After more than 95 million votes, America chose country teenagers Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina as its 2011 “American Idol” Top 2.
While I think it’s going to be a somewhat boring competition show next Tuesday, I don’t think it’s a bad Top 2. I was rooting for Haley Reinhart to make it to the finale with Scotty, but only because I enjoy her performances more. Overall, I’m good because I was on the team that believed any of the Top 4 would’ve made for a great finale.
At the beginning of the night we were treated to immediate filler of the Top 4 visiting J.J. Abrams the previous week and they couldn’t have been less excited. That was followed by what I think might have been a seizure from Elle Fanning.
The first real order of business was footage from Haley’s homecoming. It was nice to see a softer side of Haley. She’s been pretty tough all season, so it was good to see that human side. Had she shown that side of her earlier in the game, she might have made the Final 2.
After that and a Ford video, we were “treated” to a performance by Il Volo for some reason I still don’t understand. Nothing like baby faced boys who sound like 50-year-old Opera singers.
Next up is Scotty’s trip home. Scotty seemed truly modest, as if he had no idea he’d have that many fans. And like Haley, he was very emotional.
More crap filler follows in the form of a pre-recorded performance by the new “X Factor” host and it’s passed off as a live performance. Why do they always want us to think these performances are happening live? It’s so insulting.
Lauren’s home visit seemed to be the most grand. When I saw the incredibly HUGE crowd that turned out for her, I knew right then she was in the finale. And from that footage, I think she could even beat Scotty next week. Maybe.
Finally, it’s time for the results. Ryan calls the three of them up and first announces that Scotty is going to the finale. Then he tells Lauren to join him. Haley seems shocked and maybe angry, but quickly covers and comes off very respectable with her reactions.
Haley sings one last time (well, until next week) and does her awesome version of “Bennie And The Jets.”
So it’s Scotty and Lauren. It’s been a long season with a lot of curve balls, but it’s almost over. I’m either going to be ready for a break or miss this ridiculous show like crazy. I’m not sure which yet.
What are your thoughts on the Top 2?
I am generally dissappointed with the results. I liked Haley a lot, but that’s not the reason I don’t like the results. We ended up with two generic country singers, honestly, that sucks. Scotty cannot do anything besides his stupid country, and Lauren has not been doing good since the beginning despite her awesome voice. I hope Lauren wins, though Scotty will probably win because all of those girls voting with their vaginas 😀
American Idol, like every year, has been ruined for me. I don’t under why I watch it xD
Ok so I have been following this season of American Idol all season and reading the blogs and comments on this website and have yet to comment but I had to tonight. I have to say I couldn’t have asked for a better final two although I would have been happy with a few others as well. I agree that I really hope Lauren wins but I would be just as happy with Scotty winning but I couldn’t help but laugh my butt off when I read your comment. I do think Scotty will get most of the votes from the girls…lol.
Same reason we all do Brett: because it’s entertaining. I was a Haley fan myself, but as Branden stated above, any of the top 4 will do. They will all go on to have great careers, I am sure. I saw Haleys reaction too, and seriously, I thought she handled it perfectly. Had she not shown any reaction to the news, she’d have come off as a robot. But she accepted her fate quickly, snapped out of it, and just showed how mature she really is. Loved it. Not to mention her final farewell song rocked. Kudos to the country kids, and fear not people…we will be hearing from Haley again soon….can anyone say Grammy? lol.
I totally agree with you. I will be happy with either one. When they aired the homecomings, it made me cry to see how many people turned out for Lauren. It is quite obvious that Lauren has a heart and soul bigger than her years. (Her homecoming was my fav.) Second fav was Scotty’s. He was genuinely moved by the fans. He too has heart and soul. As far as Haley is concerned; she has no heart, her tears were 100% for show as was indicated by the scene with “her bodyguard” on stage with her and Ryan. It was a total joke. I do not think that Haley has the capacity to show any true emotion. If you do not believe me, go back and watch some of the last few weeks. That girl should have not lasted past the third week!
What a bitch you are Liz! You don’t even know the girl! She was treated like dirt from the beginning but kept trying and performing even when it was plainly obvious it was all set up. Then finally when they just wouldn’t say a critical word to anyone else but would bash her to death she stood up for herself she’s seen as having an attitude? Get real and get in keeping with your supposed wholesome values and give here the benefit of the doubt.
The only reason she smiled during the results is because she was very happy after being in the bottom three for the first few weeks she wasn’t the one going home! it had nothing to do with being happy the others were voted off. (repeat first sentence here).
bombom…even my radio show DJs (in a big city) said that Haley seems like a total bitch. They said that weeks ago…. Millions of people see Haley for what she is …..self-centered, arrogant, conceited, uncaring, unclassy, ungrateful, and a thousand other adjectives that shows zero character. Read blogs on dozens of other websites. People who don’t even know each other have been saying that about Haley for months. As a last gesture, she showed what a bitch she is by not turning to, looking at, or hugging Lauren like all of the other contestants for 10 years have done.
Next time, let’s leave the judging to the judges.
On the second thought, record producers would make better judges than artist who are not honest enough.
i dont agree about the judges judging because quite frankly they didn’t preform well this year. I have to wonder where there heads were at sometimes with some of the glowing comments they gave a lot of the singers. The end result for me is that the winner should be the person who will sell the most albums. Voting needs to change and the simplest way i can think of is to do away with the phone line voting. Voting should be done on itunes. If you like the preformers preformance then youy vote by buying the song over the intermet. Why I think this would work is because there is a diff between liking an artist and actually wanting to buy their music. Eg I am a big Scotty fan but would have bought very few of the songs he sang this season. Pia I also loved in the beginning but the same goes, she lost me with those boring ballads week after week. I would have bought a few of James songs and absolutely all of Haileys. I don’t know if there are others who agree but thats a way of voting that could change for the better.
who cares which of the 2 wins, not much difference.
Haley will probably be better off not winning and being stuck having to make Idol albums of what they want her to do. Like David Cook, I really liked him, but the songs he had out on the radio after he won were pretty lame.
Maybe next year they shouldn’t allow country music.
Not allowing country music! Why? You are saying they should not have allowed Kobe to play for the Lakers just because he makes all the points. Come on. I’d like to see the following changes in the format: a) Require all contestants to play one musical instrument; b) Not to allow multiple votes. c) Maybe, just maybe, when only 3 are left, require all three to sing the same song.
@marc Totally agree except for the musical instrument thing. I have good friends who are great singers that cant play an instrument to save their lives.
@marc….totally off subject here, but sense you brought it up…Kobe shouldn’t be allowed to play for ANY team for 1 obvious reason: he is a rapist.
the best of the night was haley second scotty the idiot and the worst was lauren alaina
if girls had voted with their vaginas we would have Paul and James to finals daaaahn!!!! not a nerd and a next door girl
Lol!
Paul who can’t sing or remember his words?
Nan Paul just cant do covers hes actully really good at his own music
that is exactly what I mean if we vote because of looks Paul would definetly still be here
haley is cooler than scotty
haley is hotter the scotty
haley is a better singer than scotty
haley is amazing
don’t forget Haley was in the bottom 3 four times… There was a lot of catching up to do. I think she fell little too short. She should be happy that she made it to final 3..
On judges pick round JLO gave her vote to Lauren before Haley not even came out to do the song. How do you feel if you’re Haley?
Is this a real contest?
That goes on every season. Just think back to how many times they said that about James. Lauren & Scotty have been pimped less than any of the contestants all season. So just go cry us a river will ya?
Bunny, come on…you don’t honestly believe that, do you? The two who got the most pimping were James, and Casey…with Lauren and Scotty right at their heels.
The Final 3 competition was rigged as follows: Scotty and Lauren were assigned songs right in their sweet spots and they both did a good job. Haley was assigned two very challenging songs that have only ever been sung well by the original performers and did her best but lame song choices are lame song choices. It’s like Scotty and Lauren were allowed to shoot layups and Haley had to shoot from 10 feet behind the 3-point line with one hand tied behind her back. The best performance Wednesday night was Haley’s gutsy LZ play. Rock on Haley — no way this shindig is just getting started.
Meant to say “this shindig is just getting started” — forget the “no way”…
AI pimped, pimped, & pimped, Haley. They did all they could to try to get people to vote for her. All the songs that were chosen for the top three came with a certain amount of challenges. The songs played to each of their individual weakness.
You mean AI slammed, slammed and slammed Haley? They tried to get her kicked off multiple times, and it finally worked when they got to pick a crap song for her.
Devin Lee: I think alot of you, but I stand by what I said.
Others are wondering the same..just so you can say something nasty….you are not funny…juat stupid
Do you have any proof of this? Can you send photos? LOL!
cmon how can america send the most talented singer on season 10 off
haley rules
I quit watching AI now!!! My love is for Haley and she’s gone ! So angry ! No way America !
I felt exactly the same way when I saw Paul, then I saw Casey, then I saw James leaving… It does seems like we’re fools hu?
You are right. Those things were felt by the fans of Thia, Pia, Stefano and even Jacob when they saw their favourites leaving.
@softdave..& James and Casey
@nan, @maysa have mentioned them. I just added other names which he/she didn’t mention.
If it tears you apart to see a favorite eliminated, why would you invest emotionally in these people? By it’s nature the show will cast off someone every week. If this is too much for you, don’t start watching it at the beginning of the season.
@ Templar, why you don’t conect yur emotions with yur favorite??? if so then yu should review yur concepts about the REAL LIFE SHOWS
@James For starters, learn to spell, then try to form a cohesive thought. Take your time, get it together and get back to me.
Good riddance. Dont ever watch again. Just because the results did not meet your own biases.
now im a haley fan but now that shes gone i want lauren to win so um vote for her please love u haley !
There are only two AI winners who made it, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. The rest well !!
That says it all. Both are country singers – no variety.
I disagree a bit about no variety because kelly clarkson have a fews hit POP (really pop), but yes, America is a Country Country :3
sorri maysa, I meant there will be no variety with this years two finalists, both are country singers.
Guess America does not like variety in music, only country?
I believe that AI history shows that America still prefer this kind of music… but I was so hoping this season we had some crazy in finale… like Casey maybe??? totaly unlike the others contests (my opinion)
Marysa, I agree, would have been nice to watch some crazy competition this finale. Casey would have been a hoot.
Yes, I totally agree. The only 2 fantastic AI winners are Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. The rest does not measure up to these 2. I was hoping not for a Country vs Country finale but rather Rock vs Country. It would have been interesting with a James or Pia/Lauren or Scotty. But, alas, AI has now turned out to be a popular contest rather than a Singing competition. And, I bet you Scotty will win not because of his voice but because all the young girls will start voting or him for his “famous grin”….Such a pity….Perhaps next season producers may consider allowing America to vote for bottom 3 but the judges should who should go home and who should stay. Just a thought……..Yawn…here’s to a boring finale.
Wrong! not just teen girls…a lot of grannies behaved like a teen girls these days…they just turned back their clock some 40+ years…lol!
i am sooooooo happy i don’t have to see that pole dancer on the stage any longer. finally some one modest and real down to earth will win, just like Carrie Underwood. tired of seeing women using sex to sell music. put your clothes back on and stop showing your filthy vag_ _ _ _ to the world, we don’t really all get off on that stuff. Its real good music that we want to hear.
Industrial music singer needs to sell “face & body” too. You dance & jumps.. if its possible do not wear clothes at all.. shout (not sing) … yeaaaa..yeaaa..yeaaa.. You got a lot of fans… lol
@christina Though I certainly thought Haley was smokin hot, it had nothing to do with my votes. She had, by far the most unique voice of the 3 and is by far the most technically talented of the finalists. Besides, if you actually watched the show, you would realize how genuine and down to earth Haley is.
Yeah, Haley looked like a slut compared to J-Lo’s performance, Lady Gaga’s performance, Nicole’s performance…even Jordin Sparks looked like more of a stripper than Haley. Delusions, delusions, delusions…
Im sure whoever wins they will both go far I am happy with the finale 2 out of the top 3 thats who I wanted the top 2 to be though I will say out of the whole season wedsnday night was Haileys best peformances and I was very impressed with her for once
Clarkson is country?
Malaika; What about Daughtry? He didn’t even win and is doing great.And I have never listened to Kelly Clarkson. So the only commment I can make about her is from my son who is closer to her age. He said her first two CD’s did good. But she is just about through?? I don’t know. Just going by what one of the younger generation say’s. I am both a country fan, and I also like some of the rock music. Carrie Underwood is just great! She has built up quite a career already.I listened to Carrie Underwood sing ” How Great Thou Art” the last week or so. And that last note I thought would never end. But you are right about most of the winners not doing good at all. Have a nice day!
PS, Branden I wish I could shake your hand. You have been spot on since the last like 20 contestants left. GOOD JOB BRANDEN! Sherry K.
If i was the producer of this show
i would make it the last season because
america is way too dumb to pick someone
who is not deserving im not saying that lauren
and scotty is bad i just thought that if haley would
be in the finale she will give the show
an extra something something, so its a big
disappointment to all who is rooting for haley.
do u mean that there were better singers this season? well, someone told me that it just doesn’t matter AI is a popularity show, not a music show… it kinda make sense if you review all this season
but…why the rating up to 95 millon votes…..??
If you believe there were 95 millions votes then I have a bridge for you in Brooklyn for sale…….
Next week they will say there were over 100 million votes….I don’t buy it!!!!!!!
The voting needs to change…..Period……otherwise most of us will be disappointed year after year…..Nigel should think about changing the voting system not the judges…..
Agreed, Phyllis G! If they don’t change that stupid voting system, they’ll lost a lot of viewers to the voice or x-factor! Simon will be the one who laughs all the way to the bank again!
Bland, Bland, Bland. Scotty and Lauren are OK, but I really don’t think that they ever did anything special, or really challenged themselves. Just good country singers.
I have to believe that Simon would have been extremely dissappointed in this result. At least Haley did it her own way.
Thank god for X factor, huh?
I agree that Simon would be disapointed and far away some of them wouldn’t have got to top24… won’t risk names cause I’m not him, but he wasn’t fan of that much of teenagers in the show…
On the contrary…simon could be happy & laugh out loud…look what happens to this show without him?? I guess he would be more confy about his new X-factor in US now than ever!
agree.
Someone said that the only contestant in AI 2011 who is memorable to Simon Cowell is Scotty. Simon was one of the Judges when Haley failed in her previous AI 2010 audition.
Yepp! he’ll be well remembered as a “one trick pony”…& made this turn famously worldwide! lol!
Haley did do it her own way. That may have been the problem. Would not accept feedback, argued with JLo and Randy, flirted with Steven and had negative reactions when others were voted off. Haley should have been voted off before Pia. I think Haley is not totally in acceptance to her voice style and limitations. She could be an exordinary performer but her attitude will limit her. No matter what people say, her attitude was not very professional. How may celebs have faced & continue to face feedback of all kinds. For Haley it appeared as long as you drooled over her and had only positive things to say, she liked you.
I think America has gotten it wrong. I loved James Durbin. He had a “good week” every single week. He was a true performer…fun to watch. I think what sealed Haley’s fate was her bitter attitude a couple of weeks ago in front of the judges. When Randy jackson criticized her performance she actually rolled her eyes at his critique!!!!!THAT is NOT Idol material. I am sorry but many other performers have had to stand on that stage and listen to negative comments. Most accept it as “constructive criticism” and use it to better themselves. This young lady seemed to feel that she was above that and chose rather to say “I HEARD IT THE FIRST TIME” and then roll her eyes at Randy. Sorry, my dear…….that only made you look like a (female dog) in front of America. You got what you deserved!
I’m looking for a like button here… well spoken totaly agree that James did a wonderful season and failed only once, and America did not voted well… but it’s ok, u see that his record will launch before the AI winner, whoever it is ;D
I totally agree with you lisa……
JAMES DURBIN is great singer/performer
i’m glad the HALEY bitch is out
i dont hate her….its just that i don’t like her attitude… ARROGANT Brat!!!
that smiling face of Haley when PIA is eliminated that’s when i started to notice her BAD ATTITUDE and i dislike her since then
thank GOD…my prayers been answered
i don’t care if its Scotty or Lauren who wins
as long as it’s not HALEY
I totaly agree with you about Haley! I too am glad that she’s out!!
Haley really needs to know she is far away to be the best one of this season. I’m very disappoint for James!! He is great… We can’t compare… I’m sure Haley will be like the other great singers we had on AI and we don’t here anything about anymore. But I’m sure James will be a great idol soon. Wait and see.
Can I be your friend??? Your comment is SPOT ON! She sucked last night on her third performance and she deserved to go. I am glad she didn’t sing on the top of a piano this time because I wasn’t in the mood to see her underwear again, or to see how awful she got off that thing. She looked like a 4 year old trying to get off a tall bed. She didn’t know how to move and I am so glad she is gone.
Yup so tired of all this crap they call talent when it is merely who will wear the least and have the least respect for thiemselves
Oh Gabs, you still at it?
why don’t you gtake your hate wagon back to the pound!!
There was never an attitude until she started getting severely berated by the judges when the others had sugar rained on them for crappy performances. To start out being thrown into the bottom three for the first few weeks and then start surging out you’d get a sparkle in your eye everytime you didn’t go home too. She wasn’t happy someone else left, she was happy SHE didn’t go! Then she made great strides and entertained every night only to get lambasted by crappy judges who were OBVIOUSLY biased..
Keep Going Haley!!
Oh please. Even Stefano said she was a spoiled brat when they asked the contestants to comment on each other. She was not liked by the others. That says a lot.
Ye smabey it looked like she has an attitude but dosnt mean she dose yes she rolled her eyes at randy but she had been getting weeks of bad critisizam from the judges and she was probily getting anoyed but she probily could of handled it better though. I thought all her peformances were really good on wednsday
I am not a rock fan BUT, after listening to James I fell in luv with his voice, presentations and him as a person. We all have our faults but…unlike Haley we rise above and do better. James should have been in Haleys spot. Sorry, Haley fans, that young lady was given opportunity after opportunity and she spat on Randy & JLO and the only reason she appeared to warm up to Steven is because he never really gave her any negative feedback. Looks can not keep you in the entertainment field & Haley (appeared to have) the attitude that she was entitled & would be the winner. I think she assumed the two country singers Scotty and Lauren would cancel each other out. Scotty has a great voice as does Lauren. I hope Haley does find success in whatever she does, but attitude wise,,,she is a loser.
@New Orleans Viewer: I so agree with you. Haley’s expression revealed it all when Ryan named Lauren as the second finalist – it wasn’t a look of disappointment, it was disgust and disbelief! Like hey! this is mine, n how could it not be me in the finale?? i should win this whole thing! lol haley, even with your pole dancer moves, you can’t win votes except for steven’s attention!
i’m guessing that this year’s finale will be a boring one. i wish the finalists were haley and scotty. too bad.
No need to guess…It def. will be the most boring one of the entire seasons! lol
“All seasons” is what I meant…lol!
tenisaddict: Don’t you have something else to do?
Though I like some things about Lauren and Scotty, I see AI is looking for something different than in the past. Performance skills are not much of a value. Uniqueness…forget it. Two nice kids with above average voices who will likely take AI direction very well. With all the varied talent that passed through the doors this year, it is surprising and, for me, disappointing. But they called it at the auditions and have made it happen.
I saw some YouTube video of Lauren singing at her hometown visit and her voice was insanely good! And she just has such a comfortable stage energy. So it’s not like the girl isn’t well qualified for top 2. Also when I watched Haley’s Chicago visit songs she seemed to lose a lot of that warm tone and her voice seemed thin and like she was pushing too much. That actually surprised me.
well, I have to say that if you search you may find her good material, she was actually not comfortable at AI wich I think did pass the impression she is not that good but the girl is amazing
It was also freezing and raining, not to mention Haley sang more songs at her concert than the other two.
THIS IS SO DISAPPOINTING!!! Scotty and Lauren for Finals??? Reallyy???!!! Both are country singers for crying out loud!! It’s so sad America didn’t see Haley’s talent, which in my opinion is better than the other two. I LOVE YOU HALEY!! I hope you release your album soon! 😀
Simon Cowell, Fox, et. al: Please listen! I speak for so many and I am sure that so many around the country feel the same: last year it was Bowersox and now the “song goes on”. Your American Idol has now become a popularity contest versus a talent contest. Teen age girls voting but not the real ones buying the records. I have been a fan since day one but I am done with AI and I am and will share that with all my friends. I have gone to the tours but no more? Please LISTEN!!!
Peter Rice
To the people who were rude to me. Told you all that lauren aand scotty final 2. And. Scotty will win. So there you go. I might be from sa but damn I am good.
So now we proved that teenie boppers in SA are exactly the same as those in US….lol!
Go Scotty go. It seems to me that America is the same as South Africa – always bitchy – both of the top 2 are lovely christian people – respect them and stop throwing mud. If you cannot say something good about any one stop posting
I was hoping it was gonna be James and Scotty but I am very happy with this result as much as Hailey was good she wasnt my favorite and I believe this is the right finale 2 congratulations for being correct SCOTTY FAN
Christina…Congratulations…good choice….Scotty for the win
@ SCOTTY FAN
yup! Good and silly! you’re taking credit for what???
Everyone keeps complaining about the country singing,does no one hear the country twang in Haleys voice ? !! There is a big fan base for country singers, Maybe they are the voters. I perdict that Haleys future is in country.Oh and by
the way Im not a teenager,And I still prefer Scotty.
not only teenagers watch the show and if reaaaly only girls voted, well it would be two guys… right???
Right !! I would have like to see James and Scotty in the final.Rock and
Country would have been intresting
I wanted a James/Scotty finale, but I am happy with the results!
me too so sad James is not there
No offense to the talented and lovable Scotty and Lauren, but I bet James and Haley could SLAY a lot of country songs. The difficulty of most of Scotty’s songs just wasn’t there compared to what Haley and James did on stage. Lauren had more difficulty than Scotty! Scotty will win because the people want him to, and that’s okay. But the difficulty level of the material? You gotta be blind not to see it.
That being said, Scotty NAILED the Lone Star classic – but wow – Haley also SLAYED the Led Zeppelin track!
The talent this year is jaw dropping.
Before I pick my favorite I told my friends that they were the finals, well, my bet still is Scotty, even thou he’s not my fav from the season, he just looks like a winner, hope it is cause I will make a good cash!!! almost none my friends bet is him!!!yayay
Well, I think the audience is predominantly teenagers, so with the voters.
Haley is superb, a Grammy-award-level of talent.
Scotty uses facial tricks, and I don’t like it, it just like a gimmick or something not genuine.
Lauren is gifted with voice, hope someone will guide her on her career if she wins.
i wish Lauren win beause i don’t want my Scotty win this ridiculous show. Haley deserves to stay, it would be awesome if it’s SCotty and Haley. Lauren is too boring. and this is the weird season ever. Let Lauren win it. I don’t want SCotty under those bashing if he wins.. too much hate on him recently.. poor the boy
Thanks Tata..Scotty is a gentleman and can take any thing they dish out…After he wins..computers will shut down..and the haters can suck their thumbs
THE MOST BORING TOP 2 FINALE EVER SO BORING MAKE THIS THE LAST SEASON OF AMERICAN IDOL ITS NOT WORTH WATCHING
Totally agree New Yorker – most boring finale, the show really should be only auditioning country singers, since any other genre will not get a chance.
It’s tough to imagine a finale more boring than Dim Wyze and Dirtysox last year.
Jake….Just watch next week then…..I will tune in because we will get to see the Top 11 on Wednesday……and that would be the only reason…..Either Lauren or Scotty, doesn’t really matter anymore…..does it??????
Phyllis G…yepp! I’ll just watch the result show on Wed & skip the Tuesday one….better thing to watch on other channels…i.e. French Open tennis…lol!
Phyliss…I remember you saying you would just die if James didnt win….but you are still around…so you can watch Scotty win
Lee…We all go to watch scotty wins…& then be forgotten just like most of the past winners!! lol
I’ve seen almost every episode of American Idol and have watched every finale that I was able to watch. This will the first finale that I will be voluntarily skipping. I am extremely disgusted with learning of the Scotty vs Lauren finale. I could go on for a while about it and give you a million reasons why I think what I think, but to save time I will just refer you to my comments on Branden’s post yesterday. And the comments every week I might add. In fact I am so disgusted with this that it is a very good possibility that tonight’s episode was the last episode that I will ever watch of American Idol. And being one of the biggest Idol fans around, that’s saying a lot. They are going to have to make a strong case to bring me back for next season which will have to include making a few big changes. But we’ll see how I feel come next January.
You guys are babies you should’ve voted and need to stop complaining it won’t change a thing so suck it up
totally agree 🙂 no one is forced to watch AI. they keep on complaining but they still watch the show. how ironic! instead of complaining, they better vote for Scotty. such a pure voice from such a good kid worth emulating to all kids around the world 🙂
I did vote, for your information
Well guess what youre only “ONE” out of “MILLION” viewers of AI so AI dont need you!! youre so demanding.. you dont make any change on American Idol either you watch or not..
Oh, its not a threat towards American Idol that I might stop. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out one viewer means nothing. I’m just expressing my feelings of disgust towards this season
You know, I don’t think you’ll be the only one. Since the middle of season 7, the show’s views and ratings have fallen in a rather significant way. They took a big drop when Lambert lost in the season 8 finale, another not as big but still important drop after Bowersox lost in season 9. Rest assured, the numbers will drop for both the this season’s finale and the beginning of the next one after mistakes like voting off James and Haley.
I’m referring to Adam’s comment, and of course, anyone else interested in some suggestive facts.
I think my long reply is on time delay, so I won’t repost it. But, I forgot to add that like Adam, this probably was my last episode. I’ve only watched about every 3rd or 4th year through its history partly for work shifts, etc and because of results like tonight, and Bowersox and Lambert. But, I’ve had enough of it. I could understand if Haley got unlucky like Pia, James, Casey when the vote is all spread out, or even getting runnerup to Scotty or Lauren in Final 2 due to America’s (and mine) love of Country and All-American kid types. But in the top 3, Scotty and Lauren were close, but Haley was so demonstrably advanced in talent, versatality, and entertainment–not to mention song difficulty as Branden mentioned, that this isn’t a random vote shocker. It’s simply an AI contrived manipulation of the votes through their various “tools” I’ve blogged about previously, and I can’t take it anymore. And like Adam and a few others note before Our Haters say it: Does my Protest Hurt AI? No, of course not! But does our Protests Help us? Yes!! An escape from Tyranny and AI Illusions (Deceit)! Ha, ha! Yea! I’m free! (Oh, like I mentioned in my first post on page 2, I won’t watch TV AI, but I’ll probably review the fun Chatter here!) Coondog Out! (an homage to Ryan)
@Adam, and @Happy93. Spot on for both of you, and I appreciate Adam mentioning it first since he carries good credibility here same as Branden. Like Adam, I didn’t even want to blog much–not so much from disappointment, but from sheer disgust! Great points made by both. I actually review the comments in reverse order, so I already made what I thought was my “only” comment on page 2 as a reply to Dinx midway through.I said about the same thing as you guys here.
I’m not viewing next week mainly because I don’t really care one way or the other (the nonviewing is my First Vote ever, as I’ve always chosen not to play into the ridiculous AI voting system (okay, I’m too lazy to vote even if it was the preferred 1 person 1 vote Democratic system as I figure it all averages out among other nonvoters like me with their preferences). I like Scotty and Lauren and Country a lot. Though the purposely-made AI voting system technically and legally put them there–can anyone who’s not being DISINGENUOUS Not that a certain one person gave the most talented and most entertaining performances Wednesday night–EVEN WITH, as Branden noted, the judges and producer giving “this person” difficult songs and easy boring ones for the other two–intentional AI sabotoge, yet “this person” still outperformed the other two. Even the good folks that voted multiple times for the “other two” know that this certain person “wuz robbed”! Who wuz robbed? I won’t dignify that with an answer!
Coondog, I’ll miss your interesting comments. The first thing I thought of when Lauren was announced was that you and so many others would be disappointed. I didn’t know that Haley had auditioned for Season 9 and didn’t make it. But the fact that she came back and did make it in Season 10 shows her determination and dedication to her dream. We’ll hear of her again. I’m looking forward to the last show to see her and some of the others perform as Season 10 contestants one more time.
Haley and Pia the pill were both vetoed by Simon in past tryouts.
Thanks “Gizzy”. Even though I like Lauren and can recognize her potential, that ‘dark part’ of all of us bemoans that we didn’t get to see an even bigger meltdown than Casey had after being saved, had Lauren been sent to the showers!
@Jake, I didn’t realize that Simon had been responsible for Haley’s demise earlier. Makes sense though; there were many times he’d do that to talented singers because he didn’t sense they were paying him proper homage to his ‘personal superiority’, and it made him feel “kingly” to wipe out the career of a good looking talented singer. That was an ugly trait of his. Still, I’d rather have his more creditable smarminess than the outright jealousy and cattiness of JLo–who has that same “I’m Great” trait!
coon dog…Hang in there…maybe Haley will try again next year
Coondoggie, Don’t be like that. Come out & play with us. You know that I’m very happy & if things had gone the other way, I would be happy for you. You also know that Haley has a great career ahead of her. She will do great & be very successful.
Bye bye Coonie…..Me be watching Casey Jack Black duet…..yipeee!!!!!
Why are you guys complaining so much it’s your own fault for not voting for who u want
yes, agree!
unfortunately I didn’t have time or means to vote 40 million times for Haley in two hours to make sure she won. But I did vote. So your comment is pathetic
Yepp! these barbies are so pathetic!! lol
Altough I am not a country music fan, I do appreciate good country singing. Carrie Underwood deserved to win because she is an awesome talent. I don’t think Scotty and Lauren are in the same league with her. They’re just very good, and I think you should be more than very good to win. You should be special. You should take risks, and when you don’t reach perfection, you try again for perfection instead of playing it safe. Say you will about Haley’s “attitude.” You need some attitude if you are going to succeed as a singer, especially if you are going to seek acceptance in the rock and roll and alternative rock community. She WAS overly criticized far more than the others, even though she has much more talent. And she got four standing ovations this year. Four! Including standing oveations three weeks in a row! No one has done this on Idol before. So, yeah, she has some attitude. That’s what rock and roll is all about. Haley, you will have a fabulous career. Go girl!
Yes you hit the nail on the head. Scotty and Lauren will never reach the bar that Carrie Underwood has set. And, as for Haley, agree also. Judges did not give her a chance. She was overly criticized. Would have preferred a Haley/Scotty finale or Haley/Lauren finale…..or even James or Pian/Scotty or Lauren finale. America got it wrong this time, absolutely wrong…….Scotty and Lauren are both good….but not as good as Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and even David Archuletta….
I agree with you John. Even when Carrie was singing, she didn’t have any bad nights, vocally and completely deserved to be in the final 2. Bo Bice was even a great singer. He delivered some excellent performances (I can still hear “Remedy” in my head right now, which is more than I can say for some contestants even from this season), and neither of these two are quite on par with that.
Regardless, what time has shown us is that none of these two weeks matters at all. What matters is what any of the top 10/12 do with this in the weeks and months to come. They can write their own future or vanish into obscurity.
While Carrie and Kelly may be the ones you know from the radio, let us not forget that Mandisa has the #2 album on Christian charts right now and her song Stronger is ranked up there with it. To go with her, Chris Sligh, Jason Castro, and Phil Stacy also are popular on the CCM charts.
Clay Aiken has done well on Broadway and has an incredible Vegas show that I’ve heard is a MUST see. Even my husband, who doesn’t even like that kind of music, thinks we need to see it if we’re ever there.
Then there’s Jennifer Hudson… How many awards has she won? Isn’t she the only AI alum with an Oscar?
I just heard a Daughtry song on the radio the other day. His remake of Photgraph with Santana is incredible (I almost favor it to Def Leppard.)
Haley and James (and those who didn’t finish in the top two) have been given more time to work on their albums and more freedom with what goes in them. This isn’t an awful thing. I would have love to have seen Haley win, but I would even more prefer for her to have a brilliant career!
Good luck to all of them in the weeks and months to come. I look forward to purchasing a few of the albums on iTunes!
(And I don’t care to watch the most boring finale ever.)
This is American Idol. I don’t understand some of these comments about country music. American has the right to choose two country singers if they so choose!!! We have the right to choose 2 teenagers if we so choose!!! James was great. Pia was great. The final four should have been James, Pia, Lauren, and Scotty. Why do so many people seem so shocked that Haley didn’t win? If you will remember, she hovered in the bottom three almost all season!! I’m still trying to figure out how she got in the top 5!!!
I agree with your list of the top 4. I add Stefano Langone to form the top 5.
I’m totally agree with you!!!
Although I agree that top 4 should have been James, Pia, Scotty and Lauren, but yr comment that America has the right to choose is true…..but what if America had chosen wrongly? If you recall, all the teenage girls rushing upto Scotty and hugging him…What does this say?? AI has become a teeny bopper’s popularity contest and not a singing competion…and it is so wrong. Yes, America has a right to choose 2 country singers…..but what I am trying to say again is America has the right but what if the right is so wrong?? Hope you understand what I am trying to bring across to you and some others as well…
That is the contest format, you %7*&. It is a business venture that is why they allow multiple voting. If the winner were selected by judges, maybe, just maybe, the result could have been different. Anyway, everything is now irrelevant as we already have two finalist chosen. Haley is gone. To the Haley fans, stop crying. And if you don’t want to watch AI anymore, so be it. Watch Basketball Channel or National Geographic or Discovery Channel. WE will not miss you.
Those teenagers running up to Scotty…Not his idea..Seacrest set that up before Scotty even sang..watch clip. very fast as Secrest points come up
America wanted a country Idol. It’s clear because as good as Lauren and Scotty are, Haley has more talent! So I absolutely agree with you! Scotty could have sang “Happy Birthday” and “Twinkle Star” and beat ANYONE!
‘ALS’ isn’t that like . .. Lou Gherig’s disease?
why do we have to blame the singer who made it, it’s not them who decide who’s gonna compete in the finale…the voters did!! or maybe we can blame the producer..but never the singer cause they are all wonderful if not they would’ve not gone this far.
Blame Nigel for voting system. adding online vote is the most stupid things
i liked the online voting. just wished it was open for the whole two hours, not fifty vote max.
I guess not many of us will remember them by this time next year!
hey my sister told me that today when I mentioned kris alen…WHOOOOO????? kkk ADAM LAMBERT!!! is the truth winner, doesn’t relly matter who catch finale, but who catchs us 😀
WHOO, what?
maysa..so true!
ADAM LAMBERT was the real winner! Not Kris Allen. He will need to sing Christian songs to have a future. And that is not a bad thing. But he could not compare to ADAM LAMBERT! 🙂
After Pia, and then Casey and James, and now Haley .. wakakakaka … how stupid!
hey jon, I been telling this every week since Pia was voted off…C’mon what’s wrong with you America!!!!!
I’m totally agree with you!!!
Pia is Diva
casey is genius music
james is the most entertaining
haley has unik vocal
scotty and lorain just country music singer …..
I’m so happy with the results Lauren and Scotty final 2. My predictions was right that Lauren and Scotty final 2. I’m so happy for the both of them. May the best person win. Whoever win that person deserve to win cause they both are equally good with their own style of singing. I have been a fan of Lauren and Scotty all this while. Lauren and Scotty knows how to choose songs that suites best for their vocal. If Lauren win I’m so happy for her, if Scotty wins I’m so happy for him too. All the best to Lauren and Scotty.
🙂
It will be very good if both of them SHARE the winner.
Sorry, unable to share yr sentiments. Scotty and Lauren are both good, I do not doubt there. But frankly Country vs Country…..it is going to be a boring finale. Would have been better if it were Rock vs Country. At any rate, it is so obvious that Scotty, although good, was voted by all the teenage girls and without a doubt he will win the whole competition. Sigh…..
Shouldn’t it be singer vs. singer? The singer not the song? The voice and delivery not the genre?
what own style of singing? they’re both country singers! This is the worst finale ever… boring singers singing boring songs. sheesh!
Don’t watch then & go away!
I have to say I have been of Scotties since he auddition and knew he would make it to the fianls but I missed Nashvilles audditions so I didnt get she her auddition so i will have to search that up later but the first peformance of hers I really remmember was the top 24 because when it gets to hollywood week theres just so many people I dont always remmember everyone but when I saw her do turn on the radio I was amazed and knew she would make it to the top 3 I thought it would of been a James vs Scotty finalle but I am soooooo glad it is Scotty vs Lauren they are both soooooo talented and whoever wins I will be happy with
and for those who say,”this would be my last time watching idol” I’m just gonna sit back and be like, “so what?!” I really love all the contestants this year, they are all equally special for me..It was a really good show.
ben: The best is yet to come!
Well I thought this year’s top 10 were amongst the best group of talents compared to the previous years notably Casey, James, Pia, Scotty, Lauren and Haley.
Haley though was a late bloomer as earlier on, I did not think she would have ended up beyond the top 6.
I think Scotty has matured as he progressed on and he has that charisma which glues the audience to him, likewise for Lauren. I must say Haley has improved over time but having heard her last night, I noticed that there was not much variety to her presentation in respect for all 3 songs….they sounded more broadway..and that may hot have gone down well with the voters.
But then again it is difficult to predict what the voters will do…after all the likes of Pia, Casey and even James got booted out earlier than many had expected.
I think all 3 including James, Casey and Pia will land record deals.
I agree with Dallas, at the end of the day we all watch AI cos it is entertaining 🙂
its because the judges implicitly like haley to be out. The gave her song choices that are way difficult for her to showcase her talents.
marky: Get a life.
this will gonna be a sure win for scotty… I think all of haley’s fan will vote for him. Haley’s fans hate lauren because she’s in when we know that haley should be there. Haley’s good and not boring. Lauren is just so plain simple and stage presence-wise, cant beat of that of haley’s.
Huh?
Believe me I will NEVER vote for Scotty!
Lauren is better than Scotty imo.
She has the voice ,
She is a country singer yadayadayada, but she can do other genres too without sounding the same (cough,Scotty,cough) with proper direction Lauren’s Career will be WOW 😀
i hope not. i hope Lauren win coz i hate this show and hate her. SCotty will be stick with 7 year contract if he wins.
Let Lauren got it. Wining this season is a joke, not a pride 🙁
Not my votes. They have never went on Scotty. I would have to choose Lauren over Scotty. I might not even vote anymore…my favorites are gone.
Haley fans vote for Scotty? I’m a Haley fan and I’m not touching the phone next week to call in and vote because I want both of them to lose
I dont think Scotty or Lauren are boring they both have amazing talents and I love every peformance they have done I really loved Laurens I hope you dance this week I thought she did an amazing job with it
Who cares who wins. I lost interest when James was voted off. By far, the more versatile, and sensitive singer (though watching him cry was not that much fun). I think judging should be left to professionals, not turned into popularity contest.
you didn’t really lost interest on the show since you are here but yeh, me too I got disapointed with James voted off and yeh me too I think that there were better artists to be top2
Absolutely! Popularity has wrongly decided the winners of AI for the last couple of years, because it is a competition to see which singer is the most mainstream, the most marketable, even if they are not the best. I mean, after Haley’s performance of the Earth Song, JLo told her to pick more common, mainstream songs! What’s that all about? Singers should be encouraged to leave their mark, not attempt common and bland interpretations.
Oh, you just reminded me. My boycott on AI also will extend to every JLo appearance, movie, (I don’t mention songs as I rarely buy music unless it’s on super good deals for Greatest Hits of 20 years ago, ’cause not only am I too lazy to vote but I’m very ‘thrifty’. Hold up Coony Haters, I vote for U.S. President always–even though the wrong one seems to win here lately.) Anyways, I used to like JLo and her legs, but she just makes me think UGLY because of her Jealously and Cattiness toward Haley. Randy, I don’t care about because as Simon used to say, “He’s irrelevant”. Steven is cool and OK and proved himself to be humane regards Haley and others (a bit quirky he is, but in a fun way!) Ryan just does his job effectively.
I’m so glad Haley is gone….done…finished…outta here…..BYE!!!!!
How did I know morons like you would still be on here slamming Haley? Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to say how happy you are for the final two? You need to take a good look at yourself in the mirror.
Jacob??? is that you????
Jokes XD
This entire season there’s only been one person that I just plain didn’t like. That was Haley. Not too crazy about Stefano but at least he was a nice kid. I admit it, I just didn’t like Haley and yes, I’m glad she’s gone. I wanted James to win, but between Lauren and Scotty, I’d lean towards Lauren.
@nobody…cute! :0)
@ Roberta…zzzzzzzzzzz
The result is what I expected. I like both Scotty and Lauren. I appreciate Haley’s effort and huge improvement, too, but I just don’t like her voice; Haley will be an inspiration of many people, anyway.
Now I am expecting something new for the RESULT of the Finale. Seeing that both Scotty and Lauren represent Country music, why don’t the Country folks desire both of them SHARE THE WINNER of AI 10 ? One way to achieve this is by making an agreement among themselves and assign two persons to vote : one person gives only 1 vote for Scotty, the other one gives only 1 vote too for Lauren, so the total amount of votes the AI will receive is only 2. This remarkably tiny amount of votes will be sufficient to create SHARED WINNER of AI 10, a result that have never occured before in the history of AI.
I am imagining that Ryan Seacrest will announce like this : “After the nationwide votes, with only 2 votes received (a fantastic new record), the Winner of AI 2011 is … SHARED between Scotty and Lauren”. The audience will be surprised but then quite satisfied and congratulate & celebrate each other.
I like your Vission 😀
LMFAO I always wonderd what would happen if there was a tie
Well congrats to the two finalists…they are both sweet kids. I hoped for Haley so that the finale would at least have a modicum of entertainment value. I gotta think that AI has degenerated into an offshoot of the Disney channel. I figured that when Dakota Fannings sister said her six year old niece was a huge fan of Scotty’s. But, hey, AI …how many records do 6 year olds buy? I think of the two that are left, Lauren definitely has the most promising voice . I’ll root for her to beat Scotty….but I’m hoping I don’t have to set my alarm to keep me awake during the sleepy performances. They are adorable children…but I think I’ll hold out for Haley’s album. Can’t wait to hear your music, girl!
Hmm.. I do not know if the Judges “implicitly” chose the songs which did not compliment Haley’s abilities….could be a bad selection of songs but if hear them again…her performance, intonation etc was the same throughout for all 3 songs.
My favourite is still Casey …he adds a different dimension to the songs …well minus the over-growl that is 🙂
I was rooting for Casey as well 🙂 I stopped watching idol after he was eliminated. I only read this blog for updates after Casey’s elimination.
Ok so their are a lot of Haley lovers out there and I get it she’s talented. So are every person who’s been on the show. The reality is Haley rode a couple of decent performances to the top 3 she never belonged in in the first place. I actually like rocky, bluesy type music but honestly don’t care for Haley much. I’m gonna get lambasted but I actually don’t think she’ll have a super successful career. Scotty, Lauren, James, Paul and maybe Casey are the only ones who are going to actually sell a decent amount of records. Haley is coming into a market that’s flooded with similar vocalists who are better than her. Adele, Florence and the Machine, Amy Winehouse, Duffy can all sing better than her and this style of music is just beginning to step into the forefront which means that it will start to lose popularity in about 2 years. It’ll take her at least 6 months to get an album out which means she’s got a year and half window to establish herself or she’s done. I’m not knocking her because I actually think she can sing pretty well. I’m just looking at the reality of things. I don’t like country music at all but I think Lauren and Scotty are definitely more deserving. They’ve just been more consistent. People can hate all they want on Lauren, but when is the last time you heard a 16 year old with those kind of pipes. Country is a high-selling nich market that they’ll both fit well into. James will sell records as long as his band is solid because rock fans are also a niche market that sell pretty decent. Paul will do well as a James Blunt-David Gray type on the indie rock and adult contemporary indie scene. Casey has the potential to fit in well there too as long as he rocks his jazz out enough. Although jazz is an emerging genre you’ll see grow over the next few years. Haley’s window is now and if she doesn’t explode onto the scene with something good she’ll be done.
