All set for a drama-filled, tear-filled two hours of The X Factor. The judges select their 16 finalists tonight. I’ll rate each selection with a thumbs up, a thumbs down or a neutral. For a look at who I think should make the finals after watching the auditions, boot camp and the judges’ mansion performances,…
There will be plenty of competition for your Idol attention on TV tonight. Simon and Paula and an all-important episode of The X Factor will be on tonight at 8 p.m. when at least some of the final 16 contestants should be revealed. Who will advance? Check out my predictions here. But if you’re not…
Who should make the finals on The X Factor? As you probably know, four groups or artists will be selected from each category to advance to the live shows. We should find out the identity of those chosen few tonight or Thursday. After watching the auditions, the boot camp performances and the judges’ mansion auditions,…
You really didn’t expect to find out who advanced on The X Factor during Sunday’s episode, did you? Despite promos that seemed to indicate otherwise, there were no big reveals about who got cut during the second judges’ mansion episode. But judging from the teaser at the end, we’re in for a 10-hankie show when…
When American Idol’s top 11 held a press conference prior to their summer tour, Scotty McCreery joked that Paul McDonald was the show’s real winner. I mean, Scotty had landed the recording contract. But Paul had landed a fiance, lovely Nikki Reed of Twilight fame, a gal he met at the premiere of “Little Red…
Carrie Underwood dominated the first-ever American Country Awards on FOX last December, taking home six awards, including Artist of the Year. She won’t quite be able to match that feat in 2011, but when nominations for the second ACA show were announced this week, Carrie was on the list four times. Billed as “the show…
Of course, the big news on the Billboard music charts this week was Scotty McCreery landing at number one on the Billboard 200. It’s the first time an Idol has done that since way back in second two when Ruben Studdard’s debut album accomplished the feat. But that’s hardly the only good news on the…
Hey, Simon. Hey, The X Factor. Nice job with Thursday’s episode. After last week’s “Mission Impossible” type ending to the boot camp episodes, I was really worried about what was in store for us at the judges’ mansion. Lots of silliness. Lots of stroking of the judges’ egos. Nope, The X Factor went straight to…
A little confession: I was not a Lauren Alaina fan during season 10 of American Idol. One of my main gripes with the show is the way producers pick their favorites, then foist their favorites on us every chance they get, not even pretending to play fair. Lauren Alaina Suddeth was one of those contestants…
At some point early last year, returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe predicted that American Idol’s season 10 winner would break big when he or she released his or her debut album. At one point, that would have been a given. After Kelly Clarkson made it big, Idol winners could be counted on to debut in…
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