american idol 2011

The 10th season of "American Idol" kicked off Wednesday night, but new judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez didn't quite shake it up as promised.While the Aerosmith front man was playful and flirty during two days of New Jersey auditions, J.Lo spent most of the time struggling with two letters, N and O.

As promised, no members of the three-strong panel - that includes returning judge Randy Jackson - pulled the Simon Cowell card. Instead, Tyler, who was pegged to take his place, was refreshingly sweet even to the contestants who were terrible."You sang beautiful," he told one with his gruff voice, "but I just wasn't feeling that pizzazz."

While he drummed and squealed along with the contestants, J.Lo sat firmly in her seat, appearing to take her new job seriously. Unfortunately, while Tyler mostly commented on their tunes (with a few comments about the women's hotness thrown in), Lopez seemed to have an eye primarily for assembly-line pop princesses like her predecessors."You guys are crazy - she's beautiful, she's only 15 and she's giving us some energy," she said of Kenzie Palmer, a pretty teenager from Philadelphia with a generic voice that failed to ignite Tyler or Jackson.

She and Jackson later subtly slammed the dress sense of perfectly attractive, clear front-runner Devyn Rush, a 20-year-old bluesy singing waitress from Pennsylvania who works in Times Square.

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After nearly two months of dodging questions from the media, Fox officially announced on Wednesday, Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi to replace the board of judges in the season series 10.

"Who will sit next to Randy Jackson? Well, Ryan Seacrest could not even make this a compelling "the lights" moment. In a large news conference at the Forum in Inglewood, where the last round of Cattle Call Auditions will be held, Seacrest announced speculated what's behind the scenes of the week: Jennifer López and Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, singer the spectacle of the new judges.About 3000 Idol hopefuls to audition for the forum and be heard Seacrest news. Randy Jackson told the crowd: "I'll call the '10 season Idol mix, Baby!"Tyler said he wanted a "part of something bigger" than him. "I want a bit of rock in this roller coaster."

Lopez said he was very excited "to work with you and to grow with you. In a press release, Peter Rice, president of Fox Entertainment Group Networks, said:" We are very pleased that Jennifer Fox join the family. From the world of dance and music for television, film and fashion, which is a global superstar with iconic style and appealing with a breathtaking view on how to get and move to a global audience. "

Jamar Rogers

Jamar Rogers went home! I'm in total shock. Shocked! The guy has a great voice, a wonderful attitude and a great Idol look. It would have been amazing to watch Danny and Jamar go through the competition together. So there's the deal: instead of a heartwarming story of two best buddies in a possible final two, we get a mentally imbalanced spectacle.

And Tatiana Del Toro stays? Even if she has a good voice, who in the industry is ever going to be willing to work with such an unstable artist? She babbled endlessly about her stupid star bracelet from Paula's jewelry line, whining because she wanted the ring and they were out, until Paula stood up and gave her her own ring. I'm beginning to think there's something seriously wrong with Tatiana, like a personality disorder.

I had Ashley Hollister on there and she went home, but to be honest, if she'd walked into my living room and introduced herself I still wouldn't have known who she was. I just had her on one of my lists and put her on the prediction list without thinking about it. I also had Jorge Nunez on the list, whom I love, and somehow forgot to add him when I typed the post. All of which goes to show you shouldn't attempt complicated tasks while taking muscle relaxers. But I digress.