Details are slim, including new judges and who will host.
Now, it has finally acquired one: “ American Idol,” which ended its run last year on Fox, will relaunch next spring on the network. "Which means we say goodbye tonight to Alex Preston," Seacrest says.Some networks wait a lifetime for a moment like this.ĪBC has tried for nearly 20 years to launch a hit music competition series. Despite his vocal troubles, it's Johnson. Jena Irene's in the finale, leaving Preston and Johnson to await their fate. The singers wrap their arms around each others' shoulders as Seacrest points to dim the lights. Seacrest thanks them for what they've done this season. When Johnson hears that he'll sing with Kiss next week, he gets so excited he jumps into the arms of his "little" brother, who's got several inches on him.Īfter all that, it's finally time to get down to business. At his concert, Asheville's mayor proclaims Caleb Johnson Day. After reuniting with his family, he gets to spend a few minutes at the magnificent Biltmore Estate. Like Jena Irene, he'll get to sing with one of his heroes next week: Jason Mraz.įor Johnson, "the amount of good vibes is just palpable" when he arrives at the Rock Academy in Asheville, N.C. But the few seconds of live footage indicate he'll be much bluesier, more likely to stretch out and jam when left to his own devices. On Idol, he comes across as a singer/songwriter with a gift for re-interpretation. Preston's concert at a local arena suggests we've only seen one musical side of him during his run on the show.
Meanwhile, his mom is waiting at home to give him a big hug "and feed him." Jena Irene may have gotten the mayor, but Preston has the governor of New Hampshire proclaim an "Alex Preston Day." "I wasn't expecting to get past the auditions, to be honest," he tells one of the jocks.
Preston's return to Mont Vernon, N.H., begins with radio interviews. Seacrest makes sure to get a camera close-up of the big lipstick print from Jennifer Lopez that's on his left cheek. It's always interesting to hear a guy who can actually sing try to sing a song like that. Then Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery returns to perform his new single, Feelin' It, a summery number that has more references to the sun than it has notes in its melody. Yamin says he's currently working on his fourth album. He also has a new record deal and has just released a single called Hope in Front of Me. 3 finishers Elliott Yamin and Danny Gokey return for a visit - and Gokey announces that his wife is pregnant with their second child. Viewers get a look at her music room, followed by a parade to North Farmington High School, where the 17-year-old receives a key to Farmington Hills from the town's mayor.Īnd Seacrest has a surprise for her: The avowed Paramore fan will get to perform with the band on next week's finale.įormer No. She waits on a few tables at the restaurant where she once worked, then has an emotional reunion with her grandparents and the rest of her family. "There was a good five, 6,000 people there, just for me," she tells Seacrest about her trip back to Michigan. Jena Irene's homecoming segment runs first. Thursday's American Idol wasn't so much a results episode as a look back.īefore Ryan Seacrest announced that Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson would compete in next week's finale, all three singers got to revisit their hometown trips.įirst, though, the weekly Ford commercial sneaks in a mention of the three singers' potential coronation singles (which will be made available on iTunes after the show).
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