out who will be crowned the newest and the 10th "american idol" mccreery and lauren alaina going head to head last night. courtney friel live in los angeles. first off, this whole thing started with some drama with lauren and her vocal cords. >> i know. i bet you wish you were here. we got a tmz alert an hour before the show that lauren wasn't able to sing because her vocal cord were hurting her and haley would be singing instead. that didn't end up being true. they went to their country roots singing three songs. one was a favorite of the season and the other was their idol's choice. another was a future single. lauren was the favorite and that's one of the conspiracies out there this morning that maybe the producers leaked this information to get her some pity votes. i don't know. i was in the audience.