American Idol

David Cook to Play Evert Tennis Classic, Run the LA Marathon for Charity

David Cook has been confirmed to play in this year’s Raymond James and Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic. He played in last year’s classic. The event will take place November 11th-13th.

He’s also set to run his first marathon–the 2012 Honda LA Marathon–on behalf of Acclerate Brain Cancer for a cure. The American Idol Season 7 Idol winner hopes to raise 100K ahead of the race. The Honda LA Marathon takes place in Los Angeles on March 18, 2012

Click this link to donate to David’s efforts.

Read the official press release announcing the marathon:

X Factor

X Factor USA Spoilers! (See How Your Favs Did)

X Factor USA spoilers after the jump!

I have no idea how accurate this information is, so don’t kill me if it’s not 100%! It’s something to chew on while we get ever closer to the live shows. I’ve added links to each of the audition cities in case you wanted to review a specific hopefuls audition.

American Idol

Idol Headlines for 10/04/11

Carrie Underwood helps Randy Travis celebrate 25 years of country music at the Grand Ole Opry

Scotty McCreery appears on Live with Regis and Kelly
Simon Cowell appears on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 12:34/11:35c NBC
Kellie Pickler appears on the Ellen Degeneres Show

Simon Cowell: We’ll Eventually Get 20 Million Viewers For ‘The X Factor’

“That was a slight misunderstanding. I wasn’t saying I want 20 million for the first episode. I said we wanna hit 20 million, ” Simon told Access, attempting to cast a new light on his previous comments to The Hollywood Reporter.

David Cook has been confirmed to play in this year’s Raymond James and Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic. He played in last year’s classic. The event will take place November 11th-13th.

American Idol

Introducing Scotty McCreery (GAC Video + Q&A)

A few people asked me to put up video from the GAC TV “Introducing Scotty McCreery” Special, so here it is. There’s not much information in here a super-fan wouldn’t know. But, the trip back through Scotty’s childhood, complete with photos and interviews with his family, teachers etc. is pretty fun.

Also, as a bonus, Scotty is in desperate need of a lozenge as he answers fan questions for The Boot.