Jessica Sanchez signs with Interscope Records; Kellie Pickler loses her record deal
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Good news: “American Idol” season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez confirmed on Twitter that she is now signed with Interscope Records. Expect an urban vibe.
Bad news: Season five country singer Kellie Pickler has lost her deal with Sony after her latest album “100 Proof” failed to take off. Her previous two albums did well enough but this shows how tough it is in this business. One bomb and you’re out!
Her manager Larry Fitzgerald said in a statement to ABC News Radio, “Kellie’s contract with Sony came to an end and they mutually decided not to renew.” (I love how they spin these situations as “mutual.”)
Meanwhile, season 11 winner Phillip Phillips continues to mend after his sixth kidney stone surgery. He tells E! Online: “I’m doing good, just been recovering and just taking it easy,” the singer tells us. “But also pushing myself to get my strength back and just get some energy back.”
The official Whitney Houston/Jordin Sparks “Celebrate” video is out. Bittersweet. But Sparks looks incredible and sounds vibrant:
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JTesla
June 28th, 2012
10:56 am
Not a surprise regarding Jessica, congratulations. I was a little surprised to hear about Kellie. Very interesting.
Thanks Rodney.
Mercedes S.
June 28th, 2012
11:09 am
Now I’m excited about “Sparkle”… thanks, Rodney.
Comments on posts from last thread:
“Paint Your Wagon” – what’s not to like? Clint singing “I Talk to the Trees”?
“House of Elliott” – yes! Loved that show. In these “Project Runway” days, that show would do well!
“Final Countdown”, 1980, with Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross.
“Philadelphia Experiment”, 1984, Michael Paré, Nancy Allen (who?)
“Philadelphia Experiment II”, 1993, Brad Johnson, Marjean Holden (double who?)
Mercedes S.
June 28th, 2012
11:15 am
Ann Curry gave classy, if tearful, goodbye to viewers this am.
G
June 28th, 2012
11:25 am
Thanks to RoHo on giving Jessica a little love. She’s been real busy after the show. Good news on Jessica being signed with Intersope Records. Not a real big surprise, but its good news to hear that things are progressing well with her…………being that she was the latest victim to the WGWG. A very mediocre WGWG.
Deirdre
June 28th, 2012
11:43 am
Are we sure that G isn’t really Negativo?
Won’t be around tomorrow or the weekend. Hold down the fort and have fun!
I liked Philadelphia Experiment. Whatever happened to Michael Pare? He had a lot of potential but went nowhere with it.
G
June 28th, 2012
11:51 am
Still, this should be a very challenging time for Jessica. Roho says that he expects an urban vibe. Urban vibes today mean hip hop, pop, and club. It ranges from Nicki Minaj to Lady Gaga. Even Adele has gained some respectable airtime on r&b radio.
Can Jessica compete against the likes of Nicki Minaj, Rhihanna, Beyonce, Mary J Blige, Melanie Fiona, and Elle Varner? Jess definitely can sing, but that’s about it (sorry to say that’s not enough in today’s market). The aforementioned women are some bodacious bodied women that men love to see.
Don’t know if the market has room for a talented teen such as Jess. Her team will have to be smart and go with her strengths. I think she should start with a strong ballad. That goes over well in the r&b market. Turn back the clock on her like Stacy Latisaw,
G
June 28th, 2012
12:01 pm
……..I’m Negativo’s evil twin.
Sam-A
June 28th, 2012
12:17 pm
So, G: you’re saying Jessica will be hard put to compete with a bunch of BGWBB – Black Girls With Butts/Boobs.
She’s got a really good voice, but as G said,not much else – not distinguishable – I’d never recognize her voice on the radio. Don’t know exactly what her niche would/should be.
Mercedes: PBS used to run “House of Elliott” early Sunday mornings, I’d fix breakfast and sit and eat and watch this fabulous show. It was captivating. When the Brits do it right, they are incomparable.
JTesla
June 28th, 2012
12:20 pm
So can we now discuss the BB of Sam-A’s initialism? She brought it up not me!
