John Tesh, Chris Daughtry among seven artists to be inducted into NC Music Hall – ohn Tesh and Chris Daughtry are among seven artists who will be inducted into the N.C. Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 18. Tesh, who went to N.C. State, and Daughtry, who is from Roanoke Rapids, is joined by Luther Barnes — born in Rocky Mount — Dolphus Ramseur, Calvin Richardson, The Hoppers and Blind Boy Fuller. – Read more at WCTI12.com
Kelly Clarkson Shuts Down Feud Rumors With Carrie Underwood – “Everybody always tries to pit me and Carrie against each other,” she said. “So, when I saw her I was like, ‘You know what? Let’s just end this right now and get a picture together because we are never in the same place.’ And, like, it never happens. And people always try to put it together like we’re enemies. And I’m like, ‘We don’t even know each other well enough to be enemies.’ So, anyway, I went to get a picture and then everybody lost their mind.” – Read more at Entertainment Tonight
Reigning American Idol and The Voice Winners BOND
If you missed it, Maddie Poppe and Brynn Cartelli presented the Icon award to Kelly Clarkson at the Radio Disney Music Awards.
So awesome meeting this sweet sweet human being. So impressed by her maturity and drive at just fifteen years old. ?? #clashofthenetworks https://t.co/dWbiysGjrh
— Maddie Poppe (@MaddiePoppe) June 24, 2018
Gabby Barrett gearing up for American Idol Tour – American Idol Finalist Gabby Barrett said that she hasn’t stopped since the finale.
In fact she was in the Ohio Valley last night performing at the Weirton Event Center. The American Idol tour is getting ready to hit the road and finalist Gabby Barrett couldn’t be more thrilled. American Idol Touring Performer, Gabby Barrett said, “I’m so excited, I’m so excited for the American Idol tour. We actually leave the 30th of June, I sing with Luke Bryan at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh in the morning, on the next day I fly out to LA. The actual tour starts on July 16th.” Barrett has a lot of things in the works for after the American Idol tour, and is even working on songs of her own. “After the tour I have a lot of music coming. I’ve been working on some new songs with some really really cool people. I met some of Carrie Underwood’s writers. And Some people in the works that I can’t really say but I do have a lot of music coming and I’ll be singing at the Steelers game during half time. There is just a lot of cool stuff coming so you gotta keep your eyes open for it,” said Barrett. – Read more at WTRF.com
An interview with Halo Circus: love and controversy… they lay it on the line – Patrick. The critical reaction to the new album has been overwhelmingly good – “rave” is the term used a lot. But I understand that it created some controversy on the road. How did the fans like it ?
Matthew. The fans were great. Being able to play the new material and find a new audience was exciting. But I think that because we wrote this in 2018 and really tried to get in there, it seems to be resonating with a lot of people and upsetting a lot of people. We had venues that got hate emails and phone calls ahead of our coming. I remember that in Houston, a lot of people called up the venue and said “how can you have the Trump haters” – and we have never claimed to be Trump haters – we had hecklers for the first time. I think 2018 has embolden a personality type who doesn’t mind screaming at a female singer while she is performing, and saying really rude things, shelling out tons of money and then threatening people. We had someone try to set our set on fire. Patrick. Unsuccessfully I hope., Matthew. Yes. He was unsuccessful because Allison kicked him in the face. – Read more at Vents Magazine
American Idol Season 9 Alum Katie Stevens Celebrates Engagement to Paul DiGiovanni
The singer currently stars in the Freeform drama The Bold Type.
Blake Shelton on how ‘The Voice,’ where he met Gwen Stefani, changed his life
