The first round results for American Idol tonight kicked off with Kree Harrison. Kree sung Perfect by Pink tonight. The performance earned top marks by Keith Urban. He said that, while Kree is basically a country singer, she proved yet again tonight that she has the versatility to sing any genre. Nicki Minaj then agreed with Keith. She said she liked it so much she wished it went longer. Randy agreed that Kree has a great versatility. Mariah opined that Kree was holding back for later performances.

Next singing tonight was Candice Glover. Candice sung One by U2. Nicki Minaj thought the performance was incredible and noted that the song blended great with Candice’s voice. Randy told news that Candice nailed the performance. Mariah said the song was perfect for Candice. And Keith agreed.

And the final singer in round one was arguably the best of the round, so claimed the judges. Angie Miller tonight sung “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” by Elton John. Randy said it was one of Angie’s best performances of the season. Mariah agreed. Keith said the vocals were mesmerizing. And Nicki said that Angie is to win this show.

As reported in recent weeks on LALATE, American Idol results this seasons have been consistently predictable and haven’t stunned viewers. In fact, each week, the singer who had landed in the bottom ranking the most often was eliminated. That hasn’t changed since early March.

And hence, coming into American Idol results for tomorrow May 9, 2013, one prediction is very clear. Unless something horrible happens in the second or third round tonight, Angie Miller will advance to the Top 2 Finals. Angie is the only remaining singer who has never been in the bottom ranking in this show. She has also been in the top ranking twice since the semifinals.

So is Candice Glover getting eliminated or Kree Harrison? This prediction is too hard to make until the end of tonight’s telecast. Both Candice and Kree have been in the bottom twice since the semifinals. Kree has been in the top three times, compared to Candice’s two times. But some analysts think that Kree has struggled over the two weeks while Candice hasn’t peaked. Tonight both women came out very strong in the first round.

Nevertheless, until two more rounds of songs are delivered tonight, the only safe prediction is that Angie Miller will go to the finals.

Amber Holcomb was eliminated in American Idol results last night. Amber had dominated predictions for elimination based upon prior rankings this season. Coming into last night’s telecast, Amber Holcomb was the only remaining singer who had landed in the bottom ranking three times.

In fact, if you look at a chart of eliminations this season for Idol, the singers have all been sent home per predictions. Since the Top 5, the singers with the most “bottom 2″ results have been progressively sent home in order.

So where does that leave us now as we enter into next week’s Top 2 results? And do we have a frontrunner for an American Idol 2013 winner? The clear frontrunner to win American Idol 2013 is Angie Miller. She is the only remaining singer who has never landed it the “bottom 2″. She has also landed in Top 2 the second most times of the three remaining singers.

The singers in most jeopardy for elimination in Top 2 results next week are Candice Glover and Kree Harrison. Both have been in the “bottom 2″ one time. But Kree has been in the top ranking three times, compared to Candice’s two visits.

The trouble for Kree is her lack of momentum. Based upon judges’ reviews, they don’t believe that Kree is listening to their suggestions. They consistently tell her that they love her vocals but don’t think she is connecting with the performance. If Kree rebounds, she will head to the finals. But if she delvers the type of results that she has had the last three weeks, she is most likely to get eliminated next week.

The other marginal singers in recent weeks, however, weren’t consistent last night either. Prior to results this evening, Candice Glover and Kree Harrison had visited the bottom once. But Angie Miller had never been sent to the bottom.

Last night, Angie Miller drew negative reviews for her version of Diamonds by Rihanna. All the judges told her that they didn’t like it, found it bland, and didn’t think the arrangement suited the song nor her voice. So with Angie struggling, how did Amber do? Her version of “Just Give Me A Reason” drew average reviews from all the judges. They didn’t find it bad, but they didn’t find it stellar either.

Candice Glover was the strong performer last night in the first round. With the song “If I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars, she pulled a standing ovation, encouraged by Nicki Minaj. Also in the first round, Kree rebounded this week. After a lackluster performance last week, she delivered generally strong reviews from the judges on “See You Again”. With the exception of Keith’s statements, Mariah, Nicki and Randy all loved the song.

But in the second round of performances, everything changed. Angie Miller drew top praises from all the judges. But Nicki found fault with higher notes. On the second round, Amber blew the judges away. Many believed it was her best of the season. Also for her second song, Candice Glover got better as well. Candice picked up yet another standing ovation. But Kree struggled on “Stormy Weather” , with the judges liking the vocals but again not liking the delivery.

American Idol 2013 results have yet to reveal any major shocker yet this season. There has not been an early elimination of a Jessica Sanchez quality singer, or an early cutting of a popular Casey Abrams like singer. This season the eliminations have gone week to week very much as anticipated in predictions.

But could that change in American Idol 2013 result for May 2? A surprise elimination, defying predictions at this point of the competition, would be to send Angie Miller home. The next biggest surprise would be Kree Harrison. Kree was lackluster last week, judges told news. But she still didn’t end in the bottom. Kree has visited the bottom result only once this season, and that was two weeks ago.

Meantime, Angie Miller is expected to advance to the Top 3. She has never been in the bottom this season and has been in the top results twice.

So who was in trouble prior to tonight’s telecast? Sent to the bottom last week were Candice Glover and Amber Holcomb. Amber is most in jeopardy this week. She is the only remaining singer who has landed in the bottom slot twice.

So how did Amber do tonight? Not that well, that judges claimed. Singing “Just Give Me A Reason” by Pink and Nate Ruess, Amber got negative reviews for Nicki Minaj. Nicki said that Amber last lost her spark and is “disconnected”. Randy told Amber that she is not having fun, is getting too serious, and is not loose enough on stage. Mariah agreed. While noting that Amber did a good job, Mariah told news that the performance was definitely not stellar. Keith however disagreed. Backstage, however, Amber admitted to Ryan Seacrest that she was not than happy with her performance.

In other early results tonight, Angie Miller sung “Diamonds” by Rihanna, on the piano. And she too drew negative reviews. Keith didn’t like Angie’s arrangement. Nicki also didn’t like it and called it boring and lackluster. Randy agreed as well, saying the arrangement ruined the song. And despite yet another Mariah Carey Nicki Minaj shouting match tonight, Mariah also told news that the arrangement was simply wrong.

Last night, after two singers ended in the bottom three, the producers told news that no one was getting eliminated. Since judges this season hadn’t yet saved a singer, an extra week of programming existed. So rather than proceed to the Top 3 this week, it won’t be announced until next week. Ryan said “The person that could be leaving tonight is…no one.” Third eight million votes cast this week will be used for next week’s telecast as well.

Last season, the memorable save was used for Jessica Sanchez. When Jessica was voted off, Randy said “This is a ridiculous bottom three.” Jennifer Lopez stood up and said “This is crazy”, telling producers that they couldn’t eliminated Jessica. Randy grabbed Lopez’s microphone and exclaimed “We are saving Jessica Sanchez without a doubt.”

For now, some fans were bothered about the bottom two this week. Sent to the bottom last night were Candice and Amber. And sent home was no one, at least not yet.