Headlines: France’s Got Talent Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct

‘France’s Got Talent’ Suspended by M6 After Judge Gets Accused of Sexual Misconduct – French commercial channel M6 has suspended one of its primetime program, “La France a un incroyable talent,” in reaction to sexual misconduct allegations which have been made against one of the show’s judges, Gilbert Rozon. Rozon, the president of Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival, and a judge on “La France a un incroyable talent” (“France’s Got Talent”), has just been accused of sexual harassment and assault by nine women. The alleged abuses span three decades, according to CBC/Radio-Canada. – Read more at Variety

Adam Lambert Attends Spirit Day

Adam Lambert attends the ‘Believer’ Spirit Day Concert presented by Justin Tranter and GLAAD at Sayer’s Club on October 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California

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N.C. Music Hall of Fame induction set for Thursday – This year’s North Carolina Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony will feature every surviving inductee attending this year’s ceremony, with most performing, on Thursday, including the Steep Canyon Rangers and Grammy award winning R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, among others. *Bucky Covington from Rockingham. AA Country Music Singer who was one of the finalist on the fifth season of the “American Idol” national TV series and a consistent national Country Music Record seller. – Read more at Independent Tribune

Luke Bryan is ‘having a blast’ on ‘American Idol’

Country music legend Luke Bryan reveals how much he’s enjoying being a part of ‘American Idol’ and how the show really helps to find the stars of the future. (Oct. 19)

Photo Flash: Broadway’s Justin Guarini, Sally Ann Triplett, Teal Wicks and More Honor Park Avenue Armory’s Pierre Audi – Broadway stars Justin Guarini, Sally Ann Triplett, and Teal Wicks, as well as Grammy Award winning vocalist Shelley Thomas, paid tribute to the work of Park Avenue Armory Artistic Director, Pierre Audi, and writer/director/producer Cherien Dabis, with a performance last night at the 10th Annual Bridges of Understanding (BOU) Building Bridges Award Dinner at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below! – Broadway.com

Grey Oakes: From Dub Idol to American Idol – When ABC announced they were picking up American Idol only one year after it ended on Fox, Oakes decided to take a chance and try to go forward with his music career. Oakes, along with over 6000 others, auditioned in Asheville, NC over Labor Day Weekend for a spot on the reboot. “It’s a lot different [with ABC] than it was with Fox,” Oakes says. “For starters, Ryan Seacrest wasn’t there.” On that day, Oakes was taken into one of the four tents where mystery judges were waiting to hopefully find the next Idol. Caleb Johnson – the season 13 winner, Asheville native and Oakes’ favorite winner – judged Oakes as he sang “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers. – Read more at TheSeaHawk.org

Haley Reinhart, 27, wants to party (and sing) like it’s 1969 – “Writing my own songs is important,” said Reinhart, whose second album, “Better,” could have been a missing link between Amy Winehouse and Sly & The Family Stone’s galvanizing soul and funk. “But when Concord mentioned the idea of doing a covers album, I realized some of my deepest memories and musical loves are for classic-rock. And many of these songs were in the repertoire of my parents’ band, Midnight, which I started singing with when I was 7. – Read more at San Diego Union Tribune

What David Archuleta found out about himself – “I really felt like I needed to remind myself why I was doing music in the first place because I kinda felt like I lost why I wanted to do this. I was so caught up in trying to please everybody, the record label, my management, the lawyers, the fans, the family, that… I forgot why I love to sing,” said the 26-year-old crooner, who entered the music business at the tender age of 16 through Season 7 of the hit reality TV talent search 10 years ago. David described those two years of being away as “all about thinking how I could bring people to God, just build my relationship with Him and just serve people — if they needed their walls painted, or they needed to build their homes, or they needed help with their groceries, if they were teaching people how to pray. – Read more at PhilStar

Nick Lachey Talks Balancing Dancing With the Stars With Fatherhood – As Nick told E!’s Zuri Hall, having both parents dancing has “been the toughest part of doing this show.” Nick even shared a heart-wrenching story about how his oldest son, Camden, told him, “Daddy, I don’t want you to dance anymore.” “[My heart] did break,” he told Hall. “It’s hard. It’s really hard.” – See the Video at EOnline

Olly Murs hasn’t heard from Cowell since landing Voice job: “If he wants to call me, he knows where I am” – Now that The Voice has comfortably moved over to ITV, there’s no longer any rivalry or contention with The X Factor. But despite that, former The X Factor contestant and co-presenter Olly Murs revealed he hasn’t heard a peep from Simon Cowell – who was also his mentor on the 2008 series – since landing his role on The Voice’s coaching panel. “I haven’t spoken to Simon,” Olly told Digital Spy at the launch of the new series in Manchester. “If he wants to call me, he knows where I am. No, I haven’t heard from him, but I’ve had some great contact from loads of other people wishing me luck. But I’m always open to advice.” – Read more at DigitalSpy

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