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To: RummyChick
This year they were trying to go to an edgier side... and wound up with two finalists from an old conservative genre.

Great point!

8,041 posted on 05/26/2011 6:02:08 AM PDT by silent_jonny ("Israel is what is RIGHT about the Middle East." -- Bibi)
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To: silent_jonny

http://www.parade.com/celebrity/hollywood-wire/2011/05/25/american-idol-behind-the-scenes.html

Before her almost-kiss with Spiderman at the end of Bono, The Edge and Reeve Carney’s performance of ‘Rise Above 1,’ judge Jennifer Lopez enjoyed a makeup touch up during the commercial break.

After the performance, the three men spoke to reporters to discuss the song and being on America’s largest stage.

“There was an emerald green room and then the other one,” Bono laughed when asked about hanging out with the night’s other A-list performers. The Edge chimed in, “They didn’t let us in [to the VIP area]!”

Bono then likened the Fox hit to the Ed Sullivan show: “This is probably the only show that everyone watches.” The Edge reminded Bono that Tom Jones, who also performed that evening, had the honor of appearing on both television programs.

The legendary singer himself stopped by moments later.

“No applause?” Jones jokingly asked the roomful of media. A devoted Idol watcher, Jones admitted to getting emotional during rehearsals for the show.

“I really started to get full up because the songs still stand up and sound like powerful songs,” he said. ”These fellas deliver and put their own twists on it. That’s always great to hear.”

Though he couldn’t watch the rest of the finale because his trailer didn’t have a live feed, he heartily endorsed the night’s winner: 17 year-old Scott McCreery.

“Scotty already has his own style,” Jones said. “He’s got a great tone to his voice which is something you either do or don’t have. The actual tone of your voice is a god-given gift and he has a great tone. I think he knows what he’s doing.”


8,046 posted on 05/26/2011 6:19:32 AM PDT by Netizen
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