American Idol, what what

So, love me, hate me, judge me, whatever, I love me some American Idol. It's seriously an addiction for me. I really don't watch that much television, but each year, when Idol starts revving up, I'm on board once again.

I guess it's a mix of reasons that draws me: it's that I'm a lover of music (although some would argue that AI is NOT a program for music lovers) and can't get enough of it on any given day, it's that I'm a sucker and I want to learn about these wannabes and commiserate with them and hate them along with the rest of America and it's that it's entertaining.

Anyway, I wasn't the biggest fan of this year's group until they sang Grand Ole Opry tunes on Tuesday, and pretty much everyone stepped up his or her game big time and belted out some good stuff. I'm undecided as to who my overall favorite(s) is/are, but I am definitely lovin' me some Anoop Desai, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Megan Joy Corkrey and Lil Rounds.

I was way excited when Kelly Clarkson was on the show the other day and sang her latest single, "My Life Would Suck Without You," which is so sickeningly pop through and through, but I LOVE it. And I was equally excited when Carrie Underwood was on the show last night to duet "I Told You So" with Randy Travis, and it was beautiful.

I think it's a pretty solid Top 10 this year. I'm looking forward to seeing how things go from here.