Will Dad Cost David Archuleta an American Idol Title?

Us Weekly magazine reports this week that the seventeen-year-old star may have flubbed his rendition of “We Can Work It Out” on the March 11 show because of pressure from dad Jeff. According to Entertainment Tonight, the elder Archuleta, 40, yelled at his son about the song's arrangement during a recording session the day before, bringing him to tears.

But American Idol vocal coach Debra Byrd insists this is nothing new. “I mean, nobody said anything about Jordin Spark’s mom or grandmother, or Diane DeGarmo, or John Steven’s mom. I could go on and on,” she says. “He’s just a concerned parent like any of the other Idol parents.” Check out more American idol coverage here.