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On Wednesday night’s season eleven finale of “American Idol”, Phillip Phillips walked away a winner. While many would say that the “WGWG” (white guy with guitar) has won over many adoring female fans because of his looks, he wants us all to know that he doesn’t want to be a sex symbol.

In a new interview, he revealed, “If a girl voted for me because I’m cute, and then gets mad that I have a girlfriend, then she doesn’t really like the music. I’m not some cute guy who is trying to be successful off that. I really want the music to come first.”

A few weeks ago, the show’s host Ryan Seacrest told the world that Phillip has a girlfriend named Hannah. So we wouldn’t give any validity to having a girlfriend costing him any votes. See a photo of Phillip and Hannah below:

Of Hannah, he said, “She is so excited for me. She supported me throughout all of this, and I love her to death. I’m hoping maybe she will be able to come on tour with me. It would be cool to have her there.”

Reportedly, his girlfriend is studying to become a nurse and he said that she has helped him throughout his journey on the show, even though he almost quit. He added, “She has helped me out a lot through this.”

Hollywood sources have revealed that Phillip plans on undergoing kidney surgery next week. His father revealed that his recovery time could be anywhere from two to four weeks. He will be on the Idols Live tour beginning on July 6th.

What was your favorite performance by Phillip Phillips this season? Will you go see him on tour? Will you purchase his album when it gets released?

Kris Allen won season eight of “American Idol”, but that doesn’t mean that he has any love for the franchise that made him famous. Someone sounds bitter! You would think he wouldn’t be, considering that he wouldn’t have a career if it weren’t for his time on the show.

When asked if he caught the season eleven finale of the show where Phillip Phillips took the Idol crown, he said that he hadn’t. It was a boring two-hour show that only gave us five minutes worth of results, but still.

Not only did he not watch the finale, he feels that the show has run its course overall. Has “American Idol” jumped the shark? As TMZ reports, it could be because Kris is only being projected to sell 15,000 to 20,000 records in his latest album’s first week. In addition to that, there are rumors floating around that Kris is going to be dropped from his record label.

Do you think Kris is right? Should FOX cancel “American Idol”? Is it a true showcase of talent, or is it a popularity contest?

Leesburg, Georgia native Phillip Phillips nudged out Chula Vista, California resident Jessica Sanchez for the “American Idol” win last night after 132 million votes were cast. Now, he can take care of something that’s been plaguing his health since the beginning of the competition: his kidney problems.

It was an emotional win for Phillip, who couldn’t finish singing his coronation song “Home” as he became overwhelmed. Unfortunately, his celebrations will be cut short, as he plans on going in for surgery next week. He has fought through the pain and discomfort for the entire season, but now he can breathe a sigh of relief.

After the finale, Phillip said, “I’ve been sick this whole show. It’s been tough. I’ve had a lot of great people around me, great doctors. That helps out a lot…I’m ready to feel better, feel like myself.”

Reportedly, Phillip will be spending several days in the hospital and another six weeks recovering from his surgery. Despite that, he has said that his recovery will not affect his time on the Idols Live tour. His father, Phillip Phillips, Sr. has said that Phillip’s recovery time would only be about two to four weeks. Also, it was revealed that Phillip had undergone eight surgeries during his time on the show.

After much pomp and circumstance, Ryan Seacrest announced that after 132 million votes, Leesburg, Georgia native Phillip Phillips has just been crowned season eleven’s winner of “American Idol”. Are you shocked? Surprised? Did you think Jessica Sanchez was going to win the “Idol” crown? If you’ve missed the play-by-play recap of tonight’s grand finale, we’ve recapped it in full detail at this link.

It was the showdown of all showdowns, with Jessica being the judges’ favorite and Phillip being the fan favorite. On last night’s performance finale, Phillip performed “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King, “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel and his final song, “Home”. The judges gave two out of the three rounds in the competition to Jessica, leaving Phillip the winner of round three with his coronation song.

Earlier in tonight’s show, Phillip performed a Creedence Clearwater Revival medley of “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” and “Bad Moon Rising” with John Fogerty. Betting companies all over the world had Phillip as the favorite to win, so it was no surprise that he was able to walk away as the show’s victor. We were rooting for Phillip to win all season since seeing him audition his rendition of Michael Jackson’s song “Thriller”. We always knew he would be a winner.

