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Who’s going home tonight on So You Think You Can Dance?
For the guys, I’m choosing between Kevin and Victor.
For the girls, I’m choosing between Noelle and Channing.
Just in case you missed it, here are the dances from last night:
Nathan Trasoras and Mollee Gray – Pop Jazz
Ellenore Scott and Ryan Di Lello – Contemporary
Legacy Perez and Kathryn McCormick – Paso Doble
Victor Smalley and Channing Cooke – Jazz
Russell Ferguson and Noelle Marsh – Foxtrot
Karen Hauer and Kevin Hunte – Broadway
Jakob Karr and Ashleigh Di Lello – Hip-Hop
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A majority of Rickey.org readers thought that Kris Allen’s CD was on par with Idol albums in the past, which could be a good or a bad thing. It could be Carrie Underwood good or Taylor Hicks bad. I hope it does well! I’m still hoping that it will sell at least 100,000 copies for the first week. I think Kris Allen will debut at #4 or #5, so anything better than that I will be ecstatic.
Live Like We’re Dying is now at #51 on the iTunes Top 200 chart.
View the results here
For this week, as we leave American Idol Season 8 behind, let’s turn to the 2 dancing shows currently airing: Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. Who is your favorite “dance” judge?
My favorite is Len Goodman.

Who’s going home tonight on So You Think You Can Dance?
My vote goes to Cat Deeley’s hair.
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Who’s leaving tonight on Dancing with the Stars?
I think it’s between Kelly Osbourne and Aaron Carter. Aaron’s probably leaving, would be a good setup for Donny Osmond vs. the girls next week.
Susan Boyle will sing tonight during the results show.

Rickey.org readers think that “For Your Entertainment” by Adam Lambert is the best first single in recent history. Who are you people? Are you all Adam Lambert fans now. LOL. This is the most ridiculous result I’ve seen in our non-scientific polls over here. Did some of you guys cheat? What happened to the discerning, intelligent and witty Rickey.org reader? Where are you? (I miss you).
Anyway, I’m just going to tell you guys that “For Your Entertainment” is NOT the best first single in recent history. Listen to me for once and save yourselves the heartache in the next few months.
The best would have to be “It’s Not Over” by Daughtry (2,000,000+ copies), “Crush” by David Archuleta (2,000,000+ copies) and/or “Tattoo” by Jordin Sparks (2,000,000+ copies).
But there is a glimmer of hope for our Season 8 Idols: Kris Allen’s Live Like We’re Dying is back in the iTunes Top 100 at #67 and Adam Lambert’s For Your Entertainment is at #76. If these tracks stay in the Top 100 for a few more weeks and not drop out of the charts after the media blitz is over, then they might have legs. Jordin Sparks “Battlefield” has been in the Top 100 since May 12, 2009 and it has sold over 1 million copies.
View the results here
For this week, Kris Allen’s Full CD is streaming over at AOL Music, so let’s Rate Kris Allen’s CD.

It’s another double elimination on Dancing with the Stars! Who are going home?
My picks: Michael Irvin and Mark Dacascos.

Really? You guys don’t like Kris Allen’s songs that much? 53% of the respondents said that they didn’t like any of the songs on Kris’s album that he previewed at the Miami Dolphins pre-game last week.
The most popular however was Live Like We’re Dying. Hopefully things will sound better when the full album drops on Nov. 17. To #1 Kris!
View the results here
For this week, now that Adam Lambert has released his official first single, let’s break out of Season 8 and ask: What has been the best first single in recent idol history?
My vote goes to “Crush” by David Archuleta.

You guys love “Time for Miracles“! The track reached as high as #9 on the iTunes Charts this week, but sadly it is down to #49 now after only 6 days. Hopefully it will linger for at least a week before it leaves the iTunes Top 100. Still hoped that the track had “hit” legs.
View results here
Over the weekend, Kris Allen premiered some songs in Miami, so our next poll will be about songs on his self-titled album:
Written All Over My Face
Before We Come Undone
Can’t Stay Away
What is your favorite Kris Allen song so far?

