emi sues hi5, videoegg over user-uploaded videos``xIgor``x(CNET)--Some people might be embarrassed if their friends found an old copy of Mr. Big's "To be with you" or Paula Abdul's "Cold hearted (snake)" stashed away in their CD collection. But not EMI. They own those songs, and they want the world to know it.
The music giant is suing social-networking site Hi5, video advertising start-up VideoEgg, and 10 unnamed defendants for allegedly infringing on the copyrights of those and hundreds of other pop throwbacks.
The lawsuit alleges that Hi5 users have uploaded and disseminated hundreds of music videos the company owns rights to. VideoEgg is on the hook because it's a former partner of Hi5, and those allegedly infringing videos were uploaded to its servers. (On May 31, VideoEgg stopped hosting videos uploaded by the public and refocused efforts on its ad network, prompting rumors that the company was on its way out.) The lawsuit doesn't say much of anything about who the 10 John Does are.
The companies had attempted to work out some kind of deal for more than a year, a source told TechCrunch, but those efforts eventually failed.``xEkEuZFpuVptjalFXqI``x1214730450``x(default)
paula ‘doing fine’ after breakup``xIgor``xLOS ANGELES - Paula Abdul and boyfriend J.T. Torregiani have ended their relationship after dating for a little over a year.
The couple split two months ago, according to Us Weekly.
J.T., a restaurateur, has reportedly moved out of Paula’s LA home.
As for Paula, friends say she has put the split behind her.
“She’s doing fine,” a source close to the “American Idol judge told the mag. “She has moved on with her life.”
Paula and J.T. started dating in April 2007 after they met after a taping of her hit Fox reality show.``xEkEupFFVlkMDHTPrkT``x1214033582``x(default)
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happy birthday paula``xIgor``xPaula turns 46 today. Happy birthday Paula!``xEkEFlyEVApfACNlxsB``x1213861590``x(default)
reality tv's top 10 rock 'n' roll revivals``xIgor``xby Lyndsey Parker in Reality Rocks
There's little doubt that reality television can be a fabulous launching pad for a career in music. Just ask Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Leona Lewis, Danity Kane, or even old-school Star Search country band Sawyer Brown. They've all done just fine...and they have TV to thank!
But reality TV may be an even better re-launching pad for some artists. The old adage used to go something like, "Old musicians never die, they just fade away"--but now it's more like, "Old musicians never die, they just star on reality shows."
Yes, many musicians whose glory days of groupie-shagging, stadium-headlining, and royalty-collecting seemed far behind them have managed to resurrect, or even redefine, their careers on the small screen. And sure, such career moves may have cost them credibility in the long run, but hey, credibility won't feed and clothe Flavor Flav's seven (and counting) kids, pay off Bobby Brown's divorce attorney bills, or keep Bret Michaels' bandanna closet well stocked, will it?
There are many B-, C-, and D-listers who deserve honorable mentions on this list, including: Gene Simmons (Family Jewels, Rock School, Celebrity Apprentice); Dee Snider (Gone Country, Rock The Cradle, Celebrity Duets); Vanilla Ice (The Surreal Life, Hit Me Baby, Remaking); Danny Bonaduce (Breaking Bonaduce, I Know My Kid's A Star); Ted Nugent (Supergroup, Surviving Nugent, Wanted: Ted Or Alive); Tommy Lee (Rock Star: Supernova, Tommy Lee Goes To College); Pepa (The Surreal Life, The Salt-N-Pepa Show); and Da Brat (Celebrity Fit Club, The Surreal Life). But THEN there are the not-so-proud, the few...the celebs who have truly created full-fledged, phase-2 careers for themselves as reality show superstars.
So here, in ascending order of soul-selling successfulness, are music's top 10 reality resurrections:
10) Sebastian Bach - I have two words for you, dear readers: "SAVAGE ANIMAL!!!" When this loudmouthed ex-Skid Row mouthpiece repeatedly, and futilely, screamed this phrase--in a desperate attempt to convince his Supergroup co-stars that that should be the name of their new allstar band--he instantly entered the reality TV hall of fame/shame. He also managed to do the seemingly impossible: Make his bandmate Ted Nugent seem sane by comparison. By the end of the maddeningly short-lived Supergroup series, Sebastian had nearly been punched in the face by Biohazard's Evan Seinfeld, had coerced his wife Maria into doing a bi-curious lingerie photo shoot with Evan's porn-star wife, and had drained every wine bottle in the Supergroup mansion's cellar. Savage, indeed! Naturally such a star turn made Bach a much-in-demand reality rock star-for-hire, and soon the bigmouthed, bighaired rocker was back on the small screen, barking out LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstars. No word yet on whether or not he has any other reality shows planned, but real Bach-heads can always hope to catch a 3am rerun of the 2004 VH1 rockumentary I Married Sebastian Bach, all about Seb and Maria's dysfunctional yet functioning relationship.
Below are a couple clips...the first is of Bach in his Skid Row prime; the second is of the Savage Animal enjoying his reality-televised second wind. This is a pattern that'll be repeated for all the people on this list:
9) Jewel - Miss Kilcher sold about 20 jillion copies of her debut album, but that was a long, long time ago; nowadays she's seemingly so desperate for a reality TV resurrection, I wouldn't be surprised if she auditioned to be a bachelorette on Rock Of Love 3. First she appeared as a guest judge on American Idol, where she not only had to keep her cool while watching the female answer to William Hung yodel her way through a tone-deaf Jewel impersonation, but--according to rumor--had to contend with queen bee Paula Abdul, who reportedly was none too pleased to have to share screen time with a prettier, younger, less doped-up female panelist. Then Jewel joined forces with Nashville Star--hosting the show last season, and becoming a judge this year. Between NStar seasons, she also appeared on Fast Cars & Superstars (basically a very boring version of Skating With Celebrities, except with racecars instead of iceskates and William Shatner instead of Todd Bridges) and Ty Murray's Celebrity Bullriding Challenge, hosted by her longtime boyfriend, um, Ty Murray. So, what's next for Jewel's reality career? Will she go on Extreme Makeover to finally get those snaggleteeth of hers fixed? Will she compete against Gwen Stefani on Yodeling With The Stars? Will she become the host of season 2 of Bachelorettes In Alaska? Whatever show she signs up for, it'll probably a GOOD career move, oddly. These days Jewel is doing all right--her first country album, Perfectly Clear, debuted at number one on the Billboard Country Album Chart and at number eight on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, so all this boob-tube exposure has obviously paid off.
8) Joey Fatone - Our poor pal Joey. While his ex-bandmate Justin was off becoming the biggest pop star on the planet, bagging Jessica Biel and Cameron Diaz, and making steamy music videos with Scarlett Johansson, Joey was all but forgotten. And it didn't help that, as the portliest member of *NSYNC, his last name literally spelled out "F-A-T O-N-E." But then Joey competed on season 4 of Dancing With The Stars, and with all those years of choreography experience under his belt, he nearly won. He took that belt in a few notches, too, as he lost more than 20 pounds while on the show. Soon the offers were pouring in. OK, maybe they were just trickling in, but still. At least he had offers, right? Joey soon signed on to host the don't-confuse-it-with-Don't-Forget-The-Lyrics game show The Singing Bee, then he emceed an even worse barrel-bottom-scraping show, Celebrity Circus. Next, he's slated to co-host, along with fellow DWTS alum Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown, The Singing Office--which looks like it's gonna be bad enough to make Celebrity Circus seem like The West Wing. But hey, at least Joey is gainfully employed again...and at least he never had to go on Mission: Man Band like that other ex-NSYNC dude, Chris Kirkpatrick.
7) Carnie Wilson - Sadly previously best known as Brian Wilson's daughter and "the fat one" always forced to stand behind strategically placed grand pianos or large potted plants in Wilson Phillips videos/photo shoots, Carnie first came to the small screen in 1995 with her short-lived talk show, then broke reality ground when she allowed her stomach-stapling surgery to be live-webcast in 1999. Years later, when the post-surgery, post-pregnancy pounds crept back on, Carnie joined the cast of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, and this put her back in the public eye in a big way (no pun intended). Soon she signed up for CMT's Gone Country (on which she inexplicably lost out to Julio Iglesias Jr.) and then the show with the stupidest name in TV history, VH1's magic competition Celebracadabra (on which she was the first elimination, losing out to C. Thomas "Ponyboy" Howell and one of the Pussycat Dolls). Next up is Outsider's Inn with her former Gone Country co-stars Bobby Brown (more on him later) and Maureen "Marcia Brady" McCormick--on which they'll run a rural bed & breakfast, and wackiness will surely ensue! But personally, I'm still waiting for Carnie to do a reality show with her dad...
6) Bobby Brown - OK, Being Bobby Brown was one of the best reality shows ever. EVER! This is a fact, and anyone who disagrees with this statement can just stop reading now. I see no valid reason why BBB only had to run for one season--why should a little thing like a divorce from Whitney Houston stop season 2 from going into production, huh? If anything, it would make the show ever better. But anyhoo, Bobby's show was such a smash that it opened up many more reality doors for him. He became the fan favorite on the aforementioned Gone Country (his original tune from the finale, "The Man I'm Gonna Be," was actually pretty good). And his proud-papa act as a very involved audience member on Rock The Cradle--cheering on his shirtless, talentless son Landon and nearly having a Whitney-style diva meltdown when Landon was voted off--was awesome must-see TV as well. But of course, it was Bobby's howlingly funny Gone Country sleepwalking incident, during which he nearly urinated on his unsuspecting bunkmate Dee Snider, that was real reality gold. Bedwetting-averse lodgers on Outsider's Inn better make sure their rooms are nowhere near Bobby's sleeping quarters.
5) Bret Michaels - The Poison frontman's hair-metal heyday may have been long gone--much like, rumor has it, much of his hair. But clearly he knew that there were plenty of buxom rock babes in America who were still willing to open up and say ahhh for even a (supposedly) washed-up heartthrob. So VH1 put out a casting call to find 25 skantastic, Lycra-sheathed, silicone-and-alcohol-engorged, Elimidate-esque metal groupies, stuck them in McMansion with seemingly bottomless supply of booze (and no one around to stop the "ladies" from pouring gallons of said booze straight down their deep throats--but plenty of cameramen around to film what transpires after they did)...and a real reality star was born! Sure, Bret had already dabbled with reality as a smartmouthed judge on Nashville Star (he remains my fave NStar judge ever, and I still miss him three seasons later), but it was on his dating show Rock Of Love (and Rock Of Love 2, natch) that Bret found his true calling. Rock Of Love was like one big season-long extendo-mix of Poison's "I Want Action" video, and the result was nothin' but a good time, of course! Now I'm just waiting for Bret and his winning season 2 bachelorette, Ambre, to decide to be "just good friends," so Rock Of Love 3 can start shooting already.
4) Jessica & Ashlee Simpson - Some readers might be surprised to see these alleged A-listers on a countdown like this. But those readers probably don't realize that it was MTV's Newlyweds that made Jessica a superstar in the first place. Before the show debuted in 2003, Jessica was just a poor man's Britney, a B-lister. Sure, she had a few pop hits, swapped spit with Ashton Kutcher on That '70s Show, starred in some Bally's Fitness ads, and published a wedding-themed coffeetable book that's probably on the $1 table at Crown Books by now. However, after Newlyweds she became America's most beloved dumb blonde since Marilyn Monroe--or at least since, well, Britney Spears. Little sister Ashlee followed with The Ashlee Simpson Show, which chronicled Ash's grueling life as she attempted to learn how to actually sing in time to make her debut album. Both Simpson sisters subsequently enjoyed great chart success while their respective shows were still on the air. So, is it a coincidence that since Newlyweds went into MTV2 reruns, Jessica has a) gotten divorced from Nick Lachey; b) recorded a flop album; c) been dumped by John Mayer, and rumor has it, Tony Romo; and d) starred in straight-to-Netflix movie turkeys like Employee Of The Month and Blonde Ambition? Or that since The Ashlee Simpson Show wrapped, Ash's third album Bittersweet World--despite being her best artistic achievement yet and featuring the work of sure-thing producers like Timbaland and the Neptunes--has not even gone gold? I think not. If these girls know what's good for them, Ashlee and her new hubby Pete Wentz will sign on to star in Newlyweds 2, and Jessica, who's reportedly in Nashville recording her first country album, will at the very least agree to make a cameo on CMT's Outsider's Inn. Reality TV is the Simpsons' only hopem really.