Oh yeah I forgot about Pia. Hmmm, maybe that’s a sign of things to come, but I think she’s got a decent chance of being a power ballad adult contemporary pop singer who sells well.
So you’re just thinking everyone except Haley, right? nice of you …your generosity of spirit shines through… Not!
I’m adding this site to my favourits so that at a later date i can come back and laugh at the ridiculousness of what you’ve just said. I’ll give you that scotty will do well but Lauren – no way. Yes she has a nice voice for a 16 yr old, she has a nice voice full stop but there are lots of nice voices just like hers and better than hers out there. I think there is a high chance that eventually she will have a mediocre career at best. Hailey however is different yes there are the likes of Duffy etc that you quote and I can assure you that I personally like Hailey better than all of them. I can only speak for myself but i think you’re underestimating how popular Haily is and my prediction is that she will last longer than and outsell Lauren (definately ) and yes maybe even Scotty who i am a big fan of too. I guess we’re going to have to see who eats their words 🙂
I think they will ALL have careers!
yeah they will all have careers but to different degrees of success, thats life
America once again proves its immaturity and love of sentimental pap. Haley will go on to become one of the great female rock singers while the other two will fade into obscurity. America what have you become? It’s a sad demise for a once great land where the pursuit of excellence was once encouraged.
Oh give me a break !!!! Once a great land ?!!
America is now and always will be a great land.You are basing your opinon of The USA on some crapy singing TV show.GET REAL!!
you’re right he is but I think you need to think about the fact that many of the winners of American idol in the past have not done as well as the runners up. How many people remember who Kris Allen is? On the other hand how well is Adam Lambert doing. And what about Crystal Bowersox and ???? I can’t even remember the name of the winner that year either. Maybe i’m wrong but history shows that people near the end vote for the more …. conventionally respectable (for want of a better word) contestant. Disagree with me if you want but you only have to look at all the judgemental comments about Hailey dress, sexyness, suposedly bad behaviour and rudeness to the judges to realize that people vote conservatively or as i like to describe it with a large dose of judgementalness.
The Judges themself made comments.
Steven Tyler was a little creepy the why he drooled over the teenage girls!!
comments about what they were wareing how sexy they looked. the girl is sixteen !!. Jlo commented on Haley getting angry.
Last night was the 1st time they did not cut to the judges after they said the finalist or ask for their comments.
We did not see any reaction, No Shocked looks ,No JLO crying !!
the funny thing about country music is that they really doesnt cater climax point that much. it stays low and clean until it ends. Underwood won because she made country music interesting. I don’t remember that there was a time during in the middle of scotty’s performance that people should give applause to.. not like pia.
And lauren too.. i think her motto is kill them with cleanliness and simplicity. 😀
PIA and JAMES should be the TOP 2
gold you are sooo right!! She was the best girl performer and he was the best male performer (everyweek) no one is perfect, so aren’t the top whatever…
not much of a Scotty/Lauren Fan..but
I will watch the Finale..because
the BAD ATTITUDE ARROGANT BRAT Haley is gone..!!!!!!
yeheeeeyyyyyyyyy..!!
I Agree….!!!!!!!!!
i dislike haley because of—yes u say it
BAD ATTITUDE..ARROGANT BRAT!!!
agree..:)
Snore! Zzzzzzzzzz
I have also agreed for months. Obviously, millions of other people saw what we did on that stage. No character, no class.
There was never an attitude until she started getting severely berated by the judges when the others had sugar rained on them for crappy performances! To start out being thrown into the bottom three for the first few weeks and then start surging out you’d get a sparkle in your eye everytime you didn’t go home too. She wasn’t happy someone else left, she was happy SHE didn’t go! Then she made great strides and entertained every night only to get lambasted by crappy judges who were OBVIOUSLY biased.
Keep Going Haley!!
Haley Haters called it “bad attitude”, but fans called it “personality”! Just like Lauren haters called her “fatso” & “cry baby”…same thing!
I am very happy that Lauren and Scotty final 2 cause they are smart in their song choice and they have a lot of fans that will vote for them. Whoever wins I will be very happy with the results cause I have always been the fan of Lauren and Scotty so it doesn’t matter whoever wins. As for Hailey from botom 3 to top 3 not bad after all. Hailey will have a good career ahead.
It is entertainment and we cannot expect results we want to prevail. One person likes Haley and the other does not. Bottomline AI allows everyone to vote his or her favourite talent…and as Ryan always say…America you decide.
I don’t know why people think Haley was set up to fail with “you oughta know” because they chose a popular song for her and I actually thought her voice sounded great on it. Definitely my favorite Haley song…and I was totally not a fan of hers.
I agree with Michelle I dont believe Hailey was set up to fail the only reason the judges gave her harsh critisisam was because they knew she could do better and look how much she improved because of that she probably wouldnt have given those good of peformances without those critisizams it made her work harder and improve alot
Oh yea! America decides, How many times did ya vote? (in a two hour sitting?)
It was evident that Randy and Jennifer did not like Haley after the top 10,so what if she did defend herself the girl is a fighter and she knew what we didn’t.Randy and Jennifer wanted her gone.her attitude and her skills put her in the top 3.American Idol knew all about it and led people to say,” bad Haley,” now AI wants to use her for the next year to make them money.they need to rename the show HEE HAW IDOL.
I’m really upset that Haley didn’t make it and I did vote for her. And just so you know it I will vote for Lauren because I think she is actually capable of doing more vocally than Scotty. I just hope maybe she will bring it for the finale and maybe she will really shine. As far as how Haley acted when she was voted off, I think she handled it very cool and jazzing. Ending it with a well performed rendition of Benny and Jets.
stupid ai voters. haley should have been the one left and not lauren or scotty. Haley is soooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than the 2 of them combined. Both of them have nothing new to offer.
Stupid AI voters
bcoz the real singing voice are
PIA and JAMES
Well guys, until next season. I really enjoyed reading all the posts, it was a great season. No one left is interesting anymore. It’s kind of funny out of all the top 13 talent it boiled down to these two. I don’t need to watch it to know Scotty won. Again, it’s been great. This Halos fan is out with the girl that left her mark on the show for years to come.
Oh yeah, Lauren and Scotty smiled when Haley got voted off. They are evil people, spawn of Satan himself.
🙂
Come on David! Haley laughed when Pia was voted off. Are you saying she is EVIL? They’re all evil then! Satan Idol… come on. I know you are angry but I also know you are very reasonable!
and how many times did HALEY smiles or perhaps laugh when all others were eliminated??…hmmmmm!!
I believe he was being facetious, Gabriella and Gold…..duh!
if Lauren and Scotty are spawn of the evil Satan…
then it is very clear that Haley is SATAN herself
when PIA was voted off that satanic smile of haley is very visible..it happened again when JAMES was eliminated..and last night i don’t see her sportsmanship at all..such a phony bitch!
BAD ATTITUDE ARROGANT BRAT
I think they smiled because they both made it to the Finale.
There was never an attitude until she started getting severely berated by the judges when the others had sugar rained on them for crappy performances. To start out being thrown into the bottom three for the first few weeks and then start surging out you’d get a sparkle in your eye everytime you didn’t go home too. She wasn’t happy someone else left, she was happy SHE didn’t go! Then she made great strides and entertained every night only to get lambasted by crappy judges who were OBVIOUSLY biased.
Keep Going Haley!!!!!
They have every right to smile, jump and celebrate. It was a good think for them. Yeah, like Haley would not smile or celebrate if she made it to the finale!!! Please!!!
They only smiled when she was singing. Plus Lauren defended Haley in the past and Haley barely even hugged Lauren.
Nah haley had attitude before, it just got confirmed when talking to the judges.
Remember her nasty attitude when she landed at the bottom 3 the first two weeks? How she reacted and how she gave dirty looks to Ryan and the audience. That girl is not likable at all and her voice is not even great. So glad she is gone!!!!!
Boycott the 2011 AI Finale and see the number dropped.
I said that last week and people from this blog laugh at me, so do u really think someone will not vote??? I am certainly not, I’ll be working… but really, this would be a good way to make AI wake up!!!
I forgot to say that this finals should have been
1-Haley X Casey
2- Haley X James
3- James X Casey
Period
C’mon David P., do like me and Adam and many others–Not watching next week’s show simply for the disinterest and Sleep factor about it. But, will enjoy this Blog’s Chatter one more time–I do hope though that it’s not simply to say, “I loved them both, I didn’t really care who won”, because that would be as sleepy as the show. I’m sure it’ll be fun for some (the show), but it just won’t have the “Wow” factor or drama that a Haley VS Country would have had.–Country votes would have carried the day of course, but at least it would have been a fun contrast! Agreed?!
Guess it’s the 1st time I won’t be watching the final of AI! It’s boycot but simply BORING….Besides, I got something much better to watch this time…French Open (tennis grandslam)…lol!
I meant “NOT boycot but simply the finally is BORING”…yuk! mis-typing again!
tenisaddict, which one is the most prestigious grandslam tournament for you : French Open, Wimbledon, Australia Open or US Open ? Btw, here is my watching schedule : May 28 -> European Soccer Champions League Final August -> World Swimming Championship Next year -> London Olympic Games But, I will be watching AI 2011 Finale too, because I like Scotty and Lauren.
Bye Bye, David!
David P. Its been fun…Love all the comments. I will watch the show on Wednesday to get to see the 9 other Idols…..They will perform and we will get an exciting finale….Tuesday is a snoozer but Wed should be good…….Ryan will say we got over 100 million votes (BS)……The only people that will vote are the Country music lovers….so the numbers should really drop but you know we will never know the real numbers…
Hope you pass all your grades and I’m sure we’ll see you next season….I’m just a glutton for punishment…..LOL
It only means 1 thing that both of them are good performers and has nice voice… just accept the FACT that these 2 singers deserve to be in the finale…. this is a competition.. meaning they gave their best to be in the top… lets accept that….. and face the challenge with sportsmanship…
what finally,OH,American Idols daycare center, pedophile program and training center.
LOL….Disney Idol!
well, I’m not disapointed with today results or the season at all but man!!! I miss Simon the entire season, so who said that he wasn’t wise, just had to suck all this messy season
JAMES and PIA should be the Final 2
GOLD, I think everyone knows who you were rooting for by now.
anyone find it funny that the first time they let 15 year olds in the competition one makes it to the finals, and im sure people who work for idol sit with a bunch of phones and just keep voting.cant wait for the show where the talent wins go X factor!
i think the show is staged!
having them 2 in the finale just means that majority of the people prefer mediocrity over greatness
before top 13 i was so excited because i saw alot of talented and unique contestants..then it came to 2 finalists, and im really shocked because how come these 2 got far while great singers went home?…this show and some of the viewers are very frustrating…LOVE YOU HALEY BTW..=)
Yeah…can’t wait for XFactor. And the Voice has adults. I’m not sure I can endure another season of Idol.
I’m sad that Haley’s gone and was not able to be in the Finale coz she will give an interesting show. A boring finale for me. Im Ok if Lauren wins.
yup. very boring.. country songs dont have climax part.. they stick it down and clean.. no place for applause in the middle of the song. i will be missing pia, haley, james.. etc.
Ok, what a boring finale this is gonna be! It should have been haley and James! I did not watch it this week and it didnt bother me at all! Scotty will win which is what ive said from the beginning! Not because he is the best but because he has all the teeny bopper girls voting for him. No one can compete with that!
I can not agree with this comment more. It should have been James in the top two with Haley, and if not Haley then Scotty… but Lauren? Really? I don’t approve.
James? No he’s too emotional. Scotty is cool – and mature considering his age. He does not have to belt out nor shout in singing. Yes, I would have loved to see Haley with Scotty as the 2 contenders.
I know Scotty is gonna be in the Top 2! And I don’t care who’s gonna be with him. And he’s gonna be the next American Idol!
i think if we base it on talent James should win this contest! since this is a contest of money making and not really talent, that’s the consequence. i don’t go for text voting.
I agree with that comment. I’m a huge Lauren fan and have always voted for her. But I do feel like James was the most talented.
It won’t be boring…it will be a blast. And, don’t keep saying teeny bopper girls voting got him…it’s some of us older girls, too. By the way…that is how Elvis and many other got their start – teeny bopper girls…Beatles…and the list goes on..so I think Scotty has a good chance to go pretty darn far. And you cannot deny that voice..he is so humble and modest. Yes, he was overwhelmed in his hometown visit. A Lauren and Scotty finale…two young voices with great careers…how grand!
scotty has alot more people voting for him, not just teens.
Haley,
I, I who have nothing
I, I who have no one
Adore you and want you so
I’m just a no one with nothing to give you but, oh
I love you
He, he buys you diamonds
Bright, sparkling diamonds
But, believe me, dear, when I say
That he can give you the world but he’ll never love the way
I love you
He can take you any place he wants
To fancy clubs and restaurants
But I can only watch you with
My nose pressed up against the window pane
I, I who have nothing
I, I who have no one
Must watch you go dancing by
Wrapped in the arms of somebody else when, darling, it’s I
Who loves you
I love you
I love you
Just say n’
Best performance of the season, just say n’.
That wasn’t even the best performance of that night!!!
Ditto!
fatass
repost from the earlier thread… thanks.
Couple of hours away of watching the show here in the Philippines. Well, its been a blast being here. Guys here are awesome, Haley fans and Non-Haley fans alike. Reading well thought comments and jabbing puns with one another. Haley may have not won but safe to say she made a lasting impression not only to her fans but more importantly to her soon to be peers in the music industry. Her dedication and perseverance to be the best is equaled only by few of her competitors. Attitude or not this girl definitely has talent. This may actually be a blessing in disguise (although I like her to win it all) if she doesn’t get a contract with AI she’ll definitely get one from someone else, someone who actually likes her kind of music. And us “few” will patiently wait for it to come out. Best of luck to the remaining two and please try to give a performance worthy of a standing O… the likes of James, Casey, Haley and hey even Pia. Your fans placed both of you there so make it WORTH IT. Finally now that she’s gone can the rest of you stop bashing her. She lost, no sense of kicking her when she’s on the ground. Again thanks.
Ako ay naghihintay pagtitiis sa kanyang album na dumating. Siya ay ang, nang walang pagdududa, ang pinaka matalino, beautiful girl kailanman ako ay may nakita.
Nice effort, Kaynien…
“Ako’y nagagalak na ako’y may natagpuan ako mga taong kapanalig sa pagbibigay pugay sa isang babaeng na masasabing nating isang tunay na alagad ng sining.”
Ha, thanks patrick. My girlfriend is filipino and would her very disappointed in me. I kinda threw some english in there too so people might catch a bit of what I said. Either way, I still love her
Idol be trolling everyone, Just when you think someone’s good, America just trolls and kicks them out.
Brandon,I like it better when you are honest and not buttery
AI is over for me after tonight’s show. I can tell it’s gonna be a boring finale next week. So I’ll pass.
Take your toys and go home…But, as they say…beauty is in the eyes of the beholder..so everyone has their own picks…but I would have stayed, even if my favorite wasn’t in the top…which happens just as often as not!
Let me take it back. I will watch the results show on wednesday because I know Haley will be there performing along with James, Casey, and Paul. These people are my favorites among top 13; I can’t wait to hear them sing again. Other than that, I am not interested in knowing who is going to win the AI title. To me, Haley is already a winner. Thanks AI for discovering such a great singer like Haley. I wish you all the best, Haley. Can’t wait to get your first album!!!
It is not Lauren’s fault that she made it to top 2..
The votes that led her to to the top.. And also,she is not even bad.. Good voice.. If she wins it,it proves that majority love her and like her singing style..
BTW,hope haley and james do well outside..
All the best finalist (Scotty & Lauren)
I believe that the next week show gonna be extremly boring!!! Poor Haley, she’s desert to be in the final, even if being the American idol !!!
let’s look at the bright side:
1. The best way of winning idol is not to actually win it. Look at Adam Lambert, Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, David Archuleta.. these guys are more popular and successful than most idol winners. Only Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are truly successful as idol winner. As you can see from most comments here and other sites, Haley has a HUGE fan base overseas. She’ll do well internationally.
2. Haley won’t be just another pop/country star. She’s unique, she’s fierce, and she’s damn good. I’d be really sad if she turns out like Jordin Sparks (who apparently lost more than just her weight). True I was hoping she would go to the final but only to prevent the final becoming a snore-fest. I never really wanted her to win. Imo that’ll be the end of Haley.
3. Kelly and Adam were rooting for Haley, Gaga and Beyonce were impressed by Haley’s voice and singing skill (they said nothing on other contestants). GREAT singers love Haley, that’s good enough acknowledgement for me.
Hey David A and David C are equally popular. Albeit Season 7 is the only season where the runner-up and the champion are both popular. Other than that, I will agree with your assessment that Adam, Daughtry and Jen.H are more popular than their respective season’s winners.
beyonce had good things to say about all three.
you have grown on me since bennie and the jets.you became more sophisticated and becomes a pro. now your ready to be a full time recording artist. you have won millions of fans around the world who will support you all the way. american idol is just a stepping stone for you and I thank AI that I discover you. much ALOHA HALEY.
Anybody remembers what Jordan Dorsey did to Scotty in Hollywood week ?
I cannot imagine how Jordan Dorsey is feeling now.
Haley will prove them wrong in the future. Grammy’s here we come!!! 😀 *Be-be-be-benny and jets!!*
Sorry she is gone… No more Haley!!! Finally… Grammy’s no way Not for Haley… She is gone:).
Haley might make one record but it will prob be a one hit wonder. Grammy? Maybe, for her rude facial expressions and remarks she made during the contest.
To claudia and Car3150: hahaha ok. if that’s what you think, i respect you. just don’t be so rude about it. and besides your “bets” are already on top 2. I just love haley so much, and I believe in her. And I know it’s not over for haley after AI.
Haley will be big… no doubt. she has got style and she is very unique, also very original. Goodluck Haley
The show is rigged. Hey Pia, Paul, Casey, James, Haley’s loyal fans, we shall go on strike and boycott the 2011 AI finale, skip watching it and dont vote at all, then will see how many millions of votes dropped.
please don’t see only she is sexy, she is good but always made little mistakes.what we need is a constant voice not up n down ok.
did she/he say “haley is sexy”???
I will GLADLY boycott the finale with you @HaleyFever. I would have been more than happy if anybody would have crashed the country party. Fact is, Scotty’s first album is going to be big-ish because of his following, but it’s not going to be great and he won’t have another big album until he’s in his late 20’s….maybe. Lauren is either going to end up being HUGE or a total flop. The finale is going to be monotonous at best, and Thursday’s show is going to be WAAAAAY better when the eliminated finalists return. Paul, Pia, Casey, James, and Haley are all going to have respectable careers. I honestly think Haley could have the best career of all because she has a unique powerful sound, which is relevant today, and she, as Adam Lambert said, is going to put out the best, edgiest album. I for one, can’t wait.
@Kaynien Agreed! I can’t wait for her album. I love Haley because aside from being so unique, confident, & talented, she’s a fighter. Haters can say all they want but time will tell who’s the real idol. Yeah, wish Paul, James, Pia, Casey & Haley the best, especially my fave Haley. Given the chance, Grammy isn’t impossible. If Esmeralda Spalding (who?) made, Haley surely can! Can’t wait for her album. 🙂
@Spring Despite what the haters may say, it is SO nice to see a girl willing to fight for herself without coming across as whiny/bitchy. I think most of the top 13 are going to end up living comfortable lives because of the show, but I honestly think Haley will end up with the most successful career. There is a reason so many big names (Adam Lambert, Baby Face, Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Led Zeppelin, etc) have shown her such respect as a future recording artist.
Hmmm, could the country success of Carrie Underwood (albeit in America only) have influenced this outcome? AI hasn’t been seeing much success with their winners, with 2 only worthy of mentioning, Kelly Clarkson & the aforementioned Carrie. Honourable mention should go to Jennifer Hudson, Adam Lambert and Costas Maroulas (Rock Of Ages is awesome, go see it) who have managed to carve a career for themselves despite not winning.
It’s a safer option (especially in the US) going with a country slanted winner.
I think it will be a rather lacklustre end to an mediocre season. Maybe it’s just because I don’t really care now who ends up winning. Yeah, I think that might be it!
‘Til next year folks, goodbye.
That would be Constantine Maroulis.
Finally Haley is gone!! I don’t like her at all… Good bye Haley I’m glad I don’t have to see you in the finale. Go back to Chicago because I’m sure after the AI show you will disappear like Didi or Kate ( season 9)… Good singer but… Where r them?
There was never an attitude until she started getting severely berated by the judges when the others had sugar rained on them for crappy performances. To start out being thrown into the bottom three for the first few weeks and then start surging out you’d get a sparkle in your eye everytime you didn’t go home too. She wasn’t happy someone else left, she was happy SHE didn’t go! Then she made great strides and entertained every night only to get lambasted by crappy judges who were OBVIOUSLY biased.
Keep Going Haley!!
Good riddance Haley. There is a new karaoke bar next door. You might want to sing there.
bombom, I get a sense of deja vu when I read your comment.
Haley fans are such sore losers. She will prob put out an album even thought she didn’t win. Even though I’m a Scotty fan James was the one that had the most heart and didn’t deserve to go home when he did. He will put out way more than one album and so will Scotty and Lauren. As you can tell country fans back their singers. And it’s not all little girls that voted for Scotty, I’m sure way over 17. Suck it up, Scotty and Lauren got the votes bc of talent and heart. James should have had the same. So many of the artist this year had talent but how you handle it and open your heart to your fans is what counts. When Scotty, Lauren and James comes to my town for concert I’ll be there. Haley said she had 30k fans, well Scotty had double that and Lauren probably had more than that and omg I can’t even think of how many fans James would have had. They were all great singers in their own way. County just battled more this season with two great singers!!!! Cut them down all you want but they are standing at the finals!
Nice piece! I am all for Scotty since Audition Day. Never heard a voice so soothing as his. Yes I am biased. I like country music so much I don’t even listen to other genres.
That’s why only Carrie & Kelly got successful after AI… America always got it wrong. Scotty + Lauren = mediocrity & boring. Average talent at it’s best. Not even an Idol Moment. I bet after a few yrs people would be wondering what happened to them.
Scotty and Lauren had the most young fans which seems to equal most votes but the kids will quickly more on to the next fad sure many will buy their first album but without a hit they are done and the fans will still have Josh and Carrie to listen to.
Haley fans will buy for her special voice year after year and all around the world, she style is big in Europe now, look at Adele and Duffy.
I dont live in the US so the show is shown here on Thurs and Fri nights. Let me just say this:
I might watch the finale next week if I’m free but I wont make it a point to look up on idolchat who won or watch the performances on youtube. I just dont feel that curious anymore.
I realise nobody cares if I do or not (I mean why would you care if some unknown person ever watches idol again??) but the point I’m trying to make here is this – for a show to be interesting it needs to have diversity and unpredictability. I dont see that in this final 2. I really like Lauren & Scotty (probably Lauren more than Scotty), but I just think that 2 country singers in the final….particularly 2 non-risk taking country singers….is just a recipe for a very boring show.
I’m gonna miss Haley’s performances….I wonder if we’ll get to see new material from her anytime soon?
Probably not. Maybe one song.
Adam Lambert. Kelly Clarkson. Ellen DeGeneres. Melinda Doolittle. Alisson Iraheta. Kris Allen. All have said their favorite from the season is Haley. Not to mention the incredibly rare and blessed permission from the band to use a Led Zeppelin song, as well as the fact that BabyFace, Beyonce, and Lady GaGa ALL seemed to favor Haley a bit. If you think she isn’t going to be wildly successful post idol, you’re insane.
Guess what…no one cares what the think…the public voted…so it is the viewing public that liked these kids. Just because they said they liked Haley doesn’t mean they make up the minds for others. There ae singers and stars out there pulling for the young country boy (and girl) as well. It’s called a vote!
Dinx: Boring is a subjective/relative term. I don’t get bored listening to a Marty Robbins, a Johnny Cash, Josh Turner. If you don’t want to watch, fine with us . You Haley supporters and fanatics are simply poor losers.
Yah right! I like watching and listening to Scotty sing. I can’t even get the SMILE (or let’s say GRIN) out of my face. He’s voice is so soothing and he’s still grounded despite the fact that he’s on Top 2 🙂 I will vote for you again Scotty.
Well I dont consider myself a fanatic about anything. A fan maybe, but not a fanatic.
“Boring” is indeed a subjective term, so was my comment. It was my opinion and I am entitled to it. TO ME….having 2 artists from the same genre singing similar songs will make for a boring show to watch on TV. Whats so fanatical about that?
Anyway….as your comment is also subjective to what you think, it simply does not affect me in any way.
🙂
Hahahahah!! you think you’re going to hear an Cash, Turner or Robbins next Tuesday? Auditioning as a comedian?
signed: “sore loser”
Dinx, I’m glad you made my points for me. I’ve been a rabid Haley fan, but I like Country a lot also–thus I like Scotty and Lauren and wish them well. But, just like the Top 3, Scotty and Lauren are kind of boring–though I was really proud of Scotty for trying new stuff and actually enjoying his learning experience of it and gaining confidence he can do it–and he didn’t look so awkward with the mic and had more cowboy like moves instead of shortstop like movements!
Anyways, like you, next week is just not that big a deal to me–and I really do like Scotty and Lauren! Just no drama on which country singer is better; it’s just about who gets all the hundreds of votes from each one person entity. Boring! And truthfully, everyone that watched this season and last night’s Top 3, it’s not even close to who the top talent is–I’m not even going to say it! We all know! But, that’s OK, because we all know it really is about who can get the most votes–kind of like a high school student president campaign. Who Plays the Game the Best–with Pimp signs, Call your Friends, etc. Talent is proven by concert/CD receipts over a decade–not just the 1 or 2 year AI bump. So, there’s Fairness in the long run. Again, I’m not even going to say who gives the most talented, fun to listen to performances. (never boring) Most Honest Persons would agree, no matter which of the Final 3 they “want to win”.
Like Dinx says, I’m happy for whoever wins, but to me, I can take it or leave it. yeah, I would kind of hope AI’s ratings next week would take a dip, but that’s unlikely. Though I will promise my Coondog followers that I will finally vote for the first time ever next week–I’m skipping the actual viewing basically because I’m disinterested in the Country duel. (and partially to protest to the two manipulative AI judges–not Steven– and AI producers with their petty bias’ against Haley for her not being submissive to them. She has her Honor instead). I will review this chat Chatter however, as it’s fun to react to.
I don’t mind any of your comment but I donn’t think Stephen is any less manipulative than the other two judges. In fact, they have been more open in criticism than he has all year. I also think their criticism helped propel Haley into the running because…if you remember…before they did that, she kept going back to the bottom 3. I think they actually helped her.
I feel bad for Haley…she had such a shocked look…Didnt believe Lauren had out voted her….Haley was a very gracious person….wish her luck…
just to be clear, my “vote” is not watching the Finale! I would not soil myself by participating in the producer-manipulated voting system.
I was thrilled when i heard ryan say “Lauren”. Accept it people, even Jennifer Lopez admitted on wednesday nite dat Lauren had da most beautiful tone! Haley was talented, but I didn’t see her as the winner of American Idol; she’ll be fine like the rest of the others like Pia, James, Casey…etc. Some record company will pick her becuz of her singing skills. As for the 2 finalist…good luck to them…may the best singer win!
I have said before that every time Lauren performed, I felt an athmosphere of Kelly Clarkson, the athmosphere of Finale.
What you must have been feeling was drool running down your face as she put you to sleep, extremely boring.
I thought the same thing too when I watched Lauren sing…i always thought that she’s like the combination of Kelly and Carrie ! LOL
aNa, you are right. Actually I want to say that Lauren is a combination of Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.
I think Scotty should win!! He is Awesome!
It will be a tie. Joint winners!
You are right. Joint winners is a good solution for both fans so that they can congratulate each other and celebrate together, preventing undesired effects like hating, bashing, insulting, etc, if only one of them wins.
Haley is right where she should be due to her attitude. I can’t wait for the final show. Both Lauren and Scotty will deliver one hell of a show. They are both great singers. James will have one hell of a career. And even with her attitude, Haley will have a great career with her great voice. Except for the growling….that drives me nuts. Anyway, good luck Scotty and Lauren, may the best be named the winner!!
There was never an attitude until she started getting severely berated by the judges when the others had sugar rained on them for crappy performances. To start out being thrown into the bottom three for the first few weeks and then start surging out you’d get a sparkle in your eye everytime you didn’t go home too. She wasn’t happy someone else left, she was happy SHE didn’t go! Then she made great strides and entertained every night only to get lambasted by crappy judges who were OBVIOUSLY biased.
Keep Going Haley!
Wow, it’s deja vu all over again.
Ya think I’m trying to make a point? 😀
Tired of people bashing someone they don’t know, it’s not in keeping with their “American Wholesome values” either.
Haley was treated like dirt from the beginning, she has every right to finally stand up for herself!
i think if ai ever releases the vote totals ,scotty was always the top vote getter.
whatever the argument is, I’m glad that the votes being cast reflect that America still has its values intact… America still prefers well mannered, humble and value-laden individuals to be their idol… it’s a good thing that American kids are getting fine examples from the likes of Kris Allen and Scotty…
american value? boooooo
see what i mean, people like matt just don’t have values anymore… the net world needs better people
You’re right on point! Everybbody has their opinion of what an AI should be and for me, it’s the whole package. For me, values and morals are part of that whole package. I love the fact that America has chosen two young, God loving kids to be in the finale. No, I’m not making this a “God” issue but America was born because of God loving people…check your quarter, it says so right on it:-).
I was hoping for a Scotty/Haley finale but I’m happy with Scotty/Lauren. I think it’ll be extremely close but I’ll be burning up the phone lines for Scotty next week!
I like that! So do I. I will vote for him and with him being so modest, Scotty will win this Season.
I will be right with you…well said!
I agree with you. “God loving people…”…, I think Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Abram Garfield and Abraham Lincoln are among them.
well, this season of American Idol soon will be history. As usual AI got what it deserved, two young Country singers, Good, but not better than above average, one of which will be AI 2011. That winner will be promoted for several years, and most likely, based on past history, fade into obscurity , never fully reaching their full potential. Carrie Underwood, and Kelly Clarkson were an exception.
I look forward to the finale, not to see which of these two wins, but mainly to see the rest of the night’s entertainment, especially the group numbers and performances by several of the eliminated contestants, who in my humble opinion, two or more of which, had more talent and better voices than the two finalists. I hope Scottie and Miss Lauren don’t sing early in the show, cause I will fall into sleep mode, and I want to be fully awake to appreciate Haley, Pia, Casey ,James, and the others.
This was the best top twelve ever, and the season had so much promise to find the best. All that made the top twelve I felt deserved to be there, and that includes Lauren and Scotty. It didn’t matter what they sang, Country, Rock, Blues,Pop, whatever.
If the judges were fair, not biased or impartial, gave true “constructive criticism” to all , both positive and negative, and didn’t go over-the-top in praising or criticizing, and not to just a few, all twelve would have improved much more. The final straw for me was when J-lo and/or Randy, on Wednesday, declared Lauren the winner of round 3, even before HAley took to the stage to sing the song choice THEY chose for her; that was ridiculous and unprofessional. That was a true indication of who they wanted in the final.
HALEY and PIA were both very talented, and along with James and Casey , two of which would have been a deserved finale, but poor judging and critiquing, especially by Randy and J-lo, and not to all that deserved it, made it an unfair competition.
Finally, I hope that Haley and Pia get better contracts than the winner, and go on to become relevant in the music industry. I also wish Lauren and Scotty well in their future, but let the truth be told, you both are not As Worthy as others in this seasons top 10.
As a Michigan fan, I never thought I would agree with a Nittany Lion. You, however, have truly captured my sentiments. My ONLY change would have been either Robbie Rosen or Kendra Chantelle making top 13 over Ashton.
Again, sour-grapers.
I think that Simon said once that the show is not only about singing – well, we clearly see it now… The best singers are out of the competition. The two remaining contestants are clearly focused on a certain demographics which, from now on, will characterize the show… if you want to be in it to win it, you gotta do country, not follow the judges, pretend you are 10 years old and smile like barbie… all the time…
Marta…this is really sour grapes. It will be different next year. It changes. A new talent will show up. I guess everyone forgets this is a singing competition that attracts people based on what they like…and the nasses this time liked Scotty – from the beginning, and surprisingly…Lauren. I did too but never thought she would nake it this far…but she did. I can’t take the neaness to the kids…all 11 of them.
if you’re a parent who wants to raise a good kid, I’m sure you’d rather have your kid watching and idolizing the likes of Scotty and Kris Allen than the over the top and somewhat out of this world antics of Adam Lambert… unless you’re one parent who doesn’t really care at all about the kind of values that your child will grow up with… just a thought
Values are great for kids. But those should be taught at home, not by the ‘American Idol’. If you’re relying on that person to teach your kid how to be a good person, you have failed as a parent. American Idol is SUPPOSED to find the best undiscovered talent in America. Clearly this year, not only is the best talent not going to be in the finals, but NEITHER of the top 2 are the best from this season. Just a thought.
at least idol has relaively unknown talent. on the voice some of the contestants are pros already. some have released records, one is a broadway star. doesn’t quite seem fair to the true ameteurs.
do you like songs by: Elvis, the beatles, Marvin Gaye, Aerosmith, Johnny Cash? If you do, then you’ve just proved yourself wrong. Its great to have good role models. But there is no correlation between good music and morals….this has been proven time and time again by artists who have changed the history of music but have had troubled and turbulent personal lives.
Just to digress: Why do people keep bashing Tiger Woods after he was caught in one of his sexcapades. The best golfer need not be a saint. Morality and good singing are two different issues and so with golf. Sorry about the interruption.
@dinx Thank you. Thank you SO much. I am SOOOO tired of having to deal with people who bash contestants because of their personality or attitude. This is a contest to find a great singer. Neither of the finalists are GREAT singers. Lauren has potential to be, but Scotty is NOT. His style helps mask his pitch problems, but as a music major, if you truly listen, they are there, and prevalent.
Amen brother!
I am with you and Santiago.
I was disappointed to see that Haley didn’t fully hug Lauren when Ryan read the results. Wasn’t Lauren the one that stood up for Haley when she was bashed by the judges, saying that she was sick about it and Haley had the best voice?
right ,scotty is the good image for the teenagers n parents through out the world.he is modest, humble have a very nice voice.warm hearted,i think he is good to american idol. nice scotty continue with ur talent and good voice .
Seriously?!? Last week James, this week Haley. Welcome to a boring countryfest in the Idol final. I’ll just skip it.
Good! Don’t ever watch AI again. Not next year. Just vanish. Who cares.
It’s your choice 🙂
Yesterday I felt like the finale of LOST – kind of “taken”…
this is country idol
(sarcastic mode)this grand finale would really be very freaking exciting. i will really not sleep nor snore into their electrifying performances. really not very predictable
Raise the age limit back to 18. Better that the older contestants, who are ready to launch their careers, compete. Hopefully, that would take care of the problem of the pre-teen vote.
Have you forgotten Lee DeWyze?
To car3150 If you go on James Durbin’s Facebook you will see pictures and videos of his homecoming ! YES , AI agreed with the Mayor of Santa Cruz, to let James have a welcome back home festivities. Oh, and the Mayor said James wouldn’t just have a “James Durbin Day” , his will be a year ! He was also awarded with a surfboard with his likeness! I hope you get this , he had over 30,000 at his Homecoming … this was also the 1 st time that AI allowed the 4th contestant to have this HONOR ! Hmm interesting … I’m sure their would have been a lot more if they knew about this !
what a boring final show .lauren ,bunny smile,need to learn more how to control her breath.so tired to watch her performances.my top 2:haley&scotty
Well this question may be off tune but it still very related but
Is there only One Recording of the songs they sang? If yes , I am so disapointed 🙁
nice scotty you are good example for the teenagers in the world. i think he is suitable to be american idol ,he has a warm n humble personality and very great voice.Scotty’s voice n song is acceptable through out the world n for every ages . Good luck Scotty we love u.
Wow, really dont get with american audiences now…
Lauren?? she doesnt have personality (oww maybe she does have ; baby barbie persona), fake smile, immature, and just sooo common!
Already lost interest since Paul, Casey, James, Haley eliminated…all mentioned have more persona at least
Seems american idol fans getting even younger every year.
Get over yourselves people!! These two young singers did not ask to be in the final, now they are being knocked by all! Haley sang well, but there can only be one winner, so support the two who are left. I am sure that Haley also has good morals and is a good person, but what will be will be. It was not meant for her to win she will make it in the music world and good for her if she does. Pleasse support the final two they are both good singers and your americans can be proud that there are still such good kids in your country and the final will not be boring it is going to be fanatastic. If I was an american I would vote for Scotty he sings well and is very humble, but let the best one win!!!
the most best finale best ever!!
country boy vs county girl!!
who’s will be win??
of course i chose LAUREN!!
Go LAUREN!!
I Hate That Hug Scotty and Lauren were giving.. was it a Romantic hug or a friendly hug? or sister and brother hug? I seriously Dislike Lauren Alaina! GO HOME LAUREN WE ALL HATE U!
KARMA KARMA!!
They maybe a couple but letting that out would have killed their votes.
To get away from he said/she said counted the commercials between the AL results…there was 10 to 12 at every intermission…which shows AL is in the finals…to make money
Haley was the first person Lauren and Scotty hugged. Lauren waited for Haley to hug her but it looked like she was reluctant. Bashing on others won’t bring Haley back
Oh sorry I posted it in the wrong place, but I guess it can apply here too….
Go Home to You PacMan.
i’m really don’t like Country genre .. but if LAUREN sing .. it’s so different .. so touchable ..
this is we call country is Original Music Of American!!
i’m gonna sleep well tonight .. hahaha
yahoooooooooooooo!!
Goodbye LAUREN haters
Exactly. Scotty only appeals to country music lovers (and preteens) while Lauren appeals to BOTH country music lovers and country music haters. Lauren can sing soooo much more than Scotty, while keeping her signature country sound. Think of their music like this: Lauren: Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood , Scotty: some kinda famous country singer, and you’ll know who’s gonna have a more successful career.
what a boring finale
im shocked that haley eliminated
the 2 country singers are so boring
they have uniquenesss so what kind of perform they will do on the finale!!
if haley and james! made it!
i will be very happy and very excited!
in the finale i just like lauren to win!!
the finale will be boring and have no soul and rock! by haley
record your own songs that will be great!
mthe 2nd pargraph the uniqueness is no uniqueness dont be crazed
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I am bored with the word “boring.” I have seen different contestants called boring. I have seen the theme weeks called boring. The judges have been called boring. After writing something off as boring, we often found that the next week was not so boring as we thought it would be. Just because we have different likes and dislikes doesn’t automatically mean something is boring. Sometimes we say something is boring before we have even seen it or given it a chance. I think this season overall has not been boring. The mix of different contestants in the top 13 was great. I’ll wait until I see the final 2 perform next week before I decide if it was boring. The last show will not be boring. We’ll get to see some of our favorites of the season perform again. The fact that many people were so upset to see their favs voted off over the weeks shows the versatility we had this year. Do we stop watching because no year can match this year for that variety? No, because we’ll still be watching for new contestants that will offer something so different that we’ll want to see how it comes out for them. I was disappointed one year, stopped voting and didn’t watch much. I started watching this year because I got caught up in the talent. Who chose the talent? The judges. And, for all of us who did get caught up in the show, enjoy what is left of it because we may not see a mix of talent like this ever again. One of the best parts was all the bloggers who didn’t always see eye-to-eye but often had so many good comments that made the program more interesting because of what they had to say. I know someone will say this is boring. LOL
HALEY, CASEY AND JAMES GO MAKE A BIG BIG NAME THAN THE WINNER.ALL THE BEST!
Haley really gave a hard time to our Final 2.. she may have been better with the two vocally, but i think she deserves the 3rd place.. good luck to her!
Let’s see if Lauren can beat Scotty!! XD
NO…let’s see if Scotty can stay on the top…which is a hard place to be.
I read a lot of comments about values from the fans of Scotty and want to remind them that calling a young 20-year old the names you do is not demonstrating any level of good values at all.
Once the result was announced, if you go back and watch it, Ryan stepped in almost straight away and asked Halye how she felt.
Her response was classy and there was no tantrums. Then she went and performed her song like a true pro with no tears and sang it as well as she did in the Elton John week.
She went to the judges and then to the other contestants and then her family and she did congratulate Scotty and Lauren. I didn’t see either Pia or James there but did see the rest of the other top 13.
All-in-all, a very good and classy ending that stole the show. Ryan had a hard time getting the attention of the cameras and audience to make his farewell announcement.
At the start of the auditions, there was a lot of comment about Idol wanting to “discover” a teen idol. Well, they have succeeded and I hope it works out for them.
The next few years will show us if Scotty is the humble person he is portrayed to be but don’t be surprised if he doesn’t turn out to be the knight in shining armor.
He has been taking vocal lessons for years, has won at least one talent contest and toured the US with a band so is not the novice, small town boy.
The one I am most concerned about is Lauren who is a sweet, talented young kid and I am not sure her parents fully understand the pressures she will be under. Given the right guidance and monitoring, she will be bigger than Scotty because she has a much wider range of music she can sing.
I hope Scotty and Lauren put on a good show next week and that Lauren overcomes her nerves and really goes for it because if she does, she will win.
Paul…what makes you think that Scotty can’t or won’t stay the nice person tht he is. I think he has proved that the whole way through this. He toured with his singing group…as have many…doesn’t make him a professional. And, lots of young people sing in competitions…especially in the South. He reminds me of the Carrie U. straight from the corn field and she has stayed remarkable kind and generous. Sure…some fame will hit him…it comes with the territory but I think he will rise above it and remember who he is and where he came from. He is a role model for young boys and we need that badly.
the talent contest was a local radio contest. the band he tours with is his high school vocal music group.
Finally my dream come true! I never expect that Haley could stand in the top 3. Don’t you all Haley’s fan see that every time she perform, she express too much with her hand and her body which is useless. i agree she’s got a great voice and she has a lot of ambition but she is not popular in my country (Cambodia).
Scotty make us smile every time he perform on stage, he is not handsome, but the crowd really move by him. That’s is what entertainment is about!
Ever since I watched Lauren sing “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” on her audition day, I just KNEW she was gonna go faaaaaar in this competition. I’ve been rooting for her throughout the whole competition and she has never disappointed me! She doesn’t get votes for her physical features (well, she’s not “hot” or “sexy” right?) which just proves how she really has an awesome and unique voice which many people like. Scotty is also good, but I just wonder if he’d get this far if he didn’t have that huge fanbase composed of teenyboppers. I bet 70 percent of his votes come from those hormonal preteens. No matter who wins, I know that Lauren is still the true winner because she relies solely on her wonderful voice unlike Haley who relies on her “sexy legs” or Scotty who relies on his preteen fanbase.:) GO LAUREN!
I just wish that some of you would get the point that not only teens are pulling for Scotty…and even if it were true…think Elvis, Beatles, etc…teens make stars!!!
I think Lauren relies on her ‘preteen’ fan base also.
I didn’t say that all of Scotty’s votes come from teens, I said that majority of them do. Elvis and the beatles were great artists.. But let’s take more modern examples. Miley Cyrus.. Big time rush… Hmm..
HALEY, these are my final remarks for the season, and they are all for you.
THANK YOU for auditioning again this year, so you could advance in the competition and make the top 12.
THANK YOU for your perseverene, and overcoming so many obstacles to reach the final 3. You had a GREAT attitude throughout, considering the unfair, unequal, and biased judging ( Randy and J-lo ) not to mentioning J-lo and Randy declaring Lauren the winner of round 3 on Wed., even before you came on stage to sing the song THEY chose for you to sing. How rude was that. All in all, the judges deserved a lot more attitude, but the others, especially since the final 4, rarely received any negative comments, only over-the top praise.
THANK YOU for your diverse, interesting, and great performances this season, especially the last three weeks; most by Scotty and Lauren , although Ok, were never special, worthy of a standing O. If I was driving down the highway, listening to three of their songs back-to-back on the radio, I would surely have dozed off and ran off the road.
