Johnny Keyser (22) – he was raised in a single dad home and he likes to water ski…can he sing? Why yes, he can. His falsetto is pristine on  A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke). Boy is really, really good and he is very attractive. We are going to see a lot of this young man. The judges are enamored!

Ugh – a recap of some of the “best” worst auditions ever…make it stop.

Rachelle Lamb (26) – she is going through a divorce and she has a young child who she is competing for. Find Somebody New (Faith Hill) is a song that her ex hated so she sings it with her daughter in tow. Her daughter’s cute dancing enhanced Rachelle’s nice country vocal. She’s going to Hollywood.

More bad singers!! Ugh…

Reis Kloeckener (20) – he was bullied in school but had a champion in a choir teacher who heard him singing in the hall and talked him into auditioning. He has a pretty voice, but you can tell that he is a bit shy. He closes his eyes when he sings – so he will have to work on connection, but he is good. Going to Hollywood!

Ethan Jones (22) – Ethan dropped out of school to join a band with his dad. He is no longer in that band because his dad had to go to rehab. He sings I’ll Be (Edwin McCain) – this tends to be a go to song for auditions, but he sings this better than I have heard it in some time. Apparently he is a country artist – it was cool to see him sing something not from that genre.

*I really liked the Madonna sneak peek. It had a bit of her old vibe mixed with some new. We were not able to hear what Nicki Minaj or M.I.A. had to offer but I am sure she will debut this at the Super Bowl on Sunday.*

Mark Ingram works at the hotel and all of his co-workers are there for his audition…that is unfortunate – because he was not a good singer.

AMERICAN IDOL: St. Louis contestant Lauren Gray performs in front of the judges on AMERICAN IDOL airing Thursday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX.

Lauren Gray (22) is from a small town in Arkansas where her family runs a one stop wedding shop and her daddy is in a southern rock band. She opts out of following in his footsteps and chooses to sing an Adele song (One and Only). This girl is BRILLIANT and St. Louis is proving once again to be THE place to audition.

St. Louis produced some game changers. Next week they go to Hollywood and apparently it is going to be brutal! I suspect that a few of the singers from the Lou will be in the top 24 or beyond! 46 hopefuls received Golden Tickets. How was St. Louis for you?

The B-plot this week is the highly anticipated yes or no from Rachel to Finn. Is she going to marry him? When she begins to give him her answer and it sounds as if it might be a no…he asks her to take her time in making the decision.

The New Directions are talking about doing Michael song for Regionals when sneaky snake Sebastian (new Warblers leader) states that after speaking to Blaine, he decided that The Warblers are also going to sing MJ songs and since they will perform first , New Directions will look like copycats. When asked the question, “WWMJD”, the kids decide to take it to the streets and have a Bad sing-off! It ends nastily when Sebastian throws a Slushie in Blaine’s face.

It is discovered that Blaine’s right cornea was damaged and he will have to have surgery. This is the set-up for Darren Criss’ two episode hiatus while he was performing “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on Broadway. Mr. Shu tells the kids that they need to calm down when they accuse The Warblers of adding rocks or something to the Slushie. Artie gets so upset that he “stands up” and slips into a montage with Mike Chang where they perform an AMAZING rendition of Scream. It is an almost shot for shot replica of MJ and Janet’s video and it was great.

In a moment of panic – Rachel approaches Quinn with the news that Finn popped the question. Quinn lets her know that she was accepted to Yale and that Rachel should probably say no to Finn because they are going to be heading off to college and they will be making new memories and meeting new people. Quinn’s version of Never Can Say Goodbye was sweet.

Santana and Kurt get together and decide what to do with the Sebastian situation. They decide to take the high road. Sam decides to woo Mercedes by putting her name in lights and singing Human Nature with her. He says that she can go back to Shane after they finish the duet. The song ends with a nice kiss.

Burt comes to McKinley to hand Kurt a letter from NYATA…Kurt is a finalist! It appears that Rachel didn’t get a letter and she has a bit of a breakdown in the hallway when Kurt delivers his news. It is nice seeing the vulnerable side of Rachel again – we haven’t seen it in awhile.

