Welcome to Idolator’s American Idolatry, our look at the parade of starmaking that is American Idol. In honor of Sanjaya’s seven ponytails and the high artist overlap between the singers (Gwen Stefani, apparently, only listened to the Police and Donna Summer growing up), we’ve tweaked our normal format a bit. After the click-through, our look at the seven biggest showdowns from last night. MORE »
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Is Sanjaya’s Singing Making Gwen Stefani B-A-N-A-N-A-S?
Tonight’s American Idol will have Gwen Stefani serving as coach/inspiration for the remaining 10 hopefuls. But a thread on I Love Everything found a rumor from the Idol boards claiming that Sanjaya Malakar’s desire to sing a No Doubt song almost sent the whole thing off the rails:
“Sanjaya Malakar - He wanted to sing “Spoiler”. She tried to get him to sing some 80’s song. He said he was a big fan and he really wanted to do one of her songs. Gwen was upfront with him and told him she didn’t think he could pull it off but gave him the benefit of the doubt. Today after seeing how rehearsals were going, she didnt’ see any progress. She went to Nigel immediately and told him she does not want Sanjaya singing one of her songs whatsoever. Sanjaya didn’t have many options at that point. He kind of got stuck with “Spoiler”. This caused a big scene at the studio and was the talk all afternoon.”
In case you were racking your brain about which No Doubt B-side “Spoiler” might be, don’t–the Idol boards don’t post forthcoming song titles. But if you want to find out just how, exactly, Gwen’s going to be tortured this evening, after the jump, we have what reality rant claims is a partial list of songs for tonight. If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t click. MORE »
James Cameron Adds An Extra Dimension Of Incomprehensibility To “Wind It Up” Video
An article from today’s New York Times looks at music videos’ experimentation with 3-D:
A little past the two-minute mark, the music video for Gwen Stefani’s recent single, “Wind It Up,” finds her chained to a fence while a flurry of bubbles and snowflakes float by. Viewed from a certain perspective — that is, through 3-D glasses — it is a dreamlike moment in which the flurry seems close enough to touch.
Gwen Stefani Invites You To Hollaback, But Please Try To Not Cross The Streams
Is it just us, or does Gwen Stefani look a little, well, Gozerian in this shot? Either way, we are excising all thoughts of marshmallow men from our heads immediately. MORE »
Videodrone: Gwen Stefani Is Trapped Inside A Prison Lined With Money
Spandexed jailhouse fashions. Gold-plated barbells and buildings. A convenience store and a police department that share Gwen Stefani’s “double-g, but not Gucci” branding. A song that sounds like it was shelved in 1991 after being written for Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat. MORE »
Idolator Record-Review Review: Gwen Stefani’s Critical Heyday Is Winding Down
- “Her music is polarized to match the lyrics: either sparsely rhythmic tracks where she chants as much as she sings, or pop songs that aim for choruses as catchy as Madonna’s 1980’s chart busters. MORE »
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Leak Of The Week: Gwen Stefani’s “Sweet Escape” Has Officially Escaped
If you know where to look, you’ll be able to find Gwen Stefani’s yodel-addled new album The Great Escape, which has gone and done leaked itself onto the information superhighway. MORE »
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Leak Of The <s>Week</s> Day: Gwen Stefani, ‘Sound Of Music’ Fan
Here’s one thing we weren’t expecting from Gwen Stefani: Her channeling Maria from The Sound Of Music. MORE »
Reminder: Gwen Stefani Will Probably Not Be Hanging Out With Us For Too Long
If we’ve learned anything in the last few weeks, it’s that certain labels don’t like having their songs online. So, before the day is through, make sure you check out “Wind It Up” before it winds down. MORE »