THANK YOU for being strong, and hanging in there, and fighting to remain in the competition, despite the obvious unfairness leveled at you. Your many fans repect you for how you handled it.; a lesser person would have shown a lot more attitude and would have probably been justified.
THANK YOU for just being YOU, a very hard working , talented artist, beautiful both inside and out, who just wants to do her thing, make a career in Music , and bring entertainment and joy to others thru this medium.
And Finally, THANK YOU for hanging in there , long enough, that millions of us were able to appreciate your gift , form OUR opinions, and not those of the judges, and fall in love with you HALEY, and your music. You have moved us with your diverse music, and have created a fan base here In America and Internationally that look forward to your success post Idol. Take your time, be diligent and get your career started. Trust me, we will be waiting to buy your CD’s, your albums, listen to you on the radio, and go to your concerts.
Best wishes, HALEY, on all your future endeavors. From NITTANY LION.
THANK YOU for bringing back my growl. GGRROOWWLLl. GO HALEY !!!!!
Absolutely LOVE and Agree whole-heartedly with your writeup Nittany Lion!
i love you NITTANY LION. .
And thank you for posting that, Nittany Lion – I agree with this completely. (:
i like this. .
I think the lessons learned with this finale is that – if you want to get rid of one contestant to draw a specific type of audience, give her two impossible songs to sing in a semi-finale – this is a legal maneuver to manipulate the results… I think that the other show The Voice is probably a more fair show for singers searching for a career… American Idol is weird – the way the contestants are treated and the voting system give a lot of margins for manipulation and games… It is clear to me that Scotty is the chosen one to win, this has been going on for a while – and Simon is very, very happy and he said once that one things that the show never produced with a male country singer… well, here he is… made to order…
Yup, just another “legal” manipulation tool. I’ve said it before, and Branden said it in his recap of Top 3 show also. Safe, easy songs for Scotty and Lauren, but try to trip up Haley with the technically difficult songs. Even still, she outperformed them!
Why didn’t they give Scotty one of the more challenging fast country songs like Chattahoochie by Alan Jackson? Why wasn’t Lauren challenged with a song that begged for her to deliver strong high notes to let her prove she wouldn’t chicken out every time? Odds are, they’ll both now attempt these challenges to make the Final more interesting, but the producers couldn’t chance that when they were head to head with Haley. Pure AI manipulation again! But, “Legal”!
Did you hear Haley singing “Randy & JLo are so spaced out” when she sang “Benny & the Jets”? Hilarious! Talk about pee’d off. The look of shock on her face when she was eliminated was priceless. I liked some of her songs & performances – she can definitely jazz & rock out, but her lib Chicago style isn’t my cup o’ tea. Give me soft-hearted kids, country or not, any day. We have enough Gagas & Spears already.
Both Lauren & Scotty sing well, but i think Scotty would be able to handle the fame better, for some reason. I wish the whole group well – good luck to whoever wins.
Agree..Lauren is sweet…cute…and young…It is going to be a stretch for her to make a abrupt change to handle…Scotty has a better chance and he is more settled on stage and in front of people.
YEAH!!!!! Scotty and Lauren, either will be great. Do not have to listen to little miss attitue any longer, YES!
Do I have to post this again? yeah, I guess I should…SOrry Joey! 😀
There was never an attitude until she started getting severely berated by the judges when the others had sugar rained on them for crappy performances. To start out being thrown into the bottom three for the first few weeks and then start surging out you’d get a sparkle in your eye everytime you didn’t go home too. She wasn’t happy someone else left, she was happy SHE didn’t go! Then she made great strides and entertained every night only to get lambasted by crappy judges who were OBVIOUSLY biased.
Keep Going Haley!
Including her fall during What is and What Should Never Be, she has 5 of the top 10 performances of the entire season, and she’s not in the finale. Anybody else see a problem with this?
yup America do love their Country Songs.
The voting system is now a true joke, I was shown earlier how 10,000 voters could have put any one of them into first place.
the IdolVoter iPhone app at 8K votes per hour or Ribbit app at 11K votes per hour.
AI is only obligated to discount 50% of power block votes. 8k per hour minus 50%=4K votes per hour per person.
So 10,000×8,000 = 80M votes then cut by 50% is 40M
Hmm that 40M per hour so I guess 5000 voters using this could control who wins.
yesterday there were haley fans saying they had four phones and three computers voting for haley all at the same time.
I don’t know… I like Scotty and Lauren – they both have amazing, beautiful voices, and their own unique traits. But I have to say that honestly, I was disappointed when I heard Haley did not make it to the Top 2.
I think she is really, really unique, and her raspy voice – that could come off as annoying to some people – is actually nice to listen to. Her singing, I think, is also quite rare. I don’t know what “attitude” some say this girl has, but she definitely can sing and the way I see it, she was just defending herself. She was only portraying her honest emotions. She fought; she stood up for herself.
I really like her voice. Even though she did not make it, I’d still listen to her upcoming songs.
Regardless, good luck to Scotty and Lauren! Hope it’s going to be a great night for them.
AI is a singing contest not a sexuality contest. Glad Haley was voted off, when Pia went home Haley was smiling, while the other contestants were upset. What is that!!!
I’m a big country fan but last nights show was screwed up. Haley had so much more talent than Lauren. She is still a kid and acts like it. Scotty should destroy her next week but who knows with all the children voting that know nothing about talent. Reminds me of Taylor Swift; little talent but loved by the children!!!
I’m really disappointed. I thought Haley would at least make it to the final 2 and Lauren would go home. I guess not. I feel like this is gonna be a boring finale. So I’m not even sure if I’m gonna watch the finale.
It will be a boring finale and I will not watch the Country Idol finale either. Hayley would have livened up the show no doubt. Well now Jennifer can relax now that Hayley is no longer around (and threatening to her). Did you all check out JLo’s smug looks at Hayley all night? What the heck is her problem???
yes I agree…
WHAT????? Im sooo glad Hayley is out!!! Threat to JLo ??? come on NEVER!! and its NOT going to be a boring show,otherwise they wouldn’t have been in the final,that says alot!!! Goodluck to both of them,cant wait for the finale!!!!
yeah..
it’s like the lamest finale ever.
this season of AI is a big time screw-up. you have talent like Pia and all but you’ve got these two in finale.
i don’t mind two country singers in finale but please make them good ones.
you have got to be kidding. haley is not and cannot be a threat to jennifer. jennifer is an established superstar. haley is a ameteur.
I am going to write a few songs to send to Haley including some my uncle and grandfather wrote back in the 60-70s and never used or finished. Not alot of current songwriters in that genre.
nice.
good good good
Yes, do that, she can put them on her first album outselling the country charts and J-Lo’s current project.
i’ll remember you for that bloodyscot. Hopefully one day your song will be made proud with haley’s amazing voice. 🙂 I like people like you, who sees positive things amidst all these mad bashings and war-waging.
may god bless you bloodyscot, hope your songs will touch millions of people around the world.
Haley bashing is no reflection on Haley, it is more a reflection of the one who is mouthing off.
My thoughts:
Goodbye American Idol! This entire season has been one of disappointment,
the judging, (or complete lack of), the perceived (if not factual) favoritism, the less than 50 word vocabularies of the judges, the unhampered voting procedures that have given control of the show to the tweens, teeny boppers, and the slightest pretense that it is any more than a popularity contest is a farce, AIN’T NO UGLIES ON IDOL, they could be the best singers and performers in the world, but unless they fit right into America’s vague idea of above norm physically attractive, they haven’t a chance.
The winner of this contest is already known. The final two? only the most popular or the final four, pitted against the least popular of the final four, Who do we think is going to win . . . .?
An unexciting end to a disappointing season. Do we really care who wins now?
With all the new competition and clones coming in the near future, This may even mark the end for AI. Right now, I’m pretty indifferent about it.
I can only hope those in control wake up and make some changes before it’s too late,
I agree…but as a die hard AI fan, I will probably watch at least the beginning of next season…it will really have to be exciting, however. So many dissapointments this year. I was looking forward to a Haley/James finale but what we get is the same old hum drum. Scotty should have gotten a contract the 3rd week of the season and just gone ahead. The Voice and X-Factor are starting to look really good. 🙂
Come on….
Start X Factor USA already please…
@Rose A, I so totally agree with you. I’ve had it with American Idol. James getting voted off was the final straw. There’s just nothing left to be excited about.
Except for Jacob, I think the judges did a GREAT job in selecting the 12 finalistis to compete in the show. The auditions were fun too… Then, something happened when the competition actually started. I do not know if the producers or sponsors had their fingers on the judging, but clearly something changed… and things started to be more like the winner HAD TO be a specific person… so all the actions were aiming at making this happen…
or, raised eyebrows, maybe a specific person had to ‘NOT’ win? Almost makes you wonder if Haley pissed someone off or something? But that’s only loose speculation, no facts thus far. Whether it’s true or not, even that it was veiwed as possible. Marks a big failure of of certain judges
Unfortunately, I think a lot of people feel the same. I’m sure the finale won’t be boring, but honestly.. of the two Scotty is betetr than Lauren. I personally don’t like country, so it’s hard to listen to for me. American Idol really has shaped this in some regards. 95 Millions votes, well show us the raw data and talleys, it’s such a BS system as many others have written. Chaneg the voting system.
I do recall thinking last night, X factor might bury Idol. This could be the start of the end of Idol.
Yep you guys crack me up..complaining about the season…GEE 95 million votes last night..I think alot of us really loved this season and guess what we won’t miss you if you don’t watch. As far as the finale ..I think its going to be great. They wil sing just like they have all season and most of us will love it. I will still vote for Scotty …but really love them both. So good luck to them both.
I’ve said this before, but after reading the SUE comment I’ll repeat, it.
95 million votes!!!! But HOW MANY VOTERS?? When almost any ten year old kid can vote up to 100 or more times, The numbers become meaningless! This show is degrading into Tween Idol! And that does NOT interest me.
Let’s get control of the voting, Some constructive judges and maybe we’ll have something great again.
BTW, in my earlier comment I started with, “Goodbye American Idol” That was not a statement that I’d never watch it again, but more of a ‘Goodbye’ and ‘good riddance!’ for this season. Second on my mind was the true possibility that with the current voting system, judges, and outside interference, AI may be creating it’s own demise. Strangely , this idea still kind of bothers me. Another year like this and I won’t care! ’nuff said!
@tomwall.On behalf of family,friends and myself,you are not alone !! we are saying
Goodbye to American Idol’s as well.
No reason to say further,we are not watching the finale !
@sue,of course we dont expect anyone missing those who decided not to watch the finale.
Obviously you can afford such announcement.
Do you think American Idol producer would make same announcement to other part of world viewers?
Picture this,I am going to switch my subscription fees for another channel.
Who in the world would pay for dissapointing result?part of the 95million votes could have been dissapointed as well!
Typo error,part of the 95 million VOTERS coul have been dissapointed as well!!dont you think?
Alfan, you were actually correct in your original posting regards “Votes”. It was 95 million “Votes” cast by approximately 1 million “Voters”. Nielsen ratings would probably show that 25 to 50 million Persons watched the show–but again, only 1 million Persons cast the 95 million Votes (about 100 votes per person).
Ha,ha. The “Votes” are free. But if you’re actually investing your money in a singer’s ‘stock’, you’d be well advised to buy into Haley’s future earnings–much more viable in show business for her beauty, glamour and versatile talent. Yes, Country lovers (including me), Scotty and Lauren are popular. But there’s hundreds of up and coming Country Guys that can do everything and more that Scotty does. Lauren actually has the potential in her voice, but she needs to mature in her Psychy and she’d seriously–not just being mean here–had better start paying attention to her Food and Exercise habits because though she’s still cute now–nobody wants to watch a 200 pound lady (or guy even) that gains 20 pounds per year. That would only take 5 years to hit 300 pounds. I’m serious here, not being just ornery! I think Lauren is sweet, and hopefully her Mom will agree to some of the “diet pills” the AI agents and her own agents later will offer her. No different than NFL and NBA players have to control their weight if they want to have an extended career.
definitely not worth watching.. i’ll probably watch the replay.. why not… but not the live show.,. i have more important things to do now that Haley was voted off…
SEE ALL OF THE HALEY FANS WON’T WATCH SEE YA YOU DONT HAVE TO GET ON CHAT TO ANNOUNCE IT SO LAME AND IMMATURE DONT WATCH WHO GIVES A RATS ASS THE WITCHED WITCH IS GONE DEAL!! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Stupid
Another moron who celebrates boredom.
I guess you are wrong. The all caps comment is still on!!!!
this season of AI has definitely been the most interesting as far as eliminations are concerned. not that i don’t agree with their choice now because i’m not big on haley, but because the two left standing were the ones i never really expected to see in the finals. they’ve lost at least 4 of the strongest who really deserve to be pitted against each other weeks back so what’s the deal here? i guess AI’s standards have gone from who’s the best singer to who’s the cutest and most adorable. not that scott and lauren have no voices to boast of but the strongest? get real, peeps…anyways, that said, all we can do is wish them both good luck…guess i’ll just read about who won next week… 🙂
Whats really interesting about this group or lets say the last 4. If you look at this photo above, there is poor Haley standing there watching the other two hug, same deal last week when James (my winner) was voted off, the 3 of them looked as if they could care less. Years past the group would imbrace each other, group hug. Not feeling the warmth just saying
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz here we go!!
I’m not even going to address you by name. Scotty & Lauren both hugged Haley first. This just happens to be the pic that was posted!!!!!
Hayle is probably the only person on all 10 seasons who did not hug the person next to them when their name was called. What a total $%^&@!
This is going to be the most boring finale ever!! Haley should be in the top 2, she has the best voice of all the three. Go Haley!! You don’t need AI, you will rock no matter what!
All of you people who say ” I’ll not watch this show again ” must have the idea that we care, we don’t. America has spoken, the judges had nothing to do with it. So next Tuesday get set for a great show I know you’ll be watching. Who is it that can watch this all year, comment about it and be so upset that they will not have this show on next Tuesday. Go Scotty and Lauren you have worked hard and deserve this spot like many others
amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think that it is short-sighted and ignorant to claim the judge’s had nothing to do with it. I think there were plenty of people willing and ready to overlook Lauren’s performance shortcomings (phrasing and breathing, mostly, probably from nerves) or didn’t even notice them because they weren’t pointed out by the pros. They ignored those problems and criticized Haley repeatedly for song choice. Since I saw their comments parroted on this board, I suspect a lot of people assumed they had some validity.
Lauren got more votes than Haley? Lauran voters took Haley out…who woould have thought
Jimmy said it last night. “The country vote is strong”.
i agree they must watch because they are always on line to comment
The voting system sucks. 95 million votes, give me a break. Haley and James outsold the other two on Itunes 2 to 1 and more. Just a bunch of teenee boppers with cell phones and computers punching in votes. Not that the finalists aren’t good, they aren’t better than some of the others that got voted off. 95 million votes and probably less than 2 million watch this downward sliding show. I quit watching 4 years ago and only had my interest rekindled because of some of the better talent this year. The show itself is a joke.
see ya then get off the idol chat then
I’ll stay on just to bug losers like you.
It is time they change how you vote.
They should do it like Dancing with the Stars, you only can vote so many times.
I like that idea, limit the votes. I will still watch because Lauren was one of my top 3 I really thought it would be lauren and James. Maybe she will pull through. All the teenage girls voting for Scotty need to tell their boyfriends to vote for Lauren.
I bet you didn’t vote for ( 2 ) hours..but first to complain…so sad…
i keep saying this. its not just teens voting for scotty and lauren. there support comes from millions of people from all areas of the country.
here’s a thought to remember: you don’t need to bag the title to get a huge career in the business…in fact, a lot who didn’t make it as the American Idol are more visible now than a few of those who actually made it… 🙂
every country singer thats won idol is still famously cutting cdS like crazy and winning awards sooooo haha
We have been watching the show from NZ and it is disappointing to see anyone who is a little different get voted off. Agree with you that those that don’t make it seem to do really well for themselves e.g.Adam Lambert got heaps of air time over here, but as to the winner for that season- didn’t hear any of his songs. I would have liked to see Pia, James, Paul, Hayley etc stay the distance
Still I go for Haley. Shes geart and amazing and very good singer.
The show is over. the cowboy will win.America missed the boat.Haley was of the most compelling artists the show has ever had.Lauren while a cute young excellent singer is one of the least entertaining ever.Obviously goofy 12-15 year olds voted like gangbusters on this one. the judging needed a serious critic Simon was the best.
love this finale can’t wait
GOTTA SAY—-TOLD U SO!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
Grip, you need to get one.
Who cares what you told us. Like you had anything to do with any of it. Just goes to show the majority of people who still watch this show are couch dwellers with nothing else to do. Go tip the scales while you’re at it.
Bring on the “All American Country Hoedown”!!!
If that is true, gotta say We Have Some Very Smart 12-15 years old voting!! Go Lauren! Go SCOTTY!!!!
“Haley was of the most compelling artists the show has ever had” Seriously? Wow..how can you compare someone who sounds like she gargles with fish tank rocks to someone like Daughtry..Adam Lambert..Carrie Underwood. Are you sure you’re watching the same show we are?
Madison..I agree with your comment, but I think you meant to say she gargles with fish gravel. Funny comment though! Also, look at Jennifer Hudson..didn’t make the top 3, but she’s an Acadamey Award winner! My best to Lauren!
haley tried out last year when simon was a judge and she did not make it.
I am very happy that Scotty made it.
He has been consistently good the entire
show.He is very humble and very gracious! He
Never wavered from who he was. Haley just
Looked angry and she couldn’t take what
Judges had to say to her. And Lauren is just a
Goofy girl with a pretty voice.
Yeah Great Fianle I must say. I love it to like grip above. GO SCOTTY Lauren is good also. They both deserve to be where they are now
The look on Haleys face when Lauren was saved PRICELESS
BYEBYE SEXY!!!!
The girl you labeled “goofy” will be busy making CD’s and touring the Country. Lauren is just barely 16 years old. She is certainly not “goofy”.
American Idol
The American public are pathetic, no musical awareness. They got it wrong and have voted Mr and Miss Average Talent in Scotty and Lauren who will not offend anyone, two very bland and only moderately talent singers with no charisma. Why was all the talent with gutsy performances eliminated? It started with the elimination of Pia the best female vocalist, followed by Casey a rare original eccentric talent, Jacob with the best male voice; strong powerful and emotional then James, an outstanding creative performer in every aspect. No need to rush and answer my comments, just remember it was you the same American public that prematurely dumped the later to become an Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson. The two new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler made the show the winner it has been. Thank you both. The weekly production was also excellent it’s been best music show on TV.
Sorry, Hayley was also one of the gutsy talented performers with charisma the last to be eliminated. My favorites for the final two would have been James and either Pia or Hayley that would have been a fireworks finale !!!!!
I Love Lauren shes so Adorable
Yes, she is; and the people who voted for her have placed her in certain peril. Show business eats precious little flowers like her for lunch. I hope she’s strong enough to survive it. I think she’s really every bit as innocent and sweet as she was portrayed.
She’ll be just fine Yound teen whatever They will both be great and all the people saying stuff about the 2 left are just angry cause SEx Baby wont be showing her ass no more Sorry guys!!! AMERICA knows best and they got it right!!! YOU MAD NOW YOU’RE THE BABIES LOOK AT YOUR IMMATURE COMMENTS AND CRAP. LAUREN AND SCOTTY R MORE MATURE THAN ACTUALLY HALF THE HALEY FANS ON HERE
have to say
smartest comment i have heard
You must be 8th-9th grade
fatass
Or possibly deaf??
Did you notice Laurens first stop at home was to AT and T. Last year Kris Allen’s town got free text voting from AT and T and he beat Adam which Adam had him beat in all the polls. When you give 30000 people 2 hours of free text voting who do you think will win. Lauren in all the polls only had 18 percent of the vote and scotty 43 and Haley 38. thats what happens when boppers gey free text voting.
Funny how I knew I would get on and read all thes Haley fan comments about rigging going on Shes gone HOORAY No more streech owl
Most texting is free now with all phones dumb ass they call it unlimited text duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Let’s see: Where have I heard all this before… oh, yea, just last week with James!
You are wrong about that. You might have the plan but most people do not. Kids especially ask for texting but the cost of a phone for a lot of kids is paid by the text. Get your facts right before you post slow one.
everyone i know with a cell phone has free texting and i am an adult.
Untrue, that was just the Idol poll. Other polls showed Scotty the winner, with Lauren and Haley neck and neck….
the polls on these sights are only a very small fraction of the people voting on the actual show.
We Should All B happy 4 Haley cause come on da Girl Started of being in da Bottom 3 from the top 13 itself and look where she is right now…In the TOP 3…Yeh!!! Haley Baby u did it;)) Anyways I think Lauren should win it she’s so Lovable and adorable and has a very good voice 4 her age…Lots Of Potential…And a Girl hasn’t won since 2007…Laurens so Awesome!!! But Haley baby I’m glad u ended up being in da Top 3…U Somehow managed to beat Front Runners like Pia Toscano & James Durbin!!! woohoo I’ve always loved u more dat them 2…But Lauren my lOVE U R SUCH A KIND HEARTED PERSON U DESERVE 2 B WHERE U R…U always care about other ppl and each time someone gets cut ur always there feeling sorry 4 them…u care soso much about ur fellow contestants that u Deserve 2 WIN!!!! Mwah
Although I think that the talent was very good this year, I was disappointed in seeing James go. I thought that he was the best one and deserved the title. The judges should never have used their vote on Casey.
They would had used it on Pia.
bla bla bla yeah
I strongly agree James was the best! I also liked Pia & was shocked when she left but not as much as when James left thats when idol ended for me! It’s too bad that we can’t put an age limit on the voting since it seems like the only votes that counted were the kids vote, when James left they should have renamed the show to the kids choice awards!!
@denise, the idol ended for you? then why are you still here?
I don’t mind who’s in the top 2 but what sickened me most are the judges especially Randy and J Lo; who from the very beginning very obviously tried to get Haley kicked out!Disgusting!
I also read where Haley was very hard to get along with when practicing her songs and also during Ford skits. Sounds to me like she thinks she knows it all and guess what I bet she cuts 1 cd and thats all you will see of this girl Wonder why shes like this??
very awful attitude towards life
Dont know but shes gone and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
Strange . . ! I heard that you believed everything you read or heard. Care to site some valid sources???
I love it. Don’t know but I heard is pretty lame stuff to post. YOU probably don’t know and just want to post an unsubstatiated opinion.
The other contestants seemed to like her a lot. These country biased bloggers are the most one sided judgemental people I have ever encountered. Is it an IQ thing. Narrow minded thinking and ignorance is the basis for hate and the fans of Haley seem to be more along the lines of music fans where the rest love to post hate towards everyone else and rave about the sweet and innocent Scotty and Lauren.
Ywoe, weuns not too brite down heyar in the south, but wes no who we like and who we don like and we VOTED!!
Country people live everywhere not just the South. Glad you can spell South. Now get back on the couch your potato chips are getting stale.
actually haleys fans are the most biased.
All you Haley lovers wipe your tears! lol
I hope you aren’t one of the alleged “Christians” supporting the country singers. Judge not, lest ye be judged; especially with limited information.
TOLD YOU SO I LOVE THIS
What did you tell us that makes you such a big deal? Who cares what you told anyone? Gloating really becomes you!
Lauren earned where she is standing!!
10-4
i’m a haley lover and soo happy with the result
maybe this show is for teeny boopers not for excellent singers.:)
Yeah I agree with you. I would also like American Idols to release statistics on the voting – exactly how many votes came from each IP Adress and mobile phone numbers. I’m sure if we knew those stats, we would know that Haley won the most individual votes. But of course they won’t release that …. it would embarrass them big time. You just have to look at the Youtube stats on who has been viewed the most (for their 10 highest videos). Here they are again:
Halley – 5,167,872
Scotty – 4,791,556
Lauren – 3,403,997
I rest my case that the best singer went home …. but the one who will have the highest level of success after Idols (together with Pia and James).
Also see how hard JLo was clapping with Lauren in the final. The prima donna doesn’t like anyone to talk back. Thinks Halley is a nobody. In years to come Halley will be in the limelight and JLo will be forgotten. Jealousy me thinks.
I think the judges are there for a reason..and how is it they always get it right…mmmmm must be some knowledge of music ya think. I for one think JLo is a class act and a great addition to Idol. She also made comments each week that were deserving.
There’s one woman in my mind who truly is a Diva.
The only reason you like the judges is because they dishonestly gave the kids a pass on everything they did.
Like someone said, 50 word vocabulary. Who said entertainers were smart anyway? Some aren’t even that smart, just talented.
GET OVER IT THE BEST R STANDING
YEAH WHEN WERE THE STATS COUNTED AT 9pm when it started
its funny you get the votes before any one does there were over 90 million that watch the show come one you just jealousy haley got voted off and you can just get over it and jlo is not jealousy of her good grief what fore jlo got everythng in life haley just getting hers so get real
scotty has probably gotten the most votes every week. there are alot of haleys fans on this site but if you go to other sites most didn’t like her.
News Flash !! Next year American Idol maybe known as Teenage Idol after the success of a 15 year old and 16 year old entrant in 2011.
What happened to the mature singers and performers … A nice show but not a good outcome for the real talented singers.
NEWS FLASH america voted and Haley didnt have as many fans as the other 2 deal with it
EXACTLY
With the attitude on this girl I can see why her friends if she has any probably didnt even vote for her come on face it fans she was stuck on herseof real bad coming from a guy here even when results were annouced she had the look of kill on her
And no hug for Lauren who always defended her. Haley is used to getting her way…she was shocked that people actually said “no” to her nasty personality. She was also shocked that putting daddy on stage, using a self-indulgent wind machine, and trying to sing Zepplin in a squeaky voice backfired on her.
NEWSFLASH Gus: America voted and Haley didn’t have as many “VOTES” as the other 2. Haley has many more FANS (actual persons).
Remember, 95,000,000 “Votes” translates to 1,000,000 actual Voters give or take a half million people. Just going with a conservative 100 “votes” per person–I’ve heard of fools “voting” between 50 to 250 times in the 2 hours.
So Gus, that means that out of one million actual “voters”, Haley received the fewest number of “Votes”. But you were talking about FANS in your comment. My guess is that somewhere between 25 to 50 million FANS watched the Top 3 show. One million voted. That leaves 24 to 49 million FANs unaccounted for. Haley has millions of FANS like myself that don’t play the silly voting game, waste of time. We watch the show for entertainment; we’re intrigued by the results–but as many have said: THE REAL VOTE is measured in CDs and concert tickets sold in the next 10 years, not just the 1 year bump from American Idol. Who’s more likely to pop out of a Rocket Ship or a Cannon, or even Float Down Like an Angel at the Superbowl halftime Show–Scotty and Lauren? or James and Haley!? I rest my case (having disproven your point regards Haley’s FAN base). But “yea” for Scotty and Lauren getting more buttons punched on a cell phone or keyboard. But MORE FANs declare Haley the Most Entertaining!!! So, “THPPLLOOOOOOO!” on you!!
Haley was 100% class in her departure swan song. Loved Naima rockin’ out with her in the audience at the end, and then she fell into her Daddy’s arms.
ohhh wont that sweet
I thought her exit song was super. It was the one song that I enjoyed the the most. It has to be tough to get up there and perform when your heart is sore with disappointment.
Having not seen the programme for the final two as yet. I am really happy that the two who made it are the two who should of.I think Halley put me off with her version of Michael Jacksons Earth song and the fact that she didnt take criticism very well.Roll on the finale it will be really hard to pick as they are both unique in their own way.
Finally I nice comment and I agree Great end to the finale I cant wait Each are great singers
ok..lets look 5 years from now. I guarantee Lauren and Scotty will outsell Haley…this is just fact..country sells..and so does talent. Throughout the competition Lauren’s voice was the best.
Haley is a stage performer…because her dad’s in a bar band..now theres some pre Idol training she got..and the judges knew that…they look at potential…the fans got it right
You guarentee what? Now, how are you going to do that? That’s totally ridiculous! You can’t guarentee Cheeze Whiz!!!!
Great result with Lauren & Scotty and thank heavens Australia has the Final live 10am next Thursday. Both will have very successful recording careers
america has got it wrong again, 3rd year in a row.scotty is slow and boring and should have gone weeks ago. james should have been in final along with pia or lauren or maybe hayley
yeah Scotty LOVE U Love your voice Love your style LOve your disposition GO get this one
Scotty all the way
So sad to see Haley leave….but it’s predictable though. Haley’s never the jury’s fave (except Steven…)
steven didnt even like her he was always short and fast on comments to her watch replays she was an angry perosn inside and out glad shes gone good bye
are you steven?
Using Yahoo hits on a song to determine who wins Idol speaks volumes for who is upset. People who buy CD’s watch the show..vote…then go and buy the music when it’s available. Young kids click on songs for free and listen to the songs they like over and over. Using this to determine who is better makes no sense at all. I’m very thankful we have judges and people who vote for the singer…not the traffic on Yahoo.
Loved the outcome Cant wait to watch next week. I have to say so far its been a Scotty deal for us here in Maine. Most are Scotty fans. Lauren she is also good and can sing no matter what pople are saying. Just upset I guess but hey you should have voted!!!!! If it takes the fans of these 2 left to vote 50 times then they deserve to be here. They apparently love their Idol and it is very clear they deserve to be where they are standing now. GOOD JOB LAUREN AND SCOTTY
AMEN!!!!!!!!
really DISAPPOINTED!! Give HALEY a BIG BREAK! I think her name will be in the no. 1 BILLBOARD CHART someday!
we’ll seee………………
the finale should have been james and lauren with james winning it… but once again, thanks to all those little girls out there power-voting for scotty, we didnt get the right finale… oh well james will be more succesful than anyone this season cuz hes not just a heavy metal artist, he did ballads, acapella, blues, and soft rock so he is my favorite for this year and i wosh him (and lauren) the best of luck ….. ROCK ON!
– big james fan
I agree 100%!!! Loved James & stopped watching when he left
So Denise, If you quit watching then how do you know who’s in the finale??? I guess you can’t tear youself away from this blog….
The truth of it is, you gotta have material to sing, and there are a lot of former IDOL top ten that don’t do well, even the winners. Scotty doesn’t write his own nor does Lauren. They have to depend on others and that’s a differece maker. Lot’s of people can sing. Some can perform and sing, but few can write their own meterial. No one buys bad songs even if a star puts it out.
That’s why there are so many one hit wonders out there you never hear of again.
Much to do about nothing with all the gloating.
Blah,Blah,Blah,Blah,Blahhhhhhhhh…
I’m not worried for Lauren or Scotty. Nashville will write for them, they just need to show up and sing. I’m not a Scotty fan (not even a country fan but I adore Lauren) but the kid is good, a good singer, and fits the mould. The teeny girls love him and that’s HUGE (Teeny girls are the ones that VOTE 1000 times each people!)
So, not being a Scotty Hater I can say that I always said that I would be happy with a Scotty win. I liked all the kids from the top 11 and down! The diversity of the genres made the show great.
But the country fans came out in numbers and changed it to a country show. I *honestly* think that Scotty and Lauren won because of the sheer numbers their genre represents. Those who say that “Haley had no talen and should have never made it to the top three” are just showing their sheer ignorance of music and what defines talent. Haley did have very difficult songs chosen for her -Lauren and Scotty’s songs did not have nearly the same level of difficulty.
What happen with you, America? Why did you make such a peculiar votes? The participants composition is excellent, most of them had their own character. The judges are beautiful part of the program/show. But the result is so strange. For me, the big 6 should be Cassey, James, Paul, Haley, Scotty, Pia, with Cassey as The 10th American Idol.
Can Paul even remember his words?
Reeaaally? Paul who can’t even hold a note? Paul who sounds like a croaking frog? You’d replace Lauren’s sweet beautiful tone with that of a frog’s?
I didn’t go for Pauls voice. But even he had a following. Casey had a larger following and Haley had the biggest following of the “non-mainstream” voters. I’m actually surprised James was out before Lauren or Haley, really. One thing you got right Lan – Lauren has the sweetest tone of the entire group. I love listening to her. Her rendition of “I hope you dance” SLAYED the ORIGINAL! She’s so awesome for her age – I hope she does well. Her humble attitude at home and her emotion about the weather disaster made me love her even more. Scotty was great too – he was so humbled by the experience and cried because of the attention. My respect for him grew big time, as it was clear his goodness comes from inside of him and is not a “country boy goody goody act”. He’s just a good kid that was raised right who can sing really well. Think is, I don’t think Haley was raised any less well – but then again I find her attitude edgy and refreshing rather than abrupt or annoying or rude.
What a pity Haley lost!!!! Finale should have been James and Haley and that would have been exciting! With Scotty and Lauren…its going to be one heck of some boring performances from these two i bet!!!!
I guess if you just want to sit around and hold hands and you have nothing more exciting in your life to do it wouldn’t be so bad.
then do not watch the show,, scotty is headed to Nashville and can not wait to see him on stage..
Wasn’t Lauren the one who defended Haley recently and asked people to stop talking mean about her. Wow…the least Haley could have done was hug Lauren instead of stand there with a look of disgust and anger on her face. Oh yea, hugging the other contestant would be the nice. considerate thing to do. Character can’t be faked, can it?
Another goody goody judgemental crap attack. The other contestants seem to love her a lot. Yeah, you wouln’t be disappointed would you? Considering the weekly crap attack by the judges, maybe she was giving Randy a deserved look of disgust like he deserved.
I don’t see the hatred toward anyone else. Why is it that the goody goody people have so much hate for this one girl.
Weak hate the strong I suppose.
Angela, I agree, I was shocked that she didn’t give her a hug. Did you see the look on her face??? Priceless……………….
After all the talk about what an unfriendly snot she is, someone (her parents, perhaps) would have coached her on how to act if she did lose. I have watched all 10 seasons and have NEVER seen someone totally ignore the person whose name was called. She did not look at Lauren, she did not congratulate her, she did not hug her. Haley is spoiled and didn’t get her way. End of story. The look on her face was priceless, and I yelled so loudly (joyfully) that I scared the crap out of my dogs.
Lauren has a good heart. She is full of compassion. She was really upset with the devestation in her home town and really felt sorry for thos affected. She is young and seemed overwhelmed at times but that will shortly be overcome by the exposure she will receive on the summer tour. Go Lauren!
She’s the real deal. She wears her heart on her sleeve. I’ve always loved Lauren because she’s just such a nice and open young girl – she’s just herself with no facade or act. Some say she acts immature or goofy – I say she acts like a typical 16 year old girl who also has a big voice and a big heart.
She also has the sweetest tone of the entire top 11 this year – bar none.
I’m not a Haley fan, but will say Haley was hurt last night I saw the tears in her eyes. She did the best she could I think, I don’t believe it’s fair to put her down because she didn’t hug Lauren. Remember she wanted to win just like the rest of them. Not everyone reacts the same way. Lord love her.
@ everyone
. . . Seems to me, having just lost what you have to view as the biggest thing in your life, Who’s the one that needs the hug for craps sake?? The safe person doesn’t need to be comforted! More like the other way around! What cold and cruel people so many of you are. You make me almost ashamed to be an American!
Ever once think of trying to put yourselves in Haley’s place? You should EVER be so lucky to be one tenth that talented, Instead, you show your true colors . . . . Grow Up!!
Who are you going to hate now? You’ll have to go back to “Housewives” and “Bachelor” I guess.
I agree, her look was priceless. Little miss attitude finally got it. Why do people think if you do not like the way she acts on stage that you hate her. That is just ridiculous.
Angela & Lindy I completely disagree. The winners come & hug the loser. I guess your observation through out the show has been lacking. Haley just stood there waiting for Scotty & Lauren to come over & hug her. That’s why she was upset. At the very end of the show Haley came over to Scotty & Lauren & hugged them. Haley was a real pro with her defeat, she gave a great performance as always & had to get her hugs from her parents. I feel sorry for Haley, she definitely doesn’t deserve all the negative criticism. She’s a real pro, a fantastic singer & entertainer. Give it a rest…!!!
I have watched all 10 seasons and that is not how it has been. She did not even acknowledge Lauren’s existence. Plus, it wasn’t sadness on her face…it was disgust and anger. Big difference in any other contestant that was voted off.
I am sooooo happpyyyyyy !! 🙂
Quit whining Haley fans !!!
Yessssss !! Scotty vs Lauren !! Just as i prayed 🙂
I wudnt mind who won it now but i am definitely voting for LAUREN !! GOOOOOO LAUREN
Ditto!
Now you guys will know what it feels like to watch the BETTER VOCALIST lose to the more popular “Teeny girl Idol”. I like Scotty and he’s a good singer but Lauren is the better vocalist – EASILY. I too like Lauren and I know the wife will buy her album and I will listen to Lauren sing anytime but Scotty is not the singer that is going to turn me on to country. I’d rather listen to old Hal Ketchum albums. Now THAT man can sing!
All the Haley Fans here are mean and their comments are the real childish ones… I’m not surprised why they act and say these lines of anger… They act unacceptable of the real outcomes. They are rebellious of the reality, they are sick of reality, and they continue to dream impossible and improper things. Just look at their bad comments… its America’s choice, you know! just live with it. You once knew that only your parents and old people like country music, well think again… If you brag that the “teenies vote” ruined your dreams, just a thought, ol’ folks like us voted too… It’s good to hear that Our country is hearing out the Country genre again’… I begin to respect this show now, as the young one’s play like the old times’. What a wonder…
Because the Haley haters are saying all the hateful things about her maybe?
So true!!! Some Haley fans are really nasty.
I think there is nasty on both sides of the fence really.
My love & support for Haley is unconditional. She’s still my Idol and I can’t wait for her album. Go Haley, your voice is God’s gift. Best wishes from your fans in INDONESIA 😀
Oh Yeah Good-Bye Haley! See who’s laughing now.
Haley is laughing because she doesn’t have to put up with the hate and bull sh** anymore. Since she can practically sing and do anything she has a great chance to be a real superstar whether anyone likes it or not.
Opinions are just opinions but the truth is always the truth. We shall see who really wins.
They compare Scotty to Randy Travis. Already got one, do we need another? Travis is a popular country singer, but he isn’t a big concert draw not is he a superstar. He’s just a country star.
Reality is Lauren has more potential for the future.
Get is shape, get some less frumpy clothes and model herself after Ms Twain and the sky is the limit.
She’ll get my vote and I’m from NC.
volocyty, velocity or what ever your name is….We’ll see HALEY superstar in lights.. just like we saw all the other AI hopefuls..NOT.
ahahahha, good riddance girl 🙂
Pia is!!! As she is in the middle of recording her first amazing album. Did Haley go to a meeting first thing this morning with a record executive? Nope…………………
@ angela james and you know this becuase you’re privy to all the inside info? Talking through your fattest oriface agin!!
It’s about fairness but most of the Haley haters are only concerned that their favorite won. Maybe they would have anyway but the show didn’t do itself any public favors with a lot of people who watched.
Song difficulty in the last show was so obviously biased.
It doesn’t really seem that the Haley Haters are all Scotty and Lauren fans. In fact, a lot of Scotty and Lauren fans just sound happy those two are in the final. The Haley Haters mostly just sound like HATERS. These same haters probably spew the same hatred on other sites, like Miley Cyrus sites, Taylor Swift sites, Pussycat Dolls sites, and so on and spew their hatred at those celebrities also. Haters are just Haters.
it was obviously biased for weeks, and became more and more so every week. Having said that, these are great kids in the finale. Never had anything against them. I have been disturbed be the unfounded and unwarranted personal attacks. Real Christians can’t be haters. Oxymoronic.
News:
Sheryl Crow chose LAUREN to win!
Kelly Clarkson chose LAUREN To win!
Michelle Obama chose LAUREN to win!
Beyonce chose LAUREN to win!
so wat you say??
Go to in it to win it LAUREN!!
Thanks for the unsubstantiated news flash!
go search in google ok..
thats all!!
Kechik I have read your numerous posts supporting Lauren. Rarely have I seen a post of yours that puts other contestants in a negative light. You just keep showing your support for Lauren. That is cool. I wish other posters could show support for their favorites without talking down others. Good luck to your Lauren, and keep up the positive posting, maybe others will follow your example.
And this is important WHY!!!!
I felt sorry for Haley last night. She wanted to win as much as the other’s.
It’s votes man. Scotty and Lauren fans voted their fingers off. I am a Haley fan but this does NOT mean I think Lauren or Scotty “do not deserve” to be Idol stars. I am really suspicious of people (especially calling themselves righteous or religious) who think they know what “other people deserve”. I thought God was the only judge – not men. Tsk tsk tsk.
Well I was wrong,I thought Haley had it in the bag. Scotty and Lauren was not even a thought for me in the begining but just goes to show you how many country fans are out there. Both are very sweet kids and represents a good family support and that is what sold them to the voters. But where they the best of this seasons contestants, no but they got the most votes. My choices got cut way to early but I have an idea that they will shine brightly and will make their dreams come true. So a finale cheer to Pia,James and Casey who were my finale three choices and I’m looking forward to hearing about their amazing career to come. Kudos to all of this years contestants , you made this season probably the best I’ve seen. Enjoy the fame and make your dreams come true for you are well on your way. As far as who will win, it doesn’t matter both of these kids are winners and will show that they are this years AMERICAN IDOLS .. To the judges, you have a lot to learn and hopefully you will do a better job next year. To Ryan, GET A JOB …!
Bill-Really, Get a job…. Do you realize how many things that Ryan has his hands in. Do you even know what his net worth is??? Well do yor homework, my friend. That’s all I’m saying…….
Right Lindy. Ryan has Idol, a radio show, a development company, 2 restaurants etc. He’s one of the busiest guys in the business. He’s a bit sophomoric in some of his antics on Idol, but he’s definitely a mover and shaker.
Although Ryan may be a ‘mover/ shaker’ he is such a self centered tool, it has nothing to do with net worth! Big example to that is Donald Trump. He too needs to GET A JOB. I know the chance that he will ever be replaced is probably zero, but that doesn’t change the fact of who he is, and arrogant a$$! His whole way of anouncing the winners does nothing to make the show any better. He takes too much pleasure in torturing the contestant and that my friend tells volumes of who he is as a person. There are many good hearted rich people who are generous and humble and treat people with respect. That is not what I see coming from Ryan. He really needs to learn more about humanity and that my friend is that ..
Bill: The show is scripted. He has directives from the producers on how to handle eliminations. Don’t lay it all at his feet. If he was too far off book TPTB would set him straight.
this sucks scotty sucks lauren is good but doesnt deserve to be even the top 6 as there were better singers than her like james, pia, casey, paul, stephano, haley. i lost alot of interest since paul and pia were gone , to make it worse for me they eliminated casey, then james, now haley, this show sucks this will be the boring finale ever country vs contry what pls , scotty did not even deserve to make it to the hollywood round. aww i am so angry. stupid teannege girls who vote for scotty and dont know true talent.
i think they do its you who do not
🙂
You are really upset…Take a break from taking out your anger because it is useless now….Go Scotty
The bottom line is this and will remain this: AI is truly geared toward the kids. True singers such as Pia and Casey don’t fit the mold for this show as the audience watching does not like their style or music. My granddaugther who is 18 absolutely hated Pia, almost sounding jealous, but loved Scotty. And that’s the proof. Pia was geared toward the older crowd who like singers such as Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand. Casey on the other hand is jazz, bar none. These kids that have been voting probably don’t know what jazz is. James was Adam all over again and we saw what resulted from that. Haley is great. What she did with the various songs she was challenged with proves that she can sing. Lauren, in my opinion, is a primadonna. You can see it over the course of the weeks how smug she was and has become. The innocence rubbed off quickly knowing what she her life will be now. She will throw many people under the bus as she gains popularity and gets older. But, she had better be careful beuase Nashville will turn their back on you as quikly as they accept you.
As for the judges: J Lo had it in for Haley all through the show, it was so obvious. Does anyone think that Haley is the future and a challenge to her? She and Randy were so hard on her and some of the other contestants as well. And am I the only one getting tired of Randy. It’s the same old comments over and over. When he beat up on Haley fpr sining Michael Jackson, it brought back the same thing he did to Jacob. Time fro him to move on. Out of the three, Steven Tyler was the best. He called things as they are.
