Jason Yeager Vlogs About Idol: Mishavonna Henson’s Mom “Ripped into her”

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Kris Allen has no business being in the Top 12.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Stfu already Jason. Ops sorry that didn’t come out right.

Wow, there isn’t any part of that I didn’t agree with. Funny that I like Jason Yeager so much more now than I ever did when he was on Idol.
Very interesting about the song choice process. This is the first time I heard the producers make the final choice… I wonder if maybe that was only the case during the semi-finals? It doesn’t make alot of sense for some of the later, more open themes.

Sounds like another idol reject that has sour grapes

I keep thinking that I’m the only one who HATED Megan Corkrey on Wednesday night. She’s gorgeous, yes, but her singing was terrible. If her singing had been good, I would have been okay with the weird awkward stage movements, but it was just… not good.

What place did he finish out of the guys last year?

It is interesting that Misha’s mom is a mean stage mom. However, if Jason feels so bad about that, does he think that putting the story out there on his vlog is going to make Misha feel any better? I don’t like the fact that he’s trying to portray his “insider” image but then he doesn’t think about what he says before he says it. Sorry, watching this entire vlog is really painful; I tried watching the other ones too and he’s so long-winded and he pauses way too much and i don’t understand why he can’t just write some clearer notes down before he starts talking. Sorry again, I had to get that out.

I, too , thought Megan was horrific. Then I watched it back again, half-awake, and it didn’t sound quite as bad to me.

I like that Jason is giving people an insider’s look at Idol, and I’m fine with him expressing his opinions, but he could be nicer about it. Saying that Kris Allen has no business being in the Top 12 could be qorded a lot better, and Jason needs to remember that at this point Kris has already made it further than he did himself.

That aside, I feel bad for Mishavonna if what Jason said was true. However, I don’t think Jason should have just announced it like that. If the girl has a stage mom, that’s her business. She can tell whoever she wants, but until then Jason should have kept his mouth shut.

Very interesting stuff about song choice. The way the judges talk you’d think contestants can choose from every song ever written. Whoops. Not exactly if they get to choose three from a short list and then producers make the final decision.

Wow, his sour grapes stuff just went over the top with the Kris Allen dis.

Go Jason Go! I love his candor.

amiroamor Feb 28th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Kris Allen has no business being in the Top 12.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Stfu already Jason. Ops sorry that didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t come out right.

It came out perfectly. LOL.

Oh Yeager. It’s becoming apparent that if his singing hadn’t gotten him voted off American Idol last season, his word vomit most certainly would have. Comparing Jeanine Vailes to Mr. Potato Head and gossiping about Mishavonna’s personal life was in poor taste.

That said, I agree with some of his comments regarding the show and the singing.

I had read last year that that was how Castro ended up singing “Michelle”. He was told to do it.

jason has no right to blurt out things about mishavonna and her mom. :/ that is ridiculous.

I liked it. But I sort agree about the Misha stuff. I get that he’s pointing out how contestants will say anything on Idol, but it is kind of hurtful and perhaps not any of his business. On the other hand, if her mother was so “out there” in public, then she kind of made it everyone’s business (and probably made a lot of peeps uncomfortable). And even if it embarrasses Misha that could be good for her in the log run. Don’t know. I noticed that she was home schooled and that could be part of it. When they said she seemed “old” I thought… hmm… home schooling? I’m really not a fan of that.

Other than that, I have no issue with anything he said. His comments on Kris Allen were his opinions, just like all of us have opinions. Nothing wrong with that.

I love that Jason is doing this. He shouldn’t be mad at Nick, though. He should be mad at TPTB that let Nick thru instead. I sooo did not want to hear about Misha. So sad…. Oh, and it is super interesting that TPTB has the final say in what each one sings. That’s another way for TPTB to manipulate the outcome.

His comments on Kris Allen were his opinions, just like all of us have opinions.

We all have our opinions but not all of them are right :razz_wp:

love that Jason is doing this. He shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be mad at Nick, though. He should be mad at TPTB that let Nick thru instead.

True. Plus the judges told him they missed Normund when he tried to play it straight. I just don’t think the dude sings well enough to be in the top 12, and the fact that he did that song again kind of proved he didn’t deserve to be there, no matter how entertaining in a spoof kind of way he is. Perhaps they told him to do that song as well.

We all have our opinions but not all of them are right :razz_wp:

He was right. I don’t mind Kris, but he wasn’t one of the top three singers that night.

I keep thinking that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m the only one who HATED Megan Corkrey on Wednesday night.

I thought she was amateurish and that Misha and Jesse were both better than her.

When they said she seemed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“oldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I thoughtà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ hmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ home schooling?

Misha only seemed “old” for her age if you think being immature is normal at 18. What’s wrong with being mature for your age? I doubt that homeschooling had anything to do with her ability to sing or her mother’s parenting style. Kids who go to school have stage or sports parents too. Go to any high school game and you’ll see that.

