Right off the bat, T-Boz and Chilli of the Grammy-winning group TLC want to make one thing very, very clear: The objective of R U the Girl (premiering tonight at 8pm/ET on UPN) is not to replace the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. "We have said several times that we're not looking for a third member," insists Chilli. "Why is it that we're consistently asked that question?"
Well, for one, R U the Girl arrives on the heels of Rock Star: INXS, which is aiming to fill the Aussie rock group's vacancy. Secondly, Girl's press release itself says the singing competition's winner will perform live then record a single with the other two ladies. So please excuse the confusion.
"The thing is, we have never wanted to put anybody in our group. Ever," says T-Boz. "[The show] is basically just an opportunity to give a fan a chance to do one song and a performance with us. It was never about us putting a
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