"Idol": "Life is Not a Fairy Tale"
There has been so much “Idol” news over the past three weeks it’s been hard to keep up. But I’ll do my best to get everybody up to speed…
All of the buzz this week surrounds Elliott. Everyone is wondering why he hasn’t signed a record deal yet since Katharine, Chris and Kellie have all inked with RCA/19 Recordings. Elliott’s spokesperson says there are two companies interested and he’ll be firming things up “very soon.” The spokesperson also says Elliott has been very busy with charity work, which has kept him from concentrating on an album. Personally, I think it says a lot about how the show felt about him since 19 signed Kellie before looking at him…
Speaking of Elliott, if you missed him in the pictures at the White House, it’s because he wasn’t there. He was late to the meeting with the President because he overslept…
The producers of “Idol” are up in arms about Fantasia’s Lifetime movie, “The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale.” In the movie, an “Idol” producer pushes Fantasia (who plays herself) to quit the show because she is an unfit role model. Executive Producer Ken Warwick says it’s absolutely untrue.
Interestingly, the movie features actual footage from “Idol.” I’m guessing the producers didn’t see the script before approving the use of the scenes. The movie will premiere on Lifetime August 19th at 9 p.m…
Katharine McPhee finally joined the Idols tour July 30th, but she was still taking it easy. Saying she was under doctor’s orders to limit her singing, Katharine only did two songs and didn’t participate in any of the group numbers.
I don’t mean to tick off you Katharine fans out there, but I just find it rather convenient that after missing almost a month of the tour, she got better just in time to co-host “The View” and meet with the President. There are rumors swirling that Kat is becoming quite the diva…
As I mentioned earlier, Katharine, Chris, Kellie and, of course, Taylor are all signed to RCA/BMG and 19 Recordings Limited, “Idol” puppet master Simon Fuller’s new label. “Variety” reported a few weeks ago that CDs from Taylor, Katharine and Kellie would all be released on the same day—November 14th. I certainly hope that is not the case because it would be a HUGE mistake—not to mention that it would take away from the prize of actually winning. If the date sticks, “Idol” may finally reach its saturation point.
What was it I said earlier about hoping that Simon Fuller never gets too greedy again?
