Jamar Rogers was one of the breakout stars of "The Voice" Season 2--and if the show rules that later took effect in Season 3 (no team quotas, iTunes sales carrying more weight) had existed that season, there's little doubt that he would've made it to the finale alongside his worthy Team Cee Lo comrade, Juliet Simms. Conspiracy theorists have even suggested that the rule changes of Season 3 were created simply to prevent contestants as talented as Jamar from being robbed in the future. It's not that implausible a theory, really. So, is it too late to demand a Season 2 vote recount?

But anyway, Jamar has kept plenty busy since making "The Voice's" top eight last year--touring, releasing four singles, prepping two EPs, and even playing a music cruise with his pals from his brief stint on "American Idol" Season 8, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey. Thankfully, he made time between gigs and recording sessions to stop by Yahoo! Music's HQ, too, to perform some of his new original tunes. Even just

Last night, Season 12's "American Idol" top 20 was completed, and from the looks of this list of 10 girls/10 guys, it really does seem like it'll be a girls' season, as Nigel Lythgoe has been attesting all along. But did Nigel orchestrate all sorts of shenanigans to ensure he'd get the result he wanted? Oh, probably. Or, yes. Let the conspiracy-theorizing begin!

Last night, 10 more of this season's "American Idol" girls competed in Vegas, and let's face it: Zoanette Johnson stole the show. I am sure there are many people out there who hated on her wild Lion King tour de force, but my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield and I were not among the haters. We loved Zoanette.

We also loved many other girls' Vegas performances last night...but unfortunately, due to this show's infuriating gender quotas and an uneven division of talent between last night's crop and the contestants who competed last week, some real strong contenders had to go home way too early. (Jett Hermano, cough.)

Watch us talk about all this and more, and feel free to weigh in with your own opinions in the comments section below. And all hail the Lion Queen!

Sarah Sellers [photo: Justin Goode]Season 10 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 Vegas rounds conclude with the 10 more male semifinalists, so for tonight's viewing, Sarah is inspired by the Southwestern flavors of her favorite Sin City chef, Bobby Flay.