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In an unprecedented and unexpected American Idol first, all six contestants were declared safe this week during last night’s IDOL GIVES BACK fundraising special. Amazingly, over 70 million votes were received after Tuesday’s performance show, setting a new American Idol and world record. The two-part IDOL GIVES BACK special, which concluded with last night’s star-studded gala, has already raised over $60 million (and counting) for Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF) and its charity beneficiaries that provide relief programs to help children and young people in extreme poverty in America and Africa. Donations continue to flow in, and an updated total will be announced on American Idol next Tuesday 8/7con FOX. Donations will continue to be accepted through Thursday, May 31, by telephone at 1-877-IDOL-AID (1-877-436-5243) and via the Internet at www.Americanidol.com.The corporate sponsors of IDOL GIVES BACK are led by News Corporation, Ford, Coca-Cola and AT&T. FOX parent company News Corp. generously pledged 10 cents for each of the first 50 million votes received on Tuesday night, resulting in a $5-million donation. Allstate and ExxonMobil will make matching contributions to Save the Children and Malaria No More, respectively, via CPEF. In addition, Ford has contributed generously by producing a very special music video featuring the Top 6 finalists. This video along with a unique version of “Stayin’ Alive” and Carrie Underwood performing “I’ll Stand By You,” which aired last night, will be available for download on iTunes along with other music segments from the broadcast. Proceeds from the downloads will be contributed to IDOL GIVES BACK. Additional corporate contributions were announced from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and ConAgra Foods. Last night’s two-hour IDOL GIVES BACK special featured performances from the American Idol stage – where Ryan Seacrest hosted alongside judges Randy Jackson, Paul Abdul and Simon Cowell – as well as the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, where Ellen DeGeneres served as host. DeGeneres announced that she is making a personal donation of $100,000. Throughout the evening, viewers had an opportunity to make their own donations via toll-free pledge lines and the Internet. The night culminated in Bono and Dave Stewart’s specially commissioned song “American Prayer,” performed by the Top 6 finalists. Also appearing on the American Idol stage, Celine Dion traveled back to 1968 to duet with the late Elvis Presley on his hit song “If I Can Dream,” and the Top 6 finalists sang Quincy Jones’ anthem “Time to Care” after being mentored by the legendary music producer. Additional celebrities appearing on the American Idol set included Jack Black and Seal. Earth, Wind & Fire, Il Divo, Rascal Flatts, Josh Groban with the African Children’s Choir, the original American Idol Kelly Clarkson and Annie Lennox gave live performances from Walt Disney Concert Hall. The illustrious group of celebrity participants also included Madonna, as well as Kirstie Alley, Gillian Anderson, Marc Anthony, Kevin Bacon, Jason Biggs, Blue Man Group, Emily Blunt, Michael Bublé, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Chris Daughtry, Mickey Dolenz, Hugh Grant, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Teri Hatcher, Goldie Hawn, LeBron James, Chris Kattan, Keira Knightley, Lisa Kudrow, Hugh Laurie, Rob Lowe, Joel and Benji Madden, Eric McCormack, Dr. Phil McGraw, Kevin McNally, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Shaquille O’Neal, Gwyneth Paltrow, Miss Piggy, Rob Schneider, David Schwimmer, the Simpsons, Ben Stiller, Twiggy, Harvey Weinstein and Forest Whitaker. Seacrest kept the Top 6 contestants in suspense as he told them one by one – and in no particular order – that they were safe. Next week, television’s most popular show heats up when the Top 6 (Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, Jordin Sparks and Phil Stacey) compete head-to-head again on Tuesda at 8/7c. Rock star Jon Bon Jovi will mentor the contestants as they prepare to sing songs by his legendary band. Tune in the following night to see a live performance by multi-Platinum Bon Jovi and find out who receives enough votes to stay in the competition and who must go home. The producers have determined that the voting totals from this week and next week will be combined, and the “bottom 2” will be sent home on the live results show Wednesday at 9/8c on FOX. As with this week, next week’s voting window will be extended from two to four hours. CPEF is a new charitable organization established to raise money and awareness to help combat extreme poverty in the U.S. and throughout the world, particularly in Africa. CPEF’s mission is to use the power of entertainment to drive positive change to achieve its vision of creating a just world free from poverty. CPEF is inspired and supported by the UK charity that invented Red Nose Day. CPEF is a supporter of ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, a new effort by Americans to rally Americans -- ONE by ONE -- to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE is a coalition of over 2.4 million people and more than 100 of the nation's leading relief, humanitarian and advocacy organizations joining together to help save lives in Africa and the world’s poorest countries. In the United States, CPEF has selected Save the Children, America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Children’s Health Fund as beneficiaries of IDOL GIVES BACK. These organizations deliver support to poor children in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country, providing them with medical care, food and grocery products, health and life skills, literacy programs and obesity prevention, among other important initiatives. In Africa, funds will be dedicated to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, Malaria No More, Nothing But Nets, Save the Children and The U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Each organization will receive funds to support efforts to battle poverty through various health and education programs, including delivering medical supplies and providing clean water. These organizations also aim to control and prevent malaria through practical resources and programs, including providing life-saving bed nets and other activities tied to Africa Malaria Day on April 25.

