Phillip Phillips took to the American Idol 2012 stage on April 18 and managed to fluster celebrity judge Jennifer Lopez with his sexy vocals. Singing a tune by Usher, the hot young singer from Georgia managed to truly own it. With a backup band of acoustical instruments, he played the guitar while seated and absolutely killed it. It was truly a magical moment on American Idol — one that any music fan would say was worth every minute of taking a time out from their hectic lives to sit down, tune in, and to turn up the volume while he performed it. Steven Tyler calls him, “Brilliantly awkward” and Randy Jackson loves him. Keep reading…
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American Idol 2012: Will Jessica Sanchez battle Reed Grimm in the end?
American Idol 2012 has some fierce competitors but early predictions about which of the men and women have what it takes to go all the way to the end have already begun. Since the folks at Fox split the top 24 into a girls team and a boys team, people are wondering which of the men could be a competitor and which of the women will have the strength to compete with the boys. Since Scotty McCreery beat out Lauren Alaina for the right to call themselves the American Idol champ, it looks like there are two big voices to beat in the 2012 season — Jessica Sanchez from the girls team and Reed Grimm (he’s the man to try to catch). Keep reading…
Fantasy picks for X Factor judges include Baby Boomer women
Everybody is suggesting their fantasy pick names of who The X Factor show creator Simon Cowell should hire as judges. Billboard is offering their suggestions for their picks to replace Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. The Billboard suggestions list is full of pop diva names like Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, and Fergie. Websites reporting reality TV news are saying he hopes to hire Beyonce Knowles or Madonna. But Mariah Carey’s name is the one that comes up more often in conversations. Her name is on the Billboard list as well. But what about hiring someone older and wiser like women of rock from the Baby Boomer generation? Keep reading…
X Factor judge suggestions for Simon Cowell include unusual green celebs
Reality television competitions are fierce. Simon Cowell is hoping to land a big name celebrity like Beyonce Knowles, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey for replace Paula Abdul on X factor. He’ll have to find a wild card to replace the Dancing With The Stars Mirror Ball Trophy Winner Nicole Scherzinger (the lead singer from the Pussycat Dolls). If he copies American Idol and tries to hire a male rocker, we wonder if he’d try to get someone like Elton John, Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones, pop music singer David Bowie. Grace Slick or Cher would be great Baby Boomer generation women to hire as judges on the reality TV show as well. Keep reading…
Steven Tyler stole American Idol contestants’ spotlight again? (Bad Boy)
Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge Steven Tyler has been one of the most talked about rock stars in modern music history. Tyler has stayed in the spotlight quite a bit in recent weeks, not for a new song release, but for representing the image of the rock and roll bad boy. The bad boy image carries a price, even for a 63 year old rocker who has mellowed over time. Whether he’s responding to groupie girls who lavish him with attention or he’s wise-cracking jokes that were funny when the Baby Boomer was just a twenty-something Bad Boy, he is making viewers tune in to FOX. Want to know what wild things he said this week? Keep reading..
American Idol judge Steven Tyler colorful rock star or creepy old guy?
Even if Steven Tyler keeps on putting on his game face that used to lure groupies backstage with alarming regularity to hook up with him in the olden days, now he’s an old guy who just got engaged to his long time girlfriend over the Christmas holidays. He’s the father of Lord Of The Rings and Armageddon movie star Liv Tyler, the woman who inspired elf ear plastic surgery. And very few realize he’s also a grandfather. Now granted, he could still be considered a lewd and lascivious threat to young ladies or he could just be that wacky rocker who’s worth a fortune and is getting new talent ready to handle American Idol stage. Keep reading…