The American Idol Top 10 girls battled it off for the second time on the Idol stage for your vote on Wednesday (March 3). Michelle Delamor tackled Creed’s “With Arms Wide Open” and turned it into her own (watch video below). She was complimented for a super hot outfit but Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell agreed this was her best performance. Michelle took a risk turning a rock song into a ballad and she did great!

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The American Idol Top 10 girls battled it off for the second time on the Idol stage for your vote on Wednesday (March 3). Didi Benami tried to do something different with Bill Withers’ “Lean On Me” (watch video below). She is a sweet girl and we love her but Didi is limited by her amazing voice to a certain type of songs and it comes out sounding like the same thing over and over again. Kara DioGuardi went straight to the point – it just wasn’t good! Even through the judges weren’t that mean brutally honest with her, Didi was left in tears. Get it together, girl!

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The American Idol Top 10 girls battled it off for the second time on the Idol stage for your vote on Wednesday (March 3). Katie Stevens performed Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On” but still wasn’t fresh and young enough (watch video below). Ellen DeGeneres doesn’t want to hear something she would hear in her dentist’s office (ouch!), while Kara DioGuardi told that she has to tackle bigger songs and that some songs are just good on the radio. Simon Cowell was frustrated because Katie is so much better than that and it just wasn’t a winning performance.

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The American Idol Top 10 girls battled it off for the second time on the Idol stage for your vote on Wednesday (March 3). Lacey Brown sang Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me” (watch video below). Randy Jackson thought he was at some karaoke bar and that she brought nothing new to the song. Ellen DeGeneres just said it was “adorable” (*eye roll*). Simon Cowell claims this performance was “marginally better” but Lacey needs to be original and show everybody she is a real artist and not just another singer.

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The American Idol Top 10 girls battled it off for the second time on the Idol stage for your vote on Wednesday (March 3). Haeley Vaughn picked a Miley Cyrus’ song, “The Climb”, but what should have come natural to her turned into an Idol nightmare (watch video below).

The performance was “excruciating”, painfully horrible and, seriously, Haeley’s voice sounded annoying again! The judges did not feel any connection to the song – it’s hard to show deeper emotions when you just cannot stop smiling! Haeley must be really nervous but she needs to learn how to control her emotions and express the words that she’s singing.

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The American Idol Top 10 girls battled it off for the second time on the Idol stage for your vote on Wednesday (March 3). Crystal Bowersox, who was hospitalized and almost did not make it to the live show, kicked off the show with her rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “As Long As I Can See The Light” (watch video below).

Ellen DeGeneres was absolutely impressed with Crystal’s natural raw talent. Simon Cowell finally admitted she is a real artist and congratulated for coming back and doing an amazing performance without playing the sympathy card. This was by far the best performance of the night. Go Crystal!!

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American Idol semifinalist Crystal Bowersox may not be well enough to perform tonight at the Idol’s Top 10 girls’ night and will be most probably disqualified. Ryan Seacrest and Idol’s executive producer Ken Warwick discussed the possible scenarios after they learned that Crystal’s condition might be more serious than what was originally reported (read more details).

Warwick said that they could try to do a pre-taped performance or chose one of her performances from the previous rounds but the truth is the only thing that is fair to do in a competition like this is, unfortunately, disqualify the contestant. Crystal is one of the early favorites and expected to go far on Idol. It would be a tragedy if her dreams were shattered like this! But Crystal’s health is the most important now!

Ryan just tweeted they still do not know if Crystal will be able to sing in less than an hour but they are planning for either way. If Crystal can’t make it and is disqualified, only one girl will be eliminated on the results show on Thursday (March 4).

UPDATE: Crystal performed live on American Idol! Her destiny is now in your hands! Vote for Crystal!!

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American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox, one of the early favorites, was recently hospitalized due to some complications related to her diabetes. Even though she is recovering and fine, it would have prevented Crystal from performing last night. American Idol producers decided to switch the girls/guys performance nights.

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It was a last-minute decision for the top 10 guys to perform on Tuesday (March 2) and the top 10 girls on Wednesday (March 3). The guys did a good job on the Idol stage and most were able to top last week’s performances (check out videos below). Fox guaranteed in a press release the show would return to its previous formatting next week. Get well soon, Crystal!

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Rapper Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent is trying everything he can to stay relevant. Unfortunately, 50 decided to release private X-rated footage that featured a Florida woman named Lastonia Leviston, who is now suing him for the use of her name and likeness without her permission.

The sex tape was first published on 50’s official website and has quickly spread virally causing Lastonia severe emotional distress. Lastonia and an unidentified guy, who’s face is blurred out in the video, “videotaped themselves engaging in sexually explicit activities” in June 2008, but the guy had promised to destroy the tape.

The tape was given or sold to 50 who turned it into a x-rated comedy that mocked Rick Ross. The rapper also reportedly accused this woman of being a “call girl”, causing her further embarrassment. It’s time for Fiddy to pay!!

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The American Idol Season 9 Top 10 boys/guys/men took over the Idol stage on Tuesday (March 2). Lee Dewyze got rid of his guitar and enchanted with a fantastic rendition of Hinder’s “Lips Of An Angel” (watch video below). On Simon Cowell’s words Lee is the best singer and the one to beat at the moment.

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The American Idol Season 9 Top 10 boys/guys/men took over the Idol stage on Tuesday (March 2). Tim Urban delivered a performance of Matt Nathanson’s “Come On Get Higher” (watch video below). Randy Jackson thought Tim just did karaoke, Ellen DeGeneres said he would be better on “Glee” than Idol but Simon Cowell saw the big improvement from last week and complimented his positive attitude and song choice.

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