The Marvelous Wonderettes Welcomes Diana DeGarmo Tonight – The Marvelous Wonderettes officially welcomes American Idol and Hairspray alum Diana DeGarmo to the cast of the Off-Broadway revival June 2. The star stepped in for Kathy Brier on May 25 and is set to perform through July 31. – Read more at Playbill
Jennifer Hudson, Marcus Mumford, more to appear at Songwriters Hall of Fame induction – The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the lineup of guests planned to present and perform at their upcoming annual induction ceremony: The B-52s, James Corden, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, Jennifer Hudson, Roger McGuinn, Marcus Mumford, Rachel Platten, Sister Sledge, Jussie Smolette, and Jon Voight will all appear at the June 9 event. – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
Season 6 of ‘Being’ to Feature Fantasia, Tweet, Remy Ma & More! – This summer, Centric’s docu-series Being is bringing the realness and highlighting the stories of eight incredible women! The show, which is scheduled to return next month, will kick off the season by spotlighting the story of six-time Grammy nominated R&B singer-songwriter Kelly Price. The series continues throughout the summer highlighting the stories of Tweet, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Remy Ma, Naturi Naughton, Fantasia, Bern Nadette Stanis and Lisa Nicole Carson. In these unedited, uncut testimonials, each star will give a voice to the untold stories of her life, that give insight into the successes and the failures that have helped to shape and define who they are. (Fantasia’s episode airs on July 23) – Read more at CentricTV
[Video] Fantasia Barrino Gushes About Marriage, New Album, & The Perks Of Having White Neighbors – Global Grind
American Idol to highlight Elvis Festival – “Soul music is in right now and it’s cool to sing, but it’s what comes out of me naturally. If I’m singing gospel music, or I’m singing country music, or I’m singing pop music, I sing it soulfully,” he insists. “That’s just how it comes out. So I feel like that’s going to come through on this country album.” It’s a sure bet with him highlighting the Elvis Presley Festival, that he’s thought a lot about that other Mississippi boy. – Read more at Lee County Courier
Carrie Underwood Fan Hospitalized After Singing Too Hard – A Carrie Underwood fan in Canada was hospitalized because he sang too much, too hard. The Storyteller Tour stopped at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on May 27. A short time later “Bernard” was hospitalized. The 22-year-old fan met Underwood before the show, and tweeted about several of his favorite moments from the set. He’s obviously a big, big fan, and the singer personally reached out after hearing of his medical emergency. “What the what?!” she tweeted. I hope you’re alright! It was great to get to see you! Thanks for risking your life to be there!” The fan also clarified that his lung had collapsed. – Read more at Taste of Country
David Cook visits Sioux Falls for performance at the Pavilion – “I get a good experience in the venues, hotels and airports. I got a chance to walk around and I like it so far.. I’ve always enjoyed that aspect of touring. Waking up a new city, today was no exception,” David Cook said. June 1st marks Cook’s first visit to Sioux Falls. “We try to do something different every night. We try not to play the same set-list. Make things unique. I want people to feel like when they leave, they are getting more than they paid for,” he said. – Read more at KSFY.com
The Voice Season 3 Winner Cassadee Pope on Her New ‘Summer’ Song – There is something memorable about summer songs, possibly because it’s such an enjoyable time of our lives — and for 2016, Cassadee Pope is adding her own personal musical touch to the season with the release of her Summer EP on June 3. The Season 3 winner of The Voice wrote three of the songs, including the title track, and shot the Summer video in her native Florida at Clearwater Beach. “I wanted to write a song that’s basically relatable for anybody who’s been through a summer romance and make it more of a reminiscing song and less about what’s happening right now,” Pope told Parade.com in this exclusive interview. “For me, summer romances, they can be powerful and they can be really passionate and beautiful, but they can end just as quickly as they began.” – Read more at Parade
America’s Got Talent: Kiwi comedian Boy With Tape On His Face gets standing ovation – The Boy with Tape on His Face has won over one of Hollywood’s harshest – Simon Cowell – who described the Kiwi’s act as “brilliant” following his audition on America’s Got Talent this week.
The Canterbury performer, whose real name is Sam Wills, received a standing ovation and a unanimous “yes” from judges Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Mel Brown. Wills started his performing career as a busker in Christchurch and won the The Press People’s Choice Award at the World Buskers Festival in 2008. He used the prize money to develop his hit show The Boy with Tape on his Face, which sold out around the world and attracted dozens of five star reviews. Wills has packed theatres in Britain, enjoyed several sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and performed at the Royal Albert Hall. His silent comedy shows always sell out when Wills brings them to Christchurch for the World Buskers Festival. – Read more at Stuff.co.uk
How Simon Cowell Has Softened Up on TV: ‘You Understand How You’d Feel If It Was Your Son Up There’ – “Lauren is great,” Cowell tells PEOPLE. “And there’s no question when you actually have a kid, it does make you feel different because you understand how you would feel if it was your son up there.” Having joined the judging panel on the new season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent with Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel, Cowell says: “I’m very conscious that the kids who audition for AGT want to be there, they’re not being pushed into it, and that they’re having a great day out, otherwise we wouldn’t see them. “I think X Factor and Idol were edited so that I was always seen as this bad-tempered, miserable whatever – which of course I am at times, but I’m not like that the whole day!” – Read more at People.com
