Jordin talks with media post-Grammys

Jordin Sparks made the rounds today following her first Grammy Awards ceremony as a nominee. She talked with Phoenix's Johnjay & Rich from 104.7 KISS FM on their morning show, telling them she was psyched to meet Paul McCartney and Samuel L. Jackson and took pictures with them and that she loved Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus' performance of "Fifteen."

She also talked about how she got nervous before her category was announced, and how she got to try on T-Pain's famed top hat at the Sony-BMG post-Grammys party. Surprisingly, nothing came up on the topic of the Chris Brown scandal.

Jordin also talked with Access Hollywood on the red carpet, where she was bothered by Shaun Robinson about the Chris Brown story. Jordin remained upbeat and said she wished him the best and talked about how he was so comfortable to be around when they filmed the music video for "No Air."

Fantasia was also asked about Chris on the red carpet, and she was more willing to stick her neck out for him, telling Shaun "don't believe everything you hear."

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A look ahead to tonight

A few quick notes and spoilers regarding tonight's performance show (all spoilers are from IDF)...

-David Archuleta won the coin toss last week, and elected to go second (duh).

-Clive Davis, despite being demoted over at Sony BMG, chose a song for each of the Top 2 to sing. It was revealed that he chose Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" for David A., but his pick for David Cook has not been revealed.

-David A. will sing "Imagine" for his reprise, while David C. will sing U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" as a new choice rather than a reprise.

-Each David got to choose which coronation song they would like to perform out of the Top 10 chosen by viewers' votes. Or so they claim...

UPDATE: David C. has chosen "No Turning Back," while David A. has chosen "Here I Am."

Looking ahead to tomorrow night's finale...

-Carrie Underwood will perform her new single, "Last Name."

-Bo Bice and Jennifer Hudson have confirmed they will appear, and two former contestants from every season will perform.

-Both Davids will do a duet to OneRepublic's "Apologize." OneRepublic will also be there.

-The Top 5 contestants will each perform with an "idol" (kind of like what happened in Season 5). Bryan Adams is one of those rumored to be performing with someone.

-The Jonas Brothers will perform their hit single "S.O.S."

-Paul McCartney is rumored to be performing.

-The Top 2 will each perform with Mariah Carey and Neil Diamond.

UPDATE: David C. will perform with Carey in a duet of "Always Be My Baby."

That's about all I've got for now. Keep checking back later for more.

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'Idol' and...the Beatles?

Are American Idol and the Beatles headed for holy matrimony or a quick hookup followed by a messy breakup? Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM morning show Wednesday that Sony had agreed to allow the show's contestants to perform songs from the Lennon/McCartney songbook after six seasons of denying their requests. According to this EOnline article, there are plenty of tunes to choose from:

On the Sony/ATV website, there are more than 180 songs listed that are credited to either: Lennon-McCartney; McCartney, minus Lennon; Lennon-McCartney with Starkey (aka Ringo Starr); and Lennon-McCartney with Starkey and Harrison (as in George).

Following Wednesday's announcement, RealityTVWorld.com's Christopher Rocchio reported that the Top 12 week's theme will in fact be songs from the band's songbook. This could either be a worthwhile gamble or a major disappointment. But who can really picture Alaina Whitaker taking on Yellow "Submarine" or Danny Noriega attempting "Hey Jude"?

A side note: the IDOL LIVE blog will return Tuesday for the Top 8 guys' performances at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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