Filed under: American Idol “Give metal a chance!” Those words have been James Durbin’s battle cry throughout his ‘American Idol’ run and his parting comments during today’s exit interview conference call.

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James Durbin Shocked by Elimination, Has a Hunch Who Will Win ‘American Idol’

, Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics That Lee DeWyze is one chatty dude. Sure, winning ‘American Idol’ is probably gonna put you in a good mood, but as he gave lengthy, well thought out answers about his past, present and future in a press conference call earlier today, one thing became clear: If the ‘AI’ producers want to know one thing they should improve upon next season, it’s giving viewers the chance to get to know the contestants a little better.

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Lee DeWyze on Being Inspired by Hometown Fans and Doing His Own Thing on His First Album

Yep, it was the end of the road for Tim Urban and his devoted followers, the “Turbanites,” last night, as the 20-year-old Texan was voted off ‘American Idol’ after surprising many viewers by making it all the way to the Top 7. His delightful smile, his gracious behavior when facing criticism from the judges and his general genial ‘tude were the big topics when Urban answered questions in today’s weekly post-’Idol’ exit press conference.

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‘American Idol’ Castoff Tim Urban Talks Mean Judges, Stage Slides and Becoming the Next Donny Osmond

Even ‘American Idol’ winner Kris Allen thinks runner-up Adam Lambert “deserved” the title. But despite the outrage from his fans, the one-time favorite isn’t dwelling on the loss. The 27-year-old singer/actor from Los Angeles spoke to reporters about Kris’ victory, his buzzed-about fashion choices, the criticism that he was too theatrical and of course — the question on everybody’s mind — whether his sexual orientation hurt him in the competition

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‘Idol’ Runner-Up Adam Lambert Interview

“There’s something about the burden of having four people sitting in front of you that you know are your harshest critics, and with that burden relieved, I was free to sing the song with personality, I think, which is strange.” University of North Carolina student Anoop Desai, 22, talks about the dual elimination, the atmosphere in the mansion and missing out on the UNC championship festivities.

“[My kids] still so very, very proud of their mommy, and they’ve been great during this. They’ve tried to understand what I was doing, and they’re really proud of me so I’m happy.” Lil Rounds, a 24-year-old mother of three from Memphis, dishes about talking back to the judges, her special bond with Allison and what she said to her kids after getting eliminated.

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Lil Rounds Eliminated: ‘Idol’ Exit Interview

, Hot Topics Oh, Paula. Whatchu talkin’ about? Famously loopy ‘American Idol’ judge Paula Abdul went on ‘Nightline’ to set the record straight about all those rumors that some liquid other than Coca-Cola was in her drinking cup.

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Paula Abdul: Drugs and Alcohol ‘Not My Thing’