Jason Castro “Love Uncompromised” Release Delayed

Do you think the producers pulled the plug or Jason, Mj? I can’t imagine he wouldn’t take advantage of the chance so it makes me think they’re doing something different on the results show this week. Maybe something to do with the wildcard show?

Do you think the producers pulled the plug or Jason, Mj? I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine he wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take advantage of the chance so it makes me think theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re doing something different on the results show this week. Maybe something to do with the wildcard show?

I honestly don’t know.

Well, his mom seems to think this is just a delay… but after reading the 1st half of her message, I don’t know that I can take anything about it seriously.

Now I understand why we have to wait till everything is worked out, schedules cleared and so on…before getting excited and posting!!! Sorry guys! Really! The good news is the later in the show he goes on the bigger the audience and the more effective we will be.

Ugh, it’s such a bad idea to have family members run your career if they have no professional training.

Well damn. The one performance I was really looking forward to this week. :down_tb:

I think it’s time to start speculating about how Idol will fill Jason’s time slot. Maybe they can tell the next highest vote getter that he/she didn’t make it but he/she has to sing again anyway.

Well, his mom seems to think this is just a delayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ but after reading the 1st half of her message, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know that I can take anything about it seriously.

Jason’s career seems to be a family-run business, which gives me pause, if I’m being perfectly honest.

Jolene, while I get your gist, to be fair his family is NOT his management. That I can say for sure. I am not sure who is at present, but he does have actual management. And legal representation and whatever else. You can argue that perhaps his family is overinvolved, but they aren’t running the show.

The problem mostly seems to be that info was leaked before anything was finalized and snafus happen.

Is it possible AI just pulled the plug this week? Are they announcing the wildcards at the end of Wednesday’s show? Maybe they are using the time for that.

Well now I am sad and disappointed .I was so ready to download his new song and couldn’t wait till Wednesday .

Now we have to wait .Thats the only thing I was happy for this week .
I wonder who they will have in now ?

The problem mostly seems to be that info was leaked before anything was finalized and snafus happen.

Maybe his mom needs to take a couple of steps back and let the professionals handle things.

Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s career seems to be a family-run business, which gives me pause, if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m being perfectly honest.

Right on….

mj, I’m not arguing with you there. But I’m also not on the VFTW train and I don’t think they mean any harm either. They just need to take a step back or two.

I was so happy to see him on the Idol Wrap .Then on that show they mentioned him being on Wednesday result show just like Brooke .So I thought since they announced it on that show that it would happen .
Thats where I first heard about it .

Jason’s family does not handle his management. He has separate management. Some family members do post on the website sometimes.

I think that the info about AI and iTunes was leaked before it was supposed to have been since details had not yet been finalized. The leak was not plugged in time. Things did not work out this time. It happens in show business.

If Jason has management his mom just needs to calm down and let them do their thing. I haven’t liked the way she’s been handling things since the tour, and here’s another proof that she’s way too involved and really doesn’t know how things work.
Jason’s mom (family) really doesn’t seem to have a clue or a bit of experience. And she also seems very delusional.

I’m not sure Jason will have the opportunity to go there this season again, to be honest I’d be surprised to see him in the big stage, I don’t even think he’ll have an album to promote any time soon.

when I read that I automatically thought …”he has come to an agreement with Universal records and they pulled him out”

That really is too bad that Jason won’t get to perform…maybe they will be announcing the wild card contestants and there won’t be time for a performance (yeah I know that sounds silly since the whole episode is essentially filler).
I guess Jason fans can always hope that he gets a big stage performance but that would require his single being a pretty massive hit (a possibility from what I heard of it if Jason gets the right promotion and label backing).

I sure dont know his mom and maybe not delusional but hopeful? It would be wonderful to see him on Idol again but I will (im) patiently wait. If we all only had moms like Jasons the world would be a much better place I believe.

