Big Brother premiers tonight! Steven will be live blogging the first week of shows, after which I’ll post results on Thursday, and Steven will put together a weekly roundup/powerlist.
Castro the Band to Release a Single
Jason Castro and his family band will release a single on Friday!
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— CASTRO The Band (@CastroTheBand) June 21, 2016
Jessica Sanchez Interview – City Of Michael
With post-‘Voice’ songs, Josh Kaufman is his own man – For Josh Kaufman fans interested in what the singer thought about his championship season on “The Voice,” he spells it out in a new song titled “Paycheck.” “It’s not about the paycheck,” he sings. “I’m in it for the love of the game.” The Carmel resident collected $100,000 and a major-label recording contract for winning NBC’s “Voice” talent search in May 2014. Two years later, Kaufman is in stores with a self-titled EP, his first solo recording since the TV show. – Read more at Indy Star
‘Bachelor’ Spinoff ‘Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After’ Ordered by Freeform – Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell are headed down the aisle — and the channel once called ABC Family will show you every step. Freeform just handed out a red rose to represent a green light. The former ABC Family channel has ordered a “Bachelor” spinoff starring the ABC series’ most-recently engaged couple, Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell. “Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After” will follow the pair as they prepare for their wedding. Freeform said Ben will explore getting involved in the political realm and Lauren will try and establish her post-“Bachelor” life. – Read more at The Wrap
‘No One Wants to Die on Tour.’ Inside the State of Concert Security – At large venues like NFL stadiums and Disney theme parks, the industry has added additional metal detectors, more security and more thorough bag checks. But for thousands of smaller venues, concert security is generally what it was in 2004. “I’ve seen very little change,” says Steve Adelman, vice president of the Event Safety Alliance, a non-profit association of promoters, agents and managers aiming to “[eliminate] unsafe behaviors and conditions throughout our industry.” “As you get to smaller venues that have smaller budgets and less infrastructure, they do less.” – Read more at Rolling Stone
‘Big Brother’ Bosses Talk Casting Diversity, Lack of Female Winners and Avoiding a Season 15 Repeat – “How about this? You’ll meet the entire cast on night one. That’s a big one,” Grodner teases. “For the first time ever, it’s a two-hour first night premiere and there’s a lot going down. There’s a lot of action, a lot of fun competitions, there’s twists and turns and reveals and you’ll find out whether indeed there are just 12 or if there will be more than that.” And when THR pointed out there are no blondes this season, she quipped, “Well, yeah, you never know.” Which means there may be some truth to rumor that season 16 fan favorite Nicole Franzel will be returning. – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
