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It's been a long time coming, but the Kris Allen AOL sessions are finally here! Originally slated to be released some time in December, these videos were delayed numerous times. But now we have all 5 awesome performances to share with you!

Is It Over



Live Like We're Dying



Red Guitar



Can't Stay Away



O Holy Night



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Justin Hawkins, the former lead singer of "The Darkness", made famous by their hit single "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" recorded a demo for Adam Lambert of a song called "Suburban Decay". This song was recorded by Adam for his debut album, but has let to be released. Can you imagine Adam singing this song, and what do you think of it? Comment here on on twitter @Idol360.

This post will be highlighting all of the contestants from tonight's American Idol episode.

Made It To Hollywood:
Jessica Furney - Footprints In The Sand
Lacey Brown - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Amanda Shectman - Good Morning Heartache
Crystal Bowersox - Piece Of My Heart
Lee Dewyze - Aint No Sunshine
Rachel Hubbard - Wrong Again
Thaddeus Johnson - How Am I Supposed To Live Without you
Genesis Moore - I Told You So
Michael Lynche - Unchained Melody
Didi Benami - Hey Jude
Aaron Kelly - The Climb
Hope Johnson - I Hope You Dance

Did Not:
Larry Platt - Pants On The Ground
Stephanie Fisher - Fever
Adrian Chanditchi - Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Kimberly Bishop - I Kissed A Girl
Shaddaii Harris - Fallin

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With last nights Audition episode in Denver, we how have our ENTIRE list of Hollywood contestants!


Alex Nester - Blake Marvin - Casey James - Colten Pierce - Danny Jones

Haeley Vaughn - Harrell Holmes Jr. - Jareb Liewer - Jeffrey Goldford - Jessica Furney

Jimmy Charles - Kelly Bachran - Kim Kerbow - Lilly Scott - Maddie Penrose

Margo May - Mark Labriola II - Moorea Masa - Nicci Nix - Sham Al-Islam

Tamra Salmon - Tawny McCorkle - Tayler Bledsoe -Tori Kelly -Alex Lambert

Anzeo Henderson - Audri Vargas - Brittany Stone - Chelsea Chandler - Christian Spear

Dave Pittman - David Duke - Dawntoya Thomason - Erica Rhodes -Erynne Hundley

Heather Todd - Hope Johnson - Kellye Vetter - Kimberly Carver - Liette Kraper

Lloyd Thomas - Maegan Wright - Megan McCallon - Michael Castro - Michael Preston

Paige Miles - Rachel Hubbard - Savannah Low - Stephanie Crews - Stephanie Daulong

Syndee Randle - Thaddeus Johnson - Timothy Urban - Todrick Hall - Zachary Hickman

Andrew Garcia - Chris Golightly - Derek Klena - Didi Benami - Donald Webber

Farayi Moore - Frankie Jordan - JB Ahfua - Jim Ranger - Jose Munoz

Justin Kalama - Kat Nestel - Kiera Masters - Kristina Michell - Mary Powers

Melissa Bitanga - Olivia Geller - Rose Flack - Samuel Larsen - Samantha Musa

Tasha Layton - Aaron Kelly -Amanda Desimone - Austin Simmons - Becca Neun

Bernadette Desimone - Brandi Holmes - Brittany Starr James -Candice Glover - Cornelius Edwards

Janell Wheeler - Jay Stone - Jermaine Purifoy - Jonathan Stills - Kasi Bedford

Katie Bernard - Kelsey Laverack - Kelsey Madsen -Kristi Quinnie - Lacey Brown

Luke Edgemon - Matt Lawrence - Michael Lynche - Michelle Delamor - Noel Turner

Raquel Borges - Sarah Rucker - Seth Rollins - Shannon Livewell - Shelby Dressel

Angela Martin - Charity Vance - Crystal Bowersox - John Park - Justin Ray

Katelyn Epperly - Kenneth Ellis - Lee Dewyze - Marcus Jones - Nick Lynche

Paige DeChausse - Sean Butler - Amber Caparas - Antonio Wheeler - Ashley Hobbs

Ben Honeycutt - Bryan Walker - Carmen Turner - Colin Benward - David Gowryluk

Deneco Pittman - Liz Rooney - Genesis Moore - Holly Hardin - Jermaine Sellers

Jesse Barry - Keia Johnson - Lauren Daigle - Mallorie Haley - Marshall Manning

Miriam Lemnouni - Noel Reese - Stevie Flockhart - Theiry Harden - Tisha Holland

Vanessa Wolfe - Allen Burton - Amanda Shectman - Amedeo DiRocco - Antwan Michael

Ashley Makailah - Benjamin Bright - Bosa Mora - Bryce Larsen - Claire Fuller

Ellery Bonham - Jaclyn North - Jason Shorter - Jennifer Hirsh - Jessica Cunningham

Jess Wolfe - Joshua Blayock - Justin Gray - Justin Williams - Katelyn Clampett

Katie Stevens - Keanna O'Quinn - Kelly Caruso - Leah Laurenti - Lucy Yeghiazaryan

Luke Shaffer - Maddy Curtis - Mike Davis - Shannon Turner - Siobhan Magnus

Tyler Grady - Zoya Shpiegelman


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Hello again Idol fans. Here we go for week 3…

The Denver auditions in general were a bit boring. No one was incredible, but there were still some intriguing contestants.

