Prior to being named one of American Idol ‘s final 24, Haley Johnson had scarcely received any screen time on season 11. Now we know why. In what is being slammed as one of the worst performance in show history – seriously, Haley, avoid Twitter today; and possibly the Internet in general – Johnson took to the stage and, as Randy Jackson put it, turned the classic “Sweet Dreams” into a nightmare. She showed no range and far too many misguided vocal runs. Judge for yourself below, but don’t expect to see Johnson next week. Haley Johnson – “Sweet Dreams”
The drought is FINALLY over, John Mayer Nation. A few weeks back, Mayer teased fans with a 60-second snippet of “Shadow Days,” the first piece of new music he recorded since undergoing surgery last fall. Then, this week, he leaked “Shadow Days” on Cities97 Radio. It’s not officially released yet (that comes March) but you can take a listen to the track below: John Mayer – Shadow Days Columbia Records confirmed that his forthcoming album, the 12-track Born and Raised, will be released on May 22, with the above single due out March 6. The singer-songwriter will also be hitting the road for an 18-date spring tour that kicks off April 9 in Bloomington, Ind., and wraps April 29 in New Orleans. Mayer, who became known more for his douchebag antics, comments and Tweets than his formidable music career in recent years, is no longer on Twitter. Maybe he’ll let the music do the talking now.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has won Wyoming’s presidential caucus vote, a series of county straw polls that took place over the last three weeks. At 39 percent, Romney bested Rick Santorum (32 percent), Ron Paul (21 percent) and Newt Gingrich (8 percent). The Wyoming GOP released the results Wednesday. Like Iowa’s caucus, Wyoming’s is not binding and will in no way affect the state’s 29 delegates to the national convention, where the nominee will be formally chosen. More attention will likely be paid to Wyoming’s county conventions, held March 6-10, which will directly elect 12 delegates to the Republican National Convention. Its April state convention , which will elect another 14 delegates … none of which will be allocated (or “bound”) to any of the four remaining presidential candidate. Each will have to announce support for a candidate or “undecided.” Confused yet? Only 2,108 total votes were cast in Wyoming, the least populous U.S. state (fun fact). Nevada, the next smallest caucus to date, saw more than 30,000 GOP votes. Also like in Iowa, the precinct caucuses served another function, besides recording a presidential-preference vote: electing delegates to Wyoming’s later conventions. If Romney’s win in Wyoming is any indication, he’ll receive more backing than his rivals from Wyoming’s unbound national delegates at the GOP convention. Romney won Michigan and Arizona Tuesday. Ten states cast ballots next week, on Super Tuesday, in an increasingly important date for his three competitors.
Shannon Magrane is a tall, All-American girl. That was how she was portrayed on last night’s American Idol audition show, as Ryan Seacrest once again interviewed her World Series-hurling father and once again brought up a certain awkward incident from a few weeks ago. But can she sing? We think so. While the judges questioned Magrane’s song choice a bit, Randy Jackson delivered very high praise in saying Shannon possesses a “Lauryn Hill vibrato.” That reference may be lost on younger viewers, but trust us. It’s a big compliment. What did you think of Magrane’s performance? Shannon Magrane – “Go Light Your World”
