Idol Headlines for 03/12/12

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Simon Cowell’s boyband, One Direction will perform on The Today Show. NBC 7-9am.

Jeremy Rosado and Cee Lo Green appear on Live! With Kelly. Check your local listings.

Ace Young has or will tape an episode of the Young and The Restless in a story line that’s sure to involve real-life girlfriend, Diana DeGarmo, who guest stars on the soap as Angelina (via Diana DeGarmo News)

Carrie Underwood celebrated her birthday on Saturday with a surprise 80s party! Check out some photos she tweeted HERE and HERE.

The CBS news show, “60 Minutes” did a piece on Aerosmith last night (March 11). Check out some videos HERE and HERE.

Heejun Han tweeted, “Since @PPhillipsAI11 was sick and could not play with me like he used to, i build robot @PPhillipsAI11 to play with me http://pic.twitter.com/1pe99FhQ (I heard a rumor that Phil had kidney stone surgery on Saturday, so I don’t know…)

‘American Idol’: Mary J. Blige on Whether Jimmy Iovine is Too Hard on the Finalists – So what sort of rookie mistakes did this year’s Top 13 make? “Once you’re out there, you can’t think about how you look and you have to learn a song so that you’re not even thinking about the words,” Blige told The Hollywood Reporter after Thursday’s show. “[Also] wanting to hurry to get to the big money note, I just kept telling them to slow down.” – See the Video at Hollywood Reporter

Anoop Desai Debuts ‘OoWee’ Single on Facebook Gaming Start-up Songster – Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 12, 2012 – Pop/R&B singer-songwriter Anoop Desai and Mowgli Games have partnered to release his exciting single “OoWee” through the launch of Songster, Facebook’s first and only collaborative music creation game. March 14 with mark both the launch and the Songster stage at SXSW featuring Anoop Desai – a perfect celebration of the innovative partnership. The spawn of interactive online environments like Youtube have given content creators a refreshing way to share music and expand there fans. Seeking an innovative alternative to traditional music release platforms like iTunes, Amazon and Spotify, Anoop Desai is offering fans a more interactive option to enjoy his music in the most shareable, viral environment…Facebook. – Read more at PRNewswire

Jennifer Hudson Helps Open Up The Smith Center – Singing her heart out while showing off her thin bod, Jennifer Hudson performed at the opening night of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday (March 10). The bright red lipped “American Idol” alum wore a glistening black dress with lace on top as she took the stage while backed by a 70-member choir to close out the show with a rendition of “Take Care of This House.” – See the photos at Celebrity Gossip

Smash Goes Bollywood – NBC’s musical drama pays homage to Indian movies with an elaborate performance airing April 23. It’s a dream sequence, set to the original song ”A Thousand and One Nights” written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and is ­triggered by the strained relationship between Karen (Katharine McPhee, pictured) and Dev (Raza Jeffrey). ”They have dinner in an Indian restaurant and there are Bollywood numbers playing in the videos on the wall,” says Smash creator Theresa Rebeck. See the Photo at Entertainment Weekly

Jordin Sparks: Disney Dreamer’s Keynote Speaker! – Jordin Sparks strikes a pose with Minnie Mouse on Sunday (March 11) at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 22-year-old singer and actress was the keynote speaker at the Disney Dreamer’s Academy commencement ceremony. The Dream Academy program is an annual career inspiration program for one hundred high school students from across the country.- See the Photo at Just Jared

Hayley Orrantia and Cari Fletcher from X Factor’s Lakoda Rayne, join forces to help celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting. have recorded two NEW songs for the centennial celebration that exemplify what it means to be a Girl Scout… “Power of a Girl” and “Friendship!” (HayleyandCari.com)

‘The Voice’ Judge Blake Shelton Admits ‘Man Crush’ On Adam Levine – LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Country superstar Blake Shelton is taking his bromance with fellow “The Voice” mentor Adam Levine to a whole new level. “All I have to say is, it’s true: I have a man crush on Adam,” the “Honey Bee” singer told MTV News at Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Awards this week. “It blows me away people can pick up on that just by watching that on television. “I want to kiss him. I want to kiss him so bad,” he added, smiling. “I don’t care if it’s mutual or not.” – Read more at Access Hollywood

Kid’s Choice Lineup includes One Direction, Cee Lo Green, Chris Colfer – LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Katy Perry will break the sound barrier at USC’s Galen Center with her first live performance at Nickelodeon’s 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Perry, topping the number of Kids’ Choice Award nominations by an individual this year, will join host Will Smith and a powerhouse roster of celebrity presenters, including Chris Rock (What to Expect When You’re Expecting), Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man), Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), Zac Efron (The Lucky One), Heidi Klum (Project Runway), Victoria Justice (Victorious), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Big Time Rush, Chris Colfer (Glee) and Cee Lo Green (The Voice) as well as recently announced performers, UK pop sensation One Direction. – Read more at Market Watch

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S3ZGXZCUE2YYOS7QV6QSTKM4SA buffynut2001

    Hot remixes at AO for BTIKM!

    http://t.co/dikQ4w9i

  • Anonymous

    Wow, those remixes of BTIKM sound very cool!