Finally, AI is winding down; it’s obvious. Even though the ratings were good, it may not hold steam next season.If anyone has seen the Voice, that show has some great singers. I would love to see the two shows pitted against one another. And here comes the X-Factor. I would love to have known what Simon thought about AI and this year;s crop of singers.
Excellent post, and I agree 100%. The past 3 or 4 weeks Haley has been unfairly and overly judged by Randy and Jennifer.
Everybody who knows anything about music knows this.
Imterscope wants a Country Bieber or a new Miley (since the real one is smoking dope and gone all sex-pot), and that’s what they’re going to get. The show is slanted toward target market.
Having said that, Haley became a real danger because the younger crowd started coming around to her. My niece and her friends — all Jason Aldean fans — loved Haley and her brand of sassy blues rock.
What surprised me the most is that the voting is not based on performance. For example, when Pia was sent home, I was surprised not because she didn’t make it to the finals, but because Stefano’s performance was worse and he survived the cut. Then, now, for me, Lauren has talent, but her performance on Wednesday was worse than Haley who got the most difficult songs ever to perform. So the voting was for performance, Lauren should have gone home…
How do you know the vote is not based on performance? I love Scotty, his demeaner, his voice, etc. I never liked Haley, her voice, style. So how can you give an opinion for 95 million voters.
Frank, Simon rejected both Pia and Haley in previous seasons on Idol.
i all you hally fans was watching then you should have voted for her instead of feeling sorry for yourself she will do fine her dad make sure she gets a record do not worry your pretty little heads off you say you will not watch anymore that what you all said before come on get real we know better than that
As Beyonce would say “If you liked it, you shoulda put a ring on it”.
you’re always no.1 HALEY eventhough you didn’t make it to the top. inspite of being always in the BOTTOM in the previous weeks of competition, you really survived. Winning is one of the essentials of this show but actually, your loss tonight is just the beggining of your hopeful bountiful career.
Love, your fans..:)
Why do you nay sayers always complain?????????????????????????? If you don’t like AI don’t watch it. No one is twisting your arm. IF i don’t like a program I don’t watch it. End of discussion.
I prediction came true.. I knew Scotty was in by miles and Lauren was going to make it. Haley was picking up but she fell short. Maybe if she had another two weeks or so. She started very low.
Scotty all the way! He’s going to get a landslide victory nextweek!!!
Country Strong! Love ya Lauren but it’s Scotty’s time to shine!!!! Take it all!!
Hey folks – read this review at yahoo.com – at least for me, she read my mind – everything she said is probably what most of us are thinking right now…
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/422551/idol-top-3-results-a-little-bit-country-an-even-littler-bit-rock-n-roll/
Great link Marta! I rarely go to the Links, but you “teased” me into it. But she did a great summary of what us Haley Lovers are thinking! Only part I didn’t like was at the end when she mentioned Jimmy Iovine being in Haley’s corner. I think he’s still playing her; he proved his power over her during season when she didn’t give him “proper submission and respect” at all times, but he’s still playing the “beat them down, then build them up” game with her to get her to ‘need’ him. She’ll play along for her career, but I hope she doesn’t succomb to his ulterior motives. But other than that, it was a great post for Haley Lovers.
love haley,hate lauren’s fake bunny smile.she ‘s selfish.see all in the picture above.go go go go scotty
I also want Haley and Scotty go to the final.
Feel for Haley…. going for Scotty
don’t watch if you don’t want..there are million others who will watch..just because scotty and lauren are not screaming, that doesn’t mean they’re boring!they sound beautifully!they don’t have to scream to be noticed!come on, learn to respect the votes of majority!
So true.
Somedays it’s hard to read this post.. I just feel deflated watching the show the last 6 weeks, but especially last night knowing the outcome was basically inevitable. I honestly don’t care who is in the finale, good for them. I said it prior to the show, I expect Haley to go home, due to fan base, not based on talent. Lauren is not as strong a singer as many others. She did mess up a song in the final 3 show, and wasn’t even criticized. No matter anyway, the country voters vote with emotion not for the best singers.
It’s been that way for years, so not surprised.. It’s just deflating, after other better singers went down. Lauren, yes she is a decent, middle of the road singer, and will have an ok career I am sure.
I really hope Scotty does something special to win, as I still believe he could go more mainstream and away for country a little and be a lot bigger in his career. He’s popular, and has a specific range that can appeal to masses beyond country. We saw it weeks ago with an Elvis tune. With the right shaping, it certainly could happen.
I always say it’s the full talent, vocals, performance and abilities of the Idol that make the show exciting. Making a song their own, in their style, Scotty and Lauren haven’t actually done much on the creativity side with the songs.
However, I believe American Idol wants to push the next Carrie Underwood type this year, and there are many examples of such. Unfortunately Lauren will probably win this and get the votes. Even bigger unfortunate situation, she doesn’t compare to Carrie in abilities, yet will be pushed as such. I’ll still watch of course, to see what happens, but that deflated feeling isn’t going away. It “feels” this was all shaped by American Idol show and judges wanting a younger country girl talent. Maybe that is the deflated feeling I speak of, something doesn’t feel right about all this.
I digress..
realdan…america just wants VANILLA instead of a big ass sunday with everything on it.
Look at the drops…Casey , Naima , James , Pia and now Hailey.
All of these contestants had personality and were ALL different. Maybe not Pia ( who had the best voice )but everyone else.
It will be tough to watch next week with all the GREAT contestants coming back. I think they will overshadow the final competition with there talents. Conrats to country fans. You now have two more sound the same , get lost in the shuffle , country fans.
country singers. My bad
88, So if Scotty and Lauren are vanilla and Haley was a sundae with the works, then getting rid of Haley was part of the fight against obesity. Works for me.
I think the views Are exaggerated, all the boys Have A Promising Future, if someone Takes to produce CDs and concerts. I think AI That Would Not Have Made Scotty and Lauren if you do Not sell Truly, I think They sell Their image or musical talent, if you’ve Noticed These guys are going to Be well run large, I DO NOT think Scotty Will Be in country genre has a very good image to launch it from here A Few Internationally years, Lauren too. Sorry for my English, here in Peru, where friends can wait until Scotty. Scotty is our favorite.
The filler is becoming 100% rubbish. Did anyone else have to hit the mute button when Il Vovo did their thing? And what percentage of AI does 50 cents own? Seems like he is on there all the time.
AI has become just another outlet to promote new artists, new movies, and new albums. Come on AI, get rid of the garbage and start showcasing true talent.
I agree. I just turned the channel until the last 5 minutes. I only wanted to see who was going to the finale.
I’m convinced that Ryan and J-L0 got their wishes granted with the elimination of Haley. I’m also convinced that America scratched it’s collective head after Haley did a stupendous version of Benny and the Jets. “What did we do,” asked the American consciousness. I’ll tell you. You eliminated the best real female vocalist to come along. Scotty will have a great career, and Haley will too. Lauren will fade into her prom dress after Scotty wins. Goodbye and enjoy your career, Haley.
JEALOUSY TALKING Jo-Lo and Ryan were not favors to anyone get real– The 2 remaining deserve this and fans were right on it Haley was to raspy with her voice-To worried about her image , falling up steps trying to look cute, losing her voice already and always had an attitude problem As you see-That gets you nowhere in life Sulk if you like and write back your immature remarks It dont hurt nobody just shines your real immaturity
Couldnt said it better
Agree!!!!!
Who is going to win between Scotty McCreepy Eyebrows and Lauren I am afraid to say evil a-LAME-a? Who really cares? No wonder we get this crap matchup. Afterall this is the same country that voted Obama into office!
Haley you are amazing and you and James gave us 90% of the wow moments this season. I hope to continue following you throughout the rest of your career! People (young kids who vote a million times) are afraid of educated music and you can’t be faulted for that. The voting system needs to change. Why should one person be able to vote so many times? Look at the polls on this site. Lauren should have gone home weeks ago (note you can only vote one time per comp on this site!…weird right?)
Anyway, country idol next week will have a drop in ratings from the top 3 I bet. This is the end of Idol now that the age dropped. You watch, this will become the teenage show, while X-Factor and the Voice is where the real talent goes.
In the end I would much rather see a Haley vs James final 10000000000 times more than this and I feel most of America agrees. But the stupid voting system screws it up for everyone.
you know, a final – james x haley – would bring the house down – literally!! too bad… maybe FOX gets smart and put together a special show for non-country music fans… Pia with her ballads, Casey with his jazz, James rocking the house and Haley doing whatever the heck she wants.. he he he…
Yuck!
I Love it The finale is gona be great—Go watch The voice BYE BYE
PS I know you will be sitting on your couch watching Idol so please grow up
BYEBYE HALEY—Glad its finally come Go to Playboy!!!!
You’re an idiot.
Floth, you are completely ignorant. Evidenced by your deplorable grammar, and horrible opinion.
Typical diatribe from a hick country fan. Haley has far more class than to do a spread – perhaps that’s just YOUR fantasy for her. Typical hick thinking.
Thats what everyone said last week after James got voted off. Funny, the ratings are still increasing! Stop boohooing about James and Haley. They will be fine. They are probaably better off not having won AI. They don’t have to be chained to a contract with people trying to mold them into something they aren’t. I would have to say that Lauren will probably most benefit from winning AI.
I got to say Haley’s elimination is very disappointing. She really made all the songs her own and her performances are always something to look forward to (along woth Casey’s and James’). The thing is I understand that there must be a big a demographic for country music in the United States, but the truth is there are only a selecr number of people outisde the U.S. that cares for country music (probably with the exception of crossover country artists such as Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum etc.who are actually more pop than real country). A voice like Haley’s is very hard to come by while a voice like Lauren’s is pretty but are a dime and a dozen. What she does with her voice the growling, yodeling etc is requires a great deal of technical ability, it is not easy at all, trust me I have tried.
I hope somewhere out there a producer will sign Haley for a record and help her produce an album that will really jumpstart her career, because she is really a rare talent and it would be a waste if she would not be able to showcase her talent to the world. I am sure there are a lot of people dying to buy her CDs (as evidenced by her youtube views and the number of downloads her songs get in itunes).
Best of luck to Haley and the country bumpkins.
Haley left with class…but you have to make another slam of the bumpkins…not classy
whaaattt?? bumpkins darling as in cute like munchkins. :))
Yeh she left with class Looked like she wanted to fight when results revealed I loved it GO COUNTRY BUMPKINS AS THEY ARE CALLING US HEY MAYBE WE’RE HICKS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hi mara,
I definitely agree with you on this one. Haley will be better off now that she’s voted off.
PS. Grabe ang kyot kyot mo!
loved your comments.right on the money.
Love Scotty and cant thank you more for the vote off of the worse Now this is going to be a great finale
All of us in the U.S. believe in democracy where “one person, one vote”. Why is it fair to have a voting sytem where you can vote as many times as you want (by cell phone) and 50x by the internet. Just look at the youtube views and Halley views are millions more than Lauren’s and 100 of thousands more than Scotty’s.
It is obvious the country fan base is huge and Halley may still not have got through to the final, but we will never know because of a voting system that is stupid. I believe “one computer (IP Address), one vote” and one cell phone, one vote.
Of course AI is more interested in profits and vote numbers (showing an artificial level of interest in the show), than what is best and fair, firstly for the contestants and lastly for the fans.
I think the final ‘vote’ will be way down as I don’t see anyone who is not a S & L fan, voting. I don’t care who wins. In my eyes Halley has already and will have longitivity long after the others have been forgotten. And so will James and Pia.
Your logic about the voting process is a little off – if Lauren and Scotty fans can vote as many times by phone and 50 times by internet – so can Haley fans. Don’t blame the “voting system” – blame the fans who didn’t bother to vote.
i agree!!!!
That is like saying “the system is corrupt, but lets just abuse it anyway”. Yes Halley’s voters probably did it as well but I think Idols probably has more county viewers and one thing about country viewers, they are passionate about their singers but don’t hold ‘country values’ where fairness is important. Think city people were just too busy to vote me thinks
Haley voters are educated and have better things to do than vote 1234875820 times
I’m a “city people” and I voted! As for “Haley voters” being more educated – pretty narrow minded statement. Every one has a different taste in music – Haley isn’t bad – just not my musical interest – but I don’t slam all those who loved her music – it’s just too bad they didn’t show some of that “passion” for her and dial up instead of blogging how unfair it is.
DI-TO
They should call it southern American Idol. No way Haley should have gone home. And I love country but these 2 are just not entertaining. America has got it wrong the last 3 years now.
To each his won I love the remaining STARS!!!!!!
But she did go home because she did not get the votes…I do not understand all the drama.
Hey America,
You picked it right! Talent is what you hear when your eyes are closed. Scotty and Lauren can move you with their voices. They dont need a bunch of distraction in the background to make a great performance. I will defiently buy their music. Sure hope they put out some duets together also.
you want a can of dip too?
LOVE THEM BOTH DIP DON’T DO ME HALEY DON’T DO ME GLAD SHES GONE !!! HAHAHAHAHA NOW YOU GO DIP SOME
WE told these Haley fans it was coming We said TOLD U SO—- Now they can’t handle it
***TOLD U SO****
PeopleHateOnBeauty
CROP OF CRAP IMMATURE
LAME! Haley is BY FAR the most entertaining to watch, and the best singer of the three. I’m glad to see Lauren in the Top 2, but Scotty? Really? Can you say -Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz? He bores me senseless. But this is the same gene pool that elected George W. Bush TWICE, so I shouldn’t be suprised.
QUIT WATCHIN HIM THEN U THINK WE REALLY CARE
The best of idol went home last night. Well, at least it saves me four hours of repetitious button pushing next Tuesday. I’ll watch the show perhaps but the only one who would have gotten my votes is gone. Not suprisingly many people feel this way. How till it sound? To go from “95 million” votes down….maybe under 50 million? Has that ever happened? Has viewership ever dropped for the final competition performances? It will be interesting to see. Sure, the Lauren and Scotty fans will probably vote vote vote. But the Haley fans – who surely made up a good part of the 95 million votes – who do not vote next week – will cause a decline in numbers. Good luck in your future, idol. You blew it. It’s not a competition for the most humble, christian singer. Oh wait – I guess it is! Anyway say “lee….kris…..david…”?
I text voted wed. Nite. Never got any confirmation for my votes for Haley! Whats up with that? Something is veey wrong here. This is no longer a true competition of real talent. Will watch next week just to see the real talent ( Casey, Pia, Paul, and Haley ). Will not be voting tho. Sorry!
we text voted for scotty and didn’t get confirmation either, but we just kept voting anyway.
The real winner sould have been James. That being said I think AI veiwers vote on personality more then singing. Haley was to forward for me.
Haley is right to be forward, shows an inner strength which I admire.
It’s a cut throat business. If you don’t take care of yourself no one else will. I don’t think Scotty or Lauren are quite ready for the viper pit that is the music industry. Haley already has that thick skin and confindence.
Even her fans are saying it Her attitude you mean!!! Good bye Haley yeh
This one may ramble a bit. A few weeks ago I thought we were heading for a James v Scotty final. I thought James really hit his stride with “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and sang at a very high level after that until his last two weeks on the show. He may have just peaked too soon.
After James left, I thought it would be Scotty v Haley for two reasons. First, demographics – Scotty was the only male left, Haley the only non-country. The second reason was that even though Lauren seems like a perfectly nice person and has a good voice, I find her incredibly dull.
Haley, on the other hand, always comes off to me as obnoxious and full of herself. But she took on Zep and if she didn’t live to tell the tale, she SHOULD have. And I was hoping someone would introduce her to Stevie Nicks since she never got there on her own, but I was hoping for Gold Dust Woman which I think would have suited her better.
So, I don’t think the result was a fair one – but it was worth it just to see the look of shock on Haley’s face.
I will now see if I can pull a hat trick of wrong predictions by projecting Scotty as next week’s winner – he is just plain better than Lauren, but I won’t be surprised if she somehow wins even as she puts us all to sleep.
Scotty is my fave, but I hope Lauren wins. Lauren needs a big music machine to bring her along. Scotty will be less controlled contractually in second place. That being said, 19E and Interscope did Ok with Carrie Underwood, so it’s all good.
This has been the best season ever. Even the judges have been the best. I hope Scotty takes it all. I’ve been voting for him since the start. James, Halley, and Lauren are good singers, but I think Scotty has the whole package. He knows how to capture the audience. His voice stands out and he humbles himself every time his on stage. Go get um next week Scotty!!! I hope you are the next american Idol. God Bless you.
well said Rose My thoughts exactly
America has gone country!!! Go Scotty I’ve been rooting for you since the very beginning of idol!! He truly defines an American Idol…Good Luck!!! Let’s hope America makes the right choice…
First off, I’m a Haley fan. That being said, I have no problem with her not getting to the finale. It’s OK. I like her style but not enough others agreed. And don’t tell me about teeny boppers voting their fingers off. The voting rules applied to all contestants. If those of us who wanted Haley were enough to put her in the top 2, we had the same opportunity to get her there. My honest opinion is she just didn’t appeal to enough people. Her style of singing didn’t quite fit into any definite category. She was called jazzy, bluesy, she did a country song and an R & B song and a couple of rock songs. Maybe she had to much variety. I don’t know. But I have no sour grapes. I sincerely hope that both Scotty and Lauren do well. And one more thing, I don’t think anyone of these contestants have a lock on a great career. You onloy have to look back to the previous 9 seasons and how many from roughly 120 of top 10, 12 or 13 (depending on the season) have gone on to become stars. I wish them all well. Loved Haley’s voice but that doesn’t mean I think she will be a star.
Thanks for keeping me entertained all season with your comment. But the haters really need to think twice. And I mean from all sides. They are just kids. No reason to be cruel.
Good Comments, Phil. They are just kids..trying their best. They have no control over who votes for them or who doesn’t.
Well said Phil, most positive comment I have seen all seaon.
So happy Scotty and Lauren are in the final. This has been a talented group this year and I enjoyed listening to them all.
i think scotty is the best so he’ll surely get the title of an american idol…it’s my first time to vote on american idol since it was began..so i bet my idol will bring home the bacon..go scotty…God Bless!
why is everyone dissapointed with Haley’s exit? i voted for her. it’s just that our votes didnt match or exceed Lauren and Scotty’s votes..
I agree. It wont matter. If she’s as good as I think she is, she’ll get a record deal. If not, then I guess I’m in the minority. But every Haley fan had the same opportunity to vote. Obviously, it just wasn’t enough. No sour grapes.
Haley Reinhart getting booted off just shows how much tweens really watch this show. Go ahead and see how boring the finale will be. Mr. Scotty McBORING and Ms. Lauren A-LAME-na.
Hahaha right on brotha! 🙂
Just accept the fact that America really did vote for the better singers of the three. Scotty and Lauren do not need to growl or scream to produce wonderful music and performances. America got it right. I bet you’re just sad that you can’t see more of haley’s legs anymore. Waaa
ABSOLUTELY
HAHA Jealousy again It shines
GO COUNTRY
‘hope to see you personally here in the Phillippines for you world tour…you’re very talented,conservative,God fearing young guy i know it will be the start of your big success!!I’ll support u all d way..Good luck Scotty!!
what is wrong with country music? At least one can understand what they’re singing. i guess most Americans are used to the crap that is being called music today, all the screaming and basically just noise.
Country is a great Genre’… no screaming, has meaning, has story… Even I, a Breaking Benjamin fan, was amazed by this Country breakout this year… Very distinct country Voice, “Scotty” …is in it to win it’
Geesh. Stop hating on Scotty and lauren. I’m glad their the final two! It doesnt really matter who wins to me honestly love them both and will both be extremely successful!
WoHOOOO SCOTTY I am more than proud of this outcome.
I just watched Haley’s goodbye song and can i say “WOW oh WOW oh WOW!!!” Thats how you go out strong! It’s true…she’s punchy but fearless. I believe her, this ain’t the end of this shindig. Can’t wait for her album.
I will not be watching the AI finale. They changed the night to Tuesday to go against THE VOICE — which is sad but typical of AI — and after reading some of the comments listed here, I believe Hailey was dumped by Fox. Also, if you could not see the hatred from J Lo to Hailey — please look again. I’m so sad, because this season’s competition was so awesome and to
be left with Disney singer wannabees for the finale, all I can say is WHAT?!?!?!?
p.s. I look to Haley to surpass both Scotty and Lauren with her career. Look at past years to see who America REALLY wanted to win by who made it! Sorry Fox and AI — your tactics have been thwarted in the past — and Haley is going to do the same this year. GO HALEY!!!
And Casey, Pia and Paul — to name a few voted off.
And yes — we did vote every week, but were also met with connection problems each week for our favorite.
Can anyone out there say if that ever happened when voting for Scotty and Lauren?
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Go cry in your pillow
Yes,actually. I voted for both Scotty and Lauren, and it took me probably 10-15 tries before I got through last week and this week.
Wrong! The voice is on at 10 East coast 9 central. Idol is on at 8 east and 7 central. They do not share any on air time.
i had problems voting for scotty several times. as for tues. we texted and never got a confirmation, but we just kept voting anyway.
I would like to see Scotty sing “I’m Sorry” by John Denver.
I think John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain LOW” would be a much better choice for Scotty.
Is America really voting, or is it Fox and American fixing the results.
I tried to vote for Haley for the allotted 2 hours (west coast) but was unable to get one vote connection. 03 & 06 constant busy and 09 was indicating a circuit problem. Did Haley even get all her votes, or was the 09 line cut off , resulting in 1/3 her votes
I think Fox pulled the plug on the 09 line, intending to skew the vote – Did anyone recall getting thru on 09 – please reply if you tried and could never connect on the 09 line.
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Funny how this site says Haley or Scotty 2-to-1 over Lauren but Haley is eliminated. “American Idol 2011 Results: Top 3 Elimination Show Tonight”
Scotty 43%
Haley 38%
Lauren 18% ????
Why did JoLo tell Lauren she would see her in the finals – is this like a couple years back when Paula gave the critique on the second song but just heard first song? Are we dealing with a scripted program…..or is it just a money thing.
well thissite has nothing conection to the american idol result..this is just the fans who happens to have acces in internet..but how about those who is not a memeber here? or those people who doesnt even know this site? im sure they vote too right? i have coup;le of friends doesnt know this site and yet they vote via phone…..
I agrre wist you this top is fake. because the judjes one tome of the show they was absent them I think they make change. Ican’tprove, but in my opinion this result is not true.
??? Ever heard of spellcheck? If you are going to complain, at least make sense!
oi eu se voce perdeu o seu tempo lendo o que eu escrevi e tentando interpretar o que eu quero dizer que bom, isso quer dizer que voce entendeu amensagem e a mensagem nao era para voce . e sim para Haley. beijos.
All these excusses for Haley…she got VOTED off not because people could not get through..there are other ways to vote than the phone lines. Haley had the worst attitude. I thought when Ryan announced Lauren, Haley was going to kill someone…get over yourself Haley…take your bad attitude home!!! Laurn was trying to be gracious to Haley and Haley wanted no part of it…bad move Haley. So glad she is gone, she should have been gone weeks ago. She needed a dose of reality and that the world does not revolve around her!!! She can sing if she would stop yelling and growling but her attitude is what many people saw. Hopefully she will learn from this…..but I doubt it.
and haley cannot sing…she is rude, conceited and has absolutely no class….i cannot understand how she got this far. if there is any fix…it was to keep her this long…by that “i can’t believe i lost” look on haley’s face i believe there has been voting irregularities in her favor all season and it didn’t work this time…see ya haley…well not really, hope to never hear or see you again…
It said it all GO SCOTTY
You are absolutely right. Not only this round but previous shows as well. She is tarlented but bad attitude.
Sorry you feel this way… Maybe Haley needed her space and didn’t want to cry.. put your self in her shoe. Think about it she has worked hard to be in the bottom 3 and is sad to be the best performer and not win.. like Pia, James and Casey. Haley she is a winner in many way!!!
You too… What is wrong with you people .
You just don’t get Haley . We all are not a like. It would be sad if we were.
I will miss Haley next week. That girls is tenacious and ridiculously talented. Lauren has a lovely voice, but I hope the “machine” doesn’t eat her alive.
Good luck to Scotty and Lauren.
Lets talk about the last 4 of this season American Idol. Either James go or Haley was just a matter of time. Some how rather Haley knew that she was singing on thin ice and true enough based on my earlier instinct that Haley was just a stool pigeon paving the chances for the two finale at last. Between the 2 I still hold on to Lauren as the, I stressed the NEXT AMERICAN IDOL.
Its over and done with MOVE ON
I am happy for most of American. Talking to family who are Northeasten, they do not get the All American faith hope and family part of American Idol. James has a child and is not married, note Crytol Cowersox, they are not covered with tatoos, note to so many wannabees, they are just the kids next store. I agree that they are immature and young, but so are tens of millions of our children.
If you have watched every show, how can you say they have pushed this? They were obvious in their pusing for James and Casey. Haley never was on their radar due to Haley never really trying to be honest with us. A great voice……..she kept saying her genre was jazz, pop and pop rock. Then with her parents it was our Little Rock and Roll star?
Had she tried to be honest and competed with James in that genre she may still have made the top 3 and even higher. I do not think she has been honest with the viewers or maybe even herself?
I will look for her CD and buy it, maybe also Casey’s if he makes one. For sure I will look forward to Scotty and Lauren.
As to next week, I am hoping to hear from Carrie!
Some one in our office came up with they should include at least one duet. How about as mentors Faith Hill and Tim McGraw? Think of the reuninion of Faith and Carrie as well as all the other drama? OMG I can’t wait for next week.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A lot of what you say make sense. But the Haley being dishonest stuff is just whacked. She performed all of her songs well. She was being coached and advised all along for weeks. She’s 20 years old. Give it a rest already.
Cant wait either This is great!!!!
Well i am looking forword to the final idol I think Scotty is good,, way keep knocking him,, all were good,, but somebody has to win,, and somebody has to go home.. and tp knock him because he is christian,, is that so bad…
I have to thank you dear writer for not putting out any hateful comments. Everyone(and by that I mean all the writers) have made fun of etc. Scotty and Lauren because of where they are from and that they sing country music. I just read Parkers column from Yahoo and once again it was nothing but put downs because of the county music. This is one of the most talented Idol’s in a long time. Why is country deemed hicksville, red neck, dumb, ignorant, people. Country music is just music just like R & B, Rock, Heavy Metal, etc. Different people like different styles of music. Why is supposely horrible if someone sings or like country music? So come on please give us cuntry hicks a break. We are Americans, too. We are not foreign just because we happen to enjoy a different type of music. Thanks for allowing me to vent.
sorry that typo is country.
I’m a James/Scotty fan. James also won a Country Idol contest 2009!!!! Delighted to see Scotty/Lauren for the finale. Both excellent singers!!!
Haley Bowersox…
First off, I’m a Haley fan. That being said, I have no problem with her not getting to the finale. It’s OK. I like her style but not enough others agreed. And don’t tell me about teeny boppers voting their fingers off. The voting rules applied to all contestants. If those of us who wanted Haley were enough to put her in the top 2, we had the same opportunity to get her there. My honest opinion is she just didn’t appeal to enough people. Her style of singing didn’t quite fit into any definite category. She was called jazzy, bluesy, she did a country song and an R & B song and a couple of rock songs. Maybe she had to much variety. I don’t know. But I have no sour grapes. I sincerely hope that both Scotty and Lauren do well. And one more thing, I don’t think anyone of these contestants have a lock on a great career. You onloy have to look back to the previous 9 seasons and how many from roughly 120 of top 10, 12 or 13 (depending on the season) have gone on to become stars. I wish them all well. Loved Haley’s voice but that doesn’t mean I think she will be a star.
Thanks for keeping me entertained all season with your comment. But the haters really need to think twice. And I mean from all sides. They are just kids. No reason to be cruel.
Sorry. Posted this above but didn’t mean to reply to that comment.
I agree…well said!
Very well said. I agree about past contestants. I also think this seasons crop has the best chance to produce some stars or some big successes. Most likely stars: Scotty, Haley, Paul. Big success Casey, James, Naimi. I wish them good luck. It was a great season.
Here’s what I think.
The fact that some people are talking about how Haley “wasn’t honest with herself” because she didn’t stick with a genre, or “didn’t quite fit into any definite category” because she didn’t stick with a specific genre goes to show that the Judges do really have a lot of influence on voters.
A singing competition should be just that. It should be about the voice. The fact that Haley is able to sing many different types of genre and sing each one well shows the power of her voice. The same could be said for James Durbin. Which is why I am really coming to love The Voice and not AI. I’m not a fan of Lauren….it was pretty obvious from day one they were pushing her to the public. I think she is bland and there is nothing special about her. She might be successful in country since I believe the fans of country and the genre are a little behind times, but as far as worldwide fame, she will not have that. It takes something more to attain that and Lauren nor Scotty have that. I believe Haley has more of a shot due to her versatility but she will need to get the right people. Same for Durbin.
I thonk you misunderstand me. Haley was mya favorite just because she was so varied in her music and singing. I thought she was the best voice from the beginning. All I meant was some people tend to only like their own particular genre. My favorite band is the Beatles because they took so many risks.
Heard Jimmy Iovine wants to make a record with Haley. Don’t really know if that’s good or bad.
Thanks Phil. Wanted to make the same remarks. I am a Haley fan and was dissapointed that she got voted off. Have never for one second thought it was rigged. Fair way to vote is another issue. This vote system simply gives victory to the one supported by the ones who push the redial button most often. BTW I didn’t get booted off the 09 number. Fact is I got in at least 4 times. OOPS…guess I’m part of the problem also.
Me too. I stopped texting after only about 15 minutes. So I can’t gripe about results.
Scotty will win this for sure 🙂
i <3 him 🙂
I was hoping that Haley would have received enough votes to be in the finals. I thought she should have been eliminated earlier in the competition, but once Haley got some songs that suited her voice, she demonstrated that she is an impressive singer. As others have mentioned, she has a great future ahead of her. Haley was smart to pick out “Bennie and the Jets” to sing as her departing song. With it she managed to make fun of Randy and JLo. “Randy and Jennifer have you seen them yet, Oh they’re so spaced out.” That was rich! They deserved it, and that is what they get for all of their efforts put towards picking Haley’s performances apart.
As for next week, ZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Scotty will win and Lauren will throw a tantrum.
Lousy performance by 50 Cent. The same holds for the _X-Files_knockoff.
One of the highlights of last night’s show was the young hero from Georgia who
saved his little brother. What a great little boy!
I love your post ….and yeah…that was a great segment with Lauren and the kid!
Thank you! :). That segment was very touching. The little boy is so humble. That aside, he has a great accent.
For you to see what some on this blog has said all along,— lack of respect for the Judges (JLO and Randy) is so there. Haley was a contestant subject to feedback negative & positive from the judges. Everyone will not like you in that business & for her to display her lack of respect is an indication that she was not destine to win. Everyone was looking at everything those young people did. Haley appeared self centered, not open to negative feedback and a little diva. I wish her well but, i do believe she will be her worse enemy with her attitude. You would have to be blind not to see some of her negative reactions to the other contestants and the judges. As long as you worshipped her (in a sense) or talked of her beauty, sexy appearance etc. she was so in tune. I think her stragety was to make the public feel she was being unfairly picked on by Randy and JLo and it BACKFIRED on her. Sorry for her, wish her well in whatever she does but,,,time to move on and watch Scotty (the body) and Lauren. My fav was James. I miss him and know whatever he does it will be awesome!!! Haley, i really don’t know how far she will go after all the Idol hype is over and if she is lucky enough to get a record contract like Pia, how will her records sell???? time will tell.
gonna miss you Haley… 🙁
They Hate Country because they hate their Country…. I Believe scotty has a great career coming up on his way… Even without the Christian Votes, he is Good to go, and be the NEXT. Even more when CCM voters will… But, eventually will not call him an idol. “Just another great Rising Star, not an Idol”. First 2 commandments in God’s Law.
Oh bug off!
Highly diisliking country music does not mean people hate their country. Sheesh. Country music does not define this nation, nor does any other genre of music for that matter.
YES—Finally …. America got it RIGHT …Honestly do not know how Haley got this far….played the pity card…..VOTERS finally saw through her!!!!!
Team Haley did alot of hating on the other contestants…..not an American Idol at all!!!!!
Agreed!!!
yes yes yes…..i prefer james than haley
Agree with this comment. Best 2 are in the final.
Sorry you hate Haley and you don’t know her.
Don’t hate Haley, just do not care for the way she presented herself on american idol. Attitude. For some reason if appeared that she felt she was a sure win.
I am knew to this but I just wanted to say that I have been reading the comments and what I wanted to inject is that I found this year had more talent than the previous years and this is just my opinion and I realize this is what this site is for.
The top three all have their own type of talent and style. But first and foremost they are people with feelings and I am quite sure they read some of this stuff.
I am proud of all three of them because they all have one quality alike and that is guts and fortitude. How many of us would even attempt to set ourselves up for the unknown either failure or success.
They are all winners in my book and all will have promising careers because they got the exposure that was needed to be recognized for “free” via money issues.
Everyone is entitled to like whoever they want. Just imagine how really boring this world would be if we didn’t have different opinions, but it would be a far better world and set better examples for everyone and could possible tone down some of the anger inthis world if we all could just find something good in everyone after all who are we to critize, we either have nothing in the way of talent to offer or for those who do didn’t have the guts to go for it!
I say “cudos” to all of the contestants and wish the best for all of them, atleast they all gave it a shot!
Not going to watch the finale. I’m done. Move AI to the country channel or to the Disney channel. Yawn.
bye ana…..
I never imagined i would like rock but, i loved James and his performances. I love Carrie Underwood and country music as well. I came to luv Scotty the body and his music (he is so cute) and Lauren,,,the sweet voice of Lauren I love. Casey, Jacob, Pia and Namia, Stafano all have wonderful sounds but…the key for me was attitude as well as talent. Once Haley showed her disrespect for the judges, she lost my respect. For some reason Haley appeared to feel she was entitled to the AI crown and her persona was so negative when it came to accepting feedback for her performances.
Now the viewing public can vote for the best artist..Scotty or Lauren are both awesome! it will be a hard choice. I will return to watching AI now that Haley is OFF. Sorry darlin but your attitude was your worse enemy…you were your worse enemy. That’s my opinion.
TOTALLY AGREE!!! I’m a James fan but also Scotty & Lauren – best talent and truly represent what I feel an American Idol represents.
Agreed! Like I said above when Ryan announced Lauren won over Haley..the look on Haley’s face was down right scary. She was ticked off and thought for sure it was her. Just a bit too full of herself. Sooooo glad she is gone.
yes and covers it like shes too cool of it…but i know deep inside she want to kill someone hahaha
i do agreee…when the judge told scotty the he is getting boring with his song…he was cool as it is..he accepted it..same with lauren and those other contestant…but with haley wow… there she goes..she show me at least how disrespecful she is among others..and smirk most of the time when other contestant voted off….
Wrong. Misguided self-righteous judgement based upon observer’s perceptions of her attitude hurt her; not her actual attitude.
It is not a misguided self righteous judgement, then I guess a lot of America were wrong becasue many saw the same ATTITUDE. She many not have an attitude when she gets her way but when she doesn’t look out.
Agreed. Haley’s self-confidence is being misinterrpreted as arrogance. Her reactions to criticism are preferrable to getting all watery-eyed when criticised.
Poor Adam Lambert , he must be crushed about right now. lol
Haley, she not the winner AI, but she winner of the competition, where she show to every one, she can sing , she not afraid, and the best thing she has a beatiful family.
Scotty show everyone to that he can sing, he is not afraid and the best thing he got wonderful family…oh and lauren as well has those all quality that u mention for haley….
The rest of the contestants all have the same qualities, they all can sing they all have supportive families etc. But what Haley had was the worst attitude and that was VERY clear last night. She needed to be gracious and humbble, but Haley was too full of Haley and that will not win America’s vote. That is what people saw and Haley deserved to be voted off.
Smile!
Yet another season where the best singers don’t make the final. It is unfortunate that I won’t watch the finally. I can have other things put me to sleep. While Scotty does a fine job, he is one of the most boring competitors I have EVER seen on the show. I think I may actually be done watching a show that FOX rigs to have who they want to to win. I wish Scotty and Lauren luck, however Casey, James and Haley will be around a lot longer than either of the two finalists!
I disagree. Best 2 are in the final. Haley should not have been in the top 13. Only had 2 songs all season worth hearing. She has no future.
Then you unfortunately, like the rest of America have no ear, nor eye for talent. Don’t get me wrong, I do like both Scotty and Lauren, however they are not worthy of winning the contest. One of them will be the so called “American Idol” but they are not the winners of the contest. Lauren needs to grow up, when she does she is going to be a very good singer and performer. Scotty just needs to find a personality. He will make a great recording artist, but he will put people to sleep live.
when this show was thirteen contestants my husband and i voted for several of them, namely scotty , lauren, james, casey and haley. after pia was voted off, we voted for just our favorite, scotty.
first of all bye to u ..and second u will not tell us the best singet is not in in the finale…maybe to u scotty and lauren is not best singer but for us and millions of people sure agreee that they are..and haley not….so….thats life u know…
Thank you AI for giving me the opportunity to watch some very talented individuals this season.
Good luck to the Country Kids, and I mean that in terms of endearment, they are both good kids, and have a lot of talent.
I am a huge Haley fan, but you will get no sour grapes from me. If not for AI I may never have had the sheer pleasure of listening to this young lady.
Those of us who did enjoy Haley’s singing know exactly what I am talking about. The growls, the rasp, the energy, the emotion, intensity, the playfulness, and the fun of her performances made the season very entertaining for me. Again thank you very much for that AI.
There are a few areas that I think the producers would be wise to look into. A very large number of your audience is under the impression that this is just a popularity contest, not an actual singing contest. Many fans were also not pleased with the judging this season. It seemed there were many inconsistancies in the judging, perhaps that needs to be addressed. Although it has been a very entertaining season loaded with talent, many of your fans feel the voting system is flawed, and feel this is why so many of the eventual winners have not had stellar careers.
One last note, the school systems in our country are trying very hard to curtail bullying in school. This is and has been a major problem. When Randy went on his tirade, it seemed very much like a person in power bullying a person who had very little defense against it. This incident gave what was an outstanding season a big black eye. I did not appreciate those two minutes of this season at all.
ur attacking randy? how about simon?
They got rid of Simon, they need to get rid of Randy.
Simon would have called Haley out in reference to her attitude and she would NOT have gotten as far as she did. Randy and Simon are 2 different people & I think Randy was more gracious than Simon would have Been. Haley would have gotten a tongue lashing.
Agreed, Haley needs a Coondog tongue lashing!! Pant-Pant!
it really doesn’t matter who wins at this point. the final four are all good singers who will be getting record contracts. haley was slated to be voted off. the judges just didn’t like her even though she was the most versatile singer in the bunch. still can’t figure out why pia got voted out when she did. t
pressed the wrong button again. then again i still can’t understand why jennifer hudson got voted off. to make a long story short, the voting system is terrible, the judges are from hunger, and fourteen year old girls should not have cell phones with automatic redial. let’s hear it for the x factor
Was the first season I ever watched and now I know why I never watched it before.
First of all, the whole idea of unlimited voting is stupid. That just sets up family/friends/relatives and spoiled rich kids being able to vote over and over and over again.
Then the judges: Spent so much time talking about consistency while they weren’t consistent themselves. After a while the confusion unvieled their hipocracy and favortism.
Finally: None of the final 10 were all that good and that is why you’re all crying.
Think about everything I said up above and ask yourself why Pia went home before the Crest Toothpaste commercial guy who dances worse than Elaine on Sienfield and probably sings even worse than her too.
But anyhow, the face of Mad Magazine will win this and I won’t bother watching it. I will be interested in seeing how far Casey and Haley go. Because the rest are all crybabies I don’t care how far they go.
As for next year, Hopefully Idol will stop the unlimited voting and ban lip synchers from being judges. Otherwise this was likely the first and last season I will ever take time to watch.
Glad you won’t be watching but the rest of America will.
Yes the rest of brain washed America will continue to watch.
Well you are still commenting on this site so you are basically still interested in AI.
Scotty McCreery = Alfred E. Neuman. That’s harsh…lol
Not fair to comment on how people look, when we can’t see what you look like.
Lol… Very witty!
A little bit country, a little bit rock’n roll… That reminds me of a song by Donnie and Marie Osmond in 1970s.
I love this top 2! I really thought that James and Scotty would be neck and neck until the end, but when James went home I really wanted Lauren to be there with him. They are both really good kids, and great role models for the younger people that watch the show, I think either of them would make a great Idol. <3
I totally agree. Both Lauren and Scotty are excellant role models for our youth today. I am praying that they remain sweet and humble and do not allow the music industry to change them. They can show the youth today that they do not have to compromise their values to achieve their dreams. They can stay true to who they are.
NOT faIR…. NOT FAIR AT ALL… this SEASON is about NOT being FAIR…
yeah i told you that as always all the things gonna be opposite of the opinions and Lauren will STAY… thatS rediculous… we have seen these 2 from day1 in american idols edition and thats rediculous that the 2 who were more in edit is now top2…it means they choose who gonna be in top2 not people…
what up????this is teen idol
Say that again?
Ron….Sorry about Haley I know she was your favorite from the beginning. It just seems that we get disappointed almost every season because the most talented don’t win but the most popular ones do.
The voting system really needs to change…..Adding on line voting really didn’t help much….Teenagers and young people live on those computers……We really need a better system like DWTS…limited amount of votes per person would be the fairest way to do it….JMHO
yeah right… voting system this season SUCKS… it disappear many talented ones …Now it is unbelievable that Lauren is now in top2!!!
Somaya what language are you speaking???????HUH????
everyone had the same amount of time to vote for their favorites. if you didn’t vote thats your fault not the systems.
but i caNT lie… i should say that when i first saw Scotty in the first seconds when i was watching him i texted to my brother that: heyyyy Scotty is the next american idol…
Scotty and Lauren, good role models for our future… Not rebellious, good family values, Great attitude… i think the CCM votes goes to the Guy’..
Yes!!!!! The young people need role models like Lauren and Scotty, I agree completely. They both deserve what is in store for them. and what they worked so hard for. People are bashing them because they are young…well they are young but extremely talented and probably better people than a lot of people out there.
your post was bad. i do not like it. (yes i will write this to every post you write). do the same thing the judges did to haley to you and see how you like being told your bad time after time when you know you did great.
To the contrary, I think HALEY makes an EXCELLENT role model! I have 3 teenage daughters and I hope they have the self assurance and fortitude to stand up to people who wrongfully criticize them, as Haley did.
You have the mentality of a child but please keep posting it is very entertaining!!
amedeus…please post negative comments on my posts too!! You must be all of 10 years old, but you are entertaining!!!! LOL
Why do you guys always has to put HALEY in every thread? ghgjgjkhkhkghkhgljll was just praising the finalists… there’s no Haley there. my gosh!
Beatrice…good for you!
Haley did a great job to have made it as far as she did and I wish she would have made it into the finals, it would have been fun. I look forward to whatever she has planned for the future.
I’ve only followed one Idol since its conception, Adam Lambert and now I have another. I’m interested how or if she will incorporate her mom and dad in her career.
Haley rocks! I can’t wait for her album to come out it will have a lot of guest performers and will be current and rocking not same ol same ol boring rehash sounds like whats already out there which scotty and lauren will have.
NEXT SEASON!
a new voting system should be put into place it should go by iTunes sales. Thats where the real market for the next idol is at. Who do you think a producer wants a 17 year old who had 40 million votes most of them multiple votes and only 30,000 downloads on their song or a 20 year old who only had 20 million votes but had 100,000 downloads on their song. Money talks! Haley brought in the most money for American Idol she will get the better record deals and promotion than whoever wins next week. Who also had the most youtube views! Haley! Haley is in the right spot and will have a bright future she has so many industry leaders pulling for her. I dont care if Scotty McNuts of Wonder or Lauren aLAME-ah wins next week. the tweens won this idol season it was not america voting it was tween girls. Thank god they are not old enough to vote for a president or else we would have sarah palin in office next year. Good luck Haley you will do great!
