Season 9 Idol, Didi Benami, interviews the American Idol finalists on the Top 13 party red carpet. The Hollywood Reporter
Pia Toscano tweets, “Guesss what??? @Lauren_Alaina & I will be reuniting tonight!!!!! I can’t wait to see my girl! http://pic.twitter.com/FWKYrjxr”
American Idol’s Top 13 on Performing Whitney and Stevie! Plus, Who “Can’t Stand” Each Other? – American Idol isn’t going easy on season 11’s Top 13: In their first week of real competition, the girls have to tackle songs by the late Whitney Houston while the boys take on Stevie Wonder. Talk about pressure! We caught up with Idol’s Top 13 to discuss the pressure of taking on the two musical icons, as well as how living, working and playing togther is faring so far. Spoiler alert: Not everyone’s thrilled with the living situation! See the Videos at EOnline
DeAndre Brackensick: Bay Area’s Hawaiian ‘American Idol’ – “American Idol” fans who’ve been captivated by 17-year-old DeAndre Brackensick, the judges’ “wild card” addition to last week’s Top 10, may not be aware that the senior at San Jose’s Oak Grove High School also sings traditional Hawaiian music — hence his nickname “Kamele” and that sweet falsetto. He may not be based in the islands like previous Top 12 contestants Jasmine Trias and Camile Velasco, but as his “hula sister” Tihanai Bernardo notes in a letter urging support, “Deandre has a passion for hula and has participated in hula competition since the age of 10, starting with the 2005 George Na‘ope Kane Hula Festival” – Read more at SFGate
Kellie Pickler To Perform Pepsi Pre-Race Show At Bristol Food City 500 – BNA NASHVILLE artist KELLIE PICKLER is set to perform at the PEPSI pre-race concert for the FOOD CITY 500 at BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY on SUNDAY, MARCH 18th in BRISTOL, TN.“Two of my favorite things are singing Country music and driving fast,” said KELLIE. “So I can’t wait to get to BRISTOL and the NASCAR FOOD CITY 500 to do both!” – Read more at All Access
Paul McDonald Hoping To Pen A ‘Twilight’ Song – Newlyweds Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald gave MTV News an exclusive look at their latest labor of love on Tuesday — the video for their first musical collaboration, “Now That I’ve Found You.” And while “Twilight” star Reed didn’t necessarily see the sweet ditty ending up on the “Breaking Dawn – Part 2” soundtrack, she did reveal that husband McDonald is in the early stages of submitting a song for potential inclusion in the saga’s final installment. – Read more at MTV
Country Stars Step Up For “Autism Sings!” – Country artists are stepping up Margaritaville (322 Broadway, Nashville, TN) and showing their support in the fight against autism at the Nashville benefit concert Autism Speaks™ Presents “Autism Sings!” On Tuesday, March 13th, Country artists Ty Herndon, Bucky Covington, Bo Bice, Carter’s Chord and Mockingbird Sun will perform individual acoustic sets at the event, as will 13-year-old Katie Chance, who was diagnosed on the autism spectrum when she was two years old. – Read more at Nashville.com
‘American Idol’ Producer Rebooting ‘Name That Tune’ – Iconic game show Name That Tune could be returning to television. American Idol and The X Factor production company FremantleMedia has secured worldwide rights to the property from Prestige Entertainment Group, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. As first reported by Vulture, the music-themed game show that first ran from 1953-1959 on NBC and CBS is being rebooted for a modern audience, with Fremantle becoming the latest to attempt the Tune revival. – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
