February 2012 • Page 24 of 33 • mjsbigblog

Simon Cowell on Competing With The Voice: Now It’s War

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Anticipating that NBC will run a season of The Voice in the Fall, X Factor boss, Simon Cowell, remains unfazed, “If I’m right, ‘The Voice’ is now going to compete with us in the fall. You have to rethink things even more than we were a couple of weeks ago… ’cause now it’s war.”

Idol Headlines for 02/08/12 – The Evening Headlines

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Scotty McCreery’s “The Trouble With Girls” is now Gold! Scotty tweets, “HUGE thanks to all the fans and country radio! “The Trouble With Girls” is now GOLD! Hope you’re enjoying the music! Love yall!

Check out some American Idol auditions bloopers HERE.

Clay Aiken’s new album Steadfast comes out on March 27. It’s a mixture of already released and new tracks. Preorder at Amazon

American Idol 11 – The Hollywood Rounds Begin Tonight – Are You Ready?

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While the Idol auditions have become long in the tooth, (And yes…I agree with those who believe the auditions need to be overhauled. Every other phase of the competition has been tweaked..but that’s another blog post!) no singing competition has ANYTHING on American Idol Hollywood Week. The Voice battle rounds? Excuse me while I snoooozze. Simon and his creepy weekend vacation with pretty girls (otherwise known as the judges’ houses)? UHM NO.

Posted fan-favorite group performances at the bottom of the page!

Tuesday Ratings: Glee Down a Little, #1 with Teens & Young Adults

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GLEE finished well behind NCIS 200th with adults 18-49 (3.2 rtg vs. 4.1), but Glee #1 with adults 18-34 and teens. More inside.

The Voice – Jamar Rogers On Speaking Out on HIV+ Diagnosis

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When The Voice contestant, Jamar Rogers revealed he was HIV positive on the show Monday night, those of you who remember him as Danny Gokey’s best friend from Season 8 of Idol, were probably surprised. He never revealed his diagnosis on the air–not even to Idol producers as he tells the New York Post:

Idol Headlines for 02/08/12

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According to the TV ticketing agancy, OCA, the American Idol semi-final rounds will be live. That is, of course, unless Nigel Lythgoe changes his mind. It could happen! Also, the agency is booking finale tickets for the week of May 21 (via OCA)

Strive for Clive – Music fans have offered industry legend Clive Davis $150,000 for tickets to his pre-Grammy gala in Los Angeles. Saturday’s event is shaping up to be star-studded, with guests including

Idol Sales News – Week Ending 02/05/12

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Update: Kelly has the number one song on the Hot 100! Yay! “Stronger” (the single) is number one on the digital chart for the week with 237K in sales (up 6%). “Stronger” (the album) surges

Glee Episode 12 – The Spanish Teacher – Recap, Photos, Video

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Glee Episode 12 “The Spanish Teacher” Recap Videos and Photos. Ricky Martin guest stars as the Hottest Spanish Teacher in Ohio.

Idol Headlines for 02/07/12 – The Evening Edition

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RIP Ronaldo Tweets not About Cristiano, but Casey Abrams’ Beard [VIDEO] – For some reason out of Abrams’ decision to cut his beard rose this “RIP Ronaldo” tweet meme. Obviously this story has nothing to

Kelly Clarkson “What Doesn’t Kill You” to Be Performed on Glee (Rumor)

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This is NOT confirmed, but the source is typically good for Glee spoilers so I’m going with it.

Today, the Glee kids are filming the performances for the Regionals competition episode called “On My Way” set to air on February 21.

And, it looks like the Glee club will be singing Kelly Clarkson’s “What Doesn’t Kill You” (Stronger)

See the entire Regionals Set List Inside