Seven Finalists Compete

Tonight's show will feature Music of the 21st Century (a.k.a. the last 10 years).

The other six of the Top 13 sing Pink's "I'm a Rock Star". It's cute, but you can hear why they aren't on the show anymore. It's pretty shaky, but they're having fun.

Scotty sings Leann Rimes "Swingin'". I love this kid. He's such a kid, then he starts singing and he looks and sounds like he's been performing for years. The judges expected more. I hate it when they make me feel like they're trying to sway the voters.

James chooses "Uprising" by Muse. This is one of my current favorites. It's played (often) in my car (loud). Nice! You rock, James!

Haley's choice is "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele. I liked her take on it, but thought there were a couple of pitch problems. Then I realize it's been a couple of weeks since I've heard the judges say anything about pitchiness. Hmmm, this doesn't bode well for Haley.

Jacob sings "Dance with my Father" by Luther Van Dross. I found it an odd choice, since it has spent so much time as the "Father/Daughter" dance song at weddings. He has a rough start, and you can tell he's pretty emotional, but I still felt his performance was missing something.

Casey chooses Maroon 5's "Harder to Breathe". Wow! He just trounced James' performance!

Stefano's song choice is NeYo's "Closer". He sounds a little whiny to me and I don't think it's his best performance, but the judgs loved it. Go figure.

Lauren sings "Born to Fly" by Sarah Evans. It's okay, it's a pretty safe choice, but it's not outstanding. This time the judges agree with me.

I predict Haley, Jacob, and Stefano will be in the Bottom Three, and I'm afraid Jacob might be sent home.