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Alex Preston – Every Breath You Take – American… by IdolxMuzic
Sam Woolf – Time After Time – American Idol 13… by IdolxMuzic
The reviews are in for Miley Cyrus Bangerz tour . Contact Music
Cheryl Burke and Josh Hopkins are dating. People
Adam Brody and Leighton Meester are married. Wet Paint
Jason Patric’s ex-girlfriend wants a gag order. MSN
Megan Fox and Brian Austen Green had another baby. Pop Sugar
Amy Adams talked about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death. Celebuzz
Kimora Lee Simmons got married. What’s New
Christina Aguilera is pregnant and engaged. Us Magazine
Shayne Lamas is recovering from her tragic miscarriage. ICYDK
Miley Cyrus and Jared Leto are hooking up. HUFF PO
Jason Biggs and his wife welcomed a baby! TV Guide
Michelle Rodriguez is dating Cara Delevingne. Stuff
Pete Wentz is going to be a dad again. MTV
Julianne Hough has a new boyfriend. ABC News
Simon Cowell shared pictures of his son. LA Times
Brooke Burke got canned from Dancing With the Stars. Entertainment Weekly
Kristin Cavallari has a very cute baby bump. Instagram
Nicki Minaj loves the N word. Pop Eater
Bethenny Frankel’s talk show got axed. MSN
Dave Grohl is having another baby. Wet Paint
David Cassidy is getting divorced. NYDN
Kanye West is still angry. Digital Spy
Miley Cyrus’ tour is VERY uncensored. MTV
Simon Cowell is a father. ABC
Colin Farrell is scared of sober sex. Contact Music
Rosie O’Donnell had weight loss surgery. CBS
Christina Aguilera got engaged. Fox News
Tom Arnold is missing a testicle. Toronto Sun
Drake is getting too big for his britches. OTRC
When I wrote my original prediction, I had yet to watch X Factor, and from the moment it began I knew it would fail in the United States. First, the format was dated. The cheesy backup dancers barely work for major stars, let alone amateurs. Additionally, Simon Cowell’s personal investment in the show skewed his objectivity, and he traded his signature barbs for sappy critiques that served only to make the show feel fraudulent. He attempted to assuage the show’s format issues with beautiful women as judges, a move that might also work more abroad than domestic. Us American’s know a sideshow when we see it, and if you don’t hire someone with inside experience, all else will fail. To be fair, he did hire L.A. Reid, but unlike Harry Connick Jr., Reid was unable to articulate the intricate issues with each contestant, therefore never fully exposing the extent of his industry experience.
It’s unfortunate that X Factor failed, but with The Voice’s very fresh format and American Idol’s historical brand, it’s impossible to compete. And given Cowell’s recent popularity decline, his personality isn’t enough to save a sinking ship. That being said, I’m sure the guy is crying in a big pile of money. It was fun while it lasted.
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Will Arnett has a new girl. Contact Music
Charlie Sheen is at war with Denise Richards again. TMZ
Matt Kemp and Khloe Kardashian aren’t dating after all? Wet Paint
Jack Nicholson charmed Jennifer Lawrence. Radar Online
Justin Bieber gifted the world with a Christmas present. NYP
Eliot Spitzer and his wife are divorcing. What went wrong? CNN
Simon Cowell is VERY friendly with his exes. Just Jared
Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union are engaged. Huffington Post
Rachel Zoe named her newborn. Us Magazine
Lance Armstrong has a lot of balls. DListed
Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce. TMZ
Mary Kate Olsen is getting serious with her May/December romance. Celebuzz
Kevin Federline is on his way to baby number six. USA Today
Simon Cowell’s baby name is revealed. NY Daily News
Drew Barrymore disclosed her baby’s gender. Hollywood Life
Taye Diggs & Idina Menzel separated. MSN
There’s a new Dancing With the Stars romance. Reality TV World
Keri Russell and her husband separated. TV Guide
Khloe Kardashian might already have a new boyfriend. RumorFix
Kelly Rutherford hit another blow in her custody battle. Radar Online
Christian Slater got married. People
Zoe Saldana confirmed her marriage. Us Magazine
Simon Cowell’s pregnant girlfriend is divorced. Daily Mail
Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton might be getting engaged. Yahoo!
Kardashian is on another epic, anti-public rant. Radar Online
Terrance Howard married his girlfriend of one month. Huff Post
Mark McGrath is getting sued by his band mates. Hollywood Reporter
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La Toya Jackson got married. DListed
You have a very unique, indie style to your performances. On such a mainstream show, is it difficult to keep your identity intact?
Thank you. We look at it like this; if we perform the songs the way we want to perform them on the show, whether we get voted off for it or not, we’ll leave the show with supporters who like what we do. We came in with an idea of what we wanted to do on the show and we want to leave with as much of that idea intact as possible. Everyone we work with on the show knows we have extremely strong feelings on how we want things to do and they have been really cooperative in helping us grow, while still staying true to ourselves.
I can’t imagine working beside my significant other. I like to keep my personal and professional life private. How do you successfully manage that overlap?
We are just having a lot of fun, and when things are going so well it’s tough to get upset about things. We aren’t really consciously managing our relationship along with the show, we’re just taking things as they come and trying to enjoy all of it.
X Factor is largely predicated on the mentor aspect of the show. What have you learned from Simon Cowell since the show began?
We’ve learned that we should continue to be who we are. It seems as though people in the business like to work with strong willed people who know what they want. And that’s good for us because we really like fighting for what we believe in! We’re grateful that Simon respects our opinions and always wants to hear what we have to say.
Being on a network show almost fast-forwards your journey as artists. How are you dealing with this immediate attention in such a short period of time?
This whole thing is so much fun. When people come up to us in public it’s really exciting, when we see commercials that were on it’s a surprise. We absolutely love this experience, however I think something that has made it easier to deal with such immediate attention is the people that we are going through this with. We’ve made incredible friends with the other contestants and we’re all able to share this new experience with each other.
How tough are you on yourselves after you receive the judges feedback? Do you watch your performances back to discover things you could have done differently?
Alex: Sierra is a little bit tougher on herself than I am, but we also agreed to come on this show knowing full well that we’d get criticized. It’s a new experience to sing and then be immediately criticized after, but we’re dealing with is as well as we can.
Sierra: It was definitely tough to deal with receiving criticisms on national television, but I think I’ve gotten to the point where I know it’ll happen so as long as I’m happy with our performances I don’t take negative responses as “hate” I use them as motivation.
Both: And we do watch our performances back, we like to hear how our performances sounded on TV and we like to hear what we can improve on.
Lastly, have you thought of what you’d like your record to sound like and where you’ll go from here?
I don’t think we know what a record would sound like. I think we’re both just taking things as they come and if the prospects of a record come along then we’ll start diving into that. But as of right now we just want to get through each week!