American Idol, as part of their 'Idol Across America' campaign, is currently holding virtual auditions across all 50 states and today is the day for Wyoming singers to try and live their dream and sing their song.
There have been several rumors traveling around the rumor mills that American Idol is looking to replace the entire cast. Well, Randy Jackson released a statement to E! News:
Yo! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on American Idol I have decided it is time to leave after this season...
After weeks of having his singing style compared to Dave Matthews, ‘American Idol‘ contestant Phillip Phillips finally took the plunge last week and covered one of Matthews’ songs on an episode of the show. Naturally, an intrepid reporter for New York Magazine’s Vulture asked Matthews to give his thoughts on the performance — and although he admitted he hadn’t heard it, he was willing to weigh in.
Despite his distaste for such programs, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman said that he would certainly take a gig as a judge on one of those shows if offered.