'American Idol': The Atlanta auditions (with Mary J. Blige) are on NOW!
The second episode of American Idol‘s ninth season — with guest judge Mary J. Blige in Atlanta — is nigh! So before I begin enforcing a code of strict, military-style silence in my apartment, let’s all bust out a song to the tune of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” All together now:
All you future Idols, you future Idols
All you future Idols, you future Idols
All you future Idols, you future Idols
All you future Idols
Your number’s come up
Get in the zone, make it your own
The British judge is wearing a T
As Kara yips, don’t give her no lip
Or try to club her in the knee
Singin’ X-tina, sing like you mean it
Don’t pay Randy any attention
He’s shown no reason, for eight long seasons
He’s all “for you, for me”
Cause if they like you then you’re gonna go to Hell Week
If they like you then you’re gonna go to Hell Week
Don’t be mad once they give you your critique
Cause if they like you then you’re gonna go to Hell Week
Oh, oh, oh
Okay, that’s enough trying to emulate the Beyoncé “robot hand.” So grab the remote and hit the mute button whenever anyone says they sound like Mariah and/or Kara opens her incessant maw. I’ll post my instant reaction to the episode at PopWatch (around 10:15 p.m. EDT) and then a full TV Watch recap on EW.com in the early a.m. Enjoy, and by all means, comment like a beast below — but only if you follow me on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak. (Oh, and if you missed it, check out my full recap of Idol’s Boston audition episode here.)