Emily Wynne-Hughes

Emily Wynne-Hughes, the pink haired rocker who the judges seemed to wet themselves over, has reportedly been ordered by a judge to wear a SCRAM bracelet after being brought to court for a DUI. TMZ says that this happened back in July, and after Idol got a whiff, this is probably one of the reasons she was booted in Hollywood. Now will her bandmates kick her out of the band too? Guess we'll see.

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For those of you joining us for today’s season premiere of American Idol, let us catch you up. We’ve been doing our research for the past few months to bring you the skinny on the plants of American Idol 8. Here’s a who’s who of the usual suspects who will be competing for your votes this year, along with some wilted plants who didn’t make it. Use this like a scorecard so you can check off the forest as the plants appear on the show.

Plants Who Are in the Top 50

Name: Brent Keith Smith
Audition City: Unknown
Why He’s a Plant: He’s already came in sixth place on Nashville Star 2, had music videos played on CMT, and sang the theme song to the movie Dale. That’s a super plant if you ask us.

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JoesPlace updated the Top 50 list and now Emily Wynne-Hughes is listed as being cut in Hollywood. She's the "rock chick" who sings Barracuda in the 5 million previews the show has been running.

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JoesPlace has updated her top 50 list today. Here are the contestants that we know are definitely in this year's top 50. If they make the next cut, they are in the top 36, and will compete for our votes.

Angela Martin, Emily Wynne-Hughes, Jackie Tohn, Jakob McKay, Ju'Not Joyner, Justin Williams, Michael Bartul, Ryan P.A. Johnson, Stephen Fowler, Taylor Vaifanua, and T.K. Hash.

If you know anything about these contestants (especially Michael, Stephen, and T.K., since we know so little about them), let us know, anonymity guaranteed.

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