This episode was about moving the crowd, pure and simple. And the one who was eliminated acted as if he was above dance music, which is as hot as it ever has been now.

Tension almost always makes great music so it was no surprise to me who won this week. They worked together when they had to which is all that matters. I thought that criticism was on target. Life is hard, deal with it .

Please give us a way to contact Blessing. He was the most refreshing and amazing people that I have seen on TV in years. I would like to find a way to tell him how wonderful that I think he is. Wow, what a breath of fresh air for not only television but for reality! I wish that he could have made it further into the competition, and I hope for future success for him. Good things happen to good people- and it seems to me that he is the best! :) :)

I'm hooked. Don't care about Nick's attitude, he's a bit of a d-bag, but I would buy his music. Kara, love you & Jewel!

Hi Kara...
Just watched your show (for the second time) and loved it (again)! I wish it had been around when I was 20 years younger! You're doing a perfectly great job being honest with the contestants and are always compassionate. Need I mention Simon Cowell setting the bar on honesty with a lack of compassion in his delivery very, very high? Doesn't seem like you could top his best day, even if you tried. :)
One thing I noticed was that you called Nevin out on his song sounding like Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", but Nick's song sounded so familiar to me, too. Like...The Producers, maybe?... I don't know....haven't listened to them in a long time and I'm reachin' way back here...but there's something familiar about the hook he wrote.
Anyway, love the show....and I'm going to be tuning in every week.

As a songwriter, I absolutely loved this show and really hope it does well enough for me to appear on next season. I totally understand all of the criticism and agree with all of the judges.

I, nor my family of musicians, enjoyed the "way" Kara and Jewell delivered their "constructive" criticism. It wasn't constructive in my opinion.

I once heard a good distinction between "disciplining" someone and "punishing" someone. Discipline's goal was to teach, shape, and correct for the person's benefit. Punishment's goal is simply to condemn and tear down the person.

I am hoping Kara and Jewell can stay true to the "real world" of songwriting but deliver more productive criticism that will teach the participants and the viewers.

Dennis

Im so happy to see you back on tv. I loved every second of you on AI because you gave so much to the show..not just mediocre comments. You actually showed us and the contestants what they needed to change. LOVED IT!!
Saw you on "The View" talking about your book. Of course I got it the week it came out. 2 things that were suppose to be in the book..weren't there. Lip syncing on Idol and the "real" reason Ellen left. The book was still AMAZING and I didn't want it to end.
Anyhoo, Love you Kara on this new show and I can't wait to see the next episode. I don't write but am fascinated with the craft of writing music. I know you will break it down for us.

Kara and Jewel may be talented but they got it wrong last night. The group that they said had the worst song was the one that was catchy and current. The one that won was trite, and sounds like half the junk that never makes it to the top 100. if this is what we have to look forward to....we will turn to another channel

Love your heart Kara ... with all the trials and tribulations is birthed a true deep element of realness, you have it! The world needs more of it .. Love peace and blessings sweet sistah!

I Loved this show and not just for the reasons i thought i would. i am a song writer myself and i love kara, but i thought these were my only draws to the show. but i was wrong. best reality show ever ! really shows the inner workings of songwriting.

Kara,

Thanks for the recap you cleared up a few questions that I had.

Me thinks you just took a swipe at that other TV show..."If you only tell them how great they are (when they really aren't at times) you're not doing them any favors. They need to hear what they are doing wrong in order to correct it."

Kara,
Thanks for blogging! I think you are top notch! On an off topic note - I thought you were a beautiful addition to AmerIdol - you were sincere, insightful, considerate, bright and ALWAYS looked smashing - not sure why media dissed you on that show -they were, as usual, WRONG! Always love listening to you!
Back on topic -it doesn't hurt to ask help from the Almighty and I recommend it when it comes to writing songs and all else. All the best!

I agree with you on choosing Nick's team as the winner - their song was catchy from the beginning&fun throughout the song. There's this one quote, "Seek criticism, not praise," (not sure who it's by...)&I like this quote because constructive criticism makes us stronger in our craft, and in this case, songwriting. Can't wait for the next episode!

<3 SLYck

Platinum Hit was GREAT! I loved every minute of it, and can't wait to see the next episode! Thanks, Bravo!

Platinum Hit was GREAT! I loved every minute of it, and can't wait to see the next episode! Thanks, Bravo!