1. American Idol Backstage Scoop: Who Was Scared to Death?!
    Naming season 11's American Idol winner is now in the hands of voters, and it's virtually impossible to say who is going to be showered in confetti at the grand finale on Wednesday...
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  2. American Idol Finale Recap: Phillip Phillips & Jessica Sanchez Battle It Out
    "American Idol" returned to the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Tuesday as Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips battled it out for the title. The two contenders couldn't have been more different - Jessica Sanchez, the 16-year-old with the big, big voice, and Phillip Phillips, the 21-year-old bashful singer with a soulful edge. Here's how the finale went down:
    Access Hollywood via Yahoo! News - May 22 06:31pm
  3. 'American Idol' finale: Can Jessica Sanchez be first 'save' to win?
    It's decision time on "American Idol" on Tuesday night as the final two contestants give the performances of their careers for the judges.
    Los Angeles Times - May 22 03:37pm

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  5. “American Idol” Mentor-in-Chief Jimmy Iovine insists that Phil Phillips — this season’s Safely Scruffy White Guy With Guitar/Inevitable Winner — is vastly superior to the SSWGWG’s who have won the Fox singing competition the past several seasons. Read full article >>
    Washington Post - May 21 04:19pm
  6. Backstage at the American Idol Finale: Ryan Seacrest Gives Us the Grand Tour!
    This...is how you make American Idol! Our very own Ryan Seacrest was kind enough to take us on an exclusive tour of Nokia Theater as American Idol prepares for...
    E! Online - May 22 05:58pm
  7. After a streak of four male winners in the past four years, the eleventh season of American Idol could be the year a girl triumphs. That's what music producer and Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine thinks anyway. Jessica [Sanchez] is born with one of those gifts that you see very, very rarely -- the tone of her voice, the range, her poise, Iovine told reporters on a call Monday. She has every chance to ...
    TV Guide - May 21 06:31pm
  8. My mom was one of the original American idols. It was close to 60 years ago, when Simon Cowell hadn’t even been born, let alone cast his first smug look at a contestant. But Rose Elkin was ideal material for a show that was the American Idol of its time and place. Broadcast in the 1950s on WCAU-TV, Dividends for Homemakers was a local, occasionally loopy, but likable talk and gossip program for ...
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - May 22 12:56am
  9. 'American Idol' judge Steven Tyler predicts Jessica Sanchez to win season
    'American Idol' judge Steven Tyler predicts Jessica Sanchez to win season . American Idol will be crowning its first female winner in five seasons next week, according to judge Steven Tyler .
    Reality TV World - May 20 05:35pm
  10. When NBC’s rival singing competition The Voice returned in February, I felt like I was the only Idol fan left in America. Media outlets championed...
    Entertainment Weekly - May 22 03:50pm
  11. Just a quick reminder to “American Idol” fans — the show airs tonight and Wednesday, not the usual Wednesday-Thursday. Why? Because May ratings sweeps ends tomorrow, so Fox always pushed up “Idol” a day so the big audience can be counted in the May ratings period. “Idol” airs 8-9 p.m. today, followed by the “Glee” [...]
    The Cincinnati Enquirer - May 22 02:07pm