Well, American Idol 2010 is off to a, well, start. So far I really haven’t been all that impressed with this years crop, minus a few. (Which I have a feeling not many have, seeing as we haven’t posted much about it on the front page.) I do like “Big Mike” Lynche, Lilly Scott, Lee DeWyze, and Katelyn Epperly. In fact, I thought the judges were way damn harsh on Katelyn and her choice of “Scientist” by Cold Play. I actually loved it. However, none of the contestants have blown me away just yet, except Crystal Bowersox. Of all of them, she is the ultimate artist, and definitley deserves the win already.
Mind you, one could come from behind and have an amazing night. I do expect to see some amazing moments from Lilly Scott for sure, and hopefully, Lee DeWyze with his great voice will have an amazing song pick at some point to highlight that, but I still give the win to Crystal. She is authentic as hell, and this writer would purchase her album today.
Here is a treat. This is an original tune of Crystal’s for you to enjoy. Many thanks to Yak member “TheArtistFormerlyKnownAs” for finding this gem out there on the web. Again, when should we expect the album? I wish it were yesterday.
News on Jay Leno’s show being cancelled hit the air waves yesterday. It still stands undetermined how NBC will shift their late-night lineup. Leno’s show last airs on Feb 12. Todays news takes us in a totally different direction! Simon Cowell WILL be leaving American Idol after this Season, the shows 9th season. As Simon leaves one show, he will land on another. The X Factor, Cowell’s successful show in the UK will make its way to Fox next season. To make things even more crazy (or awesome depending how you look at it), Sarah Palin has signed a deal with FoxNews. It’s still a little fuzzy as to what she’ll be doing or if she’ll have her own show, but she will be a part of the network as commentator. Many are suggesting this means she will not run come 2012. What do you think?. Come talk about these and other stories in our forums!
Well, Mr. Lambert, American Idol’s latest runner-up, is getting exactly what he wanted. People talking about him. ABC announced today that they canceled his appearances on both the Jimmy Kimmel Show, as well as his appearance on Dick Clark’s Rocking New Year’s Eve Special. All this on the heels of his provocative performance at the American Music Awards last month on ABC. What do you Yakksters think? Is ABC taking it too far or should they keep him off their network until the drama dies down?? Join in our forums and let us know!
Thanks to our very own member “Yellowdog,” the Yak brings you this BREAKING news! Ellen DeGeneres will be replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol this winter. She’ll join Randy, Kara, and Simon at the judge’s table to
courtesy of people.com
offer her insight on the upcoming season. “Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you,” DeGeneres says. “I sit at home and I watch it. … I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person.”
What do you guys think? Good move for Idol? Still want Paula? Come discuss with us!
Happy Hump Day, Yakksters! In the midst of the Big Brother season, we bring you breaking news from another reality favorite. Paula Abdul has officially tweeted … I mean, spoken! Abdul will NOT be returning to American Idol for it’s 9th Season. Fox has confirmed this.
So, with FOX offering HUGE money contracts to Simon and Randy and with FOX bringing back Kara DioGuardi, who many see as a biased judge with no open mind … Will YOU be watching Idol next season? What are your thoughts on Paula not being a part of the show? Will it be the same? Join us in our forums to discuss the latest Idol-loss!
Greetings one and all please allow me to introduce myself. I am Saint Dagame, patron saint of reality shows as well as high priest of the Church of Gina Gershon and today starts a new era for the Yak. This is the first of many sermons that I will be giving to you, my adoring congregation, so remember this day because it will be one you will rejoice for decades to come.
I have decided to make this first sermon about tainting victories. Did Apollo Creed ruin Rcoky’s title win? Did the Patriots come up with conspiracy theories when they lost the Superbowl to the Giants? Did Arnold Jackson make up excuses why he lost his fight with The Gooch? The answer to all of the above is a resounding no, yet so many of you out there want to taint Kris Allen’s victory over Adam Lambert on American Idol by coming up with crazy conspiracy theories and downright nonsense so I’m here to set you straight. Continue reading “Saint Dagame’s Sermon” »
First things first, congratulations go out to Kris Allen, winner of American Idol, Season 8, 2009!!!! Kris bested front runner and judges lovechild Adam Lambert, talented in his own right, by capturing just a reported 1% more of the 100 MILLION PLUS votes cast after last night’s final performances.
So we just had the showdown between Kris Allen and Adam Lambert on the finale of Season Eight of American Idol and I have to admit, despite media proclamations, this SHOULD be a close race. But what I REALLY want to talk about here is the burning question of when is enough, enough with American Idol? The judges, the entire season, have been SO obvious in their idolistic adoration of Adam Lambert, it’s hard to imagine why the season was even allowed to continue. If the judges had their way they probably would’ve given the title to Adam weeks ago.
Yes, I know I am late on this… but with all the hubbub of moving down to the final 2, Gokey leaving, and my other annoyances with the whole shebang, I completely let something slip from my mind, only to have it pop up again in my little brain today… and all I have to say is… WTF American Idol? Continue reading “American Idol – Katy Perry… WTH?” »
Tonight, we say a sad farewell to Allison Iraheta off of the Idol stage, leaving the final three of Danny Gokey, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Yes, I do call bullshit, but what can one do? The damage cannot be undone. However, I still believe that Allison will be bigger than any of those left. I still believe that she will own her career. She is a genuine rocker, and will spin this thing around quite quickly. If I could have picked a song for Allison to sing tonight to say goodbye? “So What” by Pink. Continue reading “American Idol, Final Three” »
What an exciting week we have coming up here. Idol is making it’s way to the final three tonight, America’s Next Top Model breaks it down to final 3 tonight, and the Amazing Race finale airs on Sunday. So, who do you want to win? Continue reading “Idol, ANTM, Amazing Race” »
Well, it was predicted all over the net, including here, that Matt would be singing his swan song tonight, and the predictions were spot on. What was not spot on was the bottom three however. All of the big vote prediction places like Dial Idol, et. al. had Allison and Kris along with Matt in the bottom three. The shocker, Adam, bottom two. Now, you all know by now that I just don’t like the guy… However, with his wild popularity, what happened? Well, here’s my thoughts on it, and I kinda think it sucks…
Rumors and pictures spread this week of Adam. Many didn’t realize he was gay (which I still don’t see how you couldn’t… not that it SHOULD matter)… but I am thinking it in fact, did matter, to many. Now I don’t like Adam as a performer, but having him go from top of the tops, to bottom two so suddenly screams controversy, and I really think he found himself in the bottom because of being gay. Pictures of him kissing another man all over the internet I’m sure didn’t help matters. Did you notice when they showed Adam’s “Family and Friends” in the audience tonight, they were ALL female? Last week it wasn’t. Last week there was a young male that also appeared to be gay as well. I’m thinking this was done on purpose in the hopes of staving off this controversy. Will it work? I don’t know. I do know though that I don’t want to see him leave because of that, but I would like to see him leave. I have a conundrum now. Damn.
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