With the competition's recent loss of its youngest contestant, American Idol has come up with a new way to appeal to a younger demographic.
"Season 10 is all about changes, and we've come up with a revolutionary new theme for this week that we're very excited about," producer Nigel Lythgoe says. Next week, for the first time ever, Idol contestants will sing hits and memes from the internet.
"Some of the songs have actually become quite popular," Lythgoe continued, "when it came time to choose their songs, the contestants fought over Rebecca Black's 'Friday,' but in the end, Pia [Toscano] prevailed in a game of rock, paper, scissors, and I think she and Jimmy Iovine will make magic with the song." Having struggled with song choice in the past, "Friday" isn't the only song choice you may recognize.
Lauren Alaina will be giving "Backing Up" an edgy twist, while Casey Abrams will take on the ever-popular "Bed Intruder" by Antoine Dodson. Stefano Langone is going "old school" by taking on Kelly's "Shoes."
Jacob Lusk, who will be singing "Chocolate Rain" by Tay Zonday, is quoted saying, "I'm just glad I got something that is actually a song."
This week will pose a challenge for a lot of contestants, and the producers, as they try to turn some non-musical memes into music.
"We've created a hard rock compilation of Charlie Sheen quotes for James Durbin to sing, and I think you're going to like what he does with it," Jimmy Iovine tells us. While Haley Reinhart will be singing, "I'ma Let You Finish," a tribute to Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMAs, Scotty McCreery found a meme from a while back.
"When I saw that we could sing Chuck Norris jokes, I was like, 'I remember Walker, Texas Ranger, and that was pretty country, so this is for me,'" Scotty says.
Paul McDonald will be singing, "Twin Baby Boys Having a Conversation," and hopes America "gets it."
Rofl!!! Did you write this??? Lol!!
This is satire, no?
“Songs” from the internet are not songs.
What a dumb idea!