Kim Caldwell did announce it on Idol Wrap too, so she is also responsible for the leak. Though I’m not sure if she had clearance to do so or just announced it on her on own.

My first thought was that perhaps the AI producers realized that they won’t be able to squeeze in all the suspense of Ryan announcing who are going to be on the Thursday WC show and still allowing Jason to have enough time to perform.

So now I am expecting a loooooong pause by Ryan before each name is ammounced multiplied by 8 (or 9)! Heh.

They will have to present the Top 9 and announce the Wild Card contestants Wednesday night. Time constraints could have been the issue.

People get bumped from TV shows all the time. Disappointing, but that’s life. I hope Jason and AI can reschedule.

The MJ and Carly appearance was bumped twice during the Hollywood round shows.

If it was label related, the result is the same.

Kim Caldwell did announce it on Idol Wrap too, so she is also responsible for the leak.

My guess is that Kim announced it cause Jason’s camp told her so.
Before the interviews and all that, they talk about what’s going to be said and what not. I can only think Kim got her info from Jason.

The MJ and Carly appearance was bumped twice during the Hollywood round shows.

That’s not really the same though. Idol shot footage of them mentoring and performing at the AI8 bootcamp, but it got cut before making the air. To make up for that disappointment, Ken Warwick invited them both to perform on the 1st semi-final show. That appearance was scheduled just once and took place as planned.

About Jason’s mom – if she’s the one getting the info and calling the shots about when said info goes out to the street teams, then sorry, but she’s doing a heck of alot more than “helping out with his site”. It’s possible this little premature leak might even be what got the appearance cancelled. If not, it has still caused a great deal of heartache to his devoted fans. I don’t think that’s a mistake a well versed manager would make.

I get that leome. I understand how media appearances work. But I don’t think Kim is supposed to be announcing things without clearance from Idol either. She’s still the one who announced it on air.

Jolene, I guess it depends on the definition of “appearance” that is being used. I meant when they were to appear on my TV. Had I meant them singing on the show, I would have said “performance”. No problem though.

None of his family is his management.

Darn. But I really think the time constraint reason makes sense. I bet they need to inform the viewers of the wildcard picks and promo it a bit so more than 20 million viewers would actually tune in for Thursday’s show.

And yeah, it seems like it’s never a good idea to announce or leak AI appearances until it’s finalized, since they switch things up last minute so often. MJ and Carly’s Hollywood mentoring clips got nixed twice before they brought them back to perform, and that performance seemed really last minute.

Now I’m just wondering if Jason will ever get to perform on AI. We’ve got Kelly Clarkson on Top 12, DC one of the subsequent weeks in March, Archie one of the weeks in May and then I’d presume they’d want to pepper the show with some mentors and some other big acts down the line? They brought back Kim Locke and Bo Bice and Kellie Pickler last year… but did they bring back any Season 6 finalists besides Blake in the semi’s and Jordin (of course)?

This definitely has a lot to do with the wild card card round. In what capacity I could only guess. So maybe if we’re lucky, a couple of the wild card contestants will perform and the rest of them will sing on Thursday. Or maybe, Ryan will announce the wild card hopefuls and we’ll be shown a few seconds of air time for each of them.

I feel sorry that Jason’s song won’t be heard on AI. And I wish him luck.

Awww, that’s too bad. Hope they work it out for another time though.

brie200: Kim is just doing her job, so ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not her fault. And all good reporters, report direct quotes from the person who is being interviewed. So I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t blame it on Kim, but I do blame it on Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s management, whoever that may be.

Well that’s just depressing. I was all set to buy the song today and see him on tv tomorrow night.

Aww, sorry to hear this. I was looking forward to it.

Weren’t some of Jason’s older family members musicians? I am assuming that has something to do with his family’s involvement in his career, since they may be accustomed to handling aspects of indie-type music acts themselves. Looks like his mom is in charge of something to do with promotion right now. Still, the guy was on Idol, they are WWWAAAAYYYY out of their league IMO. He ain’t some regional band guy any more. Oh well, they’ll get it together. I hope.

