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PHILLIP PHILLIPS WINS IDOL TITLE

PHILLIP PHILLIPS selected # 1 by (?) - (FOX photo)

JESSICA SANCHEZ eliminated @ # 2 - (FOX photo)

JOSHUA LEDET Ledet eliminated @ # 3 - (FOX photo)

HOLLIE CAVANAGH eliminated @ # 4 - (FOX photo)

SKYLAR LAINE eliminated @ # 5 - (FOX photo)

ELISE TESTONE eliminated @ # 6 - (FOX photo)

COLTON DIXON eliminated @ # 7 - (FOX photo)

DeANDRE BRACKENSICK eliminated @ # 8 - (FOX photo)

Hejun Han eliminated @ # 9 - (FOX photo)

Erika Van Pelt eliminated @ # 10 - (FOX photo)

Shannon Magrane eliminated @ # 11 - (FOX photo)

Jermaine Jones disqualified @ # 12- (FOX photo)

Jeremy Rosado is the first to be eliminated on American Idol at # 13 - (FOX photo)

American Idol

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - IT'S AMERICAN IDOL TIME 4 NEW JUDGES - September , 2012
AMERICAN IDOL CONTINUE TO MAKE QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS - In a questionable move the powers that be chose the quirky Hip hop, R&B, pop off beat 29 year old singer Nicki MInaj and country singer Keith Urban 44 who will turn 45 October 26th prior to the new airing of the show in January. Off the top it seems that this is a quick fix to a cancerous problem�. regarding the Idol powers that be getting it right in making good decisions. For what it's worth new American Idol judge Keith Urban seems down to earth - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - WHAT'S UP with GLEE, JENNIFER LOPEZ & AMERICAN IDOL? - August, 2012
AMERICAN IDOL'S CHAOS IN MOTION adds GLEE - Now that American Idol is digesting its thoughts in choosing another judge or two Glee is moving onward and upward. Word has it that Jessica Sanchez is in talks regarding joining the show - Charice perplexed about not being on Glee - What's behind Glee's Santana? - J. Lo & Marc Anthony's Q'Viva! is off the mark and the tension between them shows - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL'S Apparent SCAM Hurts Jessica Sanchez's CAREER - August, 2012
AMERICAN IDOL CLEAN UP YOUR ACT - This past season American Idol disbanded the guest mentors and in house vocal instructors. That was OK but having only Jimmy Iovine as in house mentor was a bad decision. He has a vested interest in who wins by signing them to his record label - THE GLEE PROJECT 2 IS ON!!! - THE NEW LOCKED UP ABROAD - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S ABORTION - July 2012
MARIAH CAREY 2-B JUDGE is a GOOD CHOICE - Mariah Carey replacing Jennifer Lopez is a blessing in disguise unless she starts doing a Lopez and starts rooting for a specific contestant and blurt out I WANT YOU TO WIN - Has Idol's judge for 11 seasons Randy Jackson past his sell by date?. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S ABORTION - July 2012
THE BIAS JUDGING HAD TO GO - In their first season together it started out with good chemistry. They all seemed to get along and the chemistry and respect for each other worked. As time went by Jackson asserted himself into Cowell's lead role and started calling out the names of the judge next to critique i.e. what about you Jennifer or Steven. By the second half of this past season (their second together) you could see the disenchanted look on Tyler's face particularly following one of Jackson's long critiques and self promotions. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL TOUR SCHEDULE - JESSICA SANCHEZ ROBBED & JOBBED - June 2012
DONE, DUSTED & BUSTED - The judge's obvious praise for Phillips was over the top and raised red flags. Phillips plays guitar enough to support his vocals it is doubtful that he is capable of playing various types of music or skilled enough to sit in (jam/guest appearance) with top notch bands that can play more than three chord changes.

