Fox finally announced who will be judging the new season of the American Idol, and their “Dream Team” is Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. If this was 2000 those names would be a dream, but in 2014 it’s a snoozefest. I mean do the people who are auditioning for the show even know who Harry is and can they even name any of his songs? The only thing they probably know about him is that he was on a Friends episode that they saw in syndication, other than that they are clueless to who is.
Not only are the judges all in their mid-40s (J-Lo is 44 and the two men are 45), the ageing singing competition is showing its age by switching to Roman Numerals. So this year American Idol 13 will be known as American Idol XIII. Are kids today even taught Roman Numerals anymore? If Fox thinks that they are going to get Super Bowl numbers just by switching their numbers to letters than they are greatly mistaken because those musicians are as old as the Romans themselves.
If Fox sincerely thinks that this will be Idol’s great renascence then they are stuck in the times of Roman Empire.
UPDATE: Even Keith Urban doesn’t know who is co-judge is as witnessed in this Tweet.
First day on the set of @AmericanIdol in Boston!! Absolutely loved working with Jennifer and Harry Styles! -KU
Jennifer Lopez’s boyfriend, Casper Smart, was doing an interview with E! and he told them that she is returning to American Idol this season. Only problem is neither Fox nor the singer confirmed that she would be back. So I am wondering when J-Lo found out what her little Boy Toy said, if she washed his mouth out with soap for spilling the beans early.
If anyone deserves to be punished it is Fox. If they really wanted to change up the declining singing competition, then they wouldn’t be bringing back two of the judges from the past unless that judge’s name is Simon Cowell.
Simon Cowell is going to be a dad and his close friend’s wife, Lauren Silverman, is the one who’s pregnant with his future idol. But the story has even more of an X Factor because Us Weekly says that the married woman, who is about 10 weeks along, is leaving her husband to have his love child. The source said, “Lauren and Andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time, and their divorce has been in the works for a while. As their marriage deteriorated, she and Simon became close.” With friends like that, who needs enemies?
BTW no word who will be breastfeeding the baby because we know he has bigger moobs than most women. At least it looks that way in the tight shirts he always wears.
After weeks of rumors that Nigel Lythgoe would not be returning to American Idol as an Executive Producer next season, he confirmed the news on Twitter today. He Tweeted, “just had 10 days in the Bahamas, rain everyday. I get back to the States and get fired. Sad! Monday we choose our top 20. I’ll smile again.” Then he added, “Yes, don’t worry I’m on #SYTYCD. FOX still loves me. It’s not a personal thing they just feel IDOL needs new leadership after 12 Seasons.”
My theory is that if the ratings for So You Think You Can Dance don’t pick up soon, that show will be a goner because he doesn’t have American Idol to protect him/it anymore. I used to love both shows, but the judges turned me off from them. Hopefully American Idol will have better luck this upcoming season.
After just one season Mariah Carey is saying goodbye to American Idol. Her publicity firm PMK*BNC Tweeted her departure by saying “W/ global success of ‘#Beautiful’ (#1 in 30+ countries so far) @MariahCarey confirms world tour & says goodbye 2 Idol.” The news is no surprise, but how she did it is because she didn’t do it herself. They buried the lead in a Tweet.
So that means that in the last few weeks the only original judge Randy Jackson, Mike Darnell, who ran Fox’s Alternative Programming, and Mariah Carey have all quit the show after a disastrous season in the ratings. The show hit several series lows and lost over half the viewers they used to get at it’s peak.
When it comes to fixing Idol? I think they really need to cancel The X Factor because the singing competition fatigue has gotten to people like me. They also need to not make the show about the judges any more and focus on the contestants. They really just need to get back to what they were and not what they are now. Can it be done? Yes. Will it be done? Probably not.
UPDATE: Nicki Minaj is also leaving American Idol. She Tweeted, “Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience! Wouldn’t trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!! Mmmuuuaahhh!!!” No one is surprised, and I am not sure if anyone is really upset by her departure. She is the reason I didn’t watch this season.
So now it is up to Keith Urban to stop singing The Clash’s Should I Stay or Should I Go? and just go!
