A Houseguest is evicted from Big Brother 15, tonight on CBS at 8/7c
Katharine McPhee Branching Out Into EDM and Pop on Next Album – Even before Smash was cancelled at the end of last season, McPhee was making strides on her new as-yet-untitled album, out this fall on Columbia. She’s written with Sia and Ryan Tedder, as well as discussed collaborating with EDM star Calvin Harris. “Not every song has to be something I’ve written, but I do know it has to be something I connect to and it has to be a melody that suits me and that doesn’t feel like it’s a stretch,” says the American Idol alumnus, who cites Rihanna, Katy Perry and La Roux as current favorites. – Read more at Rolling Stone
Country singer Lauren Alaina finds inspiration in her fans
OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood on Filling Faith Hill’s Shoes – “For me, to have that opportunity and to follow in [Hill’s] footsteps and do something really cool like that, it sounded like fun, you know? This is something that’s been a part of our household for a while now,” Underwood said. “And to be a part of that is exciting, I can’t wait!” You can hear how she does on Sept. 8 when she’ll sing “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” for the first time before the game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. – Read more at CMT
Scotty McCreery Performs at Sweet 16 for Duck Dynasty Star’s Daughter – Exclusive Photos – Scotty McCreery is perfecting his duck call! The 19-year-old Season 10 American Idol winner made a special appearance at Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson’s daughter Sadie’s Sweet 16 birthday party on June 17. – See the Photos at US Magazine
Jordin Sparks Lends Street Cred to Bon Qui Qui Vid – MADtv star Anjelah Johnson is back as the hilariously obnoxious Bon Qui Qui in an all-new video, No Boyfren, and she’s recruited celeb pals Jordin Sparks and Harry Shum to add a little street cred to her schtick! No Boyfren premieres Friday, July 5th at 10/9c p.m. on NUVOtv.
Jennifer Hudson’s tips for a healthy life with splurges – Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning performer, says living a healthy life “is really about finding balance.” It means eating healthfully but including occasional splurges, she says. It means “working, but making time for friends and family. I’m also getting better at putting myself first, and learning when to say no.” – Read more at USA Today
Demi Lovato Tells Contestant at The X Factor Auditions: “You’re the Reason I Don’t Drink Anymore!” – An X Factor source tells us exclusively that Lovato and Cowell got some serious jabs in during the Denver auditions when a Miami native showed up to sing (and apparently butcher) Rihanna’s hit single ” Only Girl (in the World)”. “You remind me of when I am outside a night club in Vegas at 5 a.m. and there are drunk girls leaving the club singing,” he told the girl. “It sounded a lot like that.” Lovato laughed and added: “I agree with Simon, actually. I feel like you’re kind of the reason I don’t drink anymore.” – Read more at E Online
Demi Lovato Collaborating With Ariana Grande, Wants to Work With Kelly Clarkson [Video]
One Direction Throw Dirt On ‘Squeaky-Clean’ Boy-Band Image – “I don’t think we’ve ever tried to be squeaky-clean. Nobody’s perfect,” Liam Payne says in Glamour magazine’s August cover story. “The thing is, when you’re playing a part, eventually it goes wrong,” Harry Styles added. “Eventually someone’s going to see that that’s not who you are. So it’s best to be yourself from the get-go.” “Yeah, it’s something that is quite hard — people being a bit rude to [ex-girlfriend Danielle Peazer] on the Internet. And it’s a challenge having a relationship on the road,” Payne explained. – Read more at MTV
‘So You Think You Can Dance’s’ Nigel Lythgoe on Animation and the Pantsula – Zap2it: What’s the “So You Think You Can Dance” audition process like from your perspective? Nigel Lythgoe: We go from morning till night. I don’t do the initial audition. I just do the one where we see hundreds. We start at 9 in the morning, and we finish, sometimes, at 1 the next morning. It really depends on how good they are and how good they are at talking [about] how interesting they are. – Read more at Zap2it
So You Think You Can Dance Backstage: Nigel Lythgoe Defends the New Elimination Format – Imagine getting punched directly in the face and then being told you have to go about your day like nothing happened. That’s kind of how So You Think You Can Dance’s results show went last night. The Fox reality series decided to change up its elimination format by announcing who was cut from the competition in the beginning of the show, meaning that the dancers sent packing had to return to the stage later on to dance with their partners like their dreams weren’t just crushed beneath America’s giant foot. – Read more at E News
CORE Media Group Hires Three VPs – As CORE Media Group continues to expand since its May 2012 rebranding under president Marc Graboff, the company has announced the hirings of Roy Peters as vp branded entertainment, Christine Petrillo as vp client solutions and Michael Speier as vp corporate communications and public relations. – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
Jane Lynch on Glee Cast Shake-Up: ‘It’s Realistic’ – “That’s the nature of portraying a realistic view of high school: Kids graduate. They move on,” explains the multiple Emmy nominee, who’s busy promoting her new series Hollywood Game Night (premiering July 11 at 10/9c on NBC). “I like that we’re following some of the kids to New York where they’re trying to make it as actors and actresses. But the show will evolve, and when a show evolves that means you have to let some people go, and let some storylines go, so that you can pursue new ones.” – Read more at TV Line
