Kelly Clarkson celebrates son Remington’s birthday at Disneyland’s Pixar Fest – Kelly Clarkson’s kids love all things Disney, so what better way to celebrate son Remington’s second birthday than with a trip to Disneyland’s Pixar Fest? The “Voice” coach, 35, treated little Remington and his 3-year-old sister, River Rose — who sported a “Sister of the Birthday Boy” shirt for the occasion — to a day of fun at the special summertime festival, which runs until Sept. 3. – Read more at Today
‘American Idol’ contestant Effie Passero wants to ‘take it all’ – “American Idol” contestant Effie Passero’s musical dreams have been coming true over the past month. She’s made it through every round so far on “American Idol,” and she’s performing again this Sunday and Monday nights. First, she stopped by the studios at ABC7 to talk about her incredible journey so far. The Modesto native who recently moved to Southern California said she never thought she would make it through the first round of auditions, let alone make it to the top 24. Now, she says, it’s “go big or go home.” – See the Video at ABC7
Lauren Alaina is ‘Doin’ Fine’ following early ACM win – LAS VEGAS – Lauren Alaina said her heart may have skipped a beat when Reba McEntire called to tell her she had been named the Academy of Country Music’s New Female Vocalist of the Year. While the 53rd ACM Awards aren’t until Sunday, the new artist category winners were announced early because the wins come with a performance slot on the show. – Read more at Tennessean.com
Rising Country Star Lauren Alaina Reflects on Her Biggest Year Yet: ‘I’m Just Really Proud’ – Priceless reaction aside (watch above), it was a big moment for Alaina — and a long time coming for the small-town Georgia native who’s worked tirelessly on her music career since coming in as runner-up to Scotty McCreery on Season 10 of American Idol in 2011. “I’m just really proud,” she reflects on the win. “It’s been a really good year and that was kind of the bow on top of the present.” – Read more at People
“I’m gonna be channeling my inner J.Lo and Beyonce!”: Look for Lauren Alaina to bring it, onstage and on the red carpet – If you’re going into Sunday’s 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards as the recently-crowned New Female Vocalist of the Year, you’d better bring it, when it comes to your fashion game. Lauren Alaina admits her new title is pushing her glam squad into overdrive. “I have to be Beyonce this year or something!” she says excitedly. “We have a few looks probably that we’ll do. I’ll probably wear a look for the carpet. And then obviously, all the winners get to perform — the new categories, anyway… So I’ll wear something different for that.” – Read more at ABCNewsRadio
Carrie Underwood Rehearses for ACM Performance
Carrie Underwood gets ready to come out of hiatus on Sunday’s ACM awards
Getting ready for the weekend…#CryPretty #ACMawards @CALIAbyCarrie pic.twitter.com/R2BX6QAvAK
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) April 14, 2018
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American Idol season 10 alum Haley Reinhart at the Rock Hall Ceremony
She sings a little ditty to celebrate.
Feelin’ Moody… in the best kinda way! I was invited to attend this year’s @rockhall induction ceremony & a bunch of other crazy cool events. Somethin I’ve dreamt of my whole life… WHAT AN HONOR!!! I asked my Dad to come along for this wild ride. #rockhall2018 pic.twitter.com/Aqo36MgUfH
— Haley Reinhart (@HaleyReinhart) April 13, 2018
Hanging with @HaleyReinhart ? So my night has been quite good ??? always nice meeting wonderful people ?#LONGLIVEROCK #RockHall2018 #TheMusicExperience ?? @rockhall pic.twitter.com/Y1HvYscqoE
— Sawyer Fredericks (@SawyerFrdrx) April 14, 2018
The Voice season 8 winner Sawyer Fredericks and American Idol’s Haley Reinhart
And Haley meets The Voice singer Sawyer Fredericks
Grace VanderWaal Shares Her ‘Foolproof’ Tips on How to Cry on Demand – In one particularly emotional part of “Clearly,” VanderWaal is crying while facing the pressure to apply makeup. The 14-year-old songstress explains in the behind the scenes how she managed to tear up on command. “You just don’t blink and just dry out your eyes and no matter how badly you want to blink, don’t blink. Your eyes just dry out a ton and you start looking like you’re crying. And that’s my method,” she said. – Read more at Billboard