NR TOP 10 - AMERICAN IDOL BURNS UP THE NR TOP 10 CHARTS TAKING 9 of 10 SPOTS - May, 2012
PHILLIPS WIN FIXED? INQUIRING MINDS WANTED TO KNOW - Unparalleled that one subject and one category has taken 9 of our NR Top 10 spots in our monthly rankings. American Idol's questionable decision making and devious behavior by the judges and in house mentor Jimmy Iovine has drawn the interest of our readers. The over the top praise while ignoring the faults of the programs winner Phillip Phillips we recognized at the Top 9 level when we expressed our concern that THE FIX WAS IN FOR PHILLIPS TO WIN. Our suspicions were heightened as the praise of Phillips continued while we were concerned about the obvious abuse to the super talented minorities in the contest Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet were being set up to fail. After we expressed our concerns and predictions all came to fruition.

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 6 - PHILLIP PHILLIPS WINS the AMERICAN IDOL TITLE - May 2012
AS WE PREDICTED THE FIX WAS IN FOR PHILLIPS TO WIN - Believe it or not Idol's host Ryan Seacrest announced that a record 132 votes were cast which deemed Phillips the winner of Season 11. It was a well panned apparent scripted season in which it was apparently decided from the start that the powers that be (PTB) i.e. the shows producers, sponsors and the television network designated that Phillips should win the contest - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 5 - JESSICA SANCHEZ GIVEN A BAD SONG & SET UP TO FAIL on AMERICAN IDOL - May 2012
THE JIMMY IOVINE PROBLEMANTIC CONNECTION - They did it again on American idol in choosing a bad song for Jessica Sanchez and a good song for Phillip Phillips. It appears our prophecy is justified that the minority contestants would be set up to fail to enable Phillip Phillips to as judge Jennifer Lopez exclaimed, "I WANT YOU TO WIN PHILLIP!" - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 4 - AMERICAN IDOLS DOUBLE STANDARD - May 2012
IS THE FIX FOR PHILLIP PHILLIPS TO WIN IN? - The stage was set to make for American Idol judges and in house mentor Jimmy Iovine to make good decisions of songs for Phillips Phillips and make mistakes in choosing material for Jessica Sanchez and now eliminated Joshua Ledet. The question is were the mistakes a plan to eliminate Ledet to send Phillips through to the final? As Jennifer Lopez said on a previous show, "I WANT YOU TO WIN PHILLIP!" - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 3 - JOSHUA LEDET WAS SET UP AND ELIMINATED FROM AMERICAN IDOL - May 2012
JIMMY IOVINE ADMITS TO MAKING A BAD SONG CHOICE FOR LEDET - The results are in and the sacrificial lamb is Joshua Ledet who was led to slaughter and his blood drained and drank after the judges and in house mentor gave him bad songs to sing that they chose. The slaughter was carefully executed by the judges and Iovine in giving the shows over promoted and tolerated Phillips songs that cast him in a good light of the public's eye - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL PLEADS FOR THE PHILLIP PHILLIPS SYMPATHY VOTES - May 2012
JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT REAL! - THE JIMMY IOVINE CONNECTION - It's down to the BIG DAY of eliminating someone to shape up the almighty American Idol finale. With the way things have gone this season yes... we support our belief that racist attitudes trumps talent and the inferior voiced Phillip Phillips will triumph over the more talented Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet. We're as judge Randy Jackson often says� JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT REAL! - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 1 - PREDICTION - JESSICA SANCHEZ or JOSHUA LEDET to be VOTED OFF AMERICAN IDOL - May 2012
AMERICAN IDOL TO PLAY THEIR RACE CARD? - As we noted in our previous column this will be the week that one of the shows true super talents either Sanchez or Ledet will be eliminated. The reason being is Idol and their powers that be are apparent racists and there never was nor never will be two minorities in the final two thus one of the two best singers remaining will be eliminated this week - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - HOLLIE CAVANAGH ELIMINATED FROM AMERICAN IDOL - SACRIFICED FOR PHILLIP PHILLIPS - May 2012
HAS AMERICAN IDOL'S BIASED JUDGMENT A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE TO VOTING? - We're writing this prior to finding out who was eliminated from the Top 4. The purpose is the share our observations of what we feel are the judges biased critiques without us being influenced by the results. Our thoughts about the elimination outcome will be noted at the end of this column - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S PHILLIP PHILLIPS MYSTERY - May 2012
