Headlines: Carrie Underwood Easter Concert, Producers Talk American Idol

American Idol team on telling people no, what Katy Perry meant by ‘if Taylor and I work together’ comment – Identifying this season’s Top 24 hasn’t been easy for the judges, who had to make some tough cuts during Hollywood Week and the Showstopper performances that followed. “Telling people no is… you never really get used to it,” admits Bryan. “We’re able to encourage these kids to not let us be the reason that they would ever give up on their music dreams. … I want everybody to be happy, I don’t want to upset anybody and hurt people’s feelings — it’s just kinda my nature — but sometimes you just have to tell the truth and tell them that wasn’t their best performance. They need to hear that. but I think we’ve done a great job at being really constructive with it.” – Read more at Entertainment Weekly

Carrie Underwood On Creating Her First Gospel Album, ‘My Savior,’ Working With CeCe Winans, & Making “Legacy Music” – “It’s so great for me because I feel like in recording them, even now I can still feel myself sitting in the church pews next to my parents, hearing my mom sing harmonies and hearing other voices singing in the congregation,” Underwood tells GRAMMY.com. “I feel like that just still rings in my ear and it’s wonderful, but more importantly, it provides a feeling of comfort and inspiration that hopefully other people can feel as well when they listen to these songs.” – Read more at Grammy.com

Watch Carrie Underwood’s Easter Concert on Facebook Live

Carrie performed an Easter concert live at the Ryman in Nashville this morning with CeCe Winans and others as guest stars.

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