America’s Got Talent begins their New Jersey-based live shows tonight at 8 pm.

Heejun Han is feeling romantic, “When i see your face…theres not a thing that i would say…your just amazing…just the way you are….. pic.twitter.com/bkkT3EFW LOL.

According to LifeOfTheRichandFamous, FOX hasn’t formally announced it yet, but the network is tapping X Factor judge, Demi Lovato to host the Teen Choice Awards set to air on July 22.  What is official? FOX issued a press release this morning announcing Justin Bieber as one of the performers. Because, the Biebs has been really underexposed lately…don’t you think?

Phillip Phillips Reveals Details of Year-Long Kidney Crisis – “It’s the toughest year of my life,” Phillips tells PEOPLE, “but it’s going to be exciting, too.” It all started a year ago, just as Phillips was auditioning for Idol. After experiencing abdominal pain, he was diagnosed with two large kidney stones. Over the course of the season, but away from the cameras, he quietly underwent seven painful procedures including a five-hour surgery earlier this month to remove more stones and restructure some of his damaged anatomy. “This one’s supposed to fix me,” he says. Watch the Video at People

Kelly Clarkson on The Crush UK 2-7-12

“You’re like the weird clown who scares children” – Kelly. This interview is both bizarre and hilarious.

Adam Lambert interview: ‘I’ve figured out my place in music’ – After promoting his new album Trespassing across the States and taking it to the top of the charts, Adam Lambert has promptly flown out to the UK in the hope of doing it all again. We met up with the singer talk about the LP’s success, his upcoming shows with Queen and what he makes of Britney Spears judging on this year’s X Factor USA. You performed at the Royal Albert Hall last night. How did it go? “Really well, thanks! It’s a very intimidating venue as it’s so huge with a lot of history. It was great to play my music to a crowd who don’t necessarily know my music that well. There were some serious fans there, but the majority of the audience was hearing me for the first time, which is always a great experience.” – Read more at Digital Spy

David Cook not rooting for White Guy With Guitar – He might have started the White Guy With Guitar (WGWG) trend on “American Idol,” being the first of the last five AI winners who are male, Caucasian and strummed his way to the top. But that doesn’t mean David Cook is rooting for future hopefuls who fall in the same category. And he can’t be blamed for the ongoing trend that has denied the Idol crown from females and competitors of other ethnicities. – Read more at OMG

Casey James – featured artist of the month for McPherson guitars

“American Idol” finalist James Durbin heads for the Chesaning Showboat Rockfest determined to earn success – “I never wanted to be one of those people who got a lot of attention on ‘American Idol’ and then disappeared from view,” Durbin said. “The show is an opportunity, a stepping stone with the kind of exposure you’re not going to get anywhere else. “You’re being looked at, you’re being chosen to go on, and when it’s over, you’d better be ready to work your butt off.” – Read more at MLive

Nikki Reed & Paul McDonald: Studio City Runners – Tending to their daily workout routine, happy couple Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald were spotted on a jog through Studio City, California this morning (June 29). Clad in a black ball cap, gray top, cropped black pants and gray tennis shows, the “Twilight” stunner kept close to her “American Idol” man as they duo ran a steady pace. – See the photos at Celebrity Gossip

Fantasia breaks down at birthday concert – An emotional Fantasia Barrino broke down in tears in front of hundreds of adoring fans during her performance at the Truth Is concert staged at the Ambassador Hotel, Port-of-Spain, on Saturday night. Allowing the tears to flow freely, the Grammy Award and 2004 American Idol winner had the crowd awestruck, as she cried while delivering her hit song Even Angels, from her third album Back To Me. – Read more at Guardian.Co.Tt

‘Smash’ star kicks off holiday show – Sure, she’s the star of “Smash” on NBC, the dramatized — or, more accurately, soap opera-ized — story of the making of a Broadway musical based on Marilyn Monroe’s life. Yes, despite the show’s insistence that Katharine McPhee deserves to play America’s bottle-blond sweetheart, the 31-year-old Hilty is so obviously the right person for the role that it is difficult to watch the program without shouting at your television. – TOB.com

Chris Colfer Gives the Girls at the Cool table a Rude Awakening.

