Another shocker: it’s not gonna be the “Adam Lambert-Danny Gokey showdown” that pundits have been predicting! No worries, Adam is in and he’s gonna fight it out with the soul man Kris Allen, the dark horse who’ve come a looong way! And with a record-breaking 88 million votes cast and with just 1 million separating the top two finalists, Kris might just win the most exciting season of American Idol ever! According to Simon Cowell, after the results were announced,

“None of us would have predicted this, guys … no disrespect because you were brilliant last night and just now … by the way, Danny, congratulations. But Kris, your second song ["Heartless"] in particular made you a contender. You’re in with a real shot. Adam, you know we’ve always liked you. This could be what we call a big ding-dong coming up next week.“

Here’s a short recap: Katy Perry performed her latest single, “Waking Up In Vegas” with an elaborate sexy Elvis costume with “Adam Lambert” emblazoned on the cape. Jordin Sparks also performed her first single “Battlefield” from her as-yet-untitled upcoming second album. And with just minutes left in the show, Ryan Seacrest finally broke the tension by first announcing that Kris Allen would be in the finale, bringing a look of sheer surprise to the 23-year-old singer’s face. And then it was Adam Lambert’s turn — he was safe! And so we now wait for next Wednesday.. ^_^