'American Idol' season 10 Top 12!!!!! I was really happy to see that at the top of the show the judges gave a shout out to Japan and asked for our help. One of my friends just moved to Tokyo to teach English a day before the earthquake. He's fine and trying to settle in and help as much as he can. HELP if you can by donating to one of the various charities that are out there...with that said... ...

We've got our opinions when it comes to 'American Idol' but there's nothing like getting it straight from someone who's walked the walk, sang the songs and faced Simon Cowell, himself. Season six runner-up, Tommy Boy recording artist and beat boxing maestro, Blake Lewis, will be giving us his thoughts on the performances each week, who's in it for the long haul and who's heading home. Read on ...