Live coverage of tonight’s American Idol top 3 along with my own personal performance ratings.

Ready for American Idol live tonight? The final three contestants will head to their hometowns as well as take the Idol stage and perform three songs. The season finale is well within their reach and all three contestants are equally deserving. Who will prove that they have what it takes to be the next American Idol?

I’ll be covering American Idol live tonight for those of you who can’t watch it on television. Haley Reinhart, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina will sing three sings in which I will list here and I will also give them my own personal performance rating. (1-10) Last week I already mentioned that I am a fan of Haley but have to admit that I will not be unhappy with any of these three becoming the next American Idol. Who are you all rooting for as we go into the final three? Who do you predict as the winner?

American Idol Top 3 Live Performance Ratings:

Scotty McCreery –

“Amazed” by Lonestar – Someone call up Jay-Z because I think Beyonce has a crush on Scotty the Body! Scotty kicked off the show with a pretty damn good performance. The crowd went absolutely ballistic and Steven Tyler and the judges loved it. Personally it started off a little slow to me but he killed the ending. 7/10

“Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” by Thompson Square – Let’s call this performance Scotty’s panty dropper. No not mine! Scotty reached out to millions of girls tuning in to Idol with this performance and I guarantee you every one of them will be voting for him. I didn’t think it was an awful performance but being such a current song, I like the Thompson Square version better. 8/10

“She Believes in Me” by Kenny Rogers – Scotty just nailed this song and to me this one the best I’ve ever heard him sing. He proved that he can tackle songs outside of his comfort zone. 9/10

Lauren Alaina –

“Wild One” by Faith Hill – Despite looking like Mrs. Claus in whatever the hell she was wearing, Lauren delivered an energetic performance. I look forward to seeing what else she has to offer tonight. 8/10

“If I Die Young” by The Band Perry – Amazing. Lauren was made to sing this song, hands down. I have to give it to Jimmy Iovine for picking a perfect song for her. Couple faults which is why she got an 8 but it was really good. 8/10

“I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack – Wow, tonight is definitely tough tonight to pick a winner. Lauren sang her third song and it was brilliant. I give her a 9/10…tomorrow’s voting will be interesting.

Haley Reinhart –

“What Is And What Should Never Be” by Led Zeppelin – Haley rocked the hell out of this song and I enjoyed it. There really wasn’t a lot of growling going on but her voice is so damn sexy! How awesome is it that her dad was there playing guitar!? 9/10

“Rhiannon” by Fleetwood Mac – Haley’s 2^nd performance wasn’t as good as her first Led Zeppelin jam session but it was still good. Haley is definitely stepping her game up! 9/10

“You Oughta Know” by Alannis Morrissette – Go Haley Go! This was pure sabotage on behalf of Randy Jackson and Haley delivered a swift “f**k you” to him. I’m pretty sure she was expected to fail at this song and she killed it!

Tune in tonight at 8|7c for our American Idol live coverage and be sure to catch the show on FOX.

Haley Reinhart sings “Rhiannon” by Fleetwood Mac on American Idol 2011.

Fleetwood Mac came back big on Glee a couple of weeks ago and last night Stevie Nicks was on Dancing With The Stars. Tonight, American Idol finalist Haley Reinhart channeled her inner Stevie Nicks as she performed “Rhiannon” live. Jimmy Iovine chose the song for Haley and despite it being a little windy on the Idol stage; Haley Reinhart did the song justice. Can she win American Idol Season 10?

Haley Reinhart killed it with her Led Zeppelin performance and then delivered yet again with “Rhiannon” by Fleetwood Mac. What do you all think? Did she do Stevie Nicks justice with her American Idol performance? Comment below.

Haley Reinhart – “Rhiannon” by Fleetwood Mac on American Idol:

Haley Reinhart just rocked out on American Idol with her dad.

What do Led Zeppelin and Haley Reinhart have in common? American Idol! Haley just performed her first of three songs on tonight’s top 3 performances and she brought the house down. Accompanied by her father on guitar, Haley just killed her first performance of the night.

As soon as a video is available I will update this post with Haley Reinhart performing “What Is and What Should Never Be” by Led Zeppelin. I guess I should mention that she fell during the performance but that doesn’t really matter. The judges actually loved it as well and Haley is definitely in it to win it!

Haley Reinhart – “What Is and What Should Never Be” by Led Zeppeling on American Idol:

Will tonight be Haley Reinhart’s last performance on American Idol?

I think it is fair to say that of the final three constants left an American Idol, Haley Reinhart had had the toughest road to travel. Six weeks ago it looked like she was all but out of the competition. With repeated trips to the bottom three it looked like it was only a matter of time before she finally got sent home. Honestly, I thought once Stefano Langone was voted out Haley would likely be next.  She has proven me and I’m sure many other people wrong as she keeps plugging away and now finds herself one step away from the finals.

Perhaps Haley Reinhart‘s rise to the American Idol final three has been unlikely because she has been hard to categorize this season. Of the remaining three Scotty is clearly the country singer, Lauren is a country/pop style singer, but Haley seems to be able to do a few different genres equally well. That lack of a genre specific style seems to have at least Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez perplexed. Steven Tyler loves her, but Randy and JLo seem to really be critical of her no matter what she does. Randy Jackson especially seems passive aggressive towards her. This week for the judge’s choice songs the other two judges gave Scotty and Lauren songs that are in their wheelhouse and they should knock out of the park. Randy gave Haley the nearly impossible to succeed at “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morisette. I don’t know if he and JLo don’t want her to win because they think the show will have a hard time marketing her afterward or if they have some kind of issue with her off camera that we don’t know about. Whatever it is, she has overcome it and now has just one night and three songs standing between her and the finals.

If I were a betting man I would not put money on Haley Reinhart to win American Idol. I have a feeling her amazing run will come to an end this week, but so far Haley has thrived on proving everyone wrong. I do know this much. She has a powerful voice and I expect her to put it on full display tonight. Haley won’t hold back. She has fought to get this far. If she goes down this week it will be swinging.

Tune in tonight at 8PM to see Haley Reinhart, Lauren and Scotty McCreery all perform on American Idol