Sam-A
June 28th, 2012
12:22 pm
JT: You’ve thoroughly discussed B/B’s over the years.
JTesla
June 28th, 2012
12:29 pm
Yes, but this time you brought it up. I thought maybe that was like a “free pass”.
Sam-A
June 28th, 2012
12:34 pm
Mercedes: just watched Ann Curry’s good-bye. I really like her – a beautiful, smart, classy lady. Sad to see her go – I watch Today every morning before leaving for work, and I’ll miss her.
Rickster
June 28th, 2012
1:08 pm
Carrie attends (and signs at) her high school reunion:
http://bcove.me/2a7f2u6u
Mercedes S.
June 28th, 2012
1:16 pm
Sam-A – “they” got rid of Ann Curry because she wouldn’t get with the program – the program of no-news infotainment; five minutes of “real news” every hour, followed by inane happy talk and promotion of movies/music/TV-shows.
Her $10 million severance pay from “Today” is less than half of what the glib Matt Lauer pulls down every year.
I’ve actually started to watch the morning show at CBS instead. More real news.
G
June 28th, 2012
1:18 pm
@Sam A. Yep. If she had a body like Pia Toscano, then we wouldn’t be having this discussion. Real talk. Still, I think she has a chance in r&b if she debuts with a strong ballad and maybe a duet with a well-established superstar.
Things don’t look that much better for Jess on the pop or pop/hop side either. Between Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, etc. the climb seems steeper.
Hopefully, her A&R, marketing and production team will get the job done for her.
Vast Wastrel
June 28th, 2012
1:26 pm
My last employer came to a mutual agreement with me as well. They decided that they were not going to pay me beyond a certain date for my work and I agreed not to work for them further without remuneration. I even mutually agreed with my director that I would not shove… never mind.
Not sure how anyone makes it with the traditional record companies anymore. Selling music has got to be tough when so much of it can be had for free.
Clint’s masterwork for me was Outlaw Josey Wales. Morality play, myth, philosophy and love with some gun play and Chief Dan George mixed in. I don’t channel surf anymore but when I did the tuner always stayed on that one. For some reason it always did with The Fifth Element as well. I guess that one falls under the guilty pleasure category with Milla Jovovich running around in a PG13 approved Ace bandage for much of the movie.
Rodney Ho
June 28th, 2012
1:33 pm
Siobhan Magnus calls out Simon Cowell on a radio interview for sleepwalking through her season. “I was on the last season that had Simon,” explains Siobhan. “And it was so obvious to us that mentally, he was already moved on to the next show… He was not present for us. He didn’t care. He wouldn’t even watch the show most of the time! He’d be sitting there leaning back and puffing his cheeks out like ‘Am I done yet?’” Siobhan looks at her watch to illustrate Simon’s boredom.
“It was offensive,” Siobhan reveals. “It was really hard.”
skeeter
June 28th, 2012
1:34 pm
I really don’t get the Ann Curry’s demise. If the same criteria existed for Jane Pauley, Diane Sawyer, Bryant Gumbel, not so much Katie Couric, they would have had short anchor careers.
I’ve read a couple different blogs and the vast majority comments are in her support. I guess she became a victim of our faux-microwave society.
Vast Wastrel
June 28th, 2012
1:35 pm
@Mercedes, Today is hard news compared to GMA which is only a promo show for all things Disney and ABC’s entertainment wing. The only reason I even put it on is at :25 or :55 to catch Karen Minton’s forecast at the local station breaks.
skeeter
June 28th, 2012
1:41 pm
Okay I feel better because it’s just not me. From around ‘78 to present, I must have seen Outlaw Josey Wales about 15 or 20 times.
Vast Wastrel
June 28th, 2012
1:45 pm
I fully agree with Siobhan. Simon had transitioned from brutal honesty to a posterior body orifice by the end of his run and was well compensated to at least ACT interested. Of course full disclosure demands that I admit she was my favorite that year. Good looks, good voice and more than a hint of quirkiness.
G
June 28th, 2012
1:56 pm
I remember Siobhan. She was the quirky girl that screamed the last note on songs. Yeah she was cute, but she was a bit too quirky for my taste.
