Burnell Taylor

Despite numerous fan polls and blogger predictions indicating that Lazaro Arbos would be the American Idol 2013 Top 7 finalist who would be eliminated this week, it was Burnell Taylor who got voted off instead.

Burnell did not have a good night this week with his “Classic Rock, No Ballads” theme song choice. He sounded off and looked uncomfortable. His usual confident smile...

On American Idol 2013 tonight, we sadly bade farewell to Burnell Taylor after he was voted off on the Top 7 results show. Burnell gave a great performance for the judges with his 'save' song of  “Ready For Love” by India.Arie. Unfortunately, it was not enough to convince them to keep him in the competition.

Burnell’s musical background wasn’t the...

Burnell Taylor is undoubtedly the underdog to root for on American Idol season 12. While everyone continues to insist this is a girl’s season to lose, this Louisiana native quietly hits the stage each week and makes his mark. Even during Beatles week, when he admitted to not knowing the song, he gave a rendition of “Let It Be” that was tender and unique. While others...

Nicki Minaj publicly declared that she thinks a girl will win American Idol 2013, but that doesn’t mean she has no love for the guys of Season 12.

During a conference call with reporters, the petite rapper divulged that if she could work with any contestant from this year, it would be Louisiana native Burnell Taylor.

“He has a John Legend thing that I could definitely see...