Audacy’s We Can Survive Moves to New York City Area for 10th Anniversary – Audacy has announced its highly anticipated, star-studded concert, “We Can Survive,” will move to New York City area for the event’s 10th anniversary on Saturday, October 14 at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The event, hosted by NEW 102.7 FM (WNEW-FM), will feature performances from Maroon 5, OneRepublic, Kelly Clarkson and more. Part of Audacy’s ongoing I’m Listening mental health initiative, the show celebrates music’s power to unite people, strengthening mental health in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). – Read more at AudacyInc.com
“Christmas at the Opry” Announces Performer Lineup for Star-Studded Country Music Special Set for Dec. 7 on NBC – The festive two-hour special will feature performances by many fan-favorite artists and country music icons, including Adam Doleac, BRELAND, Brenda Lee, Chris Janson, Chrissy Metz, Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Alaina, Meghan Patrick, Mickey Guyton, Mitchell Tenpenny and Trace Adkins. – Read more at FutonCritic.com
Jordin Sparks Announces New Single “Call My Name” Out October 13, Sang Anthem for WNBA Final – The American Idol season 6 winner Jordin Sparks announces her next single, “Call My Name” is available for pre-save and will be out October 13. The singer recently performed the National Anthem (October 8) for Game One of the WNBA finals in Las Vegas. (WNBA.Com)
Katharine McPhee and David Foster Discuss the Perks of Touring Together and New Holiday Album – ET got an exclusive sneak peek at McPhee and Foster’s debut single together, which caused a bit of back and forth between them when it came to deciding on having it on the album. “We argued a little bit, not in the bad way,” McPhee tells ET. “It’s a bit of a debate over whether we should do ‘Amazing Grace’ because I said, ‘It’s not a Christmas song, it’s a religious song.’ The label ended up actually really liking it because we’re using it as our first single to kind of get out there, kind of earlier before the whole Christmas craze without it beating you over the head that it’s a Christmas song. So it’s actually kind of cool that we did it.” “Amazing Grace” will be featured in the second part of their Christmas Songs album — which is set to be released Oct. 20. – Read more at Entertainment Tonight
Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan Talk About the New Season of The Voice on The Jennifer Hudson Show – Jennifer Hudson tells Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani how Blake Shelton gifted her son a goat. Gwen reveals how her husband Blake reacted to seeing his replacement on “The Voice,” Reba McEntire, being recognized as country music royalty in Oklahoma. Plus, Gwen reminisces on her early days in the band No Doubt. Niall talks about X Factor and One Direction.
Randy Jackson drops by the Sherri Shepherd Show – Randy calls sitting on the American Idol judges panel the best time of his life. Also, the FOX era of the show found big stars early on, he believes, because he and Simon were both music executives and knew how to spot talent (Today’s American Idol and The Voice panels are comprised of A list singers)
Ally Brooke Teases Fifth Harmony Reunion—But It’s Not What You Think – The singer—who was put into the girl group along with Camila Cabello, Normani, Dinah Jane and Lauren Jauregui during the second season for The X Factor in 2012—touched on the idea of a possible reunion during the Oct. 3 broadcast of E! News, sharing that she “100 percent” sees herself getting back with her former bandmates in the future. “We may be working on something,” she teased, nodding as E! News chief correspondent Keltie Knight asked if a 5H get-together would be happening “sooner than we’d think.” – Read more at EOnline.com
Dancing With the Stars pro Alan Bersten on partner Jamie Lynn Spears and her early exit from show – “Damn.” A simple one word tweet summed up how Alan Bersten felt after he and partner Jamie Lynn Spears were shockingly eliminated from Dancing With the Stars on the Oct. 3 Latin night episode. After receiving a 16 out of 30 from the judges for their cha-cha, Spears and Bersten were given the boot, and some say it could be due to Jamie Lynn’s sister Britney Spears’ passionate fan base. “Honestly, I think people would be so surprised at how awesome Jamie Lynn is,” Bersten says. “She works so hard but there was never a hard day. People might assume things of people, but at the end of the day, she was such a sweet person and honestly, I’m going to miss dancing with her.” – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
Emma Slater Says It’s ‘Not a Nightmare’ to Work with Ex Sasha Farber on Dancing with the Stars -Slater, 34, shared that being a pro dancer alongside Farber, 39, on Dancing with the Stars is “not a nightmare at all” more than six months after she filed for divorce. “We support each other so much that I want the very best for Sasha,” she told E! News. “I love him and Alyson [Hannigan] together on the show. We support each other, very, very truly.” The television personality admitted both she and Farber step in to help choreograph dances for their respective season 32 partners, Mauricio Umansky and Hannigan, despite vying for the mirror ball against each other. – Read more at People.com
