Idol Headlines for 6/12/13

Carrie Underwood just laid down vocals for NBC Sunday Night Football according to a producer who tweeted, “Hey SNF fans@carrieunderwood just laid her vocals on “waiting all day for sunday night” and she rocked the house. Gonna be epic”

Angie Miller tweets, “Today is an exciting day! Photo shoot with @justinemagazine then I’ll be singing at the Women In Film event tonight=) http://www.wif.org”

RaeLynn Signs With Big Enterprises – Kerry Hansen and Jenn Witherell of Big Enterprises have announced the signing of The Valory Music Co./Republic Records artist RaeLynn. She joins the management company which is home to Wynonna and Elenowen. “RaeLynn is an extremely talented, driven and uniquely positioned young artist,” said Hansen. “Her experience on NBC’s The Voice may have launched the start of her career but her strong songwriting and unique vocals will make her a star. We are thrilled to be partnering with her and the BMLG family.” RaeLynn, age 19, inked with Republic Nashville in June 2011 following an appearance on season 2 of NBC’s The Voice. – Read more at MusicRow

Adam Levine on Blake Shelton’s Ego: “His Head Can’t Get Any Bigger!” – “Blake’s head can’t really get any bigger,” the Maroon 5 frontman told us last night after the show. “It’s max capacity right now. It’s got no more space to grow.” “I was shocked that I lost Judith [Hill] and Sarah [Simmons] in one fell swoop. That was upsetting,” he told us. “It’s so close to the end you just have to celebrate the good things. I know Amber feels good about it; she’s not going to be crying herself to sleep. It’s tough to get this far. It’s really hard.” – Watch the Video at E News

Constantine Maroulis and Kate Rockwell Will Star in Re-Conceptualized Reading of Air Supply Musical Lost In Love – Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis, who was recently seen in the Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde, and Rock of Ages’ Kate Rockwell will star in a private industry reading of the Air Supply musical Lost In Love June 18 at Pearl Studios in Manhattan. The piece — which pulls its score from the catalogue of the Grammy Award-winning band Air Supply and features a book by Rock of Ages’ Tony Lepage and Justin Matthew Sargent — was seen in a 2012 New York City reading and has been completely re-conceptualized since that time. – Read more at Yahoo.com

12 American Idol Alums Who Would Make Good Judges – As part of American Idol’s complete overhaul for its upcoming 13th season, the show is considering hiring former alums to join the judges’ panel. With Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson definitely not returning, and Keith Urban’s fate still up in the air, it’s safe to say that there are at least two open positions at the table. Jennifer Hudson is reportedly in talks to join, while original champ Kelly Clarkson has said that she is not interested. Here’s a list of 12 alums we think would be great additions to the floundering show (in alphabetical order): – Read more at TVGuide

Artists Sign On For iHeartRadio’s “Show Your Stripes” Campaign – Clear Channel has launched iHeartRadio’s Show Your Stripes, a company-wide community service project to address unemployment among U.S. military veterans and to encourage businesses to hire skilled veterans. The company is set to spend more than $75 million on radio, digital and other resources to highlight skills brought back by returning servicemen and women that are valuable to employers. To launch the campaign, artists including Elton John, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Ryan Seacrest, Mario Lopez, Trace Adkins and LL Cool J have recorded a series of PSAs that showcase stories from veterans who have successfully found jobs. Clarkson tells the story of Jeff Marshall, a 10-year member of the U.S. Air Force special operations command who is now working in online operations at Facebook. – Read more at MusicRow

Idol Finalist Adam Lambert Gets Serious On The Afternoon News – Lambert took time out of his day to talk with KDKA Radio’s Joe DeStio about the LGBT community and what it means to him to be a voice for them. Some of Lambert’s concerts and appearances around the world have been protested due to his views. When DeStio asked him how that affected him, Lambert offered a little secret, “Just between me and you, I think it’s a little bit fun.” – Read more at CBS Local.com

