Headlines: Javier Colon, Adam Lambert and More

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The Voice Playoffs continue tonight with Team Pharrell Williams and Team Adam Levine 8/7c PM NBC.

Javier Colon (S1 winner) Jordan Smith (S9 winner) set to appear on Wednesday’s The Voice Results Show

The Voice Season 8 Winner Sawyer Fredericks Announces West Coast Tour

Adam Lambert Wants A Role In The Freddie Mercury Movie… And He Has A VERY Specific Part In Mind! – However, Adam has now revealed he’d like a part in the movie too – one where he gets to play one of Freddie’s lovers! “I’d want to be in bed with Freddie. I think that would be appropriate at this point,” Adam revealed to Digital Spy. “I don’t usually say things on the record, but that’s the part I want. I want to be one of his lovers. “I’ve had little conversations with [Brian May] about it,” he explained, about the biopic film. “I asked about how times have changed as far as being open about somebody’s private life. They haven’t quite figured it out yet as the movie is still in development.” – Read more at Capital FM

Adam Lambert praises ‘badass’ Bruce Springsteen for LGBT protest – Speaking about the issue in a video interview with NME (watch above), Lambert said: “I’m not here to say what is wrong or right. I understand why [Springsteen] would do it, especially if you are an artist with that kind of clout and legacy. It’s a great way to send a message of support or rejection to legislation. It is too bad that those [laws] are happening right now.” “I think it’s pretty badass that [Springsteen and the E Street Band] cancelled their shows,” he added. “I’ve been in a couple of circumstances like that and I’m always trying to be sensitive to people’s sensitivities. You have to be careful but there’s a real eloquent way to make statements about that kind of stuff.” – Read more at NME

Sarah Potenza moves on from the ‘The Voice’ – Yes, Sarah Potenza says, those reality shows love to amp up the drama. Especially the talent competitions. Like The Voice, where we first met Potenza last season.
“When I told them my dad had Parkinson’s, I knew I was in,” she says of the interviews she had to go through just to be considered for the NBC show. “Then they have something to say: ‘She’s a great singer, her parents were divorced and her dad raised her, he’s got Parkinson’s, watch and see if her dreams come true…’” – Read more at Democrat and Chronicle

‘The Voice’ Winner Javier Colon Releases New CD, Plans Ridgefield Show – Fairfield County is never far from the mind of singer/songwriter Javier Colon. The Season One winner of NBC’s “The Voice,” who has since gone on to a successful solo career, grew up in Stratford and now lives in West Hartford. His new pop/rock/R&B CD, “Gravity” is out Friday, April 15. But first, he’ll appear on “The Voice” on Wednesday, April 13. On Thursday, April 28, he’ll perform at Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield. – Read more at Daily Voice.com

Trent Harmon winner of ‘American Idol’ season 15 – Good Day LA

La’Porsha Renae: First Runner Up of ‘American Idol’ – Good Day LA

Trent Harmon reveals what he whispered to La’Porsha right before he won ‘American Idol’ – Trent talks about working towards a “country soul” record – Watch the AOL Build Interview

Watching the End of American Idol With the Idols It Made – Idol is really good at making you cry,” Kris Allen, Season 8 winner of American Idol, said about the show that made him famous. “It’s really good.” He and I were sitting in the inner recesses of the Loews Hotel last Wednesday, adjacent to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where the series finale of American Idol as we know it would take place the following night. Former Idol contestants surrounded us, greeting each other enthusiastically and rehearsing numbers in the hallways, as if they were all back in the infamous group round of each new season’s grueling Hollywood Week audition phase, only enjoying themselves this time. – Read more at Vanity Fair

Wanya Morris Has Lost 22 Lbs. After Just 4 Weeks of Dancing with the Stars – Wanya Morris is feeling great about his Dancing with the Stars experience – and not just because he’s getting rave reviews. The Boyz II Men member says he has lost 22 lbs. since beginning his DWTS journey a little more than a month ago. But his weight loss is not about a number on a scale for him. – Read more at People.com

Marla Maples: ‘She’s So Much More than Donald Trump’s Ex-Wife – Valentin Chmerkovskiy has a ton of respect for Marla Maples – and not just for her skills on the dance floor. “I want to commend Marla on her grace,” Chmerkovskiy told reporters after Monday’s episode of Dancing with the Stars of this week’s eliminated contestant. “I hope she leaves with a great feeling. She had a great showing, and it was sad that she had to go.”
Chmerkovskiy – who, along with his partner Ginger Zee, tied for Monday’s highest scores – thinks there’s one aspect of the show that Maples dealt with particularly well: being introduced as “the former Mrs. Donald Trump” week after week. – Read more at People.com

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