"He has a lot of great qualities. He is an amazing listener and makes me laugh a lot, two of the main qualities I look for. He knows I have a little crush on him, and we enjoy having dinner when we get the chance. We speak and message all the time. I don’t want a relationship over Skype; we are both in a place where we feel zero pressure to rush. We share the philosophy that the right one is worth waiting for. It has been a crazy year for One Direction and I have been concentrating on The X Factor and also my well-being.”
We guess this is not your usual type of “boy dates girl” kind of romance seeing that both Lovato and Horan are busy 24 hours day, and considering Demi is headquartered out of Los Angeles and Niall lives in London England when not on tour.
Niall Horan of 1D
People close to the two lovebirds have been saying for months that the two were dating but both Lovato and Horan had denied the rumors.
Horan has not had a girlfriend since joining the band “One Direction” and Demi Lovato’s last fling was with Joe Jonas just months before Demi checked herself into rehab.
There has also been reports saying that the relationship has been manufactured to help both of their careers and that insiders got the two together as more of a business relationship rather than a romantic one.
Regardless of why, it looks like the two may now officially be an item.
Last night was the season 2 debut of the U.S. version of Simon Cowells X Factor singing competition show, and one thing has become clear…
The producers and judges are looking for the next young Justin Bieber style breakout star.
And one contestant stood out from the crowd: 13-year-old Reed Deming.
13-year-old Reed Deming
In what looked almost scripted instead of spontaneous, Reed Deming began his X Factor audition by singing Bruno Mars “It Will Rain” but Simon stopped him and criticized his nerves.
Cowell let Deming try again with “Grenade” with a piano track that mysteriously just happened to be ready and queued up.
Reed Deming kind of looks like Bieber, sounds like him, and sings like him… But Deming seems to cringe at the very comparison to the pop singing sensation.
In fact, during the introduction in the following video, X Factor producers played Bieber’s “Boyfriend” as the background audio to reinforce how much they expect from Reed.
X Factor 2012 judges. Demi Lovato, Spears, Cowell, and Reid
For those who have been waiting for X Factor season 2 to debut in the USA – the wait is over.
The first show of the new season kicked off with a revamped panel of judges that included Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid, and Simon Cowell.
New judges Britney and Lovato
And of course producers would not let you forget that it was the X Factor who found and created the latest boy band sensation with “One Direction”.
As much as the U.S. seems to hate Simon, he actually seems to have gotten the message and has mellowed somewhat.
Yes, there were some expected awkward X Factor moments.
Like when the cross dressing male dressed in a wedding gown tried to sing his heart out, and when a 50 year-old tried to sing his original song about picking up young girls in bars called “Cotton Candy”.
The highly anticipated “X Factor” show kicked off last night and our first impression was – it’s American Idol all over again.
By the end of the night our impression was – it’s American Idol all over again.
X Factor’s premier reunited long time judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, and added new judges LA Reid and Cheryl Cole. But halfway through the show Cole mysteriously disappears and was replaced by Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.
It was a bit awkward to break for commercial only to return to a new judge without any explanation or discussion.
“X Factor” seems to fall prey to the same old routine of parading very bad talent across the stage so the judges can criticize them to show their industry savvy and insider business knowledge, and then showcase the occasional great talent that seems to come as a surprise to everyone.
But it doesn’t take savvy insider music prowess to know that most of the contestants were really bad.
What amazes us is how gullible we are as viewers.
During the opening segment we are shown the thousands upon thousands of contestants standing in the arena parking lot waiting for their big chance to become famous. And out of these thousands of people the best they could do is a 70-year-old man and his 83-year-old wife mumbling through some song sung only in retirement homes?
Old People Trying to Sing
Really? This is the best you could find out of that entire parking lot of wannabes? We don’t think so.
No – it’s a ruse. It makes for good television and they have duped us into wanting to see the good, bad, and the ugly to grab ratings.
And speaking of ugly, the most shocking event of the evening was from Geo Godly. Not only did Geo think he could sing, but he proceeded to drop his pants and strut around the stage naked letting America see all his naughty parts.
And in a dramatic flair, Paula Abdul gagged and turned flush and had to leave the stage because the incident made her sick.
Really?
How did this guy get past the plethora of judges and producers and allowed to get on the stage? They HAD to know he couldn’t sing. Shame on you X Factor.
Chris Rene
There were a couple of bright spots.
One was a 29-year-old Chris Rene who was full of tattoos and fresh off a 90 day rehab, and sober spell, after years of alcohol, pot, cocaine, and methamphetamine abuse. We are suspicious of Rene and wonder if he has what it takes to stay sober – 90 days is not a long time after a lifetime of abuse.
Young Marcus Canty wowed the crowd with his version of Stevie Wonder and actually seemed to have the swagger and style necessary to move on through the competition. He got a standing ovation from the judges and was actually fun to watch.
