The rumor mill has been spinning for a while that Ne-Yo would be an ideal candidate to replace L.A. Reid on The X Factor. Music exec, songwriter, and artist all in one. What could be better than that?
The singer now says that he is in talks to be on the panel:
In a surprising move, it has been revealed that Epic Records head L.A. Reid will not return next year for the season 3 of The X Factor. Reid has been a judge since the show’s US debut in 2011. Reid is set to return to running Epic full time and put energy into finding new talent.
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Britney Spears sang “Happy Birthday” to L.A. Reid on The X Factor last night. How sweet. Britney can still sing!
This probably cost a fortune for FOX to air. That “Happy Birthday” song costs a ton of money in royalties.
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L.A. Reid appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday and talked about how he passed on signing Lady Gaga. I had no idea that L.A. Reid had a chance to sign Lady Gaga and kicked her to the curb instead. Wow!
He also talks about how great it is to work with Britney Spears on The X Factor.
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L.A. Reid says The X Factor’s judging panel is the “Rolls-Royce” during this X Factor promo video. L.A. is not pulling any punches this year!
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X-Factor judge L.A. Reid will be one of the keynote speakers at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & T.V. conference on Oct. 24-25. For the first time the conference is offering opportunities for musicians to get their music heard by reps looking for music to feature in film, t.v. and commercials.
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This time, Britney Spears wasn’t the only judge to walk off The X Factor stage.
Read more about the audition that got the judges out of their seats – and not in a good way:
L.A. Reid has signed on for The X Factor Season 2. THR reports that he signed the contract on Friday.
Yay! Team L.A. all the way! He was my favorite judge last season. Looking forward to the new season of X. It’s going to be epic!
From THR:
L.A. Reid told Marcus Canty’s mom that if he wins the X Factor, Marcus is getting a Bentley. A Bentley is worth an average of $200,000 — so that’s added incentive!
It probably won’t happen though as Marcus ended up in the Bottom 2 sing-for-your-life sing-off last week, and this week is another double elimination. Can Marcus still pull it off?
The report from THR:
Here’s the best part of Jim Cantiello’s interview with Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid. OMG. The best. Jim: We should really form The X Factor Secret Alliance! All these haters can just screw themselves. The X Factor is the best!
Love, love, love this interview! Watch:
Jim Cantiello interviewed The X Factor judges Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid recently. What a dream come true for Jim! It started off serious, but Jim managed to get some of his signature humor in. Congratulations!
Watch the first part of the interview here:
Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid were on Ryan Seacrest this morning talking The X Factor. Listen:
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