Are you For Real????????????????????????
not all of america downloads songs, some of us go to the store and buy them.
this is serious crap. i am not happy with the results and i have no interest in watching the finale one bit. haley deserved to be there.
Nope….bad attitude. She needed to go home. But the rest of America will watch for you!
How about every post you write i tell you what a bad job you did? Lets see when your breaking point is and you finally put your foot down or lets see when you grow a backbone and tell me something. Haley didnt have a bad attitude she had passion and belief in what she did and fought for it. Scotty was given a free ride. did same song 3 times in a row really butchered the i hope you dance song which was his only risky song all season he has played it safe. lauren has held back ive been waiting for her to do that aerosmith song again but hasnt. Only risk taker out of the three was Haley. Next week will be a very boring finale. If these two were in Country Idol they would of not made it this far trust me im a country fan and i will not be buying their albums. Just google “country radio does not like scotty” read what all country radio stations are saying! they do not like scotty or lauren. Anyways stop being ignorant and saying she had a bad attitude .
Well you don’t have to watch AI if it will be boring and I am not ignorant for saying Haley had a bad attitude. Most of America saw it so I am not the only one. “IF” she can continue to sing and make something of herself then she needs to learn how to take the negative comments (because she will continue to get plenty) that is all part of it. And be my guest to comment on all my posts…I can take your ignorance also.
Well said jt3594…please amadeus, comment on all my posts also and my so called ignorance.
How bout if you can’t hang with the big dogs get off the porch!!!!
those are just a small minority of country stations. i bet they are first in line to play his songs when he becomes a big star.
I believe the vote was honest. Haley will have a great career. It seems to me that Americans are getting a little tired of the screaming and grunting.Country music is more soothing to the soul. Especially Scottie. He brought back the country music of the past. Good luck to the many performers who tried so hard to make it. I think it is the best ever American Idol season It is so nice to see so many young people wanting to make a real purpose for their lives.Good luck to all.
agreed much… people are now thinking, what and should be voted’… God Bless Country Music
I agree, Screams should be for pains, nightmares and suspense movies only. the real pleasant music is represented in the two ones remaining, mostly in Scotty. I hate when I see the judges saying Its was a Borin performance when the contestant choosed a romantic and pleasent song to perform. Good America told them yells, Shouts and screams are not pleasant !
Country music is not soothing. Sorry. I see it as sad and boring. No excitement and I think behind times. No innovation or progress. I think country music got a makeover with country stars becoming more “fashionable”, but other than that no real progress. My opinion.
Twangy music about love gone wrong? I’d rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard, thank you. Country music appeals to… country people!
Northern Guy; Yeah that must be why 150 thousand people showed up when Garth did a concert in NYC Central Park. And showed up in cowboy hats, no less.
Liz, stop following me around you miserable little troll. I’m not responding to your posts any more because if I argued with you then we’d both be idiots and not just you.
lm from the uk and never watched american idol before, but having recently discovered adam lambert i decided to watch the series this. Overall its been ok, loved that someone different like james could get so far, but i have to say its got pretty dull the last few weeks. Here in the uk, country music is for OLD people!
that’s Because you people there don’t excel on that kind of Genre… your more of the pop, rock and the club… that’s what is written on ur’ UK Charts… Country Albums here makes bucks and platinums. We don’t need you to buy our country albums to prove it….
And guess what, Mandy? Someday you are going to be OLD.
YEAH-
WHERES KNOW IT ALL MATTHEW THATS RIGHT HES IN SCHOOL DAYCARE OHHHH CRYING IN HIS PILLOW AT NAPPY TIME
TOLD YA SOOOOOOOOOOOO
IT AINT GONA HAPPEN YOU SAID
TOLD YA SOOOOOOOO
AGAIN TOLD YOU SOOOOOOOOOOO
Lol that is a good one
Stay in UK Then U couldnt handle life here
I rather wanna stay in Alaska… And still hear great Country Music there in the alps… God Bless America’
That’s why it is called AMERICAN Idol and not Europe Idol !!!
Mandy – please don’t be fooled by American Idol this season. Not all of us are country music fans. But a lot of people who watch TV and vote apparently are. Our young people have a pretty wide range of musical interests – world, indie, dance, and pop as well as country. I am sorry for the poor attitudes of some of the other comments. These are the same folks who will probably never try to visit across the ocean and have no idea how awful they make Americans seem to folks like you. Thank you for your honesty and the information you shared.
Yeah i’m glad at least their old people are intelligent musicians…
Yepp! Old…but childish!
Boy Mandy I guess that will be the last time you criticize country music. Personally I’m a Classic Rock fan but Country music is the most popular genre in America.
and yet country only earns 12% of the sales in the music industry while Rock & Roll earns 32%. With the country vote being strong enough to muscle in two finalists, Idols future looks to be country skewed from now on, unless they change the voting procedure.
Wake up Mandy!! Then stay in the UK. We are happy here in America and obviously there are many that like country and we are not OLD!! the majority of the voters are all young viewers so you need to get your facts straight.
Relax she was just stating her opinion about the UK not America.
Most people that like country music are not progressive people and are set in their ways.
Actually….you are pretty old now
I can not wait to buy music from Lauren and Scotty and I think it would be great if one or both make appearances at the CMA Fest next month! Country music fans are the best in the U.S.!!!!
i can’t wait too
WHERE YOU AT MATTHEW—I TOLD U SO!!!!!!
U SAY IT AINT GONA HAPPEN THINK AGAIN GUY! SHOWS HOW MUCH U KNOW ABOUT MUSIC HUH
LOVE IT!!!!
Nice love it
Hehe, hi Matthew! Where are youuuu now? LOL
i didnt think Haley out, but i hope scotty would be idol 10.
I think Scottys got this in the bag for sure Good outcome last night
I hope Lauren nails him to the wall with her big vocals! The guest on American idol who said her six year old niece had a favorite and it was Scotty….foretold the future of Idol.
that made me laugh out so hard… quit the haley bashing.
Its natural for her to feel a lil bit despair, standing at a huge stage, working so hard for her dreams, and being told that her american idol journey ended there. Who would not be disappointed – and that has nothing to do about her feeling that she is the best, she is full of herself, she has bad attitude, she is this she is that. She was just disappointed, like how james reacted when he was told he wasn’t in the top 3.
Seriously, get a break. You guys are just bitter in your own life, trying to judge a young girl chasing for her dreams through a TV Box, and thinkin that you’re all that about – attitude, character and morales. LOL. get yourself a self-check please, don’t judge on other people like you’re a saint, scrutinizing their every single move and criticizing them like they ain’t got it. Seriously, way too hilarious.
Haley was truly respectable during her exit on stage, just like any of the other contestants who left. She was disappointed, but she took it all in, and gave america a huge smile, and rocked it out.
the earlier exits were much easier to take (comparatively), but when you’re just one step away from the finale, the bad news is MUCH HARDER to take, so quit the haley bashing. Seriously…
haley will continue chasing her dreams, its just the beginning, and there are many of her supporters who will watch her through her journey. You can never tell if someone is going to have a great career or whatsoever, can you? you’re not some wise clairvoyant guru who can tell the future, anyone of them can do well, its just a matter of whether they have the right opportunities in front of them after american idol.
Haley will be fine, god bless her. And i will be supporting her too.
Be careful with what you say, cause its just reflect who you are. Those who judge others about their character, attitude or wadever, hastily and go about cursing them, are actually the ones who should be shot and cast out of this society…
There’s an old saying, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”. The sad thing is that people do judge a person by what they reflect and Haley reflected it badly throughout the competition. Everyone knows shes talented and chasing her dreams; they all are which is why they’re on the show but she did a poor job of showing her emotional side until last night’s video of her returning home. More of that and all the negativity about her attitude would be non-existent…of course, then they would find something else to hate her for…
I have to agree with Andrew’s comments, especially the part about all the uproar on Haley’s reaction to hearing she was out. I don’t recall seeing or hearing similar comments about James, who I believe had a stronger reaction to the news than Haley did.
Having said that, I am sorry to see Haley leave. I became a fan of hers early on and felt she just kept getting better and better each week, and never knew what she was going to do form week to week, so she definitely kept me interested in the show. The others, even James, were pretty predictable in what they were going to do each week, never straying too far from their comfort zone.
I am a country and classic rock fan, and actually did not know many of the songs Haley sang each week, but I really liked her voice and the way she performed. Being nice to look at didn’t hurt, obviously. I think she is actually a nice person, but she did come across at times as almost cocky, and, unfortuantely, that hurt her with the voters. But, I will most definitely follow her career to see how it turns out. Good luck Haley!!
So, now we have Scotty and Lauren:
both are sweet kids with alot of talent, so we should all just wish them the best of luck and hope they go on to successful careers and don’t get eaten up by the music industry. May the best teen win…
Good post Haley fan…Haley scted the lady.
Andrew…beautiful post …well thought out…well said. You managed to say exactly the right words.
we are only responding to all of you scotty and lauren haters.
I think Scotty should be the american Idol, his deep voice, – not common in the contest – make him special. Lauren is ok but seems to be as any other country common singer, nothing special in her. And I’m glad no rocker gets the throne.
Got that COUNTRY IS HERE TO STAY!!!!!
Reading all these comments shows that a lot of Haly’s fans share the same behavior that Haley did. Sore losers that did not get their way. The bad attitude is showing in most of her fans the same attitude that she showed!!
Haley was a sore loser? OMG. That girl had a right to be shocked and dismayed, and if her smile faltered for a moment or she didn’t shed a tear it only shows she’s a pro. Unlike your beloved Lauren – who I like, but is still a child.
It is OK to show emotion, but with Haley it was shear hatred and a very poor loser. The look on her face said it all and that was not professional. Lauren at 16 shows more class than Haley in this whole competition. Haley went because it was time and finally her true colors shown through.
Lauren may be young but has always been gracious and never showed a poor attitude when receiving critique from the judges. Same with Scotty, they both took it and said thank you with a smile and grew from it. Haley just shot daggers and got mad. She handled herself very immature. So I guess Haley can learn from the 16 and 17 year olds how to act.
What is this alleged “poor attitude” that Haley apparently has that everyone keeps on talking about? She was of course DISMAYED at being eliminated especially when she was so close to being in the final two. Wouldn’t anyone disappointed? She is not arrogant or full of herself as so many are saying. She is merely a strong-willed, persevering and passionate girl. And what look should she have had on her face anyway? A SMILE!?!?!? It is hard to be both happy for your fellow contestants and be sad for yourself all at the same time or vice versa you know. And Haley (as with the rest of them) have only a few seconds to process the elimination. They have a few seconds to feel sad, get over their dissapointment (at least for the camera), feel/look happy for the other finalists, and sing their swan song. So yes, I do not think Haley should be judged for how she initially reacted when she was eliminated (and also for the times that she was saved and another was eliminated). This also goes for the other contestants.
Hell I was shocked, I never thought they would eliminate Haley, I was already thinking about a finale upset…boy was I wrong! It just shows the popularity of Country music not the dislike of Haley Reinhart she was Top 3 afterall. As far as her additude well I just chalk it up to her fighting personality but she regained her composure.
Haley had every right to be upset….She deserved to be in the Top 2……I really didn’t think that both Scotty and Lauren would be in it. At least when Carrie was in the Top 2 it was with Bo Bice…….I voted for Carrie because I felt she was the best singer and performer….Bo Bice was a rocker and I love that kind of music too. It shouldn’t be country verses rock. It should be the best verses the best and it just didn’t happen…..Its a country bumpkin Finale……Toss a coin..does it really matter who wins now????
Yes Phyllis it would have been so much fun if it were a Rock vs Country finale however Country is so much more popular then Rock she really wouldn’t have standed a chance. She would have foughten so hard she may have even fallen for us again…lol!
WORTH repeating!
jt3594 says: “a lot of Haly’s fans share the same behavior that Haley did. Sore losers that did not get their way. The bad attitude is showing in most of her fans the same attitude that she showed!!”
WHAT? And how are Scotty fans behaving like Scotty? Scotty is not calling Haley a slut, a whore, a sleaze, a brat who has an attitude! How come country fans are associating their music with goodness, wholesomeness and God and such then come on these forums and JUDGE a complete stranger, call her OBSCENE names and say she has NO TALENT?
I don’t think Scotty (or God) would be proud of you HYPOCRITES!
Well said, Northern Guy…some people just don’t get it. You can be happy for the final two without nailing someone to the cross.
Northern Guy…Great response…you and I agree….Did anyon like the Italian singers? I thought they had remarkable voices J M O
Those Italian guys ROCKED THE HOUSE! I love music from other cultures, especially GOOD music! The heavier set dude – he’s got DA PIPES! Awesome part of the show!
I am a Christian and believe Haley had talent and will be a success. Not all Christians are bashing Haley. It was very refreshing to see Haley with her family. You could tell she really loves her family. I do not rejoice when other people’s dreams are dashed. Haley’s dreams and career are not over. I know she will persavere because she has talent and is a hard and determined worker. The bashing of Haley needs to stop. Us country Christians can support Scotty and Lauren best by not degrading others. The bible says to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice and to think on what is pure and lovely. I will be concentrating on supporting and praying for Scotty and Lauren.
It’s about time someone who is claiming to “go with God” posted something that is not contrary to basic religious tenets and beliefs. Envy, pride, intolerance and harsh judgement of others is not evidence of such a person in my opinion. Calling ones self religious, righteous or God fearing is a big thing because then people watch your behaviour to see if you’re really walking the walk. Many here need to revist their beliefs and stop mouthing off about God and “Christian values” and “family values” because their attitudes about people who are a bit different from them how they speak of others needs a whole lot of work. Many of the Haley haters here I would not want speaking around (or influencing) my own kids.
NG, No 2nd guess what type of person Jesus hated the most:
Hypocrites!
Enjoyed the ride of American Idol this year. Interesting to see the Haley Haters are still spitting venom at her, presuming they know what she is thinking by a smile or a look. Calling her confidence a bad attitude. They must be flipping geniuses. What I saw was a young, talented beautiful girl sing her heart out each week and for me, she made the show worth watching. The level of difficulty in her songs speak volumes. No one else is even close to her level of accomplishment and talent. Suffice to say that most professional musicians that weighed in were also in the Haley camp. She will have a huge career. The Haley Haters discredit themselves and this blog with their pond-scum sucking nasty drivel and hate spew. Haley threatens them because she is a goddess and they are probably fat and ugly and have to tear beautiful things down to make themselves feel better about their miserable lives. They do us a favor though because the bottom end of human nature can be seen writhing green eyed like a snake in a foul pit. So ugly and nasty. Something to rise above for sure. Being Kind is a much better path to credibility. Good luck to Scotty and Lauren…America got its Fox Cornbread Youngsters that cry a lot and exude milk toast virtue and stay planted in their safety zones… Nothing against it, its just not that interesting to me. They will all be touring together and are all friends. I’d like to see the Haters take a good look inside themselves and realize that their hate is about themselves. Haley will be a superstar…Idol got her there. I look forward to seeing her continue to blossom and hope she chooses wisely on her brilliant career path.
Excellent post. Few country fans here have shown the ability to be gracious winners. Instead they say “Finally that terrible, nasty, evil, spoiled, mean, growling, hooker…. Haley is gone!”.
Are they going to drag Lauren into the mud when Scotty’s teen girl itchy virgin club votes him in with Ipod voting apps?
I think it’s time to make an exit and let the vipers slither over themselves and celebrate their greatness.
95 +/- million votes can be that wrong can they?
I hope they have some oxygen standing by if Lauren wins. I would be happy with either. Remember what Sheryl Crow said to Scotty, “I wanna work with you when you come to Nashville”.
What I wonder is will Scotty cut his hair like Jennifer Lopez asked him to do? lol
Great talent this year! My only scratching my head elimination because of the timing of it was Pia (way way to early) otherwise once you are in the top 5 or so anybody could win it this season…
This is the American Idol which has no way to have a winner. They both are whinners. :-\
While that JLo is in the hall, I shall not see any other AI.
Claudio.
Hugs from Rio de Janeiro
Bye..Bye..Haley so sorry to see you go!!! NOT!!!!
I’m willing to say that Haley’s parents are very proud of her….
Could we all take a breath here and remember that ALL 11 are going on tour. You’ll get to see all of them again next week. And those with any gumption at all will end up performing and/or with recording contracts. I loved the season. Some of my faves went home way too early, but its not a life or death thing. I wanted James, Pia and Stefano to hang in there — I won’t bother voting next week because either artist will be a fine idol. Haley, I voted for you. Lots of times. James, you too. Hope everybody gets to make something I can purchase so I can support your careers. That’s it.
What?? Why??? Haley’s the best!!!! incroiyable , i’m not happy
Typical Haley fan…lets stomp our feet now, because we did not get our way.
Google “troll” CT.
Yeah, that’s your picture there.
Nice work.
CT I’m guessing you would be upset too if your bet did not get the chance to be in the finale. 🙂
The best two performers (Pia & Haley) are now out of the picture. Scotty and Lauren will divide the country votes , that’s for sure. Scotty is now the better performer and singer. There is no predicting at this point . Judging by talent Scotty should win but u never know, plus the judges have been pushing Lauren which influence the tv audience. We will soon see next week.
I Believe the Old-School country should emerge victorious based on talent and distinctiveness… like I would Go for Alan Jackson and josh Turner rather than Taylor Swift and Sara Evans.
I’ll watch the finiale because Haley won’t be in it…I said I wouldn’t watch because James was sent home (but that was his fault for being a crybaby over a stupid song and seemed very stages)… but last night in the last 5 mintues I turned it on … and after they announced Scotty’s name first, I hit the record button … then, when Lauren’s name was announced, the look on Haley’s face…. nothing less then priceless … she just stood there like WTH just happened … it’s even better in slow-mo … JLo and Randy seemed very happy.
LOL!! It was a great moment.
It was total unbelief, picture perfect moment for Haley Haters. It was reminiscent to Daughtry’s elimination when he was shocked. There has been so much criticism of her additude I’m surprised there arn’t more headlines with that photo when announcing the elimination of Haley.
Totally agree; Haley look stunned…well, it was America’s fault for leading her on as if she had a chance at winning…she was a constant bottom three in the beginning and then she surprised me by outlasting Pia, Casey and James…I also agree that JLo and Randy are probably happy that she finally got the boot and as far as my pick to win it all…I’ll just say this… every time those two sang a duet together, one sounded better than the other…nuff said.
WHAT!..lol you think America said, “hey lets vote for Haley over all these others so we can screw her in the end”…lol. Top 3 GOOD JOB!
Poshma….did you expect her to jump up and down….what would you have done? sorry for her…she will do alright
Since the first time I saw Lauren in Nashville and Steven said “we have found the one”, I knew that Lauren was in it to win it.
An all country finale?
I don’t hate country, just not a big fan.
But…………..two country virgins?
Haley would have been a much better choice to make the finale more interesting.
It’s obvious that the teenies voted like crazy the whole Idol season. More real adults would have seen that some other contestants were more polished performers. Guess every teeny has a phone.
Something must be done with the voting to make it more equitable.
I will record and watch next week to see all the other performers sing.
Enough country already!!
i am a real adult and i voted for scotty.
Seacrest told us 95 million votes were received, as if this is a good thing. Now, in the last Presidential election, 122 million votes were cast. How pleased would we be as country if in the next Presidential election they announced that 7 billion votes were cast? Would it not call into question the validity of the voting? Would we not wonder whether certain special interest groups cast the billions of extra votes?
Look, Scotty and Lauren both are good singers. I’m pleased for both of them. However, this voting process is a sham. This is the second consecutive week when the best singer/performer has been eliminated. Prior to that we saw more-qualified people eliminated before less qualified ones in several weeks. Pia, although she bored me, had a terrific voice. Casey growled a bit, but was a terrific entertainer who had a nice voice when he chose to show it off. Even Paul, who didn’t have the greatest voice of the group, had more star appeal than some others who were eliminated after he was.
This is the first season I’ve watched Idol; I came on board when I heard that Steven Tyler would be a judge. I don’t know if I will watch it next season. I don’t see the point in watching top-notch singers/performers eliminated before less-qualified ones.
Idol needs to change the process. They either need a panel of anonymous judges, or a method of randomly sampling households. It’s absolutely ridiculous to have decisions on who stays and who goes based on a small segment of the population who chooses to vote hundreds or thousands of times in an evening.
The mere fact that we’re left with a 16 year old and a 17 year old shows us that something is flawed. Talent develops over time. That’s probably the reason there is an upper age limit for contestants. It is unreasonable to believe that 16 and 17 year olds as a group are more talented than people in their twenties. Sure, there will be the exceptional person in any group who outshines everyone else, but that’s going to be a rare case, and it isn’t the case with these contestants.
I will skip next Tuesday’s show and watch the finale. Without either James or Haley to provide entertainment it makes no sense for me to watch the next performance show. Next year I may give it a shot again, but if the voting method doesn’t change, I’ll stop watching after the results are put in the hands of the “voting” public.
I don’t know if I’ll watch it either. Very disappointed. Anyway there’s always the American Xfactor, what do you say? Helen
I couldn’t agree more! James & Haley were the two I was really voting for mostly because you never knew what you were going to hear and/or see from week to week. I won’t watch the finale either mainly because neither of these two are performers and I think I’ll be bored to tears. Don’t get me wrong…they are GREAT singers. But let’s face it, ALL the top 10 CAN SING. However, it needs to be more than that if I’m going to spend my hard earned money to buy a CD or…gasp…concert ticket.
I’m not sure about the whole voting “conspiracy theories”. Country music has a very LARGE audience….don’t they already have something like AI for country?? If not they should and get AI back to pop/rock/R&B….sorry, but that’s how I feel. For a long time country never crossed that line into pop – I know they’re doing it more & more, but country is still COUNTRY…blech!
Bottom line – with a couple of exceptions, people who DON’T win AI tend to be very, very popular. So, James & Haley don’t fret, you’ll be JUST FINE. I can’t wait until you release a CD and concert schedules!!
@Poet4ever – Country Music accounts for about 12% of all record sales in the USA & Canada and is not very popular abroad.
Lauren is undoubtedly a very talented young woman but, let’s face it, she is a kid and not because of her age but her general level of maturity. I am not sure her parents fully understand what they are going to be exposing her to and am not sure she is ready for it just yet.
I hope she overcomes her nerves, puts on a good show next week but I hope she doesn’t win – for her sake – because she will be tied to 19 Productions with a 7-yr contract.
Scotty we liked at the audition stage, went off him a bit with win-at-all costs attitude during the Hollywood group stage and have found him to be increasingly cocky and not at all as humble as people make him out to be.
The one thing that has really annoyed me is the continued and horrible things these so called Southern Christians have said about Haley.
She is a 20-year old who comes from a nice family and wants to make a career in singing and I think she and one or two others from the final 13 will have huge careers.
Paul, I agree. A lot of these foul mouth “christen” country music lovers emabaressed me … Because I am associated with them because I like country music too.
Sorry Steve..cant totally agree..how many of the Haley troops called them bumpkens…hicks…fat Lauren…bad choice of dress…cow…moo…cow crap…and many more. It just stirred country up…not nice to fool with Mother Nature
CJ, 2 wrongs don’t make a right.
Wow, you compare country music to mother nature…haha. And stop with the generalizations, I’m a Haley fan and do nothing but defend Lauren when people pick on her weight…(She’s not even overweight, anymore, and wasn’t ‘fat’ before, just had a little harmless baby pudge). Don’t lump everyone together with the rude fans of certain contestants, please.
I would like to have the ability to vote AGAINST someone so that I can cancel out someone who voted for that person. I think then, and only then, will you see results that make sense!!!
Why? Because only your tastes and preferences should count? The two finalists are there because millions of fans put them there. They are idolized by their fans.
I agree with your comments 100% but the sad reality is that Fox only wants to get that number of people who vote higher. That’s the case even if they are getting the same 11 year old girls to vote for Scotty hundreds of times because it helps the ratings. I’m guaranteeing you that they would be over the moon if they can get the number more than 100 million next week for the finale. And why, you may ask? It’s leverage to charge advertising more money because A.I.’s ratings go up. Is it stupid? Yes. Is it media? Yes. Is it frustrating because you just want to see the best singers and they keep getting voted off because the system is flawed? Yes. Do I see it ever changing? No.
And the worst part? Idol almost went under this year and the more people that vote, it secures the show into more seasons and also confirms that the flawed system works and the ratings are going up.
Wow, reading my comment back, I sound so negative. But I am on board with you, Clive. I just don’t see a solution.
With the addition of allowing online voting, the number of potential votes per week by the same voters increased. Even though there were 90 million votes, we will never know how many actual voters. But hey, thanks to AI I got enough Haley songs off itunes to make a great CD.
Their were at least 10 to 12 commercials between each break. Yhat is a lot of money being brought in so dont figure on too big changes. The advitisors are rubbing their hands together…WoW 95 million people saw the commercials
I agree, Haley is the best, the most talented
among the finalist. She sang the most difficult
songs which I think Lauren and Scotty wiill not
be able sing & perform beautifully as she did. The quality of her voice & performance was superb. I was really disappointed that she did not make it
to the finals. If the voting system of American Idol will not change, there is no use watching
this show. It is now worth switching to the voice
and x factor.
Agree!
why don’t you skip wed show too
thats only your opinion. scotty and lauren are in the finals because many many people think they are the best singers.
also haleys fans had the same amount of time and the opportunity to vote for her, if you didn’t don’t blame scottys and laurens fans who did.
The issue is whether the results should be in the hands of teenagers and others who vote hundreds or thousands of times. All objective polls conducted on the Internet gave Haley the nod over Lauren, and James was nowhere near last place in such polls last week. The method of voting on AI is not representative.
Sorry, Sherry but little Samantha didn’t mention anything in her above post about Scotty’s singing… only that he was”the hottest Guy in the world.”
Sorry, Sherry, but little Samantha didn’t mention anything in her above post about Scotty’s singing… only that he was”the hottest Guy in the world.”
American Idol is about FAME and POPULARITY now.. The person with the real talent never wins this show!! American Idol REALLY needs to change the voting system so its more fair.. Scotty and Lauren are more likable but that doesnt make them better singers! This season HAD SO MUCH talent and now we’re left with 2 boring country singers who’s been doing the same thing since audition week!?! it amazes me that SCOTTY AND LAUREN are the last two there was so much more talented then them 🙁
I couldn’t wait to find out who had won. I’m in UK. Absolutely gutted Haley wasn’t in the final 2. She was given difficult songs and sang them very well but didn’t show her real range. Very disappointed as she had a variety of types of songs she could sing whilst the last 2 are really country singers and didn’t sing any better than Haley. Haley was a dream to watch and listen to. Beautiful, and wonderful smile. Her best was still yet to come and I noticed that there was always some criticism from judges on the first songs that were sung by her and they may have influenced the viewers. I think Scotty will win but it can be boring sometimes and also lauren, lovely girl though. I like them, very nice people and anyway in all competitions I find that the third place always makes it big. Love Helen
Totally agree that the voting system needs to be changed. At a minimum they should make it simliar to Dancing With The Stars by limiting the number of times a phone number can vote.
I truely believe some of the singers who made it farther than they should (read: Jacob) did so because someone was cranking up Dial Idol to bolster the vote.
So why won’t Idol change it? Because they love to talk about how “95 million votes: were cast instead of the probable truth. If Idol can’t show at least a 5 to 1 ratio of unique phone numbers to votes (ie 18 million unique phone numbers cast 95 million votes) then change the system.
Agreed. This will be the most boring finale ever. All Scotty’s songs will sound alike. It will be like the same Randy Travis song over and over again with different lyrics. On the plus side, Jimmy Iovine has a record that he will be recording with Haley shortly, and he played to to Nigel today to see what he thought of it. Jimmy knows talent when he says it, so is wasting no time about getting Haley into the studio.Haley is not tied into AI’s lame restrictions for songs, so it may be better to finish third instead of first or second
Ditto !!!
The finale will be a very low rated show.
I don’t understand why Haley was so surprise to be send home. She was bottom 3 almost every week Lauren just was one time. James and Pia sending home and she stays that was the big surprise for me. I agree with the people saying they don’t have to win the AI for be famous wait and see I’m sure Pia and James will have a great career and for sure Scotty and lauren too. But I’m not totally sure about Haley I will see in the future but she has to review her manners. She is rude she is not sweet and for me she is not that great singer. I respect her fans but my bet is she is not going to do a great job. Good luck for her but like other million of people’s I don’t like Haley at all.
Absolutely, well said Claudia. Haley didn’t deserve to be there. It’s logical that she was voted off.
People… there are a lot of singers/entertainers that may not rub you the right way and make it in the music world, such as Madonna.
I think your perception of her and being close minded is why you are claiming Haley doesn’t have a great voice, which is pretty silly to say at this point.
and its logical that you both are morons. only “the rock” can speak for the millions…..and millions of people not you. Do you smell what haley is cooking? shes cooking success and serving it with humble pie to you all. MMMMmmm lets see what will sell better….A josh Turner wanabe with 1/8th his vocal range , a carrie underwood wanabe who holds back and adds nothing new to the table, or a jazz/rock/blues/pop original who takes risks and has the support of beyonce , jimmy lovine, led zepplin , lady gaga, steve tyler, adele,and many others. Hmmm i wonder its only LOGICAL to say Haley right? you can take your american idol favorite turn them side ways and…..(well you know the rest)…..
THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUU ANITAAA!!!!! WELL SAID
and what’s up with the dumb ass people saying haley had an attitude??? yall dont even know haley!
And we don’t want to after her display!
what did she do?
“Her Display”? Is it just me or are country music lovers sounding more ignorant with every week that goes by? I truly think they are.
If you ask me Haley is a good role model for young women today. I love the fact that she was strong and did not crumble for those many weeks she was in the bottom three. Lauren and James BOTH would have crumbled under that kind of pressure. And I love that she stood up to Randy that one week with his insane criticism one that Michal Jackson song she owned, a couple weeks back. I guess “good country women” are supposed to be weak and submissive, like Lauren. And never stand up for what they believe.
Other than I thought from the beginning Pia should have been in the final show I think America did get it right. Haley will probably do fine however I really didn’t like her attitude through the show and probably wouldn’t buy one of her albums or go to one of her concerts because of that. A little graciousness and humility goes a long way in this world.
Nigel just tweeted that Haley got a bit over 25 million of the 95 million votes, and that Jimmy Iovine has already played him a song that he will be recording with Haley. Being third is probably better in some ways than first or second, as you are tied to AI’s songs for the first year. If you are third, it gives you more latitude. He also said that he has a surprise for Durbin fans for the finale
Que faltal, en realidad AI se puso aburrido porque salió James y Casey, los dos deberían haber gozado el final de AI. Los norteamericanos si son aburridos en música, y tienen razón los comentarios, la música country la escucha la gente mayor de 40. JAMES ERES MI IDOLO, ME MUERO POR COMPRAR TU CD; CASEY, el jazz siempre lo disfrutaré. Desde Venezuela, Sur América
Haley is a diva with an attitude that says “she is it” – she needs some humility and some grace. Glad she is gone
Haley has no grace. Cold and calculating. Not Idol material! Obviously 🙂
Cold and calculating? You country folks need to adjust your meds. You talk about Haley like she’s the antichrist. Are “all y’all” going to do some cross burnings, stonings and witch hunts this weekend too? Sheesh. If you don’t want to be labelled as backwoods ignorant hicks then perhaps take a closer look at what you’re all posting here!
@NorthernGuy I highly commend you for saying what you did, as it is about time someone stepped up and said that. You’re right. If all these people are really that proactive about how Haley ‘acts wrongly’ and all this nonsense, then they’d get their butts off of their computer chair and do something about it, if they see it as that bad. All the people saying this stuff about Haley are the down south Baptists who can’t even take a joke without thinking it might have an ‘inappropriate’ reference. Guess who they’re voting for? Scotty.
NG, Why do you assume every negative Haley comment comes from a country person? I was born and raised in a major northern metropolis. I have 2 college degrees, enjoy almost all genres of music [excluding rap, hip hop and heavy metal]. I couldn’t stand anything about Haley. Didn’t like her look, her sound or her style. I’m not overweight or unattractive. And I like a lot of beautiful women [not that way]. But, absolutely everything about Haley turned me off.
Corey: They did do something about it; they didn’t vote for her.
Okay, let’s say it this way for Liz. “Scotty and Lauren fans”. Especially the ones claiming to be in God’s ‘good books’ (and probably Santa’s too) and then committing what their own BIBLES define as sins of envy, pride and judgement. If you’re going to be a “religious country fan” read up on your Bible before you come online and make an ass out of yourself. I know there are H8Rs but come on – some folks here have redefined hypocrisy. And that’s the single biggest reason why a lot of people shy away from organized religion and those that gravitate to it.
Motoby, If you’re going to parrot Jane above, atleast give her proper credit, will you? Lemmings.
Ive been watching AI for 10 consecutive seasons…and i must say “CONGRATS AI FOR HAVING THW WORST TOP 2 EVER”
many say its the best…. for you its the worst? Well, it doesn’t matter if you watch or not. You are just one ridiculing commentator…
You sure watched all?
Well, is Taylor hicks’ time better? Basing on his sales no of course…
Best Sales is right… i think after Season 7, i lost the enjoyment… now it came back after hearing this young guy Sing ‘BIG VOICE’ in Auditions… and boom like any other fellow man, prediction right. losers few…
are you even reading dumbass….worst season top 2…..taylor hicks and kath mcphie was good singers…and so are the rest of top 2…except for this 2 boring singers…. i dont care about the sales..and im not talking about it….im talking about the singers dumbass…
Good news Haley Fans!!!
Is Interscope planning to sign Haley Reinhart? It appears the answer is YES!
Nigel attempts to respond to nasty tweets and cheer up Haley’s fans with the following tweets (@dizzyfeet):
With over 25 million votes for Haley I was expecting disappointment from passionate people. I find it upsetting it creates personal hatred!
Jimmy played me a song for Haley’s record yesterday. Let’s hope all the people that are professing love buy it and give her a great start.
Will Interscope be signing Pia Toscano, Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery? Are there other Top 13 contestants in line for a recording contract?
As far as Haley’s record is concerned, I hope Jimmy keeps her in the bluesy vein a la Adele, rather than turn her into another Katy Perry pop tart…
I think Haley and her fans will have the last laugh, when you see her records outsell anything that the two remaining country teens put out by a long shot. Better that she can now record what she loves to sing, instead of what AI wants to peg you as
Never under estimate the country fan base. They can make a former nobody into a huge star over night. Look how they outvoted Haley, who according to many had more talent.
Country is a very big part of North America (US and Canada too). Country makes up most of the land when you think about it!
It is easy to write you have an in with Iovine and Nigel
You people are seriously dumb! how did Haley have an attitude? I do not get that at all.. you people don’t even know Haley to say she’s bratty, cocky, she has an attitude, etc, etc. Just because Lauren doesn’t believe in herself and Haley does that makes Haley cocky? Just because Scotty puts on a fake smile and raises his eyebrows that makes Haley Bratty??? Haley is awesome and all of YOU know she should have one this season! she was the only interesting one in this top 3 she put on a show EVERY performance night singing jazz, blues, pop, country, r&b, etc, etc.
Well your own title says it, Haley always the “winer”…LOL…yeah that says it…LOL
She was whiny all right. Do you want cheese with that whine? Yep, you LOST.
Yeah, we don’t know Haley her personally. But in a common TV set, even a 7 year-old will tell her mommy that this girl is naughty and should be spanked… not a good role model for our children.spoken bad words too that has been “tooooot””Censored”. Not good to be seen by children who dreams to sing in the future..
Steven Tyler had his own censor cut out. Iggy Pop shirtless, Jlo’s clothing, Lady GaGa’s attire while playing the piano singing the unknown “You and I”. Let me ask you, did that seven year old say GaGa should be spanked, Jlo should be spanked, they were on this same common tv set, not good to be seen by children.
Country folk like to keep their naughty under the table and behind the barn. I prefer people who are more open about their naughty and don’t preach that naugthy is a sin – and then go ahead and do it anyways. I’ve seen the gals going to the country bars – they’re dressed all SLUTTY where Haley dressed SEXY with CLASS and was not showing a whole lot of skin like country bumpkin girls in a halter top, cut-off shorts and a pair of cowboy boots. These girls may as well wear a two-piece swiwsuit out in public.
The hypocrisy and self-righteousness here makes me glad I live in the big city with more sophisticated folks who don’t live in denial about who and what they really are. Saying you’re righteous, God fearing and live a clean life is easy. Few walk the walk though.
The “clean life” is a country image and nothing more. Country people have their vices and weaknesses like everything else. The poison that is affecting this board seems to be one of a religious nature and with religion comes hypocrisy, self-righteousness indignance and judgement of others (and no self-awareness).
Just a big long list of the sort of people I really prefer to avoid in life.
I hear ya NG!!!!
There is a difference between being religious and being a Christian. A Christian is someone who depicts the same character as Jesus Christ. As I said in my earlier post, Jesus Christ encouraged others not degraded them. We can support our favorites without degrading the other contestants. I just wanted you to know that not all Christians are hateful.
Well, whatever affiliation some of these folks are claiming to be associated with, I think my life is better when I have a boundaries set that features them on the other side of it.
They can be “right and righteous” – over there.
I will definitely skip next Tuesday’s show and the finale. The top two James or Haley eliminated there is no sense for me to watch it any longer. I hope the voting method will change and putting the voting in the public hands does not give. I hope next year American Idol will be fair for the best singer, Scotty got a nice voice but nothing compare to James.
it should have been lauren vs haley…i don’t think scooty is a great contender n not really surprised if lauren can easily beats him at the finale.whatever it is,may the best singer wins n good luck to both…
Looks like we need to move Idol to the Grand Ole Opry
Yeah, and they can stay there too!
This season had the most talent ever and for it to come down to two country singers is really sad…..Yes, they are very talented kids but they weren’t the best of the best this season…..It really was a popularity contest and Country music is hugh in the US…….Everyone is taunting Haley because she was disappointed when they called Lauren’s name, she is human and that is a human reaction to disappointment…..She worked hard to make it to the Top 3…..James worked hard to get to the Top 4, he showed emotion….What is wrong with that???? There is nothing wrong with crying…Lauren cried because she was in the bottom two…..thats how a lot of people handle disappointment….Stop bashing Haley!!!!She worked hard to be where she is….
I agree totally…There have been so many mean and hateful things being said about Haley..even the other ones..Not sure how people can be so judgmental when they don’t even know the person…They were all good…I am disappointed that Haley didn’t get to the top 2 as the other two are not my favorites and never have been but..I am not going to bad mouth them…They were all in it to win..and of course when your told you didn’t…you don’t expect it..especially when you give it your all like Haley did..your going to react (every one does differently) but she ended her night with grace and sang her heart out..Haley will be just fine..you wait and see!
I am completely disgusted by this american idil & and i sure feel that none of them nor Scotty Or Lauren should win James was the one that should have won and i think a lot of people have not got any interest in this anymore like me.
Oh yeah that is why there was 95 million votes…yeah people lost interest..right. If you lost interest then why are you still posting about it!!!!
Country hick and chubby country chick in final? No more Idol for me!!
Bye then!!!!!
Amen!
Dont let the door hit you in the a$$
you must be real fat to sy that and i for one was vborn country and you city folks sure relize with out country you all starve to death you would not know how to rise your own food and other things
Adios!
goog luck to the winner that is all i can say but James should have won.
Good luck to the winner
Scotty and Lauren are awesome. Good luck, guys!!!
I so totally agree! Good luck Lauren and Scotty!
Congragulations and good luck Scotty and Lauren. Scotty and Lauren are so sweet together. I was watching their duets on youtube last night. They sing in perfect harmony!!!
Bye!!!!!
You people are seriously dumb! how did Haley have an attitude? I do not get that at all.. you people don’t even know Haley to say she’s bratty, cocky, she has an attitude, etc, etc. Just because Lauren doesn’t believe in herself and Haley does that makes Haley cocky? Just because Scotty puts on a fake smile and raises his eyebrows that makes Haley Bratty??? Haley is awesome and all of YOU know she should have one this season! she was the only interesting one in this top 3 she put on a show EVERY performance night singing jazz, blues, pop, country, r&b, etc, etc.
You are just as bad slamming Scotty and Lauren you are no better you are just sore that Haley did not win…well there is a reason and I don’t need to say why, most people know.
Bye PseudoWinner
all People know man, agreed, that’s why they voted the best for their families, the best for their children, grandchildren,and ages to come…
Ironic, isn’t it? This is the 3rd year in a row that the singer that appeared to have the most confidence (as well as overall ability) did not end up winning AI. But, I would be willing to bet that, like Adam Lambert and Crystal Bowersox, Haley will have more immediate success than the one crowned as American Idol. Apparently, being openly confident in your abilities will turn people off of you, which I can see, since I actually was rooting for Lee DeWyze to win last year because I was turned off by Crystal’s attitude at the end. There was no doubt in my mind, though, that she was the more talented singer and performer.
I guess we will see how things work out once the tour starts this summer. I am guessing Haley will bring the house down every night!!
I am so HAPPY today. Woohoo, Haley has lost! My least favorite of the Top 10 is finally gone 🙂
My top 5 are: Paul, Casey, Naima, Lauren, Scotty. Scotty FTW!!!
I am somewhat relieved they finally got rid of that toddler sounding bobcat with laryngitis! Haley was absolutely horrible. She sounded as flat and boring as Lee De, whoever that was that won last year! They should have gotten rid of her months ago because now she is under the misconception that she can actually sing. Sad and pathetic! Anyway, she’s gone and I couldn’t be happier! Love both sweet kids that are in it now. And, country music ain’t my thing.
Well said.
Huh? Did you miss the amazing jazz duet she did with Casey? That was a beautiful thing! I continue to be amzed at the venom and hatred that goes to Haley. I didn’t know being a “sweet kid” was a requirement to be successful in the music business. Somebody forgot to tell Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, etc. If you want a role model for your kids, grandkids, whatever….GO TO CHURCH.
Aerosmith, etc., just wanted in her pants, that’s why he had her thinking she could sing. FYI, Casey was great…I agree. Haley, not! Cute little thing, though, but it’s not a beauty contest, is it?
Haley’s talent transcends her beauty. Saying she’s “only pretty” is just plain old country retarded. Go milk a cow.
Well, let’s change the name of the show to American Teenager Country Idol for the finale. It’s amazing to see that all those little screaming girls stayed up all night to vote. This was my family’s first season watching, and will most likely be our last. I guess Haley should have cried more onstage when she was in the bottom 3, worn a cross around her neck and talked like a little girl. J-Lo and Randy were obviously happy that she was gone. This is not a talent contest, that’s for sure.
I just thought of something….Whats going to happen to the american Idol winner, when they have concerts and not as many people show up???? “where’s all the 95 million people that voted for me???” Sorry, IPHONE Apps not allowed..
Country doesn’t generally have concerts in the arena sense as much as pop and rock. What they have are country music festivals more like Lollapalooza or Ozfest. Two to four day events that feature up and coming acts earlier in the day, working through better known acts as the day progresses and finishing up with a first class headliner to close the show. So don’t sweat the no shows at concerts. Go online and look up Country Fest, Country Jam etc. It’s like a gigantic family reunion.
Hurray!! The slutty brat with the awful voice is gone!!!
People like this is exactly why I think a lot of female country music lovers today, have no class. and ni musical taste.
I mostly listen to pop/rock…I don’t really like country. Well I like Americana music like The Jayhawks. Great band.
The majority last week voted for Haley because they thought she was getting picked on (big pity party…nasty judges….shame on Jimmy Iovine)….well it back fired..Calling Lauren…fat…cry baby…hick…twang..”throw her out” on and on Well country got together voted until Haley, lost the race. No one to blame but the rude Haley lovers
WAAAAA STEVE FOX I happen to ahve read a ton of your comments yesterday and you werent being to very nice neitehr IDIOT!!!!!