Kelly Clarkson on Top 12, DC one of the subsequent weeks in March, Archie one of the weeks in May

I read about Kelly on next week, but how do you know about DC in March and DA in May??

P.S. Disappointed about Jason. I was really looking forward.

I get that leome. I understand how media appearances work. But I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Kim is supposed to be announcing things without clearance from Idol either. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still the one who announced it on air.

Kim Caldwell does not work for Freemantle Media or 19E. She works for TV Guide, a media outlet. If an Idol feeds her information, she’s not going to call up TPTB to ask if it’s OK to spill–especially if that contestant is no longer connected to Idol.

The blame for this snafu falls squarely in Jason’s camp.

Also, there’s the issue of the song not going up on iTunes last night. Why does Jason need an appearance to put up a song? If he does make it back to Idol, it would still be there…

I think there’s more to the story than just Idol canceling his appearance.

Nevermind

the itunes delay is what really makes me believe that this is label related. Only a money hungry label would do that.

Awww, that sucks. I really love him and was all excited to hear him. :(

OT: Hey everyone. I’m a new member but have been lurking around for months. *waves* :cool_wp:

Many complaints were heard about Archie’s lack of professional management early in his post idol career because family and friends were over involved, so this type of thing is not uncommon. Archie now has very professional competant management as evidenced by his tv show appearances, print and internet buzz and current tour and future promo overseas. I bring this up to show that a few snafu’s will not kill Jason’s career alone so no need to stress. Hopefully, this delay is because Jason is trying to get management and a record deal on board although I don’t understand why any competant management or label would stop a client from appearing on AI which is one of the largest impactors of itunes sales it appears. AI exposure is gold to a performer, thus I am in the camp believing that it was AI who pulled the plug. As for Kim Caldwell, she only promo’d him as requested by Jason’s people or Jason himself. She is totally blameless in all this.

how do you know about DC in March and DA in May??

I don’t. It’s rumors and speculation and conjecture based on a complicated combination of first-hand accounts and interview quotes, etc. etc., Let me try to recall… I think soundscene mentioned someone heard Jeff Archuleta say May for Archie, and DC said March/April in an interview. DC fans are guessing March I think based on the tour schedule.

Delaying the iTunes thing is weird and a tad worrisome. Even more than a confirmed AI appearance, I hope we get (confirmed) news of Jason’s label plans soon.

the itunes delay is what really makes me believe that this is label related. Only a money hungry label would do that.

I doubt a label would care about their new artist getting some free publicity on AI and iTunes. That makes their job that much easier. Besides, the issue is they waited until 5 minutes before it was supposed to be on iTunes to make the announcement. You don’t need to do that if a label has said “don’t do it.” This isn’t label related, it is incompetence related.

If AI canceled the appearance wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t they just say so? This seems more like Jason pulled out on AI at the last minute because he couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get his song on iTunes. The timing of the announcement, five minutes before it was supposed to be on iTunes STRONGLY suggests they were trying until the last minute to get the song there in time and somebody messed up. No iTunes, no AI. I expect the official story from Betsy to either be very vague or to point the finger at anybody except Team Castro.

Niall, that doesn’t make sense either. Why would you pull out of AI because you couldn’t get the song on iTunes in time? You would still do the performance and get the free publicity.

At this point, I don’t even care anymore. It happened. It’s over. Hopefully whatever is going on will get worked out and maybe he’ll get another opportunity with AI in the future. If not, not the end of the world.

I have to agree that I doubt he would back out of an opportunity to sing on AI just because he couldn’t get the tune on iTunes in time.

So, I guess I’ll just go back to not paying attention, enjoy this season, and hope we get some Jason music eventually. :-)

The problem mostly seems to be that info was leaked before anything was finalized and snafus happen.

