Alex Brightman, Kacie Sheik, Alex Wyse to Sing the Music of Drew Gasparini in Concert – A talented slate of stars will come together next month for a concert to toast the re-release of Drew Gasparini’s celebrated album I Could Use a Drink. The event will be held at Feinstein’s/54 Below on September 9 at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Gasparini will be joined by original vocalists from the album including Alex Brightman, Kacie Sheik, Alex Wyse, Andrew Kober, F. Michael Haynie, Blake Daniel, Eric Michael Krop, Gabriel Violett, Kasie Gasparini and Chloe Gasparini. They will be joined by Troy Iwata, Natalie Weiss, Reneé Rapp, Julia Mattison, Keith White, Heath Saunders, Raymond Lee, Amber Ardolino, Anoop Desai, Brenna Coogan, Rachel Skalka, Keaton Whittaker, Alexis Myles and Morgan Reilly. Released in 2013 by Broadway Records and produced by Charlie Rosen, I Could Use a Drink introduced many of Gasparini’s standards and bestsellers, including “If I Had You,” “Valley High” and “A Little Bit.” – Anoop Desai American Idol 8 alum was dropping tracks under the name TOTEM. No more? – Read more at Broadway.com
Cute. American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest Wishes Terry Crews Good Luck on his First Live AGT Show
Not sure if this helps, but I usually look in the mirror and tell myself to be like @TerryCrews. You got this – good luck tonight! https://t.co/mhY7fdHhyT
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) August 13, 2019
Katharine McPhee to critics on age difference: ‘Go f– yourself’ – David Foster says the gays don’t “give a s?-?-?t” about the 34-year age difference between him and new wife Katharine McPhee. McPhee performed on an LGBTQ cruise to Provincetown, Mass., and Foster joined her onstage. “I don’t know if you noticed or not, but there’s a bit of an age difference between the two of us,” he told the crowd. “But on this cruise, nobody gives a s?-?-?t.” The comment was such a hit with the audience that Foster repeated it the following night. “He did the same thing during her second show, except she added a ‘Go f?-?-?k yourself’ to go along with his ‘Nobody gives a s?-?-?t’ comment,” a source said. – Read more at Page Six
Gabby Barrett Surprises Fiance Cade Foehner with a Trip to the New Disney Star Wars Galaxy Edge
Will the American Idol 2018 couple be tying the knot soon?
friend and soon to be wife. Even the joys of being in a Star Wars world doesn’t compare to you mama. Thank you :) @gabbybarrett_ pic.twitter.com/6WpHiZD7z8
— Cade Foehner (@CadeFoehner) August 13, 2019
Past American Idol contender Uche Ndubizu in Chicago – The search for the next American Idol hits the road. Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie return as judges for the third season on ABC. The 22 city cross-country audition tour kicked off on July 23 in Brooklyn, New York. Auditions come to Chicago on September 21 the Wintrust Arena, 200 E. Cermak Road in the South Loop. ABC 7 Chicago sat down with Uche Ndubizu, one of the top 10 stars of season 2. Uche is on a media tour promoting the upcoming American Idol auditions – Read more at ABC7Idol
Auditioning for ‘American Idol?’ Taylor Hicks has some advice – With “American Idol” due to hold auditions in Mobile on Aug. 20, season five winner Taylor Hicks has a few words of advice for season 18 hopefuls. That’s not a good approach for this particular show, Hicks says, because “Idol’s” focus always has been first and foremost on vocal talent. He cites some advice he says he got from Nigel Lythgoe, one of the show’s producers at the time: “It’s a television show, but ‘Idol’ and the record company have to sell your voice.” Hicks says he likes the fact that over the years, “Idol” has changed its format to allow people to play musical instruments. But it can be a pitfall, he says. “‘Idol’ wants great singers. They want the vocal talent. Hiding behind the instrument is not a good thing, in my opinion,” he says. “The show was born out of finding great singers.” – Read more at AL.com
Cassadee Pope Reflects on ‘Electric’, ‘Special’ Feel of All-Women Shows – Compared to recent years, all-female country tours abound in 2019: Carrie Underwood has mounted her ambitious Cry Pretty Tour 360, with opening support from Maddie & Tae and Runaway June. Miranda Lambert’s Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour, also featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, the Pistol Annies, Tenille Townes, Ashley McBryde and Caylee Hammack, returns in September. And Morris launched her own headlining trek, Girl: The World Tour, featuring Hailey Whitters, Kassi Ashton, RaeLynn and Cassadee Pope, early in the year. “It was amazing. It was so electric, the energy,” Pope gushes to The Boot, looking back at the latter trek. “It was just me and Maren [during the shows I performed at], so people were in there early, and they were there for my set. She brought me out for [her song] “All My Favorite People,” which was really fun. It’s a really fun song, and she and I are really good friends, so it felt authentic singing that with her.” – Read more at The Boot
Harry Styles Turns Down the Role of Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid Live-Action Remake: Source – Harry Styles won’t be going under the sea, after all. Despite being in talks to play Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid for over a month, Styles has officially turned down the offer, PEOPLE confirms. “While he is a fan of the project, he has respectfully declined the offer,” a source close to the film tells PEOPLE. Disney has not commented on who is being considered to play the handsome prince. – Read more at People
