America’s Got Talent kicks off on June 17th and rumors are that the USA not only has an opera singer, but…a pig that can paint! Match that, Britain. April MacIntyre, writing for the M&C site, uncovered some tidbits about the coming string of performances.

Judges for the American version of the show are Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and David Hasselhoff. Jerry Springer is slated to host. Simon Cowell is the executive producer. Here’s a blip from that interview session. For the rest, just click here.

Sharon, what does it mean to have talent in today’s entertainment world as compared to when Ozzy was starting out?

Sharon Osbourne: It’s a - but it’s a whole different world out there. We’re talking about, the difference of 40 years here. It’s a whole different world and today with TV, somebody can get catapulted from nothing to signing $100 million in Vegas overnight.

So today with talent, I mean, if you do have talent it’s instant fame. That’s the difference. Forty years ago, 20 years ago you had to pay your dues. You had to tour and tour. And now television one season, you could get $100 million.