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Dirty Dancing: Nicole Scherzinger Cast as Penny in ABC Remake – Former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger (Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris) has landed the role of Penny, the dancer partner of leading man Johnny, whose unexpected pregnancy and subsequent abortion provide a major source of drama in Johnny’s romance with Baby in the early ’60s-set drama. The role of Penny was originated on the big screen by Cynthia Rhodes. – Read more at TVLine.com
First Person: My ‘American Idol’ Experience, by Siobhan Magnus – I have since procured a handful of other pairs of outrageous and fabulous platforms, but that pair will always remain especially dear to me. They helped me push through the loneliness and confusion of that tour, and in my opinion helped me blossom into the kind of performer I am today. Thinking back to those Jessica Simpson slingback heels makes me laugh. That was the only time I ever wore them. I think my little sisters used them to play dress-up a few times. I bought them before I knew who I was. I appreciate them as a symbolic reminder that it is always worthwhile to be true to yourself rather than try to fit in at your own risk. – Read more at Yahoo.com
Is Pop Music Any Better Off After 15 Seasons of ‘American Idol’? – The debut season of American Idol crowned its winner, Texas native Kelly Clarkson, on September 4, 2002. One day earlier, on September 3, 2002, the peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster ceased to exist. There, in the space of 24 hours, is a summation of the music industry’s last 15 years. While there have been spectacular successes—global superstars capable of moving units at a pace reminiscent of the halcyon days of the 1970s and 1980s—there has also been profound, cataclysmic change, an upending of expectations spurred in large part by Napster and the onslaught of piracy, file sharing and digital music streaming. – Read more at The Observer.com
Hair today, gone tomorrow: Jennifer Hudson sports dramatic slicked-back style as she ditches fringed crop for more androgynous look – Jennifer Hudson unveiled a daring new hairstyle as she was pictured heading to her Broadway play in New York City on Sunday. The Spotlight hit-maker sported slicked back hair after having ditched her fringed crop for a more androgynous look. Jennifer, 34, suited the gelled style but it was a stark contrast to her to the glossy black pixie crop she rocked just two weeks ago. – Read more at Daily Mail.co.UK
The Bachelor’s Ben Higgins Blogs About ‘I Love You’ Shocker and Painful Goodbye: ‘I Hated Myself for Hurting Her’ – I am in love with two women. Two very different, but equally remarkable, women. Believe me, I am just as surprised as you all are and was even more so when it was all starting to happen. Especially considering that going into this, I still had a fear that I may be unlovable, and now here I am with not just one woman that I can see a real and wonderful future with, but TWO. I’m still not sure how it happened but it did. – Read more at People.com
Chris Young and Cassadee Pope Join a New Mile High Club (No, Not the Kind You Think!) – Last week in Nashville, the singer was joined by “Think of You” duet partner Cassadee Pope to celebrate Southwest Airlines’ 30 years in Music City – and PEOPLE was invited along for a surprise mile high concert for their Live at 35 music series. It’s not every day you get to hop on a chartered plane and be treated to some pretty spectacular live music – turbulence and all. Did we mention how cool it was to board a plane on an open tarmac like it was 1960?
Jennifer Lopez: I’m busy with Vegas, ‘Idol’ and ‘Shades of Blue’ because of FOMO – “I think there’s a little bit of FOMO,” she told Matt Lauer. “Fear of missing out. I had that from when I was very little.” Well, at least Lopez will be able to dial things back a little when “Idol” ends after this season. For her, doing that show was a chance to “let people know who I really was.” As she noted, being a judge let people see her as “a human being, the person who loves music and [gets] very emotional.” More at Today.com
Jennifer Lopez Hates Ben Affleck’s ‘Awful’ Back Tattoo, Clears Up Rumored Mariah Carey Feud – “It’s awful! And I would tell him that. What are you doing?,” Lopez exclaimed during the late-night show’s “Plead the Fifth” segment. “It has too many colors! His tattoos always have too many colors. They shouldn’t be so colorful, you know what I mean? They should be cooler.” The American Idol judge cleared the air on rumors that the two were butting heads after she failed to make it to one of Carey’s Vegas shows and was caught looking at her phone during her Billboard Music Awards performance in 2015. – Read more at ETOnline