Just an opinion stevie
So Happy, that was a very rude comment. We can be supporters of Lauren and Scotty without being rude and inconsiderate to Haley. Haley has talent otherwise she would have not gotten to the top 3. While I do not care for jazz and rock music, some people do and we need to respect that. Just like some people like different personalities than other people do.
I understand the OP. I can’t stand Haley.
So glad the non singing growling dog is gone
Shut up haley is not a slutty brat she sings god your just jealous she looks better then you so if you don’t like her keep it to your self stupid ass
Thank you. This is what I’m talking about.
Like u know what people look like by their comments umm Seems like you are the stupid a**
And u Haley fans r talking about the Scotty and Lauren fans and how WE talk about Haley PLZZZZZZZZZZZ She lost and you are heartbroken We get it MOve on she wasnt good enough or shed be there Not enough growling fans!!!!!!!!!!
Slow down girl have u ever seen loose fitting pants or a dress on her?
Totally classless and unchristian remark which says more about you than anyone else.
Wow.
Aren’t we judgemental.
Well said
Slutty brat? The best thing that is going to happen is this season of AI will end and country fans like you will disappear back into the sticks.
All of them are so mad and taking it out on us Scotty/Lauren country fans my my how awful HEHE
I am going to cry
shaddup
Usually when I get comebacks like that I know I was right… Thanks for the feedback!
really? you sound so pathetic. Seriously in need of mental help since you don’t even know the girl. I am happy for whoever wins but you sound like the crazy brat
I’ve come to the conclusion by reading many of the comments made by “Haley Haters” that, collectively, their I.Q.s doesn’t even reach double digits.
I find it funny that, when making a remark about other people’s IQ’s, you used the wrong tense of ‘do.’ 😀
but hey we can sing and make lots of money doing it
Yeah! So good for you! I’m so happy and joyous that you fins such glee in the pain of others! Do you torture your neighbor’s pets, too? Yeah! That cat looked at me mean!
really grow up on here
u tell kids are out of school and getting on here. I sure am glad we got 2 great mature kids standing on Idol stage
Slutty brat? Do you know her personally? And why is she slutty? I guess you are just jealous because you could never be as sexy and womanly as she is.
She is a class act, nough said.
@Beth Exactly. Haley left with a strong impression on everyone.If Lauren was voted off, you can bet your behind that there would be non stop tears, later ending with the judges coming up and comforting her. Haley has everything over the other two, and for that reason alone she should have advanced to the top two. You don’t actually realize what a sad day this is for the music industry when we have someone like Lauren in the finale. If she wins, then……Lord help us.
If Haley was better shed be there she isnt so shut up about Haley
Have you ever seen how she tries to act like lauren on the stage after the performance talking to ryan. She is very cocky and arrogant
Corey, If Lauren wins, I think, for her sake, the better comment would be, “Lord help HER”!
Does anyone review these post? This one should be deleted . harsh words from someone who probably is speaking from experience .
Agreed.
They are prob reviewing and laughing their butts off at these kids on chat
@SoHappyHaleyisGONE You know, this says more about you than it does about her. Calling her a ‘slutty brat’ is completely irrational, narrow-minded, and downright unacceptable. Obviously you are one of the people who are jealous of Haley and feel her as a threat to yourself. Sounds weird but it is true. I can’t believe you would go to the length you did just to try and self-justify your own thoughts. For one thing, she does not have an awful voice. It is so different than what everyone else is doing (which is CRAP) that it strikes some of us such as yourself as weird, or bad. For another thing: What makes you say she’s a slut? Or are you that uneducated?
For your information, the way Haley left was, as someone else stated, a class act. In fact, it was the classiest, most modest leaving I have ever seen on American Idol. Plus, she nailed Benny and The Jets AGAIN, for those of you who said it was just a lucky night for her. She’s got it.
I think the reason she is being called a slut is because the way she contiued to batt her ugly eyes that made her look like she was drunk or something at the camera when she was being commented upon and the way she dressed with shorts and dresses up to her private that was really not at all eye catching cause she has no bod to start with Shes a kid still—-
Well said, XXXXXX. Haley dresses and moves with low class. And I agree with the eye thing. So dumb!
LOL okay, sure. Whatever you say. Because that’s a perfectly good reason to call someone a slut. A kid? She’s 20, and I’m pretty sure that you’re 15, wishing you could look like her and sing like her.
Just so you know my comment was directed at XXXXXXX.
@so happy Haley is gone@xxxxx@DavidB. I realize that you didn’t like Haley but can you please use class and intellegence in your comments. Making remarks about eye movements when Scotty clearly has his own way of expressing himself through his eyes and calling Haley names based on her moves and clothing when Lauren also does the whole wiggle up and down with the hand on the thigh to express her sexuality, is silly. Make negative comments if that is what makes you happy but showing us that Haley is not any different than most young people of this gerneration is needless. Oh and by the way Lauren had a few very revealing outfits on during the season should that make all of us run out and lower ourselves to call her such ugly names as you all have. No because people who really have class don’t stoop to that level.
Oh my sweet Corey child No im not 15,im 48
JOY-
I don’t vote for either and Scottys eye movements sure arent to provoke like Haleys was Come on Your a Haley fan get over yourself Ill vote for Scotty now yeah Sorry your Haley lost she wont good enough LIKE I TOLD YA SO Now go cry in your ceral but dont tell me what I can say and what I cant If you dont like hearing stuff like this you are on the wrong chat baby girl
I disagree…she did not leave in style, she gave that mean look of hers, that growl, and did not even look at Lauren when it was announced she was gonzo…Lauren just stood there on her own looking for a hug…Haley is a mean spirited ‘little girl’ and when she does not win she ‘wants to take her ball and go home’..whaaaaaa, like a baby. The judges didn’t like her either..didn’t the song tell it all when she sang right in front of Randy and Jennifer???
“Say, Randy and J Lo have you seen them yet but they’re so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets-Oh but they’re weird and they’re wonderful
Oh Bennie she’s really keen…
You think she sang that in front of them because she liked them??? She was in their face like ‘it was your fault I did not win’..c’mon give me a break.
face it fans she was a brat from week5–on
Fine upstanding person that you are, I’m sure Scotty and Lauren are proud to have you as a fan.
IM PROUD TO HAVE THEM AS MY SINGERS HAHAHAH MAKING YOU HALEYS MAD OHHHHHHHH I knew The Haley fans would act this way ohhhhh shes so pityful abby I bet shes fighting with them lips pouched out right now not talking to anyone shes a brat for sure waaaaaaa what cha gona say now we in it to win it you aint
Good Lord. What roadhouse barstool did YOU crawl out from under?
Close the trailer door. The flies are getting in.
Sheesh.
Xxxxx– I am not bilking anyone on disability, so I don’t have time to reply to your repulsive, vile vitriole likely fueled by boredom, untreated syphilis, ETOH and cannabis consumed in some backwater swamp. Scotty and Lauren are sweet, nice kids and most of us have said so repeatedly. Yet the Haley-haters, many of whom purport to be Christians, continue to spout unsubstanted liess and self-righteous judgments. Yes, Scotty and Lauren would look to people like you for examples of mature adult behavior.
This is so funny
You haleys just are so funny WAAAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAhehehehehe I Love IT
Im pulling your strings so bad
The roadhouse is called U aint invited–HEHE Go cry somehwre else cause your poor Haley is DONE!!!!
B???e, Well, atleast the James fans have stopped bitching about Haley screwing them over!
Northern guy you are funny. lol
I am a big Haley fan and am very proud of how far she came. I want to say to all the people criticizing her…You can think what you will of Haley but in no way will that impact her in what she does as an entertainer. She has to make it on her own strengths and convictions and as we have seen she is a tough little lady. There are already millions of people that love her which is evident by the views of her youtube videos and there will be millions that don’t, just as there are for most artists ie; Lady GaGa, Brittney Spears, MJ, 50cent and many others but even they have a huge following that makes them very successful. You can’t say they can’t sing, as anything other than your opinion, because their millions of fans and financial backers think they can. They have all had their own unique personalities and still have fans who love them and support them. So my point is no matter what you say about Haley and as ugly as I have seen these posts get on this site, and others, she has a huge following that loves her and sees her beauty on the inside and outside.
@jibro-Well actually she is right because she still has the finale and AI tour. And, she will never be over for me as I will continue to listen to her music as I have done with many of the past American Idols. Yes, they are all American Idols because they are American and have many fans who idolize them!
‘Yeahhh Baby’ Hate when she says that!!!
Says last night ‘this gig is not over yet’..yeah right, keep yelling..grrrrrrrrrrr
Well actually she is right because she still has the finale and the American Idol tour. And, personally she will not ever be over for me because I love listening to her music and will remain a fan as I have for many past Idol’s because you see, they are ALL American Idol’s since they are American and all have fans that idolize them.
Well actually she is right since she still has the finale and AI tour to sing at. And, she will never be over for me since I will continue to listen to her music as I do with many of the past American Idols. You see they are ALL AI because they are american and have many fans that idolize them:)
Well actually she is right because she still has the finale and AI tour. And, she will never be over for me as I will continue to listen to her music as I have done with many of the past American Idols. Yes, they are all American Idols because they are American and have many fans who idolize them.
GRRRRRRRR SO glad thats out of here BYEBYE
@xxxxxx- I am sorry you felt the need to reprimand me for speaking my truth. I never said you couldn’t say what you want in fact I said make negative comments if that is what makes you happy. If you read my post with an open mind you would see that I choose not to insult anyone but instead made valid points to answer your arguments. And you are right I don’t like reading about anybody being attacked. Call me what you will but I choose to be a more positive person over being negative. And, thanks for the compliment! At my age it is great to be called baby girl:)
Whoops, my computer had a mishap. Sorry about all the repeated comments.
Oh God! OMG! Sorry folks, but all this talk about slutty brat and Haley needs a tongue-lashing has got Old Cooney runnin’ for the guest bedroom with the purple velvet-covered sofa! Man, I just got to rear up on that armrest for a minute or two! (don’t they ever wash them arm covers?!)
jes a minute, wait for it . .wait for it . .There!, Yes!ohhhhh
OK, I’m back. Just had a smoke break. Nothin’ to see here, move along folks!
Ahem. As I was saying, I’d be proud and honored to attend a Haley concert, sweet classy thing that she is. All proper and such. great singer, I need a nap now. Um, bye, snzzzzz.
DO WHAT?? That didnt make no sense
What a PERV. Haley fans (men) are lone losers who fantasize about her.
Hahahahaha, COONDOG! Bad dog! Bad dog! I’m about to bring out a newspaper to swat you with…:-D
Hey Mistress Devin Lee! Thank goodness someone has a sense of humor! I did enjoy shocking the 2 newbies above you though!
I was kinda looking forward to gettin’ swatted by Mistress Lee, and then I saw the “I hate you!”, and went cowering to my corner. Luckily I realized that viciousness was intended for “I hate Haley” blogger above, so I’m again looking forward to my ‘S&M swat’! (ya gotta admit, purple velvet can be very soft!)
I hate you.
I was surprised that 2 country contestants are in the final. I thought for sure that James’ votes would have gone to Haley only because rock and heavy metal usually don’t like country. Perhaps, they didn’t vote at all.
I’ve been wanting to see a chick win Idol. It’s been a while. If Lauren can come out of her shell more, she’ll win.
well im sure they did vote since the was 95 million votes some of them probably voted for Scotty because James said he was voting for him and plus someone had pointed out that james fans might also be mad at Haley because she did a song that James should of done just MHO
Or maybe she smiled..did a little dance in the background but from prior blogs no loved lost between them..not my saying
I agree with Christina.James said he was voting for Scotty and even though Haley is more rock why would James fans vote for the person who they believe got him kicked off?
Scotty announced at his homecoming that him and James became very good friends and were very close now and will remain friends here on out Thats probably why he votes for Scotty and because he knows Scotty can sing—Scotty mentioned on stage at his homecoming that he and James would hang out at night when they had free time and they were both so much alike beieve it or not!! So I guess they are just 2 good friends now
It was the under 18yrs olds with iphones that push out close to 60M votes last night. The use of the new cell phones that can use app programs broke the voting system since each phone can vote 4k to 12k of votes in 2hrs.
Haley lost mainly due to the Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” song, it turn off the last few young voter she had and pushed them to Lauren, although they didn’t the other 2 songs they were still with her until the last one. My nieces and their friend all said it cost her. The judges simply bused her with it.
PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE get over it already
Yup, go bury your sorrow with a glass of scotch, and move on already! I’m no teenager and I hate Haley.
I’m far from being a teenager and i voted 570 times for Scotty. I do plead guilty to the glass of single malt though.
Thats funny yeah Im 48 and voted Scotty Guess they are calling us teenys now
Although I was kind of surprised to see Haley go last night, especially because Lauren had a little problem with her second song on Wednesday; and I was equally surprised to see James go last week. But I really think that the top 2, Scotty and Lauren, are very talented. They both have great voices, and can obviously handle big songs. The fact that they are teenagers and probably have lots of teenage supporters does not matter, because I think that they can definitely sing, and have showed that they deserve to be on this stage. They have good attitudes too, they don’t seem to take it for granted, and are both modest.
I will agree that lots of talented singers were sent home, yes, because overall I think this year’s top contestants were all very good. However, I think it’s unfair to say that Scotty or Lauren doesn’t deserve to win or that they don’t have talent. At this point where everyone is so good, I think any one of them have a chance to win, and all deserve to win. Of course, we are human, and we all probably have our favorites, and it’s surprising and upsetting to see them go, but I think we should still support the remaining contestants when they are indeed talented. I love Scotty and Lauren’s voices, I enjoy hearing them sing and watching them perform. Overall, this season of Idol was very enjoyable for me (of course I have skipped some fillers during the results shows).
So I think we should just wish the talented singers who were voted off the best, hopefully they will go on and have great careers, and then also just wish Scotty and Lauren the best for next week’s finale. Hopefully they’ll give us a great show!
I was not a big fan of Lauren for most all of this season. But, the past couple weeks she has grown on me.
You mean u actually have something nice to say
I think the reason Haley went home is because she butchered “You Oughta Know”. That was an excellent song choice for her and she blew it. She’s done remarkably well all season, and it surprised me. I’m not a country music lover, but I’ve been rooting for Lauren since her audition, but I have nothing against the others. All in all, they are all good, and whoever wins will deserve it.
the “You Oughta Know” song cost her big with the key younger voters but it would not have mattered how well she sang it. That angry girl song plus 3 nice young girl friendly songs for Lauren seal her fate.
A song the younger girls knew and liked, Haley would have been safe I think. With Duffy’s “Mercy” she would still be in the race and a prefect song for her style. Judges pick even worst or they bused her with it.
I don’t think it was an excellent song choice for her. She nailed the choruses, but the low notes in the verses were completely out of her range. The judges should’ve been more careful about that, especially since they criticized her “Earth Song” because they thought it was out of her range
Great post!!! You were considerate and supportive of all the contestants in your post. I agree. We need to wish the elimenated contestants well and support the last two contestants. Both Scotty and Lauren have caring and humble personalities that I pray won’t be corrupted by the music industry. Lauren is very talented but I think Scotty has more confidence in who he is as a person and artist. Scotty’s confidence in God will protect him from being swayed in his convictions by the music industry. As he said he is just Scotty and will continue to be just Scotty. I would be happy if Scotty or Lauren won but I lean more towards Scotty. Either way they will both be a sucess; along with Haley and the other contestants who were elemenated.
Good, positive observations. Thank you.
Good blog…agree…Scotty for the win
Well said! I wish more people could see it like this.
Scotty will stay true to himself. He is very mature for his age. According to his teachers, he can sing anything but CHOOSES to sing country music. He stands by his convictions and that is why he is my favorite and will be the next American Idol!! Not to mention that incredible voice and sparkling personality.
Wow. I knew country fans stuck to their own, but I never realized how so many of them had such a narrow view of music and the world in general. To say Haley had “zero talent” after making it to the top three is just case-in-point at the level of ignorance here. And what will you say when Lauren loses next week? That she had no talent also? Methinks it’s time to exit while the country bumpkins here enjoy their after-party and take pleasure in bashing people who will have 1000 times more success than they will ever know.
I happen to like BOTH styles of music, Country and Rock. But, going by what I read from them here, a lot of country music fans embaress me with their norrow point of view. As I fear I might be associated with them, because I like country music too.
Actually I think The Haley fans are having the most upseting words to say and ugly talk U need to backtrack
I am a country fan for sure but I will let you know that I knew Hailey was talented anyone that made it to the top 13 is talented I know I didnt like Hailey at first and it wasnt because i didnt think she had talent she did but it was because I didnt like the raspy thing she did when she did less of that I didnt mind her so much but it is about taste in music but I agree people need to know more about other generes of music
I agree totally. It is amazing and how narrow minded and nasty some of them can get.If people like Beyonce say that she thinks Haley is incredible with a voice like she has never heard, Adam Lambert saying she does things technically with her voice that are remarkable, that Led Zepplin liked Haley enough to offer her a song to sing beacause they are so impressed with her style and singing, when they almost never do that for anyone, when great natural singers like Melinda Doolittle proclaim how an amazing singer Haley is, and big stars like Lady Gaga love her, then when some people say she has no talent at all , it is ridiculous.
For the most part, the guest mentors think every person on the show is the greatest thing since sliced bread. So I am not particularly impressed that Beyonce said Haley was good.
As for country fans being rude, have you rock fans read some of the comments made about country? Or is it because you agree with them that they seems fine to you. You need to look beyond your comfort zone. I am not particulary a fan of hard rock, but I was pulling for James.
By the way, traditionally there are more country music radio stations in the United States than any other music format. Country is not some small niche format.
It seems that both the Metal and Country fan are down on Haley for some reason. Maybe its because both have reached their peak and sales have dropped this year while old rock CD and bluesy rock like Adele and Duffy are selling great around the world.
The country music radio stations don’t want to push their songs since they are flooded with similar sounding artist now that are selling poorly. Every one seems to be using Idol to sell their music now.
Radio Matm I am a country fan and I HATE hard rock/metal music CANT stand it but JAmes was good made me like it when he sang it so I was pulling for him too
Bloodyscot, I honestly didn’t think Haley was particularly “rock” though. She was more blues and jazz, and she put that style to rock songs. I personally didn’t like it. I think everyone just wants someone to hate on, and poor Haley drew the short straw.
Like the singers that came on the show were going to say on live TV they sucked come on they all gave good reviews. ADam Lambert well he dont count he sucks himself
go put your nailpolish and mascara on ASdam and hit the town and be thrown out of a few more places AND while were on that subject Where r all these greta CDs hes producing UHHHHHHHHH
RONHEP….Zep offered their music catalog. Anyone in my demogeaphic , married 48 year old male , knows that this doesn’t happen unless there is a talented person doing their song. So you Haley bashers should do a little research into Zep before the speaking your opinion.
Becka, you are right, I’m sure, with regard to a lot of voters. Some people love having someone they love to hate. Villains increase drama and interest in the show, too.
I guess I’m different in that I don’t love one genre and hate all the rest. I like all kinds of music and all kinds of people. The world would be so boring if we all played the same music and ate the same food and dressed the same.
see thats what im like too I like to listen to diffrent kind of generes myself one day I be listening to country the next day I will be listening to rap or pop
I also like all kinds of music. I listen to my daughter’s music all the time. Her fav is Evanessance. I love classic rock and country as well. R&B also. To me it is more about the song and the artist that sings it not so much about the type of music. My fsvorite all time singer is Tina Turner.. Love her!!
NORTHERN GUY What a hypocrit you are I was just reading all the comments and you were just bashing a couple pages up Haley didnt win so sad move on with your life Poor thing Haley gezzzzz sick of it and such hipocrit here dont bash on others when you do it constantly
Examples? Calling people on their b*llshit and bashing people are two different things.
Take a breath. Haha.
I wish that everyone who says “I will buy James/Pia/Haley/eliminated AI contestants’ CD…” will be true to their words. How many times have we said this to our favorite “idol” and now what, we could not remember we’ve ever sworn to support them all the way. I am guilty of this-from Catherine McPhee, Constantine and Danny Gokey. These AI 10 kids ALL have amazing talents.
My favorite non winning idol prior to this season was Kimberly Caldwell. Finally several years later, she released an album which I bought, and love. When I say I will buy Haley’s cd, I will. I have all her itunes and I enjoy all of them. I like the raspy sound. I love country as well, and Carrie Underwood is fantastic. I also love Sugarland, Miranda Lambert, Leann Rimes, Toby Keith, and Brad Paisley to name a few. Country is good and I wish all the luck and happiness in the world to the country kids in the finale.
Ditto JD – I downloaded the two songs “Mess of You” and “Say Love” from her website and the full CD when it was released last month and, as the album says “Without Regret.”
This is the first year I have watched since season 2. Haley has been my favorite this whole season, even when the rest of my family was cheering on James (I like James too, and they like Haley as well; we just differ in favorites). So this is the first time I will declare that I intend on buying an idol’s CD. If Haley releases one, I will buy it because I love her sound. Some of my favorite singers I listen to are Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse and I view Haley as having a sound that has the power of Joplin but the tone of Ms Winehouse. It’s so refreshing!
It is important to remember that the person who win AI does not necessarily win in the long run. If someone makes it to the top 5, then they have probably gome far enough to make it big — if they have the talent to do so.
I never thought Casey would win, but he sure got fare enough to make himself heard wand whet people’s appetite for that kind of music.
Me and my wife are voting with our wallets – not texting FREE VOTES (we can’t anyways we’re in Canada). We have bought ALL HALEY and most of James tracks on Itunes and WILL buy their albums FOR SURE. Wife will also buy Lauren’s stuff – not sure about Scotty.
Good for you.
sooo are we suppose to care????
Read the original post you two. It was about actually BUYING the material – not just downloading a silly voting app. I am responding to what the OP was talking about. Get a clue.
Northern Guy Your ego shows through quite clearly in your post. The right thing to say would be “My wife and I”. Putting yourself first says a lot about you.
It was a grammar error not a sign of narcissism. But YOU’RE post is a definate sign you’re a joyless little troll!
That’s awesome, Northern Guy! I got an Ipod and will buy every one of Haley’s songs…only reason I haven’t is because I haven’t really tried to set up the iPod yet, I don’t even know how. I work too much.
I’m beginning to realize the final showdown will be when James and Haley are BIG stars-selling lots of CD’s and concert tickets world wide-just like Adam Lambert while the others are hardly heard from.
Hi Steve, I hope you’ll do what you preach and spend some big bucks on these CDs. Remember your past love Katherine McPhee? 🙂
In the words of Steven Tyler “Dream On”.
You can support Haley and James without saying Scotty and Lauren will not be successful. Everybody does not have the same tast in music. This diversity is what makes life interesting. I love country but that does not mean I can not see the singing talent Haley has. I believe the top 5 will all be successful.
And the country fans who hate everything else might consider supporting Scotty and Lauren without saying Haley and James will not be successful.
It the music, the singer and how its arranged, if its good I will buy it.
I got hooked the week when I heard Haley sang Duffy’s Mercy at her hometown visit, so I had to down load Duffy’s version and now can stop listening to it. Its almost to 7M sold now when I checked, great song.
Wghat friggin concert and CDs The guy I mean girl Adam isnt doing nothing
I a little disapointed that Haley didn’t make it as the last of the two but the remaining two are still great. I have to say that the Alanis Morisette song didn’t do Haley any justice and the fact that it was the last song she sang made it even worse. Of course it was picked by the judges (not surprised). I think she still has a great future ahead of her (Hurray for Haley!) good luck to you. Lauren is a sweetie and so is Scotty. I’ve been voting for Haley now its going to be very hard to choose between these two but I’m looking forward to the ending. I’m going to predict that Scotty gets it only because he has never been at the bottom so it only makes sense that he’ll win this. Doesn’t really matter anyway they are all winners in my book.
Haley has a great voice, and a huge attitude. I think she was lucky to have made it this far, and when they announced the winners, and Lauren go in for the hug, and Haley moves away..how’s that for a team player..I am glad she did not make it to the top two…and I don’t thank the panel liked her too much either. ‘Yeah baby..be gone’
YEh BYE ATIITUDE U SUCKED
i believe they all did a wonderful job remember the ones that left will have a career if they want because they are all great may the best one win. I believe if lauren sings the way she does scotty will win lauren rreally needs to take that risk with her voice and performance and she can come out on top. so lets go lauren you can do this i have faith in you.
Well, just one more week. After James got eliminated, I thought it would be a Scotty vs Haley final, and from the looks on Haley’s face, so did she. I sincerely hope that the fans can see that Lauren is too immature to be the 2011 American Idol and that they will cast their votes for Scotty.
I may be repeating this but Jimmy Iovine has picked out a song for Haley to record and release. I guess Jimmy isn’t put off by the supposed Haley “bad attitude”.
Right, he is not put off by Hayel’s attitude because he is getting a paycheck from the song.
He could have picked from any of the contestants voted off but chose Haley. Hmmm…
But remember, he made some bad choices for how the contestants should sing their songs, and they decided to stay true ‘to themselves’ and not listen to him..he has made bad recommendations that could have cost them a place in the finals.
I thought You and I two weeks back was excellent. I also thought Scotty’s pick this past week was perfect. I also thought Haley would have done better on Rhiannon so I don’t blame him on the one. I think Haley was starting to lose her voice a little and couldn’t the lower notes as well as she did earlier in the competition. Which is something she will have to work on if she plans to have a career in music.
They will ALL record something. Stop saying Haley is the only one he picked. Nonsense!
I haven’t picked no one as of yet
Not starting a chat here just get story straight!!**@@
NOW LISTEN You have Haley fans saying Lovine picked a song for her just to mess her up now half of u are saying he is cutting her a deal what the heck make up your minds Jelaousy killed the growling kitty
Wow…sunshine? You don’t give the name justice. Change it to rainyday, that would suit you better. HALEY OUTSOLD EVERY CONTESTANT OF SEASON 10 BY A LONG SHOT!!!! That is what makes a successful recording artist, SALES. And Haley may not have gotten the most FREE votes, but she’s SOLD the most music…you’re an idiot. No one cares about someone’s supposed ‘attitude’ when their voice is coming out of the radio speakers. The truth will come out, eventually. It always does! 😉
So Nigel tweets that Haley got over 25 million votes out of over 95 million cast…hmm…that means 70 million votes were NOT for Haley. That’s a lot of voters casting a lot of votes saying they prefer someone else. Assuming the remaining 70 million were split 35/35 for Scotty and Lauren, EACH of them would have received 40% MORE votes than Haley…If, on the other hand, one of the contestants just barely got more votes than Haley, say 26 million, the other one would have received 44 million votes or 76% more votes than Haley. So, somewhere between 40% and 76%, I’d say America pretty strongly prefers someone other than Haley. Just like in sports, it’s about the scoreboard…Haley lost. So I think there will be a huge audience for the finale, and a record number of votes will be cast. These kids have a HUGE fan following. Did you see the turnouts at their home visits? And the fervor? Both Lauren and Scotty seemed so natural interacting with their fans. To me, Haley looked awkward, lacking personal interaction and rapport. She seemed excited to be there, but seemed to be an observer, rather than participant. The smaller turnout for her events was also telling.
Please do not confuse votes with voters.
You are correct, but I am making the assumption the number of voters v number of votes cast by each voter w/b the same across all contestants. W/o any other information, that is the only assumption we can make. Also, Nigel in his tweet is using the 25 million number to suggest there are 25 million voters, therefore 25 million record-purchasers out there.
Wed. there were 23M viewers down slightly from last week and about the same as 2 weeks before. Yet votes when from 51M to 95M over 2weeks with the same number of viewers.
Rumors that about 60M votes were from under 18yrs old using iphones with voting app.
Also that Lauren just beat out Haley it was very close but also twittering if they have iphones buy for 99c the iphone idol vote app. On Scotty area they were all talking about how many were about to vote over 10k using that app.
It’s not 95 million people voting. We have no idea how many people voted so those percentages might very well be skewed. I really don’t know. Only the Idol producers know. Iam not crying over the outcome or voting process. It is what it is. I’m just saying that those percentages may not even be close if you went solely on the nember of peopling voting rather than total votes. just a thought.
You were watching the home visits on TV. A lot of each visit was not shown, and Illinois was cold and rainy when Haley was there. Did you not see the tears? I know you did not see the bereaved family Haley comforted because that didn’t make the edit. Can you see how TV manipulated your perceptions?
We would be better off as a country if we made decisions based upon facts and not gut reactions. We get played, all the time; and we are complicit volunteers in that, not victims.
I saw that. I don’t want to speculate on why the producers did what they did. I’m not big on conspiracy theories. But it is a business. But for the life of me I can’t see why they would have wanted an all country finale. I would think you draw in more viewers with a contrast of styles.
Idol is being sold for $509M so major politics right now and Coke’s headquarters is in Georgia.
IT WAS THE VOTES THAT GOT THEM WHERE THEY ARE GLAD OF IT TOO
@E-K Are you kidding? Ha ha, well first of all, it does NOT mean that 44 million people were voting for Scotty and Lauren. Guess who’s doing all the voting? All the young kids with phones. Realistically, haley appeals to a larger fanbase – for instance, my grandparents and all of their friends LOVE Haley, but do they go online and vote for two hours? Do they whip out their iPhone and text away? No!! It’s all the kids in their teens voting for the contestants in their teens, as that is what appeals to them most since they are the same age group.
As for the hometown concerts, what are you talking about? Lauren looked comfortable? She was practically bawling the whole time and could barely speak in front of a crowd! Haley was much more comfortable with everything – on stage, she’s a natural performer. She rocked it out no problem in front of a massive crowd. Lauren couldn’t handle the stress of being a contemporary artist – she’s too immature and naive to handle it.
You might want to re-read my comment, as nowhere did I say 44 million people voted for Scotty and Lauren. I get your point, though, but you don’t have any evidence that says Scotty and Lauren had fewer voters than Haley, but their voters voted multiple times and Haley’s didn’t. So you have to assume the number of voters and number of votes each casts w/b similar for all contestants. Haley is only 3 years older than Scotty. You’re grasping at straws. My point was that the difference in votes was so huge that it is clear Haley was far behind at least one, if not both, other contestants. Besides, if your grandmother and her friends aren’t voting multiple times on their iphones how likely will they be to be downloading songs, buying CDs or attending concerts in the numbers teens are likely to? It is time to move on, and cheer the contestants who have made it this far, fair and square. I am much closer to your grandmother’s age than to teenagers and have liked Scotty from the start. Seeing him perform The River made me start watching AI for the first time. It’s not an age thing. It’s a preference thing.
Yes, fine. A preference thing. But your age can determine what you prefer 😉
E-K I saw that and agree totally but you cant tell her fans this we would be all wrong
🙂
she was upset to see the tornado damage – I am sure it was a terrible thing to actually see it first hand
Haley had 3x as many people in the crowd as Lauren had. Scotty had the same amount as Haley. Get your facts straight, unless you like sounding ignorant…also, votes are free. We will see who sells the most music.
Go Lauren!!! Take it Tuesday night!
E J, Regarding Haley’s turnout, it was raining. Unless you don’t think weather affects turnouts in the Midwest.
I havent posted for the last 2 weeks but this is all I have to say. What would be a solution would be to limit the votes for the voters as they do for other shows or to have the parents take hold of thier kids cell phones after 30 minutes. This is not Americal Idol anymore, its “Teenie Bopper Idol”.
Amen!
You are both just jealous your singer isnt left
Nuisance, My previous suggestion was much simpler:
Just vote for whoever you want or choose to go home that particular week. Vote as many times as you want.
This would tend to motivate the contestants to push themselves, rather than play it safe. Example: Previous week you were bottom two or three, you need to do something different o better to avoid elimination next week!
Think about it.
Brandon must be 12 or 13. “Somewhat boring” competition? Good grief, when you’ve two genuinely great kids with great talent going head-to-head singing their hearts out, this is boring? Go get another job, Brandon. We were presented with a top 11 singers on this AI #10 show — all eleven were very talented. As each was let go, there had to be some disappointed fans. But in the end we all benefitted.
“Boring” is what immature people say. Grow up.
I also read a lot of put-downs of country music. You guys need to read up on your music: blues and gospel made “country” and “country” is where rock ‘n roll came from. All of the above are genuinely American sounds and are loved all over the world. Do I say ya gotta love the country sound? (I’m a rock fan myself.) No, absolutely not. But you gotta have some respect.
Now sit back Tuesday night and enjoy the show and kwitcherbitchin.
If I recall correctly, didn’t Randy use the word “boring” at times?
He did.
It’s his opinion, there’s nothing wrong with him saying he thinks something may be boring.
Furthermore, in all likelihood (and I could be wrong), by boring I assume he meant repetitive, since both Lauren and Scotty tend to play it fairly safe and sing similar sort of songs.
You don’t need to insult someone to disagree with them.
Personally I think Branden (isn’t that how you spell it?) does and excellent job, and there’s a reason why this is one of the most popular Idol forums out there.
Rock & Roll emerged from what was know as Rockabilly, which was a combination of various music styles and genres, especially jazz, folk, country and gospel music. Early R&R artistes like Chuck Berry also included blues influences into their music.
So there is no one genre from which R&R emerged. If you trace the early roots of Country music, you will find that back in the 1930’s, it was considered very risqué material. Check out some of the songs folk like Jimmie Davis, Ray Acuff, Buddy Jones even Gene Autry recorded/sang. The music historians refer to some of it as “rustic smut.”
Country music does have some popularity elsewhere but not the same as it does here and often what is classed as “Country” elsewhere is not what the US calls Country.
The latest top 10 Country Music Chart in the UK published today but dated May 21, 2011 is:
1. Paper Airplane – Allison Krauss & Union Station.
2. Sing It Loud – K.D. Lang
3. Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris
4. I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Steve Earle
5. High Atmosphere – Diana Jones
6. Kitty Wells; Songs of The Queen – Laura Cantrell
7. Last of The Country Gentlemen – Josh T. Pearson
8. The Incredible Machine – Sugarland
9. Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
10. Horses Latitudes – Jeffrey Foucault
So in that top 10 you have Country, Folk, Indie Singer/Songwriter, Blues and Pop.
If you think boring is an immature word to use then maybe some synonyms may help.
* Monotonous
* Tedious
* Irksome
* Tiresome
* Humdrum
All are synonyms of boring and refer to something that is so uninteresting to an individual that it causes the mind to switch off.
In simple terms, as it relates to music, one is switched off because it is not interesting or stimulating.
I am a great music fan of all genres, including Country and most of Scotty’s performances were monotonous. Right now, he is a country balladeer and 12 such songs strung together, as they would be on an album, can be monotonous.
I can’t say the same for Lauren and, despite some comments I have read, I think this young kid has a great future, as long as her folks monitor and mentor her. She has tried a much wider range of songs than Scotty.
Good country music is far from boring or monotonous and I think most people were using Country music generically to describe how they felt about Scotty, rather than the genre itself.
If next week was Jennifer Nettles or Carrie Underwood vs. Keith Urban or Billy Currington (as examples) I don’t think there would be any such talk.
I hope they both do well next week and we have a final worthy of its’ status and I hope Lauren really loses her nerves and steps it up to show us what we know she is capable of.
Write a book wont you Get off and write one come on
Is this what is known as qwerty diarrhea?
Great intelligent post and very informative. Enjoy when posters use factual statements to make their points.
all the above is fine and makes sense, except that “boring” has become a vogue word, a put-down cliche’ — used so many times by so many people so as to become meaningless. “Classical music is so boring!” “Rock is so boring!” I just get tired of hearing this…it’s so boring. Come up with some new putdown whydon’tcha.
Nuisance, My previous suggestion was much simpler:
Just vote for whoever you want or choose to go home that particular week. Vote as many times as you want.
This would tend to motivate the contestants to push themselves, rather than play it safe. Example: Previous week you were bottom two or three, you need to do something different or better to avoid elimination next week!
Think about it.
(sorry for my inglish) ARE YOU CRAZY OR DEAF???
Scotty is all right (may be James can replace him or not), but Lauren Alaina??? please!!! seriously, she NEVER TAKE A RISK on a song, she ever sing simple songs and boring, when she sing “Unchained Melody”, makes me laugh, but listen Haley and James, also Scotty, was my favorite moment of the week, please, WASH YOUR EARS!!!
really I agree
I think both Lauren and Scotty are great wondeful singers a hell of alot better than I can do but to say Lauren outsing Scotty is by far funny
I hope scotty wins go
Right on!! Go Scotty!!
Yep I’ll vote Scotty unless Lauren blows it way out somehow but she’ll do just fine
I personally think any of the top five would be terrific at being the American Idol. I also know all top five will have wonderful careers ahead of them. They are all very talented people and I congratulate them all. I hope Lauren wins, only because we have not had a female winner in a long time, but either one of them deserve it. They are both so young and have worked so hard to get there. They are both American Idols, along with all the other finalists.
I won’t bash anyone as all these kids have worked so hard to get to last night’s showdown. Hubby and I, of course are pulling for Lauren as she is a hometown girl and we’ve seen her grow so much plus she is the sweetest, kindest girl ever. Haley had a great voice but her overall attitude may (or may not) have affected voting. I personally loved James Durbin. Scotty will get a contract no matter what as will Lauren. There were many talented young people and not every one can win.
Many didn’t care for Paul McDonald but I liked his singing and his charisma…sweet boy..
Please don’t forget that Jennifer Hudson came in 7th in AI; Clay Aiken was 2nd etc. Many times the winner is rarely heard from again.
It alot of politics between the producers, the judges and powerful outside interests with Idol being sold after finale. Rumor is that Randy was told to bus Haley and the producers were split on it, with one wanting her gone at 3spot and another in 2 spot so better rating for finale. Someone from Chicago won last year so neither want her to win.
There are leaks to the press she is a brat but the support crew saying she very nice backup by Lauren.
Oh forget there are reported paid trolls going around to run her down, making her a brat or Diva.
No clue why unless its payback from JLo and Randy and possible over James going first.
Stefano must be on that payroll because he said the same thing. Before he was eliminated, so it wasn’t sour grapes.
Yeh We are sure you have talked to someone that knows the support crew whoever the hell that is
I think there will be a lot of good future singers out of this season. I was hoping Haley would be in the finale, and she might have made it if she had been better able to connect with the audience. There were several of this years Top 10 I wanted to see win, so I won’t be unhappy however it goes now. I think Scotty and Lauren both ended up getting the most votes because they represent a part of our country we like to think is still out there…simple, honest, genuine. They best represent the whole point of Idol-giving an ordinary kid a chance to be a star. I think Scotty will be the final winner, but after watching Laurens tearful return home, it pulled on my heart big time. She’s such a sweetie, how could anyone NOT vote for her! Haley has been my long time favorite because I think she was overly picked on. She has an awesome voice and I hope she will use that “attitude” and strength to just get out there and not look back. She comes from a musical family, so I don’t think we’ve seen the last of her! Thanks to all of you who have made this a great season!
I agree 100%. All these guys were winners.
Boring, not much more than that!!
hurry the hotties guy in the world is safe cant wail tell he comes home but wins 🙂
i <3 scotty
all my family loves him
And Samantha is why we have Scotty in the final..
“the hottest guy in the world”.
Samantha, dear, Just how old are you & how many times did you vote for Scotty? I promise I won’t tell your daddy.
In terms of talented contestants, this has been the best year of American Idol that I have watched.
In terms of outcome, this has been the worst year I have ever watched.
The rather surprising elimination of Haley Reinhart was pretty well the last straw for me. She delivered three incredibly powerful performances, two of which being outstanding and one being the only song to receive a standing ovation from the judges, the first one to stand being her toughest critic, Randy. Not once did she have a pitch problem with her vocals in any of her songs, and all of her performances were very entertaining, each of them varying in content, as compared to the other two performers who did the same sort of thing that they’ve done since the Top 13. She nailed every single note of every song and come on, let’s be honest with ourselves, the songs that the judges and Jimmy picked for Haley were about a thousand times harder than the ones chosen for the other two. Who does Stevie Nicks other than Stevie Nicks? She has one of the most recognizable and highly regarded in the music business. Alanis Morrisette is no piece of cake either.
I think American Idol needs to change it’s voting system for sure, as I know for a fact that it’s no coincidence that the same season they lower the minimum age to 15, they have the youngest Top 2 finale ever. Obviously, this is because all the young people (my age, I’m 17, although this doesn’t include me) are voting for the younger contestants as they appeal to the younger group of people. Who do you think made up the 95 million votes? 95 million people? Of course not! All the votes for Scotty and Lauren came from kids texting about a million times a minute. They’re good singers, yes, but they’re just GOOD singers. They’re not amazing! Scotty has a record deal anyways. Lauren is not ready at all for the real music world. Her style of singing still has a long way to mature before she is fully prepared for the music industry. Now Haley, on the other hand, is amazing. Say what you want, but, like I said about Stevie Nicks earlier, she ALREADY has an incredibly recognizable voice that no one else out there has. But, her elimination seems to go with the theme of this year. America was given gold, but they settled for a bronze alloy.
Pia Toscano, the gorgeous Italian supermodel, with broad hips and an even broader range of notes, not to mention a Celine Dion-like vocal delivery each and every week, is voted off simply because there was a bigger attraction for all the kids who were voting: Lauren.
Next, a red-headed bearded chap who played the double bass and melodica, who implemented a white Steinway and matching percussion set, or a more relaxed and intimate performance with just his bass when arranging classics such as ‘Nature Boy,’ ‘I Put a Spell On You,’ and ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain.’ Yes, Casey Abrams, whose antics won all of us over from the very start. He had more talent in his pinky finger than anyone in this competition. Yet again, move aside Abrams, we have Scotty.
Of course, we can’t forget about the rocker, James. He possessed a rare gift of vision, insanely powerhouse vocals, and the ability to see what he wanted for a certain song without even rehearsing with the band yet. As far as the male vocals went, james and Casey were by far the best. Again, goodbye.
Which brings us back to Haley, whom I’ve already discussed. The only reason Lauren is still in this is because EVERY WEEK the judges boob her up with comments that are not true whatsoever. Her performances were good, but they were nothing to rave about like they did! It’s like this. She acts childish, so they treat her like a child. They’re always handing out compliments and encouragements for something that deserves solid constructive criticism. Meanwhile, we’d have Haley come out, knock it out of the park, and have them respond how they should have with Lauren.
I’m not a fan of either of theirs, but out of the two (I never thought I’d be saying this) I hope Scotty wins. He does have a truly amazing voice.
Well now that I read where the new iphones have apps where you can vote anywhere from 4k-to 12k votes in two hours, then they should change the title of the show to IPhone Apps Winner!!!Shame on American Idol Producers for allowing this to go on!!!I wish they would break down the 95 mil. votes to 1 vote per caller and we would have a different outcome. I hope one day we see Jennifer Lopez and Haley up for a music video award and Haley takes the stage!!! Jennifer looks at Haley as a threat to her own career. I’m so proud of Haley for the way she went out, with class. It’s funny how Haley is at the top of Itune sales and will continue to be..Thats one sale per itune..Now does that tell you anything!!!I’m one who believes in fairness, let the best person win, fair and square..Who wants to say they won because of PHONE APPS!!!!I wish Lauren and Scotty all the best, but this would have to make them wonder themselves..And to Lauren, better get ready, and watch out, you might be the one they sabbatage next week. With that said I’m going to purchase an iphone app so I, 1 person can vote for you 12 thousand times in 2 hours…
@Kathy A. (KY) Well said. I always wondered why Jennifer seemed cold with Haley, even though she has openly admitted that Haley has (or had) one of the best female voices in the competition. I agree, the voting system is completely erroneous and unfair, and in order to regain some dignity as well as better ratings, American Idol will have to change their voting system.
The vote problem with the new cell phone was very hot when Pia was the 5th girl in a row to go but Idol said they would not change it this year but would like do some limiting next year MAYBE.
The last few weeks it has become a problem again, 33M votes, 52M, 71M, 95M yet always between 22M and 24M viewers.
