The Modern Top 7

(pic coming soon)
So we lost, DeAndre. I'm a bit surprised. I knew he had to go sometime, but I thought his performance last week was one of his best. Oh well.

As we head into this week, we get modern. Songs of the 2010's is the subject and Akon is our mentor. I'm a little mixed on this. I don't think there are a lot of current songs, especially pop, suited well to really showcase a singing voice. But we'll see. These guys are very good at arranging a song for them.

Here we go....

Skylar: Very good performance with "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" from AI Alum Kellie "Soap Suds in a Bucket" Pickler. She knows how to pick songs for herself. This was very good.

Colton: Oooooooh buddy....does this man know how to shape a song for his voice or what!? Another excellent arrangement from Colton doing "Love the Way You Lie" by Rhianna and Eminem. I swear he knows how to arrange a song. Great job.

Jessica: Doing Jazmine Sullivan's "Stuttering", she...was...excellent. Great performance. The best of the night. She knew exactly where to go with this song, her arrangement was awesome. Just an amazing performance. I'm telling you, a Top Three of her, Joshua, and Colton and even a Top Four with Skylar included might be one of the best in recent memory.

Joshua: Going with Bruno Mars' jazzy "Runaway Baby", he rocked it out. He was on point...the whole time. Excellent. It is very hard for a fast paced song to go off well on Idol, but he did it very well. Great job. Jessica is still ahead of him for best of the night, but this was pretty damn close.

Hollie: After giving some Bottom 3 performances, she finally gave me something to want. Singing a favorite of mine, "Perfect", she did very well. Much much better than previous weeks.

Phillip: Very good performance doing "Give A Little More" by Maroon 5. He greatly showcased his voice at the beginning and it worked well.

Elise: Welp. She picked another good one for her voice. Another favorite of mine, "You and I" from Lady Gaga was the subject. She has an excellent voice for this. This wasn't her best but with a song like this and a voice like hers, it's hard to notice. I was honestly shocked to see her in the Bottom 3 last week.

It gets REALLY tough now. Tonight was a great night for really everyone. Great performances from everyone. Good luck.

Bottom 3: Hollie, Elise, Skylar
Going Home: Hollie

Wait, Skylar in the Bottom 3!?!? Yes, this will be a tough week to put anyone in the bottom 3, but I think all three guys were good enough to avoid it this week.

Vote.

J out.