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With the top 10 contestants on American Idol being established, this week they took on the Billboard top 10 hits between 2011 and now. With rockers like Caleb Johnson and Jessica Meuse and indie guys like Sam Woolf and Alex Preston, it was sure to be a week where singers left their comfort zones. -
'American Idol' Season 13 recap: Ben Briley sent packing after faltering on 'Bennie and the Jets,' narrowly missing Top 10 tour
Even though Songs from the Cinema was far and away American Idol's best live show this season, relatively strong performances weren't enough to keep all 11 contestants around. After faltering with a take on Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" last night, country crooner Ben Briley was sent home. -
'American Idol' season 13 recap: Top 11 show they're 'in it to win it' during cinema week
Last week, American Idol had one of its flattest weeks in a long time, so the show had a lot to prove for its trip to the cinema this week. Luckily for the contestants of the Top 11, they nailed it. Even the bad performances weren't so bad, and there were some truly breakthrough performances. In a season where a lot of the singers surfacely only seem OK, this week, they proved they're "in it to win it" (as Harry Connick Jr. would say). -
'American Idol' season 13 recap: Top 11 won't include Emily Piriz after so-so performance
For two weeks in a row, American Idol has sent home one of its female contestants. After a "Home" themed live show last night (March 5) full of largely so-so performances, Latina Emily Piriz was sent back to Florida. -
'American Idol' Season 13 recap: Top 12 go 'Home' as Dexter Roberts stands out, MK Nobilette sinks
It's the second week of live shows on American Idol, and to further get fans to know the contestants, producers picked the theme of "Home," which basically means the singers can choose anything they have a vocal connection to. -
'American Idol' Season 13 Recap: 'This Is Me' Live Show Features Majesty Rose Rising, Malaya Watson Falling Flat
American Idol has gone live. On Wednesday night (Feb. 26), the musical reality show mainstay moved on from auditions and Hollywood Week to the real meat: the live competition. In a season with semi-elusive contestants, Idol produces chose this week's theme as "This Is Me," a song that the singers felt described them both as a person and a future recording artist. Let's check out who truly shined and who were a little bleh below. -
American Idol Season 13 Recap: Top 13 Includes Show's Strongest Singers In Years... and Kristen O'Connor
Welp, American Idol's Top 13 is here. After thousands of singers tried out over weeks of auditions and cuts, the supposed best of the best has been announced and will move on to next week's first official proper live show. Thursday night (Feb. 20), Idol host Ryan Seacrest announced the American picked top 10 in the show's first 10 minutes. For the most part, both the top performing girls and the best boys made it through by America's vote. -
'American Idol' Season 13 Recap: Top 10 Boys Show Up Girls With Good, Bad and Meh Performances
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: Top 30 Contestants List
American Idol is chugging along, ever closer to the live shows. Wednesday night's (Feb. 12) episode saw the first round of contestants moving on to the next round of performances, itching for that audience vote. So, what singers were good enough to make the final cut? Check out the complete list from tonight's show below. -
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.
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