On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 3:56 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Being a judge boosted Steven Tyler's career. Of course, he and Katy Perry > are at different points in their career. I don't think it made a difference > for JLo. > Actually, I think American Idol revitalized Jennifer Lopez' career. That may be too simplistic, AI may be better seen as part of her reboot, rather than the entire cause. But it was an important part. At 32 Perry is younger than Lopez was at 41 when she made this move, but the transition from aging Fly Girl to mature pop star is I think what she is going for. There are lots of stories online that support this - here is one from Forbes in 2012: The Real American Idol: How J.Lo Got Her Mojo Back "In the past 12 months, *FORBES*estimates, she raked in a whopping $52 million—enough money, when combined with her media omnipresence, to complete a remarkable comeback. Last year Lopez was number 50 on *FORBES’* annual Celebrity 100 list—this year she’s number one.... Even two years ago it was quite the opposite. Her meteoric career had been felled by flop after flop...That was the state of play three years ago when Lopez turned 40, a milestone that in Hollywood’s double-standard vortex often accelerates a career decline for women. Then American Idol came calling. https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/05/16/the-real-american-idol-how-j-lo-got-her-mojo-back/#6054fb166a17 > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