Now that it’s time for Phillip to take the next step in his career, we’re likely to hear an album from him soon after he has his surgery. Will you buy it? Or were you shocked that Jessica didn’t win the competition in its entirety? Sound off with your thoughts on the newly crowned winner of “American Idol” below!

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It was a long road to get to the season finale for the remaining top two contenders on “American Idol”, but we’re sure Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez are both excited to see what the future holds for them. If you’ve missed the performance finale last night, we’ve recapped it in detail here. Will your favorite be crowned the next “American Idol”?

Last night, the judges awarded the first two rounds to 16-year-old Chula Vista, California native Jessica. When it came to the winning coronation song, they weren’t so one-sided. Jessica sang a song called “Change Nothing”, of which received a lukewarm reception from the judges. Twenty-one-year-old Leesburg, Georgia native Phillip wow’ed the judges and the audience alike with his coronation song, “Home”.

We conducted a poll earlier today, asking fans who will win the “Idol” crown. As of this morning, the votes were tipped in Jessica’s favor with 52 percent. As of this writing, Jessica has tipped the votes even further with 56 percent, leaving Phillip with the remaining 44 percent. The poll was purely for entertainment purposes and does not reflect any actual votes that the competitors received.

Stay tuned for our live recap of the season 2012 finale of “American Idol”. In the meantime, weigh in with your thoughts on who is going to win this season!

AMERICAN IDOL 2012 SEASON 11 FINALE RECAP HERE!

If you’ve been watching season eleven of “American Idol”, then you know that it’s really been a tough race between Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips. Last night’s performance finale of the show was no different. If you’ve missed the show, you can read our fully detailed recap here.

For the first round, Jessica and Phillip performed Simon Fuller’s choice for them. For Jessica, he wanted her to sing Whitney Houston’s song, “I Have Nothing”. For Phillip, Simon chose “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King. The judges credited Jessica for her vocal prowess for the round. We begged to differ and even more so after having listened to the studio version of Phillip’s cover.

For the second round, the contestants took on their favorite performance from the season. Jessica chose to go with “The Prayer” by Celine Dion, while Phillip chose “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel. Both performed well, but again, the judges gave the round to Jessica.

For their final performance of the evening, both competitors belted out their winning coronation song, which would be their first single should they win the competition. Jessica performed a song called “Change Nothing”, but Phillip’s performance of his new song, “Home” really drew applause from the audience along with a standing ovation from the judges.

Overall, it’s up to America’s votes as to who wins this season of the show. Take our poll (pop-up poll at the bottom of the site Update: Poll closed and the winner has been crowned.) and leave us a comment to let us know which performance really stole the show for you! We’ll be recapping the season finale results tonight, as always, so stay tuned for the live recap.

As of 6:05AM Wednesday, Jessica Sanchez is leading the votes with 52 percent, leaving Phillip Phillips with 48 percent. It’s a close race to the grand finale tonight!

Former Disney teen queen Miley Cyrus was all set to perform alongside “American Idol” finalist Hollie Cavanagh for tomorrow night’s season finale of the talent competition. Apparently those plans fell through and Miley had to cancel her performance.

Miley was invited to appear on “American Idol” Wednesday night for a reported “surprise appearance”, as the producers of the show wanted her to perform with Hollie. As you may know, during her run on the competition, Hollie performed Miley’s hit song, “The Climb”.

Miley’s rep has revealed, “It’s not happening. It didn’t come together in time.”

Could that be because she’s been too busy causing and/or preventing wardrobe malfunctions all over town?

On round three of tonight’s season finale performance episode of “American Idol” our favorite Phillip Phillips took on his “winning song” titled, “Home”. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

What a good song for Phillip. This is truly a great first single for him to perform. He’s up there with his guitar and he’s rocking out to this subdued track. We would definitely buy this on iTunes. Would you?

Call-in numbers for Phillip tonight:

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Standing ovation from the judges. Randy said he loved the song, he loves Phillip and the production. He said he loved everything about it. Randy has to yell over the applause from the audience. Jennifer said he didn’t sound like any other band and there’s nothing on the radio that sounds like that. Steven said he has made the world his home. He was perfect tonight and he’s the man.

Was this your favorite performance of the night? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

On round three of tonight’s season finale performance episode of “American Idol” Jessica Sanchez took on her “winning song” titled, “Change Nothing”. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

This is the song that Jessica will be debuting on her first album should she win the competition. It’s a heartfelt ballad. It’s got a good message in the song, but I’m not sure if this is a song I’d purchase on iTunes. What do you think?

