While I don't care for Cyrus, Jonas and the other girl I have to strongly disagree that they were worse than that Kesha person.
She sounded like someone who had one foot caught in a bear trap and someone was smashing her hand in a hot waffle iron.
America got it right, later Paige, you blew.
I don't entirely trust her ear, either, when she starts commenting on pitch etc I just have to doubt her right off the bat that she knows what the hell she's talking about lol.
Randy, Kara and Simon sure because they have many years of experience but Ellen's a comedian who is and was a fan...
I never liked Blake Lewis when he was on that year, IMO beat boxing isn't singing, it's making noise.
By that reasoning I should make it on AI because I can burp the Star Spangled Banner.