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Read my recap of Elton John week at American Idol.

The remaining 11 members of this season’s ‘American Idol‘ crew took on the expansive catalog of Elton John this week and as usual, there were mixed results. The episode was a bit sleepy, with most of the contestants performing any of John’s numerous ballads. Regardless of the pacing, big ups to the contestants for having the courage to flip, change and put their own spin on John’s classics.

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‘American Idol‘ contestants were dispatched with the task of singing Motown classics this week. Many of the contestants did Motown founder, Berry Gordy, proud, while a few stumbled. Regardless of individual performances, Motown week was one of the most entertaining theme weeks of the season. Tomorrow night we will find out who is staying and who is going!

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America has voted and the ‘American Idol‘ Top 10 is as follows. This batch of 10 hopefuls was voted on by the whopping 40 million fans who tuned in over the past two nights as the competition gets tougher, the talent pool shrinks and the stakes increase. Three other contestants advanced as wild cards; those who were given a stay of execution, so to speak, were chosen by the judges and then voted on by fans.

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Read my latest American Idol recap.

A lot of early favorites got the go-ahead, like the soulful, somewhat hysterical Jacob Lusk, whose ‘God Bless the Child’ was deemed the best ‘Idol’ performance ever by longest tenured judge Randy Jackson. Lusk was hysterical when he got his good news, singing his way down the walk of fame. He sobbed like an infant last week when he was upstreamed.

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The American Idol judges chose their Top 24 finalists from Season 10.

Naima Adedapo: With a blue dress and a flower in her hair, she was deemed inconsistent but “different and unique.” She isn’t going back to cleaning toilets at venues any time soon.

Clint Jun Gamboa: With his clean cut looks and serial killer specs, this Travie McCoy-Bruno Mars hybrid is propelled by his vocal range.

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It’s usually the contestants that melt down during the ‘American Idol‘ auditions, due to the pressure, the competition, and the general court of public opinion. Tonight, as contestants were picked off and narrowed down to the top 24, the emotion got to judge Jennifer Lopez, who welled up a few times during the narrowing down of 40 hopefuls to 24.

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Haley Reinhart and her huge, Taylor Swift-style blond ringlets were matched only by her room-filling voice. We love how she extended her hand while singing. Casey Abrams, the Seth Rogen doppelganger, strummed a stand up bass while singing ‘Georgia on My Mind,’ which caught the attention of fellow bassist Randy Jackson. Robbie Rosen made Jennifer Lopez tear up as he tickled the ivories, while Lauren Alaina reprised ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.’ They are all still favorites in these early rounds.

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Country baritone and fan fave Scotty McCreery gave an encore performance of a Josh Turner song and sticking with what he knows served him well. He gives J. Lo goosebumps, too. Chris Medina, who sings for his wheelchair-bound girlfriend, also got another chance. Jacee Badeaux, the young, heavy set boy with the angelic voice, also impressed, as did Hollie Cavanaugh, who was way more confident in her second round than her first, where she sobbed.

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