Deirdre
June 28th, 2012
1:58 pm
Good for Siobhan…I’m happy that somebody from that season had the nerve to call Simon on his behavior. It was obvious to most of the Idol fans that Simon wanted to be elsewhere. Walking ego in a too tight black t-shirt.
RK
June 28th, 2012
2:10 pm
Sparkle? Is that like Glitter?
Ann Curry is better on serious stuff, since she’s so drab. Good morning good morning good morning.
Vast Wastrel
June 28th, 2012
2:12 pm
Yeah G but we now know the scream was likely intended to wake up Simon
And I will take quirky any day over the most boring WWGWG ever, (Wooden White Guy With Guitar).
Sam-A
June 28th, 2012
2:31 pm
Mercedes: I actually like Today, and Matt Lauer. Much more so than the CBS and ABC junk. Except on Sunday mornings, when the CBS Sunday Morning is on – really enjoy that show. I want a balance of news and entertainment when I’m sipping tea and contemplating another long, boring day at the office! I see enough “hard news” on the show and in the AJC to suit every day.
G
June 28th, 2012
2:38 pm
LOL@VW!!!! Yeah, me too!
Seth T
June 28th, 2012
3:21 pm
It is becoming more common now to see hits coming from unsigned artists that work with a good production source that produce a YouTube video.
The record companies see a video going viral and hunt the artist to sign them. I think it was Usher who found Beiber and then got him signed with L.A. Reid. But a hit song is paramount to an extended career, even with the immeasurable positive exposure of Idol, X-Factor, The Voice, etc.
Simon once said that he thought Lady Ga Ga was the classic example of the X-Factor – individual, motivated, unpredictable, controversial, sex appeal, etc. But if she would have been on Idol, she would never have survived Dolly Parton, Neil Diamand or Billy Joel or Old Diva’s or 80’s night. Trying to fit her or Katy Perry, etc., into the Idol mold would never have worked,
Jessica also has a Hip-Hop, Rap game-on, that might help her if they pursue it. But to re-release old Diva covers, no matter how well done, won’t give her a lasting foothold in the current music market.
Adele and her advisors decided not to get involved in the British talent shows, before her first “19″ album, as they knew it would “stereotype” her into an image or Judge/show politics that could possibly be more damaging than helpful for a true talent.
Interscope is a force in the industry, as they will spend major money to release to thousands of radio stations, advertise and promote a release. They are rich enough to bury their mistakes and bad decisions, made on songs to promote or ignore in their production and distribution. But Interscope does have a number of current major artists on the label and are well-connected in the business.
Carly Rae Jepsen (call me maybe) took 3rd place in season 5 of Canadian Idol, but her big hit only came after leaving the Idol associate label and signing and working with a different label that opened-up more current, creative ideas. So maybe Kellie could go independent and/or find another deal that may be even better.
Myling
June 28th, 2012
3:26 pm
Can’t wait for Jessica’s debut album! What a talented young lady!
Myling
June 28th, 2012
3:34 pm
I hope I am wrong but is Jimmy from the AI the manager of Interscope? If so, I hope and pray that he would give Jessica the freedom to discover who she is. My prayers for her….. hope she won’t get lost in the limelights of stardom.
blkshepherd
June 28th, 2012
3:37 pm
OMG OMG! say it aint so..NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..My Heart Cant Go ON! Kellie Pickler lost her recording contract OMG what heartbreaking news..How cruel can the recording industry be? hmmmm..ok..why did she have a recording contract to begin with? You mean she could sing? could have fooled me. again.
Was she in the top 20? I mean really..she could not come CLOSE to the contestants on The Voice who would sing circles around her on their Bad nights. Who on earth is judging these people? On second thought Nevermind dont answer.
Jessica needs a Clive Davis or Berry Gordy jr because they would have her singing different generes. If she goes Fantasia’s route Urban..she wont sell anywhere Near Kelly Clarkson or Country Princess Carrie Underwood. It is what it is R&Bs Urban, nor Gospel, sells like Country, Rock or Pop which is why I had Much respect for Berry Gordy and Clive who did not restrict their artists to one genre.
