Winner – American Idol – They got it right! More or less. The Nicki slash Mariah axis? Sure feels like doubling up on a bad idea BUT getting Keith Urban is maybe the smartest thing they've done so far. AI will become Country versus Urban pop, Hip Hop 2012 Vs R&B 1995… COOL!! We've already been reading about friction on the set and we are hoping against hope that there are cat fights galore!!!
Loser – Fiona Apple – OK, it is one thing getting nailed for possession (and the hashish is a way bigger deal than the weed), it is something else again to get nailed in your tour bus for possession. If it had been Keith Richards in his prime there would have been a dozen guys ready to take the fall. What on earth were her tour manager, band members, hangers on thinking of? Why did somebody not stand up and claim it was theirs? Where is chivalry? Where is fiscal responsibility. If this is Apple's extended family she should kick them to the curb right this minute. It is absolutely ridiculous. How can they hang Fiona out to dry?