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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571021/2...in_sparks.jhtml


American Idol’ Champ Jordin Sparks Puts Finishing Touches On Debut, Considers Acting
‘I’d love to do a movie or Broadway,’ says singer, whose self-titled album drops November 20.

The debut album from America’s latest “Idol,” Jordin Sparks, will drop November 20. So why is the 17-year-old songstress — and youngest “American Idol” champ — still sitting in a Los Angeles recording studio? Well, she’s not done with the self-titled LP yet, which has her feeling a bit nervous…….

…..Sparks said her label has largely been hands-off when it comes to her debut disc, but that the process has been very collaborative and filled with compromise. Sparks has enlisted several producers for Jordin Sparks, including production team the Underdogs (Ne-Yo, Chris Brown); Robbie Nevil (who has worked on the “High School Musical” and “Hannah Montana” soundtracks); Norwegian duo Stargate (Nas, Rihanna); Sam Watters (Diana DeGarmo, Jessica Simpson); and Eman (Nick Lachey, Katharine McPhee)…..
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I was trying to figure out who Eman was when I found his Wikipedia article. Now I remember who this guy was. It's really indicative of how producer-dominated today's pop music scene is when several of those producers listed have the equivalent of a stage name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_%22Eman%22_Kiriakou
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10/05/2007 8:27 AM Alert 
I about fell off my chair laughing when I saw the part about "Sparks said her label has been hands-off....". As much as it costs today to produce a pop record, the label is not going to be hands off in any stretch of the imagination. Ha!

Yeah, it takes 6 or more producers today to put out something that only a few years ago would have been handled by a single producer or producer/engineer. I don't think it's necessarily a good trend.
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10/05/2007 1:39 PM Alert 
What got me was the part about Jordin doing movies or Broadway. She's saying a lot of the same things Kat said last year. Maybe I'm a biased McPhan, but that annoys me slightly. Kat actually "paid her dues" more as an actress than as a singer before Idol, winning a regional award for "Annie Get Your Gun," so she's more justified than Jordin in expressing those aspirations.
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Posted By trsf on 10/05/2007 1:39 PM
What got me was the part about Jordin doing movies or Broadway. She's saying a lot of the same things Kat said last year. Maybe I'm a biased McPhan, but that annoys me slightly. Kat actually "paid her dues" more as an actress than as a singer before Idol, winning a regional award for "Annie Get Your Gun," so she's more justified than Jordin in expressing those aspirations.


Jordin obviously loves singing and performing and that's what brought her to Idol.Why couldn't she have similar aspirations to take her talent beyond the recording studio??Despite being only 15(?16),I recall reading that Jordin has many performances under her belt....so she has the experience,drive,talent and looks to enter the realm of film and or Broadway!I'd venture to guess that many of the AI contestants would wish for a successful career on the stage or screen...so who is to say who is "more justified"than anyone else???
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10/05/2007 3:11 PM Alert 
Gotta remember a bunch of this is PR. It sounds like a pat answer that was rehearshed over and over, especially the parts about the label having been "hands-off" and her aspirations as an actor.

Who knows if this is really what she wants or what she was told what to say. I wouldn't get too upset at this yet. Remember the Kelly and Justin movie and how awful it was? Until I see something for myself, somebody can say they want to act all they want, but it doesn't mean they will be any good or accepted by the general public. I doubt Jordin is getting the number of scripts that Kat is, so it may happen and it may not.
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OK, maybe I should've said qualified instead of justified. And I stand corrected if Jordin actually does have a lot of acting experience. Can't believe she would be coached to say all that, especially on top of saying she wants to do pop, r&b, country, rock, heavy metal, polka, etc. ;) But I think Jordin's got a difficult road ahead just to become a music star; there was little buzz for season 6. Jordin will probably outsell Taylor just by having more of the Christmas season to hawk her album, though I wouldn't be all that surprised if she failed to go gold. I'm not really upset at Jordin; underwhelmed is more the word. Hope that doesn't offend anyone too much.

keefir1, you don't remember Randy Jackson's overhyping in the final weeks? "I can't believe she's only 17! SEVENTEEN!" LOL.
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Posted By trsf on 10/05/2007 4:05 PM
OK, maybe I should've said qualified instead of justified. And I stand corrected if Jordin actually does have a lot of acting experience. Can't believe she would be coached to say all that, especially on top of saying she wants to do pop, r&b, country, rock, heavy metal, polka, etc. ;) But I think Jordin's got a difficult road ahead just to become a music star; there was little buzz for season 6. Jordin will probably outsell Taylor just by having more of the Christmas season to hawk her album, though I wouldn't be all that surprised if she failed to go gold. I'm not really upset at Jordin; underwhelmed is more the word. Hope that doesn't offend anyone too much.

keefir1, you don't remember Randy Jackson's overhyping in the final weeks? "I can't believe she's only 17! SEVENTEEN!" LOL.



Believe me, most artists are told what to say and when to say it.....and what not to say.  Most free spirits quickly get reigned in by their record company pretty early on and are basically told that if they want to continue to be an employee, they better follow the rules.

Katharine seems to be the exception in this regard, considering some of the things the record company let her say.  Most artists can't get away with it, and considering Jordin's age, they will have even more control over her than a older artist.

