Things we know about Gene Simmons. He is the singer of KISS, is married to Shannon Tweed, and has a very long tongue.
So, yesterday, when he was a mentor on American Idol, he posed with the singing competition’s judges. And if you are going to pose with Simmons, what do you do? You stick your tongue out. So, here are Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie doing just that.
That is why Simmons is known for his tongue, but they are not.
Lionel Richie released a documentary on Netflix called The Greatest Night in Pop about the making of We Are the World.
They share a lot of things we didn’t know about that night. For example, we learned that the producers had to choose between Madonna and Cyndi Lauper, and the boys just wanted to have fun with the latter girl. But they didn’t tell us why.
Yesterday, when the Commodore was on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host asked him why. He explained, “Because we only had half a line to sing. Let me say this now, ‘A half a line!’ So we had to have voices that people knew right away.”
And let’s be honest, Cyndi’s voice is much more recognizable than Madonna’s. Plus, in 1985, both singers were equally as famous.
And Lauper almost thought she was too famous to do it. Richie shared with Kimmel that she told him at the American Music Awards, right before the recording, that her boyfriend didn’t think it was a hit. Thankfully, she didn’t listen to him because her half a line stood out.
And the rest is music history.
Oh, and Madonna was not the only one who missed out. Kimmel revealed that Eddie Murphy was invited. But opted not to sing along. And yes, he regrets it, as he should.
We are still months away from American Idol being back on ABC. However today, the network announced that Ryan Seacrest, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Katy Perry will all be back for season 7.
The latter is a little bit of a surprise because a lot of fans were upset with what a bitch the California Gurl was to several of the contestants. But that is good for ratings, so they invited her back because Idol is the biggest hit she has had since joined the singing competition.
If you want her to be bitchy to you, then you can audition to be on the show. To see where they are holding auditions, then click here!
So there is a rumor that King Charles III asked Ed Sheeran to perform at his coronation concert this weekend, and he said no. He wasn’t the only musician.
So the King had to cross the pond and ask two American Idols if they would do it. And Katy Perry and Lionel Richie said yes.
Well, that leaves American Idol without two judges on Sunday’s live show. So what is the singing competition going to do? They are going to ask Sheeran and Alanis Morissette to fill in for them.
So if we are getting two people who are part of the United Kingdom to fill in for the Yankees, why can’t we make a trade permanent? You oughta know, I would rather them over the two who can’t go all night, all night long. What about you?
