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Gwen and P!nk Cut From "Idol Gives Back"

Posted Apr 26th 2007 2:42PM by TMZ Staff

While no contestants were eliminated on "American Idol" last night, two other singers were -- Gwen Stefani and P!nk!
Gwen Stefani and Pink
Last night's "A.I." charity benefit concert, "Idol Gives Back," included performances by Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban -- even a pre-taped-from-the-crypt Celine Dion/Elvis Presley duet -- which TMZ exclusively revealed on Monday. But Gwen and P!nk -- who had been previously announced as participants -- failed to get any screen time! Oh no they dit'nt!

Both Gwen and P!nk had pre-taped their performances, so their appearances just needed to be edited into the "live" telecast. Sources tell TMZ that the lovely ladies were "cut for time," and their segments should air on upcoming episodes of "Idol."

Well, thank God they found time for that idiotic "Stayin' Alive" montage and Il Divo!

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46. It is 60 million people...not 30...keep up. Also the show was great..I would have liked to see Gwen and Pink, but the point of the show was to raise money, so get over it. I loved Kelly's performance and I thought Carrie was very genuine. Some of you people need a life.

Posted at 3:18PM on Apr 27th 2007 by lostfanatic

47. Il Divo was one of the few acts on there who can actually carry a tune and sing. Josh Groban is another talented singer. Just because they don't scream & screech & jump around like idiots, some people don't like them.... usually people who have NO appreciation for legitimate musical talent.

Posted at 3:33PM on Apr 27th 2007 by Sarah Ferguson

48. To Calamari who thinks Il Divo has no testosterone.... oh honey, you are SO wrong!! SO very wrong!! :-)

Posted at 3:42PM on Apr 27th 2007 by Sarah Ferguson

49. I don't know what anybody else is saying, but whoever thinks Carrie Underwood wasn't good is absolutely nuts! She deserves praise for actually GOING to Africa and for her very touching and lovely performance of one of my favorite songs. In my opinion, her's was the best performance on the entire show. Go Carrie!

Posted at 8:12PM on Apr 27th 2007 by Sammy

50. to all the idiots bagging on people learn how to spell and maybe you won't look like such uneducated asses!!!

Posted at 9:10PM on Apr 27th 2007 by get a life

51. "Josh Brogans performance was boring".

Oh please, get over yourself. It was with a group of african kids, whos lives the segment happened to be about. It was hardly boring, with the smiles, and looks on their faces, there beautiful singing.
Dont go on ragging about how gwen and pink werent on.
THEY WERENT. get over it, and start talking about the main issue here, the situation in africa.

Posted at 1:06AM on Apr 28th 2007 by Chris Cutler

52. I love both these ladies but honestly Il Devo was beautiful. Maybe I am a softie, but it touched me more than "Holla Back Girl" or "Get This Party Started" ever could.

Posted at 1:45AM on Apr 28th 2007 by Ceeferd

53. The highlight of the whole show was undoubtedly the Celine Dion/Elvis Presley duet of 'If I Can Dream'. The conviction and passion with which Elvis sang was incredible and put all the other performers to shame. He was truly a one of a kind singer/performer. The video is now top of the iTunes download chart and rightly so for such good causes.

Let's hope that we can have more Elvis performances in the near future.

Posted at 11:10AM on Apr 29th 2007 by Brian Quinn

54. I am a 53 year old grandma and I love to listen to Pink I have all her cd's she has one hell of a voice and if ya listen to her music there is a message I hate to hear people trash people like they do they need to take a good look at in the mirror before they judge.and if ya can't save aything nice keep it to yourself.

Posted at 6:15PM on May 4th 2007 by greenidbutterfly

55. i cant beleive how horrible you all are and how sad you are p!nk should have been on the show they should have took ill divo off they were rubbish. i love pink she's the most amazing woman there is. at least she aint the typical singer she dont care what you lot think
so grow up and get a life

Posted at 7:46AM on May 4th 2007 by kate

56. You have got to be kidding me? "Il Divo" being able to sing? They are arguably THE most manufactured group in history, right do to the songs that they steal; I mean sing. People don't like them because they are what people, probably like you used to call "The Backstreet Boys and NSnyc," a boyband with no talent and who's told to look nice, do a little dance and get paid. But the ironic part is, "Backstreet Boys" and "NSync" could sing AND they didn't rip-off other artists songs, which is ALL "Il Divo" does. "usually people who have NO appreciation for legitimate musical talent." - So that would be you in this case. You should be aware also that they did a spanish version of the very song that Josh Groban sang on this same episode, and they killed the song; that's not a good thing.
"To Calamari who thinks Il Divo has no testosterone.... oh honey, you are SO wrong!! SO very wrong!! :-)" - Ah, no it's not. Just because they have noses bigger than most of their faces, that has nothing to do with another part of their anatomy. LOL!
" love both these ladies but honestly Il Devo was beautiful. Maybe I am a softie, but it touched me more than "Holla Back Girl" or "Get This Party Started" ever could." - You would be, because the song wasn't even their's, it was Barbara Streisand's and it was a suck job on their part.

Posted at 4:39PM on May 5th 2007 by ildivosucks

57. Awe! Man, they could have for SURE put them in! I'm almost happy that Gwen didn't get it. Not that I don't like her, I LOVE that girl, she is the best singer on the face of the earth! But, I was out on the strip that night, till 11 p.m. It came on at 8 p.m., so I was affraid that I didn't set the time on my tv for it to record automaticaly, so I wanted to go home, but I thought I might be able to find it on YouTube.com. I didn't worry.

I woke up the next morning, watched the news,(they said NOTHING about P!nk) but they were raving that Gwen had diched the set earlier because she got pissed off. I knew that the story couldn't be true, Gwen is a fun loving, perfectly perfect (and let me say, she has called herself a...) and a big dork. :-) She would never leave a charity, and plus, she was on TOUR! Not to mention with her son, Kingston, in tow. It's not like she could just walk out of her live concert to show a pre-taped performance... yet, she had already made one. Why couldn't they cut down chat time for these amazing singers? I think people should ask THESE questions to the AMERICAN IDOL staff, not blaming the poor (well, not so POOR) singers who had every right to be on that show.

Yes, Gwen was on the "A.I." a few wekks before, and she said that she would be ON the actual show. Now, I don't know a thing about the P~nk situation, but Gwen's is simple. She was just starting her tour, probably stressed, and her baby added more stress than she could pretty much handle. Then, she hadn't seen her hubby, Gavin Rossdale(of Bush), until her last concert, here in LV, NV. She pre-taped her performance, and they really should have aired the songs that her and P!nk sang. That would have put the finishing touches on the show. And, I bet a lot of people who where in the crowd were dissapointed as they left the show, both of the pop-stars are beautiful and Gwen is an awesome performer, and for all I know, P!nk is a good perfomer (I've never seen her perform) they really should have been on the show.

Posted at 1:03PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Lover Of L.A.M.B

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