Does Anyone Care Who The American Idol Judges Are?

If anyone out there cares anymore the judging panel for the upcoming thirteenth season of American Idol has quietly been announced.

Keith Urban is returning.

Jennifer Lopez is returning.

Harry Connick Jr. is returning.  He was a guest judge or mentor previously.

Randy Jackson is returning as the mentor to take over for Jimmy Iovine.

So for all the talk of shaking things up and revitalizing the show, the brought everyone back from the past, including J.Lo who was probably one of the worst judges in the show's history.

Way to go new regime!

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Aerosmith Bassist Confirms Steven Tyler as American Idol Judge

Less than a month before American Idol officially announces the two new judges for the show, Aerosmith bassist, Tom Hamilton, confirms bandmate Steven Tyler as one of the two new judges for the show. "Steven is doing `American Idol.' The ink is dry on that," said Hamilton, in an interview with The Star Ledger. I wonder if after every show he'll repeat those infamous words found during the game over screen of Terminator 2: The Arcade Game, "Don't Give Up!!"

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And The New American Idol Judge is...

Word is out on who is replacing Paula Abdul on the upcoming season of American Idol. I think Paula was holding out hope that maybe she'd get to come back. Well, the person they did get, while having pretty much zero credibility in the music world, has a hugely popular daytime talk show and enjoys dancing. Are those qualifications enough?

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It's Ellen Degeneres!!

She is sure to bring in plenty of ratings for the show which returns in January. Well she's make a much more coherent (Thanks Phil!) judge that's for sure. Can't wait to see her with Simon.

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A.I. Top 4 Performances

Kris, Adam, Danny, and Allison took the stage last night and with the mentoring of Slash, performed some huge classic rock hits.

Last night also marked the first time contestants performed duets together. This is an addition I enjoyed and hope it keeps up.

My take? Based on last night's performances, Danny should be going home.

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In Case You Missed Them

Here are last nights performances from American Idol courtesy of ONTD!

I'll keep the best performance of the night on top which belongs to Adam Lambert. What an incredible vocal on this. If it were up to me, Anoop and Lil will be going home tonight, but, alas, it's up to America.

The other six are below the Rawr! (in no particular order).

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American Idol Top 8 Songs Spoilers!

Gossip site extraordinaire OhNoTheyDidn't has the song list for tonight's top 8 performances on American Idol and they're quite interesting.

Not sure if the wisest song choices were made but we'll see I guess.

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Danny - “Stand By Me”
Kris - “All She Wants to Do Is Dance” by Don Henley
Lil - “What’s Love Got to Do With It” by Tina Turner
Anoop - “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper
Scott - “The Search Is Over”
Allison - “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt
Matt - “Part Time Lover” by Stevie Wonder
Adam - “Mad World” by Tears for Fears

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Ryan Seacrest confirms stupidity!

American Idol premiered last night with its usual fan fare. I do enjoy the new judge, Kara DioGuardi, who is actually quite credible and not completely vapid.

Oh, and do enjoy this clip of Ryan Seacrest trying to High Five a blind guy!



Ah fox. So much integrity.

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Music Review: Josiah Leming - Angels Undercover EP

He is probably best known as the kid who lived in his car from the past season of American Idol. He was my early pick for the top 12 before the judges cut him in Hollywood. Certainly the wrong decision if you ask me.

Here we are now, the albums from both David's are in stores, both are pretty good, but neither is as good as Angels Undercover, the five track EP from Josiah Leming.

The EP is the precursor to his full length album expected in 2009 and if these five songs are any indication we're in for a spectacular CD.

Each track on the EP was written by 19 year old Leming, both lyrics and music. The music is lush and and the words touching and haunting. It's an extremely professional album. It sounds like something from the middle of a long successful career instead of the beginning of a new one. He may be a cast off from American Idol but he has the talent to be its most successful one to date.

Angels Undercover is a stunning, gorgeous collection of songs. Josiah Leming sings these songs like he has been doing it for decades. His words do not sound like those of a 19 year old, but of someone much older. It's safe to say he is an old soul and this makes for some incredible music. Every song is perfect. They're beautifully performed, hauntingly sung, and deeply affecting.

It's high praise for an EP with only five songs but those songs make for a great appetizer to the full CD coming soon.

I for one cannot wait to hear the full CD.

My top 2008 albums of the year consists only of LPs, otherwise this EP would be sitting pretty close to the top.

2009 will certainly be Josiah Leming's year. I have high hopes for this kids future. He is certainly a talent that cannot be ignored.

Josiah Leming's Angels Undercover is available now.

For more information on Josiah Leming visit:

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David Cook Album Art and Track Listing

There you have the cover art for the eagerly anticipated self-titled album from American Idol's David Cook. The album hits store shelves on November 18.

Here is the track listing:

01 Declaration
02 Heroes
03 Light On
04 Come Back to Me
05 Life on the Moon
06 Bar-ba-sol
07 Mr. Sensitive
08 Lie
09 I Did It for You
10 Avalanche
11 Permanent
12 A Daily Anthem
13 The Time of My Life

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David Cook Debut Single!

Not bad Mr. Cook. Not Bad.

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David Archuleta's First Music Video!

I like the song. The video is okay I guess. Pretty standard.

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