 
  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=34307244 Shana Collier

    “And he can’t be blamed for the ongoing trend that has denied the Idol crown from females and competitors of other ethnicities.”  

    I’m about sick of the whole WGWG debate.  Did someone actually BELIEVE it was David Cook’s fault that WGWG’s had been winning Idol? Lets not forget he truly deserved the crown his season WGWG or not.  

  • LVD

    CaseyJ is the featured artist of the month for McPherson guitars.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHd5TnhYaA&feature=player_embedded 

    http://mcphersonguitars.com/ 

  • Anonymous

    So glad I took a peek at the blog today…didn’t know AGT is taping here in Jersey. Just signed up on the waiting list for tickets. I’ve never gone to a TV show taping before so don’t know how this all works or what to expect. Should be a hoot! 

  • Mateja Praznik

    Rachel Crow’s music video premiered:
    http://youtu.be/nTIBDuTxzUw

  • heartly

    Here’s a bizarrely funny interview that Kelly did for The Crush while she was in the UK. In a radio interview afterward she had mentioned that this one was the strangest interviews she’d ever done.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8MrT_hb3mo

  • Anonymous

    Entertainment Weekly has the tracks listings for the Soundtrack to Jordin  and Whitney’s Sparkle movie . Of the 11 songs Jordin is featured on 7 of them.Voice judge Cee Lo Green also has a song.  There was an earlier mention of 13 songs.

    http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/07/02/sparkle-soundtrack-whitney-houston-jordin-sparks/

    1. “I’m A Man,” Cee Lo Green

    2. “Yes I Do,” Carmen Ejogo

    3. “Running,” Goapele

    4. “Jump,” Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter & Jordin Sparks

    5. “Hooked On Your Love,” Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter & Jordin Sparks

    6. “Something He Can Feel,” Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter & Jordin Sparks

    7. “His Eye Is On The Sparrow,” Whitney Houston

    8. “Look Into Your Heart,” Jordin Sparks

    9. “One Wing,” Jordin Sparks

    10. “Love Will,” Jordin Sparks

    11. “Celebrate,” Whitney Houston & Jordin Sparks

  • Anonymous

    HD quality vids from Kris’ show this weekend are going up on this channel. Kris changed up the ending on LYA again, complete with guitar solo from Andrew (I’ve missed KAB, need more full band shows!)

    Anyway, if anyone wants to check these vids out:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njk0dUItwDI 

  • Anonymous

    interesting that Whitney is only one 2 of the tracks. That might fit with whatever her role in the movie is, but you got to think that won’t help sales of the soundtrack

    Cool that Jordin is on so many of the tracks, though

  • Anonymous

    Loved that interview Casey did with 
    McPherson guitars! He definitely knows his stuff about this subject.

  • Incipit

     

    “Did someone actually BELIEVE it was David Cook’s fault that WGWG’s had been winning Idol?”

    Shana Collier, I have to agree the writer was ‘reaching’ there, for whatever reasons – in fact, if he had twisted what David said any further, it would have turned into a pretzel. Of course, pretzels come with big grains of salt – useful for reading the title of that, um, article.

    Geebus.

  • Anonymous

    There’s another very nice PR release regarding the activities in Kansas City for the All Star weekend.  This one focuses on the charity 5k and David Cook’s participation.

    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120702&content_id=34320042&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ENXWTPQX7WDUGFKDMOUHAWCQMY Van

    That interview with Kelly was hilarious!! 

  • Incipit

    “Cook, who used to work at the Stadium Club in Kauffman Stadium, will run in the event and will hand out medals and congratulate participants as they cross the finish line. MLB will donate 100% of net proceeds from the event to three charities supporting cancer research and awareness – Prostate Cancer Foundation, Stand Up To Cancer and the Greater Kansas City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.”

