Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Even though American Idol is over 2 months away, this week begins the Hollywood Audition phase. Nigel Lythgoe has told the NY Post he is making some changes to show for its 7th season.

Several changes are in the works, officials say, including:

* changing the format to let singers show other musical talents, such as guitar playing.

* many fewer "mentors," those established musical stars like Diana Ross and Tony Bennett, who appeared every week last season and took attention away from the contestants.

* and next summer, the annual "Idol" live tour may be combined with the "So You Think You Can Dance" tour – to create a show with both singing and dancing.

Hopefully with fewer mentors that means fewer bad theme nights, but I don't think we will get that lucky. I also don't like the merger of the SYTYCD and the American Idol tour. Maybe if the Judges who are narrowing the 160 contestants down to 24 do a better job picking more interesting and likable people the American Idol tour will sell again. Hint Hint Hint, last year sucked! 

The Next Great American Band, you know the American Idol for bands, premieres tonight at 8p on Fox. I am curious to see what this show is all about and what type of bands make it to the final 10!!!

Antoria Gillon really really wanted to audition for American Idol so much so that she wasn't going to let a little thing like labor stop her from doing so. So Antoria waited and waited as the contractions got closer and closer until it was finally her turn to audition in Dallas. So she sang her heart out as her little boy wanted to come out. But he waited long enough for her to audition and as soon as she was done she was rushed to the hospital and it was there that she gave birth to Jamil Labarron Idol McCowan, yes Idol. 

So did she make it to the next round? Yes she did, now we will have to wait until February to see if she will make it the next one after that.