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The American Idol Rip-Off

Spicy — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:31:18 +0000

Wouldn’t you find it odd if 10 of the 20 finalists in last year’s American Idol songwriting contest had previous relationships with either Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, American Idol bandleader Rickey Minor, host Ryan Seacrest, or others connected to the show?

I thought so.

According to American Idol Exposed it seems a contest that is supposed to be for songwriting amateurs is hardly that.

Just read a little about the winner…

American Idol Songwriting Contest Champ Scott Krippayne’s true bio. At Walmart.com, you can buy Scott’s 2005 “Gentle Revolution” CD for the low price of only $12.88. I’ve been to Walmart and looked, there isn’t an amateur CD section, but there is a Scott Krippayne section.

So much for searching for a great undiscovered songwriting talent.

And if you visit the U.S. copyright website, a quick search shows Scott Krippayne has written songs for several christian artist like Jaci Velasquez, Rebecca Saint James, Kathy Troccoli, Point of Grace and more.

And if you check out Scott’s Purplehonda myspace page, Scott says he has written 14 number 1 hits and 20 top 10 hits for artist like John Tesh, Ronan Tynan, Saddi Patty and more.

The real unfortunate part of the contest is that there is a $10 entry fee. After 25,000 entries, do the math, that’s a lot of money. So basically American Idol will simply rob you of your cash if you are naive enough to enter.

American Idol is over. It sucks. It had it’s heyday and it’s played out. It’s not as funny or entertaining as it once was.

That show is making moolah hand over fist, so what are they doing taking money from the fans who made it what it is?

It’s a bunch of sh*t. Just like the show.

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Paula Abdul Gives the Scoop on This Year’s American Idol Auditions

Spicy — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:24:58 +0000

Tastes like chicken!

Paula Abdul spoke with People magazine and dished on this years American Idol auditions.

She says that so far she and black sweater wearing Simon Cowell are getting along well, they are just disagreeing on the talent.

Abdul says,

“What’s happening is Randy and I have been agreeing on the talent as he disagrees. He thinks we don’t know what we’re talking about, and the truth is Randy and I do know what we’re talking about. It’s Randy and Paula against Simon. I’m on the winning side!”“In the past couple of cities we’ve had no arguments. He’s still pestering me like hell, but we get along pretty well.”

Randy Jackson says Simon is “cranky” as usual, and that this years contestants are,

“..really, really good, I must say. You still get the crazy buffoonery going on, but for the most it’s been pretty good. I would say somebody with skin and teeth is definitely going to win!”

Abdul agrees.

“Last season, I’m going to be real honest, I wasn’t as excited, I wasn’t sure, I wasn’t certain. As the season progressed it was fun to see how Jordin [Sparks] really came through, and she’s such an amazing kid. This season the auditions [have] some very, very exciting talent. All different—good-looking kids, crazy kids, great back stories, interesting backgrounds, and kids that really went out there, went out on a unique limb to be different and to capture our attention.”

Abdul says there will still be the oddball and zany contestants as usual.

“Oh God, there’s going to be one person who’s probably going to have a bigger career than William Hung, let me tell you!”

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Special Olympics Says American Idol Should Be Commended

Spicy — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:30:00 +0000

Answering to allegations that American Idol’s judges treated Jonathan Jayne, a Special Olympics athlete, poorly during his Seattle audition, The Special Olympics Committee has come forward with a positive spin on the situation.

Special Olympics International released a public statement Sunday and published it in Monday’s The Washington Post.

“American Idol should be commended for providing Jayne with the same opportunity to succeed as any other contestant. Whether on the stage of American Idol or on the field of competition for Special Olympics, people with intellectual disabilities don’t want pity or special treatment. They want to be judged for who they are and appreciated for what they can achieve.”

“While polite isn’t a word one would normally associate with Cowell and company, a viewing of the episode in question shows that the judges were in fact gracious and very encouraging to Jayne during his rendition of ‘God Bless America.’ “ They also mentioned Paula’s encouraging words of, “Always believe in yourself”.

Simon also spoke his mind regarding the controversy that judges are much harsher on contestants this year.

He told the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, “To suggest that because somebody has done something like [Special Olympics] they shouldn’t be allowed to enter the competition smacks to me of censorship, to be honest with you.”

“I don’t think that we should be censors on the type of people. And what we’re trying to be, I think, on the show, more than anything else, is representative. A lot of the bad singers you are seeing — trust me — there are thousands that didn’t make it through. And I think if you asked any of those thousands who didn’t make it through, every one of them would say, ‘I wish I had the chance.’”

Simon has also been quoted in Monday’s USA Today. He says that they warn contestants beforehand of the flack they will get if they aren’t good.

“We tell them that they’re going to get a hard time if they’re not very good. No one leaves the room.”

He added that the people who are the most emotionally distraught after being turned down “are simply not shown. Most of the people we show, we feel that they can cope with whatever is going to happen.”

On the flip side, Simon also said that the contestants that don’t make it don’t always ‘lose’.
“They’ve become celebrities. They wouldn’t have changed anything.”

Visit Jonathan’s MySpace

Spicy
Source: RealityTVWorld.com

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