Rachel, Finn and Kurt visit Blaine and serenade him with a pretty version of Ben. Ben - is one of my least fave MJ songs, not that it isn’t a pretty – but it is a song about a rat! Ugh!! Santana heads to Dalton Academy to confront Sebastian about lacing the Slushie with something and they get into it with a rousing version of Smooth Criminal. Sebastian admits to adding rock salt to the Slushie, he also admits that it was intended for Kurt and not Blaine and then he hits Santana with a Slushie of her own. This Sebastian character is an ass.

GLEE: The glee club performs in "Michael," a special episode celebrating the music of Michael Jackson, on GLEE airing Tuesday, Jan. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2012 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Justin Lubin/FOX

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Kristen Wiig, who is nominated along with her castmates for “Bridesmaids” arrives at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Associated Press

Tonight actors celebrated each other at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. See the list of winners below!

Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture: “The Help”
Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Female Actor in a Leading Role: Viola Davis, “The Help”
Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series: “Boardwalk Empire”
Male Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Female Actor in a Drama Series: Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series: “Modern Family”
Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Betty White, “Hot in Cleveland”

Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Paul Giamatti, “Too Big to Fail”
Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce”

Stunt Ensemble, Motion Picture: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″
Stunt Ensemble, Television Series: “Game of Thrones”

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mary Tyler Moore

It was nice seeing Dick Van Dyke present Mary Tyler Moore with the Lifetime Achievement Award, that and the Martin Scorsese drinking game as presented by the ladies of Bridesmaids (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy) were my favorite bits. One step closer to the Oscars…are your favorites in contention?

The Screen Actors Guild Awards will kick off at 8 p.m. Sunday on TNT.

Paul McCartney is busy these days. He will perform at the Grammys on Feb. 12 and will possibly play the Olympics this summer in London. He also is promoting his new album, “Kisses on the Bottom,” due out next month.

Ben Stiller is returning to TV. He’s directing and starring in “All Talk” on HBO. It will likely co-star Alan Alda. The series will follow the adventures of a Jewish family in Washington, D.C.

Fiona Apple is finally releasing a new album this year, but no date has been announced. It will be her first since her 2005 album “Extraordinary Machine.”

Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood will be featured together in CMT Crossroads: “Steven Tyler & Carrie Underwood Live from the Pepsi Superbowl Fan Jam” to air on Saturday, Feb. 4.

MOVIES arriving Friday, Jan. 27

Man on a Ledge – PG-13, 1 hour and 42 minutes…Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Elizabeth Banks (Our Idiot Brother). The title sums it all up, yet I really want to see this guy on a ledge!

The Grey – R, 1 hour and 57 minutes…Liam Neeson and a lot of wolves. Plane crash survivor needs to make it through the wolves to get home…

One for the Money – PG-13, 1 hour and 46 minutes…Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) and Jason O’Mara (Terra Nova) take on the first in the ever long “Stephanie Plum” series of books by Janet Evanovich.

AMERICAN IDOL: Contestants line up for a chance to become the next AMERICAN IDOL at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas airing Thursday, Jan. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Aaron M. Sprecher/FOX

Houston – I hope we don’t have a problem…last night’s episode was lacking in every aspect! They have been to Texas 5 times and this is where they found Kelly Clarkson. Let’s mess with Texas and see what they bring!

Phong Vu (25) – this looks like it is not going to end well. He sings Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton). He broke the hell out of this song, I am not sure I will ever be able to listen to it again without cringing in fear. Of course he did not make it. Texas is not making the best impression…

Back from break with two horrible auditions…I am losing my faith in Texas.

Skylar Laine (17) – she’s a girly girl who shoots deer and works at a family restaurant. She’s singing the Pistol Annies’ Hell on Heels. This is one of my favorite country songs currently and she does a nice job with it. Riding off to Hollywood.

Baylie Brown (21) – Baylie auditioned in season 6 of AI and made it to Hollywood, but did not progress farther than that. Tonight she tries again. She sings Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi)…her country arrangement was really nice – it took me a moment or two to actually discern the song. She definitely has grown – her voice is lovely. Back to Hollywood she goes.

Kristina Sorio (27) – she has a bit of a hard luck story…3 kids under the age of 7, going through a divorce and odds and ends jobs. She used the money that was supposed to fund her divorce to buy a plane ticket to audition. Singing Nelly Furtado’s Scared of You, she has a raspy, soulful voice. She is going to Hollywood.