Call-in numbers for Jessica tonight:

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Randy said that she came a long way. He did not love the song, but she made something more of the song. She’s got a Beyonce sort of swag. She brought the song to life, but he thought the song was just okay. Jennifer said she wouldn’t have done that song for her first song. Steven said he knows how good she can sing, but he didn’t feel that the song was a proper song for her to sing.

Was this a good song for Jessica for her coronation song? Would you buy her music? Hit the comments with your thoughts on Jessica’s first single!

On round two of tonight’s season finale performance episode of “American Idol” our favorite Phillip Phillips took on his favorite song of the competition, “Movin’ Out” by Billy Joel. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

He’s still doing a fine job. I didn’t actually remember this song when he did it the first time, as we were hoping that he would cover “Volcano” by Damien Rice. Still, he’s bringing his own style to the song and that’s what we like about Phillip.

Call-in numbers for Phillip tonight:

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Steven Tyler said that round two went to Jessica. Randy Jackson said that they were both even for the second round and Jennifer Lopez said that round two went to Phillip. Who do you think won the round?

What did you think of his performance tonight? Was Phillip a winner with this song?

On round two of tonight’s season finale performance episode of “American Idol” Jessica Sanchez took on her favorite song of the competition, “The Prayer” by Celine Dion. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

This is the song that put Jessica in the top 24 and it’s a good song to show off her vocal talents. She’s definitely doing the song justice, keeping it slow and cool. Love the violin accompaniment.

Call-in numbers for Jessica tonight:

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No comments from the judges until after Phillip does his song. Stay tuned for who they thought won round two! Also of note, we saw DeAndre Brackensick, Colton Dixon and Heejun Han in the audience. Nice.

Steven Tyler said that round two went to Jessica. Randy Jackson said that they were both even for the second round and Jennifer Lopez said that round two went to Phillip.

Was this your favorite song of the night? Hit the comments with your thoughts and let us know!

On tonight’s season finale performance episode of “American Idol” our favorite Phillip Phillips took on Simon Fuller’s selection, “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

What a great song choice by Simon for Phillip. I absolutely love this song and the original song is just fantastic. He’s definitely putting his own spin on the song. Will YOU stand by Phillip Phillips? His version of the song makes me want to grab a lighter and sway with the audience.

Call-in numbers for Phillip tonight:

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Jennifer Lopez said she couldn’t really compare the two. She commented that Jessica has a vocal prowess and Phillip is the crooner. She said that America has a tough job, and who is making you pick up the phone and feel something to vote. Randy Jackson said round one went to Jessica. Do you agree?

What did you think of Phillip’s version of the song? Did you enjoy it? Is it enough for him to become the next winner of “American Idol”? Sound off with your thoughts in the comments!

On tonight’s season finale performance episode of “American Idol” Jessica Sanchez took on Simon Fuller’s selection, “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

This was a good song selection for Jessica and she’s totally killing it! Good for her. What a great way for them to kick off the show. She can’t hit a lot of the notes that Whitney did, but she’s still doing a great job.

Call-in numbers for Jessica tonight:

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Jennifer Lopez said she couldn’t really compare the two. She said that America has a tough job, and who is making you pick up the phone and feel something to vote. Randy Jackson said round one went to Jessica.

The judges will be offering their commentary after the first round. Do you think it was a good enough performance for Jessica to be crowned our next “American Idol”? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

“American Idol” is down to the top two in what’s likely to be the showdown of the year! The top two contenders, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips are ready to battle it out for your votes! So who will emerge victorious??? It only remains to be seen after tonight’s performances, which we are recapping LIVE.

Nigel Lythgoe has said that Joshua Ledet was his favorite and has also revealed what will be going down on tonight’s show. Jessica and Phillip will be taking on three songs tonight: Favorite song of theirs from the competition, along with a selection from Simon Fuller and their winning song. The last song will mark the “American Idol” winner’s first single.

On tomorrow night’s season finale, Joshua Ledet is rumored to be performing with Fantasia and Jessica Sanchez will be taking on a song with Jennifer Holliday. We have yet to hear who Phillip Phillips will be singing alongside tomorrow…(Dave Matthews maybe?)

