See the Season 11 Top 10 on the American Idol LIVE! Tour 2012 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY.
Bo Bice performs at the Portsmouth River Days Festival in Portsmouth, OH.
Bucky Covington performs at Barbour Co. Fair in Phillip, WV. via American Idol

Taylor Hicks will perform tonight at the Republican National Convention.

Marcus Canty will be on 106 and Park tomorrow, “Hey #TeamCanty! I will be going on @106andpark this Friday! Stay tuned’” The show airs on BET at 6 pm.

American Idol’s Phillip Phillips and Haley Reinhart set to open Under:40 Music Marathon in September. Over 50+ acts/bands (over 150 musicians total) help Pink Jams and Hard Rock Cafe Washington D.C. Official Page kick off Pinktober and breast cancer awareness month. Beginning on September 28, musicians will play back-to-back continuously for 40 straight hours, drawing attention to Pink Jams’ important under 40 mission. General Admission and VIP (Meet and Greet!) Tickets go on sale September 1. – Read more at Facebook

Alexis Grace, Lil Rounds, Michael Sarver and Anwar Robinson will sing Motown Hits as well as their own originals at the American Stars In Concert Live Motown Show at Alice R Manicur Assembly Hall FSU Lane University Center Frostburg, Maryland. on Saturday Sept 22. Via Facebook

Phillip Phillips met fans at a Yankees game yesterday in New York City. Check out the photo

You can hear songs from Haley Reinhart and Stefano Langone played on ESPN for their college football coverage this. Haley’s tunes, “Hit the Ground Running” and “Oh My” and Stefano’s “I’m On A Roll” will play during promotional spots. Via ESPN.

Erika Van Pelt talks “Idol” – In a way, Erika Van Pelt’s concert at Mohegan Sun is a return visit. Being part of the “American Idol” tour brings her back to the Sun, a place where she did what she calls random gigs over the years. The 26-year-old South Kingston, R.I., resident had worked at both the Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino, DJing and performing with her band. Back then, she was at smaller venues like the Sun’s Wolf Den and Lucky’s Lounge. On Sunday, she’ll be singing in the 10,000-seat Arena. “Yeah, what the heck,” she laughs. “I love it.” – Read more at The Day

Chris Richardson on His Long, Strange Trip From ‘American Idol’ to Cash Money – When you think of Cash Money Records, the likes of Lil Wayne, Drake, Jay Sean and Nicki Minaj come to mind along with the label’s irrefutable influence on hip-hop. But to American Idol season six finalist Chris Richardson, it simply represents home. “I never thought I would be with this label,” says Richardson, who was envisioned as a pop artist when he first competed on Idol and often compared to Justin Timberlake by then judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul. “I got a chance to meet everybody [at Cash Money], and I think it’s all comraderie — brother and sisterhood. It reminds me of a high school clique, where all your friends hang out and support each other.” – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter

Carrie Underwood Has Big Plans for ‘Blown Away’ Tour – Before she does that, however, she’ll concentrate on her United States and Canadian dates on her “Blown Away” tour, which kicks off on Sept. 14 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Appearing with her as opening act will be rising star Hunter Hayes. She told reporters that fans just might see some collaborations between the two on stage. Also, look for a few wardrobe changes. Underwood promises “A lot of very dramatic costume changes. No two shows will be the same as far as what I wear and when I wear it. I like to have options,” she said with a smile.
Read more at Billboard.com

Sparks excited about new ‘Idol’ duo Minaj & Urban – Jordin Sparks is excited about the choices for “American Idol” judges. “I think Nicki [Minaj] would be great,” the show’s former winner told us Monday at the US Open. “It would be so fun to see what she does because she’s so unpredictable. I met her the other day, and she is so sweet.” Sparks is also a Keith Urban fan. “I think it would be cool to bring somebody with a country flair who has that experience,” she said. Stanley Tucci, wife Felicity Blunt and Zach Braff, who sat in the Heineken suite, also attended. Anna Wintour stayed late to watch Roger Federer play. – Read more at The New York Post

Jennifer Hudson set for ‘Smash’ – Jennifer Hudson has been hard at work filming her guest appearance on “Smash.” She recently did a scene — supposedly in her character’s Central Park South apartment — at the home of Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass, the couple who built the soon-to-open gay urban resort The Out NYC on West 42nd Street. “Jennifer looked great,” said a spy. “She was super- friendly.” After the shoot, the “Dreamgirls” star dined with former French Vogue editor Joan Buck at the resort’s restaurant, Ktchn. – Read more at The New York Post

Erika Van Pelt tweets, “Denim shirt brigade with @BrackensickAI11 and @JSanchezAI11“

Guggenheim nears Dick Clark Productions deal: media – Private equity firm Guggenheim Partners is close to buying “Golden Globe” producer Dick Clark Productions after “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest and his backers withdrew from talks, the Hollywood Reporter newspaper said. The independent production firm, set up by U.S. TV frontman Dick Clark in 1957, has been put up for sale by Red Zone Capital, the private equity firm of Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder. – Read more at Reuters