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Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Jones appears on the Ellen Degeneres Show

Kellie Pickler will make her acting debut on the CW-TV’s “90210” on MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th. Before the episode airs, Kellie will stop by the Ellen Degeneres Show to premiere clips from the episode and perform her single “Tough” on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4th.

‘American Idol’ coming to Aspen

A round of auditions for the popular Fox TV talent show “American Idol” will take place in Aspen next month, a representative for the show confirmed Tuesday.

“We will be coming to Aspen to film, ” the representative said, declining to reveal any other details.

A three-person film crew for the show has been issued a city film permit for two days of shooting in Aspen, on Oct. 5-6.

James Durbin confirms the name of his debut album via twitter, “And the name of The album is…MEMORIES OF A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER! Means looking back on events in my life, to see the beauty in the pain. We had a really positive meeting about picking a single last night. Y’all are gonna love it!!! And wait til you see the cover!! Soon to come. Also I’m trying to design as much of the merch as possible. I wanna give the best gear I can into the hands of the best fans…in the world!” The album is listed on Amazon with a November 21 release date.

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Will Perform “Remind Me” on “The 45th Annual CMA Awards”

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The star-packed lineup for “The 45th Annual CMA Awards” grows with today’s announcement that co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will perform their duet “Remind Me” on “Country Music’s Biggest Night(TM).” This will be their first live performance of the No. 1 hit song on national television.

QDR invites you to an 18th Birthday Bash for Scotty McCreery, to celebrate the release of his CD Clear as Day. The party takes place at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion in Raleigh, NC on October 8. More Idol appearances HERE.

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will perform their hit country duet “Remind Me” at the CMA’s in November. Carrie and Brad will also co-host the awards show again.

SYTYCD tour heads to the Agganis Arena in Boston MA

Elliott Yamin at Juanita’s in Little Rock, AR
Trenyce in “Thriller Live” in UK London
More at Idol Stages

Pre-order Lauren Alaina’s debut album Wildflower at iTunes now. Order at this link.

Jordin Sparks Dating Jason Derulo — New Couple Alert!

Sources tell TooFab Derulo and Sparks are definitely an item — and while they haven’t gone completely public with the relationship news yet, this is the first time we’ve seen them out as a couple.

Ellen DeGeneres 911 – Treated For Chest Pains

Ellen DeGeneres suffered chest pains during a producers’ meeting on the Warner Bros’ lot … TMZ has learned.

‘Glee’ scoop: Matthew Morrison will make his directorial debut on episode 8

Now Morrison is adding directing to his resume. Over the weekend, during an acoustic set and Q&A at LA’s Grammy Museum for their Spotlight series, Morrison announced to the audience that he would be directing Glee‘s eighth episode this season.

Kellie Pickler says her Dad Made her Tough

Kellie’s “Tough” video is about her relationship with her Dad who was incarcerated during most of her childhood.

Allison Iraheta performs at the Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA
Micheal Johns sings the National Anthem before the Gulf Coast Tennis Challenge at 6:30 pm in Birmingham, AL. More information HERE.
Blake Shelton appears on Live with Regis and Kelly
Stefano Langone and James Durbin help a teen meet their weight loss goals on Dr. Drew’s Life Changers. 3:30 pm. CW. Watch a clip HERE.

The second Kidz Star USA episode, featuring Kris Allen has been posted online. You can watch it HERE.

Lee Dewyze’s old (new?) label tweets, “Lee DeWyze fans.Please join the mailing list @ www.leedewyze.com for news, free downloads, etc and some interesting happenings coming soon.”

The first date of David Archuleta’s Winter Tour is confirmed. Thursday December 1 at the NYCB Theater in Westbury New York. More information HERE.

SYTYCD tour heads to the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

Adam Lambert and His mother Leila to be Honored by PFLAG at The LA Event in Beverly Hills More information HERE.

Casey Abrams Idyllwild Homecoming event takes place on North Circle Drive from 3 to 7 pm today. More information HERE.

Nigel Lythgoe tweeted last night, “Good talent in New Jersey today for #AmericanIdol. Off to Pittsburgh, Portland and Aspen next.”

The release date for Kellie Pickler’s yet to be named next album is 12/06 at Amazon.com

Stefano Langone will sing the national anthem at the Western Hockey League opener of the Seattle Thunderbirds tonight at at 7:05 p.m. at the ShoWare Center. (Kent Reporter)

Casey James confirmed in at twitter party that he shot his music video for “Let’s Don’t Call it A Night”

Ovation TV has SYTYCD Season 7 at 8:00pm. 2 shows tonite Back2Back. Alex Wong performs and a great number from NeYo. (@Dizzyfeet)

Lauren Alaina picks up the Ford car she won on Idol. See the photos HERE.

The iHeartRadio Festival continues tonight, with Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and more. See the lineup and info on streaming the concert live HERE. 7 pm PDT

James Durbin tweets, “Recording hopeful singles this weekend!!! Getting offers left and right!! So cool!! OFFICIALLY DONE WITH IDOL!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!! LET THE ROCK COMMENCE!!!!!”

Nigel Lythgoe tweets, “I forgot to mention FOX are in the process of commissioning #SYTYCD Season 9. Hooray” (Hooray indeed!)

Join Lee DeWyze for a live video chat on Tuesday September 27. More information at his Facebook Page.

Scotty McCreery will sing the National Anthem before the NC State Vs Georgia Tech football game on Oct 8.

SYTYCD heads to the Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA

Carrie Underwood and Tony Bennett are featured in the premiere of Blue Bloods singing “It Had To Be You” from Bennet’s Duets II album. 10/9c CBS.

Debut of Majors and Minors featuring Adam Lambert and Jordin Sparks, The Hub

In an interview on the ACM Honors Red Carpet on Sept. 20, Casey James reveals that his “Let’s Don’t Call It A Night” music video shoot was scheduled for the next day. Watch the interview HERE. 2:47-3:29

The first webisode of Kids Star USA competition is up, and you can watch Judge/Mentor Kris Allen work with the Top 4 and announce the winner of the 1st challenge HERE.

19News tweets, “@DurbinRock & @slangoneai10 are #Lifechangers for @DrDrewLCTV. Watch Mon 3PM on the CW as they help 2 Idol fans accomplish their goals.”

‘American Idol’ auditions wrap up at the Izod Center

Information on today’s final American Idol audition cattle call in East Rutherford NJ is pretty sparse so far. I can’t find a total number of auditioners. That tells me that the numbers were probably low. Not a surprise considering the city was announced only a few weeks ago.