Final Nominees for ‘The 53rd Annual CMA Awards’ to Be Announced Wednesday, Aug. 28, Live on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ and Billboard Livestream – Final nominees for “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” will be revealed WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28, with select categories announced live on ABC’s “Good Morning America” by Jimmie Allen and Ashley McBryde in the 8:00 a.m. hour (local time), followed by a performance of “If I Know Me” by Morgan Wallen. Following the “Good Morning America” broadcast, Wallen and Midland will visit Billboard to reveal final nominees in the remaining CMA Awards categories in addition to the CMA Broadcast Awards nominees. Catch the livestream starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Billboard’s Twitter and YouTube, as well as CMA’s Twitter and YouTube. Allen and McBryde will also appear on Wednesday’s “Strahan & Sara” broadcast at 1:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. CDT). – Read more at WDTVpress.com
‘American Idol.’ Now, He’s Ready to Make an Impact as Scarypoolparty: ‘It’s Okay to Be Yourself’ – Following one Hollywood yard show, Aranda heard from an Idol agent, who asked if he’d like to do a screening audition. “I did it on a whim, and I didn’t like it,” Aranda admits. “I was like, ‘This is so not me and not what I’ve worked for.’ I was already a musician, and I [was] trying to keep that headspace.” But he found a compromise. “I was like, ‘As long as I can do my own songs, I’m down.’” “There were times when I was telling the producers, ‘I want to get off the show,’ because I had such anxiety and panic attacks all the time,” he recalls. “A lot of people on the show were very kind, saying, ‘We’re just trying to benefit whatever you’re trying to convey.’” But the singer-songwriter was more trying to convince himself that he was worthy of being there than anyone watching… – Read more at Billboard
The Eternal Sunshine of HARRY STYLES – Whenever Harry mentions One Direction — never by name, always “the band” or “the band I was in” — he uses the past tense. It is my unpleasant duty to ask: Does he see 1D as over? “I don’t know,” he says. “I don’t think I’d ever say I’d never do it again, because I don’t feel that way. If there’s a time when we all really want to do it, that’s the only time for us to do it, because I don’t think it should be about anything else other than the fact that we’re all like, ‘Hey, this was really fun. We should do this again.’ But until that time, I feel like I’m really enjoying making music and experimenting. I enjoy making music this way too much to see myself doing a full switch, to go back and do that again. Because I also think if we went back to doing things the same way, it wouldn’t be the same, anyway.” – Read more at Rolligstone
American Idol hopefuls flock to Baton Rouge auditions; producer calls state ‘an untapped resource’ – A majority of those who showed up for the event were locals, hailing from Baton Rouge and nearby communities such as St. Francisville and Springfield. Many said that while the success of Livingston Parish’s Hardy was encouraging, they had other reasons for auditioning. “I was going to do it anyway,” said Alayna Lott, an 18-year-old Southeastern University student from Watson. She made it through the initial tryouts Sunday and was awaiting instructions on the next step — being recorded on video. – Read more at The Advocate
ABC’s hit show American Idol holds auditions in Santa Barbara – Katy Perry’s father, Keith Hudson rolled up to surprise the crowd, and gave some advice and encouragement to the nervous and excited performers standing in line. Hudson, who still lives in Santa Barbara, said being a superstar isn’t easy. “You gotta be very tough. A lot of stuff goes with it, it’s not just your talent,” Hudson said. – Read more at KEYT.com
American Idol rolls into Columbia. Here’s what it looked (and sounded) like – For Lana Guy of Pawley’s Island, Monday was the first step in what she hopes will be the culmination of her dreams. The 15-year-old home-schooled student wants to be a musician, singer and songwriter. And she waited about an hour in line, guitar in hand, to belt out her original song “Snake Bite,” a tome about alienation. The brief audition went well, and Lana was shown into the “winners circle” room in the back of the Pastides Alumni Center in the Vista for a face-to-face interview with producers. – Read more at Charlotte Observer
Justin Guarini & Audition Secrets LIVE- Presented by American Idol – American Idol Season 1 Finalist Justin Guarini gives audition tips and does a Q+A for the American Idol family!