Maybe his mom needs to take a couple of steps back and let the professionals handle things.

I partially blame the whole family approach issue to Diana DeGarmo’s struggles. Yes RCA played a huge hand, but I think her having her mother on the management team did not help her.

As for Jason, I don’t know if AI will have him on later in the season. With ratings as they are, they may try to go the superstar route once the Top 12 begins. They could bring back some AI alumni as well, but Jason IMHO may not fit.

My feeling is also what’s done is done. No speculation nor answer will change anything. Errors and misunderstandings happen at all levels of professional work when human beings are doing it. Leaks happen and can’t always be plugged in time. Plans and schedules change. Time constraints happen.

Last week this time, never in my wildest dream would I have thought Jason would have been back to perform on Idol. If he gets to perform on the show it would be great, if not, he will be another AI alum who will not have performed on the show.

It would not have made sense to me for them to put the song on iTunes today with no AI appearance, no radio promo, no TV promo, etc. Makes more sense to me to release the song when it can be promoted in the most efficient manner to maximize success.

The tour ended less than six months ago. I look forward to the song’s release and CD.

I like Jason and I’m sorry this didn’t work out because it was a huge opportunity. I have no idea what the problem is but I agree with MJ that you need professionals running things as opposed to family. Jason did have management but last time I checked (which I admit was awhile ago) they weren’t listed on his site anymore.

It would not have made sense to me for them to put the song on iTunes today with no AI appearance, no radio promo, no TV promo, etc. Makes more sense to me to release the song when it can be promoted in the most efficient manner to maximize success.

Not even as a little gift to fans who have been waiting patiently for music? If it were possible, I can’t think of one good reason for Jason’ Team not to do it.

Oh, maybe it’s because the song he was going to perform is very inspired (and I’m beeing nice using the word inspired) by this Michael Johns song.

Maybe others have noticed before, but it’s new to me. The chorus is really alike.

Oh, maybe it’s because the song he was going to perform is very inspired (and I’m beeing nice using the word inspired)

Oh noes. Here comes the fan war.

Except not.

I doubt that’s the reason his appearance was canceled.

Wow. It’s major “amateur hour” over at the Castro camp. Run Jason run before your fifteen minutes is up!!!

Well shoot. I’m disappointed. I was looking forward to hearing him.

Niall, that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make sense either. Why would you pull out of AI because you couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the song on iTunes in time? You would still do the performance and get the free publicity.

Not much with Castro and his family makes sense. His mother seems like a flake.

Bottom line is the whole thing is amateurish and falls squarely on Betsy Castro, who is the mouthpiece who disseminates info to his “street team,” and whoever it was who jumped the gun and presented the AI thing as a done deal to Kim Caldwell (who was just doing her job and in no way, shape or form can be blamed).

I’m not sure I understand the blame game. Some say it is Kimberly Caldwell’s fault and some say it is Jason’s mom. How can we play the blame game, when we don’t really know all of the details. Sometimes things just don’t work out and I’m sure there is a very good reason. This is the record industry we are talking about.
This probably occurs more often than you think it does, but this seems big because people become so invested in their idol. How many times has a performer been scheduled to appear on Leno, Letterman, etc. and then at the last minute this changes.

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Boo, I’m sad I won’t hear Jason this week. I was really looking forward to it. I’m with PJ, I’ll just go back to being oblivious and waiting patiently. I know, bad Jason fan!

Jersey, I will go back to that for now too, I was in the land of Oblivion for awhile, got this pleasant surprise, heard this new song (that he actually sang at a concert back in Nov) and now whoosh, what a letdown.

“Not even as a little gift to fans who have been waiting patiently for music? If it were possible, I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think of one good reason for Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Team not to do it.”

I hear you on this MJ, could it be that because he isnt signed yet, the label is making him wait for monetary reasons, on their part? Seeing all the anticipation and delight that Jason was coming back to us, maybe they want to wait until he signs the dotted line and partial proceeds go to the label? I know all of this will be explained away soon enough but so sad.