But one thing that confused us was the role of Steve Jones – the host. We kept seeing this guy backstage standing around with the contestants and wondered who he was. With all the focus on the X Factor judges we couldn’t figure out where this guy fit in.
Well, he is the host. And his duties seem to be to announce the beginning of the show and then stand around backstage for the rest of the show. Awkward.
So will X Factor work?
If you liked American Idol with Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul then you will probably like the show. But to us it’s a complete knock off of IDOL and we can take it or leave it.
It seems that 2011 is the year for reality shows to welcome female to male transgendered contestants.
Last week it was announced that sex reassigned Chaz Bono would be competing on Dancing with the Stars, and now Australia is following suit.
Meet Paige Elliot Phoenix.
Paige is a 35-year-old female to male transgendered human that auditioned for the Australian version of the “X Factor”.
The video kind of blew us away because we didn’t even see it coming until he told the judges about his “situation”.
Paige says,
“My decision to live as a man has been the best decision ever for me. Living as a female was really hard and painful. The transition I have been through has completely enabled me to become the person I am today. I had a voice before but I never felt fully authentic - it wasn’t me. I never could have auditioned for X Factor as a woman.”
The setup includes him having a video chat with his girlfriend, and the voice, muscles, looks and tattoos made us think he was a man from the beginning of the piece.
Watch Paige Elliot Phoenix on Australia X Factor
The judges seemed fine with his voice, tone, looks, and professionalism and voted him through to the next round.
Australia in general seems to be taking the entire thing in stride and seems to think it’s no big deal.
So what’s the problem with the United States?
Chaz Bono
When Chaz Bono announced last week she was participating in DWTS the haters came out of the woodwork saying that families would be harmed, advertisers should be boycotted, and all life as we know it would probably end if Chaz was allowed to compete as a man.
She ultimately had to go on national TV to defend herself to the world.
I bet a lot of you have never even heard of “One Direction.”
The group is made up of five lads from Britain and they have taken the music scene by storm.
And last week their music video for “What Makes You Beautiful” clocked in at #7 on the YouTube top ten video charts.
One Direction competed during season seven of the popular “X Factor” television show but only managed to come in third place.
But that was all it took.
The band is made up of eighteen year old Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, seventeen year-old Harry Styles, and twenty year-old Louis Tomlinson.
Liam Payne had tried out for “X Factor” before – during season five when he was only 14-years-old but judge Simon Cowell didn’t think he was ready for the competition.
Immediately after the show wrapped filming for the season the boys signed a $2 million recording contract with Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and started working on their first album due out next month.
In the meantime, here is a sneak peak at their just released single “What Makes You Beautiful”.
While the boy band has already published one book detailing their journey on the “X Factor” show, their second book “Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction” is scheduled for release in September 2011.
And the World is anxiously awaiting their debut album due out in late September.
Simon Cowell got the one thing he wanted most for his X Factor show – Paula Abdul.
Deadline is reporting the deal went down last night and that taping will start today. Talk about last minute deals.
Cowell has been very vocal about his desire to have Paula on the show.
Besides Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Antonio Reid will also be judges.
Antonio (L.A.) Reid who was the CEO of Island Def Jam Records announced last month he was stepping down to join Cowell as a judge on X Factor.
L.A. Reid and Island are the backers and record label for notable platinum recording stars like Mariah Carey, Pink, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Toni Braxton, TLC, Usher, Ciara, and OutKast.
You know what they say - you’re not successful until somebody tries to sue you. So it goes in the teen heart throb world of Justin Bieber.
The original producers of the 17- year-old's hit single “One Less Lonely Girl” are suing Bieber’s Production company saying they are due royalties from the song, and accuses them of fraud and copyright infringement. Ouch!
Vance Tate and Thomas Oliveria, who represent the songwriting team A-Rex, have filed a lawsuit seeking additional royalty money from the hit single which appeared on Bieber's hit 2008 debut album, “My World”.
In 2008, A-Rex wrote the song, "One Less Lonely Girl," as part of a music project by soul and R&B singer Noel Gourdin. Gourdin’s team passed on the song so A-Rex shopped it around the music biz and it eventually found its way onto Justin Bieber's first album.
The suit alleges that A-Rex are due ten percent of the publishing royalties tied to their share of the song, a dollar amount they say is about $200,000. They are also seeking damages for breach of contract, fraud, conversion and copyright infringement.
Really? Only $200,000? Bieber makes $300,000 per concert and “One Less Lonely Girl” is one of his hit songs on stage.
The suit also names EMI Music Publishing and the L.A. Reid Music Publishing Company.
L.A. Reid, just announced last week that he will be stepping down as Chairman of Island Def Jam Records to become one of the judges on the Fall premier of Simon Cowell's new reality show “X Factor”.
Bieber's management team has not commented on the suit.
The band is made up of eighteen year old Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, seventeen year-old Harry Styles, and twenty year-old Louis Tomlinson.
It’s official.
You know what they say - you’re not successful until somebody tries to sue you. So it goes in the teen heart throb world of Justin Bieber.
