I think I speak for 99.9% of those who are fans of real music when I say, who gives a rat’s ass?

After trying extremely hard to enjoy Dreamgirls, I found the film horrendous. The music was terrible and that fat pig was just screaming her vocal performances. Eddie was just ok. This is one of the most overrated films of all time. Seriously.

i didnt care for hudson during idol..i never would have voted for her..and the last time i looked ..you get an oscar for you “acting” ability not your “singing” ability..how can you even compare the two? i think media people who keep bringing up the idol/oscar thing are crazy..when she wins a grammy, tony or other singing award..then you can bring up the idol rejection..but with the oscar..naw

right on scott P!! hopefully the rest of that percentage will get on here and type the same thing so this reign of BS will finally end!!!

“It was obvious to everyone watching that alongside Hudson, Beyonce seemed hell-bent on out-Diva-ing herself, both to show Hudson up and thumb her nose at the academy that snubbed her.”

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It wasn’t obvious to me. If you have ever been to a live Beyonce show, that’s how she always sings. In fact, I thought that was a top notch performance for Beyonce.

She’s a musician? What does she play?

I think american idol is undermining the lie that pop stars are actually talented.

Scott P – if you really don’t give a rat’s ass, why did you even spend time to read and comment on the article in the first place?

I’m one of the few and proud who can honestly lay claim to never having seen an episode of American Idol. I never spited the show out and out, nor did I ever praise it – the show didn’t appeal to me that much, and I had better things to do. That said, I agree with the majority of what was said in the above article. Since when are Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell the absolute authority on what good music is, or even how success is achieved and defined? No single entity can do that (no, not even you Rolling Stone). From what I’ve seen of Jennifer Hudson, she proves in my eyes that an artist with talent and a sense of humility can go further than someone who fears the insult of a washed up celebrity judge of a tv show. Consider this: if a band like The Decemberists or a singer like Patti Smith (still waiting on that one) appeared on American Idol without any prior experience in touring/album releases/etc., how would the three judges respond?

I rest my case.

Is there any kind of online AI type voting platform for real music, or music catered towards specific genres? There are enough genre based music circles around the world that however small, may prove to be a better voice in determining quality music.

They’d at least have to be better than the horded masses that watch FOX.

I liked the way her tits jiggled like jello.

Well, if Jennifer Hudson did win, I doubt she would’ve acheived this much success with American Idol. she’s much better off on her own. Congrats on the win!

I thought the academy award honored acting achievements, not musical talent.
So how did the judges get it wrong, if they booted her for her singing.

Vagina smells like a buffalo.

Jennifer deserved her Oscar.

“Idol” deserves to get cancelled.

Paula deserves rehab.

Simon deserves a beatdown.

End of story.

Ummm… someone needs to do their homework before they write an article about Jennifer Hudson and American Idol. In response to the judges not being able to locate true talent… It was America who voted Ms. Hudson off during her season – Not the judges. In addition, Jennifer Hudson was Randy’s wildcard pick. If it weren’t for Randy going against America and brining her back onto the show, she never would have been given another chance to prove herself on AI. The show served its purpose – it gave her the opportunity to be seen. You can’t win an Oscar if the industry doesn’t know that you exist. Hudson says the show was “abusive” – well guess what honey? So is Corporate America and working your way up from intern to President. It’s called paying dues. Such is life -You pay it forward with the hope that one day your return will have been worth the investment. So she stood there for a few weeks while judges said she was off key or “pitchy” and that’s considered abuse? I’m sure there are thousands of struggling actors, actresses, and models who would love to endure that kind of abuse for 2.5 seconds if it meant instant celebrity status and a ridiculous amount of money. How ungrateful can you be?

Let’s see here: 1. Judges pick Jennifer Hudson. 2. America votes Jennifer Hudson off. 3. Jennifer Hudson wins oscar. But yet, it’s the AI judges who “couldn’t spot true talent if it bit them in the sass-talking ass.” That makes sense. Thank You.

During the Oscar show, the divine Jennifer Hudson blew us off our socks with her powerhouse vocals, on the other end, the infernal Beyonce simply blew chunks. Same thing in the movie Dreamgirls. You can’t stop talent like Ms. Hudson’s. I remember watching American Idol and seeing the wretched Simon Cowell tell Jennifer Hudson that she needed to have the word “GoodYear” written on her ample ass, or that she was “a turd wrapped in silk.” The poor woman had to endured all kinds of smug invectives thrown at her by a man with breasts almost as big as hers… then she had nothing. She auditioned for Dreamgirls and got it on the strength of her audition, not because of American Idol (the winner of that particular season, Fantasia, also auditioned and didn’t get it). So it’s all because of Jennifer Hudson’s talent.

