Chris Richardson, who apparently hasn't done much since his stint on American Idol 6, is on a new track with Young Money's Tyga called "Far Away." The song actually sounds like it could succeed on rap radio, so this may be a get for Chris. Just one question - what's with the special ed haircut, dude?

This is really sad. Chris Richardson finally surfaces after fading into obscurity to put out his remix of one of the worst songs of the year, T-Pain's "Can't Believe It". Chris makes it worse by talking about bacon and Sarah Palin. Even more ridiculous? This is almost exactly the same thing Justin Timberlake already did. Though Justin's is legal. Please do something original, Chris.

What are the Idols singing this week and what did the judges say? The show is pretaped this week, so the tweenies at Idolforums reported the singing order and some comments:
1st to sing- Chris Richardson - "Change the World" by Eric Clapton
2nd- Melinda Doolittle - "There Will Come a Day" by Faith Hill
3rd- Blake Lewis - "Imagine" by John Lennon
4th- LaKisha Jones - "I Believe" by Fantasia
5th- Phil Stacey - "The Change" by Garth Brooks
Pimp spot- Jordin Sparks - "You'll Never Walk Alone" by various artists
Click "read more" for the judges' comments.

The judges apparently praise everyone except LaKisha. All reviews for Melinds were really good, Jordin was told she had the best vocal ever in the history of Idol by Randy, the judges all slam LaKisha for screaming (she's been doing it the whole time, apparently they weren't listening), Simon tells Phil to stick to country, the judges all seem to love nasally (which is a form of singing) tunes from Chris, and Randy didn't like Blake though Simon and Paula loved his emotion.

Reviews on our guy are mixed. Some people at the show seemed to like Phil, and some say he started off rough and got better (which is what he tends to do every single week).

VFTW has a poll going at the message board to see who should be the new candidate to replace our papaya Sanjaya. The poll is just informal and will not decide who we vote for, it's just to see general opinion. Make sure to stop on by and vote! Here are the current results. Don't like em? Make sure to share your opinion:

1. Phil Stacey 48%
2. Chris Richardson 29%
3. LaKisha Jones 12%
4. Blake Lewis 9%