Idol Headlines for 8/12/11

See the Season 11 Top 10 on the American Idol LIVE! Tour 2012 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN.
Carrie Underwood performs at the Boots & Hearts Music Festival in Bowmanville, Canada.
James Durbin performs at Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA.
Lauren Alaina performs at the Boots & Hearts Music Festival in Bowmanville, Canada.
Daughtry performs at the Borgata Resort & Event Center in Atlantic City, NJ.
Phil Stacey performs at the Calvary Baptist Church in Middletown, OH.
Bo BiceRuben StuddardVonzell SolomonKatie Stevens and RJ Helton perform at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, MO

Carrie Underwood Throwing Out First Pitch at Blue Jays Game – Carrie tweeted, “Throwing the first pitch out at the Blue Jays/Yankees game today! #hopeimakeittotheplate

American Idol holds auditions in Rock Rapids – American Idol held auditions in Rock Rapids Iowa, yesterday, and HUNDREDS of hopefuls showed up! One of the auditioners is interviewed by a local TV station – KSFY ABC

‘American Idol’ rolls into Rock Rapids – In a line of several hundred young people aged 15 to 28 that unspooled slowly through Island Park toward the vehicle, there were a handful lucky enough to grab the ring, others desperate to do so and hundreds more who seemed content simply to take a chance on a dream. Quavering a cappella voices fervently belting out popular, rock and country songs erupted like urgent birdsong in the park all morning as the “American Idol” Small Town Audition Bus Tour sought to identify new singers who ultimately might appear in the 12th season of the Fox TV show. – Read more at Argus Leader

Spice Girls, The Who, Muse to rock Olympic closing ceremony – LONDON – The London Games are set to end in a blazing tribute to British pop and pizazz, with a closing ceremony that will see stars from the Spice Girls to The Who turn Olympic Stadium into a giant jukebox of musical hits. “If the opening ceremony was the wedding, then we’re the wedding reception,” Arnold told the Daily Telegraph — with everyone from the Pet Shop Boys to Annie Lennox and Fatboy Slim on hand to get people dancing. The Who, George Michael, Muse and Ed Sheeran have all said they will take part in a show that will include performances of 30 British hit singles from the past five decades. The Spice Girls were photographed dancing atop black London taxis, so a rendition of their biggest hit, “Wannabe,” seems certain. So does an appearance by surviving members of Queen, whose “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” have been ever-present at the games. And Ray Davies of The Kinks is tipped to perform his majestic London ballad “Waterloo Sunset.” – Read more at FOX NEWS

 

The Daily Mail has even more detail. One Direction, Jesse J and more are set to perform. Read about it HERE.

Jordin Sparks Shape Magazine Outtakes

Jordin Sparks tweeted this outtake photo from her Shape Magazine shoot. ” loved this bathing suit! @shape_magazine out takes! Thanks @jodisparks for taking these! #bootybootybootybootyrockineverywhere LOL :D” tweeted Jordin.

Pretty Little Liars Preview

Adam Lambert tweeted a sneak peak of his “Pretty Little Liars” look. “In the trailer for PRETTY LITTLE LIARS “GLAMPIRE” pic.twitter.com/0FxLtdMD”

Jordin Sparks steps out of her comfort zone – How do you hang on through a whirlwind rise like that? “It’s funny — I’m still hanging on,” says Sparks. “Whoa! But it’s been a slow and steady rise, which is cool…With Sparkle, it started another rise for me.” The Phoenix native says family helps her eschew the general pitfalls of celebrity. “I’m always thinking of my grandparents, and I can’t even imagine how they’d feel if I did something stupid. And I have a younger brother, who I’m really close to and if I saw him doing any of those things, it would kill me. And on my dad’s side of the family, I’m the oldest of 23 grandkids, and even before Idol, they were watching every move I made, so I have them looking up to me as well.” – Read more at The Toronto Sun

Fox Sues to Stop TV Streaming Service Barrydriller.com – In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Friday and obtained by THR, the network claims that a startup called BarryDriller (Barrydriller.com) violates its copyrights and trademarks by streaming its LA station KTTV’s signal without permission. The site is run by eccentric provocateur Alki David and its name is most likely a reference to Aereo, the TV streaming service whose backers include media mogul Barry Diller. Fox and other networks have sued Aereo under similar legal theories, claiming that digital startups should not be allowed to stream TV signals to subscribers without permission from stations and content owners. A New York judge last month declined to immediately shut down Aereo but the networks continue to pursue the case on the theory that Aereo violates public performance rights and would cripple their business. – Read more at Hollywood Reporter.com

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