TIME's TV Critic James Poniewozik reviews the American Idol performers each week


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"She Will Be Loved"

And the winner of American Idol season 6 is... Maroon 5! Seriously, has any middling pop-rock band gotten this much promotion in one season from Idol? Blake dons the suit of argyle armor that signifies that he's doing a Sensitive Song. I still feel he could have picked a better song for his ballad-y number, but he has the good sense to choose a song with a simple melody that showcases the pure tone of his voice, without vocal flashiness. (Although, on the high notes, he keeps looking up as if trying to find his missing falsetto.) Nice, but not especially memorable.




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