Ugh ... I don’t understand how they can have West and Kelly Clarkson performing on the same show. Maybe West’s part will be brief and forgettable, like Leona Lewis’ performance last season.
http://mjsbigblog.com/itunes-ranking-for-the-wildcard-show-oops-matt-giraud-and-anoop-desai-lead-the-pack.htm
Yoinked from primeminster’s post in the headlines thread: (lolz at the Tatiana comment)
Wildcard Ranking by Popularity Bars:
1. Matt Giraud
2. Anoop Desai
3. Megan Corkrey(huge gap)
4. Jasmine Murray
5. Ricky Braddy
6. Jesse Langseth
7. Von Smith
8. Tatiana Del Toro
They said that this year the results shows were only going to be a 1/2 hour. I just looked and they are scheduled for 1 hour tomorrow night.
That's probably why they wanted two singers though why West though?
I suppose it would have been asking too much for them to have had Taylor Hicks on to promote his new CD like Kelly. That would have required them to be decent, fair and balanced, something AI can't seem to do.
Nea, I ordered my TH CD after you sent me that great link and I got it today. The cd only has one extra track and the hide Nor Hair song that you commented on came with the cd from Wal Mart. Not sure how we go about hearing the other two extras.
The reason is m.o.n.e.y and ratings. West currently has an album out with a single that was not a #1 hit, but which peaked at #4 and has lingered in the top 10 for quite awhile. The album did peak at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It's been on that chart for 15 weeks and is still sitting at #4.
Also, to be totally blunt, the "Urban" genre that encompasses R&B, hip-hop and rap, is the black segment of the music industry. As such, it gets huge radio airplay in the big urban markets, in the same places where most Democrat voters live. From the very beginning, the American Idol production team has been nothing, if not completely politically correct. They have always done everything possible to be inclusive of the lucrative "Urban" music market. In the past, they haven't tried as hard with the equally lucrative Latin music market, but this year's visit to Puerto Rico is a clear effort to do so.
It probably will be. He was on Saturday Night Live a few months ago and completely stunk the joint up.