Ryan Will Host Idol Gives Back Solo

I meant to write this in the morning, before leaving... but I always have a hard time waking up. Anyway.

Ellen DeGeneres will not co-host Idol Gives Back, as was previously publicized. According to Access Hollywood, she has an "unforeseen production schedule" that conflicts with the show.

Too bad, I like Ellen, but I'm sure Ryan will do a good job.

Kelly Clarkson Demos Online

Ok, so I heard four song demos by Kelly Clarkson have leaked (or something similar to leaked) online.

They are:
1. Close Your Eyes
2. One Day
3. Ready
4. With a Little Bit of Luck

... And I found them here.

The poster took the links down after much bashing in the comments, but you can still find alternate links in, ironically, the comments section!

I will not preach. I will not voice my opinion. Some think downloading leaks is disrespectful to the artist, others don't mind.

But if you would like to download them, you know where to find them.

Remember Her?

Yes, friends, she is back.

Ashley Ferl, the little girl whose cheeks were once wet with tears for Sanjaya was in the audience in Tuesday's Idol. And guess what? She was crying. Again. For whom?

For Jason Castro.

I don't know if having Ashley as a fan is very helpful for Castro. Sanjaya, after all, is considered by many to be a joke who doesn't have nearly of Castro's talent... And, having Ashley as a fan, may draw some unwanted parallels between the two.

What do you think?

My apologies...

Guys,

I am so sorry for not updating the past few days. School is keeping more than busy and, to add to that, I have job interviews to attend... Oh, my last semester of college!

I haven't even been able to watch AI last night and tonight! ...Ugh.

Tomorrow, it's back to updating!

T.

Danny Noriega Singing on Rosie O'Donnell's Cruise!

Remember that cruise to which Rosie O'Donnell invited Danny Noriega? Well, Ross Matthews, The Tonight Show's "intern" was also aboard, and he posted a video on his blog where you can see both guys singing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll."

He writes: I saw him in the buffet during breakfast one morning and dragged him and his friends back to my room to film a TALKY for all of YOU!

Haha! Check the TALKY out below:

Predicting the Order of Finish

Oscar Dahl from BuddyTV has just posted a list where he predicts, using logic, the order of finish in this season's Idol.





Here's the list:

9. Syesha Mercado - She's going to give another pretty good performance next week, but it won't be enough to save her.

8. Kristy Lee Cook - Even though she avoided the bottom three this week, Cook has spent the last month on the precipice of elimination. If she comes out next week wearing only a flesh-baring American flag and two bald eagles on her shoulders, however, all bets are off.

7. Carly Smithson - I'm liking Carly more and more as the season goes along, but I don't think she possesses the fan base I expected her to at the beginning of the season.

6. Jason Castro - Jason goes one of two ways beginning next week. Either he steps up, becomes motivated and gives us some uniquely great performances, or he folds. His lack of effort recently has been noticeable and, frankly, I'm not all that sure Jason's heart is in this thing.

5. Ramiele Malubay - She has a pretty good voice, but it's clear that she's outclassed by most of the remaining singers. This is where the talent difference just becomes too vast.

4. Michael Johns - For all I care, you can switch Michael and Jason on this list. That's how close I think the two of them are at this point.

3. Brooke White - I almost placed Brooke in second place, but then I got to thinking – when it comes down to the Davids and Brooke, which one is not like the other? Brooke and Archuleta would logically appear to have a similar voting base.

2. David Cook - The rocker versus the pop singer. This will be very similar to last year's final. David Cook will probably be very happy to lose out to Archuleta and in the process gain that much more freedom when it comes to recording his debut album.

1. David Archuleta - The simple fact is this: David not only has to have some really poor performances to not win, he's going to need a string of really bad performances to get ousted.

...What do you think?

On Former Contestants' News...

Not much seems to be going on in this season's Idol front, so shall we catch up with contestants from previous seasons?

In the next few months, expect to see three contestants out and about with their new albums:

• Josh Gracin (Season 2) will release his second album, We Weren't Crazy next week. Expect uptempo country songs!
• Chris Sligh's (Season 6) debut album, Running Back to You, comes out on May 6 replete with Christian-themed songs.
• Jon Peter Lewis's (Season 3) second album, Break the Silence drops on June 3!