3) Ozzy Osbourne - For better or worse, metalman Ozzy and his kooky clan reinvented the entire reality genre with MTV's The Osbournes; soon after its massive success, the basic-cable airwaves were cluttered with tons of "we're crazy but we love each other and take out the garbage like everyone else" dysfunctional-family fare, like Meet The Barkers, Run's House, Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, et al. But none of these ripoff shows--surprisingly, not even Snoop's--offered the lovably, highly watchable, extremely bleepable appeal of Ozzy's TV tour de force. The Osbournes also introduced the former Black Sabbath-fronting, bat-biting, mush-mouthing rock god to a whole new audience three decades into his career, and launched a new side career for his wife/momager Sharon, who went on to host her own short-lived chat show and serve as a tough-loving judge on America's Got Talent and Britain's X Factor. One of the infamous Osbourne offspring, Jack, also starred on the Travel Channel's Adrenaline Junkie, and both Jack and his sister will probably end up on Celebrity Rehab 3 someday, too.
2) Flavor Flav - Ah, it is the ultimate Russian-nesting-doll paradigm of the Celebreality world: The Surreal Life begat Strange Love. Strange Love begat Flavor Of Love seasons 1, 2, and 3. And Flavor Of Love even spun off I Love New York, I Love New York 2, and Flavor Of Love Girls: Charm School, on which Flav never even appeared but still made Viking-horned his presence felt. (Twelve contestants from Flavor Of Love and I Love New York are also going to compete on the sure-to-be-Emmy-winning VH1 game show I Love Money, too, starting in July.) Man, who knew that one chance encounter between Brigitte Nielsen and Foofy Foofy in the Surreal Life's mansion pool would lead to all this, huh? Well, maybe Flav knew: As the wackiest and wildest hype man is all of hip-hop, he must've known that his gold-grilled, clock-slinging image was just made for TV. He's capitalized on his clownish persona quite impressively over the last few years, spitting out TV catchphrases like he used to spit hard-hitting rhymes, gradually becoming an even sillier caricature of his already silly self, and cackling all the way to the bank. After all that, it's almost hard to remember that Flav is a member of one of the most important, pioneering, and politically outspoken hip-hop acts of all time, Public Enemy...and it's actually kind of sad that the younger generation is probably more familiar with the time Sumpthin' took a dump on his floor than the time that, say, Flav and P.E.'s Chuck D rallied to make Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday in Arizona. Flav's recently gotten serious again, pledging to make an honest woman out of his real-life babymama Liz (to whom he was allegedly engaged BEFORE Flavor Of Love 3 started filming), so there will be no new seasons of his ratings-grabbing trainwreck of his Bachelor-style dating show. Also, he's trying his hand at "real" acting on the sitcom Under One Roof, on which he basically plays himself. But don't expect Flav to stay off the VH1 airwaves for too long. I'm personally hoping for a two-hour Trista-and-Ryan-style wedding special, starring Flav, Liz, baby Karma, and a whole lot of unsuccessfully Charm School'd bridesmaids.
1) Paula Abdul - Let's be honest here: Poor, forgotten Paula would likely be lying in a ditch somewhere, with her yappy chihuahas licking her feet and plaintively wailing, if American Idol hadn't come along and rescued her back in 2001. Pre-Idol, this onetime MTV it-girl had been on musical hiatus since 1996, after the failure of her 1995 album Head Over Heels. The former Mrs. Emilion Estevez/MC Skat Cat duet partner simply seemed doomed to footnote status; the best she could hope for was a segment on one of those VH1 "Where Are They Now?" or "I Heart The '90s"-type shows. But AmIdol changed all that. While Simon Cowell took on the role of the judge everyone loved to hate, the kinder and gentler Paula became the judge everyone just loved to love. And nothing--not a rumored affair with contestant Corey Clark, not her critique of a Jason Castro performance that hadn't even taken place, not her seeming drunkenness during live TV interviews, not her hot mess of a reality show Hey Paula, not even her terrible musical comeback attempt "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"--could dethrone this beloved queen of reality TV. So in a way, Paula Abdul is American Idol's biggest success story. ``xEkEFZAFFpknrArbwgY``x1213793302``x(default)
paula at nba``xIgor``xLOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 15: Singer Paula Abdul attends Game Five of the 2008 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers on June 15, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
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paula says she's straight-up single``xIgor``x(E!)--Abdul's publicist, Jeffrey Ballard, confirms exclusively to E! News that Abdul and her boyfriend, restauranteur J.T. Torregiani, have been not together for at least two months.
"They broke up months ago," Ballard tells E!, adding that the couple, who moved in together last year, are no longer cohabitating. E! has learned that J.T. is now living with a friend in the Hollywood Hills.
Abdul, 46, announced she was dating Torregiani, who is 12 years her junior, last July.
The American Idol judge told the Today show's Matt Lauer at the time that Torregiani was "a good guy" and that her personal life was "looking upwards." "Things are looking good right now," Abdul said.
Torregiani is one of the partners of the Dolce Group, a restaurant and nightclub enterprise, which includes Los Angeles hot spots Les Deux, Geisha House, Bella, Ketchup and Dolce. ' They were last spotted together celebrating Torregiani's birthday at Beso restaurant in Hollywood on May 19. According to Abdul's publicist, the couple still remain on good terms.
They "still are friendly, though," Ballard tells E!
But apparently someone hasn't gotten the memo from Paula’s publicist.
When contacted by E! for comment, a rep for Torregiani insisted they are still dating.``xEkEFuFEFuZIHLokZXg``x1213431347``x(default)
caught in the act``xIgor``xPaula Abdul, dining on the porch overlooking the yachts on Huntington Harbor at Prime Restaurant in Huntington, N.Y. While the eatery usually closes at 9, staff kept the dining room open to accommodate the American Idol judge, who arrived for supper around 9:45 p.m.``xEkEFkVkAAunkFvbNti``x1213252994``x(default)
new 'dance liike there is no tomorrow' remixes``xIgor``xAlmighty 12" Anthem Brothers In Rhythm Mix Hani's Extended Mix Jason Nevins Mixshow Edit Tommie Sunshine Club Mix
Click >>>here to download them all in zip archive (57.5mb).``xEkEFEyZpVlEVsignND``x1213167058``x(default)
in airport``xIgor``xPaula was spotted in airport last week. Here you can pictures.
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paula scores her second biggest dance single``xIgor``xMulti-platinum recording artist, world renowned choreographer and beloved American Idol judge PAULA ABDUL's latest single "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (remixed by notable DJ Paul Oakenfold) is currently No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, marking her second biggest hit single in her 20-year career on this chart, since she scored the No.1 position with "My Love Is For Real" in 1995. PAULA originally made her debut on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with the track "Knocked Out" in 1988, and her highest ranking single after "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," is the hit song "Straight Up' which peaked at No. 3.
"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" continues to make history as well on the iTunes charts - debuting at No.1 on iTunes' Dance chart, with the video to follow suit, topping the iTunes' Video chart (not once, but twice). "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is the featured first single off of fellow idol judge-producer-musician's latest album, Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1, which was released earlier this year.
PAULA ABDUL continues her reign as one of pop music's royalty as exemplified by her illustrious musical career, which includes worldwide album sales of over 50 million records, two #1 albums, six #1 singles, a Grammy award, seven MTV Awards, two Emmy awards, two People's Choice awards, and two Nickelodeon Kid's Choice awards. She has also earned the prestigious honor of her own star on Hollywood Boulevard's famous "Walk of Fame" and was inducted into Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Hall Of Fame.
Click here to check Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart this week.``xEkEFEkVVAyOMzuBvmF``x1213125596``x(default)
abdul to replace 'ex' judge sharon ``xIgor``xAfter ITV officially announced that Sharon Osbourne has decided to leave The X Factor, the rumors started circulating regarding her replacement.
Bookies have mainly targeted 3 people - Britain's Got Talent Judge Amanda Holden, Singer Kylie Minogue, and the current frontrunner, American Idol Judge Paula Abdul.
Paula Abdul: 2/1 Amanda Holden: 3/1 Kylie Minogue: 20/1
ITV sources are saying Simon Cowell has already invited Paula Abdul to join the panel, and as Paula has guest-judged on The X Factor before, this looks almost certain.
"It's up to Paula. She's thinking about it." says one source.
Some have said Dannii Minogue was only invited to join the panel after Paula turned the offer down in 2006.
Abdul's publicist Jeff Ballard could not be reached for comment at the present time.``xEkEklypykAzWQmAwHR``x1212860629``x(default)
spring gala dinner``xIgor``xPaula Abdul looked gorgeous in white at the Spring Gala Dinner for the Neuromuscular Disease Foundation held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday night.
The DVD is about 25 minutes long and features great behind the scenes footage of Paula on the making of the video. The music video itself isn't included.
Making of "Dance Like There Is No Tomorrow"
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sabrina the teenage witch``xIgor``xPaula appeared as herself in the Fourth Season of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" back in 1999. That season is going to be released on DVD June 17.
Here is a compilation of Paula's scenes from her episode:
Click >>>here to pre-order the Fourth Season of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" DVD. ``xEkEkyZEyupafBOLfAt``x1212562800``x(default)
paula abdul and j.t. torregiani still dating?``xIgor``x(Bosh, NY)--J.T., who co-owns Beso with Eva Longoria Parker and chef Todd English, was snuggling and cuddling with the Idol judge. "When Paula arrived, J.T. had an ear-to-ear smile, and they hugged for a long time before she planted a kiss on his lips," a witness tells OK!.
After dining with friends for almost 3 hours, J.T.,33, talked privately with Paula,45, before walking her to her car. Says the insider, "They are definitely on again!"``xEkEkyVlyZkpJBGzrMC``x1212390000``x(default)
abdul's 'dancing' dreams shattered by 'idol' boss``xIgor``x(San Francisco Chronicle,USA)--Paula Abdul's dancing dreams have been shattered by the producer of "American Idol" -- he doesn't want his top judge appearing on rival show "Dancing with the Stars."
Abdul, a former choreographer, has made no secret of her desire to compete on "Dancing with the Stars," revealing in a recent interview, "I'd be honored. I want to wear the pretty dresses!"
But "Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe hates the idea of Abdul waltzing away to another show on a rival TV network.
He tells In Touch magazine, "As far as I'm concerned, Paula is 'American Idol' and our judge. It's like asking Simon (Cowell) to sing. Why would I want that?
"It's not that Paula wouldn't be good at it. She would be brilliant. But she was a dancer, so why would a dancer go on a dancing show? That doesn't seem fair to me!"
But the opposition hasn't put Abdul off: "I'm hypothetically thinking about it ('Dancing with the Stars')."``xEkEkyVluVZhVaSfcNE``x1211958000``x(default)
new paula pictures``xIgor``xSinger and former Lakers cheerleader Paula Abdul listens to a friend as she watches the Los Angeles Lakers play the San Antonio Spurs during Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference final basketball playoff series in Los Angeles, May 23, 2008.
Paula Abdul of "American Idol" arrives at the Fox Upfront after-party at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York City May 15, 2008.
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american idol doesn't want paula abdul on dancing with the stars``xIgor``xWill there be a crossover promotion between American idol and Dancing with the Stars? It would seem quite odd as they often go head to head and battle for ratings but there is a report that idol judge wants to participate on Dancing with the Stars. She is a former professional dancer (she is a one-time Lakers girl as well) so it seems odd that she would even be considered.
But In Touch Weekly says it likely won't happen and don't look for Paula Abdul to go Dancing With the Stars. Although the American Idol judge has made no secret of her desire to compete on the ABC dance show (“I’d be honored — I want to wear the pretty dresses!” Paula told In Touch), Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe isn’t a fan of the idea of his star fox-trotting away from Fox.
