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American Idols on Twitter

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Many of the American Idol contestants, both current and former, are popping up on Twitter. Unfortunately, I can’t guarantee that these are all real.

In fact, I can guarantee that some are fakes, as some have multiple accounts claiming to be that person. For now, I’m listing the multiples until I can determine the authoritative account.

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American Idol Top Three Results

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With more than 88 million votes cast, and less than one million votes separating first and second place, the smart money remains on Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey to make the finals of the eighth season of American Idol. But is one of AI’s surprise results shows in store for us tonight?

The Ford Music video was Matthew Wilder’s “Break My Stride”, with graphics reminiscent of A-Ha’s “Take On Me”. Visually interesting, but musically boring.

Wait? No group song? It’s going to be a better night than I expected.

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May 13th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

American Idol Top Three Performances

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The final three contestants on American Idol season 8 performed two songs tonight. The first was a pick by the judges, and then they picked one of their own.

None of my suggestions/predictions from the weekend were even in the right ballpark, so we’re going to pretend that those never happened.

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May 12th, 2009 at 7:40 pm