Rigged American Idol

News has flashed about everything in the music world since Michael Jackson died. I have read every review about music in today's society and I am here to tell you that everything is messed up. Similar to when Elvis Presley died, we stand in shock by the death of the king of pop. Americans wonder what is next in the music world. Stars in music often fade within ten years of their existence, which is why legends like Jackson are rare. Take N'Sync and Britney Spears for example. Ten years ago, we thought that N'Sync could never die because of the great vocals by the entire band. Audiences were in aww by the backflipping feats conqured on stage. We saw droves of people run to ticket booths even if it meant that we were to see from the farthest vantage point. Females were no obstruction for the music industry either. Britney Spears was on top of the world hitting chord after chord in peaceful harmony. I was transfixed by her "Oops I did it again" video. She wore a tight leather jump suit that had every young teenager wanting her, while middle aged men were left urning for their youth. Then, everything changed. The music world realized that N'Sync was not really an entire band, but rather a very expensive set of speakers. Not once did the band pull off a show without lipsyncing to the music. Even more, the music sang by them was not evey theirs. Scores of people came together like a football team for these guys and all they had to do was look good and pull off countless on stage tricks. When Justin Timberlake left the band, we were all curious as to how the remaining members would do. As time has told us, nobody had any talent on that singing roster. What about Britney? The sad truth is that she became relevant during an era when anyone would listen to pop. The Backstreet Boys, O-Town, and N'Sync to name a few provided a very good cover for America's discrimination of women. When all of the bands that sounded oh so good went away, we were left with the real Britney. With so much pressure on her shoulders, she made mistakes that were amplified simply because she was a woman. Two kids and a meltdown later, we wonder where all of her bliss went.
This is why Michael Jackson is so huge. He set the record straight by giving everyone hope. When he performed, it wasn't just about music, but rather the people listening. I truly believe that Michael brought the best out of everyone. Now that Michael is gone though, we find ourselves in another transition wondering when the next "king of something" will show their face. In the meantime, we bash everything that we had before Mr. Jackson left us. American Idol, Americas Got Talent and any other show that might produce a lick of good natured acts. I was reading this story about some guy name Ju'nu or something like that and he made me sick. How could American Idol not be rigged? Think back to the Dale Earnhardt, Sr. days. Remember when Nascar secretly made engine builders produce components that would ultimately take away any advantage in a car, thus making them bunch up? That whole situation literally blew up in their face with the death of one of Nascar's finest. Lucky for idol, there really is no way for this to blow up. I realize that when I am watching a show, regardless of what people think, American Idol will do what it has to in order to keep the ratings alive. We all saw this with Sanjaya staying on the show after being in the bottom 3 more than six times.
When I finish this blog, I will no doubt post it. But I'd like to think that the death of Michael would make us better. But...I doubt it will.