So who canceled on whom? If Jason pulled out of Idol, then that’s not really bright of him (or whomever is managing him). It’s a huge opportunity to sing on highest-rated show on TV and it’s not like Idol will work around Jason’s schedule to let him sing in the future, since I’m sure that they’ve got other acts lined up for later.

And his appearance was canceled due to “time constraints”? LOL…just what was Jason doing that was so much more important than an Idol promo appearance? Or maybe they canceled on him. Who knows. The message on his website doesn’t exactly let you narrow anything down.

What an crazy story. Sorry, no label wouldn’t want their artist to appear on the biggest show on TV for any reason. And if iTunes wasn’t ready, so what. He still had a chance to appear before 20 million people. If AI cancelled on him that’s another story.

I don’t know Jason’s management but why is his mom issuing important PR statements for him. The Idols who allow their families to manage them seem to get incompetent or criminal management most of the time (see Ruben, Sanjaya, Paris B.).

Please AI, give Melinda D. a shot tomorrow.

It is starting to seem like big mouth Mama Betsy spilled about a proposed AI appearance as if it was a fact and then it fell through, perhaps because AI wasn’t happy with her blabbing about something that wasn’t yet agreed to. Having her as the liason between Jason and the fansites is ridiculous.

it could be a label. If they are putting the finishing touches on the contract and are going to pay him for making an album for them. They are going to want a cut of his best song. If i remember correctly artists only get 2% of all digital sales and the label takes the rest. If Jason released the song he would get all the money and that would probably ruin the label distribution deal. Everything is too secretive which usually means something is in the works be it good or bad.

What ever money the label made from the iTunes song would pale next to the incredible promo an artist gets from AI? There’s no way a label would give that up for any reason IMHO.

This all just seems to be speculation. I don’t think we know why Jason isn’t singing on AI and why he didn’t release his song today. I am disappointed, but I’m not ready to blame anyone, since we really don’t know why. There could be many reasons why and until I just don’t feel comfortable pointing fingers.

I just hope he releases the song soon!

I would like to hear Jason’s side of the story! This is a major disappointment for me. I hope an agreement can be reached by all parties involved and that he will soon be on the show. No one has seemed to replace him in my heart.

Thanks Leome…. for the MJ song “Wash Me”Very Nioce!!!

I think I heard on Idol Recap or whatever the Justin/Kimberly show is that Jason will be on AI in June. Didn’t it end in May last year? Just wondering.

I think I heard on Idol Recap or whatever the Justin/Kimberly show is that Jason will be on AI in June. Didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t it end in May last year? Just wondering.

It’s ending in May this year too. LOL

Yes, the last day is 5/20

It’s really a shame we won’t be seeing him performing this week :(

Y’allz know how much I adore Jason, but the chorus of his Love Uncompromised sounds very much like Johnsy’s Wash Me. Unless Michael co-wrote Jason’s song, too, this is not a good development for Jason or his music career. Ahem.

Perhaps that has something to do with the sudden change of plans. That would be extremely unfortunate.

Hey Terrie, How do you know Michael Johns wrote that song. I’ve tried to find it on the internet and haven’t succeeded. Wasn’t it written when he was in The Rising. Maybe his bandmate Kevin Haaland wrote it. And Kevin just happens to be in the band Jason is working with now.
I don’t know that “Wash Me” does sound all that much like “Love Uncompromised”.

I guess we can sit around and speculate for days about what’s going on.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s management but why is his mom issuing important PR statements for him. The Idols who allow their families to manage them seem to get incompetent or criminal management most of the time (see Ruben, Sanjaya, Paris B.).

I think it’s a pretty big assumption that any of these kids can even afford professional PR & Marketing teams. I would suspect that even their management agreements are for minimal representation. So, I’m guessing that this is actually not anyone’s “job” right now. Guess his mom is just trying to be helpful.