This is tough! I don’t really know. I think Michael Irvin is still in danger, but so are Natalie Coughlin and Louie Vito.
We’re live blogging the results tonight as usual.
Did you miss last night’s dances? Watch here.
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Continue reading: Who’s Going Home Tonight on Dancing with the Stars? 10/20/2009

Is it that time again? When I am the only person on Earth who believes in Kris Allen? Last week I wrote that Kris Allen would end up #1 on the charts when his album drops on Nov. 17 because I thought the iTunes Pre-Orders would give him a boost. A lot of you disagree.
Moreover, 60% of the votes thought Kris Allen would not reach the 100,000 mark, and 30% thought he would not even reach 50,000. Ouch. If that happens, Kris Allen would be the lowest selling American Idol winner of all time in first week of sales. Jordin Sparks holds that record right now when she sold 119,000 copies of her album during the first week, but because of a couple of great singles she sold a million copies after a year passing Taylor Hicks in total sales.
Though a lot of you disagree with me, I still believe that Kris Allen will do better than Jordin Sparks in the first week, and will have better overall sales than Taylor Hicks.
However, as I was reminded last night on our Wild Angels show, I also predicted last year that David Archuleta would be #1 — but Taylor Swift debuted at #1 that week on the Billboard 200 selling 592,304 copies with “Fearless”. Her album would then go on to sell 4 million+ copies and is still in the charts now at #17. David Archuleta also did not pass Jennifer Hudson in total sales, which was one our benchmarks. Oh well.
For this week: Adam Lambert! How do you rate “Time for Miracles”?
Continue reading: How Many Albums Will Kris Allen Sell First Week? Poll Results

So who’s going home? I think it’s going to be a dude. Chuck Lidell or Michael Irvin.
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Continue reading: Who’s Leaving Dancing with the Stars Tonight? Poll

You guys love Allison Iraheta’s new single “Friday I’ll Be Over U“. Hopefully you guys love it so much that when it gets released on iTunes next week, you will buy it and bring it to the top of the charts.
View the results here
I had a couple of questions in mind for this week such as ‘Where will Paula Abdul eventually land?’ or ‘Which American Idol Season 8 Single will be the biggest hit?’ but, I’ve decided that the best way to promote Kris Allen is to keep his name out there no matter what. So…
How many albums will Kris Allen sell on his first week?
Want to hear something awesome? Listen to Live Like We’re Dying by Kris Allen here.

Who’s going home tonight?
I’m picking Kathy Ireland. Although Tom DeLay might just get the boot.
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It’s unanimous! You guys love Kris Allen’s latest single Live Like We’re Dying. I do too. A bit Jason Mraz-sounding but faster. The lyrics are also good, and on a personal note something I’ve been doing for many years now. I live like I’m dying everyday.
The song was composed by The Script, and is one of two songs they composed for Kris Allen.
View the results of the poll here.
Please support Kris Allen on iTunes and help him reach the top to the charts: Live Like We’re Dying (iTunes)
After my controversial post about the current state of Kris’ album last week (he has recorded at least 4 songs as confirmed by Michael Slezak and researched by MJ from MJ’s Big Blog) and with Kris admitting to Ryan Seacrest that he has “no idea how far along” they are with the album … do you trust 19 Entertainment / Jive Records in handling the promotion and creation of Kris Allen’s debut?
Take the poll here.

Who are the couples going home tonight on Dancing with the Stars? Double elimination!
My prediction: Ashley Hamilton and Kathy Ireland will leave. What do you think?
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You guys are most excited about So You Think You Can Dance, followed by Dancing with the Stars. Yay! I love those shows too.
There are a few holdouts who will only watch a show with Paula Abdul. My advice: tune in to HSN and Lifetime.
View the results here
For this week, we ask about Paula Abdul’s replacement after she voluntarily left the show to seek greener pastures: What do you think of Ellen DeGeneres as the new judge on American Idol?

And your favorite is: Neil Patrick Harris! Sight unseen! Woot!
See the results here.
You know who needs money right now and would probably take the permanent fourth judge seat? Whitney Houston. Think about it. It has trainwreck and ratings written all over that choice.
For this week, since the Fall 2009 Reality TV season is here, we ask the question: Which Reality TV show are you most excited to see this Fall?

Did you guys like the name “David Cook and the Anthemic?” Well, the answer was no (or ewww).
In the middle of this poll, a David Cook fan attempted to cheat by voting 400 times, so I deleted those votes. Why? Why cheat? Why be in denial?
Anyway, if you like the name, then you are getting your wish, because unfortunately for the rest of us, it looks like we will be stuck with “David Cook and the Anthemic” for the next album. I wonder when the official announcement of this band name will happen.
See the results here.
For this week, since new names have been confirmed as guest-judges on the American Idol auditions, we revisit our last poll: Fourth Judge: Who is your favorite so far?

I still think Evan Kasprzak has the votes to pull off an upset after getting hammered by the judges tonight. But it looks like Jeanine Mason will win and become the second female winner of So You Think You Can Dance.
Brandon Bryant and Kayla Radomski were pimped throughout the season as the “best dancers” and this show is notorious for not letting those dancers win in the end.
Bonus: Group Dance by Wade Robson
Watch the video here:
Continue reading: Poll: Who will win So You Think You Can Dance Season 5?

Is a Kayla, Brandon, Evan and Jeanine finale imminent?

How are you doing in the office pool?
Did we save Jason Glover?