I guess that time has come and gone. I miss You Berry and Clive.
G
June 28th, 2012
3:56 pm
I think that R&B artists are all over the place nowadays. Even the rap artist have a pop feel. If you listen to Usher, Neo, and C-Breezy, they have some pop, club, r&b, and generally some global sounds on their album. You know, the “commercial” r&b. Maybe there’s a strength for Jess in that commercial r&b realm.
She’s better off on the commericial side of r&b, in which she will have more flexibiilty. Her going the contemporary or neo-soul route will probably hurt her.
anonymous
June 28th, 2012
3:56 pm
another mix of bad music coming soon to a record store near you!
and at certain profiles, the girl just does not look good either.
Mercedes S.
June 28th, 2012
4:01 pm
After reading so much about them I finally checked out Gotye and Kimbra videos. OMG!! They are terrific! Where do they come from? “Somebody that I Used to Know” and “Settle Down” are as clever visually as “Call Me Maybe”; musically even more so.
Mercedes S.
June 28th, 2012
4:03 pm
Somebody was trying too hard on the Taylor Swift ghetto mash-up, tough. IMHO.
Gary
June 28th, 2012
4:12 pm
Although Ann Curry was a teriffic news anchor, she came across as stiff and rehearsed in live shots and a camera hog during interviews. It was annoying to watch her take up half of an interview segment with her questions rather than let the guest use the time to share their answers. It was as if she felt that she had to prove that she had read the guest’s book by already answering the question while she was asking it rather than just setting the guest up and letting them talk. I feel bad for the way she was dismissed, but no, I will not be sorry to see her go. The only problem is that Savannah Guthrie shares many of the same bad habits. I would really love to see Merideth or Katie come back. They were naturally comfortable on camera and knew how to make their guests feel at ease.
G
June 28th, 2012
4:16 pm
The entire Gotye cd “Making Mirrors” is good. Eyes Wide Open is a good cut also. I think they’re from Austrailia.
MyPatootie
June 28th, 2012
4:33 pm
Anyone who thinks Jessica Sanchez CAN sing and Kellie Pickler CAN’T, needs to go to their nearest EARS store and purchase a new pair. Yours are not working, obviously.
Rosita
June 28th, 2012
4:50 pm
Ann Curry drab? I sure never saw that. Another case of the NBC Suits trashing talent (think Conan) for the almighty dollares/pesos. We already have a GMA, don’t need another. I used to watch Today faithfully until they had Sarah Palin on. Now, I’m voting with my eyes: Bye Bye Bye, Today!!!
PickPickler
June 28th, 2012
4:50 pm
No one worked harder that Kellie; her last album was terrific, with much improved, very high quality vocals. The songs, though, just weren’t commercially viable. I’m really sad it didn’t sell.
She will rebound; she needs a better mentor.
PickPickler
June 28th, 2012
4:51 pm
One consolation: Kellie’s made a bucket of money, and I’ll bet she’s still got most of it.
Rickster
June 28th, 2012
5:44 pm
Hope everyone has a great evening.
Sierra
June 28th, 2012
5:44 pm
Sad to hear about Kellie, but having watched her new album struggle sales-wise, I have to admit, I was expecting this news.
Reality
June 28th, 2012
6:18 pm
Jessica won’t make it in the American market sorry to say.. This market is dominated by white/black/Latin and a mix of any or all .
It has nothing to do with singing it’s just what works here. however overseas that’s a different story. Good luck to her hopefully her record deal won’t fall apart or they market her incorrectly.
I also agree with the comments that in hip hop urban you need to be HOT in the looks department or be ready to be controversial . I dont see her connecting with that.
OneHitWonder
June 28th, 2012
6:23 pm
In regards to Carly Rae Jepsen scooter Braun is behind her but as of yet his main star Justin has already placed several hits into the top of iTunes while Carly is still everywhere with her one hit song. Makes me wonder if scooter made a mistake not looking for a teen princess to follow in the steps of his prince JB instead of a woman who is capitalizing on ONE song?