That said – I don’t believe anyone from any of their management teams – be they family or hired guns should communicate directly with the fan sites at all. That’s a risky PR move. The best course of action is always to establish an official site. Put your message there, exactly the way you want it. No good can come from communicating directly with the fangirls on their turf.

So, other than that, hope Jersey & PJ have room for me in the oblivious jason fan room :)

Why all the Betsy bashing? I’m taking this at face value, meaning that time constraints means that AI pulled the plug due to lack of time. It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out they’ve done this in the past.

And, to be honest, if he isn’t appearing on AI, it wouldn’t be a good jump start for h is career to have it up on ITunes. JMO.

AI is notorious for last minute changes, ie, MJ and Carly.

uncgirl Mar 3rd, 2009 at 7:39 pm

Hey Terrie, How do you know Michael Johns wrote that song.

I’m sorry if my post was confusing. I didn’t say that Michael wrote either song. My point is that, unless Michael co-wrote both songs, Jason could have a problem with the chorus of Love Uncompromised sounding so much, lyrically and musically, like the chorus of Wash Me, a song recorded by someone he spent time with on a daily basis for many months.

As sweetly spacey as Jason is, I can imagine him hearing Michael’s song, forgetting about it and then having the chorus come back to him while composing without remembering that he’d heard it somewhere. But the similarity between both songs struck me immediately. YMMV.

Terrie, I believe Jason co-wrote “Love Uncompromised” with members of a band which he is currently working with. One member of this band was also in a band with Michael Johns. It is possible that “Wash Me” was written by this person. If Michael didn’t write the song he doesn’t own the song. I don’t really know who wrote the song “Wash Me”, but that is the person that may have a problem with Jason’s song. I still don’t see much of a similarity between the songs.

SpenserJ, the above communication was posted at Jason’s official site and it is not signed by his mother.

I think, even if Jason doesn’t have a record label yet, he can still release the song independantly, if he wants to. Brooke doesn’t have a record label yet, she only has management, but still she releases her new single independantly. I don’t know much about music business, but if Brooke can do it, why can’t Jason?

And he can still release his song even if he didn’t appear on AI. It could be a gift for all his very loyal and (im)patient fans.

uncgirl Mar 3rd, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Terrie, I believe Jason co-wrote à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Love Uncompromisedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with members of a band which he is currently working with. One member of this band was also in a band with Michael Johns. It is possible that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Wash Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was written by this person. If Michael didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t write the song he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t own the song. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really know who wrote the song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Wash Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , but that is the person that may have a problem with Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song. I still donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see much of a similarity between the songs.

I just came back to post the same thing. I found a Michael Johns thread at Idolforums that claims Jason is writing songs with someone from Michael’s old band and that’s why the choruses are so similar. Works for me!

ETA: That’s what I get for believing the rumormongers at VFTW. They posted videos for both songs on their front page to invite comparisons and incite trouble.

A few things. As far as the Michael Johns song, this is something that has been known about for awhile. VFTW is trying to stir up trouble because that is what they do. Jason wrote it with a band called The Heavy Steadies. Kevin Haaland, who is in that band, was in The Rising with MJ. Jason already has his song protected legally. I wouldn’t be surprised if both MJ and Jason know about the situation, as do the band members. Personally the two songs are so different I don’t see the big deal and like said, it’s not even known if MJ wrote that song.

Maybe because I’m a Jason fan, I was disappointed the song didn’t go up, but I don’t exactly feel “like it was the least he could do for is fans” or whatever it is that has been inferred. Jason has given his fans plenty and has gone above and beyond for his fans that I’m certainly not going to hold this against him when I don’t even know what the real deal is right now.

When I get music, I get music. That’s about all I can ask.

ETA: Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what I get for believing the rumormongers at VFTW. They posted videos for both songs on their front page to invite comparisons and incite trouble.

