Candice Glover won American Idol Season 12, overcoming powerful demographic forces that tend to favor country artists like final opponent Kree Harrison. But in the end, her power vocals could not be denied....
Burnell Taylor turned out to be the unlucky one on “American Idol,” last night. It was a toss up who would go after a round of weak showings on classic rock night. Still Burnell was somewhat of a surprise, but not the only shocker....
Chris Daughtry proved way back in season five that “American Idol” was never about rock. The show is about finding the next “pop” idol, yet for some reason it forced its seven saccharin finalists to be something they definitely are not–rock stars. Hence, last night’s “rock” performances were well-worn tunes from Queen, Billy Joel, Heart and Janice Joplin. ...
