‘American Idol’ alum Danny Gokey expecting baby No. 4 – Former American Idol contestant Danny Gokey is going to be a dad of four. The 38-year-old singer announced in an Instagram post Saturday that he’s expecting another child with his wife, Leyicet Gokey. Gokey announced the news with the help of 6-year-old son Daniel, 4-year-old daughter Isabella and 17-month-old son Gabriel. He shared a photo of the trio showing Daniel holding up a sonogram. “It’s official!! Baby Gokey #4 is coming this August!!!” the star captioned the post. – Read more at UPI.com
Grace VanderWaal Announces New Single ‘Stray’ by Sending Handwritten Letter to Fans – With a heartwarming letter and a signed poster arriving at her fans’ homes, 15-year-old singer-songwriter Grace VanderWaal has announced that her newest single, “Stay,” will drop on Friday, Feb. 22. VanderWaal, who won NBC’s America’s Got Talent three years ago, surprised her fans with the message earlier in February; the intimate letter tells fans what “Stay” means to her. “Stay is close to me, not only because its the re-start of my continuing path, but because it explains the exhilarating fear and freedom of growing up,” she writes. – Read more at Billboard.com
Jessica Sanchez performs for Brunei’s royal family – “American Idol” star Jessica Sanchez performed for the royal family of Brunei for the birthday of the crown prince. Sanchez shared on Instagram on Monday night that it was her first time in the Southeast Asian country. “This trip to Brunei was probably one of my favorite trips I’ve ever been on.,” Sanchez wrote in the caption. “I hope everyone that was there enjoyed the show and just wanna thank y’all for being so sweet and welcoming. Sad to be ending my trip so soon but I definitely plan on visiting again,” she added. – Read more at ABS-CBN
Kelly Clarkson is back with a career-reviving new album and plenty of attitude – My mom was single for a portion of my life, so I always had a mom that worked really hard, I understood that at a young age. I didn’t feel abandoned. I knew she had to work, she had to pay our bills, and it was important to her. I’m not the mom with a ton of guilt about that. I have a pretty good balance, I feel, like, super blessed in that area. I don’t feel like I have to really give up anything, because we have a super great support system, and two nannies that help us out when I literally can’t be there because I’m onstage. My husband manages me, so normally if I’m working, he’s working. – Read more at Chicago Tribune
Kelly Clarkson Talks New Talk Show And More – And being a part of The Voice, it sounds super cheesy but it’s a really cool pay it forward moment for me. Even with Brynn (Cartelli), she’s on tour with me right now. Actually, she and her family are at our house with us in Nashville right now and she’s working in Nashville writing and producing some stuff. It’s just really cool too. [It’s] almost like having kids, you know you get to experience things through their eyes again like you get to experience things that you totally take for granted. Like simple things like how beautiful fireworks are, roller coasters, you know simple things and it’s so cool to almost get to see that through Brynn’s eyes and Chevel (Shepherd’s) eyes again too, just the experience of it. – Read more at Forbes.com
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Britain’s Got Talent to introduce new ‘Champions’ spin-off series following US success – “So we’ve now got AGT and we’ve got AGT Champions,” Cowell told The Sun. “That was a very good change so there will be a BGT Champions. We are 100 per cent not resting on our laurels.” This follows news that Cowell is also planning a major X Factor shake-up, with celebrities due to compete on the show in an all-star format similar to Strictly Come Dancing. – Read more at Radio Times