Highlander
June 28th, 2012
6:33 pm
G, I agree with your take on what kind of songs Jessica should start with (although I probably won’t be buying any – just don’t care much for the whole pop-princess thing). And I think it’s good for her to be signed by Jimmy’s company, Interscope.
After all, on Idol, it was always Jimmy who called her out when Jessica tried songs or outfits that were too old for her.
And Kellie will probably get signed by a smaller but more Nashville-focused label.
Altaira
June 28th, 2012
6:59 pm
Wow, Jessica is only 16 and will continue to improve on her singing habits. Meanwhile, she absolutely has the raw talent and is pretty enough to be marketable, not that that should matter. Whoever the hell says she doesn’t have looks, post your own photo up, we’ll see how you measure up to Jessica, hahhaha.
Spade
June 28th, 2012
7:36 pm
Good for her although she is probably signed to a horrible 360 deal.
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June 28th, 2012
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Great video Jordin. I love th esong & the tribute to Whitney was classy.
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Mercedes S.
June 29th, 2012
8:24 am
OK, “Magic Mike”… Saw movie with an audienc
Jenny
June 29th, 2012
8:25 am
Morning y’all! Work is clobbering me and I’ll prob continue to be MIA… but I HAD to pop in and say how upset I am over what the Today show did to Ann Curry. Haven’t caught up, don’t know if yall discussed, but I am so upset by this.
She is a wonderful, accomplished, BRAVE journalist… and the viewers want fluff and cute and comfortable, over her talent?
Hmmm… sounds like a certain pattern on Idol!
Talent can’t win. (Haha, just tying it back to the blog.)
Anyway, you could tell Matt, Al, Nat, etc. were *pissed*.
Probably can’t chat today, but everyone have a good weekend!
Miss you!
Sam-A
June 29th, 2012
8:31 am
Sister Jenny: I agree about Ann C – I really like her. And it’s not her fault that ratings are down – lordy, they’re down everywhere – that’s one of our main Idol topics around here. Things go in cycles, and Today is just in one. And the bit about Ann and Matt not clicking – I never experienced that, and I watch the first 45 mins of Today every day. Matt actually looked near tears. Sure would like to have seen some sort of tribuute. God’s sake, when that gal on Sat Today left a couple weeks ago to move to weekday Today, they did a long film tribute. Ann is courageous, talented and beautiful – hope her new move at NBC will skyrocket and she’ll come out the big winner in the whole mess.
PS: I have never really cared for Savannah Guthrie – I’d rather have seen Natalie Morales or Hoda KotB move over. Actually, wish, if this had to happenm, they’d grabbed Katie Couric back – I always enjoyed her.
Mercedes S.
June 29th, 2012
8:32 am
Dang, computer got stuck. Anyway, saw movie with an audience mostly made up of women 30+, and they were READY for those “Magic Mike” strippers… hooting and hollering as Matthew McConaughey, half-nekkid, appears on screen in the first scene, then patiently waiting for Channing Tatum, himself an ex-stripper, to reveal HIS ripped bod in some orgiastic “dance”. Channing obliges, as does Alcide from “True Blood”, and some other, not-so-memorable actors. More cheering and actual swinging of arms from those lusty moviegoers.
Then the story – yes, “Magic Mike” has a storyline – turns dramatic and tragic. Stripping is tawdry, the sexy hangers-on dirty, and even the money is unclean, Don’t think audience had expected THAT cold shower.
Mercedes S.
June 29th, 2012
8:36 am
Elvis Presley’s grand-daughter Riley Keough, a model, has a tiny part in “Magic Mike”. Pretty to look at, she plays a drugged-out hooker fondling her pet piglet. Wonder what Grandma Priscilla will think of that.
Mercedes S.
June 29th, 2012
9:04 am
I really connected with “People Like Us” – probably because like Chris Pine’s character Sam, I too discovered, when one of my parents died, that I had an older half-sibling.