THE CHOSEN ONE - What is this apparent love affair between Jennifer Lopez and Phillip Phillips all about? Though Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet are at this time the best voices remaining in the contest one thing is certain there will not be two minorities in the final two... there never was... a never will be - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - SKYLAR LAINE ELIMINATED FROM AMERICAN IDOL - May 2012
COUNTRY ISN'T COOL ON IDOL THIS SEASON - More suspicious results continue to raise the bar that American Idol results are fixed. Their continued promotion of Phillip Phillips raises the red flag higher that he is the Idol powers that be chosen one to win the title with his no vocal range no natural sounding limited voice. Jennifer Lopez continues to be off the charts with her comments and praise of Phillips but did say something worthy in defense of Jessica Sanchez - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - ELISE TESTONE OUT OF AMERICAN IDOL @ # 6 - April 2012
THE PHILLIP PHILLIPS MYSTERY CONTINUES - Testone got the most out of her talent in reaching the 6th position. The judges and American Idol in house mentor Jimmy Iovine continue to promote Phillip Phillips to be in the final and provide excuses that he is ill. Contestants joke about Phillips being ill saying that he's being excused from having to do activities that they must do i.e. he's being given SPECIAL TREATMENT. Jennifer Lopez's interest in Phillips raises some concerns of the previous former judge Paul Abdul with contestant Cory Clark relationship in season 2. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S FINAL 6 DOWN & DIRTY TIME - April 2012
ONLY THE STRONG CAN SURVIVE! - With half of the season over only six American Idol contestants remain. Though they have established relationships as friends the real deal of competition kicks in and the real show business test begins. Who has the strength and talent to survive is the question. The other concern is can this contest be a hoax and fixed as Phillip Phillips had NO NATURAL VOICE as has yet to prove he's worthy of all of the praise he's been given and has never been voted into the bottom 3. Does the shows creator Simon Fuller like this boy that much?... - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - COLTON DIXON SURPRISINGLY ELIMINATED from AMERICAN IDOL - April 2012
DOWN TO THE FINAL 6 - After Jessica Sanchez was put on the chopping block and saved last week an Idol favorite Colton Dixon was the recipient of the American Idol chopping block award as he was eliminated in the 7th position. What doesn't make sense is why is the least talented of the bunch Phillip Phillips given such praise and preferential treatment by the judges and voters? Place this is the GO FIGURE FILE... - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S DECLINE - DRASTIC CHANGES ARE NECESSARY - April 2012
AMERICAN IDOL IS LOSING its CREDIBILITY - American Idol is in trouble unless they change the voting rules to be more accurate on a talent basis. 50 votes per voter are too much. Judges should critique and not promote talent. Improvement needs to be done in the vetting process. The Jermaine Jones incident should never have happened nor should he have been exploited on International TV for what some believe to be for the benefit of stimulating higher ratings. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - SAY WHAT? JESSICA SANCHEZ VOTED OFF AMERICAN IDOL BUT SAVED!- April 2012
THE BEST VOICE OF AMERICAN IDOL ALMOST SILENCED - If there is justice on American Idol it happened during the results show when the contests most talented singer Jessica Sanchez was voted off the program by America's viewing public. The shocked judges did the right thing and saved Sanchez who judge Randy Jackson described as being one of the BEST SINGERS IN AMERICA. Our prophecy to Jessica Sanchez being the victim of elimination by using the save on the wrong person too early almost came to fruition - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL'S SKYLER LAINE TURNS IT ON! - April 2012
THE HEAT IS ON - The country girl is improving every week. She could be this season's Lauren Alaina - Jennifer Lopez disgraces herself and family with a sleazy video with her boy toy boyfriend who is young enough to be her son - Why is American Idol promoting Phillip Phillips so heavily with his having a limited voice? - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 2 - DeANDRE BRACKENSICK is Eliminated from AMERICAN IDOL - April 2012
