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NBC’s ‘The Voice’ is making itself heard in season 2 – With NBC’s hit singing competition down to four finalists (performance finale tonight, 8 ET/PT), executive producer Mark Burnett says it’s wide open. “You have no idea who’s going to win. From the blind auditions last year, there were a lot of people thinking that possibly (eventual winner Javier Colon) was going to win it,” he says. “This year, I could see every reason any of them could win.” – Read more at USA Today
Idology: Is Phillip’s Win Inevitable, or Is There a Secret Plot to Launch [Spoiler] to Victory?
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100 & Single: Buy An Adam Lambert Album, Strike A Tiny Blow For Gay Rights – One year later, I’d like to invite you to get behind another consumerist message that, in 2012, should be equally uncontroversial: Being openly gay shouldn’t prevent you from having a No. 1 album in the United States. The album we can support to send this message is Adam Lambert’s second major-label disc Trespassing, which arrives in stores on May 15—virtually one year to the day after the successful Bridesmaids opening. – Read more at the Village Voice
Kris Allen Loves Vinyl, ‘Parks & Rec’ And The Civil Wars: Favorites – Kris Allen is one of the most humble, friendly and talented people we’ve ever encountered, making him one of our all-time favorite artists to spend some one-on-one time with. But what about his favorite things? In our latest installment of Favorites, we discovered that the Idol champ has a thing for vinyl, is a huge fan of Parks And Recreation, and absolutely savors the cuisine in both Austin and Portland. When we asked about some more Kris Allen-specific stuff, the “Vision Of Love” singer revealed that his most cherished track on his upcoming sophomore LP (or his “baby” as he calls it) is “Teach Me How Love Goes” — so keep an ear out for that one when Thank You Camellia drops on May 22. – Read more at Idolator
Interview: Ex-‘American Idol’ singer Haley Reinhart ready to Lolla – “The kind of audience I’m speaking to is a very wide range of people,” Reinhart said Thursday during the grand opening of the AT&T Retail Innovation Center in Arlington Heights when asked why she was chosen to be the first “Idol” alum to perform at Lollapalooza. “It could be because (my sound is) sultry, rock, R&B — all of these things combined. I’m going for something very raw and organic.” – Read more at Chicago Tribune
Steven Tyler Makes First Ever Visit to the Playboy Mansion – What finally brought Tyler to the mansion after more than 40 years in the spotlight was Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, a program that allows people to live out their rock & roll dreams and spend four intense days training with counselors to play with Tyler or other superstars, such as Kiss’ Gene Simmons, who will be the headliner at an upcoming event in Las Vegas from October 10th through 14th. – Read more at Rolling Stone
Jennifer Lopez planning ‘new song’ with Iglesias for tour – “I’m already working out,” she told us, while at the Four Seasons promoting her film, What to Expect When You’re Expecting (out May 18), with co-star Rodrigo Santoro. “You have to train. Talking about going on six months of (touring), it’s daunting, it’s like whoa. It’s exciting but it’s still scary. Also, I’ve never done it before, so this will be my first time I’ve been on a world (tour).” – Read more at USA Today
What Ryan Seacrest’s Future Means for Television – Call it the apotheosis of the anodyne. As an unflappably happy host, Ryan Seacrest’s personality is nonthreatening and family-friendly, and given his presence across television and radio, it’s also everywhere. In an age when celebrity scandals, romantic dramas, and fashion gaffes run an extremely profitable news cycle, he’s a permanently smiling contradiction. – Read more at the Daily Beast
‘Dancing With the Stars’: Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Dish on Season 14 – No one is more surprised about making it to the final six competitors than Gilbert herself. “I am kind of shocked, actually,” the “Little House on the Prairie” actress told “Good Morning America” contributor Melissa Rycroft in an interview that aired on the show today. “I tried not to have too many expectations going in to where we would be, so each week has been a surprise, but then having people vote us through when we’ve gotten lower scores has been really validating and amazing, surprising.” – Read more at Dancing with the Stars
Don’t Waste Ad $$$ on ‘Vulgar’ Howard Stern – TMZ obtained a letter — written by the PTC — that was sent to a whopping 91 advertisers and commands them NOT to invest their millions with NBC’s tent-pole talent show … because they feel Howard Stern will corrupt America’s children with his provocative ways. In the letter, PTC cites Stern’s violent and crude language as reasons to boycott the show, quoting his comments on former “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino: “Hey Fantasia, you’re not getting little boys hard. Nobody’s beating off to you. Little boys want boners. They want a Britney Spears or a Rihanna.” – Read more at TMZ
Apprentice final two spoiled by the preview? No: the preview is fake – Watch the footage below, and see if you can spot the difference between the final moments and the preview. The answer: It’s Donald Trump’s tie. In the episode, he’s wearing a pink tie; in the preview, it’s purple. The knot is slightly different, too. This is pretty genius. – Read more at Reality Blurred< /a>
