May 2011 • mjsbigblog

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina Signed to Mercury Nashville

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Looks like Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery are BOTH signed to Mercury Nashville! This ad is running in the Billboard Country Update.

Scotty McCreery has already sold over 173K downloads of his single, “I Love You This Big” and Lauren Alaina’s “Like My Mother Does” has solk over 124K.

The Voice

The Voice – Battle Rounds Part 4 – Recap and Videos

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Live blogging the 4th and final battle round on The Voice! I was completely at odds with the judges this week. In every instance, I would have chosen the losing contestant. Well, except the Xenia

Idol Headlines for 05/31/11 – The Evening Edition

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Kelly Clarkson confirms to a fan that she will be singing the National Anthem at the NBA Playoffs. She has not revealed a date yet–just “not tonight”.

Pia Toscano tweets, “On way to Arkansas with the crew :) good times!! She could be talking about the annual Walmart Shareholders Meeting taking place Friday June 3. It traditionally features an Idol or two–usually the Top 2. Stay tuned!.

The Voice

NBC Will pair ‘The Voice’ with the Super Bowl

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NBC’s new breakout show, The Voice will get the royal treatment when it returns for a second season in January. The Peacock network will air an hour-long episode of the new competition reality show after

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony – ¡Q’Viva! The Chosen – Sneak Peek

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Idol creator, Simon Fuller, presents a new show featuring Idol judge, Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony.

¡Q’Viva! The Chosen, will feature Jennifer, Marc and “tour director-to-the-stars Jamie King traveling to 21 countries across the Americas, searching for the “world’s most extraordinary talent.”

Watch a preview after the jump.

Haley Reinhart’s Original Finale Song was Bumped for Bono

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UPDATE: New Haley tidbit from @FOX_Research: The most played-back minute of American Idol S10: 8:52p on 5/11 – Haley’s “I Have Nothing”, 12.7m total DVR viewers Live > L+7

Yeah…so remember when Haley Reinhart’s parents said she’d be singing an original song on the American Idol finale? Haley explains to the Hollywood Reporter why it didn’t happen:

Scotty McCreery & Lauren Alaina Added To: City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge & CMT Awards

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UPDATE: Scotty and Lauren have been added as presenters to the CMT Music Awards airing on CMT June 8 at 8 pm.

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina have been added to the line-up of the City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge.

American Idol 10 – Thirteen Favorite Top 13 Performances

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Here are 13 of my favorite American Idol 10 performances, with video, in no particular order except how each of the contestants left the competition.

These are some of my favs…what are yours?

My list, with videos after the jump.

Scotty McCreery – Live with Regis and Kelly – VIDEO

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American Idol, Scotty McCreery dropped by Live with Regis and Kelly to talk about his big Idol win and sing his new single, “I Love You This Big”.

Video after the jump.

Idol Headlines for 05/31/11

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Today’s Idol Appearances:

Scotty McCreery will appear on Live with Regis and Kelly
Anthony Fedorov live chat tonight, 7 pm et on UStream
America’s Got Talent debuts on NBC, 9 pm

David Cook is set for a live streamed in-store performance & signing at LIVE @ Best Buy Union Square, 6/28 6pm. Information will be up shortly HERE.