{"id":322973,"date":"2011-03-19T14:07:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/19\/could-nicki-minaj-be-joining-l-a-reid-on-simon-cowells-x-factor\/"},"modified":"2011-03-19T14:07:03","modified_gmt":"2011-03-19T14:07:03","slug":"could-nicki-minaj-be-joining-l-a-reid-on-simon-cowells-x-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/19\/could-nicki-minaj-be-joining-l-a-reid-on-simon-cowells-x-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Nicki Minaj Be Joining L.A. Reid On Simon Cowell&#8217;s &#8220;X-Factor?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"79.1495327103\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" ism=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/80bf5c2dnicki.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theybf.com\/2011\/03\/16\/ybf-exclusive-la-reid-set-to-judge-us-x-factor-leaving-def-jam-for-sony\"><strong>So now that we\u00a0announced<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>LA\u00a0Reid <\/strong>gave DEF\u00a0JAM the Deuces, we have to wonder who else might join him on <strong>Simon Cowell&#8217;s<\/strong> &#8220;X-Factor.&#8221;\u00a0 Get the deets on who may be heading to primetime\u00a0inside&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now that he has landed music honcho LA\u00a0Reid as one of his\u00a0judges\u00a0for\u00a0&#8220;X-Factor,&#8221;\u00a0we hear that Simon\u00a0Cowell has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/pagesix\/might_mark_spot_for_nicki_TL2pT2UwQqUJeLeUDzqjaN\">long list of celebs <\/a>and music execs to possibly fill 3 more judge positions in hopes they will make his show jump off just like &#8220;American Idol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the wild card selections is <strong>Nicki Minaj<\/strong>.\u00a0 Nicki hasn&#8217;t been in the game long enough to be considered an expert by any means, but her demographic is the show&#8217;s target audience and we could count on her to be quirky and fun.\u00a0 And though LA\u00a0Reid holds it down in the area of expertise, some sources say Simon had been considering <strong>Tommy Mottola <\/strong>too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other pop stars&#8211;well, semi-pop star&#8211;like Pussycat Dolls leader\u00a0<strong>Nicole Scherzinger <\/strong>have been mentioned, along with British pop star\u00a0<strong>Cheryl Cole<\/strong>.\u00a0 And at various times, we&#8217;ve even heard\u00a0<strong>Jessica Simpson <\/strong>brought up.\u00a0 But my personal choice isn&#8217;t much of a shocker&#8230;<strong>Paula Abdul.<\/strong>\u00a0 AND her red cup.\u00a0 Paula&#8217;s <em>CBS<\/em> show was cancelled and I would love to see her with a new gig.\u00a0 And everyone loves her and Simon together.\u00a0\u00a0 I hope her agent starts working that ish ASAP.<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The show is searching for undiscovered talent 12 years  old or over both solo artists and vocal groups who are willing to  brave the panel for a chance to win a $5 million recording contract with  Syco\/Sony Music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Auditions for the highly anticipated singing competition THE X FACTOR are set to begin on Sunday, March 27 in Los Angeles at the L.A. Sports Arena. The search for the next global superstar will continue in Miami, FL, on Thursday, April 7; Newark, NJ, on Thursday, April 14; Seattle, WA, on Wednesday, April 20; Chicago, IL, on Wednesday, April 27; and Dallas, TX, on Thursday, May 26.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;who are your picks for judges?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/80bf5c2dnicki.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theybf.com\/2011\/03\/19\/could-nicki-minaj-be-joining-la-reid-on-simon-cowells-x-factor\" title=\"Could Nicki Minaj Be Joining L.A. Reid On Simon Cowell's &quot;X-Factor?&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Could Nicki Minaj Be Joining L.A. 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