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Idol recap, Didi axed, Ryan and Simon get weirder and Usher says 'boobies'

By April MacIntyre Apr 1, 2010, 14:42 GMT

Boobies- Usher - "Good Morning America" - March 30, 2010 - Usher in Concert - Nokia Theater - New York City, NY, USA © Kent Miller / PR Photos

Usher is adored by millions and can certainly dance, but as a singer/songwriter, I am sorry, this R&B King has no clothes.

Last night once again, Tim/Zac Urban beat the gallows by surviving yet another elimination which saw the perpetually smiling (and grimacing) red head gather enough votes to keep his mediocre behind in the running.  Sadly it was Didi Benami who suffered the injustice of Urban's teeny bopper army who must be voting over and over to keep him there.

When Kara and the judges point blank asked him last night, 'why are you always smiling"', he got quite testy. When someone smiles when they are pissed off, that smile becomes a borderline menacing grimace.  Urban tells Kara on Wednesday, he gets to sing onstage in front of millions of people every week, and he chooses to enjoy every moment. Isn’t that what he is supposed to do?

A side note about Ruben Studdard, who Ryan congratulated on his weight loss. I must have missed something because Ruben, who has amazing dimples, still looks really big. Hopefully his vegan lifestyle will deliver him from a lifetime of health issues.

The musical performance by Usher was showy, well choreographed but the lyrics! the song! Seriously? An excerpt of his OMG:

she was dancing sexy, pop, pop, popping, dropping, dropping low
never ever has a lady hit me on the first sight
this was something special ; this was just like dynamite
honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow
honey got some boobies like wow, oh wow

I rest my case.

Next P. Diddy, Sean Combs, Puff Daddy or whatever his name his now did his thing to strobe lights accompanied by gals with some major thigh going on. Hats off to him for hiring some meaty dancers.  Again, flashy choreography, but the music blows.

Michael Lynche is getting a bit too cheeky for me. His hair extension to imitate Siobhan Magnus was a pointless gag. Then, he picked up Ryan Seacrest and crunched him into a rolly poly bug on live TV.

So now golden girl Didi Benami became the third in a row voted off, finishing in 10th place. She joins Lacey Brown and Paige Miles who went before her.

It was the death knell of Tuesday’s theme (R&B and soul) that failed to find the right song for Benami, who is in her groove with Fleetwood Mac.  She was sort of the Edie Brickell of the Idol group.

Which brings us to the real story of season nine on Idol, the relentless sniping and uncomfortable antagonism between mogul men: Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest - as Seacrest continues to goad and invade Cowell's personal space on stage, standing over him in a weird macho posturing.  It has been a rough season for the two of them, always seemingly laughing it off but my moles who work in production on their stage tell me it is real and not fun behind the scenes.

Also, Justin Bieber in the audience. Someone needs to explain that one to me along with Usher's OMG lyrics. It was just a weird night overall.

Talk back, tell me your take.