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April 15, 2008

Synergy At its Greatest? American Idol Contestants Sing Mariah Carey Songs on the Release Date of Mariah Carey's New Album. Canny, No?

Mariah_sI find it very, very interesting that American Idol contestants are singing Mariah Carey songs on the very day that Mariah Carey's new album, E=MC^2. Yeah, I'm still going to watch, but I won't be able to watch without reeling from the icky, product-placement-y overlay. And if David Archuleta sings "We Belong Together," I give up.

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@theTVaddict: Oh, no. I've noticed Idol's blatant plugs for Coke and Apple alright, it's just that this one in particular is especially nauseating.

@theTVaddict: Oh, no. I'v noticed Idol's blatant plugs for Coke and Apple alright, it's just that this one in particularly is especially nauseating.

Let me get this straight, you're just getting turned off by IDOL's not-so-subtle product placement.

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