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VFTW X Factor Contestants Received the Most Votes This Week
The Sun is reporting that the X Factor contestants that are pissing off England and making VFTW smile received the most votes this week. Apparently John and Edward are smoking the competition with their Sanjaya-esque performances, and we're loving it. A quote in the article says, "If they win, it would be Simon Cowell's worst nightmare." We're not so sure about that exactly, but the survival of the terrible twins is certainly pissing off the loyal viewers of the show. So we encourage everyone on the other side of the pond to keep voting for John and Edward as much as you can. Their survival is our enjoyment.
John and Edward Continue to Survive on X Factor
After a hilariously bad performance of "She Bangs", John and Edward were voted through to the next round on Britain's The X Factor. In the bottom 2 were two acts that the judges universally liked, which has apparently resulted in an emergency meeting of the producers. We just hope that John and Edward will stick around for weeks to come! VFTW Victory!
Vote for the Worst Presents: The 10 Worst Songs of 2001
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2001 brought out some terrible music that you probably haven't thought of since then. Well, here's a trip down memory lane with the awful songs you had to endure on the radio in 2001.
10. Nsync - Pop
Bragging about how your group is amazing and your style of music is the best should be reserved for hip hop. When 5 white kids did it, you knew the result would be hilarious, and this song didn't disappoint. Justin Timberlake sings about how Nsync's style of music is not a trend... only to have this be the group's last album. Even the producer of the song, BT, said, "I couldn't believe that they played that on the radio, much less that it was a single and a hit." That makes two of us.
The X-Factor Delivers a Double Dose of VFTW This Week
While we don't really care about the British show The X Factor, we have to applaud 2 performances from this week because they just can't be missed.
First, John and Edward perform "Oops I Did It Again". Yes, this is a real group of contestants on the show. It's like Sanjaya had a twin. They made it past this week too. Why doesn't American Idol realize that we want entertaining train wrecks like this?
And speaking of train wrecks, Whitney Houston's performance of "Million Dollar Bill" helps ease the pain we feel from missing Paula Abdul. Whitney's clearly messed up. The best parts are when her dress breaks in the middle of the song and she looks bewildered, and then when she can barely speak at the end.
Bravo this week, X Factor.
Was She Bleeding Love Afterwards?
The AP reports that Leona Lewis's spokesperson said that the horsefaced singer was hit by a young man at a book signing. Did the man finally hear the music coming out of his speakers and want to get Leona back for inflicting pain upon the world?
Vote for the Worst Presents: The 10 Worst Songs of 2000
Over the next 10 weeks, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
This week, starting off the decade, here are the 10 worst songs of 2000:
10. Macy Gray - I Try
Now honestly, this song isn't that bad. In fact, it's kind of good. But Macy Gray's voice is a thing of sheer terror. The fact that no one stopped her from releasing her own songs is a testament to the sad state of the music industry. Had someone else sung this song? It probably could have been a bigger hit. But the irony is that the song won a Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance. Were the Grammy voters drunk the night they voted or was it a VFTW Victory?
Australian Idol Winner Didn't Make a Penny After Selling 300,000 Records
An article in the Daily Telegraph says that Australian Idol winner Damien Leith sold 300,000 records, yet he didn't make a penny. How can this be? The record, titled The Winner's Journey, was a compilation of his performances on Australian Idol. 19 Entertainment and Fremantle (the same companies who run American Idol) own the rights to the show's performances, and fine print in the Idol contracts state that the contestants will make no money off of any of those sales. So to transfer this to American Idol, the ridiculous number of American Idol performance iTunes sales have not made Kris Allen and company much. Leith is quoted as saying, "It's in the past. I would be lying to say I wasn't really angry about it; I hate the fact it was done and it's not what the show is advertised to do." So think twice before "supporting" your favorite Idol contestant by purchasing their show performances. They're not making a penny off of it. And if 19E is that greedy with the performances, we can only imagine how little the contestants make for their albums.
Just a quick plug for a friend of the site. Richard Rushfield, who was a guest on our radio show a little while back, is about to release a book called Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost. It chronicles his time at Hampshire College in the 80's and it's been getting good reviews. So check out his site for some links on how to order it if you'd like.