Headlines: Carrie Underwood Cancels Concerts, Lauren Alaina New Single

Carrie Underwood Cancels Two UK Concerts Due to Illness – An unspecified illness has forced Carrie Underwood to cancel two upcoming concerts in the UK, as well as some promotional events overseas. The country superstar will no longer perform at the The Long Road Festival and Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, scheduled for Sept. 7-9 and Sept. 9, respectively. – Read more at Taste of Country – Read more at Taste of Country

Lauren Alaina Announces New Single

The American Idol 10 alum will release “Ladies in the 90s” on October 5. (Weren’t there lots of popular female country artists in the 90s? Probably an ode to them)

Emmy-Nominated “Pickler & Ben” Returns for Second Season on Sept. 17 with Distribution in 175 Markets – Emmy-nominated daytime talk show “Pickler & Ben” returns for its second season on Sept. 17. The show is quickly becoming a household name and will be distributed in 175 markets – a 483 percent increase over the 30 markets at the launch of season one. Hosted by Kellie Pickler and Ben Aaron and recorded in front of a live studio audience in Nashville, “Pickler & Ben” features the best in lifestyle and entertainment. – Read more at The Futon Critic

Singer Haley Reinhart Partners with National Nonprofit ‘PAVE’ to Shatter the Silence of Sexual Violence – Thousands of sexual assaults occur each year across the United States, and statistics show that more than 60 percent go unreported due to the stigma around sexual abuse. National nonprofit PAVE is working to empower and educate people across the country, and across the globe, in an effort to end sexual violence, and to create a safe space for its survivors.
An all-ages benefit concert for the nonprofit organization will be held Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Patio Theater in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. American Idol season 10 star, Haley Reinhart will be performing and the event will be emceed by Chicago Bulls entertainment host Roman, who also is a co-host of US99’s Stylz & Roman Morning Show. Tickets for the benefit concert are on sale now at HelpTheMovement.org. – Read more at Daily Herald

‘American Idol’ holds auditions ahead of new season – OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KTUL) — Hundreds, maybe even thousands stood in line for hours auditioning for the next season of ‘American Idol’ in Oklahoma City. There were hundreds from across the state, as different as can be, but with one thing in common — hope. – Read more at KTUL

‘American Idol’ auditions hit Philadelphia – Auditions started at 9 a.m. Thursday and were to continue until 5 p.m. — “if the heat doesn’t melt us,” joked Patrick Lynn, senior supervising producer for the show. Jittery musicians as young as 15, many clutching guitars, queued in groups of four around the various producers’ tents, waiting to be called forward to sing. In many cases, entire groups were turned away, but a few “diamond in the rough” auditioners were asked to perform another song or speak to a producer, finally receiving the coveted yellow form. – read more at Philly.com

American Idol Philadelphia Auditions 2018

The ‘American Idol’ past and present converge onstage – Allen: I won’t ever dog Kelly Clarkson because she’s immensely talented, she deserves everything she got, but because she was the first one, there was this whole push behind her. I hope and pray that’s the case for all of them, and for Maddie, but I don’t know if that will really happen. She’s gotta work. They’re so young, hopefully they’ll figure it out, and realize that no one’s going to give you anything, you have to go out and take it. We go in so green from our regular life, then you get thrown into the music industry so fast. You have to be willing to learn. Poppe: I met Kelly Clarkson, and that was really cool. They all say the same thing: “Are you being treated well? If you need any help with anything …” There’s been a few other people that have reached out and supported me — Taylor Hicks, David Cook. It’s nice to know that other people have gone through this and survived it. They know what I’m in for, I guess. – Read more at Chicago Tribune

Carrie Underwood | The Best Parts

Michael Moore claims Trump ran for president because of Gwen Stefani – Did President Trump run for office because of Gwen Stefani? That’s what Michael Moore thinks. The director, who takes direct aim at the president in his upcoming documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9,” shared his theory on why Trump ran for office during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday, saying he made his Trump Tower campaign announcement after realizing Stefani’s performance fees on “The Voice” were higher than his own on “The Apprentice.” Moore said of Trump, “He’d been talking about running for president since 1998, but he didn’t really want to be president. There’s no penthouse in the White House. And he doesn’t want to live in a black city. He was trying to pit NBC against another network, but it just went off the rails.” – Read more at USA Today

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