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  Ousted 'American Idol' Scott MacIntyre thrilled about judges' deadlock

  April 9, 2009
  Scott MacIntyre isn't upset that American Idol's judges couldn't unanimously agree to use their new "The Judges' Save" veto ability to prevent his elimination after he was revealed to be the week's low vote-getter during Wednesday night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  Simon Cowell: Saving Scott MacIntyre would have been patronizing

  April 9, 2009
  Simon Cowell has a simple explanation for why he wasn't in favor of using American Idol's new "The Judges' Save" veto ability to save Scott MacIntyre, a legally blind 23-year-old from Scottsdale, AZ, from elimination after he was revealed to be the week's low vote-getter during Wednesday night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol' cuts Scott MacIntyre, reveals season's Top 7 finalists

  April 9, 2009
  Scott MacIntyre was revealed to be the sixth finalist eliminated from American Idol's eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol's Top 8 finalists take to the stage and perform live

  April 8, 2009
  American Idol's Top 8 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's fifth finals round.
   
  The Top 8 finalists -- Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Anoop Desai, and Matt Giraud -- all had the freedom to sing any song that had been recorded in the year they were born.
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  Carrie Underwood apologizes for ACM acceptance speech comment

  April 7, 2009
  American Idol fourth-season champion Carrie Underwood has apologized for an Academy of Country Music Awards acceptance speech comment that some viewers construed as an apparent sexual reference.
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  Clay Aiken: 'Top Model' guest-judging experience was "interesting"

  April 6, 2009
  Clay Aiken: 'Top Model' guest-judging experience was "interesting"
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  Ousted finalist Megan Joy dishes about her 'American Idol' experience

  April 6, 2009
  Megan Joy has no regrets about her American Idol journey and said she learned a valuable lesson about accepting criticism.
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  Carrie Underwood and Julianne Hough win ACM awards honors

  April 6, 2009
  It wouldn't be an Academy of Country Music Awards show without Carrie Underwood, as the singer took home two more awards during last night's live broadcast of the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS.
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  Former 'American Idol' runner-up Clay Aiken called a "spectacular" dad

  April 3, 2009
  Former 'American Idol' runner-up Clay Aiken called a "spectacular" dad
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  Ousted 'American Idol' finalist Megan Joy: I knew I was going home

  April 2, 2009
  Megan Joy cared about remaining on American Idol. However, she was also certain that she had no chance of surviving Wednesday's results show before she had even arrived at the studio.

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