Simon Cowell Welcomes Auditions For “America’s Got Talent”
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Reality, NBC, News,
If you’ve longed to embarrass yourself in front of America and receive scathing insults from Simon Cowell, but just don’t have the pipes to audition for American Idol, you may have your chance in America’s Got Talent. Cowell’s new talent show is open to anyone, at any age, with any sort of talent. The acerbic Brit welcomes anyone from age 2 to 100 to audition. I wonder if he knows what he’s getting into? If singers so easily annoy him, what will he do in the wake of contestants brandishing tap dancing and pig calls? At any rate, it should prove to be another hit for Cowell and a chance to humiliate the contestants, which of course means entertainment for us. Do you have an undiscovered talent? You can go here to find audition locations and dates.
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American Idol 5: Chris Daughtry Masters the Covers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Editorial, News,
Two weeks ago, I told everyone how extremely upset I was at the judges for not realizing that Chris Daughtry had ripped off the Red Hot Chili Peppers with his rendition of ‘Higher Ground’. And no—it was not because I thought the performance was necessarily bad. It was because the judges gave him props for making the song ‘his own’.
Last week I said I was hesitant about giving Chris a compliment because I wasn’t entirely sure if he had ripped off someone else again. Not surprisingly, the judges ate his original version of ‘I Walk the Line’. They praised him for separating himself from the rest of the group.
Fast forward to this week—when I found out I was right!!! Chris is a big phoney. Do I think he’s a bad singer? No. Do I think he should be headlining a local cover band at your neighborhood bar? Yes. Apparently the Idol chatrooms have been all buzzing since his appearance last week. Seems the judges gave him props way too soon. According to those familiar with the works done by the band Live, Daughtry’s rendition was just another rip-off of something they did back in 2001. As one message read: “This guy is rip off. Judges are plain dumb.”
On American Idol last night, they confronted the controversy by having Ryan Seacrest simply ask Chris if his rendition of “Walk The Line” was Live’s version, which resulted in Chris and Ryan talking about how Live is one of Chris’ favorite bands.
(You can find all the American Idol 5 posts here.)
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America’s Next Top Model: The Girl Who Kissed a Roach
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, UPN, America’s Next Top Model, Features,
This week’s lesson? It doesn’t matter what situation you find yourself in. You must always remember to wear clean underwear… and always make sure you look pretty. Always.
There comes a time in every season when a girl must finally master the dreaded runway—and this was that week. Making the lesson more difficult, the girls were asked by their runway coach, Miss J, to walk their walk in formal dresses. Dresses that could prove quite tricky to strut in depending on the length and size. Unfortunately, very few were able to walk away from criticism. Even usually cocky Jade came down the runway a little too ‘safe’ to impress. Miss J wondered whether her spirit had been broken by all the judges’ comments. But the highlight of the day was wobbly Danielle. Had she not managed to quickly brace herself, she would have fallen flat on her pretty face.
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American Idol 5: Kevin Covais Voted Off
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol,
Well, well, well. Who knew that if you wished upon a star hard enough, your dreams could come true? I prayed for the day that Kevin Covais would finally be kicked off American Idol, but I never thought it would happen so soon. When I heard that Votefortheworst.com was backing him just for sheer entertainment, I was convinced that I would have to listen to him for weeks to come. So ultimately, I had to pick Lisa Tucker as the loser for the week. But that’s okay. I may have lost—but I really won! Kevin’s elimination was equivalent to Brent’s firing on The Apprentice. With less dead weight on the show now, we’re just about ready to get down to business. Once that airhead Kellie Pickler is eliminated, it’ll be clear sailing from here…
(You can find all the American Idol 5 posts here.)
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CBS’ Rock Star to Showcase New Band
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Rock Star,
A new twist this year for CBS’ Rock Star. Instead of leading for an already existing band, the winning vocalist will now front a combined group of rock all-stars. This new band, named Supernova, will consist of Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Jason Newsted (Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses). Last year’s edition of Rock Star helped find a replacement for INXS’s former lead, Michael Hutchence.
Auditions are currently underway but no date has yet been set for the series premiere. Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke will return as co-hosts.
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American Idol 5: Final 12 - Week 2
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Features,
Tonight the contestants had to become familiar with tunes from way before they were born. Songs from the 50’s. Luckily, they were helped through their journey by a great vocal coach—the one and only Barry Manilow. Bobby Bennett’s grandmother must be kicking herself right now. Was he able to get a show-stopping performance out of them? Check out our thoughts, after the jump.
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American Idol 5: Simon’s Predicts the Winners
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Reality, American Idol,
Judge Simon Cowell made some interesting comments this week on Howard Stern’s radio program. Never shy about announcing his favorites, Simon made his predictions for the Top Three: Chris Daughtry, Taylor Hicks…and Kellie Pickler?? If Kellie’s keeps performing as well as she did last week, she shouldn’t make it past Week 3. But if the Web site Votefortheworst.com has it’s way, Pickler will be in the Final Two…right up there with Kevin Covais. Determined to keep the worst singer on the show to make the competition more interesting, the site is currently throwing its weight behind the red-head. Should he get knocked off any time soon, their next target will be Pickler. Gre-aat.
(You can find all the American Idol 5 posts here.)
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American Idol 5: Final 12 - Week 1
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Features,
The American Idol contestants got to start off the first week of finals on a very high note. A Stevie Wonder night? How much bigger could it get? Unfortunately, singing the songs of such a legend can only bring high expectations along with it. Were the contestants up to the challenge? And more importantly—who would sing “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”? (My early prediction was Kevin Covais). Let’s see if I was right…
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Survivor: Panama: Salvation and Desertion
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Features,
The members of Casaya return back to camp after their first tribal council in some time. Shane is still reeling from the decision that the women made to vote Bobby off that night instead of Bruce. While Bruce is within earshot, Shane lashes out at Danielle in their sleeping quarters and berates her for making a bad decision. He tells Danielle that he wants out of the alliance because the girls are disorganized. Danielle thinks he’s a lunatic who’s lost his mind and she decides that she doesn’t need him bashing her anymore. Since Courtney was not present to hear Shane’s outbursts, Cirie takes the pleasure of alerting her the next morning to her intentions. After learning of the news, Courtney proposes kicking Shane out next time and gets Danielle on board. Later, Shane tells the ladies that while he would break the alliance, he unfortunately swore on his son’s name to stick with them. The woman make it easy for him (and themselves) and absolve him of his promise. Meanwhile, Cirie gets to sit back and laugh while the alliance apparently starts to deteriorate.
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American Idol 5: The Final 12 Decided
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol,
So the Final 12 have finally been decided—and many may be shocked by those who fell by the wasteside. TV Envy did predict the loss of Kinnick Sky and Will Makar, but we can’t say that we’re surprised about the loss of Ayla Brown and Gedeon McKinney.
Ayla’s rendition of ‘Unwritten’ was definitely questionable, but we thought that her likeable personality and basketball alter-ego would make her a fan favorite. Based on last night’s performance alone, though, the viewers made the correct choice. Despite some questionable notes, Melissa McGhee’s performance did surpass Ayla’s.
As for Gedeon McKinney—one can only guess that his ‘record of the world’ made a lasting impression in more ways than one. By voting him off now, the viewers are spared 12 more weeks of his impressionist paintings. TV Envy still thinks that Gedeon’s singing was better than Kevin Covais’, but overall it’s easier to tolerate a cute 16-year-old than a young man in an old body.
(You can find all the American Idol 5 posts here.)
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