"As far as I’m concerned, Paula is American Idol and our judge,” Nigel tells In Touch. “It’s like asking Simon [Cowell] to sing. Why would I want that? It chips away at you, and not that Paula wouldn’t be good at it, she would be brilliant."
He then adds the obvious, "But she was a dancer, so why would a dancer go on a dancing show? That doesn’t seem fair to me!” “I’m hypothetically thinking about it,” Paula says about going on DWTS."``xEkEkVEVAZuqeCZbmlb``x1211526000``x(default)
idol finale warmup: paula abdul on record for tonight``xIgor``x(M&C Smallscreen)--Paula Abdul talks about finalists, and defends David Archuleta’s father, reveals finale performance secrets and admits to wanting a change next season on Idol.
Terri Seymour joined American Idol’s Paula Abdul for a day of beauty at a Spa in Los Angeles where she dishes about the Idol finalists, defends David Archuleta’s father, reveals a secret about the finale and admits to wanting a change in next season’s Idol!
As for the two remaining David’s, Abdul says, “It seems split down the middle…The adults are talking Archuleta and the kids are talking Cook…” Abdul offers Archuleta advice saying, “Take risks…I want him to break out of his comfort zone.”
When asked about Archuleta’s father who has been labeled a “stage dad,” Abdul comments, “He [father] has taken up a lot of publicity right now and kind of taken away from the strength of his son’s talent, so hopefully that will just be put to rest once David gets on stage…” She adds, “The public’s just hearing lots of stuff…I think David’s dad has done an excellent job of getting David to the point he is right now.”
According to Idol’s Nigel Lythgoe, the biggest star in the world will be performing at the Idol finale and Abdul gives “Extra” a hint! “I think it’s MJ,” Abduls reveals. When asked if she really believes Michael Jackson is performing, Abdul responds, “Yeah, I have a sneaking suspicion.”
Since the Idol finale is just around the corner, Abdul tells Seymour how stressed she is exclaiming, “[I] just want to change my phone number, crawl into a hole, put up a sign: No more tickets left, no more tickets left. People have crawled out of the rocks for tickets. Driving me crazy.”
Abdul tells Seymour that she hopes to be more involved in next season’s Idol. “I’d love to really be able to work with the kids and have time to talk to them…just give them a bit of wisdom. I’d love to do that. Love to be able to choreograph some of the medleys…”``xEkEkyVlApuWCBVAnHS``x1211266800``x(default)
'american idol' top boss: paula abdul isn't going anywhere``xIgor``xLOS ANGELES -- For starters, Paula Abdul isn't going anywhere. "Why would we get rid of Paula?" wonders Cecile Frot-Coutaz matter-of-factly, when questioned about possibly nixing the wacky "American Idol" judge now infamous for - among other things - critiquing both of Jason Castro's songs after he'd sung only one.
All the chatter about Abdul's slip-up during Tuesday's "Idol" performance show doesn't faze the FremantleMedia North America CEO and "Idol" executive producer. Nor did the subsequent speculation about the singing competition's authenticity.
And really, why should it?
"I love that everyone was talking about it," she told The Associated Press over lunch in her office two days after the show. "It was so unexpected. It was something that took up 2 seconds of airtime. You'd think there was no other news on television."
To Abdul's credit, the incident happened following an on-the-fly format switch.
"We thought it would be a good opportunity for the judges to give the contestants a good kick in the butt and tell them they were going to have to kick it up a notch for the second song," said Frot-Coutaz. "That decision happened during the live broadcast. It was at the very last minute, so Paula wasn't planning on doing any judging."
In the moment, Abdul claimed she skipped ahead to her notes on another contestant. It was later revealed the gaffe happened because she had scrawled some impressions on Castro when - gasp! - she saw his dress rehearsal.
This practice, revealed many times over in seasons past but not scrutinized until now, is hardly grounds for termination. To Frot-Coutaz, it's not even cause for blame.
"It's not her fault," she said.
Frot-Coutaz - who oversees development, production and business operations of "Idol" and several other U.S. series, including NBC's "America's Got Talent" and the CW's "Farmer Wants a Wife" - said Abdul is "great for the show" and called her a "great team player."
It's just the latest in the long line of "Idol" follies that have popped up since the show debuted on Fox in 2002 and went on to become the most-watched show on TV. Frot-Coutaz brushes off presumptions that "Idol" is manipulated.
Instead, she points to the fact that the show is very big - and very live - as the cause for all brouhaha.
While controversy isn't new for the franchise, slipping ratings have been. Viewership for the Tuesday performance show featuring Abdul's blunder were the lowest for "Idol" in five years. On Wednesday, over 22 million viewers tuned in to watch Brooke White eliminated from the competition, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"Nobody's alarmed by the ratings dip," said Frot-Coutaz. "We're still 7 million viewers ahead of the second-biggest show. And let's face it. TV has taken a huge decline this year. All the networks are down by quite a bit. I think the writers strike really hurt. A lot of viewers haven't come back. You can't just look at an isolation in the environment."
Addressing rumors about potential changes for season eight, Frot-Coutaz said adjustments may be made to evolve the show, but insisted there are no plans to rework or remove the audition episodes that have started each season. And - besides Abdul - there's also no plan to replace Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell or Ryan Seacrest.
"They're a great cast," said Frot-Coutaz. "They work very well together. If it's working, don't fix it."
One thing Frot-Coutaz is considering reworking: "Idol Gives Back." She was uncertain about how much the second "Idol" charity event would raise "when a lot of people can't afford to pay their mortgages," although she was "very pleased and surprised" with the $67 million in donations.
Despite that generous figure, she's not sure the segue will return next year.
"I would like to take a break, personally," said Frot-Coutaz. "In the U.K., they do 'Comic Relief' every two years. I think that's the right amount of time. I don't think you should go back to the country and ask them to donate every single year. I think it's too much. Every two years to me feels right."
Not so for "Idol" itself. Frot-Coutaz doesn't see an end in sight. She points to the longevity of another FremantleMedia-owned show.
"If we're smart about it, there's no reason why 'Idol' wouldn't keep going," said Frot-Coutaz. "Just look at 'Price is Right.' It's been on for over 35 years."``xEkEkyyEFkZxqUnsxUH``x1210834800``x(default)
paula abdul on her long absence from the music industry``xIgor``xVH1.com caught up with pop legend and American Idol judge Paula Abdul to speak about her new song and video (see it here), “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow,” off of Randy Jackson’s Music Club, Vol. 1 We’ll be breaking down Abdul’s comments over the next week in a variety posts. In today’s installment, she talks about her plane crash, injuries and the painful road to recovery.
Paula Abdul on her long absence from the music industry:
I wish they had [a way for me to show what was going on] behind the scenes. Because when [I was at my peak in the ’90s], I had a plane crash. That’s something I quietly made go away — no paparazzi or tabloid stuff. I took care of that. I didn’t want people to feel sorry for me or to count me out. The truth of the matter is that when I got into a plane crash, it was on my birthday. [I was flying from] St. Louis to Denver. I had a day off in Denver.
A month prior to the crash, an agent at CAA, Kevin Huvane, threw me into the mix with the late, super-famous casting director Howard Feuer for a job [the 1993 film Fearless]. The director was Academy Award-winning director Stephen Frears. They were intrigued by having a pop star possibly be in this film. I read for the casting director and he loved it. He had me read with other actors and actresses in the business, which scared the nuts out of me. Then he screen-tested me. I got the call-back. They wanted me to come back to L.A. and screen-test in front of Stephen Frears. I did, and then Stephen Frears wanted me to screen-test with Jeff Bridges. So I screen-tested with Jeff Bridges . . . and then it was down to two actors, me and Rosie Perez.
It was known that if Stephen Frears directs you, you will be automatically nominated — he brings the best out of people. So this was really exciting for me. So I get in a plane crash, by the way, when I’m on my way to Denver to take a day off. Stephen Frears and Howard Feuer really wanted me, but the studio was skeptical because I didn’t have anything under my belt. So I get into a plane crash and I’m like, “nuts! I’m getting this job! I know more than anyone else what it’s like to experience a frickin’ plane crash! [the subject of Fearless] It’s going to happen! It’s going to happen!” I remember saying this while I had a cartoon [sized] bump on my head, like three golf balls piled up on top of each other. I was like, “I’m OK. It hurts, but I’m OK.” The other seven people on the plane, they all had gashes here and there. My hair and makeup guy had a gash over his eyebrow. They were all very minor injuries. Well, I broke my seatbelt and hit the top of the plane with my head. I was in a lot of pain.
I ended up not getting the role. I was so bummed. At the time, I was like, “This makes no sense at all. Why do I have to work so hard and even experience a plane crash, and not get the role?” It was really heartbreaking. I kept really quiet. There was very little press, but we went down in flames in a cornfield in Iowa. It was terrifying. Afterward I was quietly experiencing a lot of pain. It got so bad that I was paralyzed on my whole right side, from head to toe. That started my five-year journey of fourteen cervical spinal surgeries. Everyone thought that I’d up and quit the business.
It was right at the time that my next album release was very much anticipated. At the same time, EMI bought Virgin. Everyone I knew and grew up with and had such great rapport with was no longer there. My album that I worked really hard on, EMI kind of went in the direction of [anti-radio promotion]. They tried to set a precedent, and [wouldn’t promote my record on the radio even if I was] the pope. Coming off of close to thirty million in sales, EMI didn’t stand behind [my new record]. It was a tough time for me. I went straight into having surgery after surgery after surgery, and my sister developed breast cancer. Being a celebrity, one of the greatest things is to be able to be fearless and call people. I got my sister into surgery the next day. All the while, no one knows what’s going on with me because there’s nothing definitive you can say . . . I was scraping bone on bone, with no discs. I had spinal cord damage and nerve damage. After every surgery they’d ask me if they’d fixed it, and I’d go, “Yeah,” but the truth was that I was in excruciating pain. The nerve surgeons, they don’t want to know you. And they especially don’t want to know you if you’re famous. So you start to slip between the cracks.
It was the same story every single surgery. It went on and on. They kept entering from the front, and on the twelfth surgery, my vocal cords got damaged. I didn’t have a speaking voice for almost two years. I worked with speech pathologists, but even still I was at my most creative. People don’t know that I know how to read and write music, and that I play woodwind instruments. I was first-chair flute all throughout high school. The last semester of high school, Janet Wolf took over first chair and I was so bummed, so I moved over to piccolo and oboe. The thing is that my mother is a virtuoso, an award-winning pianist in Canada. She played in all the philharmonics and on the radio. My mom has perfect pitch. I love when she comes to American Idol, because I’ll just look over to her [and check her reaction]. I have perfect pitch. I can’t always sing with perfect pitch, but my ear hears it. I know when I go off. I can clearly hear when the kids go off. I’ll look over to my mom, and she’ll be smiling at the stage — with one eye closed. [Laughs] Anyway, during that time, I wrote [some of my] best songs because I knew one day I’d be able to sing again. I worked very hard.
When you have severe complicated pain disorder, it starts messing with you. No one knows what to do. I developed RSD [Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy]. If you’ve ever had a sciatic nerve flare up . . . well, imagine that, only having your whole body flare up. There’s no cure for it. I became a guinea pig for trials. I barely weighed a hundred pounds when this all started, and I dropped down to like eighty-two pounds. It was horrible. But through it all I remained calm and I fought the fight. If I can get through it, I’ll help anyone else get through it, too. I’m very empathetic to people who suffer pain. Being a dancer, my threshold for pain is extremely high. I mean, being eight years old and in toe shoes, cramming your feet into metal and having blood blisters that form on top of blood blisters . . . it’s painful. So my threshold for pain is really high. When you’re a cheerleader being thrown all over the place, and being dropped . . . that’s where [my chronic pain] started. But it was a car accident and the plane crash that put the nail into the coffin.
