Nikki McKibbin Is Her Usual Off-Key Self

Jessica Shaw of Entertainment Weekly graded the ‘American Idol’ performances last night and according to her marks, once again Nikki McKibbin is the most likely to get the boot. Shaw writes, “The luckiest girl on television (make that the luckiest girl in America) kicked off the show with Stevie Nicks’ ‘Edge of Seventeen’…and that could have been great, if only she’d sounded 1/100th as good as Stevie and not like her usual off-key self.” Shaw gave the highest marks to Justin Guarini’s pair of performances, just ahead of Kelly Clarkson. Read more.