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Caitlin & Will were the winners? I always thought it was Joey & Rory that had won.
No, Joey + Rory were third, but they got their deal with Sugar Hill off the back of their appearance. The winner got a guaranteed deal with one of the Sony group, but they seem to be taking their time with them.
And the second place finishers rightly vanished into thin air.
I’m looking forward to the next season, but wonder if they’ll keep all the same judges. I got tired of Naomi Judd pretty quickly last time.
“And the second place finishers rightly vanished into thin air.”
Yes – they managed the tricky feat of being both generic and irritating.
I liked Aimee Mayo as a judge – I’m not an enormous fan of her as a songwriter, but she came across as a very sweet person, and she and Brett Manning were quite good at giving helpful feedback. Naomi got a bit too caught up in hating the Coppolas (and although I dodn’t disagree with the substance of her feelings about them (nearly as bland as Kristy Lee Cook), she laid it on a bit thick, and came across in a rather mean-spirited way at times.
Yeah, watching repeats of the show, Naomi was rather nasty.
I think the strength of J+R’s talent is significant because it caught the attention of many of us who did not see them during the duration of the show.
Naomi can be a big phony at times.
I’m looking forward to it…J+R and C&W were my two favorites (in that order). I’m glad Sony took some time with C&W so they could develop their identity as a duo and not rush a CD. J+R had obviously a history and could stand a more “rushed” output–as evidenced by their outstanding first CD. (Any news on a new single, btw??)
I’m hoping the second season can holds up to the same standards and has some real talent come out (and rise to the top).
I was really impressed with a lot of the talent on this show too. I could only handle about 2 episodes of Nashville Star before I gave up on it, but I watched this one to the end – never missing an episode.
I’m hopeful that radio will warm to Caitlin & Will now that the single is officially being released. Good luck, guys!
Really great article too.