On last night's "Dance to the Music of the Movies" episode, Rob turned into a superhero, Chynna had a breakdown, Carson channeled a creepy pirate, and Ricki wowed the judges. But will America vote for those with the highest scores, or will this turn into a high school popularity contest? Let's find out!
To recap, here are last night's scores:
Ricki and Derek — 29
J.R. & Karina — 26
Rob & Cheryl — 24
Hope & Maks — 24
David & Kim — 23
Chynna & Tony — 21
Nancy & Tristan — 21
Chaz & Lacey — 21
Carson & Anna — 20
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Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle has covered Broadway tunes, Rolling Stones and now she's taking on Depeche Mode.
Her latest cover of the band's song "Enjoy the Silence" is from her upcoming album, Someone to Watch Over Me, out Nov. 1.
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Susan Boyle
For someone whose original work sounds like Broadway outtakes and whose performance style is from the just-standing-there school of entertaining, Susan Boyle sure is exciting! You never know what to expect, hence the old saying, "Life is like a box of Susan Boyles..."
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Cindy Chang
On America's Got Talent, a 42-year-old housewife named Cindy Chang performed the Puccini aria "O mio babbino caro," impressing everyone in the room (no one more than herself, though — she wept when she finished). That love has spread throughout the Internet, where Chang is being proclaimed "the next Susan Boyle."
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That description says far less about Chang than it does the people who are drawing it...
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China's Got Talent
First Susan Boyle shocked viewers with her unexpected singing chops on Britain's Got Talent, and now a Beijing woman is creating a viral sensation with dance moves inspired by the King of Pop.
Bai Shuying, 65, wowed the judges and audience alike with her dance tribute to Michael Jackson during the first round of auditions for China's Got Talent earlier this month.
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Edward Reid
Does Britain's Got Talent have a male Susan Boyle on its hands?
Over the weekend, the talent show, which launched Boyle to superstardom two years ago, introduced us to Edward Reid, a 35-year-old drama teacher who wowed the judges and earned a standing ovation with his ...
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Simon Cowell
Why did Simon Cowell and the producers of Fox's The X Factor decide to offer contestants the biggest grand prize on television? To make everybody a little nervous, Cowell says.
The X Factor to offer $5 Million grand prize
"By putting up that kind of prize money, it's a massive, massive risk. But it's also an incredible incentive," Cowell told reporters Monday of the decision to offer the winning X Factor act a $5 million recording contract. "I think it puts everybody, rightly, under an enormous amount of pressure. I didn't want to go into this show without a feeling a certain amount of pressure, because with pressure, you've got to find a star.
"I think if we can't find a global star, then I would say we...
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Eminem
Eminem's Recovery was the top-selling album of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers.
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The album — the rapper's sixth release — has sold more than 3.4 million units since hitting stores in June.
Lady Antebellum's Need You Now followed closely in second place with 3.1 million.
Taylor Swift's third album, Speak Now, which was only released in October, came in at No. 3 with 2.96 million. Swift's second album, Fearless, was the top-selling ...
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Piers Morgan, Susan Boyle
The highly rated Susan Boyle profile that aired in Britain on Piers Morgan's Life Stories will air exclusively on TV Guide Network, the network announced Wednesday.
The one-hour special, which premiered in Britain last November, will look at the Scottish singer's rocky road to stardom after...
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Michael C. Hall and Charlie Hunnam
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12. Saddest Laugh: He's held his own against the likes of the Salahis, George W. Bush and even Kanye West, but apparently Today host Matt Lauer is no match for... small packages? During a segment examining the shrinking sizes of food packaging, Lauer shows the show's financial editor he's just a kid inside — a 5-year-old — when he starts uncontrollably giggling over "small packages." We haven't seen anyone break ...
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