Paris Bennett is making major strides as she prepares for the upcoming 306 Entertainment/TVT Records debut release of Princess P on May 8, 2007. The first single, “Ordinary Love,” is already spinning on Urban radio with production by Jon Jon Traxx noted for his recent work on Beyonce’s hit Deja Vu.” The video for “Ordinary Love” features Dustin Breeding, a member of Bad Boy Entertainment recording group B5, as her love interest.

Between the singers going out of their comfort zones, Simon and Ryan fighting, and Martina McBride making a splash as a mentor, country music night produced much fodder for the boards. Check out the statements below for a sampling. Have something to add? Do so! Start a thread or write a recap using the MyIdol Message Boards. If we really like your fan recap, we might even use it as our official show recap for Americanidol.com. Or we might just use an excerpt or two for the “Idol Grapevine.” Either way, your voice should be heard! Personally, I think this song fits Carrie perfectly. But LaKisha's voice was just too big for it. She sounded fine at the beginning, but when she powered up on the chorus, it was just too much. –Gwen4791 (Phil) He gives an outstanding vocal of "Where the Black Top Ends" by Keith Urban and, for the first time, he really connects with the audience. Dressed in a black shirt with silver threads and black pants, he looks a little more tanned than in previous shows. He moves through the crowd with a personable performance and did a very good job of starting off Country night. –Deanie79 (Sanjaya) First off he sounded kinda o.k. in front of Martina. But he wilted once he hit the Idol stage. He totally and utterly did NOT do Bonnie Raitt any justice. –pieceandluv2 Martina tells her to let it fly... They show the band and the music... and Jordin starts off slow, then she starts making the hair on my arms stand on end... and by the end of the song my eyes are watering and I am in awe... this is amazing --nhdavej Alright, my girl Melinda is up. "Trouble Is A Woman" by Julie Reeves. Here's some scoop: Melinda sang backup on this song with Janet Kenyon for another artist named Gwen Sebastian and that's how she found it. How cute does she look tonight? Especially the hair??? I've been waiting for the stylist to pull out some extensions...fo sho. Anyhoo...all I can say is this: Melinda made me give a bleep about listening to a song no one's ever heard before. –ProVocalist I was very interested to see how our final seven would handle this genre. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the performances, especially by those whom I would have least expected to perform it well and their versatility was a plus.--QueenOfTheScene Well dang the judges, I liked the song choice. Chris got all of the words in and I believe the tone of his voice fits country music to a tee. I liked his phrasing and pronunciation but he could have been a lot more animated when singing this little peppy number. He had a couple of pitch problems, but overall I thought it fit his voice and he sang it well. –NENA Blake: This is one performance by Blake that I really didn't care for. Vocally it was okay but I thought that he looked bored throughout the song with sort of an "I'd rather be beatboxing" visage. I almost got the impression that he wasn't really trying very hard, which is unfortunate because he's really talented. At this stage of the game, you'd best be giving an A performance every night. –av8nradioguy Tonight was actually interesting and weird at the same time. Ryan pointed out that Simon had a big ego. That folks is no surprise. Sanjaya daring Simon to sing,"Shiny Happy People,” was priceless though.—spaceyfi7

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The Top 6 looked every bit the part of the stars they'll surely become for a night of inspirational "life anthem" performances. Along with the viewers, the Idols themselves seemed moved as they performed songs that were about improving the world in some way. Check out our exclusive moving photos! Or, check out the individual galleries of the Top 6 to see how your favorites have changed week to week: Blake's Gallery Chris' Gallery Jordin's Gallery LaKisha's Gallery Melinda's Gallery Phil's Gallery

