He left his comfort zone yesterday by playing the guitar instead of the piano. Tonight, Scott MacIntyre is leaving the competition.

Scott made American Idol history as the first blind contestant to make it to the Top 12. He ended up 8th placer tonight.

Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds joined Scott in the bottom 3:

Flo Rida performed his no. 1 hit Right Round. Former Idol contestant Kellie Pickler also graced the show to promote her new single “The Best Days of Your Life” from her new self-titled album.

The Top 8, on the other hand, performed “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.” Their Ford music video this week is called “Circus.”