05/18/2012 • mjsbigblog

Idol Headlines for 05/18/12 – The Evening Edition

05/18/2012 mj santilli 80

Haley Reinhart performs at the Girls Who Rock show tonight night New York City. It’s streaming live on Ustream. 7-:11:30 pm et.

David Cook performs at the 2012 Erase MS Gala at the Hyatt Regency in Century City CA.

Kelly Clarkson to Perfom on The Dancing With The Stars Season Finale

05/18/2012 mj santilli 11

Kelly Clarkson will perform a medley of “Darkside” and “Stronger” on the season finale of Dancing With The Stars, Tuesday May 22 beginning at 9 pm.

Read the press release below for details on what to expect from the DWTS final performance and Finale airing Monday May 21 and Tuesday May 22 respectively.

So You Think You Can Dance Will Have A Guy and a Girl Winner

05/18/2012 mj santilli 21

Nigel Lythgoe announced on twitter that the new season of So You Think You Can Dance will have two winners: A Top Guy and Top Girl. Each finalist will have a number. Fans will vote for individuals (instead of pairs).

Scotty McCreery to Appear on American Idol Tuesday and Wednesday

05/18/2012 mj santilli 39

Read the official press release announcing Scotty McCreery’s appearances on American Idol next week. He’ll appear on Tuesday’s performance show to sing the goodbye song “Please Remember Me” and on Wednesday he will “help celebrate the winner of Season 11.”

American Idol Joshua Ledet Media Roundup

05/18/2012 mj santilli 31

This is a Joshua Ledet media roundup. But it’s going to be limited today. As a 3rd place American Idol finisher, Joshua will skip much of the typical media stops this week to get ready for next week’s finale. He’ll go along with the Top 2 to New York post-finale, but the poor guy, by virtue of where he placed, will miss some media stops.

All the media I have gathered here is from last night’s post-show red carpet:

American Idol: Phillip Phillips “Needs Surgery Now” (Report)

05/18/2012 mj santilli 228

According to TMZ, Doctors are urging American Idol Final 2 contestant, Phillip Phillips to get surgery NOW to treat a chronic kidney stone ailment that has been plaguing him all season. Phil, according to sources, is determined to work through the pain and will probably go under the knife immediately after the finale.

The recovery time is 6 weeks, meaning he will likely miss the beginning of the American Idols Live tour. That matches up to what Phil’s dad told some fans over the weekend during the Idol star’s hometown visit.

Teen Choice 2012: First Wave of Nominees Announced

05/18/2012 mj santilli 16

The first wave of Teen Choice nominees are out. Glee, American Idol, The Voice, X Factor are nominated for awards.

Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele are nominated in Television categories.

Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Kellie Pickler, Jennifer Lopez, Maroon 5, Cee Lo Green are nominated in music categories.

Billboard – 5/26/12

05/18/2012 Kirsten 59

As we all know, there are approximately 81,323 Billboard charts. This is a summary of just some of those charts and how the Idols/AGTers did on them this week. Please feel free to post rankings

Thursday Ratings: Idol Rises Again

05/18/2012 mj santilli 10

American Idol ratings rose again last night vs. last week.

More inside.

Idol Headlines for 05/18/12

05/18/2012 mj santilli 112

Jennifer Lopez tweets, “There is no truth to reports that say I am definitely leaving Idol. All I said was I haven’t decided what I am doing next year. When I know for sure what I’m doing I will let the #LOVE!RS know!”

Nigel Lythgoe Addresses Future of ‘American Idol,’ With or Without Jennifer Lopez