I enjoyed hearing Jason’s opinions. He gave his honest opinion about everyone, whether it was positive or negative. How is that sour grapes? While I’m fine with Kris being in the Top 12, I don’t think he was in the top 3 for the night.

Misha only seemed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“oldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for her age if you think being immature is normal at 18. Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s wrong with being mature for your age? I doubt that homeschooling had anything to do with her ability to sing or her motherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s parenting style. Kids who go to school have stage or sports parents too. Go to any high school game and youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see that.

Of course stage/sports parents aren’t confined to home schooling. But a home schooled kid with a stage parent probably has less interaction with adults outside their immediate family who provide guidance or act as authority figures. They also have fewer interactions with peers. The combination doesn’t sound healthy to me. YMMV.

It’s definitely interesting to have an opinion from someone who has been on the show last year and I don’t feel like he is bitter.

After hearing the comments on Mishavonna Henson’s mother, I felt really bad for her but it is to be expected that some of the too many teenager girls on this show are prepared and trained by their parents. I mean there are 6 16 to 18 year old girls this year and they shouldn’t be able to handle the pressure of this kind of competition. Strangely, there is no men under 18 year old and just two teenagers, the younger one Nathaniel Marshall clearly showing signs of nervous breakdowns during Hollywood week.

I like Jason Yeager, and I agree with most of he said. I certainly think that Kris wasn’t one of the best of the night, and doesn’t deserve a spot in the Top 12. Any one of the three girls (Jesse, Mishavonna and Megan) could, and should have taken his place.

I think he is right to mention Mishavonna’s stage mom. What she did sounds to me like a form of child abuse, and child abuser should be exposed and told that their behaviours are not tolerable. Keeping things like that quiet is complicity in abuse.

I enjoyed hearing an insider’s opinion. I don’t necessarily agree with all of his opinions but I liked that he put it out there. He didn’t strike me as the gossip type when he was on the show and I kinda like him better now. As far as the dish about Misha I think he should reveal all that he knows why else vlog about it. Also, it peaks people’s interest and they will turn in next week. As far as his dogging Kris it was pretty accurate. I like Kris and am glad he got through but he will need to sing better if he is to advance much farther…he did get through pretty much on his looks…jmo of course.

Jason should take care, however. If he can’t prove it, he could be liable for libel or slander or defamation or something…

Giving an opinion on a performance is one thing, but he had no business ripping apart someone’s appearance, calling her a “potato head” and “mismatched nose”. And although Norman/Nick can’t sing as well as Jason, he is 10x more entertaining. Norman will be back in some capacity for entertainment value. I’m pretty sure Jason Yeager will never again set foot back on the Idol stage. I won’t miss him either.

Um the last time I checked he has the right to state his opinions just like we do..its called the first amendment. And for the record she does kinda look like a potato head…but she does have great legs!

Eh, I don’t know if I like this or not. I mean I am all for candor and whatnot, but part of this is coming from Jason Moon River Yeager! Not that he isn’t entitled to his opinion, but him calling out Mishavonna’s perdicament like that wasn’t cool, or helpful. Calling Jeanine Mr. Potato head wasn’t informative either.

It’s funny that people say that idol contestants sign this perpetual gag order and that is why nobody has ever written a idol tell all. Evidently, either it’s not true of Jason signed his with disappearing ink.

I’m so torn on his vlogs. On the one hand, there is not point in vlogging on Idol unless you’re going to actually dish and have opinions. He also has every right to do it. But on the other it bothers me to start making fun of people’s appearances and the like–yeah, I’m not good VFTW material. I’m not a fan of the outright nastiness.

Not to mention I just don’t agree with some of his opinions. Normund is far more entertaining than someone like Jason ever was on the Idol stage. I didn’t mind Kris making it through and was rooting for either him or Megan to get that last spot. I wouldn’t have minded Jesse either.

I know we rant on Idol and give our opinions and it’s not that I find Jason bitter necessarily, but I also find it hard to take a guy seriously who was one of the cheesiest things to ever grace the Idol stage last season.

abbysee, you kind of beat me to it. I just see Mr. Moon River on endless loop in my head throughout his entire vlog.

Am I the only one that thinks that Nick actually can sing? Did he do his best in that area on Wednesday? Nope. But he can sing–and better than some of the others in the top 36. Even Randy, the “vocal” person, recognized that during Hollywood.

Of course he’s entitled to his opinions, but the Potato Head comment, to me, shows an utter lack of class. That comment in particular won’t do Jason any favors, IMO.

ETA:
“I also find it hard to take a guy seriously who was one of the cheesiest things to ever grace the Idol stage last season.”

Amen.

That’s a good way to put it lefty. I agree on some of the comments showing a lack of class. Though I’m not sure how many people actually bother to watch his vlogs in the first place. Especially considering many probably don’t even remember who he is in the first place.