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Taylor Hicks ready for beach, bushwackers and jamming on stage with his old friends – Life is good for American Idol winner and Hoover native Taylor Hicks. He just signed a one year extension with Bally’s to continue headlining at the company’s casino properties that later this summer will take him from his Las Vegas home base to Reno and Atlantic City. He’s also laying down tracks for what he calls “a soulful country record’’ in Nashville. And he gets to return to his old stomping ground to play Friday and Saturday shows at the Flora-Bama’s Shindig on the Beach. “My first time performing on the Gulf Coast was at the ‘Bama with a band called Passing Through. And I guess I played there on and off for about four years,’’ Taylor said from a Nashville recording studio. – Read more at Mullett Wrap

Nigel Lythgoe on ‘American Idol’ Boot: Not a ‘Surprise’ – Lythgoe explained, “I’d read for a week that we were going to be fired in different papers and magazines, so it didn’t come as too much of a surprise when I got a telephone call on Friday. I was grateful to get the call.” He added that the drama between judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj was not good for the show. “I don’t think it was the talent… it didn’t help not having that chemistry, not having the camaraderie we had in the past.”

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Nigel Lythgoe Has ‘Hard Feelings’ Over Exit, Says He Understands It Wasn’t ‘Personal’ – “Of course I’ve got hard feelings. I’m pissed off,” he said with a laugh as he spoke to AccessHollywood.com’s Laura Saltman on the red carpet at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards on Monday night in Los Angeles. “But, in truth, you say at the end of the day that this has been a fantastic journey and it really has [been] for me, personally. “I believe the issue is that we lost our way, that we went for a young audience when really, we’re a family show,” he told Laura. “When we came over here, I said, ‘We are going for targeting this middle age group that will bring the kids in and the grandparents. And families I think, nowadays, feel very guilty they aren’t together enough so if you have a program that attracts an entire family, you get what you want, which is that younger age group anyway.” – Read more at Access Hollywood

Derek Hough finally admits he dated Cheryl Cole but claims he hadn’t heard of her before – PREPARE YOURSELF! This may come as a complete shock (although it really shouldn’t) – Cheryl Cole and her Dancing With The Stars friend Derek Hough were once an item. Back in 2010 it seemed like former Girls Aloud star Chezza and professional dancer Del boy spent every waking minute together but they kept their lips locked on each other on the true nature of their relationship and insisted they were just friends at the time. Speaking at a BBC Worldwide Dancing With The Stars event in London, Derek said: “We dated for a while. Absolutely we are still friends, we are very close. – Read more at Mirror.co.uk

‘The Voice’s’ Amber Carrington: I couldn’t sing ‘worth a flip’ this week – “I’ve cried so many times this week,” “The Voice” hopeful Amber Carrington confessed to TODAY.com after Monday night’s performance show. “It’s been really stressful.” The Team Adam singer’s mother recently passed away. Then, in the midst of the competition, Amber found herself getting sick. And as if she wasn’t already feeling overwhelmed, she had two particularly challenging songs to perform on the hit NBC series this week — one of them originally recorded by her coach, Adam Levine, and his band Maroon 5. “I could not sing this week worth a flip. My throat was having tons of issues, and I had to go to the doctor,” Amber said. “My (iTunes) recording session was horrible. ‘Firework’ killed me all week.” – Read more at Today.com

How Simon Cowell ‘Factor’-ed Into ‘American Idol’s’ Decline – Simon Cowell has meted out his share of criticism as a judge of musical talent. So hopefully he can endure some leveled at him in hastening the descent of “American Idol,” whose ratings decline — triggering changes in front of and behind the camera — can be traced directly to the acerbic Brit. After a titanic run that left everyone feeling understandably smug, “Idol’s” ratings have drifted downward faster than anyone anticipated. Recent moves have included the departure of longtime Fox reality kingpin Mike Darnell (with denials “Idol” in any way precipitated the decision), the appointment of David Hill to oversee Fox’s music competitions and the departure of “Idol’s” longtime producers. – Read more at Variety.com

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