Daughtry, Slash and No Doubt Grace 'American Idol' Next Week

The "American Idol" Rock n Roll Mentor next week is Slash from Guns 'n Roses. It makes me wonder what the parameters of the theme are going to be because if you are doing all Rock n Roll, that could be anything from Jerry Lee Lewis to Great White to... some other, more current rock group. Heh.

I'm excited to see Daughtry and No Doubt perform, though it is giving me flashbacks to the Idol week theme that was, basically, any artist Gwen Stefani had ever heard of, ever.
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What did you think about "American Idol" last night, readers? Did it scare you that Adam landed in the Bottom 2? Did the right person go home? Did Taylor Hicks make you long for past seasons, or try to jam pencils in your ears? Let your thoughts be known in our chat at 3 pm/2 pm central. More »

Read on to see what eliminated "American Idol" contestant Matt Giraud has to say about the judges' save, the judges' comments this week, ribbing Adam for choosing the Danny/Allison group and heading back to his home state of Michigan. More »

Join us here at 3 pm/2 pm central for our post-performance "American Idol" chat. This week we'll have Idol voice coach Michael Orland participating, so if you've got questions about contestants or songs or their preparation, this is the week to ask! More »

In case you missed it or just if you want to watch it again, here is some video of season 8 "American Idol" favorite Adam Lambert singing "Feelin' Good" from earlier tonight. More »

Your weekly "American Idol" pre-elimination show has two of my favorite past contestants this week. Season 7 Aussie hottie Michael Johns and season 4 cutie mail-woman Vonzell Solomon. Tune in Wednesday at 8 pm/7 pm central as hosts Kimberly Caldwell and Justin Guarini check in with these past Idols on the TV Guide Channel.

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Our theme this week on "American Idol" is the Rat Pack. Despite my little Breakfast Club joke falling flat, I'm pretty excited about this theme. I love songs from this era. I think it will actually be a good week for everyone left, which makes me fearful for my beloved Allison. I may have to vote again this week! With no further ado, here are my choices for this week. More »

"American Idol" judge Simon Cowell told reporters at an industry event yesterday that he'd like to see "Adam and Danny in the final because they are the best two singers." I'm not surprised at all by the choice of Adam, but the other one mystifies me a bit. More thoughts below. More »

The "American Idol" theme for next week is Rat Pack Songs. Out of our Top 5, I see Danny Gokey as the jock, Adam Lambert as the criminal, Kris Allen as the princess, Matt Giraud as the brain and Allison Iraheta as the basketcase. Oh wait. Rat Pack. Got it. Should be a fun theme, I love me some "Mack the Knife." Also, Taylor Hicks is performing on the elimination night. Do you suppose he still gyrates about like he has Tourettes? Can't wait to find out! More »

Our second "American Idol" elimination interview this week is with Anoop Desai, who talks about whether he had a feeling Wednesday would be his time to go, what he learned from his fellow contestants and the effect the judges' save had on the competition.

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