What a low class loser! How nice that he not only comments on the girls’ singing abilities but also their physical appearance.

Am I the only one that thinks that Nick actually can sing?

No, you aren’t alone. I think he can too. I just think that he hides behind his schtick. I heard lot’s of glimpses of a good voice. I think if he get a shot at the wildcard he should play it straight, and shock the hell out of everyone. Then there would be a chance of having Nick on tour. He would put butts in the seats.

This is the other reason I didn’t like Jason’s vblog. Nick gave me more on that idol stage than he ever did. And furthermore, who say’s Nick doesn’t have a dream. I am firmly on the stfu Jason bandwagon.

IÂ ´m not really much into his opinions… Kris has great vocals and was way better than said Danny… so that really came out bad form him, IÂ ´m going to think that he said that because he believes two girls should have made it instead…
and I actually don ´t like the fact that he is talking about Misha is mon… I mean this could be really hurtful for Misha if she is picked as a wildcard, see Archie ´stage parent last year, he has no right talking about other people family life on internet…I didn ´t like either the way she spoke about Jassmine face, who is he Brad Pitt to talk bad about other people bodies… if he is going to give his opinion in the songs, or in the clothes I accept that but to actually made fun of other people bodies that ´s just wrong in my book….

Having said that is nice to heard how the show works…

Though Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure how many people actually bother to watch his vlogs in the first place. Especially considering many probably donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even remember who he is in the first place.

b.i.n.g.o! :laugh_tb:

There have been other previous idols that have said they were given(told which) songs to sing. So it’s probably true what he said about song choice. I like his honesty. I may not agree, but it’s refreshing to get some real opinions rather than the standard PC answers we get from most of the past idols.

I keep thinking that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m the only one who HATED Megan Corkrey on Wednesday night. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gorgeous, yes, but her singing was terrible. If her singing had been good, I would have been okay with the weird awkward stage movements, but it was justà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ not good.

Hoppy- No, I thought also thought Megan was terrible. Very pretty, but doesn’t quite have the vocal chops. I liked Brooke and Jason last season, so I like quirky and rough rough around the edges, but Megan doesn’t even have a good voice to begin with, imo.

Oh, and I like that Jason Y. vblogs. I don’t always agree with him, but I appreciate his honesty. I also think he’s SPOT ON about the producer manipulations this season.

Again, I ask, what place did he finish among the males last year?

I like Megan personally. She’s a little rough, but I think she’s at least interesting and I do like her voice. That said, I do think she sort of transfixed some of the male viewers this week. She’s cute and as as Justin Guarini put it, she was “awkwardly endearing”. Kim Caldwell also claimed that both Guarini and Castro had crushes on her too and both of the boys were very adament in their like for her and about wanting to see her make Top 12.

^11th… he was all kind of wrong… I love Moon River and I actually though I was in a drunk karaoke bar after his permance last year…

ETA:
11th on the 12 man…

Jason left Top 20 week.

Thanks Cruz and Brie.

Well, since AI has always been more popularity contest than singing competition, whoever gets voted into the top 12 deserves to be there based on the criteria of the show. Having said that, I personally thought Kris sang well, despite a less than optimal song choice. I wanted Adam, Jesse and him to advance, with Allison a close 4th choice.

And I think Nick/Normund is vastly more entertaining (and probably a better singer too) than Jason Y. could ever hope to be.

I enjoy Jason and as far as Moon River to me it’s not any cheesier then Over the Rainbow and a few other songs. His Cover of Faithfully and Open Arms are Absolutley Beautiful. The Mr. Potatoe head was a little uncalled for. But Simon says alot worse on National TV. I found Nothing amazing about Megans voice and Kris for me does’t bother me he is in top 12..Just as long as Adam and Allison made it through.

I enjoyed the vlog, I don’t agree with everything Jason said but I really like hearing other peoples opinions and some of the insider info like how the song choices/producers work is really interesting.

Who is Jason Yaeger???????????????

Hmmm how long before he gets a call from Idol to tell him to stop doing these? I like hearing the insider info…the show sounds even more manipulated than I thought!

I really enjoy Jason’s vlog. Who doesn’t want more and more inside scoop into how things really work there. I know that I follow Idol on this blog (and one or two other blogs) for exactly this kind of commentary. More fun when it seems to be “inside scoop”.

I think the judges were unnecessarily harsh on Misha this week, and now we know why. They really don’t want another Jeff Archuleta on their hands.

Well, I’m loving it. Honestly, I thought the “potato head” girl was drop dead gorgeous, but what do I know? Her singing did suck, so whatever. I love MJs blog because we can all have opinions without censoring our thoughts. I love that Jason Y is doing that and sharing insight. I don’t think that he would have done better with pimping, though. That doesn’t mean the process if fair. It’s not. Neither is life.

