BREAKING: Cynical Bloggosphere Once Again Crushes Area Bloggers' Hopes And Dreams [12 April 2007]

Here at the DHMBIB Country Club & Salad Bar, we got all excited last nite about American Idol's new "Hit List" segment which promises that we, the average Idol viewer, can go to the website and vote for our favorite current chart toppers, who will then perform during the Wednesday results show:

" 9:14 PM: Okay, this is pretty cool. Ryan tells us we can go to AmericanIdol.com and vote for songs from "the top 50 from all the charts" that we want to hear, and AI will bring the performers in to kill time on these hour-long results shows.

" This week, we have Akon performing the #1 song in the country, "Don't Matter".

" That really is cool! "

But today, those party-poopers over at Idolator had to go and crush our hopes and dreams of being able to dial up Xtina, JT, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland whenever we get the urge:

" HEY, LOOK, IT'S AKON: Expanding the results show to an hour meant the chance for even more filler content; first, you had a group performance of Enrique Iglesias' "Bailamos," then a performance of "Ignition (Remix" "Don't Matter" by Akon--which was actually taped two weeks ago, when he took the stage with Gwen Stefani. Ryan Seacrest, for some reason, attributed the (taped) presence of Akon to The American Idol Hit List, during which viewers allegedly "book the show." Can we call shenanigans? And can we presume that Robin Thicke and Fergie--both of whom have, according to reports, performed after results shows in the previous weeks--will "win" this vote, too? "

"Allegedly"? "Shenanigans"? Thanks, Brian & Maura. Thanks a lot.

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UPDATED Thur. PM: TMZ is reporting that after Wednesday's live performance, AI taped P!nk [a/k/a "Pink"] performing her song "Who Knew". TMZ is reporting that this performance was recorded as part of the "American Idol Hit List" segment for the results show. So I guess we should expect to see P!nk in the next couple of Wednesdays.