“American Idol” opens Wednesday with host Ryan Seacrest announcing Shakira is going to sing a duet with Rascal Flatts tonight, which is great – we can’t wait to hear Shakira sing after enjoying her mentoring of the Idolettes on Tuesday. Wait just a darned minute – Shakira, not Shania? Shakira and Her Undulating Hips performing during country-music week?

A full 33 million votes were cast Tuesday night, says Seabiscuit.

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‘American Idol’ ousts Michael Lynche and determines Top 3 finalists
Michael Lynche ’s second chance at claiming American Idol’s ninth-season title has ended. Five weeks after the show’s judges saved him from elimination via the use of their one-time “The Judges’ Save” viewer-vote override, American Idol eliminated Lynche and determined its Top 3 ninth-season finalists during Wednesday night’s live results show broadcast on Fox.

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Crystal Bowersox and the rest of the guys (Lee Dewyze, Michael Lynche, Casey James) meet the press when American Idol held a conference last Friday, right in that American Idol stage. They talked about their expriences while they are in the show and have said that the four of them remained friends even though that they are still competing with each other.

They have talked about competing against each other and talking about that they missed about being home. Crystal feels that the four of them will really end up a hit song on the radio.

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