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Idol Headlines for 08/18/11 – The Evening Edition

Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming album “Stronger” now available on Amazon for pre-order. Get it here: Stronger (Deluxe Version)

Glee’s Lea Michele tweets, “Back at work and guess who’s here?!?! My favorite pretend mommy…Idina Menzel!! I love her so much”

James Durbin tweets, “Recording a badass song called Stand Up! Not for the record..but to not keep you waiting too long. I’ll tell ya more when I can!” For the fans!

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Deadly Storm at Pukkelpop in Belgium Causes Stage Collapse

Belgium. Reports are sketchy at the moment. The AP is reporting two are dead, Rolling Stone says 4, the Hollywood Reporter says 6.

Unfortunately this is the type of situation where the death toll could rise as more information becomes available.

Le Soir newspaper quoted a witness saying that the sky got dark, winds picked up violently as hailstones pelted those at the concert. Reports say 60, 000 people were attending the event.

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Idol Headlines for 08/18/11

David Hernandez in “Jersey Rocks” in Scottsdale, AZ
Taylor Hicks at the Canyon Club, Agora Hills, CA
Trenyce in Thriller Live, London UK
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Jane Lynch hosts the “Do Something” Awards on VH1, 9 pm. Adam Lambert makes an appearance. 9 pm

Cat Deeley is today’s guest co-host on Live with Regis and Kelly

Kelly Clarkson tweets, “New goal in life is to sing a duet with @amyleeev from Evanescence. Watching her in concert ….she is so intense, a beautiful vocalist, and has great taste in melodies and music. Wow. I’ve always liked her but wow, such a beautiful spirit and so great.”