"Since U Been Gone" has also been covered by contestants from reality television singing competitions. The song was performed by Todrick Hall on the eighth season of "American Idol". Despite fulfilling the judges' desire to hear something original, his rendition of the song drew criticism from the judges, with Simon Cowell commenting that Hall seemed like a dancer trying to sing. On November 26, 2011, Amelia Lily performed the song on the eighth series of "The X Factor UK". Her rendition was praised by the judges; Louis Walsh felt that her performance was effortless while Kelly Rowland remarked that "Amelia Lily hits those notes in her sleep!" The song was also covered by Luke O'Dell on the third season of "The X Factor Australia". On June 13, 2012, John Legend and his duet partner, Meleana Brown, covered "Since U Been Gone" in "Duets". Katy Kroll of "Rolling Stone" lambasted their cover for being "pitchy" and "almost unlistenable", Gord Craig of "Leader-Post" felt that Brown did not deliver her best although she sounded great with Legend. In the third season of "The Sing Off", the winning group Pentatonix sang a "mastermix" of "Since U Been Gone" and "Forget You". All three judges were impressed with Ben Folds commenting "You guys gave voices to the instruments" while Shawn Stockman, praising the rhythm and percussion section, renamed Kevin and Avi "Meat and Potatoes".