    Hey, thanks for that, wordnerdarchie! That’s the first confirmation I’ve seen that David would be running in the 5K – and not just playing in the All Star/Celebrities softball game. I’m not into baseball, but people who are tell me this MLB weekend event is a Big Deal.

    Gonna be a cool weekend for DC – combining the sports aspect, which he loves, and the charity so near to his heart (and the running, which is not near to his heart. Heh), all in a home town setting.

  • mmb

    http://www.azstatefair.com/concerts

    New concert for Adam — October 17 in Phoenix. That is an interesting lineup — Jane’s Addiction, Weezer, Karmin, Korn, Jerrod Niemann, Adam….

  • Anonymous

    Billboard: Madonna Rules Billboard.com’s 2012 Mid-Year Music Awards

    “Other big winners from the Mid-Year Music Awards poll included Adam Lambert, whose sophomore disc “Trespassing” was the favorite album to top the Billboard 200 so far in 2012″

    http://www.billboard.com/features/madonna-rules-billboard-com-s-2012-mid-year-1007481152.story#/features/madonna-rules-billboard-com-s-2012-mid-year-1007481152.story

    Favorite Billboard 200 No. 1 Album:
    1. Adam Lambert, “Trespassing” (56%)
    2. One Direction, “Up All Night (15%)
    3. Madonna, “MDNA” (11%)

    Best Music Video:
    1. Rihanna, “Where Have You Been” (21%)
    2. Adam Lambert, “Never Close Our Eyes” (19%)
    3. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me” (17%)

    Best Style:
    1. Beyonce (26%)
    2. Rihanna (17%)
    3. Adam Lambert (14%)

    Best Music Reality Show:
    1. The Voice (40%)
    2. American Idol (36%)
    3. America’s Got Talent (10%)

  • http://twitter.com/eilonwya10 Eilonwy

    New concert for Adam — October 17 in Phoenix.

    Well, jeesh, 48 hours after I decide that if Lambert would do a free-ish show somewhere fun in Phoenix, I’d go see what he’s like live… he up and schedules one. I guess I’m committed to going to this show, then.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SYFK77IYLRQIVATQ2MJKSW2J7Y Pam

    From PR Newswire:

    Tom Bergeron Takes Helm as New Host of PBS’s Top Rated A CAPITOL FOURTH

    Star Spangled Celebration Live from the U.S. Capitol Celebrates America’s Birthday with Performances by Phillip Phillips, Matthew Broderick, Megan Hilty, Javier Colon, Josh Turner, Kool & The Gang, Kelli O’Hara, Russell Watson, Amber Riley and the National Symphony Orchestra

    - Plus an Inspiring Olympic Tribute to Team USA Hosted by Apolo Anton Ohno and Featuring Legendary Conductor and Composer John Williams

    Read the rest at the link.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for the link to the HD videos from Kris’ concert this weekend. I see a different drummer–not Ryland or Drew. Anybody know who it is?

    Andrew was awesome in that guitar solo–I’ve missed KAB, too!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cat-Green/100002863397963 Cat Green

     Cale’s tweet says the drummer is Brenton Little (who is also a drummer for their church’s worship band)
    https://twitter.com/calevis24/status/219452815582576641

  • Anonymous

    Nikki and Paul are an adorable couple! I love seeing them together. 

  • Anonymous

    Casey James and that McPherson guitar  — a match made in musical heaven.  WOWSA! Watch his performance on the McPherson playing Polk Salad Annie — my husband and I were there at this show, in the 2nd row — a free lunch time performance sponsored by KRTY — his playing is in a whole different stratosphere! 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fnIy2lfNx0&feature=related

  • OffLeash

    Speaking of XFUS, shouldn’t Melanie’s single come out soon? It’s strange we haven’t heard anything about it, no rumors, not even as far as producers. Or more likely I missed it.

  • OffLeash

    That was a solid performance! CaseyJ might yet redeem season 9 lol.

  • Anonymous

    With the UK version, Simon likes for the singles to be released around the same time that the show is returning, so he can use the show to promote them, and vice versa.