Her snatch smells like whale vomit, not buffalo.

“Take a peek at who’s been camping out in the White House for the last seven years and you’ll see what we mean.”
– Lauren Gitlin
Wow. Sneaking a jab at the President into an article about American Idol and the Oscars. That’s really off topic and more “youtube-istic” than journalistic. Sorry my post includes a sentence fragment. I’m not a professional journalist.

Didn’t Marisa Tomei and Mira Sorvino win Oscars as well? Maybe Jennifer just caught lightning in a bottle like others before her.

When she wins a Grammy, then you can talk about her vocal talent.

Jennifer Hudson was good and deserved the win. She’s also very lucky to have been part of Idol, get picked by Randy, get noticed and get dropped before she ended up in The Machine.

Cowell is funny and often DEAD ON, but his knee jerk dick persona is unpolished and unnecessary and Hudson got a bad batch of it. Ratings or not, he did not need to be such a twit. He could be equally riveting and dead on and still somewhat classy. But, as I’m sure he says to himself daily, why bother?

So don’t kid yourselves, she earned the recognition the old fashioned way. Obviously, beneath the aww shucks, god loving, gifted soulstress exterior is a very ambitious, talented and hard-working girl who knows to hang on and claw tenaciously to get what she wants. This stuff doesn’t just happen, people.

But talented though she may be, Hudson is NOT a Beyonce. Beyonce is popular because she is marketed, shellaced and smoothed and and hard working and savvy and talented enough to pull it all off without scaring people or making them feel too much. Hudson has a long career ahead of her, but she won’t be a Beyonce. I doubt she even wants that role anyway.

Ironic that the roles in the movie were also dead on? I guarantee you Beyonce will keep working her butt off and trying to surprise us from behind her shiney glimmering veil until she achieves a superior artistic moment. but it might take awhile.

Anyway, Hudson’s voice is singular and powerful, but it’s her acting that really nailed it. She out-acted everyone in that movie, and was magnetic.

First off, Jennifer Hudson is extremely talented. No one can deny this. but I have to say I think this oscar came way too early in her career. Granted she sang her ass off in Dreamgirls, but that’s exactly what she did, sing…not so much act. and i think we know that, she knows that, and her co-stars know that. But the fact is Hollywood and apparently the “Academy” are just smitten with Hudson. But it’s a shame, because the oscar, the golden globe, and all the acclaim brought her to probably the highest point in her career, and there’s no where to go but down. Hollywood is a nasty bitch goddess, you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread one day and then you have a tiny, 2-sentence profile in the community newsletter the next. I just hope they don’t toss her out just yet…It’s all about longevity kids.

You can’t be serious. In Jennifer’s season, the best singer may not have won, but Jennifer herself was not the best singer that season. Besides, it’s America that votes, Simon and the other judges put her through to the finals. And if you go and watch her performances and compare them with those of the other contestants maybe you’ll see that at the time she was not an American Idol and that Simon’s comments were warranted.

I agree. Jennifer Hudson was not the best that season…and part of America not liking her, if I recall, was her attitude. I haven’t seen Dreamgirls nor do I intend to…

To be quite honest, I never liked AI. Everyone who has come out of that show is either an archetype of some star that has evolved in the past 20 years (Kelly Clarkson as the rrrocker chick, Ruben as the soul guy, Fantasia as the soul…girl, etc.) and I believe that it’s not whether or not you are an artist, but a whore for votes.

I watched LaKisha Jones performance last Wednesday, and I thought to myself “that’s good and all, but can she write music and make a classic album?” It doesn’t matter if you have talent, you need that musicianship that so many of the legends have today. I get pissed hearing that the AI contestants rarely write their own songs.

And for some reason, Jennifer Hudson winning an Oscar made me puke a little in my mouth. I mean, she was good, but she didn’t go through hell like Adrianna Barazza and Rinko Kinkuchi. Although Babel was mediocre, both their performances were excellent, truly baring all and not showing any fear.

J-Hud needed her “Billy Condon” to get her through a scene.

