Even though they said that Denver was the last stop in American Idol‘s nationwide audition tour, they lied. Because tonight we‘ll cram other noteworthy auditions that didn‘t quite make it in the city-specific episodes over the last few weeks into tonight‘s show. This episode was originally called "The Best of the Rest", until the folks at Fox changed it to "The Road to Hollywood". That makes tonight‘s episode a little pointless, at least to me. Uhh, why do we have to do this again? Can‘t we just go straight to Hollywood and Ellen DeGeneres?

The city specific auditions are finally over, the Idol train is soonpulling into Hollywood, hopefully filled with people who can actuallysing, and it‘s just the right time to reflect on what city provided thebest and worst auditions. Was Boston wicked awesome or wicked awful?Was Atlanta hot or cold? Did Denver live up to the city‘s loftyelevation?

We‘re just one hour away from Hollywood week, when hopefully we‘ll havea lot more news about the season 9 contestants who can actually sing.Until then, there is still plenty of

A look at the highlights, low lights, and a couple so-so lights from the Denver auditions.

I‘m struggling with you, Denver. You had train wrecks (hello, "world‘s greatest singer") and a dude who wore a bikini possibly to promote the radio station he works for

Tonight American Idol and Posh Spice join the mile high club (of sorts)as the Idol auditions make their final stop in Denver, Colorado.Hopefully, the high altitude and lack of oxygen makes the judges,especially Victoria Beckham, a little kicky or punch drunk. While shesaid more than Joe Jonas, Posh‘s

It‘s almost here, the moment Idol fans have been waiting for with both trepidation and excitement: Ellen De Generes‘ official debut.  We‘ve known for months that Ellen would be on

As the Idol audition train is about to make it‘s final stop in Denverbefore FINALLY rolling into Hollywood week, the Idol news machine keepsa chug-chug-chugging along at full-speed. Today brings news of another

Finally, one last week of American Idol auditions. It‘s been fun, but it‘s been a bit frustrating. If it‘s not the train wrecks (good morning, Crazy Accordion Lady) or the angry people (good morning, Andrew Fenlon), it‘s the sob stories (good morning, Chris Golightly). It does get to you after a while, especially when you‘re itching to see the actual competition get swinging. That, or I just want to see how Ellen DeGeneres does as a judge.

Whether they were on the red carpet or watching the ceremony from home, former American Idol contestants and winners, were Tweeting away about last night‘s Grammy Awards. From Adam Lambert to Alexis Grace to Kelly Clarkson, everyone had 140 character updates on which winner‘s they were most excited for, their own Grammy dreams, and the high-flying awesomeness of Pink‘s performance.