Mjsbigblog and Entertainment Weekly Are Joining Forces To Cover Idol

Nice! Congrats!

Cool!  Congrats, MJ!  :)

Congratulations, mj! Well deserved gig. Hope it rewards your efforts in multiple ways.

Also — congratulations to EW for recognizing an excellent digital-age journalist when they see one!

Nice, very nice!  Big congratulations, MJ!  Well deserved!

Congratulations MJ!!!

Congrats, MJ, you deserve it!  Nice to see all your hard work paying off for you.  Looking forward to tonight!

Congratulations! You’ll do a great job!

Good for you MJ :)

In the spirit of Haley: Bum Bum Bummmmmmmmmmm! Congrats, you are most deserving of the recognition and I am personally looking forward to it. S11 will be more enjoyable because of this!

Big congo rats to you, madam!

Awesome! I’ve always thought this is the best idol blog out there, so EW did a smart move.

Woah! The big leagues!

Congratulations, MJ! AI gets special treatment from EW (must be a big draw for them), so them putting you in charge of their live coverage is a huge.

I’ll also be helping EW with Idol galleries,

That’s good. Then they won’t have to keep re-running Slezak’s old stuff.

Mj Congratulations, they know talent when the see it.

Wow…this is big. Congrats!!!

Big confirmation of the great job you do congrats!!!

What great news for you MJ. Congratulations and yay /

Yeah. It’s really big. :). Thanks for the congrats guys. BTW, if you want even more ways to interact during Idol tonight, I brought back chat.

http://www.mjsbigblog.com/chat/

I know some of your really liked the chat feature, so I made sure to find a suitable client before Idol started this year.

I’m also hoping that by teaming up with EW, things will get bigger and better around here too. :).

Fabulous! Congratulations.

Congrats!

Congratulations! I’m guessing this is big for you MJ, and EW sure provides visibility.
I hope the new way Idol will be covered will be as fun as before.

Wonderful news MJ, congrats!!! Looking so forward for Idol tonight, and seeing how your new great job goes.

Wow, mj, great news! I’m thrilled for you! All good wishes – I know you’ll be fantastic.

Congrats!

Congrats Entertainment Weekly on an awesome addition to your staff and congrats MJ on an opportunity and recognition you’ve totally earned! I’m excited about what the collaboration could also mean for this blog going forward, good stuff!

Congratulations, MJ! This is so incredibly well deserved. EW is extremely smart to offer you this gig. Their coverage has suffered since Slezak left and you are the only one truly qualified to take this place on their team. Very happy that your abilities, including your ability to draw a crowd, have been recognized!

That’s good. Then they won’t have to keep re-running Slezak’s old stuff.

The editor mentioned they were recycling. And I said. Yeeeahhhh. We noticed. :)

So cool! Congrats MJ!

Very happy for you MJ.  Congratulations!

Very Exciting! Congrats!

I could not be happier for you! Sooooo well deserved. I’ve been a follower since the beginning and I am thrilled to see you recognized for the superior job you do! Best of luck!

Congratulations MJ! I’m so excited for you and your success.

Very cool! Congrats!

Big congrats, MJ to this big news. It´s well deserved.

Congrats!  I know how much hard work you must have put into the blog – sometimes at the expense of your own life, I’d imagine – and to see it payoff just makes me a little teary. 

Congrats MJ!  You are an Idol authority so this is perfect! Very cool.

Congratulations!!!! Could not happen to a better person

Congrats MJ!  How EXCITING!

Congrats MJ, great stuff!

Oh MJ I am so happy for you!!!!! You deserve this so much!!!! Congratulations :)

 Congrats MJ & Crew Brilliant!

 Well deserved for a great clean blog. Its a marraige made in heaven. I do not watch AI any more  but will be reading..

Regards

B-Babie
x

Congratulations, MJ!

WOW! Congrats on the new position, EW went straight to the expert!

I can’t wait for the new season of AI to start and it will be even better now! :)

Nice! Finally EW will be getting some truly expert “Idol” knowledge. Congrats!

CONGRATULATIONS …… MJ !!!!!!!
Well deserved !!!!!!

You’ve come a long way baby!  I’m really happy for you mj.  You have the best Idol blog in the land (along with everything else you cover!), and I’m glad you’re finally getting the opportunities that you deserve.  

Also, 2 thumbs up to the return of chat :).  

Congrats MJ! Nobody deserves it more than you.

Wonderful!  Congratulations, MJ!  Very well deserved!  :-)

*Flailing*  Congratulations, I don’t call you the idol blog hostest with the mostest for nothiing!  Well deserved!

Congrats!!!

This is a great news!!!:D Congratulations!! 

Congratulations.  This sounds like a great opportunity.  

Congrats, MJ. This is great news & you deserve it for all the hard work you’ve done covering Idol.

Congrats Mj!  Double coverage – how exciting!

You really do deserve this MJ! After all your years of spot-on Idol coverage, it would be a shame for EW not to approach you! Congrats!

Good for you, mj.  They are the lucky ones.  I doubt anyone would do a better job than you.

I’m so proud of you, mj. Not only is all the hard work paying off for you, I see it an acknowledgment of the quality you produce here.  No other idol site compares – smart move on their part.

EW came to the right place to get the scoop.  Just great news, MJ – congratulations – you so deserve this spot.

Fantastic news!  Congratulations MJ.  (And I hope it pays well too!)

