Sarah Sellers [photo: Justin Goode]Season 10 "American Idol" alum and cool food blogger Sarah Sellers has been posting her viewing-party snack recipes in Reality Rocks for two "Idol" seasons now, and she's back this year to get your mouth watering every night of Season 12. Tonight, the top eight finalists tackled the music of Motown, so for tonight's viewing-party snack, Sarah is paying tribute to Motor City with her "own spin on a hodgepodge of Detroit staples: Italian, soul food, and all-American classics." Enjoy!

Nicki Minaj is not amusedIt was Motor City Night on "American Idol" this Wednesday, which meant the top eight performed the songs of Iggy & The Stooges, the MC5, the White Stripes, and Insane Clown Posse. Psych! C'mon, now. Of course they did the same tired ole Motown standards (other than one Madonna duet by Kree Harrison and Janelle Arthur) that've been performed on "Idol" since Brian Dunkleman was still the show's cohost--even though current host Ryan Seacrest had stressed that "any artist from Detroit was fair game."

"Get off the stage!"But nothing's fair in the "Idol" game, of course--certainly not when it comes to Her Minajesty, the Queen of Shade. And so, towards the end of Wednesday's episode, when the three underdog guys remaining on the show (Burnell Taylor, Devin Velez, and this season's token Sanjaya-style punching bag, Lazaro Arbos) performed the Four Tops' "I Can't Help Myself," judge Nicki Minaj could not help herself from viciously blasting the boys. There was nothing sugar-pie-ish or honey-bunch-esque about her scathing remarks, that's for sure.

"Idol" alum Jon Peter Lewis returns to TV in Midas WhaleSeveral "American Idol" contestants have crossed over to the "The Voice" in the past, most notably Frenchie Davis and Jamar Rogers. But on Tuesday night, the first actual former "Idol" top 10 finalist competed on "The Voice," and he was so fantastic, I hope he goes a lot farther this time.

Last night, "The Voice" Season 4 premiered with two new coaches, Shakira and Usher, sitting in for Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green--but it was still the same old show we all know and love. There was fantastic, fun judge chemistry (something "American Idol" and "The X Factor" could use a LOT more of), quite a few impressive auditions...basically, all the right buttons were pushed, so to speak. You know, it's amazing how much I missed this show, even though it had only been off the air for three months.

So, did my "The Day After" cohost, Matt Whitfield, enjoy this week's "Voice" premiere as much as I did? Watch us talk about last night's coaches and contestants in our first chatfest of this season to find out!