Mariah Carey Night on AI

Mariah Carey week. Remember when Mariah went nutso? And she's comeback! There's hope for Britney. I mean...Brit went crazier and she's clearly less talented than Mariah, but you know what? I think she's a hell of alot more likeable than Mariah.

I think this will be a tough week.

Oh and also - what up with Mariah and Nick Cannon?!?! I kind of like it!



David Archuleta - Eeek, leather pants! Am I the only one who doesn't just love this kid? Ok, but a bad song choice IMO. But the judges loved it. Guess I'm wrong!

Carly Smithson - I hope she does well tonight. I like it! I think she chose a good song for her! All in all, I liked it - but wasn't blown away. Judges weren't either. I like how they STILL think she has it in her to blow us away, tho.

Syesha - She looks pretty. I like her dress. Good song choice for her and she's doing a good job. I still stick to my "no charisma" opinion, though.

Brooke White - "Hero." I love this song. I think she's doing a good job! She's so much more comfortable behind the piano, isn't she? I also think she looks really pretty tonight, too.

Kristy Lee Cook - Again, she looks pretty tonight. WTF?! She has really gotten better. I wanted her gone, gone, gone for weeks and now....I dunno. She's kind of growing on me. Next American Idol? No, but she's not a joke in the competition.

David Cook - Ok, I'll admit it, ya'll. I love him now. He's my fave in the competition. I loved it. Best of the night so far. Hands down. I heard David's brother was in the audience tonight. I think that's why he's crying. Ok....I love him. I'm teary!!!! I think this is our next American Idol, folks.


jason Castro - I do love his voice and his handsome face. I like it! Not was much as David, but a close second for me.

1. David Cook
2, Jason Castro
3. David Archuleta
4. Carly Smithson
5. Kristy Lee Cook
6. Syesha
7. Brooke White

But I do think it'll most likely be Kristy Lee going home this week. However, I wouldn't be surprised to see Carly or Syesha go.

AI's David Cook: Sick Brother

I feel so bad for David Cook. I can't imagine going thru the Idol process while all of this was going on.

David Cook quickly bounced back from his brief hospitalization due to high blood pressure and heart palpitations, but the American Idol finalist is coping with more than the weekly eliminations.

His older brother Adam Cook is battling cancer, sources confirm. David hasn't spoken about it, the sources add, out of respect for his brother – and because he didn't want to seek sympathy votes. But he has performed with an electric guitar emblazoned with his brother's initials "A.C."

Cook is not the first idol to compete while dealing with a personal crisis.

"The week before we came up for the Top 24, my best friend passed away, and I was just like, 'I don't know if I can go out there,'" last year's champ Jordin Sparks tells PEOPLE. "I went to the funeral and came back and then my uncle passed away – and then my grandma ... and so I had three deaths go on during the show."

The blows tested Sparks physically as well as mentally, she said last week at a Hollywood PSA shoot for DoSomething.org and Staples School Supply Drive To Do Something for students who can't afford school supplies.

"It's hard because you have to go out there and put this smile on your face," says the singer. "It's very exhausting, and it's very overwhelming and kind of gets to you. I mean I got sick a couple times, just because I was so tired and kept trying to do all this stuff and it was crazy."

Still, if personal matters were to become very serious, it's possible that Cook would be allowed time off from the competition to be with his family.

"It's only ever happened once and that was in the U.K.," Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe told reporters in a conference call. "We gave them a week out."

David Cook Hospitalized

TMZ reports that David Cook was hosptitalized after his performance last night. He was having some heart palpatations and was treated for high blood pressure. He was released and is "doing fine."