That said, I like the inside info. Keep it coming!

well this guy doesn’t have a career to begin with so he can say whatever he wants to say…

Jason is such a sweetheart. I agree with everything he said. I don’t know if the song lists they are given aren’t as good, perhaps the background music isn’t as good, but it’s just impressing me at all . I am bored with it. I liked the return of Carly and Michael but that’s about it so far. Maybe they shouldn’t have changed the format. Maybe we need Nigel back. It’s just really bad this year.

Hmmm… While I like the inside info, I’d think Jason has some sort of non-disclosure in place that would prevent him from revealing those little AI tidbits.

I also think it was classless for him to discuss Mishovanna, but I agree with his opinion on Kris and that there were girls more deserving.

Guess his attempt at extending his 15 minutes of shame is working, however.

I saw this a few days ago and think saying somebodies nose doesn’t fit their face and they look like a ridiculous Mr. Potato Head might be just a tad too unfiltered there Jason, old boy.

The “song choice”, or lack thereof, thing is old news. Carly said last year that she got her choice only two weeks out of ten, Crazy On You & Come Together, the rest were assigned second or third choices made by producers. I guess she could have had the group song on A.L.W. week too, instead of Superstar. Garrett ( the one Simon called a “haunted” “shut in” in the round of twenty-four) said his song was assigned, so I think that was pretty clear that song choice is just a way to justify the outcome the producers have in the script.

I feel sorry for Mishavonna, honestly, her vocal on a bad song Wednesday was pert near impeccable. To think you’ve got to do so well and then have the judges start with the nonsensical (and bogus) song choice crap and the “technically very good but it left me cold” dissection like that so that they can ensure the outcome that they want, namely Allison as the female advancing, is the sort of blatant manipulation that can start to make one a bit queasy with this whole cheesy production.

Personally, for me, Jesse was the best but Dial Idol had her at roughly half of Allison’s total. Perhaps, Jason Yeager is right and she will get a wild card show nod…personally, I doubt it for Simon’s “forgettable” quip is quite often the final broom out the door.

Personally, for me, Jesse was the best but Dial Idol had her at roughly half of Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s total. Perhaps, Jason Yeager is right and she will get a wild card show nodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦personally, I doubt it for Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“forgettableà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  quip is quite often the final broom out the door.

It won’t be Jesse. They made it pretty clear they don’t care for her. Megan Corkrey is supposedly “the whole package” I think she and Matt G. will be picked for the Wildcard out of that group.

Simon didn’t care for Jesse, but Paula and Kara did, no? I guess they each get a vote, if it’s not really the producers making the call.

I don’t have any problem with Jason calling out an abusive stage parent. If he witnessed it he has every right to talk about it. Maybe if more people spoke out some of these obnoxious parents would stop browbeating their kids into pursuing what seems to be the parents dream.

I’m also not seeing sour grapes. Just because a former contestant didn’t make the top 12 doesn’t mean they are on a personal vendetta every time they express an opinion. He’s just an opinionated guy with a blog, who happens to know exactly how the show works because he’s lived it. The insider perspective is interesting

It wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be Jesse. They made it pretty clear they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care for her. Megan Corkrey is supposedly à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the whole packageà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I think she and Matt G. will be picked for the Wildcard out of that group.

Unfortunately, I agree. I like Megan fine, but based on last week, Jesse definitely had more potential.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have any problem with Jason calling out an abusive stage parent. If he witnessed it he has every right to talk about it. Maybe if more people spoke out some of these obnoxious parents would stop browbeating their kids into pursuing what seems to be the parents dream.

MAJOR word to all of this. If her mom didn’t want people to know how horrible she is, maybe she could’ve thought twice before making a scene and making her daughter cry in public. I got a bit of a creepy mom vibe from Jasmine’s mom, too, TBH. Also, loving these vlogs. He is a bit out of line (Mr. Potato , but WTF?) but his unfiltered candor and near-verbal diarrhea makes it much more interesting, heh.

Jason is such a sweetheart.

Tell that to Mrs. Potatohead, lol.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have any problem with Jason calling out an abusive stage parent

It probably would have been more effective and kinder if he had done it privately. Possibly even immediately, and not on some obscure blog.

Sure it’s fun to think you have an unfiltered insider view, but some of his snideness would be better served with a bit of honey, then it wouldn’t sound like sour grapes. I mean come on this is coming from:

Who is Jason Yaeger???????????????

Tee hee.

I do belive this group had the better people out of the 3 groups but man everone talks about kris like he sucks. Yeah, he should have picked a better song but he did a good job come on’ not many people can do that song. I’m just backing up my idol. I’m sure more people are going to like him more once the top 12 starts (hopefuly).

I think Jason is taking this whole thing way too seriously and personally.

I really like Jesse,,,,,Bless her heart…..I’m gonna throw a few prayers UP for her…….

