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Well, former American Idol judge Harry Connick, Jr. seems like he doesn't have a problem with being more critical on camera. And maybe Christina Aguilera or Adam Levine if one of them were to be interested in doing another singing show?

I hadn't even thought of Miley Cyrus as a potential replacement for Katy Perry until her name was included in this poll, but, I think she'd be a pretty good replacement for Katy as well, especially since I really thought she did a decent job as a coach on The Voice. I'm also interested to find out what happens with Ryan Seacrest after this upcoming season of American Idol ends. Will he continue to host the show or not, given that he's going to be the new Wheel of Fortune host starting in September?

Maybe Alanis Morissette or Demi Lovato? There had been some speculation about them possibly becoming judges on AI last summer.

I'm definitely looking forward to reading any of your thoughts about the artists. And finals week? For some reason, I thought you were a lot older than that, unless, of course, you teach, which I think is great.

I'd honestly really like to hear Mara sing Summertime Sadness or Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey. And I think Lila needs to sing something more current. Perhaps Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) by Kate Bush might be good for her to cover. I think she should also look into possibly singing Try, Bubbly, Fallin' for You or Realize by Colbie Caillat, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, Willow, Delicate or Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift or Lights or Anything Could Happen by Ellie Goulding. As far as Nini is concerned, I think she should give strong consideration to singing Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by The Eurythmics, One by U2 or Sheryl Crow's version of Sweet Child O' Mine. That's all I have for right now.

I agree with you that I think it would be wise for Nini to continue to cover more rock-oriented songs. And I honestly don't think Use Somebody would be a bad song choice for her since I think she could sing the heck out of it. Plus, I think it would be very interesting to hear a female cover version of the song. If she must sing a more pop-oriented song, I hope she covers something by Pink, like Just Like Fire, Who Knew or Please Don't Leave Me.

My constructive critique for Nini and honestly, for all the members of the top 12, is pick a genre of songs you'd like to sing and stick with it. I feel Nini should continue singing rock songs or if she must sing something outside that genre, something by a more rock-oriented pop singer, like Pink, might work.

I just wanted to clarify something about Kara. She is 34, not 37. But, I agree with your power ranking placement of her, unfortunately.

But, what song that has been covered a lot could she get by with singing because maybe she could do something a little bit different with it? I really don't think there's anything different that she could possibly do with House of the Rising Sun or Piece of My Heart to make them more interesting.

My latest unpopular opinion is that I didn't think Mara's playoff performance was as good as some posters made it out to seem like it was. I loved the song choice, but I just didn't enjoy the performance nearly as much as I was expecting to. Oh, and I actually really appreciated what Huntley did for a change as well.

I totally agree with you about this and really hope House of the Rising Sun or Piece of My Heart isn't next. If Nini wants to potentially make it to the finale and win, I think she has to make more strategic song choices. I'd love to hear her sing something like Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve just because I think she could do a great job with it and it hasn't been covered to death before. And I think Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson could also be an interesting song for her to cover.

Nini is definitely one of my favorite contestants this season and I'm really interested to see how she wants to showcase herself as an artist on the show. I think she would be wise to continue to stick to singing songs in the rock genre. I'd love to hear her cover something like In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins. It hasn't been covered to death on singing shows and I feel she could really put her own unique spin on it, especially if she sings some of it a capella. I also wonder if something like Sheryl Crow's version of Sweet Child O' Mine, the Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) or One by U2 might be interesting for her to cover. And I, too, think she would sound pretty good singing a Heart or Evanescence song. In addition, I think she could do a great job covering an Alanis Morissette song. If she does want to sing more of a pop song, I think Just Like Fire by Pink might be a good song for her to cover. Even though it's been covered a lot on singing shows, I think she could do a great job singing I Put A Spell On You as well. And if she really wants to challenge herself, I'd love to hear her sing something like Bittersweet Symphony or The Freshman by The Verve or Use Somebody by Kings of Leon.

I haven't really loved any of his performances, either. I like the tone of his voice, but right now, he's just not doing it for me. And my unpopular opinion is that I actually appreciate what BIAS is bringing to the table more than him.

Me too.

Unfortunately, I'm concerned for We this week, too. I think she'll do a great job singing The Climb. But, I do think she'll probably struggle with singing Into The Unknown. I do think Megan picked better songs for her voice. Colin also made some wise song choices. So, as of right now, I do think Zachariah and We are the contestants that will most likely not be making it to the finale.

I know it might be asking for way too much, but I really hope the contestants choose songs from Disney movies that haven't been covered on one of the previous Disney nights yet. I wish Iam would consider singing Hakuna Matata from The Lion King. I think he could do such a good job covering that song. And while I know there is some controversy surrounding the song, I wish Megan could sing Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah given how well I think she would do performing it. I wouldn't hate it if she sang Life Is a Highway, either or maybe even Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious. I think she would also do such a great job covering The Climb from the Hannah Montana movie. I agree with other posters that Reflection from Mulan is probably a good song for We to cover. Dig a Little Deeper or Almost There (The Princess and the Frog) from The Princess and the Frog might also be good songs for We to cover. Why Should I Worry from Oliver and Company might be a good song for Iam to cover as well. I think Find Yourself from the Cars soundtrack might be a good song for Zachariah or Megan to cover. Zachariah might do a good job covering When I'm Older from Frozen II as well. I think The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy from Toy Story 4 could be a good song for Colin to cover. Gonna Take You There from The Princess and the Frog could be a good song for Colin to cover, too.

I really enjoyed watching Alanis Morisette as one of the guest judges, too and would not mind her becoming a regular judge at all. For me, at least, it was just such a refreshing change of pace to watch both Alanis and Ed instead of Katy and Lionel. And while new judges might not ultimately make the show that much better, I really don't think a new judging panel would be a bad thing at this point in time.

But, unfortunately, as of right now, I do think there's a real possibility of that happening.

Which is exactly what I'm hoping will happen. Otherwise, Colin will be the last country male/WGWG remaining and if that's the case, there's no way he's not going to make it to the finale, unfortunately.

I'm really not sure if Megan is in more danger than We, given that Idol's core audience might find her to be more appealing than We. But, I agree with you about Colin being weaker than Iam, Megan and We and that's why I'd really like to see Warren or Oliver outlast him, if possible.

This is why I'm continuing to hope that somehow, someway, Warren or Oliver can finish ahead of Colin. Because if one of them doesn't, I don't think there's any way that Colin doesn't make it to the finale, which would be so unfortunate for either We or Megan.

Unfortunately, he suffered a stroke and can't really do anything when it comes to music anymore. So Oliver is basically trying to carry out his father's legacy as well as his own. It really is a touching story.

I agree and would really like to see one of Warren or Oliver, at the very least, finish ahead of Colin. Unfortunately, I think there's a real chance neither one of them will make it to the top 5, while Colin will.

I'm definitely quite pleased that American Idol has been renewed for 2024. I still would really like to see one of the networks try to launch a new singing competition based on The Masked Singer concept, however, since I think a singing competition like that could be so interesting to watch. And I wonder if all of Luke, Lionel and Katy will be returning as judges on AI for 2024 as well.

I think she could do a great job covering You Oughta Know as well.