RIHANNA, MEGHAN TRAINOR TO PERFORM ON THE “2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS” – Billboard and dick clark productions announce that international music sensation Rihanna will perform on the “2016 Billboard Music Awards” almost ten years to the day since her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Also Meghan Trainor will perform her new smash hit “NO” on the “2016 Billboard Music Awards.” The “2016 Billboard Music Awards” will broadcast LIVE from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on ABC. – via dc productions press releases
Fifth Harmony, Blake Shelton, Alicia Keys and More set for Today Citi Summer Concert Series – This year’s line-up includes Blake Shelton and Jessica Simpson, veteran TODAY performers who bring massive crowds to the plaza. Powerhouse singers Celine Dion and Alicia Keys also return to TODAY, and the hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform their first-ever concert on Rockefeller Plaza. The 2016 series also features country superstars Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, singer-songwriters Rachel Platten, Charlie Puth and Shawn Mendes and rock band DNCE. Crowd-favorites Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor and Fifth Harmony are set to deliver blowout performances and The Band Perry will be performing live from the XXXI Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Fifth Harmony May 30 – Blake Shelton – Aug 5, Alicia Keys – Sep 2 – via NBCUmv
‘American Idol’ star Tristan McIntosh is country as cornbread – Make no mistake, though — now 16, McIntosh has declared she is a fishin’, frog-catchin’, sweet tea-drinkin’ country singer. She is set to make her solo Grand Ole Opry debut Saturday. “I’ve always liked country music, and it’s where I started. That feels most authentic to me,” McIntosh said. “Country’s just always been my favorite genre.” “As ‘Idol’ progressed I learned how to stand up for what I want to do,” McIntosh said from her home in bucolic Pleasant View, Tenn., about 30 minutes north of Nashville. – Read more at The Tennessean
Trent Harmon Hangs out with Fellow Big Machine Artist Who is Fancy
#hangz w/ this krazy kat. @whoisfancy ?? pic.twitter.com/kuZSbTr5wY
— Trent.Harmon.Music (@TrentWHarmon) May 12, 2016
‘Country megastar Carrie Underwood crashes Edina youth hockey game – “[Carrie Underwood] came to see one of her girlfriends’ sons play youth hockey,” Biever told the Star Tribune. “No one recognized her. She was in the stands and so I checked [with] one of my kids keeping score and was like, ‘Is that Carrie Underwood right there?’ and he was, ‘What?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ Once I said it people started noticing and, of course, the hockey dads started noticing more than anybody. It was pretty funny.” – Read more at City Pages
‘DWTS’ Judge Carrie Ann Inaba: Is There A Clear Winner?
‘Nashville’ Cast ‘Blindsided’ by Cancellation: Hayden Panettiere’s ‘Heart Wasn’t in It’ – Nashville fans were shocked to learn on Thursday that the series had been canceled, and apparently, so were some of the show’s stars. A source on set of the ABC drama told ET that a few of the cast members “seemed pretty blindsided by the decision.” Following news of Nashville’s cancellation, the show’s star, Hayden Panettiere revealed on Twitter that she was still struggling with postpartum depression and would be taking time to “reflect holistically” on her well-being. According to ET’s source, nobody on the Nashville set blames Panettiere for the cancellation of the show. – Read more at Entertainment Tonight
Nashville being shopped around: Can it be saved? – ABC may have axed the series after four seasons on Thursday, but studio Lionsgate is actively seeking a new distributor for the musical drama. “We’re looking for a new home. We never give up on a great show,” wrote Lionsgate television group chairman Kevin Beggs in an email to employees. – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