We’re recapping the performance show live tonight, so stick with us as we update this post with up-to-the-minute news on what’s happening with your Idol favorites! In the meantime, tell us who you think will be crowned the season eleven winner of “Idol”! Come back at 8PM EST for the live recap!

AMERICAN IDOL RECAP LIVE PERFORMANCES HERE!

Now that the eleventh season of “American Idol” is winding down to a close, there’s another question on everyone’s mind besides whether it’ll be Phillip Phillips or Jessica Sanchez as the winner of the show. People are curious as to whether or not Jennifer Lopez will be sitting at the judge’s table next to Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson for the show’s twelfth season.

Jennifer has already cast doubt on her future with the show, telling Ellen DeGeneres that she’s too busy. Interscope head honcho and “Idol” mentor Jimmy Iovine says that he hopes that Jennifer will be back for another season.

In a press conference earlier today, he said, “She’s incredible, I hope she does it again. I know nothing about this…I just mentor the kids and do my thing. And Jennifer’s wonderful. Funny and beautiful and talented. So I hope they keep her.”

He went on to say, “I am low in the totem pole. I don’t get to make these decisions about the judges.”

If Jennifer doesn’t return for next season, do you think Jimmy would make an adequate replacement as a judge? If not, who do you think they should get to take her spot?

Just a week after Hollie Cavanagh was eliminated from “American Idol”, her good pal Joshua Ledet said goodbye to his hopes of being the next “Idol” winner. Now, it has come down to being between Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez vying for the “Idol” crown. Joshua isn’t sad about his departure from the singing competition, he is actually relieved at his elimination.

When Ryan Seacrest announced that Joshua was leaving the competition, Joshua cried on the stage. He said that he wasn’t planning on tearing up, but when Jennifer Lopez came up to hug him, he became overwhelmed.

He said, “I felt good about the whole situation, but when people come up to you and try to comfort you and hug you, then the tears start coming, and then a whole bunch of other stuff. So just getting their support, it kind of took over, and I kind of lost it a little.”

He went on to say, “I’m not gonna say I was surprised, because Phillip and Jessica are great, and they have huge fan bases. They deserve it just like anyone else. I was super excited for Phillip and Jessica. I was trying to hold a smile up, and I was definitely not upset. I felt relieved. A lot of pressure was off of me, and I feel really good.”

He added, “Jennifer told me to keep my head up and my career was only going to go further from here. I’m just gonna miss the whole environment. Everyone here is amazing. It’s like a family.”

There were rumors floating around that Jennifer Lopez was set to leave “American Idol” after this season of the show. She hasn’t really spoken out about all of the talk until now.

The latest Hollywood gossip suggested that J-Lo wouldn’t be reprising her role as a judge on the popular singing competition. It was said that she was just too busy to do the show next season with all of her other commitments. Now, she has taken to her official Twitter page to discuss the reports.

She tweeted, “There is no truth to the reports that say I am definitely leaving Idol. All I said was I haven’t decided what I am doing next year. When I know for sure what I’m doing I will let the #LOVE!RS know!”

Do you want to see Jennifer on the show next season?

“American Idol” finalist Phillip Phillips was told that he needs to have surgery as soon as he possibly can. The “Idol” hopeful has had issues since his start on the show, but opted to get a temporary fix in order to continue on with the show.

During his hometown visit to Leesburg, Georgia, Phillip was advised by his personal doctor to have surgery. The doctor noted that Phillip wasn’t eating and said that he looked horrible. Since the beginning of his journey, he has suffered from kidney problems. He had to have a stent put in as a temporary fix so that he could have surgery. Now, we’ve learned that Phillip’s condition has gotten even worse, but he doesn’t want to drop out of the competition.

Basically, his doctor has told him that he definitely has to have surgery right after the finale. Recovery takes at least six weeks. Reportedly, the medication Phillip is on is causing him to have a dry mouth, which can affect his voice.

We’re hoping that he can pull it off for the win next week!

On last night’s elimination episode of “American Idol”, it was revealed that Joshua Ledet was voted off of the show. This leaves Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez to compete in the season eleven finale. So who’s going to win the show? The competition is tight and both are talented singers, so it really is anyone’s game.

Jessica was once “voted off” of the show, but was saved at the last minute by the judges. Phillip has always brought his own style to each of the songs he performs. On next week’s performance show, both singers will bring their A-game to the competition and then America will get to decide who’s worthy of the “American Idol” crown.