Idol is about ratings and not about fairness in voting. The bias of the judges and CLEARLY favoritist song choices forced on the contestants was OBVIOUS. I say SCRAP forced songs for ANYONE. Only the individual singers know which songs suit them and which songs they can mould into their own vision. Rhiannon and You Oughta Know for Haley was a train wreck. Booo!
You’re right Kathy. I’ve also blogged about the “tools” that AI employs regards voting. I’m not as savvy as you regards the I-“apps” thing, but my Coondog wisdom knows how simple it would be for AI technos to rent out supercomputers to allow various AI agents to “Vote” millions of times per hour, since they allow in their “Rules” you can vote however many times you can fit into 2 hours. So simple for techno-wizards to manipulate which candidates they want to advance! Again, that’s why I don’t play the stupid voting game! Great entertainment though!
When the audition weeks started, there were a number of comments – some I think were here by one of the bloggers – that Idol this year was looking to find the next “Justin Bieber” and it seems they have succeeded in that aim.
They started off with a pool of great talent that was whittled down to 13 but if you can recall the auditions, Steven told Lauren she would be the winner and JLo and Randy raved about Scotty.
I love modern day Country music and many of my favorite artists and groups are Country but there is nothing in Scotty – at the moment – that I see or hear that makes me believe he will be big as a recording artist or sustain a truly successful career.
Lauren I can see being successful but she is a kid and needs a lot of vocal coaching to teach her to breathe and learn good phrasing. Also, I hope her folks make sure she is mentored and allowed to continue her education because the next 12-months are going to be tough.
They may all be excited to be going on tour but, from personal experience, I know how difficult it is, at a young age, to tour with a group and be away from home, family and friends for months on end.
I wish them both well and hope they put on a show worthy of a final, whatever the competition.
OH well each his own GO SCOTTY U ARE GREAT
Scotty, Scotty, Scotty I want him to win, talented but also very mature for his age and professional! Cannot stand Loren and her childish behavior, it makes me think it is “Preschool Idol” show… The fact that Scotty let her choose if she sings first or second, shows him even in a better light! He is a true gentleman at his young age. He worke at the grocery store to help family! What do we know about Alaina, has she ever worked before part time besides goofing around??? I do not think so! I love Scotty, he has great talent and is such a good kid, his Grandma won a lottery ticket having a grandson like him! Also he is different, he is like he said just Scotty, modest and nice, these are rare qualities! If someone from these two is to win should be Scotty!!!! I hope I will never have to watch that drama queen Loren anymore after Wednesday! Go home and play with your dogs.. I am crossing my fingers for you Scotty!
Of course, because this is a Vote-for-the-one-who-has-an-after-school-job Idol.
Your comment is the most irrelevant I have seen on this site.
Being a Hometown Garner NC person I am just delighted to see Scotty made it through last night. Honestly a great person and has made our hometown so proud. We couldn’t have picked a more better young man to represent us. Way to go Scotty and just be yourself next week. You have already made it to the big top so whatever happens happens but we love you so much here. It was overwhelming I know at homecoming and I couldnt even get near you with the crowd but I will see you soon enough. Ignore all negative comments which I am sure you will because you can’t please the whole world. God Bless you and Good Luck. You are where you are now because of your gifted and amazing great voice. The personality and other traits just come as the way you made them yourself. Love You
I think last week when the judges tore Haley apart was a set up to eliminate one of the guys Scotty or James.I think this week they gave Haley bad song choices and also Scotty.I think they expected him to blow the Kenny Rogers song they gave him as it is a very hard song to sing but instead he nailed it.You could see on Jlo’s face that she didn’t expect that.I think the judges want Lauren .
America voted for their favorites based on popularity! The judges opinions are what make the show a success. It would be boring if there was no drama….just like all the reality shows out there. The southern region has strong ties to American Idol and they did not give up voting for those from their region. Simple as that. They are faithful watchers of the show put into the finale who they wanted.
And it is not about them being teenagers. American would of voted for contestants from the south no matter what the age. The greatest support of the American Idol Show is the southern states.
America didn’t vote, IPHONE Apps voted..The show has become a joke. If Idol Producers will stop all this silly voting process, then mayby, just maybe we can get back a truly great show..But, until they do, I advise all girls to not waste your time next year and audition..your doomed before the show even begins..Try out for a real show where talent matters
Kathy We are holding a gun to your head making you watch this show– Why get on Idol chat then if u hate it so bad PLEASE
I meant WE ARE NOT holding a gun to your head
Sue I think you hit the nail on the head. They gave Lauren a beautiful song that showcased her voice and then gave Haley “you oughta know” and Scotty Kenny Rodgers. That was blaintent. They set Haley up to go home and Scotty to be next. The judges do sway voters no doubt about it. I do think all the top 4 are fantastic though and will all have great careers.
The picks from the producer and the judges were horrible for Haley. The “She Believes” song was too big for Scotty and really showed his limits – where Haley did quite well singing that NASTY Alanis song. Alanis is where she belongs – in the history books. Ick. Hated the jagged little pill and all of it’s bitterness!
Linda I have to agree that the AI production makes their favorites get along but hey, don’t you think we had some incredible talents there this season? I knew from beggining I woul get disapointed, yet I root for James to suceed real life 2, not just AI…
I get the impression that right up front the producers and sponsors decided they want a country idol, and managed the whole process to get to two country singers in the finale. The winner will be a boring country singer!
I´m forget… I´m from Argentina
I am a big Haley fan and am very proud of how far she came. I want to say to all the people criticizing her…You can think what you will of Haley but in no way will that impact her in what she does as an entertainer. She has to make it on her own strengths and convictions and as we have seen she is a tough little lady. There are already millions of people that love her which is evident by the views of her youtube videos and there will be millions that don’t, just as there are for most artists ie; Lady GaGa, Brittney Spears, MJ, 50cent and many others but even they have a huge following that makes them very successful. You can’t say they can’t sing, as anything other than your opinion, because their millions of fans and financial backers think they can. They have all had their own unique personalities and still have fans who love them and support them. So my point is no matter what you say about Haley and as ugly as I have seen these posts get on this site, and others, she has a huge following that loves her and sees her beauty on the inside and outside.
200% agreed Joy. Haley has continuoulsy demonstrated her strong personalities and challenged herself to belt our various numbers of songs with her unique voice whereas the other 2 had played safe by singing the same type of genre all the time!
Guess many of the voters dont seem to understand Haley’s unique gifted voice!
I think Haley is GREAT and she will do well….
Excellent post!
You’re absolutely right Joy.
I’m swallowing my own bitter pill over Haley’s departure, but truthfully, I had a feeling it would be a country hoedown.
Oh well…. good luck Haley. Led Zep song was AWESOME!
May the best one win…I love them all.Some seem to have more class and are a bit more humble than others . This is what makes us unique and different individuals. I do believe America has finally learned ,If you want one to win you must vote. With that being said America has spoken.. all 95 million..wow now that’s support..Good luck to all and if I have one last statement to say directly to American Idol winners, Remeber who voted you into stardom and try to have the attitude like Lauren did when she went home an saw the hurt and devistation,,IE, alotta things Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert and I’m sure a few more do is for charity.. Remeber,pay it forward,,This world so needs it.
All politicians are humble until the votes come in. Some people rely on their talent and don’t change for votes. I like that in a person.
95 million people didn’t vote!!!!!!I’m glad dancing with the stars don’t have the same voting system that AL does..Barney would win , hands down…
If you seriously believe 95 million people voted, you are seriously mistaken.
Wednesdays show had a viewership of 21.7 million which, by the way, is what sponsors and advertisers go by.
Given the facts that many people vote hundreds and in some cases – so they say – thousand of times, I proffer that no more than 20% of the viewers actually vote.
Most people I know watch it for the entertainment value. It is on here at 7:00pm MST and many, like us, who have our own businesses, are having dinner around that time so we tape it and watch it later after dinner. By the time we have finished watching it is too late to vote anyway.
The one big advantage of taping it is you can ff through the darn commercials. 🙂
I also don’t believe 95 million people voted. The show has been rigged from the beginning!
Thanks for the numbers of viewers Paul. On a couple other earlier blogs, I had guessed at between 25 and 50 million viewers, though I figured the 25 million was closer. I was making same point you were.
And where you offer that maybe 20% of viewers voted, my bet was that it’s probably 1% (yes, one). I base that on all these people bragging about voting anywhere’s from 50 to 250 votes in 2 hours–average say of 100 votes per actual voter. That would mean that at best, one million people determine who advances, maybe only 500,000 folks. Of course, AI uses that to their advantage to manipulate who they pimp, song difficulty choices, etc. But as others have said, those 500,000 voters don’t match up with what 100 million of 300 million American consumers actually purchase in CDs , concert tickets, etc.
Neither of these women deserved to be in the finales. Neither took direction or criticism. And Lauren never grew up from the auditions. Just played the ditzy blonde card the entire show and it worked. Okay voice, but lousy personality. Hope the dude wins, although I’m through watching now.
U r such an idiot
Are you being paid to be a Ugly Mean Troll or do you work for free?
A UMT…I like it!
There have been times from the different segments & interviews with Lauren where I’m not entirely certain she is “playing”.
But one thing is for sure… she is now in the deep end of the pool. Let’s hope she can swim.
everyone who got top 10 deserve to be there, not just the boys or the girls I mean every single one did what they do the best they could just like you do being such an ass
James reaaaly should be there but I couldnt pick one of top2 to leave their places, so wins the one who has most funs and do plead more people :p
AI has become a show for 6 year olds who idolize those a bit older than them. Very disappointing. Well at least the Idol producers will not break the budge on a champagne toast next week since whoever wins is barely out of diapers.
Poor thing You are jealous
poor thing you are trying to antagonize someone with a passive aggressive comment.
LOL! Good one! So much feisty anger over a contest… ugh! And those who cry the loudest… not always the ones who vote, right? Just like in the “real world”–our day to day living~ All in all–it’s not as if those who don’t take home the grand prize will be homeless, broke and jobless. They have had their exposure to the public and will continue to work in the field, right?
American Idol has become a show for 6 year olds who idolize those a bit older than them. Very disappointing. Well at least the Idol producers will not break the budge on a champagne toast next week since whoever wins is barely out of diapers.
I am not a fan of either Scotty, Lauren (and Haley) but if I had to choose, I guess, I would go for Scotty just because James is gone….
When i PAY 120.00 to see a concert the last thing I want to see or hear is the girl or boy next door….its too bad the votes are not with dollars….it would have been way different…I will never invest as much emotional energy into this show again…I did not watch it last night and hoped for a two lady finale……I don’t believe the votes are credible and can be manipulated simply by reducing the numbers of modems at IDOL headquarters…for each contestant….They want whom they want to win and that is is.We have no say…and perhaps we should not have any say on who progresses….When votes are not released nor audited, then there are no votes.
I agree w/you about the votes. There are soo many ways to vote now, you just wonder how many voters were doing the voting. I still think it is better than leaving it up to the judges who picked favorites early on and stuck with them.
I couldn`t be happier that Haley is finally off, I think her hateful expression when she realized she had not made it to the finals told it all, I think she did make a good commercial for her parents band and I am sure she will be a part of that from now on.
Yes, I am thrilled that Scotty made it to the finals and I hope he is the next American Idol, I certainly will be voting for him!!! Go Scotty!!!!! You are the best!!!!!!
With Haley and James gone, this is going to be one boring finale!! A battle against the two country singers!!! Haley, challanged herself week after week, while the other two constantly played it safe! My prediction, Haley becomes a success while Scotty and Lauren fade out…
Let’s hope!
Wat a fool. I think scotty and lauren will have more success because the country market iseeking more young artists than the punk rock market
Haley had the most depth of the three.Scotty and Lauren are good,but could either of them sing Led Zep? I don’t think so. Could Haley sing country? Of course she could! I probably wont watch now, because the 2 finalists really dont do anything for me. I really hope they change the voting,to make it fair for ALL contestants.There are a lot of little girls out there that are voting hundreds of times for “cutie pie” Scotty. I don’t care how many votes fox announces, I would rather have less votes and more integrity.Fox is insulting the intelligance of the viewers believing that we are impressed by the amount of the votes that come in.
Why should they want to sing Led Zep? Who wants to hear someone else do LZ music? If that’s what you like, buy the original and enjoy. Metal is a dead genre from when dinosaurs walked the earth. It is not NOW music, which is why James is gone.
Each week, Haley took a risk with song choices. Yes, sometimes it came back and bit her, but when she got the right song, she was dynamite. Everything that Scotty and Lauren do are so incredibly safe, there is no edge to the competition whatsoever, even more so now that Haley’s gone, because she always brought the edge! And @andrew, what the heck are you talking about? Punk rock? Are you that deaf? It’s called having a jazzy voice, but I guess i you can’t accept it, you can’t accept it. But how about keeping your useless, nonsensical, and uninformed thoughts and opinions to yourself 😛
@ Andrew – who sang punk rock on the show?
I agree fully.
@ Templar – Led Zeppelin is not a heavy metal band. It is a rock band and some of its’ songs have become classics.
Paul: Led Zeppelin are considered the progenitors of heavy metal. Not according to me, but according to Rolling Stone, Kurt Loder, and any other authority you care to consult.
Templer
Ever heard Stairway To Heaven? How do you come to the conclusion that that song is Heavy Metal?
I never said Stairway was metal. I said the band is/was metal.
That will never happen ! lauren will have a huge career for sure. You guys are dreaming. lol
Templar sorry to see your agressivity with heavy metal, I don’t agree that it is dead music style, since James gotten to top 4 when we had some talented and geniously artists this season, why do you say that, if you don’t enjoy, leave it for the rest of who does, since as I said before, gotten to top 4 honney, so sad to see you this way because I realy liked your posts…
Her expression was one of shock, which everyone showed at the moment they were voted off.
Within seconds she was smiling, gave a very calm and nice summation to Ryan about her experience saying: “This is the biggest platform any girl — anybody — could ask for. I rocked it out and I had a blast. And this is only the beginning. I thank you guys all so much.”
Then went on stage and rocked the darn place. Ryan had to shout above the audience noise to be able to get the cameras back on him so he could close the show.
She was classy, there were no tears or tantrums – as many of you had predicted – and she ended up in the arms of her family.
From what we have noted about her is that she is a nice young lady who comes from a strong and loving family – just like Scotty and Lauren and the others.
Was she competitive? – Of course, just as Scotty was in Hollywood week when he made sure he was on a “strong” team for the group competition and just as they have all been throughout the season.
The only ones who have cried and/or thrown fits when they were voted off were Pia and James.
Haley will have a great career and it won’t be with her parents group which plays gigs locally, mainly focused on 60’s and 70’s music.
19 Productions has the first option on the top 5 and I bet they take the option on Haley and, possibly, Jacob who, while awkward to watch, has a great recording voice.
The one they may not take the option on is James because if he insists on doing heavy metal, there is a very limited market for that these days and most of it is only found on Indie Labels.
If 19 Productions don’t take the option on Haley, she will be snatched up by a record company.
Paul, that was beautifully written. Thank you. Why everyone has to be so brutally unkind is beyond me.
As Haley stated in a TV Guide interview (I think it was TG) she was initially sad (who wouldn’t be) but now she realizes she’s probably better off since she’s free from signing a limiting and very strict contract with AI. She can go cut that album or single sooner than she thought. She’s right!
I agree with you J.R., Haley could really sing sometimes, but has been showing a really nasty personality. Just a little too full of herself. I was so glad that she was voted off!
I have concluded that we all hear and see differently – like our taste buds are different – so is what is pleasing to the eyes and ears. I thought everyone who made into the final 10 or 12 was good enough to win; I did however, think they were looking for a new sound and Haley certainly was different and I think she is great and confident and all that. I don’t get why everyone wants to hate on her if they didn’t vote for her. If I had been standing in front of JLo and Randy and I was the only one receiving criticism, I would have showed the viewing audience what anger really looks like. I liked JLo in the beginning but I don’t anymore and I’m soooo tired of Randy’s dialouge. Someone write him some new lines please. Aren’t judges supposed to remain neutral? or at least pretend to be?
At last someone is able to take a breath and put themselves in Haley’s shoes. She always had to face irrational comments and criticisms from the judges which she didn’t deserve. People like to jump on her right away for her remarks to the judges (namely Randy) for some reason, and I’m still trying to figure out why. You said it aptly, if that was me being relentlessly attacked, I’d do the same, but perhaps in a little more noticeable way then she did. There was nothing wrong with what she said after Earth Song, people make it sound like she threatened to kill the judges and their entire families.
Did you notice the way Haley went to Randy and JLo including their names in the song?
At the end the only one who went straight to Haley when she was back on stage was Steven Tyler. Randy and JLo went toward Scotty and Lauren.
She put their names in the song in a vindictive, sassy way. Not as a compliment.
Yes…and I loved it! It was super cute and cool!
Paul, Good point. It had become clear that there was pronounced tension between jlow/jackass & Haley. Haley had to realize exactly what they were up to & their feelings were. The attack of jackass, supported by jlow, was the final straw for Haley. After that, Haley gave the psashts no quarter.
Question: How do YOU treat people who purposely drywall you?
I am glad she fought back & stuck it in their sorry ass faces!
Well, I don’t know if I’ll be watching the Finale. As I’m not a big fan of “country” music, the “hype of the judges for the two finalists and the over-all view of the voting public (as displayed by the home-town vists), I am discouraged. I don’t believe AI has many seasons left, as new more exciting and, hopefully, honest shows are on the horizon. I wish Scotty and Lauren the best, but don’t believe ticket sales or music sales will be high from either of the two. Once again, it must be shown that the contestants that were voted off, due to the lack of music knowledge, will be the big stars.
I agree and I know I will not be watching the Finale. I think the judges really set up Haley with a song with disgusting lyrics while having Lauren look like Cinderella and singing inspirational songs (goose bumps – pleeeease.) At least Simon is getting a new show and we can get back some of the honesty.
i would not exactly call the voice honest they make themselves out to be looking for a great ameteur voice, but most of their contestants are already professionals.
With James and Haley gone the show isn’t worth watching.
Not because your favorite person has been eliminated that means it is over for the rest u suck Cindy. Give these singers their fair chance.
wow. that’s a very immature reply abby.
Charming – is that what you call good manners?
BYEBYE
Anyway, the vote are not for the best one, they are for the one who people prefer !! The best one was KC, and he was boot out a couple of weeks ago…
why cant they have a real good band showcased in american idol? rise against? chemical romance? flyleaf? even killswitch engage would be awesome
@Cali, the reason they don’t have second-rate artists such as the ones that you listed is because this is (or supposed to be) a signing competition. None of the ones you listed can sing. Artists that CAN sing: Il Volo (AMAZING. That is how to sing!) Michael Buble, Diana Krall, jack Johnson, Julio Iglesias.
Hahahahahahahaha, I am enjoying the nicknames today. People can get very obsessive with their Idol favorites. My gosh!!!
A lot of emotion invested in this! It’s a phenomenon that’s for sure!
NG, Ah, yes… that emotional investment thing.
Perhaps it is amplified by current bad economic times? I’ve read of similar
Sorry.
Similar emotional responses during the depression years… Seabiscuit, for example.
If Jennifer thinks she will get all of scotty fans to buy her cd, thats great. But do you honesly think they will buy 4-12 thousand..NO just 1 per fan…Or, maybe there is an IPHONE APP out there to make it look like you sold more than you really did…just saying..
Only 24M watch Idol but many see the news or hear others talk about it. Remember this are artists selling new songs and most people are sheep.
But I have to say I would rather listen to any of the top 4 than Jlo’s new music, she need to retire even if she is only 40yrs old.
I gotta agree with you there…I can’t imagine buying music by JLo. I do like the way she dresses though…so it’s all good :0)
I loved Il Volo! Very talented young men. I hope they are invited again next season… I think the vote was right, between those who made the top 3 that is, but it should have been Pia, James, and Scotty in the top 3. Haley is a good singer and a pretty girl, but seemed to be convinced she would win. I was displeased with her poor reaction to being voted off. Looked like she couldn’t believe that it could happen. She had the worst reaction of any who were voted off before her. Sorry, Haley fans… I have my thoughts just as you have yours. I like her, but not as much as the others. I believe Scotty will win, and hope he does. He has a great career ahead.
I liked Il Volo also. They were like a breath of fresh air from the trashy junk some of the guest singers call music. What has happened to morality and integrity? Just sayin’.
Scotty will have a great career in the country world, in the states….that all, he will make a lot of many and be very happy… The best musician was KC, just ask the juges…
@VocalCoach Worst reaction? Are you kidding me? She had the classiest exit, for sure. She took it in stride, she performed, hit Benny and The Jets OUT OF THE Park, and didn’t shed a tear. She could teach James a thing or two, even though I felt for him, poor guy. One thing we can agree on is that Il Volo was outstanding. They should feature artists such as them on this show more often, as it is a singing competition.
I would be inclined to echo this sentiment. er, I mean..
YA GOT THAT RIGHT, I AGREE!
YEEE HAW!
il volo…that’s what american idols should sound like!!!
@NorthernGuy Who were you talking to? Me?
I agreed with your 3:26pm comment – and gave the country fans a hard time too! 😀
You are seriously delusional if you think her exit was the worst. She showed shock and dismay (perfectly normal) for all of 5 seconds and immediately smiled when Ryan spoke to her and she said:
“This is the biggest platform any girl — anybody — could ask for. I rocked it out and I had a blast. And this is only the beginning. I thank you guys all so much.”
Then she went and rocked the place with Benny & The Jets. No tears, no tantrums and a very classy and mature end to her Idol experience.
I agree with ‘Vocal Coach.’ Go and watch the results clip over again and watch Haley’s face when it was first announced. Yes, she did get it together after that, but her first reaction was the real one. Check it out and you’ll see. I do like her, but I agree that she did not react well at first… And I liked Il Volo very much also.
Dear Haley, Bye b!tch!!! P.s I told you stupid Haley Heads that she wasnt gonna win!! HAHA! I loved watching that smile get wiped off her face!!!
1. Calm down.
2. Obviously, like all the other teen girls out there, you felt threatened enough by Haley that you felt the need to call her names. Nice going. You really show a positive mature side of yourself when you say stuff like that.
3. She’s not gone. She’s coming back in full force with an album to rival all past Idol winners.
I dont think Haley will make it she’ll have her time and then fade out like all these silly rock n roll teens. There arent many people like Scotty and Lauren so they will last much longer than Haley. Country is more heartfelt comforting and genuine than rock.
Like Led Zeppelin, ACDC, Rolling Stones and others have “faded out”?
Country music is pop music too and there are just as many fly-by-nights and flashes-in-the-pan in country as any other genre.
Did you realize that you didn’t name a single American act? Even Aerosmith hasn’t put out a CD in 9 years.
Go to your room.
Another classless comment from a fan who is one of many who are supposed to be supporting good manners and values.
Exactly!
Scotty’s in it to win it!!! Scotty is in it to win it!!!
He always was, and I can say that even though I am a Haley and James fan!
YEAH SCOTTY
I am so happy that Scotty and Lauren made it to the finale. They are both really great singers. Way to go.
You are right, but so boring….
hey, maybe they will surprise us, since is finale they will bring it on, I hope
I’ll only watch the finale if James performs
How silly & immature…….
Just started watching this show a few years ago and last year I thought the two finalists were really good- cool soulful artists. But this year…c’mon you people, if I wanted to see two fairly generic teens sing, I’d turn on the Disney Channel.
I thought Scotty was cute initially, but pretty much a one-trick pony and not a really deep singer. The only one who had any depth was Haley- and she was a great singer and did some cool songs. Clearly, though the 2 judges had it in for her. For reasons, I don’t know.
Frankly, I think the show should increase the age to 18- and at least let these contestants finish high school. Perhaps, then they will be a little more interesting. And change the voting method. Really 95 million?!?- more likely 3 million pre-teens voting 30 times.
I guess I’m getting old but it’s hard to relate to someone whose biggest musical influence was last seasons AI winner.
No, I won’t be watching the finale…the most interesting singers are long gone.
amen.
I agree for the most part but Lauren has grown so much – as a performer AND as a young person. I want to watch her give Scotty a run for his money! Go Lauren!
grown her hair, that’s about it !!
Have you watched this entire season? She has gone from zero confidence and holding back into SLAYING songs like “I Hope You Dance” and purposefully making the song MORE difficult with a better vocal than even the original. Dude, you don’t need to be a country fan to see how she has grown.
what rock are you hiding under? Lauren has grown so much???? Are you kidding me? She continued night after night to act like she’s 7 years old. A cute, little chubby, 7 year old.
Lauren is almost back to were she started and Scotty is a great actor and the smartest contestant this year.
Scotty need 1 more class to graduate 1year early.
So Scotty has grown more than Lauren? Puhlease guys.
Well since they are both children, I suppose the old adage applies…they still have some growing to do. I like Lauren’s big powerful vocals more than Scotty…but this thing has been locked in since week one…which is why the judges never really properly critiqued Scotty. He could have actually benefited from REAL criticism….but, oh well! I wish the best for them all.
I think the wrong girl was sent home last night, but it is as it is. I hope Scotty will win it all, as he has been my favorite since day 1. This season has had the best performers ever, and I’ve been watching since it first started. I’ll be waiting for next year and for the show and Steven Tyler.
and no JLo please. too smug for me!
Way to go SCOTTY and LAUREN!! I had predicted those 2 from the start. I really would have liked to see Casey in 3rd place, and I thought Haley should have been off before Casey. That is MY opinion, but I think that All of them are GREAT and I know it is also hard for the judges to choose. All of the top 10 will go far in the music business.
I am pulling for Scotty as the next AMERICAN IDOL!!!!
GO Scotty, you are awesome !I hopes that everyone appreciates his talent as well.
God Bless both of you-
VOTE FOR SCOTTY !!!
I will…just remember…I honestly feel it was his friendship to Lauren that pulled her through and helped her make the finale…not to mention her good voice, too…But, Scotty is the MAN!
This show is a joke. 1 vote per number is what it should had been. With teenagers voting without even understand the real musical talent and unique voices, only the most even singer can win. The finally will be fucking boring when it will come down to Scotty and Lauren’s performances. Hope to see a duet James & Tyler, Casey & Haley and Pia making Lauren look and sound like *. I’m rude, but that is a * stupid joke.
Go The Voice!
its the teens who buy the music, so they should have a say.
They both deserve to be up there but I hope Scotty takes it very bright young man also know that they both will do well from here on. All you haters just watch and shut up is a great show.
Thanks Bro Nice for saying that…I also think Scotty is the one
Scotty is definately the one. For you people who are disappointed with the final 2, why do you bother to read this and make ignorant remarks? Show’s what kind of people you are………
You said it. It’s because they’re disappointed, and people like voicing their opinions. Don’t let it get you down, Scotty has a great chance of winning this. Don’t let any of the snarky posters affect you! They’re just cruel and vindictive! 🙂
Branden completely contradicts himself in the following statement.
“While I think it’s going to be a somewhat boring competition show next Tuesday, I don’t think it’s a bad Top 2. I was rooting for Haley Reinhart to make it to the finale with Scotty, but only because I enjoy her performances more. Overall, I’m good because I was on the team that believed any of the Top 4 would’ve made for a great finale.”
So, any of the Top 4 would make for a great finale but the Scotty/Lauren one will be a somewhat boring competition.
H’m – that does not compute.
James and Haley do far more challenging material than Scotty and Lauren. The latter kids are talented, but you can’t say they pushed the envelope quite as much. Scotty is good, but wow he did a LOT of safe and sleepy tunes to get where he is now. He did them WELL – but sleepy and safe they were. Many say he’s boring. I would not call his rendition of the Lone Star track boring, but he did do a number of sleepers while Haley was pushing it to the max.
you said it bro !!! That’s why they did not get KC !!
Scotty a very good actor and smart.
Videos from last year show he can sing much higher just gets a little pitch if he stays there too long.
While Lauren is a tom boy playing a scared young girl at times, too cute by half.
Did anyone see the USA today top ten performances? Haley was in 3 out of 10 but Scotty even though listed twice really only had one top ten because the 2nd one was his ” baby lock them doors” audition. He WILL reprise that for the finale….good thing, too cuz it is his premiere piece. I am kinda pulling for Lauren…but heck I’m gonna miss Haley! Loved her nod to Randy and JLo being space cadets in her farewell performance!
this is the very best of the best. Scotty and Lauren are wonderful
The ‘very best of the best’ ? No way.
The very much fixed as has never been fixed before?
Absolutely.
And I will add — I don’t think the voting was fixed. It is what it is. I voted as many times as I could as did everyone else. James fans didn’t turn out for Haley and that sucks. But I digress…
The fix was in the song choices given by Jimmy & Non-Judge Judges. Scotty and Lauren got to skate with easy songs (again) and if you believe otherwise your kidding yourself. Haley was assigned numbers that for most great artists would take weeks to tackle with confidence. Three days? She conquered them with aplomb! I’m still in awe — fall and all.
I am sure you can buy a dvd of old Hee Haw episodes if this is what you think is great. That way the rest of us that actually have taste would not have to suffer.
@Debander (second post). Spot on man. The song choices for the singers did NOT represent fair levels of difficulty across the board, except for “She Believes” perhaps which showed where Scotty’s “amazing vocal ability” comes to an abrupt halt. The song was just too big for him. He does the low notes, but he should stay down there until he CAN get into the upper registers.
Maybe he meant any of the four, but not necessacarily this combination. Computer working agin?
I think a final between thetwo girls, would have have been better. Scotty may win, but not because he has the better voice.
the above statement was aimed at Paul May 20, 2011 at 3:55 PM
. . . Branden completely contradicts . . .
What’s with this page? I tried to teply to that entry
I think the top 2 will not be boring. I think they will give us a show to remember, because they are greatful for what is happening to them and are real people. Haley should have left a long time ago. She was unapproachable and hard to get to know, and so sure she had it sewed up. I beleive America picked the best 2 Scotty/Lauren
I agree with you Val. In fact if they could freeze the camera on Haley at the moment she was sent home you could read it in her face…”are you freaking kidding me?” she was shocked to say the least. It was like she was thinking, no way is Lauren staying and I am going. I am looking forward to next week and no matter which one takes the title, they have both worked hard to get to the top. Congratulations Idol on a remarkable season.
I agree Haley was pretty full of herself and I think she really thought Steven Tyler would save her a##….The best are Scotty and Lauren the types to win Idol James was good alot like Adam….he will go far…
Now I just need to decide which one I want to win next week…just glad it won’t be Haley…..yeah!
Both good…I am partial to Scotty…have been all season….I could flip a coin…what a delemia
Don’t flip…just vote Scotty…I like Lauren…but I lovr Scotty
Not the sharpest tool in the shed are ya colleen?
colleen why would hailey think that steven tyler was going to save her a## as you put it. Don’t get why she’d think this and for that matter how he’d do it. you’ve totally lost me does steven get to overided the countries votes or something??? Think you’re confusing Hailey with lauren who was always sucking up to him with her little girl, cutsy act. Not quite sure what your point was.
She was shocked for all of 5 seconds, composed herself, said nice things, thanked everyone and then stole the show with Benny and the Jets.
No drama, no tantrums, no tears, just a classy way to go out and everyone, except the Haley haters, loved it.
Ryan had a job getting the cameras and audience to focus back on him so he could close the show.
Is Val short for Valium? Yee haw!
For those that do not like the results of American Idol, and are professing dislike of the judges and the show, why are you still posting on this message board? Unless you love the drama….Move on please!
Haley has more talent than Scotty and Lauren combined. I guess Lauren is a true representation of the AI fan and voter. Fat immature and dumber than a box or rocks.
Oohh Yeahhh! The voting system needs some serious tweeking alright. I’m off now to bet my house on nice boring monotonous Scotty ’cause 80% of voters are tweeny females. You can certainly count on them to vote intelligently….NOT!
Dan it is nice to see that idoits are still allowed to use a computer. You should be ashamed of yourself talking about a sweet young lady that way. I guess sounding like you smoke a pack a day and dressing like a skank suits your taste better. TOO BAD, SO SAD!
Sandi Too bad so Sad that I touched a nerve with you. Guess you fall into the fat immature and dumber than a box of rocks category huh Einstein?
Sandi enjoy the barn dance with the farm animal Lauren providing the entertainment next week.
Sandi BTW my last IQ test scored me at 142. How about you?
Sounds like Dan is a real winner Id ignore him why argue with a freak
Wow, Sandy…I was actually agreeing with you right up until the smoking comment…now I see you’re just as big of an idiot as you accused Dan of being. Hypocrit. You’re so SUPER classy, talking about a sweet young lady like that.
NICE, Dan! 142 is genius level…which is really intelligent, and perhaps a little crazy. If they performed a study of each of the contestants fans, I would bet anything that Haley’s fans would definitely have the highest IQ average. Not just anyone can really appreciate that girl.
I have an IQ of 150. And I like Scotty and Lauren. How about that?I think you’re rude Dan. I guess your EQ is zero.
@ Sandi – I was agreeing with you about what Dan said until you fell into the same gutter with your comments.
Come on folks, it’s a freakin’ reality show and they are all going to make pots of money and get a lot of fame out of it.
Sure, Trina…
Hey..Devin Lee…don’t mess with my IQ…I will certainly match it with anyone on here!
Well… I’m clearly the dumbass among this elite group! My last IQ test, over forty years ago, said 128.
But atleast this metal midget is smart enough not to get into a battle of wits with unarmed people!
At times this forum just seems like a giant pissing contest.
Please excuse yourself when you have the urge to pee, okay?
Haha, whatever you say Carol Ann. 😉 Fatboy, that is above average as well, and just 14 points shy of being classified as a genius. 🙂 Not bad at all.
@dan, so uncalled for! @sandi your arguement os mute you are no better than dan with your trashy remarks! Both of you gfow up!
I agree Trina. Dan, you should respect others’ opinion even if you disagree with them. We’re all imperfect. I’m not fat and Lauren isn’t either ( she’s healthy unlike your stick-thin models) but I think you’re rude to bash people for their sizes. Now, that’s immature.
Trin you made a simple typo putting a 1 in front of the 50 in your post. I understand mistakes happen especially in your challenged state.
Dan, there is something you fail to understand. There is a difference between being intelligent and being smart. There are a lot of very intelligent people who are really stupid. Unfortunately you seem to fall into that category. By the way I have a Ph.D. in chemistry and I didn’t care for Haley but I like Scotty and Lauren.
@ Dan And Trina!
well . . . . I only have the IQ of a ten Y. O. girl But I vote WAY more than you do!!!! Brag all you want!!Hahaha!
hey Dan I would like to be Lauren right about now she has one hell of a career starting very soon Do you really think she cares about what people think about her weight and if she has brains it’s about the money honey and she will be set for life.Good for you Lauren!!!Hope you don’t have to struggle in life DAN.
I believe at the start the three judges picked their wins, Randy picked James, JLo picked Scotty and Steven picked Lauren.
All there picks made top 4.
You’re still posting?! Move on, please. Do you, huh, ever work or do something with your life?
Sorry, Bloodyscot, I think jackass picked his brother, Jacob.
Gentleman,
I submit this to you, The American Idol voting system has been compromised. Far gone is the unbiased voter that looks at all stages of musical interest in placing their votes. The teeny bopper wave has drowned out a sensible competition.
Too far gone are the Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry, Mandesa, Carly Smithson, Carrie Underwood type winners.
I tell you that I have been informed of an American Idol vote change, and with 100% certainty, I tell you that the changed system will bring back stability to an out of control enviornment.
It is a CRYING SHAME that Pia Toscano and James Durbin were not battling it out for the finale of this competition. These two far and away dwarved EVERYONE ELSE EVERY SINGLE WEEK. You have to be a complete nincompoop not to realize that.
Paul McDonald???? REALLY???? Your kidding right?
I am SOOO HAPPY that this system will be controlled next year.
I apologize, Pia and James, that you were embarassed like this. I am so glad you were as humble as you were to not go out kicking and screaming, because I sure would have.
Scotty Mccleary had no business being in the TOP 24, let ALONE be singing in the finale.
Lauren is amazing and I am glad she made it…but REALLY?? REALLLY????? Scotty???? *Faceplant*
Folks,
I can safetly say that our prayers have been answered…ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE!!!!
Steve is an immature idol watcher PLEASE GO TO BED LITTLE ONE
Can Y sing better I bet youll say sure can why didnt you try out you peon
You are funny calling someone else immature.
And he can’t spell. Hey Steve, it’s gentlemen not gentleman, genius.
Use spell check, dolt.
Steve, I know you’re speaking from wishful thinking, but still it’s a great fantasy to hope for regards a changed voting system! I hope to see you or Paul reveal the Nielsen ratings for next week to see if some of us Finale Boycotters can make a difference when they compare ratings to prior years or prior weeks even!
Me too, Mr. Dog.
I am not 100% sure, but Go to Twitter gal blackatyou. She has correctly given the idol results before the show for the last three weeks because of inside source. She has some source isside of idol. She says that from the same source at idol that gives her the results, that the IDOL VOTE IS FIXED AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP HAS SAY IN RESULTS SHOW. This has been going on for at least the last 5 years apparently, and two of the judges know about it, but won’t talk about it. Weekly meetings between Idol and Universal about vote to determine who should go or stay. James, Haley and three other contestants were told to be eliminated by Universal and Simon Fuller, and Simon apparently bragged that he oudid himself when he finally get rid of Haley.
thats bogus. Its easy to choose who goes and who stays now.
I am just saying that she correctly gave Jacobs, James and Haley’s departures before the votes were televised
Guess the judges whom are very professional singers themselves then know which 2 should go places and be in finale HEHE HE More excuses from you steelheads
^Since when is Jeniffer Lopez a very professional singer????
Do you ever get off chat Steve
I just cant stop watching the rewind when Lauren got the votes and watch Haleys face BOY what a change from the “look at me” usual. It was more like well never mind Its funny
Dont like what I say then ignore it I dont backtrack to read remarks Its still funny as ever
yeah it was
hehe
It’s funny seeing all these fat chicks slamming on me because they can’t stand to see someone who hasn’t yet turned her butt into a burger and twinkies graveyard. Go on then! Jiggle your flabby underarms while you clap for the farm girl and her hayseed bubba. I don’t sing for your kind anyway and I’m glad I’ll never have to see your bovine bodies at my concerts.
I have a feeling this isn’t Haley.
If it is, I love you.
Even though it 97% probably isn’t.
this just shows that Haley is very arrogant and snobby
agree Hailey wouldn’t expose herself this way, after all, she has a carrer now
Thank you!
That’s noy Haley, it’s someone trying to make her look bad. HAVEN’T YOU PEOPLE SAID AND DONE ENOUGH?!?! Give her a freakin’ break, and grow up!
*not Haley.
Obviously it’s not Haley. Haley isn’t like that, we know that, but the haters obviously want to try and expose her to the public as some sort of evil force. I agree with Devin Lee, haters, grow up!
No kidding! Haley herself has already said in an interview, she never reads any blogs or commentaries. Only reads her twitters. And in the same interview said once she was given the elimination news, she was only thinking about what she would have to do to sing her song well in a few seconds later. There was no anger on her part at all apparently.
Ha,ha. I know you’re not my classy Haley, but I still gotta give you props for that bit O’ Hatin’. “turned her butt into a twinky and burger graveyard”! Hyukk, that’s funny stuff! Kinda mean, but a funny story like us old Dogs bark at each other about when we’re at the Coon tree waitin’ on Master to come shoot him out. Then, we all hang our head dreadin’ going back to that old smelly she-hound Master keeps trying to get us to pollinate! UGGhh! Give me Haley!!
@ margie donnellly with 3 l’; if you actually believe that was a post from Haley, I truly pity you!
Please keep in mind that this is a popularity contest rather than a singing competition once we get to the top five or six singers. Yes, the voting is easily influenced by people voting muliple times for the same singer and, yes, it is influenced by the judge’s comments but it is after all an entertainment show that the producers hope will continue to be profitable, as in good business. To forget this point is comical and should negate the ridiculous claims about the results being rigged and such. Even if this were the case, which I for one doubt, it’s no big deal. Just watch and enjoy the show and be entertained since that is the bottom line point of all of this.
Keep getting strung along like the rest of the blind sheep Dennis.
People cannot seem capable of accepting the truth. Sex sells and there is absolutely nothing attractive about Lauren. She kept the AI wardrobe department very busy building increasingly larger tents to hide everything from the waist down week after week. Her only future is to go on a diet and be a spokesperson for Jenny Craig or Slimfast.
Oh! 😀
Alright, watch this video, haters, and tell me that Haley’s a mean (can’t repeat) as mentioned before. http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_10/curtain_call/
She was very grown up about it and radiated class that I think all of us could take a lesson from.
As well as Lauren.
Wow. She was amazing! I think the problem AI might have had with her was that she really had a conviction and was so strong and determined. No wallflower here! Her attitude is perfect for the music business. Thanks for the link
No problem, I felt it necessary to share. Well said by the way 😉
Corey: Right on. Haley has been criticized too much. Of the top three, she is the only one who constantly took risks. The top two never took risks. Haley has been wrongly criticized by too many who really never took the time to see how genuine she really is. She was always my favorite along with Pia. I think we’ll hear a lot from her in the future and to be honest if she ever cuts a CD, I’m buying it. I trust her talents.
I sure wish that they would add Melinda Doolittle as a judge if Jlo doesn’t come back. One of the best singers to ever go on AI.Her version of My Funny Valentine was one of the best performances ever on AI in my opinion. If you want to read a proper unbiased and constructive criticism of last nights performances go to her blog on her site at http://www.hitfix.com/articles/melinda-doolittle-reviews-the-american-idol-top-3-for-hitfix . What a great judge she would make. She would give advice to the contestants and critiques that would actually help them out and not insult them, or even worse, give false comments about how good they are, even if they were having problems
She would be perfect, I found it very fitting when she said that about if Haley missed the modulation. It’s what I’ve been saying this whole time.
The problem is that they know Haley is tough and takes criticism, but they were so afraid to say anything too bad to Lauren because of her extreme sensitivity and that she is only 16. I think them lowering the age level is a mistake for the show
Imagine if you will how Lauren would have reacted if she’d taken a spill in the middle of her song. They’d still be drying up the tears.
I ‘m Judy wondering why the judges picked ‘that’ song for Haley. They’d ridiculed her for not selecting more popular songs that the audience can relate to and recognize. How popular was the song they had chosen for Haley ?! I never heard it before and so far I haven’t met anyone who has.
Steven Tyler…I’m fricken pissed at you for not insisting that Lauren and Scotty be given songs to sing on Wednesday night that would come even close to the degree of difficulty that was awarded to Haley. All they had to do (especially Lauren) was turn on the karaoki, DONE!
You know what you can go do to that duck!
Debander, Come on… you know Tyler is on cruise control.
Scripted responses he has to put his glasses on to read off the sheet, not one non-positive thing to say about anyone’s performance & everything is beautiful.
The only time he grabbed some balls is when he told jackass he was wrong about Haley.
Lauren will not win. Scotty will not win. There will be no finale!
Haven’t you all heard? Judgement Day is tomorrow and once all the saints have been spirited out of here in the rapture, the rest of us will be tormented by a merciful and loving god for 5 months. Then he will nuke us all into oblivion with a consuming fire! For all the details (and endless pages of comedic – yet psychotic – religious ranting and raving) see familyradio.com!
Haley and James are gone – no point in watching the finale now. Scotty and Lauren are so boring, it’s ridiculous. Lauren doesn’t have the confidence to pull it off and Scotty could put a jackrabbit to sleep.
Good night American Idol….
You are right but the trailer parks down south will be rockin to the Hee Haw barn dance finale
The problem with AI voting is Haley made it as far as she did. Should have gone weeks ago. She will go nowhere. Never to be heard from again. She couldn’t put 2 notes together. The best 2 are in the finals. Way to go AI. Great season, except for Haley.
@donb Where did you get your music degree from?
Haley. Bottom 3 to Top 3 . Congratulations! You made the show worth watching. See you at the Grammy Awards!
