After a streak of four male winners in the past four years, the eleventh season of American Idol could be the year a girl triumphs. That's what music producer and Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine thinks anyway.
"Jessica [Sanchez] is born with one of those gifts that you see very, very rarely -- the tone of her voice, the range, her poise," Iovine told reporters on a call Monday. "She has every chance to win this thing because she can strike a chord in you with the right song that, no matter what you think before that, you're going to vote for her. She can change your mind on a dime because those voices don't come around every day. There are so few people who can sing like that in the industry today.
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Simon Fuller is suing Fox Broadcasting and Fremantle North America, claiming that he wasn't given "executive producer" credit for the upcoming U.S. version of The X Factor as promised, the Los Angeles Times reports...
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Jennifer Lopez, husband Marc Anthony, American Idol creator Simon Fuller and director-choreographer Jamie King are teaming up for a new trilingual show called Q'Viva! The Chosen, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The series will feature Lopez and Anthony as they travel for three months searching for the best performers in Latin music, dance and artistry who can put on the ultimate live extravaganza.
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Jennifer Lopez is in the early stages of developing a reality series that would find her and her husband Marc Anthony searching Latin America to discover new musical talent, according to EW.com...
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What do you get when you cross David Cook and Simple Minds? This season's American Idol goodbye song.
The Season 7 champ has recorded a cover of the band's classic ...
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