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This was their one shot, before seven of these 12 girls would be cast aside like J.Lo s last-season Louboutins.

The boys performed in what was possibly the most competitive semifinals episode in the series history. We re going to need a lot of Wild Cards.

The men kick off the “American Idol” semifinals on Tuesday, and it will be the first time that the viewers get to decide who stays and who goes. Here are 10 questions that will determine who continues on to the 12-singer finals.

Ousted “American Idol” hopeful Chris Medina may be out of the running for a spot in the hit show’s Top 24, but the journey of the aspiring singer with an inspiring story is far from over, as he is heading to the “Tonight Show” Friday.

The show may have been light on drama Thursday night, but once again, Ashley Sullivan delivered plenty of tears.

Wednesday had no shortage of meltdowns, but surprisingly, the younger singers actually held up pretty well while the biggest freak out came from a 26-year-old.

The show brought about twice as many singers to Hollywood as it has in the past, so the first two days there were devoted to getting rid of the folks who shouldn’t have advanced in the first place.

Initial ratings show interest is down in "American Idol" and its new team of judges....

The new crew looks like it will do two things: have more fun than the group did a year ago, and keep the Fox lawyers up at night worrying that Steven Tyler will do something that gets the network sued.

In her new book, Sarah Palin takes on everything from "American Idol" to "American Beauty" to "Murphy Brown," revives talk of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and takes issue with JFK's famous religion speech, saying he "wanted to run away from religion."