Today’s Idol headlines after the jump…
Elliott’s turn to shine
His big bright-eyed smile is the first thing you notice upon meeting Elliott Yamin, who was in a cheerful mood, despite having flown in at 5 a.m. Friday morning from LA……..
Where Did Green Day and “Wonderwall” Go?
…But times have changed in a big way. It is crazy to me when great music goes unnoticed while people actually spend money to convince themselves that Daughtry does not sound exactly like Nickelback. You know who you are, and the joke is on you…
J-LO TO BE NEW S-O
EXCLUSIVE STAR REPLACES SHARON
Jennifer Lopez is set to replace Sharon Osbourne on X Factor.
The stunning singer was approached by show bosses after it emerged acidtongue Sharon is planning to quit…..
Ruben to perform at Calhoun
American Idol winner Ruben Studdard will entertain Thursday on Calhoun Community College’s Decatur campus as part of its 60th anniversary celebration……
TV boss with the X Factor
Tony Cohen makes TV shows that the world loves to watch: Pop Idol, X Factor, Baywatch and Neighbours. Now he wants to buy rivals and make Fremantle Media an unstoppable force
…You might say Tony’s got talent – he just leaves it to others to flash it about. London-based Fremantle Media, which has close partnership deals with X Factor creator Simon Cowell and Pop Idol co-producer Simon Fuller, now sells more programme brands than anyone else, and has production subsidiaries in 22 countries to back that up.
And that makes money – Fremantle Media’s revenue topped €1 billion (£698m) last year, with Britain emerging as a creative hub for global TV ideas. For some, 53-year-old Cohen is one of the most underrated, and invisible, media bosses around…
…..And then you can build on audience loyalty. Over a quarter of the value of the Idol series, co-owned globally with Simon Fuller’s 19 organisation, comes from off-screen income, according to Cohen.
“We do all the merchandising, all the telephony, there’s an Idol Camp – a summer camp where you can learn all aspects of performing – and a website that is the No 1 television website in America – it got 1 billion page impressions last year. There have been Idol cars in Belgium and Holland, Idol-branded perfume in multiple territories. People really like it.” ….
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Morn all — am I the only one who loves loves JLO? TV is a natural for her. She’s hardworking, she’s persistent, and did I mention talented and rich? I’ve seen just about every movie she’s been in. Glad to know she’s on board with the simon-master.
Does the X-factor run on TV as long as Idol (24 weeks?); or is it a summertime show?
Doubt that there is any truth in that report.
It’s just a way to up the buzz and get people watching.
I’d have to say if Sharon left I’d probably not watch at all. Love her or loathe her she makes the show.
The final is at Christmas in time for the finalist to release for the Christmas number one in the singles chart.
http://www.xfactor.tv/xfactor/
I enjoyed that article about Elliott. I’m sure he has his moments like we all do but he definitely appears to be one of the nicest, most genuine people around. I’ve been lucky enough to meet him a couple of times and he was really, really great to be around - still very appreciative and very humble.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=f9Nwz4Ju7PY
Short little youtube of Elliott in the Phillipines… looks like he got that haircut!
Listening to AT40 with Seacerst. He jsut said Jordin is going to be on in a few minutes.
Dang - talking to myself again!!! Two days in a row.
Ok sorry in advance but this made me laugh out loud.
I bet that is the last time that fella takes a whiz outside. LOL
ETA:
**wonders aloud if said biker renames his “package” to NUTS AND BOLT**
From what I’ve seen, Elliott is REALLY loved in the Philippines! He has packed those huge malls and is singing great! I LOVE the bobblehead doll of him!
Jordin is probably on the American Top 40 - Ryan’s syndicated show. Her single goes “for adds” next week and she’ll get the idol publicity machine working full time for her. I think Tattoo is a pretty decent song so maybe a Top 20 hit with the force of Clive Davis behind her. More than that, I’m not sure.
It’ll be interesting to see how many albums she can sell. She has a much smaller fan base than Taylor but is much less “polarizing” so she could pick up more casual fans if the album is decent.
The Philippines showing the E love is great. It still pisses me off though that Clive passed on him and he had to do this all on his own. With that huge idol machine behind him, Elliott could have become a major success more quickly.
I can’t believe nobody posted the Blender picture of Daughtry “getting kicked in the nuts” by his bandmate. If I wasn’t challenged I’d try.
Now ya see, Boulder Soul, I have told you many-a-time that you are in the wrong profession…..comedy should be your game! What wit…what wit! I read the biker’s article to my hubby and he said that isn’t funny! Where is his sense of humor this morning! arg!
I hope everyone has a great day today! The snark here has been priceless lately……I have needed it! Thanks… PIX
Is this it?
http://www.blender.com/guide/slideshow.aspx?imgSrc=/gallery_photos/2843/october2007/63daughtry_l7.jpg
How about this one:
http://www.blender.com/guide/slideshow.aspx?imgSrc=/gallery_photos/2843/october2007/63daughtry_l1.jpg
Love those Blender pics! Those are hilarious. OMG! Chris has a sense of humor!
I posted a mini-recap of my impressions and observations from last night’s AI6 show in the thread below, for anyone who’s interested. I’m gonna do an overall recap later. :)
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I’m sure Elliott is happy as a clam. Are they crying that they passed on him? Maybe just a little. Getting those smash hits on Top 40 radio ain’t as easy as it looks. He certainly isn’t selling Daughtry numbers but I think his album has a lot of global appeal. I’ll save my rubbing it in stuff for when the album goes gold. (Dec?)
Thanks for posting those hilarious pics.