As if watching the original American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, return to her roots to perform wasn't exciting enough; Americanidol.com has just gotten the EXCLUSIVE on her upcoming tour dates, which starts in Portland on July 11th! The tickets go on sale starting May 12th. Check out Kelly's tour dates below, only released here on Americanidol.com: Wed  7/11  Portland, OR Fri  7/13  Seattle,  WA Sun  7/15  Sacramento, CA Tue  7/17  San  Jose, CA Thu  7/19  Anaheim, CA Sat  7/21  Denver, CO Sun  7/22  Kansas City, MO Wed  7/25  Minneapolis, MN Fri  7/27  St.  Louis, MO Sun  7/29  Chicago, IL Tue  7/31  Columbus, OH Thu  8/2  Toronto, ON Sat  8/4  Boston, MA Sun  8/5  Albany, NY Fri  8/10  Detroit, MI Sun  8/12  Cleveland, OH Tue  8/14  Philadelphia, PA Thu  8/16  Uncasville, CT Sat  8/18  Nassau, NY Sun  8/19  Washington DC Wed  8/22  East Rutherford, NJ Fri  8/24  East Rutherford, NJ Sun  8/26  Nashville,  TN Tue  8/28  Atlanta, GA Thu  8/30  Ft  Lauderdale, FL Sat  9/1  Orlando, FL Sun  9/2  Tampa,FL Wed  9/5  Dallas, TX Fri  9/7  Houston, TX Thu  9/13  Calgary, AB Fri  9/14  Edmonton, AB Sun  9/16  Vancouver, BC Wed  9/19  Fresno, CA Fri  9/21  San  Diego, CA Sun  9/23  Phoenix,  AZ Wed  9/26  Los Angeles, CA Fri  9/28  Las Vegas, NV

It was an historic event in America Idol history, and the residents of the MyIdol Message Boards have a lot to say about all that went down during “Idol Gives Back.” Read below for a sampling. Have something to add? Please do so! Sign up for MyIdol so that you can start a thread or write a recap. If we really like your fan recap, we might even use it as our official Americanidol.com show recap. Or we might just use a piece of your insight to spread the word along our “Idol Grapevine.” Either way, let us in on your “Idol” insight. Chris had a better performance tonight than last week…Maybe it was the events at VA, maybe it was song choice, who knows. But tonight there was no nasally tone to the song, even if he was slightly off pitch on a few notes. He's good with the camera and easy on the eyes. –kkppwm Phil - so much voice, so little clue what to do with it - chooses wisely with "The Change" by Garth Brooks. Taking a hint from his stellar performance last week, he performs this well-crafted country song (and remember, I hate country) quite beautifully. I'm so glad he brought it on this; I felt this performance was right on par with last week's…possibly my favorite of the night. –ProVocalist The sight of Simon being left not speechless but near physically getting sick over the sights, smells and conditions that he sees in the cesspool that these forgotten souls live in, can only make you realize how horrific this place truly is. –nhdavej Blake has proven once again that he knows which songs suit his voice and that he cares what viewers want. His rendition was simple, clear and utterly beautiful. Did it touch John Lennon's original? No. But he felt the song and, in turn, we were able to do so as well. –sleeping beauty37 Up next is LaKisha singing Fantasia's "I Believe".....She looks pretty...but I'm not sure I like her version of this song.....she has such a loud voice....and her dynamics are all over the place. She is singin’ the heck outta the song though. –lilkaraokediva Yeah, Jordin made America believe she truly is inspired this week. I kinda believe her too. She even took out the McHair and just let us see the real Jordin. It was a vulnerable, emotional, human and yet powerful performance. Boy the lighting was sure dramatic for her. It felt like a finals performance. –pieceandluv2 Next AI takes us to a feeding center in Africa, where 150 orphans are fed everyday. In spite of their intense hunger, every child waits until all the children are served before they eat. We could do well to have as much thought and respect for our fellow man. –Deanie79 Everyone sounded good, but I think that the good-to-not-so-good range was much closer this week than in any previous week. –dchambers59 Following the documentary is the one and only Melinda Doolittle, who looks quite comely this evening. Her inspirational song of choice is Faith Hill’s “There Will Come a Day,” which is sappier than a sinkful of dirty dishes. Nevertheless, Meloolittle manages to make the song genuine and unique, a tribute to her skill as both musician and performer. –onemanswarm Before the show I noted that I had high expectations for this weeks show since the song choices were far more open than most other nights. Well I certainly wasn’t disappointed. I honestly thought that this was one of the best nights this year. I still rate The British Invasion higher, but I was very pleased with what we watched. –jimpam86