American Idol Judges Have Been Made Official – and America is Not Happy!
Ok, that might be a little bit of an overstatement. How about I’m not happy. It looks like I’m officially divorcing myself from American Idol. The four panel judging table will look like this:
Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Randy Jackson
It’s a done deal and just in time as auditions will be starting in NY in one week for Season 12 which will air in January.
Mike Darnell from Fox says that he’s excited about the judges table,
“I am thrilled about this year’s judges’ panel, Nicki’s an unbelievably captivating international phenomenon who has made an indelible mark on rap and pop. And Keith is another great addition to ‘Idol’ — he’s one of the biggest stars in country music and I know that our fans and contestants will fall in love with him.”
I am personally glad to see Randy make the cut because, let’s face it, he and Seacrest are all that original Idol fans have left. I also see the rationale behind bringing in Nicki Minaj, because as much as I don’t want to admit it, she is hot. As we saw with The Voice besting out “X Factor” this week, who’s hot and who’s not makes a huge difference. The show’s viewers came down to 4 hot stars (Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee-Lo Green and Christina Aguilera going head to head with pretty much, just Britney Spears. It was no match.
Idol felt the pressure to bring in more of a “Whtat’s hot now” then true talent and judging. It’s a risk that the show did not need to take. Basically they sold their soul. “Idol” is a Franchise with a built in core audience. It doesn’t need to lower itself to tricks and antics to bring in viewers, but rather then chance it….they tried to cover all bases. They have the old judge, the hot star, the country star and the Diva with true talent.
I’m not sure if I can sit through the Nicki Minaj voices, and ridiculous Faux British accents. Will she be wearing dumb-ass outfits every night and making ridiculous faces? This must be how Jon Stewart felt during the Republican primaries. There will be plenty of material to keep my blog pages full….I just don’t know if I have the stomach to watch.
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