When I had my fourteenth surgery, EMI convinced me to start selling my songs. I’d never done that before. When I got out of the hospital, I got a call [from a guy at EMI] telling me that there was this girl who came up behind me, selling gobs and gobs of records in Europe and the U.K. She had one hit here and was on a soap opera, and I knew it was Kylie Minogue. He told me that she hasn’t even been able to be arrested here for seven years. I’m all for the underdog. She wanted the first song I’d written, which was post-divorce. It was a retro-disco type of dance record . . . I demoed the songs I’d written . . . and by the way, [EMI] dropped me when I disappeared. No one knew my name, and it was the first time that I’d felt how crappy this business is and how much inner strength you need to prevail. Even though I was gone for five and a half years, my brand, my likeness, never went away. My catalogue sales were still bigger than the Spice Girls on Virgin now.``xEkEkyykAyFGmBcmrZy``x1210748400``x(default)
how she helped build virgin records ``xIgor``x“Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow,” that title alone makes me cry. I was told that I’d never dance again, and I was told I’d never sing again. People don’t know. I’m completely misunderstood because I sit next to a guy who gets off on trying to make me look like an idiot. People don’t know that. It’s not a joke. It’s real. We are who we are. For whatever reason, he has fun doing that.
I was given $65,000 to make my record [Forever Your Girl] when I came to Virgin. They were artsy-fartsy and they didn’t want to mention that they’d signed me. But they were like, “You’re unbelievably popular and likeable, and your demos are decent.” I never told anyone I was signed to Virgin. But [A&R guy] Jeff Ayeroff, I worked a lot with his artists — from Prince to ZZ Top to choreographing Duran Duran — and Jordan Harris from Janet Jackson, my two favorites, came together and met me in New York. I was working on a Duran Duran video. I had to pick beautiful extras to be in the video, model-looking girls. I was walking down the street, looking at the girls, and I picked one who looked extraordinarily different. It was Christy Turlington. There’s so many people whose careers I’ve started . . . Elijah Wood, Nikki Cox, just a bevy of people you would not believe. I found directors like David Fincher, always searching for the next new big thing. Anyway, when I was in New York, Jeff and Jordan took me for dinner at Indochine and they asked me to be an artist. I didn’t tell anyone I was still a Laker Girl! I was still a choreographer!
Getting back to the first album, when I got $65,000 to make my record and Virgin Records was a studio apartment on Doheny [in L.A.] with no A&R person, I just made it. I pulled favors. I was working with Kool & the Gang, and I was like, “I’ll do the choreography for free, just write me a track.” I asked Prince to write me a track — I asked everyone. I bargained and bartered. “Straight Up” came to me by my mother, who worked for Billy Wilder as his personal assistant. Honest to god, my life is crazy. Get a load of this. Roy Orbison was signed, and he died that year. Warren Zevon was signed. These are the kind of artists . . . oh, yeah, and the Cutting Crew. And me. And little ol’ me, for $65,000, broke records and stayed on the Billboard charts the longest of any pop artist. I had four consecutive number ones. Anyway, my $65,000 turned into close to $200 million for them, bought [Virgin CEO] Richard Branson two more planes, built Virgin Records, and enabled them to buy Janet Jackson for $50 million. It was fun for me. I think I got raised to $175,000 for my second album. Then they bought Tina Turner for probably $30 million. Then they bought an island called Necker. I would watch and see . . . the Stones, Janet and Tina over there, and I’d be like, “Huh. Where’s my invite?”
I didn’t know that when I signed up for [American Idol] I’d be defending the kids . . . and myself. And my career. You can only imagine kids coming in and seeing me. They didn’t know anybody else, and then they’d see me and be like, “Oh my god!” Well, that didn’t sit well. So you’ll notice in season one that there’s no recollection of my music career. But I held my own. Even though I had to sit there and be accused of things, becoming an object of satire and a caricature. I’ve had to have dignity and grace. I’ve watched my reputation fall down and I’ve felt helpless. Did you ever see me in clubs? Did you ever see me photographed? Absurd! I’ve never been drunk in my life and I don’t do recreational drugs. I’ve watched myself be mocked.
No one takes into consideration the idea that people have the ability to edit together whatever they want to. I’ve been doing satellite media tours for 20 years. I’m so good at it. I’m so good at never making people feel like they’ve asked me a question I’ve been asked 800 times before. I can always see the monitors, but this one time it was like ghetto media productions. There were no monitors to be seen. We were making fun of it. It was crazy. I was down to my last several [morning shows]. I’d been up since four o’clock in the morning doing this and coming off of no sleep, launching my jewelry from QVC in Pennsylvania. The boys didn’t want to do press. They all go, “Paula will do it!” They don’t want to be the first ones. Simon was in London, Randy was producing, Ryan was doing his morning show . . . so I had to do it. Everything went fine, until the end when they experienced technical difficulties. I was told that they were taking a time out to fix it. I started to eat my yogurt. I couldn’t hear one guy from a morning show ask, “How is the talent there?” It sounded like there was a lot of noise, so I was like “Wow, it sounds like there’s a party going on!” [The statement was broadcast as Abdul’s answer to the question.] It was the most cruel thing ever. I was on no sleep, trying to be charming and kind, and got edited together to sound like I’m out of gourd.
I’ve got to tell you, no one cares to know about that. It was very, very hurtful. It ruined my reputation and then all of my endorsement deals [started to disappear]. I’m a brand. I’m lucky to be a brand. Everyone knows who I am, but they don’t know all of who I am. I’m a smart girl. I have the toughest job as an Idol judge because I have to think, coming from my perspective as an artist and as someone with the spirit and psyche of an entertainer, [the kids] will not produce anything if they’re bashed from the word go. If you happen to make positive, constructive criticism after [a judge has panned a performance], it’s too late.
It’s a live show, so I’m always like, “I’m thinking. I’m thinking.” While Ryan throws to Randy, what you don’t see is Simon in my ear, telling me to say the most ridiculous things and bugging me. I’ve had to learn to tune him out as much as I can. Sometimes it’s hysterically funny, but oftentimes it isn’t rewarding. So then it becomes, “Oh, Paula is insane,” or “Paula is drunk.” For him to say there was something in my Coca-Cola cup was hideous. It was horrible. It’s not funny. He could have retracted it, but he perpetuated it.
Guys, I’m a good sport, but there’s a limit here. This is my reputation. I don’t care that you don’t care. I don’t care that you, Simon, don’t even know [the contestants’] names. You can hear what he does to me now, like, “What’s the girl from Ireland’s name?” I mean, come on. Only Simon gets away with that. But the truth is that I started to lose endorsements because of false accusations. Now I’m defending my own intellectual property. It’s not an easy job for me.
I understand Simon. He’s in a bad mood this season. His anger? People see it. It’s not warranted with this group. I know Randy and I worked extremely hard to get the talent. He’s bugged by that. He made Colton Berry feel so bad for being accepted by saying, “I didn’t want you. I wanted you, Kyle, and I’m going to go on record.” I’m like, “Great. Can you congratulate the other guy, Colton, now?” I know that everyone loves the candidness and brutality. But you have to have the yin and the yang. When I have been sick and not able to get up, and it’s just left to Randy and Simon, I get calls all day. “Are you better yet? Can you come down for a little? It’s dreadful.” You need the balance. It’s the sum of all parts. I’m the wizard behind the curtain that makes it a fun family show.``xEkEkyykyZZUedjwgcO``x1210748400``x(default)
paula leaving 'idol'?``xIgor``x(EXTRATV)--"American Idol" is feeling some heat after all-time low ratings -- and now "Extra" has the exclusive reactions from every "Idol" insider on the rumors that America's #1 show is getting a makeover next season!
"We've suffered from the lack of personality because [the contestants] don't say anything," Simon said to "Extra," "people want to see emotion!" While this season's singers may have lacked emotion, judges Simon and Randy encourage viewers not to rush to judgment. "It's like the whole country's watching this show," says Cowell, "so I actually don't trust the system." Jackson agrees, saying "The last I checked, there's still more viewers than any show on TV -- it's all good, baby."
It's all good for the superstar show, but what about for their partner in judging, Paula Abdul? Tabloids are swirling with rumors that judge nice may be getting the "Idol" ax -- but host Ryan Seacrest nixed the speculation, confirming that Abdul isn't going anywhere!
Tonight, the biggest change on "Idol" will be for the contestant getting the boot. Watch as three become two -- tonight on FOX!``xEkEkyyEkEFCINbIDxm``x1210748400``x(default)
paula interview for logoonline.com ``xIgor``xExclusive With Paula Abdul! Her Side of That Jason Castro Critique & Her Fight for a Gay in The Top 12
After Jason Castro went home this week on American Idol, he told MTV News, "I just really felt relieved. The pressure was off"; he also said he viewed Paula's now-famous judging mix-up the week prior as an "honest mistake" that didn't affect him.
But speaking of pressure! After accidentally critiquing Jason on a song he hadn't sung yet due to a last-minute format change from Idol producers, Paula told Entertainment Tonight, "We all wish that someone would have told us ... We all just screwed up everything. ... But we all went, 'This is live television. It's actually fun!'"
Weeell - that ain't what she told me! I was lucky enough to speak with Paula Abdul for a second time - our first interview got cut short, and this follow-up involved many cancellations and even an apology bouquet for me from Paula! - and since the whole Jason controversy had just happened when we spoke, Paula gave me a very emotional account of the night from her point of view.
Paula revealed Simon went Naomi Campbell on a few of the unlucky producers and that in fact none of the judges watched Jason's performance that night, to give you a few highlights.
Also - the real reason Paula and I chatted - we talked about her love and devotion to the gay community, and how she fought hard to keep gay contestant Danny Noriega on the show for just that reason.
Read it all after the jump!
[And so the impromptu interview begins! Paula was in L.A. - I believe - talking to me on her cell phone preparing to leave her house...]
Hi, sweetheart.
Hi! Thank you for speaking with me, Paula!
My pleasure. Like I said, I'm sorry it's taken so long.
No, it's totally fine. I know how crazy-busy you must be. And thank you for the flowers! I was so excited to get them.
I hope you put the card up.
Oh, yes ... I got flowers from Paula Abdul for consistently getting blown off!
So have you ever really done gay press? Like The Advocate or something? I couldn’t find anything.
There's been little things on me that were supposed to go in The Advocate ... God, it was two years ago. Could it have been three? Ay-yi-yi...
I know you’re dealing with all these swarms of blogging and craziness with Idol right now too – how are the Idol people treating you?
Well, they're kissing my butt because they kind of made me ... Let me just put it blunt: They made me the fall guy. The producers made me the fall guy and figured on, Well, we don't have to tell Paula what's going on. That'll save us because we screwed up, and Simon and Randy and Paula are really pissed off at us.
At the commercial break, Simon threw a pad of paper and a pen at the producers! Why in the heck wouldn't you tell us that you're suddenly going to change the rules? And the funny thing is, I'm the only one who heard Ryan say, After two songs each...
Oh, I didn’t catch that. [Starting here, Paula gives a blow-by-blow of a very confusing series of events. Also, she was pretty emotional while speaking with me - so for someone who didn't see the Idol episode in question, this next part might be a tad confusing.]
No, no one did because they made sure it was off-camera. Before the commercial break, one of the producers came crawling in saying, Don't blame me - it's the other producers. And we're going to have to write notes; we're not going to remember what [the producers] are saying. And sure enough, while we're doing this, we missed Jason Castro's first song.
Now, we all see the dress rehearsals. We're asked and required to; it's not a secret. But somehow, the producers are making it like it's a secret – but it's not. And when I came in to watch the rehearsal, I saw the kids sing what I thought was the only thing they were singing. I didn't know they were singing two songs.
So I remembered [Jason] singing "September Morn" and not "Forever in Blue Jeans," 'cause none of us heard "Forever in Blue Jeans," because we're talking to the producers underneath the table.
After that happened, apparently there was a big brou-ha-ha with the producers, and then a producer comes crawling in on Syesha's song – she was the last one – and whispers something to Randy, but Simon and I didn't hear. And we go, What did he say? And Randy goes, Uh … Uh… Ryan's coming to us right now after Syesha.
And then the lights go on, and the kids are being pushed onto the stage. They didn't know what's going on either.
