Idol Headlines for 11/21/14

Amazing Race returns to CBS tonight 8/7c PM! Check out Steven’s live recap.

Malaya Watson set for Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade – DETROIT – WDIV-TV Local 4 is the official television station of America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Art Van. The annual live broadcast from Woodward Avenue is hosted by Local 4 anchors Carmen Harlan, Devin Scillian, Chuck Gaidica, Rhonda Walker, Evrod Cassimy and Ben Bailey and begins at 9 a.m. Thanksgiving morning. The national broadcast, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., reaches more than 140 major cities across the country. Featured performances include Detroit R&B/Pop trio Love Dollhouse; beat boxer Stevie Soul, Motor City jazz crooner Ben Sharkey and drummer/percussionist Rick Beamon; along with America’s Got Talent finalist Olivia Millerschin and American Idol finalist Malaya Watson. Special celebrities appearing in America’s Thanksgiving Parade include Olympic Gold Medalists and this year’s Grand Marshals Meryl Davis and Charlie White; Grammy-nominated rapper and Detroit native Big Sean; American rapper, actor and television host Vanilla Ice; Host of HGTV’s Rehab Addict and Michigan native Nicole Curtis; International home designer and co-host of HGTV’s Love It or List It Hilary Farr; and Detroit’s favorite mascots: Paws, Roary and Hooper. – Read more at Click on Detroit

TAYLOR SWIFT TO RECEIVE FIRST EVER DICK CLARK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AT THE 2014 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® – dick clark productions and ABC announced today that Taylor Swift will be presented with the inaugural “Dick Clark Award for Excellence” at the 2014 American Music Awards. Swift will be recognized for her historical album sales as the only artist in history to have three albums – “Speak Now, “Red” and “1989” — each debuting with more than 1 million sold in their first week. “The first time Dick saw Taylor perform, he knew she was something special,” said Kari Clark, wife of the late Dick Clark. “He would be thrilled to know she is the first artist to receive the Dick Clark Award for Excellence.” – Via DC Productions Press Release

Casey Abrams Performs in Northern Michigan – “Without American Idol, I think I would still be in college studying the jazz bass,” he says. “I never thought about being a singer before then and it got me on stage in front of a lot of people and allowed me to do some good and gave me confidence.” Casey is only 23-years-old and hopes to see himself playing on the Grammy stage in five years. “I don’t need a Grammy, but playing on the stage would be pretty great,” he says. In 2012 he released his first album entitled Casey Abrams and is hard at work on his second album although there is no release date set yet. – Read more at My North.com

Dancing’s Derek Hough: I’m Trying Not to Repeat Myself – With the freestyle, I feel like I’ve covered a lot of bases before and it’s like what’s next? It’s a sense of trying not to do something over and over again. I did the stripped-down contemporary with Kellie already. I’ve done the upbeat stuff. You can go with heart or a fun, lighthearted dance or something completely serious. With Bethany, I’m trying to figure out what the right thing for her is. What are her strengths and what’s going to make her shine? So I’ve settled on telling her story. It starts off slowly and lyrically with beautiful shapes and beautiful lines. There will be other dancers as the dance builds to show her Motavators behind her. It signifies her life and strength. She’s created her own brand and her own career — her own everything, really. When I look back at the season, I look back at the moments that showcase how tough and fierce she is, like the Argentine tango and paso doble. It’s strong and it’s a big song, like Inception. It’ll be like Hans Zimmer is there! – Read more at TV Guide

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