The industry is more smoke and mirrors than anything else.  At my old age I believe nothing what I hear only half of what I see when it comes to performers.
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Oh, I'm sure artists get told what to say, but I'm surprised that Jordin's "coaches" thought that the "movies and Broadway" line would be a good thing to utter. Whenever Kat talks about doing it all, the haters/snarks jump all over her.
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Posted By trsf on 10/05/2007 5:56 PM
Oh, I'm sure artists get told what to say, but I'm surprised that Jordin's "coaches" thought that the "movies and Broadway" line would be a good thing to utter. Whenever Kat talks about doing it all, the haters/snarks jump all over her.


Yeah, I know.  Although, we here adore Katharine, for some reason she has a polarizing effect on people.... Meaning, that you either love her or loathe her, and very little in between.  Jordin, for some reason, doesn't have that effect on people nearly to the degree as Katharine.  Jordin can get away with saying things more easily that Kat.  I don't know if this will continue, but for right now, Jordin's likeability factor is quite high.
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10/06/2007 7:48 AM Alert 
Sorry guys...I still don't get what is so wrong with Jordin expressing her desires for future pursuits...why would statements like that need any kind of censorship from her management?This subject appears to be a typical interview question posed to a young talent about their future endeavors.....what do you think Jordin should answer?Or should she plead the 5th amendment?
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Posted By keefir1 on 10/06/2007 7:48 AM
Sorry guys...I still don't get what is so wrong with Jordin expressing her desires for future pursuits...why would statements like that need any kind of censorship from her management?This subject appears to be a typical interview question posed to a young talent about their future endeavors.....what do you think Jordin should answer?Or should she plead the 5th amendment?


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Posted By keefir1 on 10/06/2007 7:48 AM
Sorry guys...I still don't get what is so wrong with Jordin expressing her desires for future pursuits...why would statements like that need any kind of censorship from her management?This subject appears to be a typical interview question posed to a young talent about their future endeavors.....what do you think Jordin should answer?Or should she plead the 5th amendment?


 All joking aside.... all artists are told what to say to great degree, especially when it comes to projects.  It's not censorship, it's just the way the game is played. 
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Posted By keefir1 on 10/06/2007 7:48 AM
Sorry guys...I still don't get what is so wrong with Jordin expressing her desires for future pursuits...why would statements like that need any kind of censorship from her management?This subject appears to be a typical interview question posed to a young talent about their future endeavors.....what do you think Jordin should answer?Or should she plead the 5th amendment?


 All joking aside.... all artists are told what to say to great degree, especially when it comes to projects.  It's not censorship, it's just the way the game is played. 


We're not talking specific projects here.....just a singer generalizing about dreams for her future career!!
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Posted By keefir1 on 10/06/2007 10:50 AM
Posted By GB3535 on 10/06/2007 10:27 AM
Posted By keefir1 on 10/06/2007 7:48 AM
Sorry guys...I still don't get what is so wrong with Jordin expressing her desires for future pursuits...why would statements like that need any kind of censorship from her management?This subject appears to be a typical interview question posed to a young talent about their future endeavors.....what do you think Jordin should answer?Or should she plead the 5th amendment?


 All joking aside.... all artists are told what to say to great degree, especially when it comes to projects.  It's not censorship, it's just the way the game is played. 


We're not talking specific projects here.....just a singer generalizing about dreams for her future career!!


It is specific enough as far as most record companies are concerned.  Don't forget, most of these companies have the mentality that they own their employees, so any talk regarding things the artist might want to do in the future is considered "their domain".  No biggie as far as I'm concerned.  I still get a kick with some of these kids that get record contracts, that think they can do or say whatever they want.  Granted, it's a good gig, but you still have to make your employer happy.  Sometimes that means being told what to say and how to say it, among a host of other things.
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10/06/2007 3:13 PM Alert 
I agree with this statement.  Most entertainers who are new to the industry need musical direction, usually the utilization of very few producers and maybe only one. Katharine's debut album seemed non-cohesive because there were too many producers with too many different styles.
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Posted By keefir1 on 10/06/2007 7:48 AM
Sorry guys...I still don't get what is so wrong with Jordin expressing her desires for future pursuits...why would statements like that need any kind of censorship from her management?This subject appears to be a typical interview question posed to a young talent about their future endeavors.....what do you think Jordin should answer?Or should she plead the 5th amendment?


It's a free country, Jordin can say whatever she wants ... but so can we. I can't speak about management's motives, but a critic might think she should master the art of singing and selling records before moving on to another field of entertainment. As for "experience, drive, talent and looks," I'd say Jordin has the drive and maybe the talent so far, but not experience and looks. Maybe she'll put together the rest in the future. Am I being too harsh? Possibly.
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Posted By trsf on 10/07/2007 1:34 AM
Posted By keefir1 on 10/06/2007 7:48 AM
Sorry guys...I still don't get what is so wrong with Jordin expressing her desires for future pursuits...why would statements like that need any kind of censorship from her management?This subject appears to be a typical interview question posed to a young talent about their future endeavors.....what do you think Jordin should answer?Or should she plead the 5th amendment?


It's a free country, Jordin can say whatever she wants ... but so can we. I can't speak about management's motives, but a critic might think she should master the art of singing and selling records before moving on to another field of entertainment. As for "experience, drive, talent and looks," I'd say Jordin has the drive and maybe the talent so far, but not experience and looks. Maybe she'll put together the rest in the future. Am I being too harsh? Possibly.


I agree completely.  Well said 
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