Inside Day 1 Of "American Idol's" "Hollywood Week!"
"American Idol" kicked off "Hollywood Week" Monday, and TooFab has exclusive details about its first day, including the music the contestants will be singing!
The 200-plus "Idol" hopefuls, who arrived from across the country after
auditioning in their home cities, attended an orientation session Monday
from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at a Pasadena hotel, TooFab has learned. The
hopefuls will compete over the next several days to snag a spot in the
group that heads to the next round.
Sources tell TooFab that contestants were given a list of songs that
they can sing during the "Hollywood Week" competitions. The songs on
the approved list include those by artists including The Black Eyed
Peas and The Jackson 5. The hopefuls will sing in groups, as well as
solo.
As TooFab previously reported,
there are more contestants than usual this year because the age limit
was lowered to 15. Because of this, sources tell TooFab that the
contestants are housed in two hotels this year, not one. Also, sources
add that space inside the primary hotel is so cramped, some contestants
are practicing their vocals in the hotel's parking garage!
Also on Monday, host Ryan Seacrest met with the show's judges, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson, to go over the "Hollywood Week" schedule. As TooFab previously reported, Tyler gave Kid Rock the cold shoulder at a Washington, D.C. gala Sunday night, after Kid Rock criticized Tyler for taking on the judging gig.
As for Tuesday's schedule, Seacrest tweeted, "we start seeing the contestants that made it 2 hwood for idol."