APPARENTLY THE FIX IS IN - Talent is not an issue in this seasons American Idol as judge Jennifer Lopez's promotion of the pretty boys is saving their bacon while more talented singers are being eliminated. THIS SEASON IS ABOUT THE JUDGES PROMOTING THEMSELVES AND CERTAIN TALENT - Elise Testone and Hollie Cavanagh were the other two contestants in the bottom three - The ratings are dropping and the show has become boring - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S STRANGE GOINGS ON! - April 2012
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE AMERICAN IDOL PICTURE - Over the top praise by American Idol judges of some of the contestants raise some red flags as something is up and the fix is in. Hopefully there will not be a repeat of last season's Pia Toscano catastrophe where a lesser talented contestant is saved and a true talent is used up - Hollie Cavanagh appears to being set up to fail - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - HEJUN HAN BITES THE AMERICAN IDOL DUST - March 2012
AMERICAN IDOL IS SHAMEFUL - The Asian hope is out but larger problems are cooing to the surface with the over the top praise and biased promotion of Phillip Phillips who has one of the worst voices in the contest. Jennifer Lopez wants to be the center of attention; rifts are brewing and SHE'S LOSING THE PLOT - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - ERIKA VAN PELT IS ELIMINATED FROM AMERICAN IDOL - March 2012
PRETTY IS IN TALENT IS OUT - The days of American Idol trying to find the best singer in the competition are OVER. It's now about the look the WHOLE PACKAGE as the judges repeatedly insist. As some of the best singers fall by the wayside the question is who will survive the auditions to be managed by the shows creator Simon Fuller in his televised auditions for 19 Management. The scam is on�- Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SPECIAL Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S JERMAINE JONES EXPLOITATION AFTERMATH - March 2012
THE JONES SET UP ASSASSINATION FOR TV? - New Jersey police and government officials speak out about the deplorable treatment given American Idol contestant and New Jersey resident Jermaine Jones - Idol went the extra mile to embarrass and interrogate Jones without his knowledge beforehand on camera in front of an International TV audience. The contestant assassination was an IDOL FIRST - He trusted them and they stabbed him in the back - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO EXTRA EXTRA Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL CHOPS SHANNON MAGRANE - March 2012
DOWN TO 10 AND COUNTING - There was a strange atmosphere during the results show the day after Jermaine Jones was embarrassed in front if an International television audience regarding four outstanding warrants on him. The theater was like a room of gloom and the opening group sing was eliminated. There were few smiling faces and American Idol disgraced itself in the manner in which they handled the Jones affair - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SPECIAL - AMERICAN IDOL EXPLOITS JERMAINE JONES - March 2012
ANYTHING FOR TV RATINGS - THE TELEVISED EXECUTION OF THE GENTLE GIANT - American Idol used and abused 25-year-old contestant Jermaine Jones by televising their dismissal of him from the show due to four outstanding warrants out for his arrest. As of this time research reveals that this unforgivable crime was driving without a license which stemmed Idol's televised sensational execution of the New Jersey native is one of the most deplorable episodes ever in television history - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL CHANGES GIVE JUDGES TOO MUCH POWER - March 2012
RETURN POWER TO THE PEOPLE - What American Idol stated prior to the season has been ignored in their published reports that their format would remain the same. This season's format is definitely not the same as last. The bottom six girls verses boys is a bad idea creating too much power to the judges who are infatuated with good looks over talent. Judge Jennifer Lopez is overly excited by some of the male contestant's good looks. Lopez has lost sight of the fact the Idol was intended to be a talent contest NOT A BEAUTY CONTEST - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - JEREMY ROSADO VOTED OFF AMERICAN IDOL - March 2012
DOWN TO 12 AND COUNTING - The first victim of season 13 was a wild card choice and one of judge Jennifer Lopez's favorites. She gloated over the 19-year-old singer from Florida. Her love for the young lad wasn't enough as America cut him loose - Sixteen year old Jessica Sanchez WOW'S the judges and audience. Whitney Houston's voice lives in Sanchez - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 3 - AMERICAN IDOL'S ASIAN EQUATION HEEJUN HAN - March 2012
