"I think different people will show up this time. You're seeing stars like Justin Bieber, a lot of younger artists do it, you know? So you want to take advantage of that. There's a lot of kids that are getting better earlier. It's great."
-"American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, talking about the reasoning for lowering the age minimum for contestants on the show.
The producers of "Idol" lowered the beginning age from 16 to 15 before the new round of auditions got started, which drew raised eyebrows all across the Internet (especially from MTV News "Idol" expert Jim Cantiello).
But as Jackson told MTV News on the red carpet of Monday night's (July 19) VH1 Do Something! Awards, there are any number of examples of young artists who have excelled despite their relative lack of experience.
Fellow judge Kara DioGuardi offered up another example. "Take LeAnn Rimes," DioGuardi explained to MTV News. "At a very young age she was singing very deep country songs, and she had that old soul and it worked.
It could be a kid who's really young, who didn't even know he was that talented, or it could be someone that's a little bit older that, for whatever reason, it hasn't worked out yet. That's what's exciting about the show: It's about that dream and helping people realize it."
Auditions for the upcoming 10th season of "American Idol" are already underway, though there is no indication about who will be filling the void left by departed judge Simon Cowell (or if he'll even be replaced at all).
source:mtv.com
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