Idol Headlines for 9/4/12 – The Evening Edition

Blake Shelton Weighs In on ‘American Idol’ Judge Search – “I hope they choose a country artist,” Blake tells “Country Countdown USA.” “If you watch those shows, it’s the country artists who go on to have big careers, because the country fan base is the most loyal in the world. If they see someone on ‘The Voice’ or ‘Idol,’ they don’t care if they win or lose. They wait for the album to come out, and they demand music to come out from that artist.” – Read more at The Boot

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Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery featured.

Q&A: Carrie Underwood – She skyrocketed to stardom in 2005 after winning American Idol’s fourth season and has silenced naysayers with four top-selling albums and a string of hit singles, including “Jesus Take the Wheel,” “Before He Cheats,” “Cowboy Casanova” and “Good Girl.” Her latest disc, Blown Away, was released this past spring, and the Nashville-based singer recently launched her first North American tour in two years. Underwood talked to up! about writing from the heart, flying from the rafters and getting away with her hockey-playing hubby, Mike Fisher, of the Nashville Predators. – Read more at UP

Howard Stern on Jay Leno and NBC: ‘I’m Like a Snake… I Bite’ (Video) – When The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Stern at Sunday’s Hollywood in the Hamptons screening of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the radio legend said he has not spoken with Leno since the incident. “No, not from Jay. You know, I know you’re teasing,” Stern said. “Jay and I don’t see eye-to-eye on things, and it’s always going to be that way.”

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Glee Project Judge Robert Ulrich on ‘Terrifying’ Challenges and Winner Blake Jenner as…Blaine? So at the end of the day, it seems like it was really the acting part of the equation that pushed Blake over the top. The main thing we learned doing Glee Project, and it was really evident this year, is that [we’re casting for] a television show, which makes the acting so important. And Blake is a really, really good actor. I knew it from the start. Actually, I didn’t know Blake, but because Blake was a working actor in Los Angeles, we had had him in him a couple of times [prior to The Glee Project] to audition for Glee. It’s so funny to go back now and look at an audition tape that I just found [recently]. I was [the casting director for] his first audition in Los Angeles when he just turned 18 and moved here. – Read more at TV Line

Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj Set To Perform At 2012 VMAs! – We already told you that Rihanna is on tap to perform, but now we can reveal that she’ll open the show with a collaboration featuring A$AP Rocky. She’ll serve up a sexy performance of the official remix of her Talk That Talk single “Cockiness” with Rocky. You can listen to “Cockiness (Love It) ” right now exclusively on Rihanna.MTV.com as well as on her official site! Then Harris will step up to give an assist on the pair’s VMA-nominated #1 global smash, “We Found Love.” The “Cockiness” remix will be available for purchase on iTunes immediately after the performance. If that’s not enough star power for you, Nicki Minaj will also grace the stage with a secret guest and 2 Chainz will make his VMA debut. Picking up from his massive closing performance at the 2011 Video Music Awards, VMA nominee Lil Wayne will also drop by for the proceedings to make the worldwide debut of his new single “No Worries,” from his new mixtape, Dedication 4. Katy Perry will present the first award of the night, for Best Pop Video and pre-show – Read more at MTV

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