Season 4 American idol finalist Mikalah Gordon was robbed at gun point in Las Vegas. Mikalah's mother, Victoria Cavaricci, said robbers accosted her 18-year-old daughter and a male friend early Wednesday on a sidewalk in a neighbourhood about 10 kilometres northwest of the Las Vegas Strip.

She wasn't harmed but was in a bit of a panic after the robbers took off with a cellphone and $5.

American Idol 4 contestant Mario Vazquez has finally released a single, titled "Gallery" and you can get it from iTunes in either english or spanglish.

Mario Vazquez - Gallery

A host of top producers have also been working with Mario in the studio on his upcoming debut album: Ne-Yo,Soulshock and Karlin (Usher), Lester Mendez (Shakira), Scott Storch (50 Cent, Christina Aguilera) and Luny Tunes (Daddy Yankee)

The album is due out in the summer

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After announcing late last month that it would keep the blockbuster reality series in its original Tuesday and Thursday slots--ending weeks of speculation about a possible move of the results show to Thursday--Fox said Monday that during the three-week semifinal round, the live results show will air Thursdays.

The audition stages will air 8-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning on January 17 with the semifinals kicking off on Feb 15 when 12 males and 12 females who made it through the premliminary rounds will be revealed.

The next three weeks will have the men performing on Tuesday, the women on Wednesday, and a one hour results show on the Thursday night.