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When Phillip Phillips was named the 2012 American Idol winner, it was the fifth time in a row that a guy had taken the crown. To be really specific, it was the fifth time in a row that a cute white guy who plays guitar took the crown (WGWG, anyone?). Aside from making us wonder if a girl will ever win American Idol again, we started wondering whether male winners are more...

Although she may not have won American Idol on Wednesday night, we don’t think that Jessica Sanchez should be too upset with her second-place showing. Or even a little bit upset, frankly. Sure, it would’ve been nice for her to win, but the truth is, there are plenty of reasons for her to be happy despite her runner-up status.

For one thing, there’s a certain amount of...

Two hours from now, we’ll have a new American Idol, but first, we have a whole lot of show to get through. Let’s do this!

We open on the Top 12 (except for Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips) all dressed in white and silver, with a group performance of “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars, and oh yeah, there’s Jeremy Rosado. Oh, and Shannon Magrane! There’s a...

This is it, Idol fans — the last performance show of the season! Tonight, Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez will go head-to-head, and tomorrow night, one of them will be elected President! Errr, American Idol, we mean. The show is coming to us live from the Nokia tonight in front of an audience of seven thousand, all of whom are VERY excited.

The first round is Simon Fuller’s...

Tomorrow night, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips will go head-to-head on three songs — one repeat from earlier in the season, one song chosen by American Idol creator Simon Fuller, and an original song for each contestant, which will no doubt be cheesy inspirational goodness suitable for singing under a rainfall of triumphant confetti!
 
In any event, here are our picks for the......