American Idol 9: The Last 4 in the Top 24
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors, Spoilers,
Earlier this week, we reported spoilers for 20 of American Idol 9’s Top 24. If you’re looking for spoilers, there are now four more names to add to the list.
Want to know which quartet of femmes will round out the list of Hollywood finalists? Keep reading!
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Simon Cowell Hiring Paula Abdul and Cheryl Cole?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors, Video,
The Hollywood Reporter says Simon Cowell is in talks with Paula Abdul and Cheryl Cole for his new, US-based X Factor.
The well-known singing judge has worked with both females in the past. Abdul was a fellow panelist with Simon for eight seasons of American Idol, while Cole currently serves the same duty on Britian’s X Factor.
The show is scheduled to premiere on FOX in 2011.
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Spoiling American Idol 9’s Top 24
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Rumors, Spoilers,
It’s fun to watch hours and hours of audition footage on American Idol 9, sure…but wouldn’t it be more fun if you already knew which singers will be moving on to Hollywood and beyond?
If you want to know twenty of the twenty-four hopefuls who will eventually sing on the big Idol stage after they breeze through Hollywood Week, keep reading. If you’d rather wait several more weeks until the show reveals things in its own way, turn back now.
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American Idol 9: Atlanta Auditions
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Video,
Mary J. Blige was the guest judge for the Atlanta auditions, which were taped during American Idol’s summer scramble to negotiate contracts and fill Paula Abdul’s spot on the panel.
Dewone Robinson was the first contestant to be featured, and it seemed pretty clear early on that he was going to tank. He was predictably horrible and incredibly strange, reducing the female judges to laughter. Simon Cowell called it “one of the worst original songs” he’s ever heard. Robinson then launched into a few bars of Rick James. Randy Jackson, fed up, finally started screaming for security. Dewone sang himself on down the elevator.
The next auditioner, Keia Johnson, is a former Miss Congeniality and positively adorable. She belted out Celine Dion powerfully, immediately shutting up the panel. “She can sing,” Mary J. Blige stated. Keia grew increasingly excited as each judge, one by one, gave her the “yes” vote. Her audition is viewable in the video above.
Miriam Lemnouni chose a Miley Cyrus song. Noel Reese belted Whitney Houston. Tisha Holland delivered a little soul. All three became part of a “you’re going to Hollywood” montage.
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American Idol 9: Boston Auditions
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Features, Gossip, Video,
Never one to shy away from its own press, American Idol re-capped the events of the past year at the top of the Season 9 premiere. Clips highlighting Paula Abdul’s departure from the show, as well as the announcement that Ellen DeGeneres would replace her, were part of the opening montage. After a few brief highlights, it was time for the show to begin.
The Boston auditions were conducted on a very rainy day, but nothing seemed to dim the spirit of the waiting hopefuls who grinned and waved at reality TV cameras. This episode marked Victoria Beckham’s stint as a guest judge, the first to be called in when last summer’s negotiations with Paula Abdul started to go south.
The first auditioner to be featured, Janet McNamara, honed her singing skills with the American Idol game. CGI Simon often tells her that she’s “got it,” in fact. She had a thick Boston accent and tons of energy, talking at great length about her Idol gaming skills. Predictably, she was terrible and got a no across the board. Still maintaining high spirits, she claimed the experience was “wicked awesome.” Her audition is viewable in the clip above.
Janet was only the first in a long line of hopefuls, some of which would leave with their dreams still intact. Others would simply leave…many, in tears.
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DeGeneres, DioGuardi React to Simon Cowell’s Idol Departure
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Rumors,
Talk show maven and newest Idol addition Ellen DeGeneres is “very, very sad” that Simon Cowell is leaving the show, and who can blame her? With Cowell gone, it’s safe to assume that American Idol’s future is now on a downward spiral, and Ellen’s new job is likely to become a very brief blip on the map of her career.
“He announced he’s leaving on my first day - I’m trying not to take it personally,” Ellen cracked jokes, as usual, while talking to her audience. “He’s a huge part of that show, but he wanted a change.”
And so sounded the death knell of America’s most popular reality TV series.
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Howie Mandel Joins America’s Got Talent
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, NBC, News,
NBC, already facing a programming hole at 10:00, has managed to fill one of its vacancies.
Over the weekend, NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin revealed that Howie Mandel will become the newest judge on America’s Got Talent. This news comes just days after David Hasselhoff announced his departure from the summer reality program.
Mandel, who previously hosted Deal or No Deal for the network, was deemed the perfect fit for Talent.
“If you think about an expertise, Howie has had a Las Vegas show for years and he constantly performs in Las Vegas,” Gaspin said at the Television Critics Association press tour. “So we actually thought — not only is he a great communicator, but he’s actually an expert.”
No start date has yet been announced for the show’s fifth season.
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Rob Mariano Returns to Survivor
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Gossip,
Survivor’s newest installment (premiering in February) will feature many familiar faces from seasons past.
The Heroes vs. Villains cast will contain Rob Mariano, who made headlines after he proposed to girlfriend Amber Brkich on the season finale of Survivor: All-Stars. The couple went on to compete in The Amazing Race before they were featured in a ten-episode stint in their own series on Fox Reality.
“Hopefully, I can sway some people my way,” “Boston” Rob said of the upcoming show. Mariano is the proud new father of new daughter Lucia Rose, who’s currently just four weeks old. He’ll be one of the villains of the newest Survivor cast, joined by other players like Courtney Yates, Randy Bailey, Tyson Apostol and Benjamin Wade.
(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)
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Nicole Richie to Guest Judge Project Runway
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, Gossip,
Nicole Richie will soon be returning to reality TV.
Paris Hilton’s former sidekick will guest judge on the season premiere of Project Runway, which airs on January 14 on Lifetime.
Executive producer Sara Rea says that “Nicole is a fabulous guest judge.”
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Domino’s Answers Jersey Shore’s Snooki
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, MTV,
Domino’s Pizza isn’t the first sponsor to back out of supporting MTV’s controversial Jersey Shore…but they are the first sponsor to release direct statements regarding one of the reality show’s cast members. After Nicole (“Snooki”) Polizzi waxed poetic about their decision (“F—- you! If you don’t want to watch, don’t watch. Just shut the hell up!), Domino’s delivered a few far more eloquent zingers of their own.
“We have no issue with MTV or the programming it airs,” a spokesperson stated. “Just like viewers have a choice of what they want to watch, advertisers have a choice on what shows they want to advertise.” Domino’s Pizza has no problems with MTV, but that doesn’t mean they care for the Shore’s Snooki. “There’s no need to get into a war with this young girl, because tick tock, her fifteen minutes are almost up.”
Jersey Shore has been dubbed as “wildly offensive” by the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus. The reality series has recently been eliciting a lot of negative press for the way the show’s Italian-American cast behaves and speaks. MTV maintains that the cable network does not intend to stereotype or offend in any way.
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