Jason said “Kris Allen has no right to be in the top 12″. Well as I recall many thought that about him last season…lol

linzeeb wrote:

What a low class loser! How nice that he not only comments on the girlsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singing abilities but also their physical appearance.

LOL…yeah I agree. Attacking a girl because she is not attractive.

That is why he liked Megan over Kris. Because he is basing that on looks. But according to Simon Kris sang better than Megan, and who is a better judge of singers? Jason or Simon? Need I say more…lol

But that is his opinion.

I don’t know about this guy. I really don’t see how he can make a statement like “Kris has no business being in the Top 12″ when he didn’t even make it there himself. I feel bad for Mishavonna, but bringing up her personal life was just bad form. I just wonder how much of what he says is actually true.

Of course stage/sports parents arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t confined to home schooling. But a home schooled kid with a stage parent probably has less interaction with adults outside their immediate family who provide guidance or act as authority figures. They also have fewer interactions with peers. The combination doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sound healthy to me. YMMV.

Not to be off-topic, but that is merely a stereotype. I homeschool my own kids and there are many organizations where homeschooled parents give their kids opportunities to socialize with one another, have field trips, organize a prom and have graduation ceremonies, etc. In many states, public schools even allow homeschooled kids to play on their sports teams. My daughters interact with children of all ages, not just those their own age, and many adults as well. I will admit that there are some parents who take it to the extreme, but since we don’t really know Mishavonna’s circumstances, we don’t know if homeschooling is a factor or not.

Isn’t he the one who sang Moon River, kept on grinning the whole time, and ended with a weird pose at the end of one of his songs (either that or the week after)? He shouldn’t criticize since he wasn’t that great either.

And if he’s basing it on “looks”, he should look in the mirror. Sourgrape! =P

I like Jason Yeager, and I agree with most of he said. I certainly think that Kris wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t one of the best of the night, and doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deserve a spot in the Top 12. Any one of the three girls (Jesse, Mishavonna and Megan) could, and should have taken his place.

I think he is right to mention Mishavonnaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s stage mom. What she did sounds to me like a form of child abuse, and child abuser should be exposed and told that their behaviours are not tolerable. Keeping things like that quiet is complicity in abuse.

I absolutely agree with all of this. He’s vlogging. So what? We are posting on MJ’s blog. There are quite a few vloggers/bloggers out there and they are expressing an opinion and snarking on the process as well. The major difference is that he’s not only a fan, but a participant too, so he has an insider’s perspective on some things. If the show is on for a few seasons more, I expect that we’ll see more of these things popping up.

Simon didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care for Jesse, but Paula and Kara did, no? I guess they each get a vote, if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not really the producers making the call.

I guess I’m not convinced the judges are really picking. If dial idol is to be believed, Jesse got more votes, so maybe they’ll put her through.

I’m not sure what to make of these. Other than some inside info I could do the same Vlog and definitely sound more intelligent. To be taken seriously he should read his notes first and look into the camera. I fin the whole act distracting. I agree with his critique. I have watched every show from day 1 season 1. I often wondered about some of the people that go through and the blatant pimping of the favorites. We didn’t need Jason to tell us it’s about the ratings. This whole format is terrible. The addition of Kara is neither here or there (meaning it makes no difference). The key here is people DO listen to Simon and the producers know it. He has all the clout. If you watch carefully when they cut to the judges he is often smirking with Paula. Say what you will about her… she is no dummy either. I think the only one people don’t take seriously is Randy. Dribble generally comes out of his mouth. If he wasn’t such a respected producer I doubt he’d be there. My perdiction is Adam Lambert will go the way of Jennifer Hudson. This show does not allow them to “really” showcase their talent. I never got all the different genre’s (some of which totally suck). BTW: I’m done and I’ll wait for our blizzard here in CT.

I guess Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not convinced the judges are really picking. If dial idol is to be believed, Jesse got more votes, so maybe theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll put her through.

And maybe even itune sales could make a different.

Since Jason blew all of his facts during his initial vlog I don’t trust the guy with the proverbial 10 foot pole. He, like a lot of “sour grapes” people, is using this media for his own egotistical forum. His story about song selection has been aired by other contestants, since the beginning. Archie didn’t get to sing half of the songs he had chosen or prepared, and I remember a lot of other incidents where this has happened.

I won’t listen to Jason’s vlogs, would give them zero cred it I did. I’d rather make-up my own mind about who does or doesn’t deserve to make it through.

>>>not many people can do that song. >>>>

And Kris couldn’t either to the extent that I did NOT even recognize the song and thought there must be another Man In The Mirror, not the Jackson song.

Cute little shrimp, I guess and that got him through. Oh, Well.

BRING BACK RICKY BRADDY!!!!!

Hmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ While I like the inside info, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d think Jason has some sort of non-disclosure in place that would prevent him from revealing those little AI tidbits.

