Regarding the “predictive” websites… I hope tonight’s results put to rest any doubts: there are just too many votes (landline, cellular and text) for anyone but the producers of American Idol to know the results. Back in blog post 5, I mentioned, “As far as any sites that are predictive, that’s all they are… only [...]
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THE FINAL 7 FOR AI SEASON 8: THOUGHTS ON “LOCKING IN” THE OTHER FINALISTS’ CAREERS
One of the AI blogs that has been following my Adam blogs asked me to, “give a 2-3 sentence summary of where the other idols stand from your perspective as well,” and it follows.
I’d like to thank Herb and the AmericanIdolNow [...]
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“I think Adam will be most successful exploiting his uniqueness and style (the Glam Rock image for lack of a better term) because it’s different. He’s showing that he can bring back the conservative look, but it’s much harder to pull off the showmanship and I think he’s capable of doing that (I also think [...]
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Adam is “current;” Adam’s song selections/style short and long term (longevity); and changes in the music industry (which I’ve talked about in previous posts).
A lot of discussions centered around what is “current;” Adam’s song selections/style short and long term (longevity); and changes in the music industry (which I’ve talked about in previous posts).
Regarding the longevity [...]
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The whole idea of AI is to discover, cultivate and represent recording artists; they’ve done a brilliant job of that and anyone participating in the show is well aware and knowledgably agrees to the conditions for participation.
Rickey Minor’s interviews are always enlightening and we’ve discussed some of the song choices, music clearance issues, how the [...]
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Hope you’re enjoying this “backstage” view of the entertainment industry and learning a bit more about how hard it can be for Adam and the other American Idol finalists now and in the future. I congratulate all of the finalists, they have achieved such an incredible goal already… and it’s great to see more and [...]
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