Since it’s a movie, Sam’s story is of course much more dramatic. His estranged record-producing dad has died, leaving Sam a bag with a bunch of money and a mysterious note, with a name, an address and a plea – “take care of them”.
Tempted to keep the money for himself, Sam looks up the name and address and discovers an unknown half-sister (Elizabeth Banks) with a problem child. The expected complications ensue and worsen as Sam delays informing his mom (Michelle Pfeiffer), sister and girl-friend (Olivia Wilde).
A bit slow-moving, but heartfelt and with a great ending. Recommended!
blkshepherd
June 29th, 2012
9:17 am
G
Remember the Time(No not Michael Jackson’s hit Remember the time
but when Whitney Houston bursted on the scene..Clive guided her career with pop songs All at Once, Didnt we almost Have it all, Saving all my love, and her biggest hit written by a country artist(Miss Dolly Parton)I Will Always Love you..and it certainly had no R&Bs or neo-soul to it.
As a matter of fact all of Whitney’s early smashes were All Pop. causing her to be booed at a Soul Train Award show which hurt Whitney personally. she felt the black community regarded her as a sell out only singing Pop songs and putting on this Image she actually was Not. This was something Clive created (the Greatest love image Pop Princess and for a time she Was Pop’s Queen after I will always Love you and Star Spangled Banner)but she then went the urban R&B hip hop route “I’m Your Baby tonight” I’m Every Woman and later Its Not right but its ok years givining her a more soulful Flavor and audience to appease her black audiences aka Soul Train and Prove she had not abandoned her roots or the black audience.
Unfortunately she began dating Bobby around this same time which I still suspect along with her painful reception at the Soul Train awards she went for the more soulful stuff and her sales suffered. Her cds didnt sell near as much as the Saving all My love. How will I know Pop stuff. and of course combined with her love of drugs..well you know the rest of the story..
Mercedes S.
June 29th, 2012
9:19 am
Mark Duplass is not movie-star handsome, but his rumpled, jowly look feels honest, and he’s very convincing as “guy, who is great, once you get to know him.” The other week he was the unkempt charmer of “Safety Not Guaranteed”, today he opens as another troubled character in “Your Sister’s Sister”.
This time, his Jack is still grieving his brother’s death a year earlier. To help him find solace, the brother’s girl-friend, and Jack’s best friend Iris (the always luminous Emily Blount) suggests he go hole up in her family’s now deserted summer house for a week.
He goes, by ferry and bike, to a beautiful island, finds the house – and an occupant already in it. Iris’s older half-sister (popular theme this week) Hannah (Rosemary DeWitt) also wants some peace and quiet to contemplate HER life crisis, the painful break-up from her partner.
“Your Sister’s Sister” only involves these three characters, who keep forming different partnerships with each other. It’s a quiet movie, full of emotional upheavals, told with great understanding of how things “just happen.” Terrific acting.
DanJ
June 29th, 2012
9:27 am
Well I’m happy for Jessica and I will buy her CD regardless what genre it is. I think she has a great voice and I’m happy she’s signed. I feel bad for Kellie but this is a: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY WORLD! You’re only as good as your last CD sales.
Pitchy
June 29th, 2012
9:46 am
I’m definitely going to see Magic Mike. Love Matthew Mc (can’t spell his last name).
Glad to hear the news about Jessica. Looking forward to hearing it.
Guest
June 29th, 2012
9:56 am
I prefer mixed genre for Jessica. She should not focus on urban vibe; so much competition with the very popular, more mature singers/performers. She should add a couple of power ballads in her album as these types of songs made her show her powerful vocal range with so much control and landed her in the top 2 of American Idol.
Cammi317
June 29th, 2012
9:59 am
I am still weary about this Sparkle re-make. The original was sooooooo amazing and I am afraid of being disappointed.
G
June 29th, 2012
10:04 am
blkshepherd
June 29th, 2012
9:17 am
“Remember the Time(No not Michael Jackson’s hit Remember the time but when Whitney Houston bursted on the scene..Clive guided her career with pop songs….”
I remember it like it was yesterday. Excellent jog by Clive. Pop brought more money and fame to Whitney than R&B would. She was talented enough to pull off any genre. Clive used it to his advantage.
Fast-forward to Jess, and you gather she has the same potential (with more grooming of course). I believe she performs both pop and r&b well, but pop may suit her a bit better. Anything outside of an r&b ballad may be a bit risky for her. JMO
G
June 29th, 2012
10:05 am
Job
David Puddy
June 29th, 2012
10:08 am
Jessica was the best talent on Idol, but was burdened by young girls blindly voting for the good looking male singer. What Philips bring s to the table is not a sustainable model; Jessica’s is.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 29th, 2012
11:11 am
Whoa, whoa, whoa…comparing Jessica to THE Whitney? Ummm…right. No. I’m sorry, I’m not the biggest Whitney fan in the planet, but that’s just crazy talk. I wouldn’t even say that about Kelly. And y’all know I love me some Kelly. Anyway. Carry on.
Mercedes, I appreciate your reviews as always! I figured Magic Mike will have a bit of a Boogie Nights feel to it. I’m going in with low expectations. Glad to hear you liked People Like Us, I was curious about that one…so I’ll try to check it out.
Al
June 29th, 2012
11:38 am
It is about time a real singer gets a recording contract. I am sick of looking at the lip-sinking stars of today, a real artist can last the distance not just until their boobs-sag, good luck to the girls and I will buy her album.
Harriett
June 29th, 2012
11:47 am
Good morning!
Unfortunately, Al, technology has allowed and encouraged the proliferation of folks who can’t really sing, but that fact is able to be masked in the studio with computers. They can find any sort of physically or sexually attractive young person, give them a mic and put them up to lip sync their auto-tuned songs ad nauseum. Those who can “really” sing are few. Having said that, though, the practice of finding physically attractive young people and giving them recording contracts has been around since the early days of rock and roll. Fan clubs were established in their names, they appeared on American Bandstand, and even had movie roles. Sing? Nope, not a lick.
Pitchy
June 29th, 2012
12:02 pm
Cammi317 – I too am leary about the remake of Sparkle. I feel like I have to go see it, but that movie is a classic, and I would hate for them to mess it up. Hell, I was upset when Jean Carr didn’t put out the record or the single, but instead Areatha Franklin did. I thought that was messed up at that time.
JTesla
June 29th, 2012
12:19 pm
The great thing about technology is that we can have singers without even having a person. Hatsune Miku doesn’t do drugs, wreck her car, or get a pretentious snotty attitude. We don’t need singers who can’t sing; we can just make it all up and get better results.
Regarding Sparkle: didn’t see the first one, won’t see the new one. It’s how I roll. Same goes for Magic Mike, didn’t watch Showgirls, won’t watch Mike.
G
June 29th, 2012
12:28 pm
@K&C. Not trying to compare Jess to Whitney in terms of talent……only on path to success.
G
June 29th, 2012
12:30 pm
Come to think of it…….If a young Whitney was on Idol as a contestant this season, she probably would’ve fallen short to PP too. Go figure.
Jenny
June 29th, 2012
1:21 pm
Sam@ 8:31 – agree completely. Imagine that!
Harriet@ 11-ish, ditto. Jess is one of the shrinking numbers who can really sing.
Jenny
June 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
And G, no, even a young Whitney couldn’t have derailed WGWG mania….
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 29th, 2012
1:43 pm
LOL, y’all are nothing if not consistent.
I think Whitney would have mopped the floor with P2. Jessica is talented but lacks owning her identity when performing, Whitney had it in spades!
So, Sam-A, I think we might be the only ones watching… ABC’s Duets (4.2 mil/1.0) dropped 17 percent to cue up its lowest rating to date.
(Disclaimer: I wasn’t able to watch last night’s show. But it is on my DVR)
Sam-A
June 29th, 2012
1:50 pm
Well, K&CF, here’s a shocker: Kelly had gone very blonde, and I don’t think it looks good at all. She was looking so great with that nice,shiny dark hair, but this stuff isn’t good for her.
I’m off to the Dentist in a few, and then off all next week. Hope everyone has a great weekend and a fun and safe 4th!
G
June 29th, 2012
2:04 pm
@K&C. I think Jenny and I have the hang of it now………next season we’re just going to guess which WGWG will win it all. Is Hollywood week too early?
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 29th, 2012
2:41 pm
Sam-A, yeah, I knew about the blonde…she’s actually a natural blonde, but I think she looks better with darker hair.
G, LOL! That sounds like a fun idea for next season! “Spot the WGWG!”
Mercedes S.
June 29th, 2012
3:26 pm
Chief Justice goes rogue and TomKat splitting up! End of days or what?
JTesla
June 29th, 2012
3:56 pm
I was expecting the TomKat thing, I think if it lasted over 10 years I would have then worried about the apocalypse. I have to disagree about the Chief Justice going rogue, since he simply toed the Republican and the Mitt Romney line by supporting the key provision that they pushed (individual mandate). As such, it really surprises me that the Democrats aren’t crying foul over that decision.
Yes, I went there
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June 30th, 2012
7:54 am
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Judge&equity
June 30th, 2012
7:39 pm
good luck to jessica S…your looks? hmmm it’s ok but you need a makeover…
and kellie P…be positive as always one lost deal is not an end to your career…but an inspiration to work harder…go girl..
Kelly
July 1st, 2012
3:41 pm
Sounds like Jessica will just be handed songs that Interscope has around. Sounds like American Idol all over again. They are not asking her to do any writing. They also gave her the death spot of an Oct release – with no song on the radio. This looks like a disaster in waiting.
Deirdre
July 2nd, 2012
8:04 am
Morning!
I’m back! Went to a wedding on Long Island this weekend where the temps were only in the high 90’s. Returned to 106 here in the ATL. I hope I brought some of the “cooler” weather back with me. And btw, worst wedding reception I EVER went to. We had a 2 hour drive back to my in-laws and at 11:30pm we STILL had not had our entrees(this was after sitting down at the table at 8:30.) Salad and appetizers arrived at 9pm……….pasta course(dried out) at 10:30 and we left before the main course. Heaven knows when those people got to go home. Add to that, the DJ was a combination recording and drum band. They’d play a recorded song then a guy would play the drums along with the song….couldn’t hear the melody at all and pretty soon we all became deafened by the drums. During one particularly long set, in which the drummer played the same beat for nearly 30 minutes, a 75 year old uncle stood up and shouted “F***, shut up!!!!!!!” Unfortunately nobody but our table could hear him.
Harriett
July 2nd, 2012
8:38 am
LOL@Deirdre!! Good morning, and what a story! Can’t stop laughing. It comes close to the nightmare I went through at a wedding reception in New Jersey about six years ago. Our designated driver fell off her wagon and passed out at a table in the bar at the club. Her daughter, a thirty-something, got so smashed she passed out on the commode in the “unisex” bathroom, with the door ajar. These folks happeded to be my cousins, and the sister and niece of the father of the bride!!! But, the good news was, we did have good food and were out of there at a reasonable hour. Unbelievable hour, Deirdre! Did anyone apologize?
Deirdre
July 2nd, 2012
8:54 am
The mother of the groom(who is my husband’s cousin) apologized profusely but it wasn’t her doing so we couldn’t blame her. The bride and groom never went to any tables(except their friends’) to welcome us and thank us for coming. Two of the bridesmaids spent the whole evening swilling beer from a bottle. Classy!
Rickster
July 2nd, 2012
8:59 am
“couldn’t hear the melody at all”
much like when PP sings!
Harriett
July 2nd, 2012
9:19 am
Hahaha! What a wedding reception! Poor mother of the groom must have been horrified.
G
July 2nd, 2012
9:20 am
Lol @ Rickster! Good one.
Rickster
July 2nd, 2012
9:45 am
Deidre’s wedding story sounds like an deleted scene from the “An American Wedding” installment of the “American Pie” movies.
Rodney Ho
July 2nd, 2012
9:46 am
New blog entry up but man, it’s a sloooow day in “Idol” land…