Headlines: American Idol’s Phillip Phillips Set for Pure Genius

PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE BILLBOARD HOLLYWOOD PARTY ON “DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2017” – Los Angeles, CA (December 8, 2016) – Niall Horan, Lukas Graham, Shawn Mendes, Emeli Sande and Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink and Ty Dolla $ign join the biggest celebration of the year, performing from the Billboard Hollywood Party on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2017.” Fergie, set to host the event from Los Angeles, will perform two songs leading up to the 2017 countdown. America’s biggest celebration of the year will take place on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the ABC Television Network. Additional performers will be announced soon. -via dc productions press release

CHECK OUT American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips on tonight’s Pure Genius – Here’s a description of the episode from CBS PR: “A Bunker Hill Christmas” – When a young leukemia patient comes to Bunker Hill in need of a miracle, James hopes a new t-cell cancer treatment will save her life, as her optimism inspires him to become a better person. Also, Malik and Zoe agree to go on a date just as James confesses his feelings to her, and Julianna’s Christmas visit with Walter uncovers the strain in their long-distance marriage, on PURE GENIUS, Thursday, Dec. 8 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Musician Phillip Phillips guest stars as himself.

"A Bunker Hill Christmas" -- When a young leukemia patient comes to Bunker Hill in need of a miracle, James hopes a new t-cell cancer treatment will save her life, as her optimism inspires him to become a better person. Also, Malik and Zoe agree to go on a date just as James confesses his feelings to her, and Julianna's Christmas visit with Walter uncovers the strain in their long-distance marriage, on PURE GENIUS, Thursday, Dec. 8 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L-R: Jade Petty John as Madeline Sorenson, Augustus Prew as James Bell, Odette Annable as Dr. Zoe Brockett, Phillip Phillips as himself, Amy Benedict as Bonnie Sorenson, and Greg Winter as Ed Sorenson Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS �©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

UMG Nashville Offers Holiday Radio Specials Featuring Lauren Alaina And Brothers Osborne – UMG NASHVILLE has announced two spot-free holiday radio specials. The first, “A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS,” is a three-hour, multi-artist special hosted by MERCURY NASHVILLE/19/INTERSCOPE artist LAUREN ALAINA, who shares CHRISTMAS thoughts, memories, and more with other Country artists. The special can run FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9th through SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25th, and is available for delivery via DROPBOX by THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8th. – Read more at All Acces

Slain ‘The Voice’ finalist Christina Grimmie honored with Wishwall in Marlton, NJ – Marlton, NJ will host a Wishwall art installation beginning this week in honor of slain singer and The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie, courtesy of The Wishwall Foundation. The wall will be unveiled 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Evesham Library with a ceremony honoring Grimmie, a Marlton native. At the event, organizers will post “meaningful wishes” from attendees to the wall, noting that “all wishes posted during our event are eligible to come true.” – Read more at Philly.com

Kelly Clarkson Says People Regularly Confuse Her With Carrie Underwood: ‘We Look Nothing Alike!’ – The 34-year-old “Piece by Piece” singer says that people regularly confuse her with the fellow American Idol winner, but she has no idea why. “This is my favorite thing. People come up to me all the time,” she said on Z100’s Elvis Duran and The Morning Show on Wednesday. “OK, we look nothing alike, we sound nothing alike, there’s nothing about us that’s similar, really, except we were both on Idol. “People are always like, ‘I love your song, ‘So Small,’ and I’m like, ‘Thank you. Thank you, I think you’re thinking I’m Carrie Underwood,'” she continued with a laugh. “It always happens! Then a girl that worked with her years ago said the same things happened to her. I think it’s because we’re both blonde and from American Idol.” – Read more at Entertainment Tonight

American Idol alums Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle, Mandisa Pose with a Fan

Pretty sure this happened at the Michael W. Smith/Jordan Smith Christmas concert in Nashville earlier this week…

American Idol alums Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart Jam

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