In a classic case of boys against girls…Randy and Steven say no to the first three women that Jennifer loved. Finally they show Linda Williams (24) who sort of yells her way through Fallin’ (Alicia Keys) they let her go through to Hollywood, but without Jennifer’s vote. Today – I agree with J Lo.

Alejandro Cazares (26) – he wants a revolution! He wants an idol and a world where the underdog can win. His ugly sounding version of Paramore’s Looking Up was ridiculous. Not going through.

Cortez Shaw (20) – a formerly homeless young man who was raised by a single parent. He has had tough luck and it looks like it is time it started to change. He chooses to sing Adele’s Someone Like You and I am blown away. He changes the tempo and he makes it his own. After a little discussion, he makes it through to Hollywood.

Ramiro Garcia (28) was born with no ears. Doctors told his parents that he wouldn’t be able to hear or speak. But surgeries that started when he was 4 revealed that he had inner-ear workings. He auditions with Chris Tomlin’s rewrite of Amazing Grace, called Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). And the judges are visibly moved.

Houston was slightly better than Austin last night, but only slightly better. 54 people got golden tickets this time. Next week they travel to Portland to see what the city of roses has to offer where talent is concerned.

First up is self-professed “overly enthusiastic” teacher Jenny Schick (24) she sings Heartbreaker  (Pat Benatar). She is a bit hyper but she isn’t too bad. Her voice is a bit thin, but she has a look that would likely be appealing to the voting public. The night starts off on a positive note and she is sent to Hollywood.

Curtis Gray (28) – It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye (Boyz II Men) – he has a passably nice voice, but I am not blown away. The judges disagree. He has that blue-eyed soul vibe that tends to do well on the show. Hollywood bound.

Richie Law (19) is a deep-voiced country kid (similar to last year’s winner, Scotty). Devan Jones (26) has a cool R&B take on The Script’s The Man Who Can’t Be Moved. Mathenee Treco (25) sings  Hey Jude (The Beatles) and does a nice, if overwrought, na – na – na breakdown that seemed to win over the judges. All three make it to Hollywood.

Tealana Hedgespeth (19) – is a twin that wants to escape the orbit of her sister. She sings Melissa Etheridge’s  Bring Me Some Water. She is going to have to do an amazing job to win me over. I am not a Melissa fan and this is one of my least favorite tunes…she is really bad. This is the first really bad audition that I have seen in Season 11…too much.

Haley Smith (18) – vegetarian meat department worker…she has a very hippie vibe so I am super shocked that she chose Tell Me Something Good (Rufus f. Chaka Khan). She brings a different vibe to the song but all of her notes are spot on and she is really enjoyable to listen too. Going to Hollywood.

Alanna Snare (22) – this was a hot mess of an audition. I am so made for Dolly Parton because she messed up the classic Jolene so badly I can hardly stand it.

AMERICAN IDOL: Aspen contestant Shelby Meredith on AMERICAN IDOL airing Wednesday, Jan. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX.

Shelby Tweten (17) – I love her Minnesotan accent, it is so cute! She is bi-polar and is taking a stand for those afflicted with the disorder. She sings Temporary Home (Carrie Underwwod) and she even has a bit of a Carrie look. She is surprisingly good. She’s going to Hollywood.

More bad,  no name, auditioners greets us. Ugh…but that leads us into Jairon Jackson (19). Against advice from friends and family, he performs an original song called So Hard. It is not the best song I have ever heard – but his tenor is so pretty the judges give him the golden ticket.

Angie Zeiderman (25) – this young lady is a super Gaga lover and I am not sure what she wants to represent today. She is a bit of a mess on her version of When You Got It, Flaunt It (The Producers). She is a bit of an attention-seeker and is my least favorite type of auditioner. Somehow she is allowed the opportunity to sing another song Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt) and she can actually sing – but she is just too much. J Lo agrees with me – but the guys put her through.

The last person to audition was an odd person called Magic Cyclops…that is all of the mention he deserves.

Tonight was more of a miss than a hit. Somehow they were able to give away 31 golden tickets. I wish we had seen more of the winners. I hope tomorrow’s auditions in Houston are much improved.

Click on this link to check out new details about “The Amazing Spider-Man” plot.

There will be no Bridesmaids sequel, according to Kristen Wiig, she recently told E! Online. Instead, she and co-writer Annie Mumolo are working on another project that she said has a different tone, but still will be a comedy. Bridesmaids had a $32.5 million budget and earned $288 million worldwide.

