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What is disco? The term is still one of the most misunderstood in the musical lexicon. Is it the source of all bad fashion? A lounge-worthy soundtrack for swinging lovers? A category almost exclusively occupied by Donna Summer and the Bee Gees? This week’s “American Idol” battle round implied all of the above, while doing nothing [...]

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A sequel has been greenlit for Matt Giraud on “American Idol.”
The 23-year-old piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., who crooned Bryan Adam’s “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” from “Don Juan DeMarco” for his movie-themed performance Tuesday, received the fewest number of viewer votes Wednesday on the Fox singing competition. However, the judges decided to use their [...]

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After much clamoring from the judges, the competition is over for Scott MacIntyre on “American Idol.” The 23-year-old piano player from Scottsdale, Ariz., who crooned Survivor’s “The Search is Over” in hopes of being saved by the judges, received the fewest number of viewer votes Wednesday on the popular Fox singing competition.
“This is really tough,” [...]

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 LOS ANGELES – The drama is over for Nathaniel Marshall and Kristen McNamara on “American Idol.”
The pair of singers who sparred with their group during Hollywood Week were two of nine semifinalists sent packing Wednesday on the popular Fox singing competition — and they weren’t selected to return for the special wild card round, either.
The third group [...]

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LOS ANGELES – “American Idol” is another step closer to revealing its 36 semifinalists.
Following group performances by the remaining 104 crooners, host Ryan Seacrest announced at the end of Wednesday’s episode that about 75 hopefuls made it through to the next round of Hollywood Week on the eighth season of the popular Fox singing competition.
Much [...]

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