Won’t that be a night to remember! Let’s see:
Best new artist, best interpretation of …, winner in the jazz, blues & pop categories & who knows, song of the year?
Yea, I know what you all are thinking… the fatboy is nuts.
We’ll see, we’ll see.
Initially I thought Haley is good and she might win. But when I actually sat down and gave my full attention to AI show…. I realised if you HEARD Haley on the radio….you would switch to another station. Well, I would. Y don’t you all try it sometime?
I don’t really ‘watch’ AI when its on, I LISTEN….. do you WATCH your MP3s etc…or songs… its the song and HOW the singer GRABS your attention in 3 seconds flat. Haley makes me want to change stations, Scotty I will keep the station on, Lauren…so-so, depending on the song.
Have you all given a thought to that? Pia can sing but in my own opinion, has no ‘soul’ in her performances. James can sing, but always came across as screaming out his songs. At least Adam Lambert sings with ‘soul’ and he reaches out to you. Give that a thought.
Who do you think you are? The only person on the planet capable of thought or determining what we like?
Jeanne…………..Go watch your MP3 PLEASE.
Then go watch a paint drying contest next week because that’s what you’re going to get. It’s obvious you don’t have a clue as to the orchestration that’s been going on in this show. Like another blogger posted, could you imagine Scotty or Lauren belting out that Led Z. tune? I couldn’t, could you? The best talent in a very talented season has been voted off.
I agree with you Jeanne. I like watching Haley but when I just listen to her, she isn’t as impressive.
Jeanne, Interesting. When I just ‘listen’ to Haley I hear uniqueness, style, emotion & power. And if I heard her on the radio, my first response would be, “Wow… who is that?!”
To be polite, it appears to come down to that magic word… taste. Yours is clearly different than mine & that’s okay with me. I just demand more than the same old, heard it before music.
If I hear Haley on the radio I’ll be cranking it up.THAT GAL CAN SANG!I’ll also be be buying her CDs too!Already got one of hers now(all of her ITUNES)Thats where it really counts!Just like I did with Chris Daughtry. I also have both of Paul and his bands CDs. If Scotty and Lauren put out a CD that can get me exited about listening to them sing I’ll buy those also,but at this point they have not done anything that I haven’t already heard.
Actually Jean I do see what you’re trying to say. I am the type of music appreciator that likes to listen to all kinds of singing styles depending on my mood. Sometimes you want something fresh, stylish, sultry and complex, and that’s when Haley (or my fave NAIMA!) delivers. Other times you just want to listen to something soothing, mild and relaxing, and it’s moments like that when the sounds of Haley could be much, so you change the station to find someone like Scotty or Lauren to listen to. You’re right, it’s true. Honestly though, I would probably keep the station more often on singers like Haley or Naima, imho.
I am sure the American idol construction crew is hard at work building a structure that is capable of hiding Lauren’s caboose for the Hee Haw Finale next week.
GOOOOOOOOOOOO Scotty
Scotty is a tool. Alaina has no star quality. This show is a joke, with Jlo completely useless and Randy regressing as a judge. Simon Cowell must be laughing his arse off.
I’m sure he is. Best season Idol has ever had in ratings, thanks to Lauran and Scotty.
Next week will tell us who drew in the television audience.
Lucky for you, all the idols will be back. Otherwise, the ratings would plummet.
If like me, James & Haley supporters have little or no interest in the final outcome.
does anyone realize how amazing Haley is? Broke my heart that she was voted0 off. i have read that people were talking about how she was in so many words ” trashy”, do not understand where anyone got that from. She is an amazing singer!!!!!! the finale is going to be very boring and I will not be watching it. Very unhappy about how things turned out this year.
I am looking forward to finals. Best 2 are in it. Haley is terrible.
You must be a 12 year old tween
No, just have good taste. Obviously, the majority agree with me. your on the losing end.
You sound like a twelve year old HeHaw veteran.
Db, I think I do & so do a lot of others.
DonB, to be correct, your statement should read, “the majority of VOTES”, not just the majority.
Pia and Haley were the best vocally, Casey Paul, Naima and James were the most entertaining,Lauren has a sweet voice just needs a good vocal coach(she must have been getting some coaching from Haley the last 2 weeks because she started to sing with a little more confidence and I did hear a couple of Haley growls when she was singing Wed.nite)I probably will not watch Tues. but I will watch the results show just to hear the other contestants again.So Disappointed in what this show has become. Really disappointed in some of the people that post on this site too. Parents need to monitor what their children are posting and in some cases maybe the children need to monitor what their parents are posting(Could not believe some of the things grown people( I use that term loosly) Have posted about some of the contestants. AI needs to really make some changes or they need to stop promoting this show as a singing/talent competition.It is no longer a viable(spelling?)COMPETITION.If nothing else the voting needs to change to make it a real competition again.Sorry about the ranting.Just so disappointed.
Hey, Campbell’s, Short term memory lost or just selective?
Seems just last week the James Gang were much more venomous & derogatory in their comments.
Let’s see, out of the American Idol winners, only Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkston have gone on to successful recording careers. I mean who can forget Ruu-ben, Taylor Hicks, Fantasia, What’s his name, etc? So there’s alot to be said for those who are the majority of the 95,000,000 votes cast. Losers like Adam, Daughtry, Clay Akin, Jennifer Hudson, and a few others are still doing pretty well, so coming in second, third, furth or even lower ain’t that bad.
I was really invested in the show this year because of Haley and her unique, bluesy sound. I have no doubt that Haley is going to be a star, regardless of what happened on Idol.
I do wish Lauren and Scotty the best; they are very sweet youngsters with talent. I am sure they will do fine in their chosen genre.
Wonder if we’ll ever really know what went on behind closed doors?
I was too. I have never been so taken by an AI contestant before. Probably the most interesting , unique and talented singer to come on AI in a long time. She was so exciting to see what she would do each week. According to Nigel ,Jimmy has selected a song for her new record, so presuming maybe she is being signed by Interscope. As far as what goes behind closed doors, there is a gal on twitter who has gained a lot of notoriety because she has someone in AI who has given her the results the next morning for the last 8 weeks. She has been putting them out on her twitter account and she is always dead accurate with the results before the show actually airs. Well, she now claims that the same source has given her written documentation showing that AI has been rigging results for at least the last five years. Supposedly Universal group and AI discuss in a weekly meeting about who should stay and who should go,and how to go about it. Apparently this year, James, Haley and three others were told to be axed somehow so that they would not make the finals. Suppsedly Fuller was bragging about how proud he was able to get Haley finally out of the competition. She has given the correct results every week, so makes we wonder if there is some truth to this.
I had read your earlier posts, Ronhep, and they did get my attention. (I’ve just been working, so didn’t have a chance to read and post much recently.) If true, I hope the whole thing is blown open with real proof (emails, documents, etc). I knew that manipulation was part of this show, but I never thought it was to the degree of axing people with real talent. (Guess I like to believe in fairness.) The only thing I can’t quite figure out is WHY. I mean, if they want a mom and apple pie contestant to be the image of the American Idol, then why have guest performers who sing songs with really suggestive lyrics, wardrobe and moves?
And if they don’t care about that wholesome image, then why manipulate the results to get a genre more along those lines highlighted in the finale?
Or is it just that country outsells everything else right now?
this is all bs they can’t rig it. maybe they can manipulate the votes, but they can’t falsify the results.
@Sherry: If they (1) don’t share the results, (2) choose to dump some of the votes, (3) set up some contestants with harsher critiques while letting others sail by, and (4) choose more difficult songs not in their vocal zone while for some while handing others songs easier songs (with fewer words to memorize) and suited perfectly to their strengths, how is that manipulation not “rigging” things? Amounts to the same thing.
Who is this Twitter User? I’d like to add her.
how could america send haley off like cmon shes got the most talent!!!
you are 100% right. Haley has a huge talent…Scotty and Lauren….don’t like becasue they did not display anithing interesting…just “copy and paste”…..and I also believe that the judges “worked out” Haley…they choose the wrong song for Haley…but however this was the worst AI I’ve ever watched…I will not be watching the final…what they’ve done, disgusted me!
In my opinion Scotty will win it all. He just has the character and still is very grounded. He is a very down to earth young man.
It is a singing contest and not a charcter contest. What has this to do with how he sings!
Because he sings well…NO…he does an awesome job with his natural voice…that’s why. He just has the other attributes to go with it.
I agree whole heartedly that Scotty is all around the best Idol. Singing, characher, and everything.
Agree Maria. Though its a singing contest. people will always associate a good character of the singer to be their idol. A singer who is humble, etc. At most points, We can judge ones character on their facial expressions. The homecoming tour showed more of the positive values of Scotty.
American Idol.. An idol is someone people look up to and who represents America ( majority) . So it shouldn’t just be about singing. Otherwise , it should be named American Star or American Singer. I agree, Maria.
You judge people based on their facial expressions? Wow, okay.
of course, so aren’t AMERICAN IDOLS Cristina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Beyonce, LADY GAGA wich by the way, THE same KIDS who vote for perfect models on AI buy their CD’s, The yes!!!! AI is a SINGERS show or there are any actors there????? U look so STUPID!!!
I still say Haley can’t sing in tune. If I recall the home visits shown on the show, didn’t Haley finish with saying something like…. “Thanks to all of those people supporting me, and I thank that’s all that matters.”
Lauren and Scotty were a little more humble.
Although I preferred James, I will be most happy if Scotty wins, but hey if not, he and James should have great careers in music anyway.
JayMay, how did you interpret Haley’s “quote”?
If accurate, to my mind it means that she was saying that the love they showed her was all that mattered (rather than “winning” the title of American Idol). That’s pretty humble.
And I won’t get into it with you about her voice. We have two different standards, it seems when it comes to what sounds good.
JayMay
Go see her after show parting interview. Then post how wrong your intial comments about her are.
Haley looked stunned and alittle upset when Lauren was announced to go against Scotty……..I think she thought she had it in the bag……
Oh well, it all will soon be over and forgotten…….
Good Luck to Lauren & Scotty……
@Kristi: Not sure about “in the bag”, but, basically, I think you are right. I am sure she was stunned. If she had been following any polls or read real musical talents’ opinions, then she probably did think she had rightfully won a spot. Her “upset” look (and who can blame her?) was so fleeting it was just amazing. She got herself together in nano seconds and gave a wonderful, zesty, Haley-like performance.
The bumpkins have made up their narrow little minds about Haley and there is nothing anyone can say to change that. Scotty and Lauren and gracious winners – but the majority of their fans posting here are not. Country needs some role models to teach these bumpkins how to walk their “good guy” talk. So in that respect, I think those two being the last two is a good thing.
So you’re tone deaf. It doesn’t mean you’re a bad person.
My only other comment is that AI’s guest performers are getting more and more explicit in their lyrics, moves and wardrobes.
Such a weird juxtaposition to see wholesome Scotty with his dad, and then the next thing we know, we are watching some scantily-clad woman writhing on the stage singing suggestive lyrics–with Fifty Cent appearing on stage just to make a move as if he were about to put his hand on the “singer’s” breast. I just don’t get it. What the hell is going on?? Is AI schizo? Who does it think its audience is?
I agree with you. I am very disappointed in American Idol for showing so much skin and gyrations on a “family” show. Have do you explain that to a five or six year old who loves American Idol? To the producers all I can say is Shame on You; hope you keep it a little cleaner next year.
I wrote to AI and voiced my opinion about this…I was shocked…GAGs was a disgrace…I thought this was a family show…come on…clean it up…
By the way…Stephen’s lyrics were questionable as well as JLo’s suggestive song…remember family entertainment???
I think, it be an attempt to appeal to everyone. But what they fail to see, in their attempt to appeal to everyone, they risk appealing to no one.
I’m most thankful for the DVR and the ability to fast forard through most of this live junk and ads Especially the Ford commercials!!
Wow, finally Haley is eliminated. I wish it happened earlier and James was still on. I think it would be great if Lauren wins. She is very talented and when she sang with Steven that was really the best.
Why are you so hateful! I voted For lauren and scotty but to call Haley names is so harsh. She was a good singer I prefer country but people are so rude to a girl who does not deserve to be call bad names, to all hateful people Please go get some!!
It’s a shame that the finale will be so anti-climatic. Will it feel like a satisfying win for Scotty or Lauren? I think the excitement is gone.
I know, Pup. It’s so messed up to me. My mom thinks so, too. She’s taken Haley’s elimination worse than I have. She liked Lauren, Scotty, and James (still James is her #1), all right from the start and didn’t like Haley at all. Slowly, Haley grew on her. When Haley got eliminated she said she realized Haley was her #2 because of sheer guts and the trademark ‘growl’. Tonight we listened to top 3 over again, and she was like, “This is so unbelievable…” Pretty much sums it up.
I as well, couldn’t care less about who wins now,and it will be one of the most boring finales ever on AI. They sing fine, but there is never any excitement to any of the songs I have heard from the two this season.Did anyone give them a standing O yet? Heck, Scotty probably sang his first chorus ever in a song this past week. It was hilarious that Jennifer was saying that it was so nice to hear Scotty fimally singing a chorus in a song.Any other contestant not doing that would have been racked through the coals.The critiques of Scotty and Lauren were so lame all season long. Maybe because they were under 18, they didn’t want to hurt their feelings, but if that is the case, they need to not allow minors in the competition , unless they can critique them on the same level and manner as someone older
yes they got a standing ovation on one of their duets
I do not like AI as much as before since James was out, I was so disappointed at AI.It should have been a singing competition, not character popularity. I thought James should been the American Idol, he is so talent and unique, every time he is different on the stage. What a shame he has gone. This program should change the rules, the judges should have more says to save some talent singers, such as Piys and James
AI is about to find a star that born during the competition,a zero to a hero,from nothing to something and from all the top 13,Haley Reinhart is the only one who do that…I never like her before,I even wonder why Jennifer Lopez was so excited about her during Hollywood Round while she forgot her lyrics and then she comes up with a very strong determination week after week and stole my heart..I wish all the best for her!
Scotty for the win!!! I just love his voice, sense of humor and apparently,he has good character too!
You call that “voice”? He is limited! One of the worst I ever heard! Same Lauren…
Alex, that is silly. Scotty has a pleasant voice, even if you don’t like the genre. And Lauren has magic in her. It will come out, full flower, in time.
To put to rest who really is the most talented. Here are YouTube’s stats on the top 3. (based on the top 12 videos – by number of people who have viewed them – of each contestant. This I did 10 minutes ago:
Halley: 5,949,308
Scotty: 4,777,886
Lauren: 3,121,544
Based on these stats, I would say that Halley is the most talented and would have won if the voting system was more fair. Or maybe Idols has a bigger “country music” base.
If things had been fairer, then Halley would be in teh final with Scotty. Lauren’s fans would have voted for Scotty and Scotty would have won (will still win).
What I conclude is that younger voters (Scotty and Lauren mainly) would have voted 50 times on line and 100’s of times with their cell phones. The older and more mature viewer would have voted less (probably due to not being so passionate and maybe cleaning up and doing chores of the teenybopper). Obviously this would allow an unfair voting result where the best singer gets eliminated (again).
Unless Idols change their voting system, you will see country singers winning Idols a lot.
All you Scotty and Lauren fans, accept that Halley is the most talented and will have the best singing career based on these Youtube stats. The facts speak very loud and very clear. You may not like it, but the future will prove me correct.
HAHAHAHA
Coward. Sorry Jealous (of Haley’s talent) Coward (of taking me on with the Youtube stats logic). Where is your argument against the youtube stats. Heeehhheeeeee!!!
I agree with you that in my mind, Haley is far above the other two remaining contestants in ability and talent, even if her style is not for everyone, as people have differnt tastes. But I don’t think the number of youtube views is any indication of talent. It does say that she is more popular as far people interested in seeing her performances though, and as far as itune sales and popularity, no one is even close to the number of sales Haley has on AI this year, which does mean she does translate well into real world of selling records. Haley has most of the top 5 spots, followed by James in popularity. Scotty only has 2 songs in the top 25, and Lauren’s best welling song is #19. If I was a record producer trying to decide who could sell the most records, it would be a no brainer to go with Haley. Haley also comes out much better in her studio recordings than any of the others as well. There is a reason why Jimmy Iovine is getting Haley recorded as soon as possible. He knows where the money is
thats juss based on ur youtube channel! which means nothing! PEACE!
not all of the people get on you tube. a great many more people vote than look at videos on you tube. besides i tried to see scottys ‘gone’ video and it was mysteriously not available.
“HA HA HA” for what? For Haley being talented? And taking risks? What about “great” Scotty and “great” Lauren? You are patetic….the good music has gone long time ago….Scotty and Lauren two little kids singing kindergarden songs in a litle daycare in countryside… HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
everytime i watch haley’s videos im like,, whaaat!! she’s amazing!!..can belive this girl,, wow!
What a shame Haley isnt in the final, I guess three weeks with three standing ovations doesnt count when next to Scotty McDreary singing the same songs yet again and Lauren, who I think has a fab voice and seems lovely but never really hits it – her performances are always just good, never great. Will be a dull final – I generally cant even bare to watch Scotty but have a horrible feeling he’s going to win and it will be third year running that America gets another bland Idol.
just your opinion. i thought haley sang every song the same.
yes, growling & screaming………
Ok…then I suggest getting your ears checked. She even sang better than Scotty and Lauren in their own niche (taking on Blue and singing it really well).
There is only one thing I can say; Only one more week of an American Idol season that looked so promising when the final twelve were announced. I thought all 12 were good and deserved to be there. I have no bias toward music genre, age, or gender. All I had hoped for was a fair competition, good judging , good entertainment and performances, ” constructive criticism” so all the contestants improve each week, and hopefully end up with two finalists truly worthy to make a choice from for American Idol 2011.
Unfortunately, the judging was biased and not equal, equal criticism was not given for similar performances, average performances were give way too much praise, and some of the better contestants got way too much negative critique. This type of judging swayed viewers to vote differently and several very promising performers were eliminated way before they should have.
Although Lauren and Scottie were good at times, overall there at least 4 or 5 others in the competition, any two of which were vocally better , and were more entertaining, and took risks and not always playing it safe, that were more deserving of being in the finale.
But, the voting procedure is what it is, and therefore it left us with a not too exciting finale, one that most viewers cannot get excited about. But, come Wed., the two will have sung, the votes will have been totaled, the winner will be announced, and the confetti will fall. WHOOPEE!,,,,!!!
The best way to remedy the voting in the future would be to limit the number of votes starting with the final twelve to the number of contestants left in the competition. ex.-
Ten left, ten votes, five left, five vote limit. Final three, three vote limit. That way, the vote would be fairer and more accurate. It’s a good idea, I am sure the producers of American Idol would not agree, probably for financial considerations.
In my estimation, there will be at least three eliminated contestants that will get better record deals than the final two, mainly because they are better than the final two.
I look forward to Wednesday’s show, mainly to see the group numbers, and performances by the top twelve; as far as Tuesday, I Think I’ll pass. With Haley and either Lauren or Scottie, at least it would have held my interest and suspense. Oh well, this LION is ready to take a nice vacation from Idol for awhile.
the producers themselves said scotty was the most marketable and will be the most successful.
yep, they did sais James was ready for a record and DO YOU REMEMBER BABY FACE’s face when he saw James singing?
Nigel and the AI producers don’t care about these blogs. However, they may pay attention to a massive on-line petition to change the voting process. I’m too computer stupid to know how to do it, but I know it can be done. I have signed many on animal cruelty/animal rescue topics that have come my way.
We need to point out that the number of votes (vs voters) can rip off a contestant of a true win.
For example’s sake:
Contestant #1 has 500,000 actual people vote for him/her – just one time each. That is 500,000 votes.
Contestant #2 has 10,000 actual people vote for him/her – 100 times each. That is 1,000,000 votes.
So Contestant #2 wins the title even though 490,000 LESS people wanted him/her to win.
Totally jacked up.
If this type of voting was allowed in season 1, Kelly Clarkson would have lost to Justin Guarini (spell?). The teenage girls would have lost their minds texting and on-line voting over Justin because he was known to many as being “so cute”. That would have been another AI travesty. Instead, the right person won, because back then, people only voted once—by phone.
Surely, someone who is very computer savvy knows how to get a petition started.
I think several hundred thousand signatures sent to Nigel will make a difference. That will stop some of the anger that has been going on for the past 5 years.
If we don’t trust the judges to eliminate like Dancing with the Stars, the one vote per person will show us that the results were valid, truthful, and fair. The winner had the most number of VOTERS/ACTUAL CD-BUYING PEOPLE vote for them.
Agree – 100%. I won’t say a 1000% because that would be 10x more than the actual number one is allowed.
Here in the US we believe one person, one vote. So how come no one has tried to sue AI for this. At the end of the day, what is being done is unfair firstly for the contestants and then the watching public.
I think the vote count in the final will be right down. Will be interesting to see if Seacrest even mentions it, and that how many it was less than say the previous year.
Pity AI is not being transparant in releasing how many votes were cast by each computer (IP Address) and cell phones. Maybe that would embarrass them too much.
I guess it has all to do with the ratings and money they get from text messages. For sure younger voters vote more than adults (who are too busy most of the time).
The losers are the contestants such as Pia and James and Haley. And of course the viewing public.
Your first sentence cracked me up. I think I remember in Season 1 when Ryan made his usual statement of number of votes, it was around 20 million. That truly represented how many people were watching and voting. One vote per person.
Can you imagine if we voted for any public office, especially the presidency, like this? The losers would win and the winners would lose.
Did the AI executives graduate high school?
everyone has the same amount of time to vote.
teenagers do buy the most cds.
WOW…just watched and listened to ALL of Hailey and James youtube stuff. What is AI thinking! Incredible voices and entertainers. Gonna have my daughter download all the tunes. The finals could have been HUGE with those two. Oh well! can’t wait for the CD’s.
me too
This season should have been called “American Country Idol” . So far almost the whole season has been shaped around Scotty! I’d love to see them give him a Snoop Dog song to do….;)
Maybe they will – depends if the judgtes want Lauren to win. Or maybe they will give Lauren the same Alanis Morisette song that they ambushed Haley with. I think we would see tears with the critique then.
Yep Idols had the makings of a good final but instead of it going out with a bang it is going out with a wimper.
go Scotty
I think since country is admittedly such a massive demographic, they SHOULD have “country idol” and then a regular “Idol”. Then the bumpkins can have their wish – they won’t have to vote out everybody NOT singing country ever again. And the rest of humanity can enjoy watching young kids compete while not watching great talent get stream rolled and eliminated by electronic voting apps ran by vigrin teenage girls with a bad crush on a cute boy.
That is a great idea. Wish I had thought of that.
scottys votes come from everyone, all ages both genders.
So the last 3 years we had rockers in the final – should we have called those seasons rock idol? Why not throw them out too and just have an “Idol” for each genre of music
I’m saying country is big enough to have it’s own singing contest. The other genres are small in comparison. It was more of a compliment to country music than a slight, but the skin around here is as this as rice paper.
Northern Guy..why virgin teenage girls? You make that sound like a bad thing??
…I’m looking forward to next year’s AI, where it will be full of 5 year olds’ poking their tongues out…NOT…
Country Fianle…yes!!!
Way better than James and Haley!!!
What is “fianle. Do you mean finale. Funny. Better learn to spell instead of voting a 1000 times. Enjoy the show with your other country bumkins. I’ll give it a miss – I have some paint to watch drying.
Have fun with your paint – I will watch a very good finale
It’s not even that it’s country. It’s that it’s Lauren and Scotty. Some of the most boring overrated contestants ever on idol. No one would have gotten away with that kind of crap in previous years.
More than changing genre, I think that’s a little extreme, they need to change the age limit to 18 or lower the max age to 18 to limit that ridiculous influence teenyweenies have on the voting process.
You can’t say Scotty would have had such a comfortable run if it wasn’t for the teen vote.
no one is better than James, he can sing anything he just chose Heavy Metal!!! ask any of the top 2 to hit the notes James did…gosh!!! u all look like need a fight to see who’s better and I say they are all better their style but James is special, u will see and agree about a year, wait and see
Consider this: James has stated he will pursue a career in heavy metal. Most AI viewers don’t like metal and would never buy it. So why would they support a contestant who’s CDs they would not want to hear?
Oh, well, I don’t think MOST AI watchers don’t like heavy metal, since he got top 4 and that’s huge enough… Pia went out first with a style that pleases MOST AI watchers, what do you think?
stupid, blind and deaf… yeh you can give your opinion but the best one will be world Idol, not just in your tiny country (BTW I live in Brazil, WAY BIGGER than yours)
Wrong. Brazil = 3,286,488 sq. miles Pop =186,112,794
U.S = 3,718,712 sq. miles Pop = 295,734,134. So were bigger and have a lot more people. And you lose. LOL
so are you counting on AMAZON, cos lately seems that no one counts it as part of Brazil geographic, and as far as Brazilians know it is part of our country and it’s a shame we don’t take care it properly but it’s other subject. Also have you took away CANADA cos they didnt had the right to vote AI so maybe they’re not part of America?????
Canada is not part of the U.S.A. and Canadians do not call themselves Americans. Also, there are only 34 + million people in Canada although they are larger in land area. The word American is generally accepted to indicate the U.S.A. Of course I include the Amazon as part of your beautiful country. And you are correct, this is not the forum to discuss those issues.
I wish it was James to win. I can’t wait to get his and Caseys cd.
Jean, You have character & depth in your music taste… I like that.
well, better James don’t win, so we don’t have AI producers choosing songs for him, look what they’ve done to D.COOK… but yet James is the face of this season, this was the best season cause he did what no one has ever done on that stage for 10 years, he’s MY IDOL
Ok i changed my name on here to many CJs in the room. lol
It would be nice to have James back, he was so much fun to watch. This is really the only person i’m sad about that left Idol.
Q. What has 200 legs and no breast? A. The first two rows of a Scottie concert. LOL
hahaha…i get it.. LOL
. . . Seems to me, having just lost what you have to view as the biggest thing in your life, Who’s the one that needs the hug for craps sake?? The safe persons doesn’t need to be comforted! More like the other way around! What cold and cruel people so many of you are. You make me ashamed !
Ever once think of trying to put yourselves in Haley’s place? You should EVER be so lucky to be one tenth that talented, Instead, you show your true colors . . . . Grow Up!!
I totally agree. Lauren wanted a congratulatory hug, she didn’t realize how upset Haley was until she turned for the hug. If you guys think you would have reacted any differently than she did you are full of sh** to say the least.
Fact: Lauren and Scotty have done nothing to show they deserve to be in the finale.
Fact: The best season of Idol ended with the worst possible finale.
It’s not that Haley didn’t make it, I’m sure majority of Haley fans realized it was a long shot for her to make it there. I would take Thia/Pia finale over this, and that’s saying a lot.
COMO ES POSIBLE QUE HAYAN DEJADO A LA VACA DE LAUREN!!! Y ELIMINADO A GRANDES VOCES COMO LO SON JAMES, CASEY, JACOB Y HALEY!!!!! NO TENGO NADA CONTRA SCOTTY… PERO LAUREN QUE HA COMETIDO ERROR TRAS ERROR…NO ME EXPLICO COMO ESTA EN LA FINAL !!! DICEN QUE HALEY NO LE LLEGO AL REGISTRO DE MICKAEL JACKSON…. ESO QUIERE DECIR QUE LA VACA SI LE LLEGO A ELVIS PRESLEY???? QUE HORROR Y ERROR HAN HECHO.. NO SABEN DISIMULAR EL FAVORITISMO QUE TIENEN…
heya maria, calm down, I saw Lauren talent first time she steped the audiction room (thou she wasnt my fav) she is not what you called her… and I still believe Scotty will win coz he has a unique voice and hard work to perfection (thou he wasnt my fav too) Haley did sang well, not telling she wasnt good, but, hey, this season was made interely of good performances of James, maybe because they voted off Pia soon, so chill out, and for a moment analyze that the mistake has been made a long ago, this finale may not be the perfect one, since we had so many good talented there but, yet it is not a mistake, even thou I am not rooting for any (maybe Scotty because of my bet rsrs)
0.o’ I just realized one thing:
there are Hailey haters
there are Lauren haters
now, there are Scotty haters
WHY don’t ANYONE HATE James? he sure wasnt the popular one of top 5… so, I ask…WHY? anyone, plis? :3
Haley was the most entertaining and best singer of the final 3. I am going to miss her performing and would definitly see her in concert. Her songs were a lot more difficult than the final two and with standing ovation performances. I am not going to watch the boring finale. Also, Jennifer Lopez should have not deemed Lauren the winner of the competition on singing night before Haley sang her song, totally unprofessional and unfare.
I could be wrong, but I think JLo (no fan of hers, believe me) said (at that point in the show, anyway) that Lauren would be winner of the ROUND, not the competition.
And JLo shouldn’t have said that, either. Silly. I think she was impressed with Lauren’s performance, but I also think she was trying to bolster Lauren’s ego because Lauren hadn’t been named a winner of a round at that point.
The past is past! No use lamaenting Oh James! Oh Haley! It’s not ging to change!
Like it or not, we now have two finalists and all that is left is to choose a winner. I don’t think there is really any competition left, Not because they both sing the same genre. But because one has a remarkable and amazingly good voice, And then there’s Scotty, As we know, Lauren lacks the experience to be as good as she could be. But I can’t imagine, a side by side comparison of the two won’t make it obvious to everyone that one is more deserving to win.
I can’t account for Scotty’s almsot rabid popularity, I think . . HOPE! the truth will out and the best voice will win. I’m going to predict a win for Lauren. Meanwhile, I’m in a private turmoil about whether to watch the final or not. I like to imagine that my skipping it might in some small way, impress upon the producers of the show that this was NOT a good year. and, if they don’t change their ways,(meanng, judges, judging, voting procedures, perceived favoritism. and constantly repeating “get a vocabulary” Randy and say something that makes sense! And stop dropping names! You’re becoming a liability to the show! I hope they can make some improvements the show seems to be going down hill.
I think one improvement would be to change the voting….It should be like DWTS……5 text, 5 phone and 5PC votes per person……..
This AI voting is bad…….
You get a good looking young male and all the little girls go nutz voting….
A great voice got booted early because she wasn’t a teen heart throb………
Pia had the best voice, great poise and beauty and poof she was gone…..
The young ones stay on line & texing forever for Scotty the Hottie…….;-)
Between the 2 now I hope Lauren wins as she has a beautiful voice for only being 16…..what will it be like as she gets older….
Scotty has that deep voice but his range is no where near Laurens….
Uh Greed!
I think Scotty and Lauren are supposed to sing the songs that will be released as their first single as their last song of the night. I am looking forward to hearing these.
I would like to see any of the remaining top 12 who have signed with Interscope that are going to be releasing a record with them, sing it on the results show. Whether its Pia, or Casey, or James, or Haley, or Jacob, or any of the others. This would be the perfect platform for AI to launch any new songs by any of these contestants that have signed record deals with them.
It would also tell AI if they need to revamp their voting process. If Pia, James, Casey or Haley all outsold the two chosen ones, it would show how terrible the current voting system is. Of course that is exactly why AI will not do this. They don’t want to look like fools.
haley haley haley u are very good
Hi my name is Paul,I am a Welsh Aussie
and I love the show.
The American public has got it seriously wrong this time, because the people in the finals should have gone out at nos. 3 and 4.
It is well known that the biggest voters in this type of competition are women and they are all VOTING FOR THE GUY WITH THE BOY NEXT DOOR LOOKS, THAT THEY WOULD LOVE THEIR DAUGHTER TO MARRY
The best way to control the publics reaction in future would be to equal the mens vote with the womens,so if only 20 mill men voted then only the first 20 mill womens votes should count.
A very average country singer is going to win the competition.
Talent has not come into the judgement of the American public so get real, the show is about talent not greasy smiles.
There you go, cry at the final with me if you love real talent because the real talent is already missing.
Paul
I don’t know who were u rooting, either James or Haley but I agree that this top2 should have gone at top 3 and 4…
totally agree with you Paul.. In my opinion this was one of the worst season of american idol. Pia, Jacob, James, Haley, Casey… are much better than the 2 finalists… I think universal studios want a teenager winner because is more commercial..
Come back Simon Cowell… bring us the real talent!!
It’s not a talent contest. And I almost hate that about this show. The finalists aren’t bad but this is not the finale I would have predicted at all. If I’m being honest, my early predictions were Lauren or Pia winning. As a few weeks went by I saw how good James was, so I would have thought something along the lines of James and Pia for finale made sense, although Lauren instead of James was not out of line from a singing standpoint. At one point I even had Casey as a top 2 or 3 possibility. But that was probably because I thought he was gaining in popularity, which is also the only reason I would have thought Scotty to go this far. I wish it wasn’t about that. If we were going by talent, I stand by my original predictions(James/Pia/Lauren).
But in all honestly, James brought the show to life for me in a way I can’t even describe. After Pia was gone, he was the blatantly obvious next choice to me. Once James was gone I felt like the show was going to be boring. The top three did good for what it was though.
you said it man…the real talent has gone…I’m going to yawn not cry at the finale – simply because as good as they are, Scotty and Lauren make me go to sleep and I couldn’t imagine buying their albums. Idol is a popularity contest – it always has been – that’s the harsh reality. The real idols were Haley, James, Casey, Naima and Paul – all of them had something more to offer in the charisma department. The top 13 could all sing – but they just can’t all win the popularity vote. I’d now like to see Lauren take it over Scotty – she does have a beautiful voice and is the better vocalist of the two – if only she could let go and knock us out – her audition was the best and she hasn’t recaptured that power since…Scotty – he’ll churn out reliable country til the cows come home but I just can’t get excited about it and who the hell is dressing Lauren by the way. Girl – ditch those white boots and prom dresses and dress like an idol!!!!! Scotty – switch out the lumberjack shirts and bring yourself into the 21st century my boy! it’s a yawn…whatever they sing or wear – the idols have gone…I’ll be buying Casey, Paul and Haley’s albums first…
A James and Haley final…NOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING!!!!!!!!!
agree every word
OH YES CAUSE I MADE A SONG FOR HALEY
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Haley’s one of those contestant who didn’t win the contest.
But she’s also one of those non winner who will outshine the winner 🙂
Remember Adam Lambert, David Archuleta, and Chris Daughtry.
just to complete your post, so will JAMES…
james, haley, casey, paul – they will all do very well as recording artists; as will scotty – who will no doubt be the young country sensation. When he sings deep he’s at his best…that’s his thing and it’s great. the hnds down best singer from idol ever is still Kelly Clarkson – now I’m not a fan of her music but damn that girl can sing ANYTHING!
Time for us to vote on the judges: they should ALL go!!
New judging blood is needed.
No pimping your favorites
Constructive feedback
Stop telling everyone ‘that was beautiful!’
Stop asking the judges to call who won that round
Keep it real by having more music producers as judges
Don’t expect vocalists to song every genre under the sun; almost no-one does that well.
missed Simon a lot this year
I missed Simon. He is so not afraid to tell d contestant how bad they were and he is not bias.
You know, that picture above is so sad to me. I am happy for Lauren and Scotty, and the hug between them was lovely and understandable. But wow, I don’t know how Haley held it together. She looks so lonely there.
I agree with Pup. If Haley and Lauren would switch places, in above picture, everyone would be saying. Oh, look at how snooty Haley is being towards Lauren. Haley is so selfish and on and on. I have not read anything here, except Pup, about how sad Haley looks standing there alone, really awkward!
Agree Totally! People make so many assumptions about people without even knowing what is going on. There was a post idol 3 interview with Jlo, and she said that she wondered if the audience picked up on their affections and preference for Scotty and Lauren. Gees! I wonder if people noticed the bias.
On a more positive note, Haley’s parents played a free gig at her high school, and at the performance Haley’s dad Harry said that Haley was right now recording a single, and that Haley was very happy with 3rd place as it gives her more say about songs she can sing. Her mom, Patti, then said that Haley was a real spitfire as she had turned down the first two songs given to her, as it wasn’t the right fit for her, and that there is a strong possibility that Haley will be singing her first single on the finale. If Haley does, I predict it may be the highlight of the night with all the theatrics that would most likely be in the performance, and not the results of the finale. Doe a search for a you tube video called Harry & Patti to see the video
Don’t think American Idol will be happy with the reaction of the American People if this takes place. They have chosen Scotty and Lauren as the top two—and this should be about them.
All of this is just a matter of personal taste. We all like different kinds of music. Personally,
I liked Scotty from the moment he had his first interview. I think he might have been the first one. His voice for his age blew me away. I have nothing but good things to say about Lauren, but I am sure rooting for Scotty. The whole package is important and I would be proud to have a son like him. It happens that I have three grown daughters and grandchildren, but I like this young man. Not only can he sing, but he is a great family person with compassion for other people.
Para mi EL MEJOR JAMES DURBIN, no me interesa quien gane, siempre pasa lo mismo, cuando es por votacion. No gana el mejor. otro fiasco igual que con Adam Lambert, y ya ven a el le ha ido mejor que a
todos. FELICITACIONES JAMES TU ERES UN VERDADERO IDOLO!!!
ana maria I do think so James is the best, but, Archuletta was the best, Blake was the best, Lambert was the best, AI works this way¬¬’
I have a few thoughts.
1. Elle Fanning…that was hard to watch.
2. I <3 Lauren and Scotty because
-I love country
-Hayley seems like a jerk
3. I think James could have won but he was too much like Adam Lambert, the winner (2 yrs ago?) and no one watched it last season cuz it sucked. (sorry, it did…)
4. Most of the top 12 could have won a previous season, but everyone this go-round has good voices.
I agree
yes Vicki – I agree Scotty is definitely a young man to be admired in many ways. Standing up and saying he didn’t support JC as he should have done in the early rounds spoke volumes about his character and values. He has amazing composure on stage for someone so young and as for that voice – well I’d love to hear him croon a few ballads Bing Crosby style and stay in the lower register most of the time; but that would fit with idol – just an old crooner fan like me! All said I can’t begrudge either of the final two their place in the finale; in fact in some ways it is great that Scotty with his voice is there – because a voice to me is all about the tone and resonance – not the ability to sing three octaves. Scotty has one of the finest and most resonant voices in the competition. I guess I’m no country fan but I’d like to hear him sing something else. I know he’s going to kill the country songs! There just won’t be as many fireworks in the finale with these two -and they aren’t the most entertaining on stage for me either. When Casey sang Georgia with his stand up bass in the early rounds before final 13, he absolutely blew me away. that was his genius momnet and whenever he took the stage you never knew what was going to happen; same with James – he was a killer stage performer – very entertaining. Scotty and Lauren – great singers as I’ve said; but really – you know what they are going to do on stage – SAFE SAFE SAFE – so unless you love country it just ain’t gonna do it for you! I want both of these singers to break out of their comfort zones and knock us out. Lauren needs to recapture the power from her audition and I’d like Scotty to do one song A Cappella style….
Agree with you about Casey–looked forward to seeing what he would come up with each time–my pick after Scotty and Lauren.
why did i think that Scotty-Lauren in love? it can be real.
oooh God 😀
I think they should change from American Idol to American Country Idol. 🙂
IT’S AMAZING HOW ALL THE FANS SHIFT FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER.
PIA HAD SUCH AN AMAZING VOICE ,AND AMERICA VOTED HER OFF WHAT WERE THEY THINKING .
THE TWO YOUNGEST HAVE DONE THEIR JOB AND ARE NOW THE TOP TWO , THE PRINCESS IS OUT. AMERICA THANK YOU YOU HAVE RESTORED MY FAITH IN YOU.
I’M SURE HALEY THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE HAD HER NAME SAID FIRST SHE WAS SO FULL OF HER SELF.
EACH TIME SOMEONE WAS ELIMINATED ALL OF THE CONTESTANTS WERE VERY UPSET , HALEY HAD A VERY NOTICEABLE SMERK ON HER FACE.
THE ELIMINATION NIGHT TO HAVE YOUR DAD ON THE STAGE WITH YOU TO
DRAW MORE ATTENTION TO HERSELF BACK FIRED .
IDOL HAS NEVER DONE OR ALOUD THIS TO HAPPEN IN THE PAST .
SCOTTY AND LAUREN THE TOP TWO WELL IF LOOKS COULD KILL .
THEIR WAS KNOW DOULT THE GIRL COULD SING SHE JUST REALLY HAD A BAD ATTITUDE . LOT OF CONTESTANTS HAD AMAZING VOICED ,THEY WERE ALL VERY DISAPPOINTED BUT THEY LEFT WITH GRACE AND HAD WELL WISHES FOR EVERYONE LEFT.
EITHER ONE SCOTTY OR LAUREN HAVE SUCH AMAZING TALENT THEY HAVE A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD OF THEM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THEM JOB WELL DONE.
HALEY
Good grief! Turn off the caps lock and learn to spell.
Yo pienso que indiscutiblemente la mejor era Pia, nadie como su voz, despues de ella estaba Haley, por ultimo scotty, pero nada esta solamente se trata de negocio, no de talente, aqui solamente prevalese el que mas dinero lleve a la competencia
21.Yayelli says:
May 23, 2011 at 12:25 AM
I think that Pia was unquestionably the best, no one like her voice, after she was Haley, finally scotty, but nothing is just about business, not talent, here only prevalese more money which leads to competition
FTLOG stop givin’ Haley a hard time – she’s out – let it rest at that. personally I don’t get all the anti-Haley sentiment and having her dad on stage – I thought that was cool! How amazing to have a dad that could do that and have the opportunity to do it. It didn’t make a bit of difference to the contest – it was just fun – and at the end of the day – don’t take this too seriously – that’s all it should be – to be enjoyed…!
I am from South Africa and i am an idol fan , i just love it this year it has been so tight so much of talent its unreal , i hope that the stars in the USA can give the top 8 a music contract but my favourite has always been Scotty , he has so much of talent
Some bloggers are distrubed about Randy and JLo’s feedback to Haley & how mean Randy was….STOP we all know if Simon had been a judge and Haley pulled that talk back diss she did to Randy and JLO…Simon would have stopped her then and embarrassed her in FRONT of america. So stop complaining about Randy & JLO’s feedback & their being out to “get” Haley. All of that is so much nonsense. Simon would have been worse and would have told her, you are not singing you are growling.
Well, I think everyone has it wrong about the demographics of the voters. It is not pre-teen girls running this. clearly with the last two being Country singers it is the Country Music Fans which are much older and both men & women. Just change the show’s name to “Grand Ol’e Opry Idol”.
I thought there was some kind of country competition out there on a country tv station. Keep the country there!
So proud of you Scotty..You are an amazing singer and a good natured person all around.Not conceited like James was… Can hardly wait to buy your records.If you win this competition or not your still a winner, you will be the next best country singer ever.No more grocery boy…here.
JLO`s comments and fake giggles suck. Bring back Simon! The top 2 contestants would have been the same though, beacause its the majorities choice! Scotty has a great voice and personality. Go Scotty I hope you win!
Go Scotty, you’ve always been my pick. So proud of you. America and the world needs to know that a 17yr old doesnt have to be rebellious, loud, obscene and possess a nasty attitude. You are a great role model for people of every age. I admire your calm, polite and down to earth attitude, I can see Jesus dwells in you. Your parents must be very proud.
It´s a really surprise for me that Haley is out of American Idol 2011, it is not fair, she has a amazing voice, sincerelly I can´t believe.She and Scotty have been my favorites in this Show. Go Scotty and you must winning.
I do not want to take anything away from Scotty or Lauren. They are both superb artists and believe they will have brilliant careers within the country/rock singing category. I just feel sad that the finale will have no diversity, where the contestants have to use their originality and talent to compete against another artist specializing in another singing category in order for the winner to emerge by doing something spectacular. With two country rock singers competing, i feel everyone knows what to expect, therefore it will be in many ways an anti climax.I hope i am surprised.
Scotty the body won. Good for him. Now,,,did he KISS Lauren immediately after he won? Is there a romance for the 16 & 17 year olds. They make a cute couple. It was really nice. Scotty appears to be a great kid. Hope he stays the way he is. Hope he keeps God in his life and focus and forget the negative comments that will be made. I am a James fan but glad Scotty won & would have been equally glad if Lauren had won.