HBO announced the second season of Game of Thrones will premiere April 1.

Check out the trailer for American Reunion which will hit theaters on April 6.

BEST PICTURE
“The Artist” Thomas Langmann, Producer
“The Descendants” Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Scott Rudin, Producer
“The Help” Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
“Hugo” Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
“Midnight in Paris” Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
“Moneyball” Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
“The Tree of Life” Nominees to be determined
“War Horse” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers

LEAD ACTOR
Demián Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

LEAD ACTRESS
Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn”
Jonah Hill in “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte in “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer in “Beginners”
Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain in “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer in “The Help”

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
“The Descendants” Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
“Hugo” Screenplay by John Logan
“The Ides of March” Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
“Moneyball” Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
“The Artist” Written by Michel Hazanavicius
“Bridesmaids” Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
“Margin Call” Written by J.C. Chandor
“Midnight in Paris” Written by Woody Allen
“A Separation” Written by Asghar Farhadi

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“A Cat in Paris” Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
“Chico & Rita” Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
“Kung Fu Panda 2″ Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“Puss in Boots” Chris Miller
“Rango” Gore Verbinski

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Bullhead” Belgium
“Footnote” Israel
“In Darkness” Poland
“Monsieur Lazhar” Canada
“A Separation” Iran

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“Hell and Back Again” Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner”
“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Pina” Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
“Undefeated” TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
“The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement” Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
“God Is the Bigger Elvis” Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
“Incident in New Baghdad”James Spione
“Saving Face” Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
“Dimanche/Sunday” Patrick Doyon
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
“La Luna” Enrico Casarosa
“A Morning Stroll” Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
“Wild Life” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
“Pentecost” Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
“Raju” Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
“The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George
“Time Freak” Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
“Tuba Atlantic” Hallvar Witzø

ART DIRECTION
“The Artist” Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“Hugo” Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
“Midnight in Paris” Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
“War Horse” Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Guillaume Schiffman, “The Artist”
Jeff Cronenweth, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Robert Richardson, “Hugo”
Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Tree of Life”
Janusz Kaminski, “War Horse”

COSTUME DESIGN
Lisy Christl, “Anonymous”
Mark Bridges, “The Artist”
Sandy Powell, “Hugo”
Michael O’Connor, “Jane Eyre”
Arianne Phillips, “W.E”

FILM EDITING
“The Artist” Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
“The Descendants” Kevin Tent
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“Hugo” Thelma Schoonmaker
“Moneyball” Christopher Tellefsen

MAKEUP
“Albert Nobbs” Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
“The Iron Lady” Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
“The Adventures of Tintin” John Williams
“The Artist” Ludovic Bource
“Hugo” Howard Shore
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Alberto Iglesias
“War Horse” John Williams

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from “Rio” Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

SOUND EDITING
“Drive” Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Ren Klyce
“Hugo” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
“War Horse” Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

SOUND MIXING
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
“Hugo” Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
“Moneyball” Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
“War Horse” Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

VISUAL EFFECTS
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
“Hugo” Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
“Real Steel” Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Hugo leads the pack with 11 nominations including Best Picture. Unfortunately, Bridesmaids was not nominated for the Best Picture category as many had hoped would happen – but they did not go away empty handed with Melissa McCarthy (Best Supporting Actress) and Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig (Writing (Original Screenplay)) garnering some well deserved kudos.

The ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre on ABC. It should be a fun night.

The first movie up to bat is Snow White and the Huntsman featuring Charlize Theron (Young Adult) as the Evil Queen, Kristen Stewart (Twilight) as Snow White and Chris Hemsworth (Thor) as the Huntsman. This film is generating a lot of buzz and I am excited to see Universal Pictures’ take on the fairy tale.

The film opens on June 1, 2012 and is looking like it will be a fun summer film. Comingsoon.net has a new trailer up on their site! Check it out! Looks like good fun!

• Underworld Awakening – Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea. Rated R, 1 hour and 28 minutes
• Haywire – Gina Carano, Ewan MacGregor. Rated R, 1 hour and 31 minutes…Soderbergh auto-tuned the lead actress’ voice so it was more pleasing to the audience. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing.
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Tom Hanks, Thomas Horn. Rated PG-13, 2 hours and 9 minutes…this one is getting some Oscar buzz.
• Red Tails – Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. Rated PG-13, 2 hours…this is George Lucas’ passion project. This is the film I will be checking out this weekend!