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American Idol News: Paula’s Blunder

If you watched American Idol last night, you might agree with Simon – it was “officially the strangest show we’ve ever done.” Last night, Ryan Seacrest told everyone that he or she would sing two songs. But, unlike the usual format, they would not hear from the judges until after the second song. Therefore, everyone sang his or her first song and it was a true snoozefest in my opinion. I thought my original favorite, Brooke White, would do great with Neil Diamond since she has a Carol King/Carly Simon feel to her singing. But no, she chose to sing … Continue reading →

Politicians in Trouble Again for Song Use

It seems that both the Democrats and the Republicans in this important election year just cannot catch a break with popular song use. Time after time, either a politician has been ridiculed for not taking the entire content of the lyrics of a song into consideration or they have been told to quit using a song by the artist or band. Today, I read that Heart is angry that their ‘70s hit “Barracuda” is being used as an unofficial theme song for current Alaska governor and hopeful vice president of the United States, Sarah Palin. I read in this week’s … Continue reading →

When Politicians Choose Bad Campaign Songs – Part 2

Yesterday, I was talking about really poorly chosen campaign songs. These are the ones that apparently, the candidates have selected without fully listening to all the lyrics For example, George W. Bush occasionally used “Still the One” by Orleans while on the campaign trail. Guess he missed the line that said, “Sometimes I never want to see you again.” Good grief, it was the second line of the song! How could you miss that? So far, I’ve been picking on Republicans. But, let’s take a look at the Democrats. How about Barack Obama? One of Obama’s choices was the U2 … Continue reading →

Anchors Unite

You may have thought you were in the middle of a bad commercial if you tuned into the network morning shows yesterday. In a rare moment of unity the main anchors from all three network evening newscasts—NBC’s Brian Williams, CBS’ Katie Couric, and ABC’s Charlie Gibson—gathered on air to promote a fundraiser for cancer research. “Stand Up to Cancer” will air simultaneously on all three major networks on September 5th. The telethon will run commercial-free for an hour during primetime and will feature a host of musical performances and celebrity appeals. The rare simultaneous broadcast is reminiscent of the benefits … Continue reading →

The Paula Abdul Aftershocks Continue

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Yes, it was the blunder heard around the world – well, at least around the U.S. Now it seems that “American Idol” execs feel they must defend Paula Abdul. Executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz said yesterday “Why would we get rid of Paula?” She told AP that she loved that everyone was talking about it and that you would think there was no other news on television (well, there isn’t much). Execs are still blaming Paula’s psychic critique of Jason Castro’s second song before he had sang it on the switch up of the normal format. Instead of critiquing each singer … Continue reading →

Reality TV Updates: April 28, 2008

Big week for reality television as American Idol narrows them down, Big Brother finishes up, and a new show start. First up, American Idol whittled the contestants down to five as Irish beauty Carly Smithson was eliminated this week. There had been a bit of controversy over Carly as she had previously had a recording contract but managed to sell less than 500 copies and was dropped. She had good weeks and bad week on Idol this year, but this week was her final as she was the bottom vote getter over Syesha (who had an amazing performance – how … Continue reading →

Kristy Lee’s Secret and a Deadliest Controversy?

After being a bottom vote getter for four of the last six weeks, Kristy Lee Cook was finally eliminated from “American Idol” last week, despite getting praise from the week’s mentor Mariah Carey. The country singer, who sold her horse to buy a ticket to the auditions, was sad to leave, but there is a little something keeping her upbeat. Kristy Lee could finally disclose to the press that her boyfriend Andy proposed to her in her Idol apartment on March 15. He proposed again last Wednesday night on the set of Idol, dropping to his knee this time. No … Continue reading →