Nevermind
I suppose it’s a cultural difference but I didn’t find the posturing with a gun even slightly amusing.
Not helped with what hit the news this week.
I’m confused… oh well - I think I’ll go shopping! :)
Oops what’d I say? My bad. I think I’ll go shopping too.
Don’t worry, I deleted the post.
Please people, either follow the guidelines or don’t post.
I saw this headline:
Where Did Green Day and “Wonderwall” Go?
And thought the article was going to be about this.
Cool mash-up, Star. Thanks for posting it.
Elliott showing the Philippines some E love…
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff258/iamthepurplewalrus/gogoyaminoys-1.jpg
:D
Nor do I. Actually, I find little d’s™ posturing with this weapon quite immature and more than disturbing. In light of the fact that he is a father, to two [I would assume] adoring children, rather irresponsible, as well.
Well, Chris was at Sturgis when these pictures were taken. Perfectly normal behavior for the Sturgis crowd. I don’t have any problem with the pictures, but then again, I’ve been to Sturgis (saw Daughtry perform there this year). I saw the pics as someone having fun, goofing off, enjoying the atmosphere. Yeah, I know that’s not the politically correct way to see things, but then again that’s just my opinion.
Like I’m politically correct. LMNPAO (laughing my non-political ass off)
ETA:
I, too, have been to Sturgis—not for a little d™ concert, but during Bike Week, no less—certainly a diverse and colorful gathering of thousands. Believe me, I witnessed a lot of CRAZY stuff, but I not see a single person having fun and goofing off while posing and/or posturing with any weapons. Just saying.
Oh and btw - I wasn’t even talking about the gun pics in my post above. But anyway… Whatever.
Nothing to do with being PC as far as I’m concerned, just down to earth common sense.
Fury over rap group’s gun poster
…”I am particularly concerned about the image portrayed and the potential effect on younger members of our community, some of whom hold these people up as role models. I do hope that community safety is not affected in the short or long term by this publicity material.”
The poster is even more worrying given the surge in gun related crime, including a number of recent incidents in west Wiltshire involving children using replica weapons…
ChannelU
Damn, I mucked up my own snark…and didn’t catch it during the edit time.
The above should read….
LMNPCAO (laughing my non-politically correct ass off)
CMAO Boulder, acronyms can be more trouble than they are worth sometimes.
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
I agree with Lisa….this doesn’t sound like Jlo at all, she’s a movie star and is already signed to shoot two movies acc to IMDB. But it would be interesting! Besides, she has a reality show on MTV or Bravo…one of those channels.
However, there is supposed to be a tiff between Minogue and Sharon Osbourne….
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,22310803-5001028,00.html
Totally off topic, but had to share this….
Mean Little Kitty Song
Brilliant!!!
For Ace fans and other interested parties…
http://www.highrollerswithheart.org/auctions.html
They raised almost 2K on the September auction. :)
Loved it! And Sparta looks like Daze E Fresh!
PJ:
I knew you would. :) And, Daze is a cutie patutie. Calliope, my new addition, is 6 years old and, with the exception of the biting and attacking me, she is as busy as Sparta. She bounces all over the place playing.
Glad Calliope is so fun! Kica is a bit fat and lazy and she’s only 1 1/2! I have some cute pics of Kica and Daze grooming each other. Argie has no use for either of them.
I loved Mean Little Kitty Song. My mean little kitty is 19 yrs. old but looked like Sparta when she was young and still has some of those kitty traits. She’s on medication but so am I as I am probably the oldest poster here. I hate to mention age as some are really age prejudice. I feel I’m as good in my seventies as I was in my 30’s and 50’s. You can’t avoid getting older but you don’t have to grow up. I love the snark on this site, as being mainly a Taylor fan it’s hard to get any of that on his fan sites. I do like hearing about other idols as well.
Awwww….too cute. Wilson and Calliope play together a fair amount, but don’t groom one another. Don’t know if they ever will.
Loved that Mean Kitty Song. I viewed the Mean Kitty Story as well. Apparently Sparta was a rescue kitty. A little girl was going door-to-door, trying to find a home for him because it was too much [mean]for her to handle, and her parents were probably going to take him to the shelter. Turned out well for Sparta.
Hi Jojosie! Great attitude :)I bet your kitty rocks :)
JOJOSIE:
Chin scratches for Jojosie’s mean kitty. :)
I love the all purpose —ALL IDOL—snark here, too.
I’m presently imagining the subsequent simultaneous hair-ball hacking…
“…no time to search the world around, ’cause you know where I’ll be found, when I come around…”
…and “Wonderwall” is one of my all-time favorite songs. Those were good songs and fun times.
This guy stole my brain. Thanks so much for posting this, Lisa. It’s a fantastic commentary.
How sweet. :) Good for that little girl.
“I knew the words to half of the songs on Green Days “Dookie” just from kids singing it in the hallways.”
Yep, that was some great music, especially poignant was Longview, an ode to self gratification, boredom and drug use: “Bite my lip and close my eyes, tremble away to paradise”. Lyrics just do not get better than that.
Nice context.
And are you talking music or lyrics, exactly?
how ’bout that — littled (and his littled) has finally shown his real side — it’s RED! Followed by a neck.. Gah. Won’t be long he’ll be propping up a blowup *** doll at the nearest Waffle House.
You heard it here first.
Eliott — first America, next, the world!
I love the Mean Kitty Song!
Here’s something you cat lovers might like, especially our beloved posters from Canada.
American cats vs. Canadian cats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i6CSoct4lE
FYI: The Canadian cats were voted “cuter”. lol