I have to say I’m more than a little disappointed with the rebirth of themes for the idol contestants for season 10 of American Idol especially after Nigel promised this was NOT going to happen. I mean seriously! Motown? Don’t get me wrong, I know there’s been many awesome songs and singers come out of the motor city but we’re talking decades ago with this genre. How are potential idols suppose to show us what type of artist they plan to become when they have to choose these type of songs? How will they make these songs their own? I thought Nigel said before the show even started that the contestants would get to choose more current songs and even get the chance to put together a video.
For the majority of the contestants this will be fine because they’re going to sing sappy ballads anyway but what about Scotty McCreery and James Durbin? How are they suppose to find their niche singing Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye? Jacob Lusk should rule this week and come out on top since this is right up his ally with song choice.
In other news, Nigel Lythgoe has tweeted that he doesn’t class X Factor as a talent show and says the following about Simon Cowell: “In a way, I’m delighted Simon’s left American Idol. He’s given us the opportunity to refurbish it,” he said. “Everyone said that it would be the end. And what’s happened? The ratings are equal to last year’s, we got 30 million votes the other evening, and if we lost 50% of our audience we would still be the number one show.” Let’s see if Simon fires back later on today.
What do you think about the motown theme week and do you think the contestants will make the songs their own?