Could AI's ratings decline be a result of an antiquated selection of songs?
Yes, this MSNBC article maintains. It brings up some valid points. I agree, for example, that having decades-based theme nights during the competition's Top 24 stage helped no one. In fact, it's easy to say those themes actually hurt some of the younger contestants who were forced to opt for safe, generic song choices simply because they were unfamiliar with the decade as a whole.
I've never really understood the necessity having theme weeks on AI, even during the Top 12 phase.
It's not an accurate reflection of the recording industry. Someone's ability to adapt to back-to-back country and Broadway weeks hardly translates into success when he/she goes into a recording studio to make a career out of original material.
I'm talking to you, Taylor Hicks.
AI execs, meanwhile, are toying with changes to the show's format for next season. Via a viewer survey, they've hinted at presenting the audition phase as "flashbacks" during Hollywood Week. Get the full story here.
Thoughts?
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I completely agree with you about the theme weeks on AI. I never understood why the singers aren't allowed to sing only the genre in which they excel. A country singer is a country singer. A rocker is a rocker. An R&B singer is an R&B singer....just let it be real and forget about the theme weeks.
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