  • Anonymous

    Ingrid Michaelson joined by PS 22 Chorus for take on ‘Blood
    Brothers’ — EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

    http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/03/12/ingrid-michaelson-ps-22-chorus/

    “The tag-team was put together to announce Michaelson as one of the celebrity
    judges for DoSomething.org and VH1 Save the Music’s Battle for the Bands
    campaign, which encourages people to create videos showcasing why music
    education is important and should not be cut from school programs.

    American Idol winner Kris Allen will be joining Michaelson behind the judges’
    table, and Kelly Clarkson is acting as the campaign’s spokeswoman.” 

  • Anonymous

    Kris seems to building a side career as a judge :). Hopefully he and Kelly will be working together somehow on this.

  • Anonymous

    Saw Ingrid and Kris perform on the same stage a couple years ago and I would guess they’d be good together - plus, other than being musically talented, she’s hilarious.

  • Anonymous

    phillip really should just drop out of the comepetion if he is having surgery during his run on idol.  i know all the fan girls would be upset but health should be more important.

  • Tess

    Surgery for kidney stones is quick and relatively minor and since there isn’t an incision you are back on your feet in hours.

  • Anonymous

    They had been producing music – and quite well commercially – during their break-up.  Robbie Williams left the band for a while to solo (and he did well during that time too) and their reunion was him rejoining them for an album and tour.  They are all in the their late 30′s early 40′s now and are considered one of the top acts in the UK.  Somehow boybands never really faded in the UK.

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    Kidney stone surgery is nothing, relatively speaking.  Based on what I have read, I would argue with you that Casey Abrams had more reason to drop out than P2. 

  • Anonymous

    I love the idea of Ingrid Michaelson and Allen on the same panel. Not only is she one of the best female artists, IMO, but she has a terrific personality. I agree with ross; She’s really funny onstage and has an incredible knack at spontaneity. Simon should have tried to get her as an X Factor judge. Kris Allen has this great dry sense of humor so they probably interact very well.

  • Anonymous

    Today we hosted Adam Lambert at Gibson Guitar Center
    studios.

     

    http://mix1073fm.com/article.asp?id=2412690

     

    Adam and his handlers were extremely pleasant and a joy
    to be with. Adam actually thanked us for promoting his music. He really has a
    genuine appreciation and gratefulness for his fans, and they know it. That’s
    why they’re so passionate about his music.

  • Anonymous

    I doubt that Phillip thinks it’s nothing……..but yes, in comparison to other surgeries it could be described that way.  Hopefully this corrects the problem for now and he doesn’t have a recurrence.  Feel better Phillip!  Looking forward to your performance this week. 

    I would love to be in a room with Heejun and Phillip to experience their sense of humours! 

  • Kylee

    Not sure how accurate this source is…latest rumor on Britney and X factor.

    http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/12/britney-spears-x-factor-judge-salary-deal-million/

    This one says Simon is eying ADELE? Would she really do it?

    http://www.contactmusic.com/news/simon-cowell-desperate-to-sign-adele-for-us-x-factor_1302597

  • Susan

    Well, it’s probably old news and no one is reading this topic, I figured I’d set the record straight on Westlife.  Mateja Praznik is the closest to right.  I’ve seen them live 33 times (and I live in the US), so I think I’m qualified. ;)

    Westlife started as 6 guys who sent to school together in Sligo, Ireland, and performed in school musicals (Grease).  Boyzone were hot at the time, so people told them “hey, you should form a boyband” — so they did.  One of them’s mom was from the same county in Ireland as Louis Walsh, so she got in touch with him.  He agreed to manage them and got them an audition with Simon at the record label he worked for.

    Simon only liked Mark and Kian and said get rid of the rest.  Louis initially got rid of the one who was a year or two older than the others and one who LOOKED older (I think he’s bald now).  He held auditions in Dublin to replace those two with one, since all great boybands have 5 members, right?

    They liked two of the auditions so ended up kicking out one more of the originals in order to take both of them.  That left only Shane that Simon didn’t like.  Louis felt he was a great singer who had a bad day, so he dyed his hair blond for the next audition with Simon.  Simon didn’t recognize Shane (they told him about this much later) and signed them on the spot.

    So partially manufactured?  As compared to the US boybands of the late 90′s, I always thought Westlife seemed more authentic.  They weren’t showbiz kids who’d had years of dance lessons (hell, they still dance very much like white guys).  They were young, Irish, liked to drink, and didn’t care who knew it. ;)  

    Oh yeah — and they really could sing, much better than One Direction.

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