The smile-filled journey of Tim Urban came to an end last night, as American Idol viewers voted this finalist off the show. The elimination didn’t come as a shock, giving Tim’s lackluster performance of “Better Days” on Tuesday, but the man that joined Urban in the bottom two may have surprised many: Casey James was finally punished for his lack of creativity on a weekly basis. As for the two-hour broadcast itself, Idol Gives Back is always an impressive event. It brings numerous A-listers together in the name of such charities as Save the Children. Among this year’s highlights: Wanda Sykes doing a stand-up routine in which she questioned the cruelty of making eliminated contestants sing the same song for which they were voted out. Mary J. Blige singing “Stairway to Heaven” with Randy Jackson on the guitar. A reunion of the top 12 stage on stage, as seen below. Annie Lennox taping a segment about an HIV-positive girl in Africa.
