Grand Ole Opry = Country Music — can you imagine flamboyant Adam Lambert singing a country song?? LOL! For sure country lovin’ American Idol contestants are excited about this week while the R&B singers and rockers are dreading it. For this week, Randy Travis was on hand to offer advice to the singers, and most of them were star-struck about having a one-on-one with him. I WOULD BE! Here are the Idol performances:

-Michael Sarver sang “Ain’t Goin’ Down Til the Sun Comes Up” and did a pretty good job with it.
-Allison Iraheta sang “Blame It On Your Heart” — Paula Abdul called it a rock-solid performance.
-Kris Allen sang “To Make You Feel My Love” and miraculously, Simon Cowell said it was “terrific,” a good song choice.
-Lil Rounds sang “Independence Day” from Martina McBride and Randy Jackson said it didn’t feel comfortable to him.
-Adam Lambert gave a unique take on “Ring of Fire” and Kara DioGuardi said the version was a little strange, but she liked it because she got the drama and the “eyes.”
-Scott Macintyre sang “Wild Angels” which impressed Paula, though she wondered if he was using the piano as a crutch.
-Alexis Grace sang “Jolene” and Randy said it was a little pitchy and not a great performance.
-Danny Gokey sang “Jesus Take the Wheel” to which Kara said he came out of his shell in the second half.
-Anoop Desai sang “Always On My Mind” and Simon he went from zero to hero, adding that it’s one of his favorite performances of the night.
-Megan Joy Corkrey sang “Walkin’ After Midnight” and it was awesome though she had a flu! WOW!
-Matt Giraud sang “So Small” and played the piano while singing to which Kara called it amazing,

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..and the first contestants to be axed were revealed! What a full pack episode it was last night eh? But first, the twists: the producers have decided to introduce the Judges Save, a new rule that allows the panel to save one contestant from elimination. The stipulations: the Save may be invoked only once until the top 5; the decision must be unanimous among the judges; and the week the Save is used, nobody goes home, but two are sent packing the next week. Simon Cowell explained that Judges Save is intended to ensure the strongest remain in American Idol. As for the contestants who got eliminated, watch the videos BELOW — click here!

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Missed last night’s awesome episode?? Don’t fret! We’ve compiled the best performances of the American Idol’s 13 finalists below. Of course, by “best”, we meant the four judges’ opinions on the performance =) Anyway, for the videos, CLICK HERE!

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The last 3 finalists for this season have been named and 8 lucky semifinalists got included in the Wild Card Round for another chance to be included in American Idol season 8 finals. Who were the lucky singers?

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Hands down, last night’s performances were the best bunch out of the 36 semifinalists. It’s just sad that only 3 of them will go into American Idol season 8 finals. Performers last night were Alex Wagner-Trugman, Arianna Afsar, Felicia Barton, Jorge Nuñez, Ju’Not Joyner, Kendall Beard, Kristen McNamara, Lil Rounds, Nathaniel Marshall, Scott MacIntyre, Taylor Vaifanua and Von Smith. So whose performances got the 4 American Idol judges raving?

WATCH American Idol season 8 episode 16 HERE!

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Sadly, Nick “Norman Gentle” Mitchell was not in. Guess his very entertaining performance was tainted by AI judge Simon Cowell’s negative comments. Hmmp! So who are the lucky 3 contestants joining Alexis Grace, Danny Gokey and Michael Sarver in American Idol season 8 finals?

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Yup, the second group of the top 36 semifinalists are finally up! Will the 12 contestants in this group make the right song choices? Will they sing for the votes or will they crack under pressure? Watch the videos below and tell me what you think! =)

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