Will Judith Hill's risk pay off?Following a BBQ-party performance by "rarely sober national icon" Blake Shelton, Monday's Memorial Day edition of "The Voice" kicked off with a series of rousing, high-energy performances. But by the top eight episode's end, the show took a sober turn, as the realization kicked in that this Tuesday, two very talented contestants will go home.

Adam Lambert at the 2013 Life BallSaturday night in Vienna, Austria, Glamerican Idol Adam Lambert performed at the Life Ball — Europe's biggest fundraiser for HIV and AIDS causes — rocking not just a new song, but an exotic new look.

Is Adam Lambert the next "Idol" judge? [photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic]Rumors circulated this week that Fox honchos, desperate to retool and salvage "American Idol" after a disastrous 12th season, are considering replacing the entire judging panel with "Idol" alums. Such a strategy may seem a little too self-referential, a little too retroactive, and definitely gimmicky, but you know…it just might work.