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In this entry, you will see photos of our top 12 Idol contestants goofing off in between Saturday’s tour rehearsals. These pictures are actually from Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, and Michael Sarver, who posted them on their Twitter accounts. In fact, Danny says that they did a full run-through of the show and that everyone could really sing their lungs out.

Unfortunately, Adam Lambert and Scott MacIntyre don’t make an appearance in the photos but everyone else is here. Check out the jump for two more photos, including one where Allison Iraheta is being a total cutie. She’s so adorable, I swear! The American Idol tour begins at July 5. in Portland, Oregon.

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The American Idol Season 8 Tour is going to kick off real soon and so far, we’ve already got a bunch of song spoilers. The first one is really obvious: since every Idol winner performs the winning Idol song, it’s probably safe to assume that Kris Allen will be singing “No Boundaries”. Here are the rest of our guesses:

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Now that this year’s American Idol has been decided, the top 3 contestants of season 8 will start doing the talk show circuit this week. Idol winner Kris Allen, runner-up Adam Lambert, and 3rd placer Danny Gokey will be appearing on the TV nearest you all week. Check out the schedule below!

May 26 – Tuesday

May 27 – Wednesday

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The top two contestants vying for the the title of American Idol are Kris Allen and Adam Lambert! Not surprisingly, Danny Gokey gets the boot tonight. Sorry dude, but you gotta shine brighter if you want to stand out next to Adam and Kris. I really wish Allison Iraheta had made it as far as he did, but what’s done is done.

Katy Perry performed last night and while I’m not really a big fan of her music (too radio friendly for my tastes), I used to be a fan of her personal style, til now. Looks like she’s trying too hard to be Lady GaGa. What’s up with the bug eyes?

Oh, and Kris Allen won the coin toss, which means Adam Lambert’s singing first next week! I think it’s going to be a really close fight, because Kris Allen is incredibly talented – not so much vocally but in terms of musicality. On the other hand, I think Adam Lambert is more of a whole package kind of guy – talented, professional, and most importantly, unforgettable. Looking forward to next week!

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Tonight, our top three contenders for the title of American Idol battle it out with songs picked by the judges. Kris Allen’s performance may have bought him more time to delay the inevitability of Adam Lambert’s winning. As for Danny, it certainly looks like he’s going home this week.

Danny Gokey – Dance Little Sister Dance by Terence Trent D’Arby, Paula’s choice

Paula picked this song for Danny because she thinks he has that “magical” quality in his voice that Trent also has. Uh I don’t know whatever made her think that, because Danny’s performance had no finesse, as usual. It was very hoarse, shouty, with non-existing phrasing, and slightly awkward dancing. Judges seemed to like his vocals though, but it’s a no for me.

Kris Allen – Apologize by OneRepublic, Randy and Kara’s Choice

Randy thinks this song was appropriate for Kris because he has a big voice and big range. Kris is all right, but I definitely wouldn’t describe his voice as big or wide-ranged. Kris played behind the piano and seemed to have trouble with the falsetto at first, but he was able to connect well with the audience during the verses. I think it would have helped if he lowered the key or altered the arrangement a little. Still, I really like how multi-talented Kris always performs with an instrument. Paula said that there was a bum note somewhere in the song, but I seem to have missed it. Simon pretty much used up his comment time giving the women judges a lecture on how they didn’t hold up their responsibilities by coming up with a new arrangement for the song. Good job.

Adam Lambert – One by U2, Simon’s choice

Simon said that this is one of his favorite songs, and he even got a call from Bono who said it would be a pleasure for Adam to sing the song. Adam starts out on the piano under a blue light, and the band and background singers come in slowly. The song kicks in with a big glory note and his classic rock wail. I love the way he rendered the song – very moving and very passionate. Simon loved his performance and the way Adam totally owned the song. So did the rest of the judges.

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The big American Idol home town visit is the reward for contestants who make it to the top 3. All Idols who return home are given a hero’s welcome as they go around showing the TV crew what their hometown is like. At this time, the top 3 American Idol contestants – Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Danny Gokey – have reached their hometowns of San Diego, Conway Arkansas, and Milwaukee. Some of the festivities awaiting the idols are parades, interviews, and free concerts. All festivities will be aired on next week’s results show.

Check out the jump for the top 3′s incredibly packed schedule!

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I am so shocked. If there was anyone who deserved to leave the show, it should have been Danny Gokey. He’s had a couple of decent performances but nothing that wowed my pants off, and as for last night? He was easily the worst. But instead, Allison Iraheta got the boot. Maybe she doesn’t have the widest vocal range but her phrasing is great, her voice is sexy, and she’s an overall better performer than Danny Gokey. She was absolutely stunning in her duet with Adam Lambert yesterday, and her solo song was amazing. Shit, I can’t believe they let her go!

I have a theory that the votes don’t really matter because the producers decide who will win anyway, and I think the producers have a bias against younger contestants. I mean, look at American Idol Season 7 – David Archuleta should have deserved to be American Idol. I’m not a fan, but he has a more solid fan base of giggly impressionable teenage girls and Disney Channel-heads. David Cook is pretty much a blah rock singer, walking in the shadow of Chris Daughtry, which doesn’t happen to be very long or impressive to begin with. Ugh. Can you tell that I’m still annoyed by Allison’s elimination?

Other interesting things that happened in the results show: Paula Abdul performed her new single called “I’m Just Here for the Music”. You can tell that she’s totally lip-syncing, so I don’t see why she bothered with a headset mic. As for her outfit it was so… 80′s. After Paula’s performance, a reunited No Doubt showed up!!! Gwen Stefani bounced around the stage with “I’m Just a Girl”. Apparently, No Doubt is writing a new album! How exciting, I loved No Doubt in high school and I never really liked Gwen’s solo crap.

It goes without saying that the flamboyant, talented Adam Lambert should be the next American Idol. Because if Danny or Kris bag it I swear to god I am not watching this show again.

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