I thought I heard that the NDA goes throughout the then-current season and ends when the tour does, but I may be mis-remembering.

Anyway, I think Jason’s bitter and a little cocky. However, he probably has some valid reasons for criticizing the way they do business behind scenes and he’s certainly entitled to his opinion. To criticize song choices of the contestants, when the contestants don’t really have much choice, has to be frustrating. The tidbit about Mishovanna’s Mom is sad.

I guess Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not convinced the judges are really picking. If dial idol is to be believed, Jesse got more votes, so maybe theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll put her through.

If she captivated Paula that much, maybe she has a chance. I know that the assumption is there may not be an even number of boys and girls, but I wonder if the judges may not use the WC to bring some more diversity to the cast or musical genres.

I mean, right now there’s no r&b “diva” yet. There’s no country male or female. There’s no real (male) “rocker”. There’s no folk, singer-songwriter type male or female, as far as we can tell from the song “choices” they’ve made. There’s no urban/R&b male yet.

There’s a girl rocker and a girl soul/blues singer. There are several guys who appear to fit the “blue-eyed soul”/AC roll and there’s Adam who sort of defies genre classification, lol.

If I had to guess I’d say Anoop’s a lock. He sings contemporary r&b and happens to be Asian which brings both musical and ethnic diversity, and obviously he’s very talented (and likable!). Beyond that, I haven’t got a clue who is likely to be in the WC round.

ETA:

That is why he liked Megan over Kris. Because he is basing that on looks. But according to Simon Kris sang better than Megan, and who is a better judge of singers? Jason or Simon? Need I say moreà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦lol

I don’t think Simon’s a good judge of singers. I think he’s a good judge of what can be packaged and sold to the masses. He’s a suit not a musician, and sometimes I think he judges talent by parts of his body other than his brain.

1) he is right. Kris Allen doe snot have any business being in the top 12. He is pretty mediocre. God help us, all the uberfans will vote him onto the tour as welll (PEE BREAK!)

2) Misha’s mom is the one who should be upset, not Jason for reporting it. It is not like he bugged their house to get this information. The woman did all of her actions in PUBLIC…at a place there were cameras. I suppose she should be grateful the Idol producers did not catch it on camera…as they surely would have broadcast it on tv. So personally, I think him reporting it is totally fairgame. If her mom did not want to be portrayed this way…she should shut up in public.

Well, I don’t mind Jason’s vlogs. I enjoy them a lot actually. I don’t agree about everything, but so what? He has the right to express his opinions just like the rest of us.

If he thinks Archie was overpimped, cool- I think so too. If he thinks Jenine is ugly, it’s fine, because I kinda agree. I disagree about Kris, Nick, and Megan, but whatever. That’s what’s great about different people giving out opinions- everyone isn’t going to agree on everything. It doesn’t make us bitter sour grapes.

As for Mishonova, I’m glad he gave the dish. Hopefully, her mom will back off now that she’s been exposed. There’s really no reason for him to make that up, so I believe him. I just wish someone would’ve tattled about Jeff last year, since Naomi Judd, Nigel, and an EW reporter weren’t enough confirmation for some people.

I just hope AI doesn’t shut him down or something. I love the inside info.

It probably would have been more effective and kinder if he had done it privately. Possibly even immediately, and not on some obscure blog.

A mom that will berate her child in front of others isn’t going to listen to anyone and Mishavonna already knows her mom is like that so not sure what good a private talk would have done. I don’t have a problem with him talking about it on his vlog.

I completely agree with him on Kris Allen. I didn’t make the top 12 and I think I have the right to say so so why not Jason? I didn’t like the comments about Jeanine’s appearance. It reminds me of some of Simon’s. :annoyed_tb: I didn’t particularly like Megan either but liked her audition so can see her appeal. Hated the weird movements, though.

I’d like to see Matt G and Jesse in the wildcard but think it will be him and Megan as Mj said.

“What a low class loser! How nice that he not only comments on the girlsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singing abilities but also their physical appearance.”

Umm…EVERY WEEK the judges do just this.

“Nice legs”

“You are beautiful, the total package”

Idol IS about the girls looks…and THEN their vocal ability.

you know…just because someone criticizes your fav person…does not make him a sour past contestant.

seriously…i dislkike Kris Allen a ton…and I never sang on the show.

If she captivated Paula that much, maybe she has a chance. I know that the assumption is there may not be an even number of boys and girls, but I wonder if the judges may not use the WC to bring some more diversity to the cast or musical genres.

I’ve said this in comments already–I don’t think the producers will be as concerned about gender equality as they will be with diversity when choosing for the Wildcard.

So far, we’ve got 5 white contestants and 1 Latina. Depending on how things shake out Wednesday (and Lil Rounds WILL get the pimp spot, so that takes care of the R&B diva spot) I would say the judges will advance a very diverse slate of contestants on Thursday.

