'American Idol' Judge Paula Abdul Cancels Live 'Today' Performance

Paula Abdul has backed out of a live performance on the "Today" show:

The "American Idol" judge, who hadn't performed live in years, has cancelled her April 25 live concert, part of the show's annual Summer Concert Series. She'll be replaced by Alicia Keys on April 21.

"Paul Abdul is no longer part of 'Today's' concert series at this time, however, she is always welcome at 'Today,' NBC said in a statement yesterday.

Abdul's representative did not respond to a request for comment.

Earlier this year Abdul performed "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" as part of the pre-Super Bowl programming. Despite appearing live, the routine had been pretaped.

Watch it:

Comments

[DrJimmy]

The Today show have called me....I would have lip synced one of her songs just like she would have...maybe her knee hurts or something....but you can lip sync from a stool....oh i just don't know why she would cancel.......maybe it's because she CANNOT SING LIVE!!!!! or is it just me?

[oshpd1]

So what if Paula does not want to do live on Today show. Just like anything else some people like her and some don't. Maybe the people that don't like her prefer rap? or Bluegrass? It makes no real difference. She is liked by many and good for her. Personally I know nothing about her past and her music.

[SharonB]

Did anyone else notice that there was prcious little dancin' done by her in that video?????

[stevenion]

I can't sing very well, but I have a keen ear for music, tonality, pacing, rythem and range. I know right away if some singer has "it".
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[stevenion]

She is funny, she is cute and all that, I get it trust me

[stevenion]

Paul Abdul is no longer part of 'Today's' concert series at this time, however, she is always welcome at 'Today

[stevenion]

Being able to play to sell out crouds and rack up record sales in this day and age means that you're marketable. You don't have to be talented.

[stevenion]

heo

[stevenion]

well

[batgirlevi]

I love the choreography in this old video. The song was good too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN-Qq2umKZo

[KOisGod]

I can't sing very well, but I have a keen ear for music, tonality, pacing, rythem and range. I know right away if some singer has "it".

Don't worry Paula, you've got heart, and that is where all true music rises from.

[dana94591]

Paula has been able to stretch this period of "limit to no talent" for as long as it can go. I am so surprised that she has been able to make a simi-successful musical career stretch to the point where she has had TV programs dedicated to her as a celebrity. She was lipsyncing in the video snippet and I guess she would not be able to do the same on Today. Their concert series seems to be more of a "live" concert rather than a prerecorded one. She can barely sing. I am very ashamed to say that I have the cassette of her first album 10,000 years ago and I still wonder what I saw in her to buy it!!!!

[Hagrid]

She cannot sing beyond her nasally, off-key pitch.
Randy Jackson tried to fix that with production tricks, that ship will sink.


Irony is that she judges singers, but has NOTHING to back it up.

[DrJimmy]

It Boggles my mind of how she can be judging a on a show that would have kicked her off after the 2nd round. She funny, she cute and all that, I get it trust me. But it's really insulting to have her judging people who BLOW her away when it comes to raw talent.

[landmine]

DrJimmy,
What qualifies YOU to judge her? Please list your entertainment CV.

[situationcritical]

If you knew Paula Abdul, you would most likely not like her. Trust me on this one.

[jadez]

lol..ahh

idol kids might be cute and you might be young but.

they hardly have talent that could blow anyone...away.

[DrJimmy]

Trust me I'm old compared to the people on IDOL. In fact I come from a time when people wrote their own songs....oh my what a concept...and I come from a time people didn't lip sync at live show....oh my another wacky thought....a time that if you made a mistake it was part of the experience of the show....oh my...i must be losing my mind....Paula does none of these things...and when I say blow away...I mean the 6 kids left on that stage each blow "Paula" away in pure vocal talent...that's a fact as the sun will rise tomorrow. LANDMINE my qualifications is being in the entertainment field for over 20 years....but at the end of the day...real performers but their balls out there and take risks...Paula does none of this...Raw talent is Debbie Harry, Heart, Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin etc.....Balls, risks!!!!!!

[PhillipP]

Paula Abdul is both an excellent singer and dancer as witnessed by her multiple gold albums and the fact that when her latest video was released on ITunes it was the number one video download. Some performers have issues with performing live and Paula is obviously one of them but that does not take away from her talent.

[Changeling]

She has a half octave range and can't even use that without it being "processed" like mad in the studio.

Mily Cyrus sells out concert halls. So does Britney. And neith of them can really sing.

Being able to play to sell out crouds and rack up record sales in this day and age means that you're marketable. You don't have to be talented.

As Paula as well as those I listed so deftly illustrate.

[Courtney250]

Paula Abdul an excellent singer? Wow. Even in her best years, she was not a vocal talent. She was a decent dancer, maybe I don't know ...50 years or so ago.

[PhantomAviator]

WHO exactly is supposed to buy this PRODUCT?

40-something American Idol devotees or 12-year old girls?

It's looks like it's inappropriate for either.

The mark of true talent is the ability to perform LIVE, over and over again. Even Celine Dion knows that, and she has clearly been sent from Hell to corrupt those who hear her excruciating, yet Siren-like vocal musings.

..Amen

[rini]

If your album sells, then you are talented???

Yeah,, right, therefore Britney Spears is a genius.

[kellygrrrl]

"success" def does not equal "talent"

just equals great marketing.

[Grulg]

Paula Abdul's make claim to fame c.89 was singing w/ Cartoon Kats. You might wanna think about that one for awhile. That-and her 5 minute marriage to Emilio Estevez.