And if we never had AI, we’d never had all of this conundrum. But, AI will probably die out before 2009, so I can’t wait to see Ryan Seacrest’s face when the show is CANCELLED.

Boo you American Idol. That’s what you get for your stupid ratings.

In case some of you haven’t heard, American Idol has given us the likes of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Fantasia Barrino, 3 undeniable vocal talents. Whether any of their music styles is your cup of tea or not, there’s no doubt that they will be around for the long haul because they DESERVE to be there. And this year, with singers like Melinda Dolittle and Sabrina Sloan showcasing their talent in these the early rounds, it looks like another great will soon be coming.

American Idol is just plain fun to watch…seeing contestants who a few months ago had a lot of talent and no recognition rise up is great, and we actually get to know them better every week. Granted I’m slightly obsessed (by far my favorite show on TV), but having a consistent audience of 30 million fans says something.

I will say I agree, I think part of being an ‘artist’ should involve learning the craft of songwriting, but this is a SINGING competition, and singing is obviously one of the main and most intricate parts of being an artist. Watch it, have some fun, and vote to bring a fresh sound to the industry.

To Van: Maybe she included the jab at the Prez because more people voted for the last AI than the last presidential race. I think it was more of a commentary on how little we the people really know about what talent really is. That being said, Simon is a business man, he knows how to hustle record deals/market new naive singers, etc. Paula was a successful “singer” back in the 80’s. Those two have absolutely no business judging other people’s talent. Randy, however, can say whatever he wants. He’s been in the studio and performed with every single singer that these new AI girls would call their heroes. And the example of taking a famous singer and saying they wouldn’t make it on AI proves the point that most people in America don’t know shit about musical ability. Take Josey Scott, lead singer of Saliva, they judged him on the Howard Stern show. Not one of them even knew who he was, and not one of them liked him. He’s sold millions of albums. What does it all mean?!

damn straight america doesnt know whats good for it.
just ask you average middle schooler…hell your average high schooler about the economy, about our international policies, about the genocides being carried out in the world or about how america creates racism abroad.
then ask them to list every person they can think of who has been on MTV or any other shitty reality show recently n i promise you that when you count up the amount of words used in answering both questions you second one elicits a much greater response.
if that isnt enough proof that america doesnt knows left from right ask the same thing to bank manangers across the country. i think the results will shockingly similar.

another example. Fall Out Boy.they suck. oh…so does danity kane..n the pussycat dolls…oh n so does 90% of mainstream artists today. althouth i shouldnt call them artists.

there was once a time whem mick jagger did interviews discussing the effect of the rolling stone and the counterculter movement of the 60s and he responded with answers about the economy, the development of mass communication, and clearly impressed those who were interviewing him…much less those who saw the interview.
try doing that today with the most popular rock group in america (according to billboards charts that is fall out boy) and there is no way you could get an answer nearly that intellegent.

and that is not counting the artists of the sixties and 70’s who actively went out and tried to promote positive political change, john lennon, marvin gaye, bob dylan..etc.
america has become stupid.

Isn’t it interesting that Jennifer Hudson came from AMERICAN IDOL and won an Oscar? Everyone that has won American Idol has become a Hollywood STAR! The person that gets the most publicity and has no real talent, but just looks good on the Red Carpet is Jennifer Lopez/Jlow or whatever she calls herself now. She keeps saying she’s a Musician and an Artist, and she goes to every awards show but never wins any awards! I recently read an article that called her one of the greatest Hip Hop Artists and R & B Singers of our time – PLEASE!!!!! I hope people are starting to see how overrated and blown up the MEDIA in America made this woman! Can we now start giving attention to People who REALLY HAVE TALENT!?!

i couldn’t agree anymore. american idol give them their start but sucess they have to earn themselves. at first they will be big but after that they’re destined to fail like most of the others. especially kelly clarkson who is by far the most sucessful one. if anything american idol could have ruined her career.(from justin to kelly) finally someone gets it right.

I think you guys are totally wrong. It isn’t the judges who have the final decision but you the viewers who call in to vote. It wasn’t Simon who axed her from the show but the people who didn’t vote for her. I don’t remember Jennifer sounding this good when she was on Idol.

I give all props to jennifer hudson, she endured all the insults and some praises on american idol but she overcame them and now is a very good actor and singer. she came along way and i think she deserve her oscar and what ever else may come her way in the future for her hardwork and dedication. I can also see a grammy in her future. so to all the haters get a life and find something else to do.