While American Idol fans have, of late, been caught up in Paula’s departure, Ellen’s arrival, and Simon’s will-he or won’t-he plans, judge Randy Jackson would like everyone to think about something else.

近日來，《美國偶像》的粉絲們都在關(guān)心諸如寶拉的退出、艾倫的加盟，以及西蒙的去留未決，身為評委的Randy Jackson卻站出來表示大家應(yīng)該多關(guān)心點兒別的。

Like, how about the contestants?

比方說，今年比賽會怎么樣咧？

“People get sidetracked with [all the changes to the judging panel]," Jackson said Friday during a conference call with reporters. "Listen. There are contestants. Wait a minute, this is a singing competition. Wait a minute. Let’s also focus on what we’re judging and what the actual meat of the show really is. It’s about finding that next superstar talent.”

在周五的一個媒體發(fā)布會上，Jackson表示：“人們都為著評委的來來去去分心了。有那么多些個參賽者，這可是一唱歌比賽，咱就不能把關(guān)注點集中在我們所評判的對象身上，這才真正達(dá)到了這個比賽的目的。我們就是為了找出蘊(yùn)含巨星潛質(zhì)的千里馬?！?/div>
“This season, we’ve got some really good, bonafide, stand-in-your-shoes singers,” Jackson said. He also outlined his “big three” criteria for achieving success on the show: “undeniable talent, something that makes you unique, and you have to some star persona.”

“這一季，我們真的找到了一些非常出色、人品又好的歌手?！盧andy對第九季美偶相當(dāng)滿意，他甚至還列出了比賽的三大標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：“不容置疑的歌唱才華，獨一無二的特質(zhì)，以及巨星的潛質(zhì)。”

Regarding the judges' panel, Jackson said he’s not going to believe any of the rumors about Simon Cowell's departure until he hears about it directly from Cowell himself. And as for Ellen's arrival, he said she'll share her expertise as a performer and entertainer, but with a fan’s perspective.

至于流言紛紛的評委去留問題，Randy說在聽到西蒙親口說自己退出之前，他才不會相信外面的流言紛紛。而對于艾倫的加入，Randy則保證她將把自己專業(yè)獨到的演藝功底展現(xiàn)在美偶的舞臺上，不會讓粉絲們失望。