(CBS News) This was the point at which it got serious. The "American
Idol" contestants had, in their way, been coasting it until Wednesday
night.They'd really only had to sing once a night. Yes, there had been duets. But now they each had to sing two songs. That, these days, is an album. Would that be one too many for some? Or even two too many?
Their first song was to be chosen from the year 2000 until now. The second was to be a soul classic. This was Now and Then.
Drawing the first straw was Hollie Cavanagh, whom many were surprised to see still in the competition. Oh, but there she was rehearsing an Adele song. In the original auditions, the judges had been driven demented (this is even possible with Steven Tyler) by bad Adele renditions. They were all bad. What was Cavanagh doing?
A friendless Jimmy Iovine noticed that she always seems far more relaxed in rehearsals that she is on stage.
Cavanagh thinks too much. This time, she let her hair down. Well, literally at least. Her performance was technically pleasant. But this is such a characteristically Adele song that there is nothing she could possibly add. More Read
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