Wow MJ this is huge for you!! Congratulations big time! You totally deserve this and I’m very happy for you.

Congrats on your new gig, MJ!

Congratulations!!!  So well deserved.  You work really hard and we appreciate all that you do.  Have fun.

Woah,congratz mj!!! Well deserved!! Maybe I will read EW again,since Michael Slezak is the only reason I read any EW article (when he jumped to TVLine,I didn’t read EW anymore. Well,I read only behind the scenes report).

Brava MJ! As someone who’s followed you since the Great Season 5, I must say……..You’ve Come A Long Way Baby! You have most certainly earned it. I’m sure EW realized that more people follow your Idol coverage than anyone, so they’d be crazy to not want affiliation with the MJ Empire! 

Congrats MJ, and be nice to my favorite Idol. :D

Congratulations MJ and extremely well deserved!  This is my first time posting on your blog although I have been coming here for updates for some time as I am a big fan of AI from Season 1.  The quality and professionalism of your postings are top notch.  EW has scored a real gem here! 

Very cool that MJsBigBlog & EW are finally together. There hasn’t been
a better pairing since Batman & Robin, Peanut butter & jelly, Jon &
Kate Gosselin. Well, maybe not that last one.
Congratulations! There’s nothing better than getting paid for something you
already love doing.  

Congratulations, MJ! That’s an awesome use of your talents!

[*thinking I should nominate you for PSU Board of Trustees---they need someone to whip them into shape---you up for the job? :-)*]

Congrats, MJ!  Something tells me the quality of AI coverage at EW just jumped up several rungs on the ladder.  :)

Congratulations!

This sounds like a very good partnership MJ.   Congratulations and well deserved.   Your blogs are always my first stop on the computer.   Looking forward to what Idol 11 has to offer and hoping for the best…less country this time around and more judging.    

Wow big congrats mj!  You are certainly moving up in the world.  No one deserves this more than you do!  :)

Congrats and welcome!

Congratulations MJ.
You totally deserve it!!!

Congratulations, MJ! I almost missed this post! Well deserved and a long way from halo scan.

Also, yay for chat!

YAY! I’ve always thought your blog was managed very professionally and thought you deserved more credit and recognition! Congratulations! o/

great news MJ :)
you definitely deserve it….. with all the hard work on keeping your site in tip top shape :)
and keeping tight reign on your posters, hehe

BIG BIG BIG Congrats…. well deserved and here’s hoping it leads to bigger and
better things down the road for you. I love when good things happen.

Many Congrats on your fine new gig, mj – I can practically see the quality level and the even-handed coverage rising at EW…I’ll even ignore their infamous comments section to read what you may have to say.

Wow, mj!  And congrats to EW for recognizing the best talent when they see it!  Can’t wait for the coverage!

Congrats, MJ! Best of luck!

MJ + EW = Awesome team!!

Late to the party but congrats to you MJ for these years of hard work being recognised.Hope the match with EW works out well for you.

Congrats MJ. Best of luck to you! It’s about time you were recognized as the best idol blog on the web :)

That is great news!  FYI and theirs, they’re the lucky ones, as you know what’s happening with everything Idol.  Also, get them to give another listen to Scotty’s cd, which they didn’t like.  LOL  You’ll be just great.  Congratulations!

Congradulations!   Hopefully that means the days of ramen noodles are over :)

Thanks so much everyone for the well wishes! It really means a lot to me. :)

I’ve been reading this blog since season 5 (followed Taylor Hicks).  I frequented this blog and Gray Charles (until it closed down).  MJs is THE American Idol website for me and I have read it daily, seriously.  A BIG congratulations to you MJ!  I guess I can say, “I knew you when” now, lol.  I hope many more and even bigger and better opportunities continue to come your way!  Proud of ya!

Congrats to EW on their decision MJ.  I’m happy for you and have appreciated your dedication to the Idols not only during the contest but years after. (even if they weren’t your favorite during their season)

Hey.. I don´t live in the US.. can you help me with a link so I can watch the premiere of Idol live tonight? Thanks!

I don’t post much anymore, though I visit and read, plus follow on Twitter.  So.  Let me offer my congrats to the Ultimate Idol Blogger.  I have been kicking around in your Blog House since Idol S.5.  Have always loved your hard work and often funny, always interesting, takes on these ever-proliferating talent competition shows.
Another feather in your cap, MJ, and big ups to you and your BIGBLOG!

Yay congrats that’s awesome!

Congratulations mj :)

Congratulations MJ !! Congrats to our American Idol blog expert !! I only discovered and post on your blog after Season 8 of American Idol and I still enjoy the ride !

Congratulations MJ! You are the go to person for everything Idol and no one deserves it more than you. Thank you so much for all you have done for us Idol fans over the years!!

What a great opportunity and well deserved!  Congrats!!

I turned off EW after years of Slezak’s totally biased coverage of his favorites that I stopped visiting the site during his last year.  Then I got out of the habit and rarely went back. Looks like now I have a reason to return.

Omg, jersey… haloscan. The horrors. lol :)

MJ – WOW!! I could not be happier for you! :) This is so amazing for both you AND EW.

Can’t believe it’s been almost 6 years since I first happened upon this site. Thank you for all the work you’ve put in here – it’s so great to see how it’s all been paying off for you lately!

Congrats!!! :)

omg very well done mj!!!!!!

Congrats MJ.  Wow, I can’t keep up with this blog today.  So much goodness.  :)

Congrats MJ!! :D