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'American Idol' Roundtable: Producers Nearly Ruined Season Seven - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
The end is near, "Idol" fans and detractors. We are quickly approaching the hour when someone named David will take the stage for the last time to perform his committee-chosen first single, struggling through the tears and confetti. But first, MTV's "American Idol" expert Jim Cantiello decided to take a look back, and he invited some fellow superfans to weigh in on the rule changes, flagging ...
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MTV American Idol Roundtable
mjsbigblog — ... Check out the MTV News Idol Roundtable, featuring “American Idol experts” right here.  Who’s an expert?  Me! The panel discussed a range of topics including: Favorite performances, Who will win Idol? and How to Improve the Show. ...

A Reminder [Idolator's American Idolatry]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — ... taking the reins of the blog at 8 p.m. ET tonight and tomorrow so you will have someone to watch along with. Also, if you'd like to see what happens when I get into a room with other Idol bloggers—Rickey of rickey.org, MJ of MJ's Big Blog, Michael Slezak of EW, and Jim Cantiello of MTV—MTV taped a roundtable of us chatting and bickering last week, and it's now online. Fun game: Count how many times I say the words "Alex Lushington" while I'm on camera! [MTV] ...

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