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R&B star Usher has accused TV talent shows of killing the music industry.

Just weeks after the singer appeared as a mentor on the current season of American Idol, Usher has blasted the show and its rivals for making talented singers celebrities and then casting them aside.

He says, "The true art form of music is being lost, because it seems so easy that everyone can do it, and that it can happen overnight. Television is a lie. It can't happen overnight. The artist who thinks that it can just comes and goes. The reason why great singers cannot exist in this time is maybe because they're not properly managed, and maybe they don't understand the full gamut of what being an entertainer is."

What’s Michelle Obama listening to on her iPod? A few of today’s most popular artists are getting play in the White House.

“I like all kinds of music,” the First Lady told children of White House staff members during “Take Your Child to Work Day” last week. “I love Stevie Wonder. … I’ve got some Michael Jackson.”

She also named some artists that went over well with the young crowd. “I’ve got some Rihanna, I’ve got some Beyoncé—I love Beyoncé. I’ve got some new Usher,” she added.

Obama explained the criteria for her selections. “I love to dance, I love a good beat,” she said.

During her visit to “The Jay Leno Show” in October, she mentioned Sting, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, and Herbie Hancock as some of her other favorites.

Source : rap-up.com