In the meantime, tell us who you think deserves to win it all!

It was a tough race on the Semi-Finals performance episode of “American Idol”. Last night, all three of the remaining competitors really brought their A-game and it’s a race to the finish for the “Idol” crown. The three contestants left in the competition were Jessica Sanchez, Phillip Phillips and Joshua Ledet. We’ve recapped the performance episode here.

As for tonight’s elimination episode of the show, we have recapped the entire show, live, from start to finish HERE.

Last night, Joshua performed “I’d Rather Go Blind” by Etta James, in addition to “Imagine” by John Lennon and “No More Drama” by Mary J. Blige. Apparently all of the judges’ praise wasn’t enough to keep Joshua in the competition.

After the show received 90 million votes, Ryan Seacrest has announced that Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips would be going to the Finale episode. After the announcement, Joshua performed “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World”. He still appears to be in good spirits despite his elimination.

Are you shocked by the results? Did America vote the right person off of the show? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

After last night’s performance episode of “American Idol”, we are left wondering which of the top three are going to the season finale. In case you’ve missed the show, we’ve recapped it here in full. We all have our favorites, but who really pulled out the star power to woo their many fans? Who’s got what it takes to be our next “American Idol”?

After last week’s elimination of Hollie Cavanagh, we’ve got Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet left in the competition. After tonight’s elimination episode, we will have the two remaining finalists. Who will it be?

Some have said that it’s a lock between Joshua and Phillip for the finale, but we could be surprised. Tonight, we will be covering all of the details of the show as they air. Be the first to know who our “American Idol” finalists our as we recap the show LIVE. Stay tuned for the recap at 8PM EST.

Until our recap, leave your comments as to who you think will survive tonight’s elimination!

AMERICAN IDOL ELIMINATION LIVE RECAP HERE!

“American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez is unsure as to whether or not she will be making her return to the show next season. When speaking with Ellen DeGeneres, she hinted that she may not return to the show but did say that she does enjoy it.

When talking to Ellen, Jennifer said, “I enjoy it. I really do enjoy it. Now this is my second year. I don’t know if I can go for a third year. It really does lock you down.”

Does it sound like someone is already in contract negotiations for the show’s twelfth season? It sounds to us as if she’s trying to play hard to get in order to get a good deal for re-upping her contract next season. What do you think?

She spoke of her children, Max and Emme, saying, “Now they’re getting mobile. They’re about to go to school. I just don’t know. I don’t know.”

In a separate interview, she was asked to comment on the new “X Factor” judges, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato. She revealed, “They’re both more than capable to handle it. I think they’ll have a good time. It’s fun – working with the singers and doing your thing and knowing what you’re talking about from experience and they both have that.”

She added, “You don’t have to be tough. There’s not one way to do that, reality TV, and those competition shows are about being yourself, it’s about being your best self and I think that’s the most important thing.”

Will Jennifer return for the show next season? A source close to the judge and singer says that it’s not likely. The spy revealed, “Fox really wants to keep her, and who knows what could happen if they threw an obscene amount of money at Jennifer in order to convince her to say.”

A close pal of Jennifer’s said, “Jennifer just needs more down time..more family time.”

Would you watch the show without Jennifer Lopez?

“American Idol” makes its return tonight on FOX at 8PM EST with an all new performance episode. It’s getting down to the wire as the top three performers head into toward the season finale. Last week, we saw the elimination of Hollie Cavanagh, so you know the contestants really have to bring it to stay in the competition.

Tonight’s theme is “choice” and we will see the contestants take on three songs each. One will be their own choice, followed by Judge’s choice and lastly, Jimmy Iovine’s choice. Here are the songs that the remaining contestants are singing: “Imagine” by John Lennon, “My All” by Mariah Carey, “No More Drama” by Mary J. Blige, “We’ve Got Tonight” by Bob Seger, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” by Aerosmith, “Beggin’” by Madcon, “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5, “Disease” by Matchbox 20 and “I’d Rather Go Blind” by Etta James.

We will be covering tonight’s show from start to finish with our LIVE RECAP. Stay tuned as we spill all of the details of tonight’s performances as they happen. You’re not going to want to miss this!

AMERICAN IDOL TOP 3 LIVE RECAP HERE!