IDOL'S NEW LOOK WORKS with FRESHER APPROACH - Han is Idol's equivalent to the NBA's Jeremy Lin in representing the Asian community in the world's most popular television talent show. Han has a good voice and sense of humor resulting in a mixed opinion from Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine - There will be not Casey Abrams clone this season as musician/jazz singer Reed Grimm was eliminated - The Top 13 American Idol finalists LIST - IDOL'S NEW DEAL LOOK WORKS - JAY-Z & HENRY KRAVIS on GAME CHANGERS - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL CHOPS QUICKLY TO TOP 13 - March 2012
A CHANGE IS HAPPENING ON AMERICAN IDOL - For the most part this season has a talented group of contestants. We define good as when you enjoy listening to every singer in the contest. That was the case last season which in our opinion was the best ever group of talent on the show where country music was king as the two top winners Scott McCreery and Lauren Alaina represented the genre - JAY-Z & HENRY KRAVIS on GAME CHANGERS - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - JESSICA SANCHEZ ROCKS AMERICAN IDOL TOP 10 - March 2012
AMERICAN IDOL MENTOR JIMMY IOVINE IS SPOT ON! - America voted for the American Idol Top 10 from 25 qualifiers and Latino Jessica Sanchez was a standout - The judges then gave six of the remaining 15 contestants to sing for their lives as wild cards to qualify for the Top 13 to compete in the regular season. In house mentor said he would sing Sanchez to a record deal RIGHT NOW - Jermaine Jones aka The Gentle Giant exploded from the out house of rejection to be called back and American Idol voters selected him to be in the Top 10 PENTHOUSE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 5 - CAN AMERICAN IDOLS LEARN FROM WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DEATH? - February 2012
LESSON'S CAN BE LEARNED - Every season an American Idol contestant wants their talent to be like Whitney Houston's. They admit there is only one Whitney but now THERE IS NONE. With the Idol contestants admiration for the famed singer hopefully they can learn from her lifestyle mistakes that led to her death and the loss of her voice - 'PEOPLE' Announces Commemorative Book, Remembering Whitney, Celebrating the Extraordinary Life & Career of Legendary Singer Whitney Houston - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - IT'S ON!!! - AMERICAN IDOL'S TOP 24 - February 2012
AMERICAN IDOL JUDGES CHOOSE SIZZLE NOT STEAK - There were a number of contestants that were eliminated who have better voices then those selected for the Top 24. Insecurity and being able to cope with the pressure have been mentioned as to the reasons why some choice were made - Judge Steven Tyler showed his @$$ and is spared from having his neck rung out by a professional athlete for embarrassing his then 15-year-old daughter and family. In his case father (Tyler) doesn't know best - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - SHADOWS ARE CAST OVER the GRAMMY AWARDS due to WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DEATH - February 2012
THE GREAT SINGER WHITNEY HOUSTON DEAD @ 48 - The 48-year-old singer mysteriously dies in a Beverly Hills hotel a day before the Grammy Awards - American Idol's Steven Tyler's dirty old man persona is on the bubble of going over the top - One of the best TV hosts Diego Brunel and his Don't Tell My Mother program begins new season on the National Geographic channel - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SPECIAL - Part 3 - GLEE IS ON!!! - Without CHARICE - January, 2012
GLEE HAS WARTS - Our question is why is Philippine singing sensation Charice not a regular on the singing shoe Glee. Is this about racism or jealousy? Most certainly it cannot be about the lack of talent - CAN AMERICAN IDOLS PLAY (Instruments)? - Will American Idol contestants be permitted to play instruments this season? - GRAMMY AWARDS are on and coming - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SPECIAL - Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL's NEW SEASON BEGINS - January, 2012
CAN AMERICAN IDOL JUDGES DO IT AGAIN? - Season 10 will be best remembered as the season Casey Abrams was saved and Pia Toscano was the sacrificial lamb as a result of the judges poor decision using their save TOO EARLY. The questions now are will the make the same mistake again and can they select as talented a group as they did last season? Idol's new Season 11 starts TONIGHT- Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SPECIAL - Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL ROCKS AGAIN WITH PIA TOSCANO & CASEY ABRAMS - January, 2012
WHO CAN FORGET THE PIA TOSCANO CASEY ABRAMS EPISODES? - Without a doubt last season American Idol had their best group of talent ever. The shows creator Simon Fuller signed six of the Top 11 contestants to his Entertainment 19 management company and NONE were minorities - Recommended TV Listings