'Idol' contestants discuss elimination from show
Los Angeles (AP—Tweens probably don't know who Patsy Cline is, which is why Lilly Scott thinks she was voted off " American Idol " Thursday night. Her last song was Cline's "I Fall to Pieces." Scott joined her three fellow rejects in a Friday conference call with reporters and says her underground fan base probably supported her in their hearts but didn't actually vote. Ousted singer Alex Lambert says he was just as surprised he didn't make it into the Top 12, since his fellow...

'Idol' contestants discuss elimination from show
Los Angeles (AP - Tweens probably don't know who Patsy Cline is, which is why Lilly Scott thinks she was voted off "American Idol" Thursday night. Her last song was Cline's "I Fall to Pieces." Scott joined her three fellow rejects in a Friday conference call with reporters and says her underground fan base probably supported her in their hearts but didn't actually vote. Ousted singer Alex Lambert says he was just as surprised he didn't make it into the Top 12, since his fellow contestants...

'Idol' Contestants Discuss Eliminations
Tweens probably don’t know who Patsy Cline is, which is why Lilly Scott thinks she was voted off ‘American Idol’ Thursday night. Her last song was Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces.” Scott joined her three fellow rejects in a Friday conference call with reporters and says her underground fan base probably supported her in their hearts but didn’t actually vote. Ousted singer Alex Lambert says he was just as surprised he didn’t make it into the Top 12, since...

'Idol' contestants discuss elimination from show
Los Angeles (AP _ Tweens probably don't know who Patsy Cline is, which is why Lilly Scott thinks she was voted off "American Idol" Thursday night.

The 'Idol' lament: Top 24's final elimination hits a bummed note
If there's one thing we learned from Thursday's final Top 24 elimination, America apparently does not appreciate the left of center. How else do you explain the ouster of two favorites, one a critics' darling (Lilly Scott), the other an underdog that came up from way behind (Alex Lambert), who delivered more than decent performances last week? Or maybe it's just a distaste for music of the 1970s? Whether it was King (Carole, that is) or Queen, Todrick Hall and Katelyn Epperly...

'Idol' Power Rankings: Top 12
The Top 12 1. Crystal Bowersox (Last week: #2, girls): The best thing that could happen to Crystal was Lilly’s departure. Whether Lilly was a legitimate threat to Crystal or not can be debated, but they were clearly being pitted against each other and now that Lilly is gone, Crystal has that niche all to herself. All that remains to be seen now is whether America is looking for something like Crystal. 2. Siobhan Magnus (Last week: #3, girls): With each week, Siobhan has gotten stronger...

'American Idol' season 9 top 12: Alex Lambert, Lilly Scott, Todrick Hall and Katelyn Epperly get cut
It turns out Alex Lambert was an overly ripe banana, Todrick Hall was more dancer than singer, Lilly Scott was too "(500) Days of Summer" cute and Katelyn Epperly never really got her due. " American Idol 's" top 12 was announced Thursday and singing talent turned out to the biggest casualty of the night. The axe fell after the top 16 opened the show with a rendition of Michael Buble 's "I Just Haven't Met You Yet."

'American Idol' pares down to 12 finalists
Los Angeles — Teen power won out on "American Idol" as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax. Stevens, 17, earned viewer support even though the show's judges were disappointed earlier this week by her performance of "Breakaway" that Randy Jackson likened to karaoke. Lilly Scott, despite earning praise for her artistry on "I Fall to Pieces," was among the four contestants dropped Thursday. They included Alex Lambert of North Richland...

'American Idol' Castoffs On Not Making the Final 12 Cut
Last night, Katelyn Epperly, Todrick Hall, Alex Lambert and Lilly Scott's dreams of "American Idol" glory were snuffed out, but the latest four eliminated from the competition maintain their optimism and tell ET that despite the circumstances, they will prevail!

'American Idol' Eliminations Shock And Disappoint Fans
The sound of jaws dropping across the country after Thursday night's shocking "American Idol" vote-off was mirrored in the comments left by MTV News readers in the wake of the eliminations of Katelyn Epperly, Lilly Scott, Alex Lambert and Todrick Hall. "I can't believe they sent this group away," wrote a dumbfounded Dprk7r79 on Friday morning. "Did America really vote like this? I liked Lilly and Alex a lot." Others were just mad that voters appeared to just get it...

Last Night's Fallen Four Eliminated Idol Singers Speak Out
The four eliminated roommates from this season of American Idol sat down for a press conference call this afternoon to answer the questions that had been on everybody's mind since the elimination last night. Alex Lambert , 19, who was visibly during last night's show, opened up about what was going through his mind when he was told that he'd been eliminated. "It was emotional," admitted Alex, "pretty much because a lot of people weren't expecting the people that went home to go...

