Hmm, it looks like no one's going to bring snark. Not sure if this is going to work. Also, did you see these changes the show is making according to that article?

Quote Originally Posted by Yahoo News
Among other changes the new season will bring, the producers said that contestants won't be forced to stray from their favored genre: country singers can sing country songs; rock singers won't have to sing folk songs. Also, there are no plans to have celebrity mentors come on the show, as was common in seasons past.
Not sure these will work either, although the first one is more fair to the contestants, I think.