So at that point, Ryan should have said, OK, ladies and gentlemen and America, we're going to do this differently. He never said that. So in my mind, it's two songs, two songs. And I'm trying to think, OK, they're going to us now to critique. Did they sing two songs? Oh my gosh ... I start to get nervous. And I'm writing notes feverishly, and Simon's got some of my notes and so does Randy. And I'm like, Oh my god... So I'm realizing, what I saw in rehearsal was the second round. So I'm trying to split my critiques from the second round into the first.
... But everyone starts laughing. And I'm used to that, because Simon's usually off to the side, off-camera, making fun of me. I've learned to just kind of stay focused on what I'm saying and just ... be strong, you know? And um ... this is tough ... it's really nerve-racking. I'm being the scapegoat for everybody ... and pulled into the center of controversy. [she starts to cry.] ... I don't mean to be crying. This is not right.
No, no...
No, what sucks is Ryan says, Oh, Paula's channeling the future. Doo-doo-doo. [Twilight Zone noises.] Why in the hell would you do that to me? Why? He could have said at the beginning, Oh, we’re changing it up again. And they figured, Randy knew - then they figured Simon will figure it out. And if you look at him, you see Simon, he's not making fun of me; he's perplexed. And when he finally catches on to what's going on, he gets it - and he takes over for me to make me look like an idiot.
And then, they wouldn't apologize the next day. And they said I'm overreacting after the show, when I knew, this is going to be bad on me. The producers are like, Oh, no. I go, No, I’m the scapegoat for you guys. That's not fine, that's not OK. You guys have to protect me on this. And they didn't.
And needless to say, when push comes to shove, I had to force them to mention something - and so Ryan looks like the hero, but nothing was addressed, and I wasn't supposed to say anything on live television afterwards.
And there you have it. You know? And people write terrible things. And I'm the only judge that gives a sh*t. I'm the only judge that remembers everything that they do - that's so there for the kids. And in between commercial breaks, I'm helping them suck it up – the two of them who have to go home, whoever goes home - I've got tears on my clothing, makeup on my clothing, I put my hair over... No one knows what I knew.
Anyway, it just sucks, Colin.
No, I can only imagine. And it’s crazy to hear all these distractions and demands - and you actually care about them - how stressful that must be…
I know you don't have time, and I have to get in my car. I know you only have until 2.
Well, OK…
I don't want this to be the interview.
I know. We need to talk about your relationship with the gay community. That’s what I've never been able to read.
My whole life ... [she starts to cry again.] has been surrounded by marvelous, wonderful gay people. My best friend Jimmy right now is living with me, and he's one of the most magnificent singers in the world. I don't think anyone sings better than him.
He lives with you?
He's kind of been staying with me lately, because you know ... Let's see, my four closest friends - they're my best friends - are three gay guys and one gay woman [laughs a little.].
[She says this to someone with her.] And you're not gay Chris! Get out of here! ...He goes, What am I, chopped liver? No, I mean, my whole life, my extended family has been a family of wonderful gay people.
I've grown up in the business, behind-the-scenes, as a dancer choreographer - not so much as a dancer, but as a choreographer. And I've lost so many wonderful, dear, dear people that I trained and that toured with me. It's been a world that I feel very, very close to. I feel that, in many ways, I'm more understood by the gay community than I am anywhere else.
And you know, people talk about Madonna being the queen of reinvention - and while I applaud her - I don't know anyone who's reinvented themselves more than me, and created monumental, ginormous success in completely different areas of the industry. And that's something nobody's done – not in our generation and not that anyone I've been reading up since I was a little girl. I don't know anyone who started below the line and became - first of all, a cheerleader, and then revolutionizing cheerleading - and then became one of the most world-celebrated choreographers.
And often mistaken as a pop star of the '80s when I was ... I never had a publicist. I looked like I was a pop star because I was in the magazine articles, because all the acts wanted me to be in them. So it was mistaken that I was a pop star – until, you know, "Straight Up" came out. And that came out when all the studios broke down for Christmas, so my hits really came in the '90s.
So how do you think the community you know has changed … or what do you think of the state of the community today?
I think that the entertainment industry ... it's changed. Let's take this last American Idol: I pioneered Danny Noriega like there was no tomorrow, and he knows my love for him. I single-handedly brought in David Hernandez and Danny Noriega.
You pushed for them?
I pushed for them and fought... There's a reason why there was never, ever a debate or argument during the Green Mile show. We were still debating, and I was being yelled at - we were going overtime - because I fought so hard for Danny and David. And I stood my ground. I said, This kid is needed – especially Danny- because he is very open about being gay. He tried out the year before, and I fought...
Do you know how many people I've embraced and fought for them being at peace with themselves? I mean, I worked with George Michael on the most coveted Faith tour. You can't get bigger than that. And I was so understanding and so supportive of the fact that it's really difficult living a ... not living your life truthfully, for fear that people won't accept you.
And it wasn't until years afterwards that he came out - and he had the courage to walk up to me when I was eating dinner with Mike Ovitz at the Ivy - and he came up to me and said, I want to apologize; you're one of the most talented people, and I treated you not so great. And that's because ... I was living a lie of who I was.
And he gave me the biggest hug. And I said, For that my dear, I love you more than ever.
Because for a lot of people, the two most vulnerable places to be are in front of a mirror or behind a microphone – and both are areas of my life I've had great success. So I've watched people who are afraid of being who they are. Like with Danny Noriega, it was so important for television, for young kids to see: Here's a young guy, who's very smart, very witty and beyond talented, and I wanted so bad for him to go far in this competition. I needed him, I wanted him so bad to make the top 12. It would have changed even more so...
I'm being told, if I don't get out of my house right now ... but can I continue in my car?
[And there you have it! I wasn't able to speak with Paula in her car - and, as of today, I haven't been able to get back in touch. But I'm hopeful there'll be more to come!]``xEkEkyyFElERBHajPwz``x1210402800``x(default)
paula abdul says she wants the gays on "american idol"``xIgor``x(Gay Socialites, NY)--Paula Abdul is evidently such a big ole fag hag that she fights for the gay contestants hoping for a spot on "American Idol." Well, at least it is good to know she doesn't pull for the ones who might sleep with her.
Abdul says she pushed to get gay contestants Danny Noriega and David Hernandez onto the show.
"I pushed for them and fought," Paula says.
"There's a reason why there was never, ever a debate or argument during the Green Mile show," she explained.
"We were still debating, and I was being yelled at - we were going overtime - because I fought so hard for Danny and David. And I stood my ground. I said, This kid is needed – especially Danny- because he is very open about being gay. "
Noriega was a flaming queen throughout the entire show, but most people didn't even know Hernandez was homosexual until the tabloids found out he was a go-go boy at a gay bar.
In her 'real life', Paula says most of her friends are gay and gets emotional when talking about gay rights.
"My whole life," she said as she started to cry. "...has been surrounded by marvelous, wonderful gay people."
The "American Idol" competition is, of course, only down to three contestants now. David Archueletta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado will battle for a spot in the finals on Tuesday.``xEkEkyVAEklaQwlGQzf``x1210402800``x(default)
paula abdul: straight pp herself``xIgor``x(Queerty, NY)--Paula Abdul’s come under heavy fire in recent days.
As we all know, the American Idol host kind of screwed up last week when she misspoke and said she had heard both of Jason Castro’s songs when, in fact, he had only performed one.
Well, Colin Schoenberger of NewNowNext recently spoke with the entertainer and got to the bottom of how the snafu went down. We would go into the details, but it’s complicated and, quite frankly, not as interesting as this:
…People talk about Madonna being the queen of reinvention - and while I applaud her - I don’t know anyone who’s reinvented themselves more than me, and created monumental, ginormous success in completely different areas of the industry. And that’s something nobody’s done – not in our generation and not that anyone I’ve been reading up since I was a little girl. I don’t know anyone who started below the line and became - first of all, a cheerleader, and then revolutionizing cheerleading - and then became one of the most world-celebrated choreographers.
Abdul later discusses Idol castoff Danny Noriega, who she says she “fought” for because “this kid is needed – especially Danny- because he is very open about being gay.”``xEkEkyVAFAkxaqiCxza``x1210316400``x(default)
paula abdul's job is safe, 'american idol' executive producer says``xIgor``x(MTV)--'Why would we get rid of Paula?' Cecile Frot-Coutaz asks.
By MTV News staff
Cecile Frot-Coutaz, an executive producer for "American Idol," told The Associated Press on Thursday that Paula Abdul's job is safe.
"Why would we get rid of Paula?" she said when asked if Abdul's slip-up this week, in which she critiqued one of Jason Castro's songs before he'd sung it, had put the judge's future on the show in question. "She's great for the show.
"I love that everyone was talking about it," she continued. "It was so unexpected. It was something that took up two seconds of airtime. You'd think there was no other news on television."
Abdul has blamed the gaffe on a last-minute format switch, and Frot-Coutaz explained the reasoning behind it. "We thought it would be a good opportunity for the judges to give the contestants a good kick in the butt and tell them they were going to have to kick it up a notch for the second song," she said. "That decision happened during the live broadcast. It was at the very last minute, so Paula wasn't planning on doing any judging. It's not her fault."
Frot-Coutaz also told AP that Abdul is a "great team player," and said that there are no plans to replace any of the show's other judges or host Ryan Seacrest. "They're a great cast," she said. "They work very well together. If it's working, don't fix it."
The exec said she's not concerned about the show's recent drop in ratings. Viewership for the Tuesday performance show were reportedly the lowest for "Idol" in five years. According to Nielsen Media Research, more than 22 million viewers tuned in for Wednesday's show, in which Brooke White was eliminated. White called Abdul's mistake one of the show's "human moments."
"Nobody's alarmed by the ratings dip," Frot-Coutaz said. "We're still 7 million viewers ahead of the second-biggest show. And let's face it. TV has taken a huge decline this year. All the networks are down by quite a bit. I think the writers' strike really hurt. A lot of viewers haven't come back. You can't just look at an isolation in the environment."
Frot-Coutaz also said she feels the show has a strong future.
"If we're smart about it, there's no reason why 'Idol' wouldn't keep going. Just look at 'Price Is Right,' " she said, referring to the show produced by FreMantle Media, the company of which she is CEO. "It's been on for over 35 years."
"The other weird thing is when people are standing right in front of you and they go, 'That's Paula Abdul!' Like you're hard of hearing. I look over my shoulder. It's scary."``xEkEkVEFkFkiBOILDQV``x1209711600``x(default)
blogosphere lights up with conspiracy theories``xIgor``x(MTV)--Paula Abdul's Flub On 'American Idol': She Says, 'We All Just Screwed Up'; Blogosphere Lights Up With Conspiracy Theories
One fan defends Abdul's 'huge brain fart,' while another asks, 'Why even vote?'
By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Jim Fraenkel
It was the flub heard 'round the world. On a night when "American Idol" threw viewers yet another curveball by switching up the critique format, the only one who seemed really thrown was perennially positive judge Paula Abdul, who appeared to give Jason Castro poor marks for his second song ... before he even sang it.
The painfully awkward few minutes of classic Paula confusion made for great TV, but also got some fans wondering about exactly what the gaffe meant. Literally within minutes, the blogosphere began lighting up with conspiracy theories and elaborate scenarios suggesting that the pre-tique was part of the producers' secret plans to have a David vs. David ratings-bonanza finale. Before the show was even over, "Idol" blog Rickey.org posted this comment: "I totally did not enjoy tonight's show because Paula Abdul just revealed that this show is rigged."
Abdul quickly shot down the theories, chalking her misstep up to confusion over the last-minute format change — more on that in a minute — but that didn't stop fans from weighing in with comments both supporting and lambasting Abdul and the show.
Posting as take5 on the official "Idol" message boards, one fan was quick to defend Abdul, writing, "What happened was Ryan said the judges will give their critiques of the contestants' 2 songs after the 2nd song. Then the contestants were all gathered after their first song, and the judges were asked their opinions. Paula was locked into what Ryan had said and then was confused when wanting to critique Jason's second song to the point she started searching for her nonexistent notes on it. She just had a huge brain fart — that's all it was."
