ATRL - Music News: Akon wants to sign Jessica Sanchez

Bentley · , 4:34 AM

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Akon, who recently guest mentored on Idol, says Sanchez is by far his favorite contestant this season. "I know I shouldn't be saying this, but I kind of want her to get voted off so I can sign her," Akon told E! News at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami.

"She's beyond the talent that's supposed to be there," the R&B star gushed. "I think she's overqualified, I really do."

"And she's only 16," Akon continued. "Like, I've been around a lot of superstars. I haven't seen anyone at that age sing like that."

Sanchez was actually almost voted off the show two weeks ago but was saved by the judges, who decided to use their once-per-season save. "[People] naturally assume that she's been voted for because she's so good," Akon said. "So they chose to vote for someone else to kind of even the balance and she's not getting the votes."

http://www.eonline.com/redcarpet/201...ted-off/312282

Bentley · , 4:36 AM

Star!

feuxtography · , 4:36 AM

Maybe she can open for Jeffree Star.

jomarr · , 4:37 AM

Well there's a sure-ass career for our girl

Bentley · , 4:39 AM

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Originally posted by feuxtography

Maybe she can open for Jeffree Star.

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Lady Gaga | Perfume | Metric | 2NE1

Not TEW much, sis.

Ole nie Akon is responsible for the success of 1 of these four.

supertiffany · , 4:39 AM

Akon is the one who also discovered Gaga right? I just hope that she takes Akon's offer and be in Interscope.

Jessica don't sign up to RCA

Bentley · , 4:40 AM

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Originally posted by jomarr

Well there's a sure-ass career for our girl

Interscope is dying to sign her anyway.

Akon doesn't have first dibs, Jimmy Iovine does...

Bentley · , 4:41 AM

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Originally posted by supertiffany

Akon is the one who also discovered Gaga right? I just hope that she takes Akon's offer and be in Interscope.

Jessica don't sign up to RCA

RCA is no longer affiliated with idol.

Interscope took over that role.

supertiffany · , 4:43 AM

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Originally posted by Bentley

RCA is no longer affiliated with idol.

Interscope took over that role.

I know and it is a good thing. However with Jessica maybe RCA would make its way again

seeing how great she does on the show and with all the love Jessica is getting from other artists and music executives.

Glam · , 4:45 AM

Yas! She deserves it. She's a great young talent. This gives me a bit of a peace of mind knowing there are people willing to sign her, even though by the treatment she gets on Idol I kinda assumed 19E would.

Edit: WaiT, RCA and Idol are finally over?

Bentley · , 4:52 AM

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Originally posted by Glam

Yas! She deserves it. She's a great young talent. This gives me a bit of a peace of mind knowing there are people willing to sign her, even though by the treatment she gets on Idol I kinda assumed 19E would.

Edit: WaiT, RCA and Idol are finally over?

Yes... They broke ties after the tragedy that was season 9.

Interscope took over the contract for Season 10 and so on.

Bentley · , 4:53 AM

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Originally posted by supertiffany

I know and it is a good thing. However with Jessica maybe RCA would make its way again

seeing how great she does on the show and with all the love Jessica is getting from other artists and music executives.

Interscope has first hand rights.

It's practically hopeless for RCA, either way.

supertiffany · , 4:57 AM

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Originally posted by Glam

Yas! She deserves it. She's a great young talent. This gives me a bit of a peace of mind knowing there are people willing to sign her, even though by the treatment she gets on Idol I kinda assumed 19E would.

Edit: WaiT, RCA and Idol are finally over?

Yes! Toby Gad is also offering songs he wrote to her he said

Halien4Life · , 5:23 AM

But Haley is signed to Interscope and look at how much promo she's been getting

being signed to Interscope doesn't really assure you a career.

feuxtography · , 5:33 AM

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Originally posted by Halien4Life

But Haley is signed to Interscope and look at how much promo she's been getting

being signed to Interscope doesn't really assure you a career.

Natalia Kills can vouch for that.

Halien4Life · , 5:38 AM

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Originally posted by feuxtography

Natalia Kills can vouch for that.

Check out the artists on their official website, half of them are beyond irrelevant.

feuxtography · , 5:42 AM

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Originally posted by Halien4Life

Check out the artists on their official website, half of them are beyond irrelevant.

They should just get rid of 4 of them and give CL, Bom, Dara and Minzy their own pages.

Halien4Life · , 5:50 AM

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Originally posted by feuxtography

They should just get rid of 4 of them and give CL, Bom, Dara and Minzy their own pages.

I concur.

A page for Teddy wouldn't hurt either.

Bentley · , 1:50 PM

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Originally posted by Halien4Life

But Haley is signed to Interscope and look at how much promo she's been getting

being signed to Interscope doesn't really assure you a career.

Oh gorl...

Haley has gotten a good amount of promo. The problem is that her single is geared towards HAC and not top 40.

She's been on:

1. American Idol 15 Million + Viewers
2. Conan 1.5 Million + Viewers
3. 90210

And her album hasn't even been released yet.

GeminiGurl09 · , 12:28 PM

Wow she already have people wanting to sign her.