NBC AND DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS JOIN FORCES TO AIR THE ‘BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS’ BEGINNING IN 2018 – NBC and dick clark productions have announced that the network has acquired the rights to broadcast the immensely popular “Billboard Music Awards” in a new multi-year deal set to begin in 2018. The 2018 telecast, with a date to be announced in the near future, will showcase the hottest musical acts, biggest performances, unexpected collaborations and buzzworthy pop culture moments that will have the world talking. – NBCUmv
Diddy Says He Convinced DJ Khaled to Join The Four Instead of Idol – ET also caught up with Diddy, who dished on getting the show together. According to the 48-year-old rapper and music mogul, he brought DJ Khaled on by convincing him to not pursue a spot on the panel for the upcoming American Idol reboot. “Khaled was about to really peruse something with American idol and I said, ‘I’m tryin to build a super team,’ and he’s like, ‘But I don’t know about this show,'” Diddy recalled. “I said, ‘Khaled, you got to rock with me. So it’s almost like LeBron and Dwyane Wade, when they got together and put together that super team. I can’t do this, I can’t return to TV without you, baby.'” – Read more at CBS8
A Record Attendance at 86th Anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade and a Return of Captain Tom Bristol – An estimated half million eager fans packed both sides of the three-mile route along Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards for the 86th anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade benefitting the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots. The evening started with a holiday concert on Hollywood Blvd featuring an all-star cast including: The Village People, Cee Lo Green, Ruben Studdard, Julia Ara, Breanna Yde, Nick Fradiani, Tom Dixon and the Band of Merrymakers. Directly following, the parade kicked off with hosts Erik Estrada and Laura McKenzie welcoming the USMC Marching Band representing the Toys for Tots. – Read more at PRWeb.com
Meet The Voice’s Fan-Favorite ’80s and ’90s Influenced Rocker Chloe Kohanski: ‘It’s Crazy, but I Feel Like I Could Win’ – While it’s yet to be determined who will make it to the finale, Kohanski admits: “It’s crazy, but I feel like I could win.” “If I made it to the finale, [or] if I won, I don’t feel like there has ever really been anyone like me, and I’m starting to realize that,” she says. “Not in a cocky way, but in a very humbling way. I used to think that it made me less relevant or held me back but for the first time it’s pushing me forward.” – Read more at People
Katy Perry Opens Up About Being a Judge on American Idol: ‘I’m a Straight Shooter’ – “My personality is that I’m a straight shooter — almost to a fault,” says Perry. “I just value authenticity so much that it can sometimes get me into trouble, because I take this job really seriously. I don’t want to walk away from American Idol and just have a season go by and we don’t have any Kelly Clarkson because that means we’re just filling space on television and I really truly want to be able to do this exercise and make someone’s dream come true.” – Read more at People
Kelly Clarkson: When I was growing up, kids would get their asses kicked for being gay – “Well, not to negate Will [Young]’s or my own talent, but I think a lot has to do with us being the originals of something. We weren’t compared to other people because we were the first ones [to win those shows]. And I do think, too, because I have met Will a couple of times, that we’re both really strong in our character and know what we want and what we do and don’t like. I think we both base our decisions on what we love musically, and not necessarily the financial end. “A lot of people that I know in the business – and some of them have been on American Idol – they kind of do whatever it takes to get famous. I just don’t think that should be the end game. But I do think a lot of my success has been to do with the stars aligning. It’s taken hard work but a lot of it is timing, too.” – Read more at Gay Times
Nick Fradiani Visits Randy Jackson’s Podcast
You’re not gonna Not get Randy Jackson’s autograph, right?! pic.twitter.com/XPa80HCDt0
— Nick Fradiani (@nickfradiani) November 28, 2017
Constantine Maroulis Talks About His Path to Success – Constantine Maroulis is an actor, producer, singer and songwriter best known for his Tony-nominated performance in Rock of Ages and as a finalist on American Idol. His upcoming album will be released in 2018 and he is now starring in a new, original show off-Broadway called BULLDOZER: The Ballad of Robert Moses. What drew you to the role of Robert Moses?
I think every actor is always curious when an opportunity comes their way, particularly with a new work, so it always piques your interest. New work, starring role, let’s take a look at it. Then I got to meet Peter [Galperin] and we quickly became very good friends. He is a hyper-intellectual fellow, very talented, and although this is really his first musical, I think it’s excellent. I love the music, it spoke to me. – Read more at Broadway Wiz
