Idol Taped Tonight

If you were looking forward to a live episode of "American Idol" on FOX tonight, you're out of luck. The show was taped last night. A rep for FOX says "We have pre-taped shows at this stage of the competition before, although it's rare." One of the reasons is to make sure all 13 contestants make it into the 2 hour show.

Idol executive producer, Nigel Lythgoe, defended their decision not to air a live episode by tweeting, "We are pre-taping for 2 weeks as we have a new Director & new judges. It has nothing to do with minipulation you morons."

The Top 13 will sing songs from their favorite artists tonight on FOX from 8-10pm. And since it was taped, the song selection has been leaked online at americanidolnet.com. If you don't want to know what the contestants will be singing, stop reading.

Top 13 Songs

Lauren Alaina - Any Man of Mine (Shania Twain)

Casey Abrams - Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker)

Ashton Jones - When U Tell Me U Love Me (Diana Ross)

Paul McDonald - Come Pick Me Up (Ryan Adams)

Pia Toscano - All By Myself (Celine Dion)

James Durbin - Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney)

Haley Reinhart - Blue (LeAnn Rimes)

Jacob Lusk - I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly)

Thia Megia - Smile (Michael Jackson)

Stefano Langone - Lately (Stevie Wonder)

Karen Rodriguez - I Could Fall in Love (Selena)