Congratulations to Katharine McPhee. Starring in the new NBC drama, Smash has its perks–she just signed a solo record deal with Columbia records. The label will also release music from the soundtrack of the show.

Very good news for Season 5 runner up, Katharine McPhee. Smash, the pilot she shot set around the drama of producing a Broadway musical has been picked up by NBC.

Besides Katharine, the new series will feature Debra Messing, Angelina Huston, and Broadway stars including Megan Hilty, Christian Borle and Brian d’Arcy James.

Season 5 Idol runner up, Katharine McPhee. has landed a co-starring role in the NBC hour-long pilot Smash, Deadline is reporting.

The pilot, from Dreamworks, is based on an idea by Steven Spielberg and follows an ensemble of characters who come together to put on a Marilyn Monroe musical on Broadway [...]

Katharine McPhee pulled out that old Idol chestnut, “Over The Rainbow”, to help ring in 2011 on last night’s FOX News special, All American New Year.

I haven’t heard Kat sing that one in awhile! Watch her performance after the jump.

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Katharine McPhee’s perfomrance of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from her holiday album, Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You, aired on the CBS Early show yesterday morning.

It’s a bit late for Christmas wishes, so have yourself a merry little Boxing Day instead!

Katharine McPhee dropped by Live with Regis and Kelly to spread a little holiday cheer…on ice!

She performed her self-penned Christmas tune, “It’s Not Christmas Without You” and then led the crowd in a sing-a-long to “Jingle Bells”.

Watch her performances after the jump.

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Katharine McPhee jams out with Rickey Minor and the Tonight Show band on an upbeat rendition of “Jingle Bells” from her new holiday album Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You.

Check out Kat’s performance after the jump!!!

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In the new music video for the Katharine McPhee holiday tune, “It’s Not Christmas Without You”, the Season 5 Idol turns her hotel room into a winter wonderland after learning she won’t be spending Christmas with her guy.

Of course, there is a happy ending.  Check it out after the jump.

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Katharine McPhee is in Boston Common tonight helping the city celebrate the lighting of Beantown’s giant Nova Scotian Christmas tree.

The temps are about 38 degrees here.  Damn cold–especially for a California girl.  Kat bundled up to sing a couple of holiday tunes from her new album Christmas Is The [...]

Katharine McPhee dropped by the FOX Red Eye show in New York last night to perform her new co-penned Christmas song, “Christmas Without You”.

In the short interview afterward, Kat talked about her charity work and celebrating “Katharine McPhee Day”. Kat handled the shenanigans pretty well…

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Katharine McPhee’s new Christamas album, Christmas Is The Time …. (To Say I Love You), is now available everywhere.

The new record, Katharine’s 3rd studio album, is a mix of traditional and contemporary tracks with a few surprises mixed in–an original song co-written by Katharine and the title song, a 1981 Billy [...]