Do Not Enter the American Idol Songwriting Competition
The lame songwriting contest is back on American Idol this year. Should you enter? Of course not! AmericanIdolExposed has a great site that explains just why you shouldn't waste your time. Among the reasons:
- The contest promotes itself as finding "amateur" or "undiscovered" songwriters, but that isn't the case. The winners of the contest last year, Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody, had already written 14 number 1 hits and 20 top 10 hits for artists like John Tesh, Jaci Velasquez, and Rebecca Saint James.
- 10 different songwriters who made the short list last year had prior working relationships with either American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, American Idol bandleader Rickey Minor, American Idol Host Ryan Seacrest, a former American Idol finalist, or Fox Television.
- Idol made $ 250,000 last year by charging each of the 25,000 entrants a $10 fee. Why charge a fee to enter a contest that's rigged for professional songwriters anyway?
Notice how when the voting starts up, the songwriters aren't listed? How have the plants infiltrated everything associated with American Idol? Isn't it about time American Idol stops blatantly lying to its viewers?
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Corruption? Lies? On American Idol? You must be joking!
**gasp** **cough** **wheeze** **gasp again** **a little more coughing** **sputter**
*Disclaimer: The above was a verbal representation of my shock and outrage at this new development, not David Archuleta practicing his new song for next week.
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I didn't know those asswipes charged money. So the only reason to even have the "songwriting contest" is the exact same reason they have the "singing contest". To get the free publicity for their plants.
American Idol is just one big commercial. Telling the cabbageheaded public that their votes count when they really don't is one thing but to charge $10 from the innocents when the fix is in should be illegal. I guess there is some loop hole or something but the whole sordid charade is absolutely shameful. Seriously. They are beneath contempt.
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I feel the same way about the "American Idol Wants More" show.
Remember, all the votes were cast (and lines were open all day), and they didn't vote anyone out.
Votes were for the money, not the "talent".
I'll bet they do it again...
My god, this is how they're promoting it:
It doesn't get any bigger than this. Carrie Underwood's 'Inside Your Heaven' and Jordin Spark's 'This Is My Now' stormed to the top of the US charts after appearing on American Idol - the most watched television series in America. This year it could be your song.
Shouldn't that be 'It doesn't get any BLANDER than this...' Those songs were ass! Inside Your Heaven - that sounds like the name of a porn movie. This is My Now - what a syrupy mess THAT song was!
Honestly, I think they feed a bunch of words about overcoming obstacles, winning and being in a special moment into a computer and it spits out the winning song.
And they charge a fee. I hate them.
Wow. Why did those guys even enter last year? Anything is a step down from THE MASTER, Tesh!
I have been considering entering, since I came up with the idea for this first, anyway. (See: http://thepopeye.blogspot.com/2006/08/simon-fuller-and-ken-warwick-owe-me.html)
Of course, they took my good idea and turned it into a farcical contest to see who could squeeze the most sap out of that tree, Jordin Sparks.
I've had a song on tap for a while now. It's called "I Believe This is My Proud Moment Inside Your Heaven Without Wings." Mid-tempo, obviously.
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Actually the real shocker here is not the plants and corruption part. That's to be expected. So what's the real shocker? Observe:
Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody, had already written 14 number 1 hits and 20 top 10 hits for artists like John Tesh.
John Tesh has had number 1 hits?!?!
Noooooooo!!!!
I have seen the face of the Lucifer himself. He has hair of blonde and plays the keyboard with his devil claws. Lo, the apocalypse is upon us.
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this show gets more disgusting by the minute!
Wow, this contest gets more worse as I read the instructions:
"We're listening for a song with a powerful melodic and emotional hook that will connect with the American public young and old - a song that can make people sing, dance or even cry."
When has a winning song made anyone dance? Or sing for that matter. Crying, yes. Crying for the song to stop!
Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody are pros? I never would have guessed after hearing that This Is My Now atrocity.
I can't say I'm suprised though. I feel bad for the unknown songwriters who have to pay the fee and then their song won't get anywhere near the 20(I think it is? Whatever number. It's rigged, it doesn't matter) that people vote on.
I love this bit 'artists like John Tesh, Jaci Velasquez, and Rebecca Saint James'
Um, who? Even the Tesh isn't exactly a household name...