I haven’t had the chance to listen to the Johnsy “version” but it’s disappointing if the gang at VFTW are deliberately misrepresenting the players in the writing of this song. When I heard that they were similar, my immediate thought was that I would give Castro the benefit of the doubt because he co-wrote the song and I can’t imagine him ever being the type to “steal” a song. He seems too much of a music geek for that. I still plan to compare the two, but haven’t yet.

If the peeps at VFTW are deliberately leaving out part of the story, then I’ve lost some respect for them. I tend to enjoy their irreverence for the show, but I think they should be fair (not fantarding) to the contestants. I can’t believe they haven’t done their homework. They are very thorough. So, yeah. Disappointed in them. I’d feel the same way if the misrepresented something about someone I wasn’t a fan of, too.

Back to oblivious Jason fandom until the real news comes, and I think it will in the next 2 years. Heh.

that really sucks. I was looking forward to seeing him tomorrow!

I haven’t actually read what VFTW posted on this one, so I can’t judge them for this. I’m not sure what facts are out there and it’s only speculation that the similarities are coming from them being cowritten by the same people. But unless VFTW knows that MJ even wrote that song or has some legal rights to that song, accusing Jason of ripping off MJ is a bit ridiculous.

Yeah, I probably should dial it back since we aren’t supposed to comment on other sites. Too late to edit.

All VFTW has up in their news section is the “Wash Me” song and they are basically just mocking MJ for a crappy song. Jason’s song is not posted “side by side” at all. Both songs are posted but in separate threads and for separate reasons. The comparisons between the Castro song and “Wash Me” were noted by the posters, who are basically talking about how both songs song alike and suck. Doesn’t seem like the witch hunt it is being made out to be. It’s snark and button pushing. People take the stuff they do there way too seriously sometimes, usually depending on whether or not their favorite is the one being snarked on.

Jason probably needs to tell his mom to STFU and stop running her mouth to fans. She’s pretty clearly the source of the info since she is the de facto PR person between Jason and the fans. That woman bugs me to no end. There’s just something insincere and controlling about her.

I dont ever go to that moronic VFTW site unless I click on it by accident here – they are just evil and wrong. They set out to hurt people and I hate that. I think Betsy seems to be kind and caring and if more mothers were like her, raising children like she has the world would be such a better place. She just is not business savvy and does need to step back from that and will in time I bet. As soon as Jason is settled in, for sure, with a record label. Right now it is all sort of mom and pops it seems.

Yà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢allz know how much I adore Jason, but the chorus of his Love Uncompromised sounds very much like Johnsyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Wash Me. Unless Michael co-wrote Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song, too, this is not a good development for Jason or his music career. Ahem.

FWIW, Betsy Castro posted at the Dreadheads site that the song similarities were not the reason for the delay. She said their song has legally “cleared” whatever that means. What remains unclear is the real reason for the non-appearance and non-release. Personally I think Betsy jumped the gun and Jason should hire professional management. This was not handled well.

Time constraints.

As the posted message stated (and I stated many times), it appears that time constraints were the reason Jason was not on Idol. They had too much to do to have a musical guest. The last singer didn’t even get to finish his song.

Ok after last nights show I see why Jason could not be on, It was AI changing their mind not Jasons camp, Jorge couldnt even finish his sing out. I believe they handled it as it was supposed to be until it got changed up on them, not their fault at all.

I’m so glad someone pointed out that there would not have been time for Jason last night, because I was thinking the same thing. I am sad his song isn’t available yet and that we didn’t get to see him last night, but I’m okay waiting.

I’m just glad it wasn’t his camp that pulled out (or so it seems), but the AI camp. I really hope they make room for him later!

In addition, I’m SURE every single person putting out music from idol has made mistakes of one kind or another, so I’m not seeing the whole “blame the mom” perspective. To me a mistake is a mistake and they pulled back as soon as they could.

Heck, Idol makes mistakes all of the time…they just don’t admit to it. ;)

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