This bodes very well for Anoop Desai. Not so much for Ricky Braddy and Matt Giraud.

Does anyone know if the announce the wildcard singers on Wednesday?

As for Kris someone on TWOP mentioned that he also had the advance of beeing the last one the people have seen, who change the network to watch Lost.

He’s wrong about Kris Allen. Megan WAS awkward as well as flat.

This child has some nerve critiquing ANYONE’S singing. Srsly

P.S. He looks like he’s doing this from his Nana’s living room in Boca Raton.

well ummm dcisluv….what makes you more qualified than him…as you render an opinion on Megan?

How do you know i don’t have the voice of an angel?

I enjoyed Jason’s blog. Thanks for posting it. I don’t think he is a mean person, just honest and says it like he sees it, just his opinion. I agree with him in some cases, particularly about Kris Allen and also about Normand Gentle. He was no where close to deserving of a top 12 spot and I do think was doing it more for a joke. The Osmond guy was a thousand times better singer. It was interesting to hear about the process for song selection. I knew they could only do songs that the show had the rights to, but didn’t know that the producers had as much say in the choice from the list. Very interesting. I am looking forward to more blogs from Jason.

I didn’t know about Jason’s blog (and I still barely remember him from last season of Idol–I just remember some dude has my Grandma’s maiden name!)
Here are my two bits of this vlog
1) The format does suck for this season–It’s basically the people with the most screen time that goes through. There’s a lack of diversity and people who scream to me.
2) I appreticate that he explains what really happens with the process, it’s disappointing about the whole process.
But…
1) He has no right to comment on other idolist’s apperance and he has no right to dictate who deserves to be in the top 12 and who doesn’t. I was not a fan of Meagn Coreky, her voice was not versatile and not “unique” we already have a couple of artists with that same voice, and I feel that her voice will be like Amanda O. her voice was only good for a small number of songs. Megan was definitly awkward and distracting, her dance was well…horrific. Jason Yeager wasn’t even in the top 12, there’s no need for bashing.
2) Yes, with underaged contestants you have the Idol-harping parents. David Archeletta with his dad is an excellent example. Personally he doesn’t need to spread gossip, but it’s a shame her mother’s a big meanie. We know those parents exist and there’s no need to name them all.
3) Jason Yeager cannot hold a torch to Normund Gentle. Normund brought comedy and light to this disappointing season. Never in my life have I ever laughed so much. Normund has personality, while as I remember, Jason lacked in that department.

Personally after he bashed and did girly gossip on other contestants I have no incentive to watch any of his vlogs. While I was never a fan of him, his comments have made me less of a fan. I don’t care if they are true or not, a former contestant shouldn’t be doing that. Other former contestants don’t bash and make fun of the other contestants, listing their favorites is good enough. Personally, I think he did this for more views.

The comment about Jeanine was incredibly rude. I was actually shocked that came out of his mouth because in the other videos he gave honest opinions on performances without taking cheap shots.

I still like him, but the Jeanine comment annoyed me. Make fun of their singing, not their looks, please. This is not ANTM.

I completely agree with his Kris comments, however.

I loved Megan’s performance style. It’s authentic and unique, not forced. So he’s just wrong about that. So refreshing to see a contestant who dances like she is into the song instead of breaking into all those phony AI pointy poses.

I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see how he can make a statement like à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Kris has no business being in the Top 12à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ when he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even make it there himself.

Well, a lot of people make those statements. From blogs to the media to just us posters here, opinions on the who belongs in the top 12 differ and have differed year after year. And well, most of those people haven’t and won’t ever make it anywhere near even hollywood week. I hope Jason keeps posting. I don’t find it offensive at all that he takes the whole thing seriously. I mean, he is a singer. He wants a career in music and I think for those that want a career as such, a certain level of seriousness about a “big break” is acceptable…at least I think.

wrong, wrong, wrong about Kris. The guy is cute, but so are plenty of Idol contestants who slip earlier in the contest and never recover. I think Kris has genuine vocal talent, certainly better displayed than Megan’s. I’m telling ya, that was an excruciatingly off-pitch version of “Put Your Records On.”

anyway, Kris could stumble early too, along with others making the top 12. I’m not making any predictions. But Jason has not got much credibility to be handicapping this….seems like he’s just spouting off his own opinion, which we all do!~

Yes, with underaged contestants you have the Idol-harping parents. David Archeletta with his dad is an excellent example. Personally he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need to spread gossip, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a shame her motherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a big meanie. We know those parents exist and thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no need to name them all.

The rumors about David’s dad were lies made up to bring more interest to the show and IMO to bring him down a notch or two, which worked. David himself has been asked about many of the ridiculous things said and has refuted them, as well as other idols who have been asked.

I agree that Kris should not be in the top 12. Maybe he should have been a wild card and given another chance, but he wasn’t that good. The beginning of his song was weak and off pitch both times.

