"American Idol's" Top 6 played it a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll on Wednesday, with every contestant singing one song from each genre.
At this point in the competition, a clear picture is starting to emerge of how this season will shake out, and Wednesday's show reinforced those standings. Put plainly: This is now Caleb Johnson's to lose, and everyone else is fighting for scraps.
Here's how Wednesday's show unfolded.
Caleb Goes To Town On Black Crowes
Caleb Johnson has been a rock week in and week out in the competition, a clear frontrunner from the jump off, and on Wednesday he turned in his best performance yet when he belted out the Black Crowes' "Sting Me" in a way that would make Chris Robinson himself throw his hands up in praise. Johnson got so caught up in the performance that at one point he dropped his microphone, but as it rolled off he scooped it up without missing a note, and his reaction in the moment only made the performance stronger.
His second song — a rockin' take on Carrie Underwood's "Undo It" — made Keith Urban quip, "I can't wait to hear what country song you do later," but the first was so strong the night was undoubtedly his.
"When you take the perfect song choice and couple that with an incredible performance, it's virtually impossible to beat," Harry Connick Jr. told him.
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