After weeks of rumors that Mariah Carey would be joining American Idol, Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly confirmed she is at Fox’s Press Tour Day. I have to admit her addition is enough for me to watch the show. Unlike the other three judges, she knows actually her stuff and she can be quite articulate. Plus she was married Tommy Mottala, one of the greatest producers in the music business and he had to teach her something during their marriage. Oh and she most importantly she can sing and sell albums, something J-LO could only do one of.
Thank you to Mark Burnett for coming up with The Voice and casting Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine as coaches and because of that it made Fox step up their game. The X Factor added Britney Spears and Idol brought on Carey. I am sure the people who are audition for these shows are happy about that changes because people they grew up with and idolized are not the people mentoring them on these reality shows.
Congrats to Fox on a good hire, let’s just hope they do an equally as good filling the other two seats. It is time for the Dawg to go even if he is Carey’s manager.
A day after Jennifer Lopez said she hadn’t made a decision whether or not she would stay on American Idol and Steven Tyler announced he was leaving the Fox show, J-Lo confirmed to Ryan Seacrest she she is quitting the singing the competition. She said it was not an easy choice but she has too much on plate and just can’t give the show the commitment it needs.
I say good riddance because I have never liked her and she added nothing to the show. She was too nice and boring.
So now Randy Jackson is once again the lone judge and I think it is time for him to go. Actually I think it was time for him to go a long long long time ago. If the rumors are true that he is a package deal with Mariah Carey then I think she needs a new manager. Carey would be great because unlike J-Lo she can sing. Plus she was married to one of the biggest record producers in history. She knows what it takes to creaye a music star unlike the other judges.
Fox announced today that Steven Tyler has opted to leave American Idol in order to do what the people he has been judging for the last two have not been able to. You know he is going to concentrate on his successful music career. The Aerosmith singer said this in the Fox statement, “After some long…hard…thoughts…I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit,†said Tyler. “I strayed from my first love, AEROSMITH, and I’m back – but instead of begging on my hands and knees, I’ve got two fists in the air and I’m kicking the door open with my band. The next few years are going to be dedicated to kicking some serious ass – the ultimate in auditory takeover…On Nov. 6, we are unleashing our new album, Music from Another Dimension on the Earth, Moon, Mars, and way beyond the stars…IDOL was over-the-top fun, and I loved every minute of it…Now it’s time to bring Rock Back. ERMAHGERD.†I am going to miss my hometown boy being on the Fox singing competition, not because I watch the show anymore but because I will miss Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Creepy Leer of Nights.
Tyler’s departure makes room for Idol to hire a judge who is a third of his age and much less qualified, but have any of the judges actually offered anything worthwhile?
Personally I think Idol should get rid of the judges (since it looks J-Lo is also leaving and Randy Jackson should leave) and do what American Bandstand did to judge singles with the Rate-a-Records segment. Just let two fans from the audience rate the singers, since we are the ones who are or aren’t going to spend money on the winner’s CD. Personally I think we know more about music than the judges since we buy it and they just make it.
Jennifer Lopez was on Today this morning to talk about Ice Age 3, and the anchor took the chance to ask her if she plans to return to American Idol for another season. You can tell she is wishy washy about her decision as she told Natalie Morales, “I know everybody wants that definite ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ and … all I can let you in on is my own thought process with it, because that’s where I truly am. And the truth is, I love everybody. I love all the guys on the show. I love the family that’s there. Like I said, I’ve just enjoyed it so much. But I am thinking that maybe it’s time for me to go and do other things that I really love to do.â€
Is this her way of saying she is ready to move on or is it a way for her to get more money out of Fox? Over the last week there have been rumors that the Fox singing competition is looking for new judges to replace Steven Tyler and/or Randy Jackson and/or J-Lo. But when it comes to the first two names, it seems like the network wants them replaced and they will do anything to keep J-Lo. So could she be using the press for the animated movie as a ploy to get more for her to return. I mean I can see her thinking that she is worth twice as much Britney Spears and not just $5 million more than her.
Here’s my thoughts if she is whining about taking a break from doing some of the things she enjoys to make $20 million for 6 months of work, then she should be grateful that she has all that money. So grateful that she gives it to charity. When was the last time you heard that one of these judges/hosts of these reality shows give money to charity? With all of their millions in this economy, it would be nice if they spread the wealth. J-Lo is from The Bronx, when was the last time she gave something back. I mean we all know she didn’t even go back for the Fiat commercial. Seriously what do they do with all of that money because you can’t take it with you.
