a great job. Girls rushed the stage at the end. This

James Durbin chose to sing a ballad on American Idol, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, April 6. He sang While My Guitar Gently Weeps by George Harrison and brough a lot of emotion to the song. It was a delightful change. I really liked it and

Lauren Alaina sang Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin on American Idol, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, April 6. Lauren picked a difficult song and sang it beautifully. The judges loved it. Steven called her a natural born woman. Randy told Lauren

Casey Abrams sang Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival on American Idol, April 6. Casey initially considered singing The Police's Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, but Will.i.am told him it was too lounge-y. Casey

Haley Reinhart sang Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin on American Idol, April 6. It wasn't bad but wasn't great either. Jennifer said, What you're showing everybody is that you're a contender. ... You're coming on strong. Steven said he could

Jacob Lusk sang Man in the Mirror on American Idol, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, April 6. The producers wanted him to sing Marvin's Let's Get it On but he decided to go with Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror. The co-writer of the song

Paul McDonald sang Fulsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash on American Idol, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, April 6. Randy and Jennifer loved it. Steven said he rocked the house, a perfect, imperfect boy. Watch the video. Voting number 1-866-436

Lauren Alaina sang Candle in the Wind on American Idol Elton John week, March 30. It was good but not great, still her best performance in the competition so far. Steven thought it was perfect. Jennifer said she sounded gorgeous. Watch the video

Pia Toscano sang Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me on American Idol Elton John week, March 30. Pia looked stunning in a sparkly dress. She sang beautifully and all three judges were impressed. Randy I don't know what's going on. You sung a ballad

Scotty McCreary sang Country Comfort on American Idol Elton John week, March 30. Scotty's performance was spot-on. He was joined onstage by a pianist and pedal-steel player. He also gave a shout-out to his grandmother in the audience. Randy

James Durbin sang Saturday Night's Alright, on American Idol Elton John week, March 30. Yet again it was a confident and entertaining performance from the singer. Randy applauded James for enjoying himself, Steven and Jennifer were equally impressed

Thia Megia sang Daniel on American Idol Elton John week, March 30. It was a lovely performance from Thia. The song truly suited Ther voice. Jennifer said it was beautiful while Randy thought it was a little safe. Watch the video. Voting number

James Durbin sings Living For the City by Stevie Wonder on American Idol (top 11), March 23, 2011. Voting number 1-866-436-5711

Pia Toscano sings All In Love Is Fair by Stevie Wonder on American Idol (top 11), March 23, 2011. Voting number 1-866-436-5708