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 →
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 →
Welcome to American Idol's relief plan for performing artists looking for a paying gig during COVID. 24 songs in two hours? Whew! So much going on and all so quickly, it felt like the first week of The Bachelor. Actually, I did like the structure of having each Idolist do their solo and duet back-to-back... Continue Reading →
Much like Group Round of old, the new Duets are an important part of the job interview for the position of pop star. The ability to work with other people in a way that allows everybody to contribute at a high level to a shared outcome is essential. In Grammy Award speeches, each artist makes... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago a friend I hadn't heard from in some time texted me to see if I was still writing my Idol blog. The next day NE, a long-time reader of these Musings, asked me if I was watching Idol. For a variety of reasons, the answer to both questions was "no." A little... Continue Reading →
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