• American Idol Adds On

      A post about by Regina Avalos on August 27th, '08

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    • Season 8 of American Idol won’t hit your television screens until January 2009, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t news to share. A few weeks ago, Nigel Lythgoe left the behind the scenes workings of the series to focus fully on the other reality hit So You Think You Can Dance. There has been a promise of changes made to this season eight. The series is still going strong, but they did lose some viewers the last couple of years. They are hoping to gain those back. The first of the changes made for this next season was announced on Monday.

      A new judge has been added to the mix. None of our current judges are leaving or taking any time off. Not this season anyway. Simon, Randy and Paula will still be around to give their thoughts of the contestants, but now a fourth voice is being added to the mix. That voice belongs to Grammy nominated songwriter Karo DioGuardi. She has worked with the likes of Christina Aguilera and former American Idol Kelly Clarkson. This adds some more girl power to the panel, which is something Paul Abdul is thrilled about.

      As a fan of American Idol, I’m excited to see what other changes are in store for this upcoming season. As I have mentioned on this blog previously, some changes are definitely needed. The opening weeks of the series with all the auditions is one change I would like to see. These need to be shortened or cut entirely. The real meat of the competition starts with Hollywood week, and after tuning in for the first week of auditions, I usually tune out until the series hits Hollywood. I know I’m not the only one.

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    • American Idol Getting Ready For Season 8

      A post about by Regina Avalos on July 1st, '08

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    • We only ended season seven of American Idol a couple of months ago, but now we are already getting ready for season eight. Fox has promised big changes this season in order to keep the show new and interesting. Auditions for season eight of American Idol will start July 17, and our favorite judges will hit eight cities to find this year’s American Idol. David Cook shocked everyone this season by beating out David Archuleta. Everyone throught the younger David was set to win it all, but Cook came out on top.

      The Idols are getting ready to head out on tour today. The city will hit forty-nine cities over the next seventy-two days. The tour opens up in Phoenix, Arizona, which is one of the cities American Idol will hold auditions at this year. No stop in Los Angeles, but for those in California, San Francisco is also a stop. Phoenix might be just a bit closer. Some of the other cities included as stops this year are San Juan, Puerto Rico and East Rutherford, New Jersey.

      Some interesting choices this year. I don’t recall the judges leaving the continental United States to hold auditions before. This might lead to some new talent. I am excited to see what changes Fox and the producers make with the show. It is a still a hot ticket, but there are improvements that could be made. Shortening the airing of the audition process on television among them. For a full list of dates and cities to try out for American Idol, check after the jump.

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    • American Idol Looks Ahead

      A post about by Regina Avalos on May 28th, '08

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    • The seventh season of American Idol has only been done for a week, and the series is already looking ahead to what is up for its eighth season. Simon Cowell has already promised big changes for next season. They might even lower the age of the contestants. That makes it sound like Star Search. Anyone remember that show? David Cook and David Archuleta have been making the rounds in support of the American Idol tour. You can catch them on TRL tomorrow afternoon. Cook’s performances for last week’s finale have been topping the sales over at iTunes the past week, and he’s already starting to work on his album. It will be a rock record, and that is really no surprise. David Cook is a rocker.

      What do you think about American Idol? Do you like it how it is now or do you think some changes can be made? As a fan and view of the show, I think there is always room for improvement. My attention goes to the audition round which plays on our television screens for the first month of American Idol. Yes, I love a good bad audition scene as much as anyone, but four weeks of them always gets boring. Other series of this type of shortened their audition process on air. I really think it is time for American Idol.

      However, I’m not sure if lowering the age requirement for the show is a good idea. Yes, there are some amazing younger singers, but if you go too young, they might not be able to handle the pressure of a full season of performing and being judged. David Archuleta, at 17, is one of the youngest to be on the series, and you could tell he was overwhelmed. Imagine if he had auditioned and made it onto the show earlier?

      What do you think?

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    • American Idol comes to a close

      A post about by Regina Avalos on May 22nd, '08

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    • cook.jpgFor the last few months, we’ve been watching a group of singers battle it out for this year’s title of American Idol. All of that came to an end last night with a two hour season finale with a lot of surprise guests coming on to perform with the top twelve contestants. They all returned last night to perform one more time before they all go off to work on their own careers. We know making it into the top ten on American Idol gives you a really great chance at a record contract. The top three are guaranteed record deals.

      Last night, we saw the two finalists, David Archuleta and David Cook, spotlighted as they performed with the rest of this years contestants. We had appearances by such musical greats as Donna Summer, Bryan Adams and George Michael. They joined the Idol contestants as they all sang songs by the respective singers. The finale is two hours long, and at times this did feel too long, but the guest appearances made the finale worth watching.

      When it was all said and done, we had David Cook announced this year’s American Idol. He won by a margin of twelve million votes. A total of over ninety-seven million votes were cast in the finale vote. This was a new record for voting for American Idol. It crushed the old number by twenty-three million.

      American Idol will return next year with some changes in store. Fox is keeping quiet on these changes for now, but they have been taking a hard look at the series in recent weeks to make it even better for next year. They did this to regain the loss in viewers they had this year. A loss that doesn’t mean all that much because American Idol is still one of the top shows on television today.

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    • Dancing and Idol Set for Finales

      A post about by Regina Avalos on May 15th, '08

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    • marissa_jaret_winokur2.jpgThe stages are now set for next week’s finales for both Dancing With The Stars and American Idol. Each series had their semi-finals this week, and one more was sent home from each. On Dancing With The Stars, we saw the final four couples pick their dances out of a hat, and they had to come up with new choreography. All did well, but it was obvious here who would be sent home during the performances.

      This week Marissa Jaret Winokur was picked to go home. She has been a great asset to the series this season with her bubbly personality. She showed the American viewers that you don’t have to be skinny to dance and dance well. She just doesn’t have the skill to match up to the others still remaining in the competition at this point. Many are shocked she made it passed Mario and Shannon Elizabeth.

      As for American Idol, this week the final three fought it out for the final two spots in next week’s finale. They each sang three songs each. One picked by the judges, one they picked themselves, and one picked for them by the producers. During their performances, it was easy to see who would be sent home this week just by the judge’s comments.

      Syesha Mercado packed her bags this week, and this means we will see David Archuleta and David Cook in next week’s finale. This is something I have been predicting for weeks now. These two stand out the most, and it will be interesting to see just what they end up doing next week. Archuleta has been the one with most of the buzz surrounding him because of his father. He has been asked by the producers to not help his son with his song choices or performance preparations. Young David is all on his own.

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