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What American Idol’s Rock Hall-Themed Episode Says About the Current State of Music on TV: Critic’s Take
Here are five takeaways from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode of American Idol.
If you tuned in to American Idol on Sunday (April 21) to see the announcement of this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, you got the news, albeit in a surprisingly rushed, half-hearted presentation. With so much other ground to cover in the two-hour episode – which was centered on performances by the top 14 contenders of songs by previous Rock Hall inductees – there apparently just wasn’t time to give this year’s announcement the shine it deserved. Viewers would have no way of knowing that David Foster co-wrote two of the songs performed on the night: “I Have Nothing” and Chicago’s 1982 comeback smash “Hard to Say I’m Sorry.” That’s interesting fodder, Idol producers.
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