American Idol’s Online Auditions Open
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, News, Video,
Didn’t get a chance to make it Nashville, Milwaukee, New Orleans, East Rutherford, Austin or San Francisco this summer? You can still audition to be the next American Idol … if you’ve got an Internet connection and a webcam.
American Idol has opened up MySpace auditions, allowing would-be contestants to submit videos of themselves online. There are less than 24 hours left in the submission window, so start warming up those pipes. Watch host Ryan Seacrest explain the whole thing in the video above.
And if you’d rather read than sing, be sure to check out all our American Idol 10 posts.
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American Idol: Jennifer Lopez to Accept Judging Gig for $12 Million
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
Gossip tells us that Jennifer Lopez will be accepting a position on the American Idol judging panel for $12 million per year. Rumor says that J-Lo tried to hold out for $15 million and a movie deal, but FOX said nothing doing and held firm on their offer.
Lopez doesn’t have a lot of bargaining chips. Her last movie was not successful at the box office, and her longtime label dropped her soon after the flick bombed. We’re hearing that J-Lo has definitely accepted the Idol gig, but wants to postpone the official announcement until her new single can be released in mid-September.
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Review: World of Jenks Sneak Peek
If you kept your channel tuned to MTV after the VMAs (which ran long, big shocker), you saw the premiere of the sneak peek of World of Jenks, which celebrates its official premiere on Monday night. Andrew Jenks is a buzzworthy young filmmaker who is best-known for his Room 335 project, in which he moved into an assisted living facility.
The premise behind World of Jenks is simple: the filmmaker will move in with interesting individuals for one week and learn about their lives. He is no mere fly on the wall, however. Jenks asks questions, gets answers and explores each person’s background.
In the sneak peek episode, Jenks moved in with rapper Maino, who did hard time for kidnapping. Maino had only two conditions for the filmmaker: “No cryin’, no bitchin’.” Maino meant what he said. He is a hard-core partier. As he explained to Jenks, “I want to wake up almost dead.” And that takes a lot of partying.
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Katy Perry to Join US X-Factor?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Gossip, Rumors,
According to MTV, Katy Perry has been approached to become a judge on the US version of The X Factor, the show for which Simon Cowell left American Idol. Reports say that Perry has been offered $340,000 a week to do the gig.
A source says that Simon Cowell has very specific ideas about who he wants on the panel: “At least one massive American star, someone who is known globally, plus one Brit and at least one authoritative male.”
Rumor has it that Nicole Scherzinger and Cheryl Cole are also on the short list of possible X Factor judges.
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Auto-Tune Scandal Unfolds on The X Factor
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The seventh season of Britain’s The X Factor premiered as recently as August 21, and already it’s the most controversial the series has ever known. The flagship program for its parent network ITV, X Factor has been a reality TV mainstay in the UK - much in the same way that American Idol is a mainstay for the US.
That isn’t the only thing X Factor has in common with the popular US reality series. Like Idol, X Factor is a singing competition where one winner is crowned at the end of the season. Like Idol, X Factor is known for its harshest critic, Simon Cowell. But in light of recent events, American reality fans are hoping that’s all that X Factor has in common with Idol.
Singers on the newest season of X Factor have very clearly had their voices altered with Auto-Tune, an audio processor which corrects pitch and helps singers sound perfectly in tune. Auto-Tune may also be used to the opposite effect, making singers sound very much out of tune when it is applied incorrectly. Cher made the sound of Auto-Tune famous when she used on her “Believe” single. Other well-known singers to apply the technology include Janet Jackson, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
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Mariah Carey Could Be the Next American Idol Judge
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors,
The tenth season American Idol judging panel is still up for grabs, according to sources who are in the know. Though early rumors suggested that Jennifer Lopez would be joining new judge Steven Tyler on the reality series, new gossip suggests that FOX is still looking elsewhere for their new female panelist. According to one source, Mariah Carey would love to join the series.
Carey’s husband Nick Cannon has also previously stated that his wife would “love” to be on the show.
Reps for FOX and for Carey have not commented on the possibility, but everyone involved with the Idol camp has remained mum on all pending judging deals. Though rumors suggest that Steven Tyler is definitely locked into the gig, fans aren’t likely to hear any official Idol judging news until the entire panel has been filled.
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American Idol Source: Don’t Believe the Rumors
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors,
An anonymous source reportedly close to the American Idol judge hunt has come forward - secretly - to denounce rumors that the deal with Jennifer Lopez has fallen through. Entertainment Weekly broke the story over the weekend. The source is quoted as saying that all celebs up for consideration have been “really gracious,” and that no “unreasonable” demands have been made during the negotiations.
“Don’t believe everything you read,” said the source. Jennifer Lopez was named, along with Steven Tyler, was a potential newcomer to the reality series, but reps from FOX have offered no comments on the news. Early last week, many media outlets reported that J-Lo was no longer up for consideration for the job.
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American Idol: Could Shania Twain Replace J-Lo?
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TMZ’s mysterious sources are hinting that Jennifer Lopez may not be totally out of the American Idol picture—but execs have a backup plan, just in case.
According to one unnamed source, pop/country singer Shania Twain is also on the short list of potential Idol judges in Season 10.
Twain previously appeared on Idol in Season 9 twice, both as a guest judge and mentor to the contestants.
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MasterChef Review: Gordon Ramsay Displays a Softer Side
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Gossip,
FOX premiered its third show featuring Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef, Tuesday night. The series had a strong lead-in: Ramsay’s first FOX show, Hell’s Kitchen. He’s the chef known for his tough exterior and passionate, some might say vulgar, insults. Ramsay routinely screams in the faces of the chefs under his tutelage on Hell’s Kitchen - so fans were no doubt expecting to see a tough, fiery chef during the MasterChef premiere.
What they got was a gentler, kinder Gordon Ramsay. He slipped into the role of motivator for MasterChef, sitting at the head of a panel of three judges (the other two are tough-as-nails restaurateur Joe Bastianich and four-star chef Graham Elliot). Talented home cooks came before the panel to present their dishes. Some dishes were met with disdain, but Ramsay didn’t scream “donkey” at a single contestant. He dispensed hugs, smiles and encouragement with ease - far removed from the furious chef mien he wears for Hell’s Kitchen, which aired the same night.
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American Idol Contestant Sues Show for $300 Million
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Rejected American Idol contestant Ian Benardo doesn’t have a prayer of getting $300 million from the show, though he recently filed a lawsuit asking for this staggering sum. We’re pretty sure Benardo has filed suit more for publicity than for money…so we’re going to give it to him.
If you don’t know who Ian Benardo is, it’s probably because you didn’t watch the American Idol finale spectacular which aired in May. Benardo turned an otherwise average stage show into a circus when he ripped the microphone out of the hands of comedian Dane Cook and proceeded to scream out his agenda to the masses.
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