Let’s start with Mark Labriola: He has a fun personality, and a decent voice, although he was extremely pitchy and a bit all over the place during the audition. He did seem to have some nice range, but I don’t see any star power there.

Kimberly Kerlow: A pretty tone to her voice. She possesses a good deal of stage presence as well. There wasn’t a trace of the nerves during her audition. I thought the song choice may have masked her inability to belt in an upper register, but I liked her… What was up with the wig though?

Casey James: Zzzzzzzzz….. That’s all I really need to say.

Tori Kelly: The only thing that impressed me was her riffs and runs. They were very very clean and in tune. Her tone isn’t very unique, but for being only 16, she has tons of potential. One thing I can tell you all is that the judges hate all the runs during performances, so it actually hurts her that her strong suit is all the bells and whistles of singing.

Nicci Nix: Loved her… I can see some being turned off by her uber-perkiness and high-pitched voice, but she’s adorable. I’d like to hear her sing a different song, but the vocals were on point for the song she chose.

Haeley Vaughn: A very solid voice for her age. I actually disagreed with the judges when they said she should have sung in a lower register. Not sure how far she can go in this competition, as there are always amazing female soul singers each year, but I was impressed.

I always save my fave for last, so the tag goes to Danelle Hayes: She is Pink 2.0… Sounding so much like Pink may end up hurting her in the long run, but it was an impressive audition. I’m hoping she can do more than just scream though, because it can be a bit too much, especially since contestants must sing different styles on a weekly basis.

Tidbits:

For someone who got her rise to fame in a female pop group, Victoria Beckham sure knows nothing about singing. All her comments were fashion related.

I think Simon should experiment with a new hairstyle.

Ellen Degeneres better be an incredible judge, because Paula’s absence is truly hurting the show.

Bikini Boy: WTF???

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This post will be highlighting all of the contestants from tonight's American Idol episode.

Made It To Hollywood:
Mark LaBriola - Tempted [Youtube]
Kimberly Kerbow - The Way I Am [Facebook]
Danelle Hays - I Am The Only One [Youtube]
Casey James - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
Tori Kelly - Gravity [Youtube]
Nicci Nix - Something Kind Of Ooh
Haeley Vaughn - Last Name [Myspace]

Did Not:
Mario Galvan - Jailhouse Rock
Austin Paul - Bigger Than My Body
Kenny Everett - Be Without You
Ty Hemmerling - Achy Breaky Heart

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This post will be highlighting all of the contestants from tonight's American Idol episode.

Made It To Hollywood:
Lloyd Thomas - Overjoyed
Kimberly Carver - Original [Youtube]
Erica Rhodes - Barney Theme Song & Free Your Mind [Myspace] [Youtube]
Dave Pittman - Bring It On Home To Me
Todrick Hall - Original [Myspace]
Dawntoya Thomason [Youtube]
Stephanie Daulong [Myspace]
Michael Castro [Myspace]
Meagan Wright - To Make You Feel My Love [Myspace]
Christian Spear - All I Can Do Is Cry[Youtube]

Did Not:
Julie Kevelighan - Black Velvet [Season 1 Audition]
Dexter Ward - If I Ever Fall In Love Again
Vanessa Johnston - At Last


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Andrew Garcia [Myspace]
Chris Golightly [Myspace]
Derek Klena [Youtube]
Didi Benami [Myspace]
Donald Webber [Myspace]
Frankie Jordan [Myspace]
JB Ahfua [Youtube]
Jim Ranger [Myspace]
Jose Munoz [Facebook]
Justin Kalama [Myspace]
Kat Nestel [Myspace]
Kiera Masters [Myspace]
Kristina Michell
Mary Powers
Melissa Bitanga [Youtube]
Olivia Geller [Myspace]
Rose Flack [Myspace]
Samuel Larsen [Youtube]
Samantha Musa [Myspace]
Tasha Layton

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There are countless idol blogs out there, each one weighing in on hundreds and hundreds of Idol contestants in the past 9 years. But who are we to judge talent? Could any of us rise to the challenge and compete for America's votes? Well I have a challenge for all the Idol blogs out there! Let's compete in an ONLINE singing competition to be voted on by the WORLD!

This is an open request for all Idol blogs out there (myself included!) to upload a video of yourself singing a song of your choice to be voted on by the public! Here are some people I'd like to hear from!

Jim Cantiello - MTV News
Dave Della Terza - Vote For The Worst
Richard Rushfield - The Daily Beast
Rickey Yaneza - Rickey.org
MJ Santilli - MJ's Big Blog
Sir Darryl - Idol Blog Love
Joe - Joes Place Blog
Michael Slezak - Entertainment Weekly
Lyndsey Parker - Yahoo
Brian Mansfield - USA Today
Herb Longs - AI NOW
Joey Guerra - Houston Chronicle
Melinda - Top Idol

Are you an Idol Blogger who is up to the challenge? Are you a fan that wants to see this happen? Click on the names to contact these idol bloggers on twitter and tell them you want to see this happen!

UPDATES!

In:
ME!
Melinda
Brian Mansfield
Lyndsey Parker

Maybe:
Richard Rushfield