40 people attended auditions for Simon Cowell's new boyband project, "The Midas Touch," in Liverpool.

Simon Cowell's new boyband project, "The Midas Touch," faced a major setback with only 40 people showing up for auditions in Liverpool. The TV show aims to find members for a new boyband, inspired by One Direction, and will be filmed for a potential Netflix series. This comes as Cowell expressed concerns that social media might have changed the landscape for emerging musicians. Auditions in Gateshead were also postponed.