Headlines: Chris Daughtry Set for Top Gear, Scotty McCreery Rehearses in DC

Josh Kaufman to fill in at 500 Festival Parade – INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Josh Kaufman, the local singer-songwriter who rose to fame on NBC’s “The Voice,” will fill in for an ailing band at a prerace event for the Indianapolis 500, organizers announced late Friday. The band X Ambassadors was to perform at the IPL 500 Festival Parade and the KeyBank 500 Festival Snakepit Ball, but cannot make the trip to Indianapolis due to illness, said a news release from the 500 Festival. – Read more at wishtv.com

Chris Daughtry to Guest Star on Top Gear America – Will Top Gear America be a hit like this past season of the British version Top Gear? Only time will tell. But we do know that one of the first guests on the revitalized stateside version will be Chris Daughtry, former American Idol star and leader of the band named…Daughtry. – Read more at TheDrive

Scotty McCreery Gearing up for Memorial Day Concert

‘Voice’ Season 12 Champ Chris Blue on Alicia Keys, Battling Doubt: I Almost Didn’t Audition – You’ve had a few hours to let the news sink in. What does this win mean for you?
It means so much – so much more than I think people could ever imagine. I come from a family of talented and extremely gifted human beings. Makers, athletes, writers, but there’s one thing that’s kind of plagued us, and that’s having a really hard time breaking through the glass ceiling. And so, being able to say that we’ve won The Voice is a testament to, I believe, that plague or that curse being broken. And to me it means a generation of change. It means a new start. It means so, so much. – Read more at Rolling Stone

What’s next for Knoxville’s Chris Blue after ‘Voice’ win? – “We’ve already started the process (of working on an album). As a matter of fact, I have another meeting today (Thursday, May 25) about it, and just collecting songs and material and trying to get it all together.” Blue said he hopes to write on a few selections for his album and has some songs and song ideas that he’s working on. He aims to give people hope with the music he makes. – Read more at Knoxnews.com

Shakira Opens Up About Why She Wouldn’t Return to the ‘Voice’ Again – “No, I wouldn’t [go back], because it’s so hard to be away from my family,” Shakira confessed. “Right now, [I’m] back into making music, and I’m gonna be going on tour pretty soon at the end of the year. I miss all that.” “It was a great experience, and of course I miss the guys, they were a lot of fun a lot to talk to, but I wouldn’t go back,” she added. – Read more at MSN.com

‘American Idol’ Final Winner Trent Harmon Talks Show Reboot, New Music and Seacrest for President? – What are your thoughts on the recent Manchester bombing at the Ariana Grande concert? “That was just really a shame — shame with a capital “S.” I consider places like theme parks, concert venues, movie theaters… That’s where you should go to not have to worry about getting blown up or shot. I actually took my mom to a concert for her birthday the night after Manchester, and it just kept going through my mind, you know? What if a bomb went off in this venue? That’s just not something you should think about while you’re trying to enjoy some Hall & Oates. – Read more at TooFab.com

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