American Idol Producers Announce “Band Idol”

Not that this hasn’t been done, but it hasn’t been done with the juggernaut of American Idol behind it… The producers of “American Idol” have inked a deal with Fox for “The Search for the Next American Band.” The new show will follow the Idol format, starting with an audition phase in which producers will look for musical groups of all ages and genres. Judges will then narrow the contestants...

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Yahoo! Inks Dopey Deal With USA Network

USA Network and Yahoo! Music have announced a partnership to discover and promote new music and emerging artists. Yahoo! Music, home to LAUNCHcast radio, will track consumer feedback and response to independent and unsigned artists on LAUNCHcast and will recommend well-performing artists and music to USA Network based on that research. Under terms of the venture, USA Network will then sign the mutually agreed-upon performing artists,...

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