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Voting system may change on American Idol

American Idol producer Ken Warwick told reporters this week he’s considering changing the show’s voting system. Because so many of the Top 12 girls have been voted off, American Idol execs believe that females are doing most of the voting through social networking, making it very difficult for a girl singer to win, despite the fact that she may be more talented. Young girls and women seem to be voting over and over for the “boys,” such as 17-year-old Scotty McCreery (pictured). “We are aware that with the social networking that goes on these days, and because predominantly young girls and moms are the driving force behind these kind of shows, that probably the vote will be skewed towards the boys,” he said. “Case in point, losing Pia [Toscano] a couple of weeks ago. It’s something that we’re going to have a long discussion about after we finish the series. We won’t change anything at the moment — it will go the way it goes.” He says maybe in future the amount of SMS votes and/or online votes will be capped. He also mentioned that they may limit the number of times a performer can play a musical instrument. “This year it isn’t an issue. Last year it was an issue,” he clarified. “We don’t want anyone hiding behind a guitar.”