American Idol - Today's Performances and Headlines - 07/28/2011

Here are the American Idol performances for July 28, 2011

American Idols Live is at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC
Bucky Covington is at Jackson County Jr. Fair in Cottageville, WV
Casey James is at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA
Sanjaya Malakar is at The Nail in Ardmore, PA
Trenyce is in "Thriller - Live" in London, UK

Performance list via IdolStages

Headlines:

Peter Cooper: ‘American Idol’ didn’t kill country (The Tennessean)

'American Idol's' Jennifer Lopez Expected to Close Deal This Week (THR)

Former Nashvillian Paul McDonald rides the American Idol wave (Nashville Scene)

Denver auditions open for 'American Idol' (FOX News)

American Idol Atlanta concert roundup (Ledger Enquirer)