Isn't everyone forgetting that one of the top 20 songs selected was kelly's "One night" and that it was just a piano/vocal with a few vocal deliverly problems. someone must have been looking beyond the production; and unless kelly is somehow connected to AI, then at least one song was chosen because of it's raw merit and potential. I happen to think that if that song had a second verse and Jordan was singing it, it would be better that "This is my now" which by the way sounded a lot better on the mp3 file than it did live last night. Jordan finally got the song together in the second half and took it to a new place but the session guys playing with her could not duplicate the music on the original. And the original song had processors on the vocal for several syllables creating a sound which cannot be sung by the human voice; for instance, the word "now" is shaped by software to make it sound slightly otherworldly.

it does not bode well for next years contest that the winning song came across so limp last night. If it had been the killer song the AI producers were hoping for then they would not be thinking twice about having the contest next year.

When Jordan wins (is that tonight?) and if she sings that song again- and if the session guys get their act together to make it sound great- then maybe the AI producers will have a contest next year.

They should have a longer submission period, maybe have a little sideline show about the selection process to show the public what is happening and to ensure the songwriter's that they are listening. However, if they make it this high profile, then you better bet there will be 200,000 submissions next year.

The best way to look at this is positively- just think this years show delivered 4 or 5 new artist to us to pitch to and Kelly now has a chance to get her song on Jordan's first album.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein