‘X Factor’ first live show debuting Oct. 31, not Nov. 1; Kelly Clarkson, Phillip Phillips updates
Khloe Kardashian is going to be an "X Factor" co host. Can she do better than Steve Jones? Having Mario Lopez there should help. CREDIT: AP
With the San Francisco Giants sweeping the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, Fox’s schedule has opened up so they have moved up “The X Factor” top 16 live show to Wednesday, Oct. 31 and the top 12 reveal on Thursday Nov. 1.
We get to see Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez in action as co-hosts and be terribly judgmental about it. Mario is a pro at this hosting work. Khloe? Who knows?
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Carrie Underwood is one of the performers at the American Music Awards on Nov. 18.
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Phillip Phillips talks to the Hollywood Reporter about his upcoming album “The World From the Side of the Moon,” due out Nov. 19. That album title is a lyric from his song “Man on the Moon.” They did the album in three weeks. He did it in New York City, which he likes more than Los Angeles.
His single “Home” is on the verge of the top 20 on the CHR chart. In the meantime, his famliy is auctioning off some of his personal effects.
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Kelly Clarkson, who will be performing on the CMA Music Awards Thursday with Vince Gill in a duet, has a new single “Catch My Breath,” which is racing up the Hot AC chart. She also has a greatest hits album coming out.
Here’s the cover for her Vince Gill duet “Don’t Rush.” I prefer Kelly as a brunette.
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DanJ
October 31st, 2012
9:46 pm
1432 was not good but their Home show song was great! They were called LYLAS then. I’m sure Simon will keep them and they may reach the top 5. Camilla Cabello is great and should have been kept as a solo artist.
d neilson
October 31st, 2012
9:46 pm
They has to save Jason I will be devastated if they don’t
Deirdre
October 31st, 2012
9:47 pm
Is it just me or is that the same mansion that the Idols stayed in last season?
d neilson
October 31st, 2012
9:49 pm
Simon’s face looking at Willie priceless
Harriett
October 31st, 2012
9:52 pm
What the heck? Song choice and production are awful mostly all around.
DanJ
October 31st, 2012
9:54 pm
Okay Khloe is points for putting Simon on the spot although Simon was right about the song choice, dancers and his outfit. Of course I could be an AARP member!
Deirdre
October 31st, 2012
9:54 pm
There’s 2 more acts, they’re running out of time and Khloe is asking the judges questions that they do not want to answer. I bet she won’t do that next week after Simon gives her a piece of his mind.
DanJ
October 31st, 2012
9:55 pm
Khloe gets points!
Harriett
October 31st, 2012
9:57 pm
Me too–AARP.
Saving pimp spot for Carly
Harriett
October 31st, 2012
9:59 pm
Once again-song choice. Talk to y’all tomorrow.
Deirdre
October 31st, 2012
10:01 pm
Believe me, I don’t care if she puts Simon on the spot but she did it to Demi, too. Plus, it’s hers and Mario’s job to manage the time. Robohost was horrible at it last year because he would tell the judges to shut up BUT, Khloe shouldn’t be asking questions when the time is going to go over.
Although, now that I look at the Comcast time stamp, the show intended to go over.
Harriett
October 31st, 2012
10:06 pm
Night!
DanJ
October 31st, 2012
10:09 pm
I loveCarly Rose, didn’t like the song choice. I guess Simon has his NEXT boy band Emblem3. Hope they don’t win but young girls will love them.
Seth T
October 31st, 2012
10:56 pm
Mostly bad song choices, circus over-the-top staging lights and dancers on several acts. The Judge/Mentors made some really stupid song & production choices for some of their acts, agree with Harriett.
I don’t always agree with Simon, but he had the best observations of the night, except maybe for his own groups – and he made a bad song choice for his nameless numbered girl group.
Cece Frey actually has a great voice, but they put her into the worst run-around song possible. Beatrice Miller did well even though the song was not her style, same for Carly Rose.
Lyric 145 even looked like they were dressed in patchwork circus clown attire, but maybe that’s hip-hop show biz.
Worst song for Vino – he’s probably toast unless he gets a soul song in the sing-offs tomorrow. David Correy sings well, but ran around like a chicken flapping it’s wings, trying to get the crowd worked-up. They put Diamond White in pre-teen Disney clownish garb and Willie Jones in sharkskin pants with pop dancers in a country song.
Jason Brock – did you hear what he said …
There should be an award for the most bizarre show that pushes artists into a false character. Reminds me of what Idol Judges and producers did in convincing Pia that she should run all over the place in a Gwen Stefani dress. The Voice coaches have also done their share of picking lousy songs for their battlerounds.
8 are safe, 8 do a sing-off tomorrow night. 4 will win , 4 will be given a small check and a box lunch for the ride home.
JTesla
October 31st, 2012
11:16 pm
As was implied: turn down the AC, and turn up the mics.
JTesla
October 31st, 2012
11:31 pm
First act to get my interest: Sister C. It’s not because I like Country (I don’t) and it’s not because they are attractive (I’ve seen better) but because it is the first act where the focus is on them singing. It’s not a big production with dancers and spike hair.
So far the judging is ok, but it’s annoying over the crowd noise. At least they aren’t at each other yet. Maybe that will come when the viewers get to vote.
Deirdre
November 1st, 2012
7:29 am
Morning!
XF is one big three-ring circus!
In the first ring is Khloe’s nipple prominently on display through her blouse(btw, other than that, I thought she looked great) Along side Khloe is the only person on the whole show who knows what he’s doing. Mario Lopez tried…really TRIED…to keep the show humming along.
In ring 2 are the judges led by Simon Cowell who tried…really TRIED….to make this show work. Demi Lovato put in a good deal of effort, too. Britney Spears gave Stephen Tyler a run for his money in the “say nothing worth listening to” dept. and LA Reid…well what can one say about this man? Awful. Rude. Competitive in a nasty way. Mean to the singers in order to get back at Simon. And what he did to Jason Brock ought to get him fired today!
And in ring 3, with dazzling lights and sound that almost made them disappear completely, are the contestants. I’m not sure if any of them haver talent. I couldn’t hear about have of them and the lights prevented me from actual seeing about a quarter of them and then the costumes made it impossible to recognize the rest of them.
What a waste of an evening. Good thing I had some trick or treaters to keep me amused!
Deirdre
November 1st, 2012
7:31 am
“I couldn’t hear about half of them” That’s what I wanted to say.
Deirdre
November 1st, 2012
7:58 am
As far as talent is concerned…from what I heard last night, I wouldn’t sign any of them with the possible exception of that last group of egotistical boys who have the potential of making tween girls everywhere swoon which would make a lot of money for someone.
Sorry, I thought Janell was very weak, Paige disappeared behind the costume and lights and sound(poor girl got the trifecta of over-production)but her voice is also weak. The younguns are too young! And it shows! Their voices are not mature enough yet and they shouldn’t be there. Do they have potential, yes! Are they ready for primetime? No!
The country guy has a very nice voice but his range is not good.
I didn’t like any of the groups that I saw.
I missed CeCe’s performance along with a bunch of others since I was busier than usual giving out candy to terrific kids, all of whom were smiling and polite, saying thank you and wishing me a Happy Halloween. We raise them right in my little town!
Mercedes S.
November 1st, 2012
8:10 am
Nasty squabbles between LA and Simon is what drags this show down.
The Make-Over deal is STUPY. The Garcia girl looked perfectly fine in her own hair;dying it black and matching those fringy bangs with fringy vest and pants was a sartorial. Back ground noise so loud the poor girls voice all but disappeared.
Most of the contestants’ voices couln’t be heard or they were so distorted by acoustics/machines that they lost the personalities we got to like during the preamble.
Diamond White wasn’t herself, Beatrice clearly HATED her song, and Jason Brock…. good heavens, now I know what music torture porn is like!The Sinclair girl and Cece, my two favorites, had also had their souls removed. I don’t want a Stepford Cece, I want that ambitious “all about eve” kid to make me believe she’s the best.
Mercedes S.
November 1st, 2012
8:19 am
Sorry about typos…”sartorial NO”…”girl’s voice”, “couldn’t”
While waiting fir my meager bunch of tricker or treaters, I amused myself grading the contestants.
Page: *
Arin Ray *
David Correy **
Sister C ***
Jenell Garcia **
DiamonD White ***
Vino * 1/2
Lyric 145 ***
Cece ****
Tate Stevens *
Beatrice **1/2
Jason Brock **
1432 ***
Willy Jones **
Sinclair ***
Emblem 3 ***
I do like the robust Kloe (sp?) girl for calling judges on their remarks. Lame excuse from Lovato not to name the singer she liked; Lovato obviously didn’t rremember the girl’s name.
Harriett
November 1st, 2012
8:25 am
The kids at my door were like yours, D. Makes me happy to know there are some like that.
Good morning!
All in all it sounds like most of us agree on the XF as overdone and with terrible song choices. I was really disappointed in the way LA handled Jason, too. I guess he just couldn’t help himself. I fault Jason, too, for agreeing to play the buffoon.
Deirdre
November 1st, 2012
8:56 am
I CANNOT believe that Jason asked if he could pinch Mario’s butt!!!!!!!!! Maybe Jason deserved what LA did to him.
DanJ
November 1st, 2012
9:02 am
The 4 who will probably go home tonight IMO are:
1) Beatrice Miller-Both Diamond White and Carly Rose are more mature emotionally and vocally. “She looked like a deer in the headlights last night!”
2) CeCe Frey- The Lady GaGa makeover can’t undo the b!+(#* character the show created! She was also bad last night. Not sure if she will have the sing off against Paige or Willie. only Jennel Garcia was good from this group.
3) Lyric145 or SisterC- My guess is Lyric145 only because they looked more like graffiti artists than recording artist. My guess is Simon will keep Sister C over them in a sing-off.
4) Jason Brock-His Liberace meets (fat) Elvis look along with that horrible choice of song will never be forgotten. I think he loses in a sing-off with David Correy. Only Tate Stevens was good from the overs group.
Mercedes S.
November 1st, 2012
9:17 am
If CeCe can’t undo “the female-dog character the show created”, why should Tate Stevens get a free pass? He was not as openly unpleasant as CeCe, but that was a dirty trick he pulled on Willy Jones back in the sing-off days.
Harriett
November 1st, 2012
9:18 am
LA and Simon are making me tired already. I absolutely hate the back and forth with those two. Trying to remember–did either one of them give praise, however faint, to even one of the other’s artists?
Rodney Ho
November 1st, 2012
9:19 am
I finally posted my recap of X Factor last night. Not a lot of really great performances, a few good ones and a couple of disasters. Demi was mildly annoying going after Simon but otherwise, a good judge. Britney was bland. Khloe didn’t embarrass herself. Mario is a pro, period, and could have done it all by hiimself, as host.
Harriett
November 1st, 2012
9:20 am
Agree, Mercedes! I will never forgive that move on his part. Dirty trick indeed! Tate looked better last night, however, because the others looked so bad.
Kourtney Kardashian
November 1st, 2012
1:17 pm
Khloe is not a real Kardashian