But Furrypaws99 had a more sinister explanation, speculating that "the AI cat is out of the bag, thanks to Paula. IMO, this is a good thing for Jason. Now everyone will know who the producers want in their finale ... the two Davids, and what underhanded tactics they'll use to achieve that. The producers don't decide for the voters though. Only the voters will determine who winds up in the finale. Jason will be back next week and the Dreadheads will be there to support him."
In another forum, fans were asked to describe the show in one word, and their responses ranged from "debacle," "bizarre," "revealing," "cooked" and "fishy" to "surreal," "gameshow" (perhaps a reference to the 1950s game-show-rigging scandals depicted in the 1994 movie "Quiz Show") and "rushed."
Others, such as boatlady13, wondered if "Idol" producers would have the "guts" to send Castro home Wednesday night. "If they send him home, it could be perceived the show is so rigged and the negative comments were in fact scripted," she wrote. "Everyone who has read the fine print knows the producers reserve the right to pick who stays and goes. So why even vote? They wonder why their ratings have dropped? The producers are taking too much liberty enforcing their will, not the voting public's."
Though "Idol" spokespeople had no comment on the situation, Abdul spoke to "Entertainment Tonight" shortly after Tuesday night's show and said she was simply confused. Smiling as she was whisked from the scene in a chauffeured car, Abdul said, "The producers come up to us in the dark and said, 'We're not going to have you guys judge after each performer, we are going to have all the performers go once, and then all of them go twice, and then at the end you'll critique them.' "
Thrown by the last-minute format change, Abdul said she asked for a pad of paper to write her thoughts down, wondering why the judges were only told about the switch once the show had already begun. "We all wish that someone would have told us," she said, describing how she feverishly wrote notes as the singers performed. "I'm trying to get my critique for Jason Castro, and I scribbled Jason's name, but it was David Cook's critique. We all just screwed up everything. ... But we all went, 'This is live television. It's actually fun!' "
Whether it was a mental mix-up — TMZ.com even speculated on Wednesday (April 30) that a midafternoon martini may have played a role, although at press time that post apparently had been removed from the site — or evidence of some sinister plot, sites such as perennial "Idol" basher VoteForTheWorst.com relished the opportunity to ridicule Abdul and the show, though fellow judge Simon Cowell might have summed it up best when he quipped at the end of the night, "This was officially the strangest show we've ever done."``xEkEkVEuFVZFjVzBmfl``x1209538800``x(default)
paula abdul has reportedly split from her boyfriend``xIgor``xPaula Abdul has reportedly split from her boyfriend.
Friends of the American Idol judge claim she has separated from restaurateur JT Torregiani, after less than a year together. However, JT is not upset about the break-up because he wasn't committed to Paula.
A source said: "He wasn't that serious about it and hadn't invested too much in the relationship."
Paula, 45, sparked rumours her romance might be on the rocks when she failed to show at the opening of JT's new restaurant Beso, which he has launched with Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, in March. At the bash, JT was spotted flirting with female guests.
Paula recently spoke about her desire to settle down and start a family. She said: "I do want children. I'll probably adopt because I think it'll be in the next three to five years. I wouldn't necessarily adopt from abroad like some celebs.
"I just want a healthy baby."
Paula has been married twice. She split from actor husband Emilio Estevez in 1994 after a two-year marriage, while her union to sportswear designer Brad Beckerman also ended after two years in 1998.``xEkEkylEAFlOGqynfZH``x1208242800``x(default)
paula on larry king``xIgor``xPaula on "Larry King Live" TONIGHT 4/7!
You can either email from the CNN site or you can call in live. The number is 1-800-676-2100.``xEkEkyyFZlFnNkMMfpi``x1207551600``x(default)
paula hanging out at trilussa restaurant``xIgor``x``xEkEkylFEpyZlVbLYab``x1207119600``x(default)
abdul set for `today' concert series``xIgor``xNEW YORK (AP) — Paula Abdul and Miley Cyrus are among the stars who will headline the "Today" show's 13th annual concert series.
Abdul will kick off the series on the plaza outside the "Today" studio April 25, NBC announced Wednesday.
She recently debuted her first new song in a decade, "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," produced by fellow "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson.
Cyrus is set to perform July 25.
Other headliners include Ashlee Simpson, Rascal Flatts, Natasha Bedingfield, Neil Diamond, Mary J. Blige, Alanis Morissette, the B-52s, Donna Summer, Chris Brown, Kenny Chesney, Rihanna and Coldplay.
Sheryl Crow will take the stage Aug. 1.
NBC said it will announce additional acts in the coming months.``xEkEkyyFuEAKvZDOPqK``x1206601200``x(default)
ask billboard``xIgor``x'DANCE' BUT NO SPINS
Keith,
I don't want this to sound like a stupid question, but do you know the reason why Paula Abdul's new single "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is not getting any airplay on the radio?
I was wondering if is just because DJs don't like it? Is it a corporate decision? Is it because the single is on a small label and the distribution is slower?
I'm pretty sure some people think is a good song (like me), but it just bugs me how a song that (hit No. 1 on the Top Music Videos chart in the iTunes Store) is not getting any radio airplay.
Thanks!
Richard Guatemala City
Hi Richard,
For the seven days ending Tuesday, March 18, only five monitored U.S. radio stations played Paula Abdul's "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" seven or more times. The outlets were WZEE Madison, Wis. (9 spins during the week), CKEY Buffalo, N.Y. (8 spins), KQMQ Honolulu (8 spins), KNCH Seattle (8 spins) and KKMY Beaumont, Texas (7 spins).
Even KIIS in Los Angeles, which has a morning show hosted by "American Idol's" Ryan Seacrest, has only played the song 10 times total since it debuted in January.
Many radio stations played "Dance" initially in January when it was first released to radio. But since then, pretty much everyone has backed off the song. It's likely because their audience didn't respond well to the track. A radio station will only play something that it feels will work for its audience, and it seems the vast majority of stations don't feel "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is right for them.
Among video channels, during the tracking week, only MTV Hits played the music video for "Dance," and it aired it four times. Its big sister station, MTV, has only played the clip once, on March 10. No other monitored video channel has played "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow."
It's not all bad news, though. "Dance" has sold 189,000 digital downloads and has moved in excess of 30,000 in each of the past four weeks. This week it was No. 21 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, having sold 39,000.``xEkEkyyuplVPWAdMjOF``x1206342000``x(default)
paula wants finalists to sing her hits``xIgor``x(MTV)--'American Idol' Judges Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson Say David Archuleta Doesn't Have Contest Wrapped Up Yet
Plus: Paula wants finalists to sing her hits; Randy says viewers shouldn't punish hopefuls for their professional pasts.
By James Montgomery, with additional reporting by Whitney Gayle Benta
When they're not busy calling people "dawg" or debuting comeback singles during the Super Bowl pregame show, "American Idol" judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul are clearly spending their time reading MTVNews.com.
That much was obvious when we caught up with the dynamic duo backstage at "TRL," because they immediately took issue with something we wrote about "Idol" late last month — namely that baby-face crooner David Archuleta had all but wrapped the competition up, based on the strength of his cover of John Lennon's "Imagine." (Check out MTV News' trip to Archuleta's hometown.)
Not so fast, they cautioned. Things aren't over yet — not by a long shot (which was a bummer to hear, because we totally had Archuleta in our newsroom "Idol" pool). And if you think you had the competition figured out by now, well, you haven't seen anything yet.
"He's in the leader's role right now, for sure, but also there are some other talented boys too. Jason Castro did [Leonard Cohen's] 'Hallelujah,' last week. There's David Cook too," Jackson said. "And on the girls' side, there's Carly [Smithson], there's Brooke [White]. They're coming on. It's too early to tell. You got to keep an open mind, America."
"For me, it's always been hard, sitting in the judging chair, because I don't like having to judge them. I would like just sitting there enjoying them, but I have to give a critique as well," Abdul added. "So I'll say that the final 12, they haven't really let loose yet. And I [am] — and I think most people are — looking forward to seeing what they have inside of them."
Totally. Like, is Amanda Overmyer filled with whiskey? Or is Syesha Mercado just as annoying inside as she is outside? And how about David Hernandez? Er ... OK, Paula: What would you like to see from the top 12 then?
"There have been contestants in the early stages of the auditions that come in and sing my songs, both male and female. And shall we say it's rather challenging. But even when they try their hardest and they're not very good, Simon will say, 'It's uncanny. It's remarkably better than the original,' " Abdul laughed "[So] I think when it comes into the final 12, they're all afraid to do one of my songs, so I would encourage one of the guys to take on 'Straight Up' or 'Cold-Hearted Snake.' "
Come to think of it, that would be pretty awesome. And as for Jackson, well, he doesn't think the top 12 really have much of anything left to prove. In fact, if he had his way, the one thing he would change is viewers' constant focus on the fact that some of the remaining contestants — like, ahem, Smithson and Kristy Lee Cook — were signed to major-label deals before appearing on "Idol." To him, none of that really matters.
"The thing is, they weren't successful [before], therefore they need this show. The rules of the show have always said you can't currently be signed to a recording contract, so you could've had 12 failed deals, and obviously you only need 'Idol' if those deals didn't work out," he said. "It's the wrong kind of way to look at it. It's a singing competition. It's open to one and all between the ages of 16 and 28. Come on down. Do your thing. Every year, we've run into people who were in a boy group or a girl group or whatever. So the rules have never veered from where they started."``xEkEkVEFZuuUgBhbXdp``x1205132400``x(default)
paula Abdul denies alcohol, drug claims``xIgor``xPaula Abdul has denied taking drugs or drinking alcohol while filming her fly-on-the-wall reality show.
Hey Paula! viewers were shocked by footage of Abdul's erratic behaviour which aired on the programme, and quickly speculated that certain substances were to blame.
However, the American Idol judge has insisted that a mixture of clever editing techniques and her own nerves resulted in the unfavourable portrayal.
"I've never been drunk in my life and I've never done recreational drugs," Abdul told Celebs on Sunday. "I was never a party girl, ever, ever, even when I was a 17-year-old working my first job as a choreographer. I was like, 'People are actually going to believe I'm like they're making me out to be.'"
Asked to explain her behaviour on the show, Paula added: "It was just me trying to keep my sense of humour over a situation that I couldn't control. I'm not going to say it was miserable, we had some hysterical moments and I've made some great new friends, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat, but I'd make sure it was done differently."``xEkEkVEyAEpgnjSSlnq``x1205046000``x(default)
paula abdul comeback album``xIgor``xBy Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
After re-launching her music career with an appearance on fellow "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson's new album, Paula Abdul is getting busy on her first new album since 1995's "Head Over Heels."
The as-yet-untitled project will include remixes of Abdul's best-known hits, plus a host of new songs. In addition, Abdul tells Billboard that Paul Oakenfold and Akon are preparing remixes of "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," her contribution to Jackson's album. The artist has already chosen three new tracks to accompany the remixes.
"I will always be grateful for Randy getting me back into even the idea of helping me do this," says Abdul. "I didn't realize how much I missed it."
For the artist, whose last new single was 1995's "Crazy Cool," the collaboration with Jackson consummated several years of vague conversations about working together. But during "Idol" auditions last July in San Diego, "Randy kept saying to me, 'I've got the perfect song for you. It sounds like you, like now, it's like a nod to you and your past, but it's you now,' " Abdul says. "And he played it, and it was after the first two bars, I knew it was a hit. I knew it was a total smash."
"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" was produced by Jackson and the Danish duo known as Deekay. Oliver Leiber, who wrote and produced Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" and "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me," did some additional vocal production.
Abdul, who scored her biggest hits with Virgin, now finds herself a free agent amid a music business that has changed drastically since her glory days. "I'm already getting interesting phone calls," she says. "I want to have the ability to expand on my other talents. I want to be more of a partner."
Abdul is hoping "to have another single out by the end of 'Idol.' I could have another single out, and another single after that, and then have an album out before Christmas. It's the best of all worlds."
Also on the horizon: a return to live performance. Abdul says she's been offered the opportunity to make guest appearances during the annual "American Idol" summer tour, but she says she's aiming higher.