'American Idol' Castoffs On Not Making the Final 12 Cut
Last night, Katelyn Epperly, Todrick Hall, Alex Lambert and Lilly Scott’s dreams of “American Idol” glory were snuffed out, but the latest four eliminated from the competition maintain their optimism and tell “The Insider” that despite the circumstances, they will prevail! “I think that getting kicked off early kind of saved my street cred,” says Lilly, “so I think that I have a good chance of making my mark in the industry. I’m definitely...

'American Idol' pares down to 12 finalists
Teen power won out on " American Idol " as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax. Stevens, 17, earned viewer support even though the show's judges were disappointed earlier this week by her performance of "Breakaway" that Randy Jackson likened to karaoke. Lilly Scott , despite earning praise for her artistry on "I Fall to Pieces," was among the four contestants dropped Thursday. They included Alex Lambert of North Richland Hills , Texas ; ...

Alex Lambert, Lilly Scott Join 'American Idol' Most Shocking Eliminations
While we've only reached the Top 12, season nine of "American Idol" is already shaping up to be quite a doozy, especially after Thursday night's befuddling results show , which saw Lilly Scott, Katelyn Epperly and Alex Lambert kicked to the curb in favor of far inferior talent (and we mean, like, faaaaar ). And while those early exits were pretty shocking, "Idol" fans should be used to having their jaws hit the floor by now, particularly when it comes to the voting whims...

Adam Lambert " Nightline Playlist " VIDEO
« Alex Lambert, Lilly Scott, Todrick Hall, Katelyn Epperly – Satellite Interviews Adam Lambert – Nightline Playlist – VIDEO March 13th, 2010 | Author: mj Adam Lambert talks about the music that shaped his life in this edition of ABC Nightline’s playlist. Bob Marley, David Bowie, Madonna, Depeche Mode and Lady GaGa are all on his list… Share and Enjoy:

'Idol' contestants discuss elimination from show
In this March 10, 2010 photo released by Fox, contestant Michael Lynche performs in front of the judges on the singing competition series, "American Idol," in Los Angeles.

Michael 'Big Mike' Lynche draws tears from Kara, raves from all the 'American Idol' judges
'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol'

4 'American Idol' contestants react to being voted off Thursday night's show
'Idol' contestants discuss elimination from show

American Idol Top 12 Revealed
I knew that the results would be bad when Ryan Seacrest started off the show by saying we could be in for a surprise or two. Before the American Idol top 12 were revealed, we were treated with the top 16 singing Michael Buble's 'Just Haven't Met You Yet'. It looked like a reunion of the Brady Bunch. Scott McEntyre and Matt Giraud also returned to the AI stage with a duet straight from Elton John and Billy Joel, complete with pianos. As for who got eliminated, Kaitlyn Epperly, Todrick...

'Idol' exit Q&A: Lilly Scott on 'karaoke singers being molded into a big pop star' and her Coachella hopes
Yeah. Last night, I kind of felt like you weren’t ”devastated,” but maybe outraged. I’m definitely not outraged or frustrated. I’m definitely disappointed that I didn’t make the top 12 just because I thought that I had done really well, listening to what the judges had said and how the producers had been treating me. But I don’t think my voting demographic was there. What is that demographic in your opinion? Definitely more of the indie, unsigned...

American Idol Announces Season Nine Finalists
We're gonna ignore American Idol viewers' disastrous decision to send Lilly Scott home instead of Paige Miles, and simpy focus on the list of 12 season nine finalists. There's a big drop off in talent after the first four listed below, but this season's final dozen are:    1. Crystal Bowersox

'American Idol' names Top 12 and other news for Fri., March 12
Last night AI said good-bye to the final four semi-final contestants: Lilly Scott, Todrick Hall, Katelyn Epperly and Alex Lambert (who didn't take the news too well. Ellen can you get him a contract, too?). Were you surprised by how America voted? Are you confused by who was sent packing? Here's a list of other shocking eliminations compiled from the last 8 seasons by MTV. On the off chance that you're just joining Season 9, here's a primer on the Top 12 contestants, and some...

'Idol' Castoff Was in 'Princess Bride'?
Here's one of this week's booted " American Idol " contestants, Lilly Scott ( left ) -- and the Albino from the 1987 film " The Princess Bride ' ( right ). One of them pales in comparison to the other. We're just sayin'

Last Night's Fallen Four Eliminated Idol Singers Speak Out
The four eliminated roommates from this season of American Idol sat down for a press conference call this afternoon to answer the questions that had been on everybody's mind since the elimination last night. Alex Lambert , 19, who was visibly during last night's show, opened up about what was going through his mind when he was told that he'd been eliminated. "It was emotional," admitted Alex, "pretty much because a lot of people weren't expecting the people that went home to go...