New York, NY – American Idol has been covering major headlines in the media as of late, especially after the sudden departure of original judge Paula Abdul. Lately, to fill the vacant seat that Abdul left open, the network had scheduled special guest-judges to appear alongside that of Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson, and Simon Cowell. So far, Fox announced Victoria ‘Posh Spice’ Beckham and Katy Perry to fill the seat during auditions for this season. Now the most recent to be added to that list has been the Queen of R&B/Soul herself, Mary J. Blige.
According to People.com, the Grammy-award winning R&B starlet has signed on and will be a guest-judge when the American Idol team heads to Atlanta. Beckham’s last day at judging was on Friday when the team wrapped up in Boston. Sources close to Beckham told People.com that the former Spice Girl fit good chemistry with the other judges.
This was what one of the sources told People:
“The judges and production team have been having a lot of fun with Victoria. She's had a great response so far, and has been really warm with the contestants.”
Days before her guest-judging would begin, Beckham spoke Ryan Seacrest about her approach into American Idol and how she plans to decipher over everything that’s brought to the table. These were her comments:
“I want to be nice to people. I know how it feels to stand there and be judged, and how it can feel when nerves get the better of you. I don't want to shatter anybody's dream, but at the same time, there's nothing wrong with constructive criticism.”
At press time, Fox Entertainment continues their search in finding a suitable replacement to fill the seat that Paula Abdul left suddenly vacant. The network has plans on looking for someone that mesh well with the other three judges as well as give the show a ‘different dynamic.’
Keep posted to 24hourhiphop.com for updated news as Fox continues their search for the new American Idol judge.
Now this is news, the Queen is going to be a guest-judge on the longest and hottest running show on network television, this I can’t wait to see. Now I know her and Simon are going to bump heads, it might even be quite humorous, we’ll just have to wait and see. If you ask me, she needs to be the one who fill Paula’s vacant seat permanently, that would really be something. Fox needs to consider that for a second.
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