"For me, I have to have the visuals and the staging. That's what people expect from me, and the 'Idol' tour doesn't allow for that," she observes. "I have a whole plan. I do things that are very different and I'm all about setting a new trend and exploring. I have a lot of cool ideas."``xEkEkyyFAkZHvVPxesa``x1204873200``x(default)
abdul introduces jackson's all-star "music club"``xIgor``xNEW YORK (Billboard) - After dabbling in nearly every area of the music industry, Grammy Award-winning producer/musician and "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is adding "solo album" to his already impressive resume, and he's bringing "Idol" colleague Paula Abdul along for the venture.
The Abdul-driven "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is the first single from "Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1," due March 11 via Jackson's new Concord Music Group imprint Dream Merchant 21. The 12-track collection showcases a diverse range of artists, from established vets like Mariah Carey, Travis Tritt and Richie Sambora to such up-and-coming talents as Barbi Esco and Kelli Selah.
For Abdul, whose last new single was 1995's "Crazy Cool," the collaboration with Jackson consummated several years of vague conversations about working together. But during July 2007 "Idol" auditions in San Diego, Jackson got specific.
"Randy kept saying to me, 'I've got the perfect song for you. It sounds like you, like now, it's like a nod to you and your past, but it's you now,"' Abdul says. "And he played it, and it was after the first two bars I knew it was a hit. I knew it was a total smash."
Jackson and Abdul premiered the single January 18 on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show in Los Angeles, and the song reached the Super Bowl audience in Abdul's pregame performance.
The track re-enters the Pop 100 this week at No. 57 and debuts at No. 80 on the Hot 100.
Jackson's album taps into a range of genres, from the duet of "Idol" alums Katherine McPhee and Elliott Yamin to Joss Stone and the Clipse's cover of Dionne Warwick's "Walk on By" to John Rich, Anthony Hamilton and Sara Watkins' countrified take of Michael Buble's "Home"
"I've never really wanted to do a solo record," Jackson says, adding that the melange of styles is a nod to his multicultural hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "But I always said that if I did one, I'd love to do one like those Quincy Jones albums like 'Back on the Block' (and) 'Dude' ... They showcased new talent he was trying to break."
In addition to starting up his label, Jackson was recently named senior A&R consultant/producer for Concord/Stax and is executive-producing the MTV series "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew." At Dream Merchant, Jackson is working on records for newcomers Esco and Selah.
He says the goal of the label is to stay small and cultivate talented singers and songwriters, not necessarily break the next big pop star. "Great writing and great singing -- that's great artistry. That's what the label stands for, and that's why I called it Dream Merchant -- where your dreams come true."``xEkEkVEyZAuLBpDETYG``x1204268400``x(default)
paula abdul’s video isn’t banned, ok?``xIgor``x(MTV)--Dispatch from crack reporter Chris Harris:
This week, several popular blogs and online media outlets have reported that, over here at MTV, a decision has been made not to air “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul’s latest video – for the track “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” – which debuted on “Idol” last week. One such blog claimed to have spoken to sources, who said the video would not be added to the network’s rotation. An unnamed source, who allegedly spoke to MSNBC, apparently said “the only thing worse for a star like Paula to not have her video on TV is to have it actually rejected by MTV.”
Well, we’re flattered. The truth is, the department that makes such decisions here at MTV hasn’t even seen the clip – no one has submitted the video for airplay consideration. But they’ll be getting their first glimpse of the video on Monday, according to the scuttlebutt inside the building.
So there.``xEkEkVEFFlyQfKdWDtq``x1204182000``x(default)
paula abdul fine with super bowl lip synching criticism``xIgor``xSinger-turned-TV presenter Paula Abdul is unfazed by criticism of her lip-synched set at the Super Bowl earlier this month (Feb08) - because she is convinced she gave the performance of a lifetime.
The 45-year-old's taped performance of new song Dance Like There's No Tomorrow marked her first singing appearance in more than a decade - and she was determined to prove she is still a first-class entertainer, despite not singing live.
She says, "It's pretty funny to me. In the past, whenever I was accused of lip-synching I would purposefully hit bad notes so that people would know I was singing live!
"But at the Super Bowl, they won't let you sing live for technical reasons. I was singing live over the backing track and I put a whole dance production together. People were waiting for a disaster but I nailed it."``xEkEkVEyVuywewPLUix``x1204095600``x(default)
paula abdul making a musical comeback``xIgor``xAlex Strachan , Canwest News Service
Paula Abdul, ladies and gentlemen! She's on the phone from Los Angeles at first light after a long, hard night of judging the likes of Luke Menard and Danny Noriega - VotefortheWorst.com's pick-of-the-year as, well, the worst - and her voice is a whisper.
"I hurt my vocal chords,'' she says, but she isn't expecting any sympathy from You Know Who. She isn't getting any, either.
"Simon says I like to talk,'' Abdul says, and you can guess the rest.
Ah, yes, Simon.
The man of whom Abdul once said, "I welcome him like I welcome cold sores. He's from England, he's angry and he's got Mad Power Disease.''
Simon, Abdul says, would not want to audition in front of Simon.
The two clashed on American Idol last week, when Abdul pointedly noted that Cowell has never performed in front of a live audience, so he hasn't a clue about the pressure involved.
Simon sniffed in characteristic disdain and suggested in not so many words that pressure is something firefighters experience when they rush into a burning building. Singing in front of a live crowd and trying to keep it together? Not so much. That's just performing on American Idol.
"He just doesn't understand how vulnerable you feel out there,'' Abdul says, finding her pipes again.
No matter what Cowell says, she's not about to be intimidated.
"I've always spoken my own mind,'' she says. "This has been a weird season. Simon is just not hearing what Randy and I are hearing. We all come from different perspectives and backgrounds. Mine is that of a performer and that of an artist. And when you get harsh criticism, you just have to close your eyes and try to handle it with dignity and some grace. Simon will say, `Oh, bronchitis schmontitis, they're so lucky to be there, it's not hard.' I wonder how he can say that so matter-of-factly. It's the worst feeling in the world to go out there and (bomb).''
Abdul agreed with Randy Jackson on 23 out of 24 calls during last week's Top 24 performance shows.
Abdul isn't keeping count, though.
"It's just an opinion,'' she says heatedly. "There's no wrong and no right. I'm not keeping score. The only thing I will say is that I'm only the only one who knows something about what they're feeling.''
The contestants this season have been more comfortable talking back to the judges when they hear something they don't like.
"I love it when somebody says something back and makes Simon laugh. That's the best part - making Simon laugh, and admit that, just maybe, he was wrong. I just hope and pray they don't let any of the criticism get the best of them.''
Asked who would upset her, if they were voted out next, Abdul is momentarily thrown for a loop.
"It would crush me,'' she says finally, "but there's no way it's going to happen, if David Archuleta or Jason Castro was the next to go. And Michael Johns. I thought Amanda Overmeyer's performance was awesome. Carly Smithson - I would be crushed.''
Ah, yes, Carly Smithson.
VotefortheWorst.com - fast becoming the go-to website for Idol detractors, the Smoking Gun of the online Idol community - broke the story that Smithson had a million-dollar record contract in a previous life, with MCA Records, under her maiden name Carly Hennessy. Isn't American Idol supposed to be about finding raw, undiscovered talent. Can you spell S-C-A-N-D-A-L?
"It doesn't matter at all,'' Abdul says. "Nobody knows who Carly Smithson was prior to appearing on American Idol. We've been following the same rules since season one.''
Kelly Clarkson had a prior recording deal that flopped, Abdul notes, and nobody groused about that at the time.
"I went back and looked at some of the other people (who won), and everyone had some kind of deal. There's probably a dozen or so that had deals.''
Idol's rule is that a recording contract can't be in effect at the time of the initial audition, or while Idol is in production. "The same rules always apply,'' Abdul says. "This season is no different.''
Abdul, Janet Jackson's choreographer during Jackson's Control days in the mid-1980s, is finally finding the time to sit back and reflect on the difference between being a performer today - she has a new video out, don't you know - and a performer back in the day.
Abdul survived personal and professional struggles in the 1990s to win a fresh start on American Idol and, now, signs of a potential musical comeback. Her single, Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, is her first in 12 years. Her last single, in 1996, was called ironically enough, Ain't Never Gonna Give Up.''
"It's a whole different feeling right now,'' Abdul says. "It's a very pleasant, very special time for me. It's been a while since I've been out there, and coming back is something very special. I'm in a good place.''
Even with Cowell there to remind her what she's doing wrong.
American Idol airs three nights a week on CTV and Fox. Check local listings for the times.``xEkEkVEyukunPuxqDNN``x1204095600``x(default)
Paula Abdul: "simon cowell is not gay"``xIgor``xinger turned American Idol judge Paula Abdul has slammed critics for branding music mogul Simon Cowell gay - claiming he is just "comfortable in his own skin".
Despite dating longtime girlfriend Terri Seymour, Cowell is still scrutinized by the media about his sexuality - much to Abdul's disgust.
The Straight Up singer is sick of the constant rumors and claims even to fancy the acid-tongued judge herself.
She tells Britain's Star magazine, "People say that all the time but no, he's not! His brother always jokes and says that he's gay but Simon has fun with it now. He's very comfortable in his skin.
"He's been doing more push-ups lately. There's no excuse for him to dress that way."``xEkEkVEykVyXxnAZVMr``x1204009200``x(default)
abdul's singing like there's no tomorrow``xIgor``xFirst single in a decade has American Idol judge realizing how much she `missed being out there'
Rob Salem TV Critic
She blew them away (albeit after the fact) with a pre-recorded performance on the Super Bowl pre-game broadcast.
The video was a pirated Internet hit even before its official debut last week on American Idol.
The title, however, is a bit misleading. Paula Abdul's "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is more about dancing like there was no yesterday. And tomorrow is looking more like the day before.
The new single, a collaboration with fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson, is her first new release in over a decade. And it's good – even Simon Cowell says so. Sort of.
"He told me, `I hate you, (but) I love the song,'" relates Abdul, addressing the press in a Fox-sponsored phone conference.
Cowell does appear in a cameo tableau at the end of the video, alongside Abdul, Jackson and Idol host Ryan Seacrest. "He said, `I don't do this for my own artists.' And I said, `That's because they probably don't want you in their videos.'"
This does not sound like the docile, overmedicated, often confused Abdul we've come to know. But very much like the cocky, confident, comparatively clear-headed Abdul of old. "It's a whole different feeling right now," she allows. "It's a very poignant and a very special time."
A series of controversies, career setbacks, personal problems and unlikely accidents – including an emergency plane landing in 1992 – appeared to have ended her performing career. At least, until she was able to reinvent herself as Idol's resident caring nurturer.
But she had all but given up on ever being able to sing and dance again herself. "I had 14 cervical spinal surgeries and that pretty much kept me out of the loop. By my 12th surgery, they had hurt my vocal chords. So I had to rehabilitate.
"I knew that if I did come back that it would be something very special, because I was pretty much told that I would never dance (again).
"It's been rewarding to able to be back in the game and be in a really good space, because that's my happy place. I realize how much I missed being out there."
Not that she's ready to leave American Idol. Far from it. And she insists this year's crop are the best potential Idols yet. Mind you, she says that pretty much every year, though it does stand to reason, as over the years the contenders have become more familiar with the competition's demands and format.
"They are more savvy," Abdul confirms. "They're smart kids. They all do their homework.
``I think that, with the success of the show, people are realizing that it's a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. There is a real payoff dividend. It can happen."
Idol continues this week with two 90-minute performance shows, tonight and Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Fox and CTV, and the hour elimination show Thursday at 8.``xEkEkVEykpkcvKBmIfB``x1204009200``x(default)
paula abdul unveils new music video for her new hit single``xIgor``xAMERICAN IDOL sweetheart Paula Abdul has debuted the music video for her hit single “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” on FOX.com.
FOX.com/paula will feature the music video, which includes cameos by Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the video shoot until Wednesday, March 5. Fans can also share and post the video on their MySpace pages, their own websites or personal blogs.
Multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winner Abdul collaborated with fellow AMERICAN IDOL judge Randy Jackson for her first recording in over a decade. The dance-themed anthem, “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow,” is the first single released from Jackson’s new album “Randy Jackson’s Music Club” due this March.
