Travis Garland Better Than Justin Timberlake? Um

By PopEater Staff Posted May 20th 2010 11:28AM

Typically, unknown singers looking for their big break are part of the competition on 'American Idol,' but not Wednesday, when a guy named Travis Garland was given three minutes of airtime to perform his track, 'Believe.'

Garland's big booster is blogger Perez Hilton, who made a couple of suspect claims in the intro to the 'Idol' performance: First, he told viewers he "discovered" Garland, who was actually in NLT, a boy band that also included 'Glee' star Kevin McHale. Second, Hilton boasted Garland is "better than Justin Timberlake." We'll just let you chew on that gristle.

Beyond his knowing Kevin McHale, Perez Hilton and, now, Ryan Seacrest, little else is known about the Texas native (having no Wikipedia page will do that to a guy).

We do know he digs fellow singer Justin Bieber. In an interview with EW, Garland said of Bieber: "I really appreciate his talent, and I can really respect someone who handles the kind of success he's received so well. I respect his maturity."

So far, comments on the performance of 'Believe' on 'Idol' have been overwhelmingly negative. One YouTube commenter, named "MsBlueyes5," took Hilton to task for his boast: "Oh Perez! You're funny and everything but come on ... better than Justin Timberlake! No way. Right when you said that you set him up for failure!"

Another, by "The Soulshock," said that while he liked Garland, "He was bouncing around the stage too much. He is a new face, should've focused more on the vocals and stayed in the same place for a while ... It's all over the place this performance."

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Tags: American Idol, perez hilton, Travis Garland

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Thursday 20 May

By linjack39

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Honestly, I didn't think much of his performance on AI last night. Pretty bad.

By bigtinylittle

Certainly no better or worse than that boring Bieber boy. God, we're back to that lame teeny bopper crap that surfaces every few years. Disney must have their noses in it.

By sleepyhead

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He's weak, no Justin Timberlake.

By Bella

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I agree with you. I didn't even know who he was and that board behind him with his name written out was a little to obnoxious for me.

By Marsha

I know right? And they had his name all big behind him like he's a huge star. Then he started singing and I was like, "What the hell?" I liked it so much that I turned the sound down. Makes me wonder what the heck did this guy have to do to get that kind of billing on American Idol?

By RL

If Perez Hilton is the best this guy can do then his career is over already.

By tennwilliams

wow that perez dude just keeps looking better and better. bwaahahahaha. justin garland was horrible and I could "discover" 20 guys one on city block that could do that.

By Jessica

The performance was horrible. I actually changed the channel. This guy is only better that JT in his most wild fantasies.

By k

He sucks, like no joke. I couldn't really understand what he was saying, he's not good, at all.

By Al

Better than JT at WHAT???
Perez Hilton; Just ask Travis out for a date or use the casting couch:

Good God: I think PH let his lil head do the thinking on this one::

By frances

He was actually really hard to watch.......Why would Idol give him any time on their show?????????????????

By Nate

Travis Garland was mediocre at best. Justin Timberlake is an overhyped, untalented fraud who is famous for being famous. Timberlake is a media star, not a musical talent. He is all over the clebrity mags and tabloid tv, but for such a supposedly "huge star" his music has left an almost nonexistant footprint on the music scene. How many people could even name five Justin Timberlake songs, much less five hit songs? He is treated like an icon, but doesnt have the resume to deserve it.

By Pat

i would rather listen to Greg Brady on the old TV show the Brady Bunch, this kid really blows, what the hell is Perez thinking?

By Lissa

Hey Nate, I can name off like 30 hit songs he's sung, and at least 6-8 that he's done without N'Sync..so what are you talking about.

And yea, this guy SUCKED.

By Allie

He Is SOOO not better than Justin; I Love JT!;; (: How could PH say that?!? Wth?!? I'd have to admit he's pretty cute though.

By sue bee

ummmm..... yeah..... no....

Saturday 22 May

By Danielle

Your all stuck up idiots. Your all just jealous because he got the chance to perform on American Idol, and you idiots didn't. Just because he has real talent, and you retards don't have any talent at all besides eating dog crap doesn't mean for you to diss him.I agree Travis could have done better, but it was his first performance on tv, give the guy a break and stop bagging everyone who gets the chance to chase their dreams.

By dave

What a joke...he should have auditioned with AI so that he be voted off in a heart beat by the judges. Perez Hilton is a JOKE also. He is known for his unworthy remarks which tabloids print. Get a real job PH.

Friday 21 May

By Kasey

go on youtube and look up travisgarlandmusic .. hes actually really talented ... he needs to work on how to hold a mic .. and he should have focused on his vocals instead of dancing ... but all in all for not performing in over a year and his 1st time on TV i think he did ok
perez is an idiot for sayin hes better than jt becahse people are now hating on Travis like hes the one who said it

By BuBbLeSo_0

Yes I agree is performance on American Idol sucks, and he was a much better dancer, however I saw his stuff on Youtube and the video that PH was talking about and it was really really really good. He isnt such a joke. And every star has one bad performance...

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