Megan did have some strange moves, but that can be fixed.

I have a serious issue with the constant song choice harping, especially after knowing some of the insider song choice shenanigans from last year and what Jason Y. has said. Once someone is a real artist, they often have people guiding them, so wouldn’t it be much wiser to help them choose songs that you think would work to see what they can really do???

I also have a problem with the producers not letting them use their instruments. For some of them, their instruments are a part of them as a musician and for the most part, some of them will ALWAYS sing with their instrument once they are a recording artist.

About song choice, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The judges are always harping on song choice, song choice, song choice, but youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re given a very short list of songs they have paid the rights to air on television and you pick 3 songs off of that list and the producers tell you which one youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to do..à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

We have heard this from other contestants, so I know it is true. I also hate to hear how a contestant practices one song and then at the last minute AI changes it.

I do miss the instruments and can’t wait until they are brought in. I think Michael does not belong in the TOP 12 but he has had a chance to practice and get advice from the vocal coaches.

I also found the comment about Jeanine to be rude and uncalled for. Come on Jason, watch that stuff, okay?

About song choice, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The judges are always harping on song choice, song choice, song choice, but youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re given a very short list of songs they have paid the rights to air on television and you pick 3 songs off of that list and the producers tell you which one youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to do..à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

We have heard this from other contestants, so I know it is true. I also hate to hear how a contestant practices one song and then at the last minute AI changes it.

I do miss the instruments and can’t wait until they are brought in. I think Michael does not belong in the TOP 12 but he has had a chance to practice and get advice from the vocal coaches.

I also found the comment about Jeanine to be rude and uncalled for. Come on Jason, watch that stuff, okay?

I remember a rumor last year Top 16, when David Cook did Hello, that Nigel wanted him to sing Addicted to Love. David stuck to his guns, and sang the song he wanted to, so maybe Nigel was more lenient than this years producers, but it certainly supports Jason’s story.

I’m actually very interested in the behind the scenes info Jason shares. Hopefully he knows he won’t get in trouble with Idol for saying all these things. This insider info does make me doubt the legitimacy of the whole process, so the show isn’t nearly as fun to watch as it was when I didn’t know any better, lol. It’s fortunate that I don’t have a horse in the race this year, so I can just be an observer, without being invested in anyone. I’m very glad my favorite won last year when I still believed!

The rumors about Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s dad were lies made up to bring more interest to the show and IMO to bring him down a notch or two, which worked. David himself has been asked about many of the ridiculous things said and has refuted them, as well as other idols who have been asked.

Well, I have to disagree on that. I’m sure Jeff isn’t the most evil father on the planet, and I doubt he’s physically abusive. But I do think there was truth in theose runors. Naomi Judd talked about his overbearing antics. Nigel said that Jeff had been putting a lot of pressure on David. And an EW reporter said that Jeff was directing David on how he should sing on his studio recordings. If your statement holds true, that would make them all liars. Why would they lie- because they have some sort of personal vendetta against David? Sorry, I’m just not buying that.

Stage parents are very common. Sometimes they can be like Usher’s mom (who was good for his career) or like Joe Jackson (who basically drove Michael crazy). Jeff is basically a textbook case- he’s probably somewhere in the middle. It doesn’t necessarily make him, or Michannova’s mom a terrible person. They just need to stop trying to live through their children. That’s all.

This guy is a class-A jerk.

Funny what he says about Kris, when Kris is the contestant this year who most reminds me of him!

Dude would benefit greatly from a big shot of self-awareness, chased by an ounce of humility. An open-eyed look in the mirror probably wouldn’t kill him either. LOL

bjesgirl- we could probably argue about the Jeff topic all day. I haven’t done research on whatever Naomi Judd said. David was 12 years old at the time, and parents have a right to a lot more control.

I do know that David has been asked repeatedly about specific accusations and repeatedly refutes things that have been said. Also, the idols who spent mega amount of time during the show and on tour have repeatedly said what a great guy Jeff is. I don’t trust the producers and those kinds of people over those people who spent mega amounts of time living with Jeff.

As far as Nigel, he has a lot of reason to let the rumors fly in order to keep things competitive, so the show would stay interesting.

Also, after watching David for months, I have no doubt that he knows who he is and has very strong opinions on things. When David was wearing the ugly suit during tour, the fans repeatedly told Jeff he should convince David to complain and change it, and Jeff told them that David is very stubborn and would have nothing to do with a change. Also, I have heard many radio interviews where DJ’s have tried to get David to go in places (with questions) that he doesn’t want to go, and there is no way to do it. He is a very strong person.

Jeff IS a very strong influence musically for David. He is his manager after all. David has repeatedly said he wants his dad looking out for him and they have a great relationship, so for now, I am very satisfied with the arrangement and feel that they were lies told on AI.