Abdul is one of the most recognized names in entertainment. Her career spans 21 years and covers music, dance, choreography, animation and drama. Her success is exemplified by worldwide album sales exceeding 53 million units. She is a Grammy winner, a seven-time MTV Video Award winner, as well as a two-time Emmy Award-winning artist with two No. 1 albums and seven No. 1 singles. Her debut album, “Forever Your Girl,” spent 10 weeks at No. 1 and went multi-platinum, spawning five hit singles including “Straight Up,” “Cold Hearted,” “(It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me,” and “Opposites Attract.”
Her work in choreography includes Emmy-winning contributions to “The Tracey Ullman Show,” the opening act for the American Music Awards, and an Emmy nomination for the Academy Awards. Her award-winning work with Janet Jackson garnered two MTV Video Awards, and she has also worked with Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Luther Vandross, INXS, Heart and Prince. One of the highlights of her career, dancing alongside her idol Gene Kelly in a Diet Coke commercial, was recently inducted into the Coca-Cola Hall of Fame Museum. Her contributions to film include the Academy Award-winning “American Beauty,” working with Cuba Gooding Jr. on his Academy Award-winning performance in “Jerry Maguire,” as well as transforming Val Kilmer into Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors.”
Abdul honors her roots by running dance and cheerleading camps, as well as sponsoring competitions and scholarship programs throughout the country. Most recently she added to her already impressive resume by extending the Paula Abdul brand with new ventures such as a successful jewelry line and a forthcoming fragrance. She introduced her Paula Abdul Jewelry Collection on QVC last year to record-breaking sales and public acclaim and will take the line to the U.K. later this year.``xEkEkVEypAEFJdIsPdJ``x1203663600``x(default)
paula Abdul has faves she 'idol'-izes``xIgor``xBy CRISTINA KINON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
After just one week of performances on the big stage, "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul is already choosing her favorites.
"There are some definite standouts," Abdul told reporters in a conference call yesterday. "You can't deny David Archuleta and Jason Castro's magic. And Michael Johns, and Alaina Whitaker and Ramiele [Malubay] and Syesha [Mercado] and Carly [Smithson] ... I would be crushed to lose any of them."
Abdul echoes the party line that this year's group of contestants is the most promising of all. She says she can tell that these kids have grown up watching "American Idol."
"They're more savvy," said Abdul. "They're smart kids, and they understand that to be a well-rounded contestant, you're going to have to study different genres, different eras.
"I think with the success of the show, people have realized that it's a major force to be reckoned with in the music industry and that there will be a payoff in the end - and it doesn't just have to be for the winner."
Abdul doesn't subscribe to the notion that having a record deal in your past should disqualify you, as some critics have suggested about Smithson, who was signed to MCA Records when she was 15.
"It doesn't matter at all," Abdul said. "The plain and simple question is, did anyone know who Carly Smithson was prior to seeing her on 'American Idol?' And everyone will say 'no.' ... As we all know in show business, a recording contract doesn't necessarily guarantee you're going to be a success. It doesn't matter."
In addition to judging "Idol," Abdul just released a single entitled "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," and will soon start recording an album to be released this summer.
"It's a very poignant and very special time," said Abdul. "It's been a while since I've been out there doing that ... I knew that if I came back, it would be something special, because I was pretty much told I would never dance again [Abdul's spine was injured in an airplane crash], so it's been a real triumphant time ... I didn't realize how much I missed physically being out there."
Abdul says even "Idol's" harshest critic is a fan of her latest work in the studio.
"Simon says, 'Unfortunately, I hate you, I like the song,'" joked Abdul. "And he makes a cameo in the video. He said, 'I don't do this for my own artists.' And I said, 'That's probably because they don't want you in their video.'"``xEkEkVEVVZVzgrpQSws``x1203663600``x(default)
paula abdul disappointed with own music video``xIgor``xAnne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer
Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Paula Abdul is disappointed in herself. The 'American Idol' host is so disappointed with the outcome of her new music video 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow' she tries to pretend it didn't happen at all.
MSNBC.com reports that a source close to the 45-year-old singer says she wanted to say her music video is horrible but she doesn't want to hurt fellow AI judge Randy Jackson's feelings.
"She doesn't think it's Heidi Montag-bad, but she's still trying to pretend like it didn't happen. If Randy wasn't involved, she'd be more vocal about it, but she does appreciate the fact that he was involved," the source says.
The music video, which is part of Jackson's 'Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1' album, is supposed to be Abdul's comeback launch. Her last album had been released more than one decade ago.``xEkEkVEVuVENTlkUAjO``x1203663600``x(default)
paula on simon: ‘he’s misbehaving’``xIgor``x(EXTRATV)--The “Idol” judges are fighting more than ever! Now Paula is speaking out about the feud at W magazine’s pre-Oscar party.
"I just watched 'Extra' tonight. A whole piece was put together where he's totally misbehaving!" she said, adding, "How does Terri [Seymour] ever put up with that? How do I put up with that?"
With a smile, Paula shrugged, "We love him."
Paula also opened up about the leak of her new music video "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," which was supposed to have it's world premiere on "American Idol."
"I heard the response was really great, that's all you can wish for," she said.``xEkEkVEVFkpxCuQdEZA``x1203577200``x(default)
"dance like there is no tomorrow" video online``xIgor``xCheck here exclusive new video of Paula Abdul "Dance Like There Is No Tomorrow".
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paula abdul: "i caught a fan photographing me in a toilet``xIgor``xAmerican Idol judge Paula Abdul was shocked to discover an overzealous fan photographing her over a toilet cubicle partition.
The 45-year-old singer couldn't believe the nervous fan didn't think there was anything wrong with invading her personal bathroom space - so she instructed her to never do it again.
Abdul says, "I was mortified and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"I honestly was weirded out by that and she was so nervous that she thought I wouldn't even notice. And I was like, 'No, no, that's not cool.' I said to her, 'A real good tip - don't do that to anyone else.'"
And she has another piece of advice for fans who approach her in the street.
"The other weird thing is when people are standing right in front of you and they go, 'That's Paula Abdul!' Like you're hard of hearing. I look over my shoulder. It's scary."``xEkEkVEVpElVvuzzstn``x1202799600``x(default)
randy Jackson to help produce Paula Abdul's new album``xIgor``x(EW)--Hot on the heels of Paula Abdul's lip-synch-tastic Super Bowl performance, her American Idol costar Randy Jackson has confirmed that he will have a hand in producing her forthcoming full-length album. "We've been talking about it," Jackson told EW.com during a taping of his latest side-project, MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, which premieres Thursday night. "We gotta keep things rolling, you know?" No release date or label has been announced yet, but last week Paula Abdul's official website posted a message saying to expect an album in Summer 2008.``xEkEkVEuZkEeUbEDBrs``x1202367600``x(default)
super bowl``xIgor``x(MTV)--'American Idol' Recap, Super Bowl Edition: Paula Abdul Defies Expectations With Pregame Show
Sure, she lip-synced the pretaped performance, but her dancing skills and infectious smile won over this writer.
By Jim Cantiello
For most people, Super Bowl Sunday was all about watching the Big Game. Would the New England Patriots finish with a perfect season or would the New York Giants pull off the ultimate upset?
In my apartment, however, Sunday was about something else entirely. Not Tom Petty and the Pacemakers' halftime show, not Jordin Sparks' national anthem (although, can I get a witness?), not the commercials (even the ones with Richard Simmons). For the Cantiello Household, Super Bowl XLII meant one thing.
The return of Paula Abdul, superstar.
Sure, her pregame performance of "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" was pretaped. And yes, it certainly looked like she was lip-syncing Cotillard-style. But I have to admit, I thought she nailed it.
Before you start furiously commenting about me "going soft," hear me out.
Paula Abdul was never famous for her singing ability. She was always first and foremost a performer. Like Janet Jackson before her and Britney Spears after, Abdul's live shows were all about dancing and spectacle. (She's shared the stage with an animated cat, a re-animated deceased dance legend and a friggin' hovercraft! Your move, Beyoncé.) For critics to call her out for not singing live now — 12 years after her last album, and arguably 15 years after her last major hit — is kind of absurd.
"But Jim," you protest, "if Paula's going to lip-sync on television, who is she to judge other singers on 'American Idol'?" My answer is this: Paula Abdul pointing out pitch problems has been ridiculous since episode one (still not as ridiculous as when "Idol" invited Jennifer Lopez to coach singers, though). Plus, anyone who caught Gwen Stefani's pretaped and seemingly auto-tuned performance on last year's season finale knows that "Idol" is no stranger to less-than-live vocals when it comes to the occasional celebrity guest.
Take her canned vocals out of the equation and it's hard to deny that Paula's return to the stage was nothing short of triumphant. Her entrance was an adorable nod to her past. The former Laker Girl was propped up in a cheerleader formation while she sang the opening lines of her debut album's namesake, "Forever Your Girl." She had an infectious, beaming smile that never left her face for the entirety of her performance. And although she may not have moved as much as her background dancers, you could tell that Paula was committing to each hip pop and head roll 100 percent (or, as she would say to an "Idol" contestant, "one million bajillion percent").
Paula looked amazing too. I love her new haircut (we haven't seen the bangs on this season of "Idol" yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing them in weeks to come) and her outfit was MILF-tastic. She learned her lesson from her '91 VMA debacle, avoiding the bedazzled sausage leotard for a flattering, age-appropriate pantsuit that showed off her ripped arms and tiny frame.
If you asked me a week ago, I would have put money on Paula's appearance being a mess of "Gimme More" proportions. All signs pointed toward "train wreck." Paula hasn't performed in over a decade because of serious physical injuries. She's known more for her occasionally loopy appearances as a TV personality than as a hitmaker. And last summer, she was the star of a reality show that solidified the public's perception of her as an emotional wreck.
Considering all that baggage, the biggest underdog victory of Super Bowl XLII didn't belong to the New York Giants. It belonged to Paula.``xEkEkVEFplZGPGUxaGr``x1202108400``x(default)
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new album update``xIgor``xPaula Abdul is being very smart about her return to music.
She really wants to be Forever Your Girl.
Paula plans for her first album in over a decade is quite clever and a guaranteed hit.
"I'm back in the studio already. Im going to do 5 or 6 of my # 1 songs, but interpreted by different producers like Will.I.Am," says Abdul.
The album will also include five NEW songs.``xEkEkVEkyllVlbqsrZK``x1201935600``x(default)
paula abdul to release new album ``xIgor``xFormer pop star Paula Abdul is set to make a musical comeback by releasing a new album.
The Straight Up singer has recorded new single Dance Like There's No Tomorrow for fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson's upcoming compilation of dance songs, Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 - and was so thrilled to be in the studio again, she decided to lay down an entire album of tracks.
Abdulmatic - her first release since 1995's Head Over Heels - is slated for release in the summer of this year (08).``xEkEkVEkFllWAjUgbdW``x1201849200``x(default)
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extra``xIgor``xExtraTV report from behind the scenes of Paula's "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" video.
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access hollywood``xIgor``xAccess Hollywood on the set of Paula Abdul's new video Dance Like There's No Tomorrow.
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hollywood residental``xIgor``xPaula's Hollywood Residental episode already online. Click >>>here to watch it.``xEkpplVpApZPVzNSQKi``x1200850907``x(default)
"dance like there's no tomorrow" lyrics``xIgor``xAll want to do is stay right here on the floor Get lost in the night and dance like there's no tomorrow Don't care about the sunrise Somebody please just hit the lights I just want to dance like there's no tomorrow
Today just wasn't my day Everyone's gettin' me so fed up I gotta find a way I know what can make me feel better Steppin' out in my best Lookin' hotter than ever Wherever the party is That's where i'll be at in a second
Oh i'm so ready to move my body Forget about all my problems When i hear my song I'm gonna lose control Hey here i go
All want to do is stay right here on the floor Get lost in the night and dance like there's no tomorrow Don't care about the sunrise Somebody please just hit the lights I just want to dance like there's no tomorrow
I'm lovin the atmosphere Feels like i'm floatin' in heaven The music's all in my ear Takin' over, my heart's racin' Feelin' so hollywood How i