Kelly Clarkson, Camila Cabello & Kehlani to Be Honored at Billboard Women in Music 2017 – Kelly Clarkson, Camila Cabello and Kehlani will receive honors at Billboard’s annual Women in Music dinner and awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov. 30. Clarkson will take home the ‘Powerhouse’ award, Cabello will receive the ‘Breakthrough Artist’ award and Kehlani will be given the ‘Rule Breaker’ award at the event, which is set to take place at the Ray Dolby Ballroom. All three artists will perform at the reception. The Women in Music event is held in conjunction with Billboard’s Women in Music issue, honoring the industry’s most powerful artists and executives. – Read more at Billboard
Masked Scheduler: ‘American Idol’ on Sunday is a risk worth taking for ABC – I know that this is hard to believe, but we never got overly excited about having the behemoth on our schedule at FOX. We always stayed focused and realized that we had a heavy responsibility to keep the “Death Star” strong and vital. At NBC, we were a far more arrogant and haughty crew, but at FOX there was not a long history of success — there was even a bit of a fear of it among some of the long-time FOX execs. We never took “Idol” for granted. Once we realized we had something beyond a hit on our hands, our first decision was to limit “Idol” to once a year. Next, we expanded the audition shows because we realized that those brought in more men. Once the competition started, the show generally skewed more female and older. – Read more at TVByTheNumbers
Katy Perry’s judging “American Idol” so she can “revive that good ol’ American dream” – Noting that American Idol has been negotiating to hire her for “almost seven, eight, nine years,” Katy tells ABC Radio, “It’s never been quite the right timing…but I think now, more than ever, I wanna get to the heart of the people and I wanna hear their stories, and I wanna find a true star.” And as for why she chose Idol other those other TV talent competitions, Katy is succinct: “I think the difference between American Idol and other non-named shows is that it’s about the contestants. I mean, [we as judges are] kinda like secondary to the contestants.” – Read more at ABCNewsRadio
Luke Bryan talks about the biggest challenge of being an American Idol judge | 2017 CMA Awards
Adam Levine Reveals Gender of Baby Number Two
(It’s a girl. The couple already have a daughter, Dusty Rose)
Awww.
Jennifer Hudson wishes fellow American Idol season 3 contestant, George Huff Happy Birthday. He works as her background singer.
Katharine McPhee Reacts to David Foster Romance Rumors: ‘I’m Really, Really Fond of Him’ – Katharine McPhee admits that she has a “very close” relationship with 68-year-old music producer David Foster, but insists it’s not what people think. “We’re very close friends, and we’ve been friends for a long time,” the American Idol alum tells the December issue of Health magazine. “I’m really, really fond of him, and I think he’s an incredible person.” Further defending her friendship with Foster, McPhee adds, “I’ve known him since I was 21 years old, you know? He produced my first single. So he’s been really good to me. People can say whatever they want.” While the outing inevitably fueled speculation that the two were dating, the 33-year-old singer-actress is adamant that she’s “pretty single.” – Read more at Entertainment Tonight Full story and more photos at Health.com
Witney Carson Says She’s Going to ‘Brush Off’ DWTS Host Tom Bergeron’s Controversial Comment – Witney Carson and her star partner Frankie Muniz waited for the judge’s critiques after performing a waltz, but Carrie Ann Inaba pointed out a misstep. “So far for me, that was the closest thing to perfection. I mean, you are so exquisite when you dance, it’s just so clean,” she said. “I look for mistakes, but I don’t see them – except for when you almost lost control of Witney there.” Bergeron quipped in response, “I’m guessing he’s not the first guy whose lost control of Witney.” The comment drew gasps from the crowd. After the show, Carson told reporters she was confused by the comment. – Read more at People
‘I was put in situations’: Simon Cowell claims the entertainment industry is ‘not a nice business’ as he weighs in on the recent Hollywood sex scandal – Admitting he feels the industry will change as a result of the scandal, Simon even revealed he had been ‘put in situations’ when first starting out in music. ‘Look, I have grown up in the music business. Even as a kid I was put in situations when I was first working you know, it’s not a very nice business.’ Explaining that those responsible always get their comeuppance however, he added: ‘But people get what they deserve. That’s all I’m going to say.’ His comments come after producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of harassment by more than 90 women in the industry. – Read more at Daily Mail
JUST IN: Florida man beats ‘American Idol’ hopeful with her guitar –
A Florida man is accused of beating his estranged girlfriend, an “American Idol” hopeful, with an acoustic guitar and a wooden ashtray Thursday. Jonathan Vanadore, 27, of Ormond Beach, was charged with battery after allegedly attacking Rachel Russ, 29, after telling him she was moving out, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. Russ announced on her Facebook page that she survived the first round of cuts on American Idol, which is set to return in 2018, according to the News-Journal. – Read more at Palm Beach Post
