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AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! returns this summer for another hit tour to showcase the season's talented top Finalists. 19 Entertainment and AEG Live have announced the 40-show concert Tour will stop at Joe Louis Arena today, July 5 at 7:30 p.m.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, several performances of the AMERICAN IDOL summer tour have been canceled. The cancellations are a result of low ratings from this past season of the singing competition.

After receiving the lowest number of votes on the Top 7 results show on last night's AMERICAN IDOL, Burnell Taylor sang for survival. Below, check out Taylor's final performance as well as a final look back on his journey with the show!

Wynn Las Vegas' Johnny Avello predicts the odds to win American Idol Season 12. See how your favorites fare below!

The Season 12 Top 7 Performance show featured the final contestants performing rock songs which could not include rock ballads. Who was able to live up to the task? Check out all the performances from last night's show below!

Wynn Las Vegas' Johnny Avello predicts the odds to win American Idol Season 12. See how your favorites fare below!

Tonight on American Idol was Elimination night where one of the top 8 was at risk of being eliminated.

While his solo performance of Stevie Wonder's 'Once in My Life' brought luke warm praise from the judges, the ice cream scooper from Naple, Florida struggled to remember the lyrics to The Four Tops' hit 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)' during a trio performance.

After receiving the lowest number of votes, on last night's AMERICAN IDOL, Paul Jolley sang for survival. But was it enough to keep him in the competition? Check out his performance below!

Tonight on American Idol was the Top 10 Results Show. The night started off with Jimmy Iovine, mentor to the contestants, reviewing last night's performances. He stated that the girls are simply outperforming the boys.

WYNN LAS VEGAS' Johnny Avello predicts the odds to win AMERICAN IDOL Season 12. See how your favorites fare below!

Last night, in the first LIVE results show of the season from Los Angeles, American Idol revealed the Top 10 finalists, including Lazaro Arbos, Janelle Arthur, Curtis Finch, Jr., Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Paul Jolley, Angie Miller, BurNell Taylor and Devin Velez. Check out highlights from last night's show below!

Last night, AMERICAN IDOL named the final set of guys who will join the Top 20. They are Lazaro Arbos, 21, from Naples, FL; Nick Boddington, 27, from Memphis, TN; Vincent Powell, 29, from Austin, TX; Cortez Shaw, 21, from Dallas, TX; and Burnell Taylor, 19, from New Orleans, LA.

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, 20-year-old Zonette Johnson from Tulsa, OK brought the judges to their feet and Nicki Minaj to tears with her stirring rendition of The Lion King's 'The Circle Of Life.' Check out the performance below!

All eyes were on Devin Velez last night when he performed a stunning version of Beyonce's 'Listen' from the soundtrack album of 2006's musical film DREAMGIRLS. As an added surprise, the talented singer suddenly changed to Spanish lyrics midway through the song! Check out the performance below.

The five guy semifinalists are Charlie Askew, 18, from Little Rock, AR; Curtis Finch Jr., 24, from St. Louis, MO; Paul Jolley, 22, from Palmersville, TN; Elijah Liu, 18, from Rowland Heights, CA; and Devin Velez, 18, from Chicago, IL.

The AMERICAN IDOL auditions came to a conclusion tonight as the judges' semifinalists picks were revealed. After intense deliberations, Mariah, Randy, Nicki and Keith have chosen the Top 40 contestants, who will now head to Las Vegas to perform on the stage of Cirque du Soleil's Beatles LOVE Theatre at The Mirage.

Two contestants who struggled through the group rounds were up next. First was Papa Peachez who sang Lady Gaga's You and I. And then Jimmy Smith sand Landslide by the Dixie Chicks.

Tonight on American Idol the male finalists showed their stuff to kick off Hollywood week. The ladies will compete next week, meaning guys vs. guys tonight and tomorrow night.