Pain and outrage delayed for another week. As happy as I was to hear My Girl Casey’s name as being the first of the Final Five, I am just as shocked not to hear Hunter Mett’s who I was sure was going to win. Well, I became a lot less sure of that when Katy... Continue Reading →
A long-time loyal follower of these Musings (thanks, NE) correctly surmised that I was pondering what songs I would choose for the Idolists to sing for this Sunday’s Coldplay theme. She knows that back when Simon Cowell precluded a need for me to be The Missing Mean Judge, my Idol watching alter ego was a... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Disney Night, a clever idea where The Walt Disney Company (stock symbol: DIS) uses one of their properties – the American Broadcasting Company – to promote another one of their properties – American Idol; and uses the American Idol property to promote another Walt Disney Company property - The Walt Disney World Resort,... Continue Reading →
In my last post about why recent Idolists have failed to find success, I left you on a cliffhanger promising to reveal a couple of Idolists who have and why. Gabby Barrett: Be a Country Artist Because Radio Still Rules (but hurry) The Country Music Association (CMA) has identified two issues in promoting their artists:... Continue Reading →
Recently a long-time loyal follower of these Musings texted me about her surprise that the Top 3 Idolists “don’t do more with it” and was curious as to why that has changed. She specifically mentioned Candice Glover who won Season 12 (2013) as someone who is no longer heard from. Actually, that can be said... Continue Reading →
Well that was boring. Maybe it was because I didn’t have any connection to last season’s Idolists because I only watched a couple of episodes and wasn't impressed. Or maybe because I watched them tonight and as a group they still weren’t very impressive. While I did give letter grades, I’m not going to take... Continue Reading →
Yes, this show infuriates me. The voters make me nuts. The judges’ comments are worthless. And what was with the sleepy, banal song choices from Oscar nominated movies? This was one of the worst theme nights I can remember. Yeah, I'm being especially crabby LOL. Went home Ava – Yes, I am shocked, irate and... Continue Reading →
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