Scholars To Study “American Idol”?

adammerican-idol-2009-adam-lamberts-boyfriend“A conductor friend of mine recently busted out the following conversation starter over lunch: In a hundred years, ‘American Idol’ (and Adam Lambert, pictured?) may be the most significant locus of study in the field of performance practice.” That’s a musicologist talking. Pretty quaint, not to mention optimistic, to think that in the 22nd century there will actually be musicologists.

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