Addison Rae - AR1 (EP) 🫧 out Friday, August 18th.
— including ‘2 Die 4’ featuring Charli XCX & ‘I Got It Bad.’
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Popstars The Making of Bardot (2000) VHS Sleeve
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The Girl in the Band: Bardot - a Cautionary Tale by Belinda Chapple
I read this a couple of days ago. I've returned it to the library, so I'm going off memory.
For those that don't know, Popstars was a reality tv show for finding a manufactured girl band. The first one was a NZ band, Bardot was the Australian version. (from 2000) Belinda says that she has heard that the contracts aren't that much better for the more modern reality show bands.
A couple of Belinda's claims.
The person making the overall decision wasn't the three judges filmed
It was a 5 piece group, but when they got to the final 10, the programme gave each girl Au$1.5k to go consult a lawyer. The lawyer Belinda consulted told her it was a terrible contract, that she & the other band members would make no money & their appearance had to remain unchanged - in other words watch your weight!
Belinda claims the band was disbanded to concentrate on a solo career for Sophie Monk. (NB: Sophie has a different story)
So they had the girls over a barrel, as they knew if they didn't sign the others would. Belinda claims to be the only one that baulked & that her lawyer was able to find out that she was definitely one of the Top 5.
I don't think it would be so bad for the CNCO chicos (it can't be as bad or Richard & Chris wouldn't have been able to buy homes) But I think there are parallels & I'm wondering at what stage the La Banda chicos were given contracts. Top 15 seems the most likely.
If anyone is interested the Australian Popstars is on You Tube. As someone who has quite recently watched La Banda, there are definite parallels. I've just watched the first 4 episodes & one of the extras, so far.
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A new drawing of KDA Akali in her Popstars skin! If you've ever seen me at a convention, you'll know that I have drawn her before, and her print is my most popular! It was about time I drew her again!
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Nicki Minaj in 'Good Form' Video.
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