Kelly Clarkson opens up about the darkest time in her career: ‘When I was really skinny I wanted to kill myself’ – Despite a succession of smash hit singles from her iconic Breakaway album, the American Idol winner has admitted that she was painfully unhappy at the time because of the pressure she felt from executives to stay “really skinny”. In an exclusive interview in Attitude’s Awards Issue, she says: “When I was really skinny, I wanted to kill myself. I was miserable, like inside and out, for four years of my life. But no one cared, because aesthetically you make sense.” – Read more at Attitude Magazine
‘The Voice’ finalist Vanessa Ferguson marries ‘Mr. Rozzi’ in Greensboro (Video) – Vanessa Ferguson has sung for audiences on national television and in venues around the United States and abroad. On Saturday, Ferguson sang at her own wedding. A finalist last season on the NBC singing competition “The Voice,” the Greensboro singer/songwriter performed “The Lord’s Prayer” during her wedding to Ken Fuller at Bethel AME Church. About 200 people — mostly family members from Atlanta,Washington, D.C., and Ferguson’s home state of New York — attended the ceremony, followed by the reception at the Dynacon Event Center. – Read more at JournalNow.com
Fifth Harmony’s Normani Kordei Signs Solo Management Deal With S10 Entertainment – If you were already excited that Khalid and Fifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei are working on music together, it looks like there might be more where that came from. Billboard can confirm that NORMANI (as she’ll be known in her solo ventures) has signed a solo management deal with S10 Entertainment & Media, led by Brandon Silverstein. “Normani is an incredibly special artist and I am excited to work with her,” Silverstein said in a statement to Billboard. For her part, Kordei, 21, added, “I found a great partner in Brandon and S10. We are going to make magic together.” – Read more at Billboard
David Foster to Katharine McPhee Cash Me Outside!!! – The actress/singer and the legendary producer/composer were out for what looks like a date night Sunday in Brentwood. Although they’ve repeatedly denied dating and claimed to just be friends, all the signs are there. – See the Photos at TMZ
The Voice runner Up Sang the National Anthem Before NFL Game on Sunday
Excited to sing the Anthem today for the forty niners vs. cowboys ?? pic.twitter.com/MS8uJwtZiK
— Lauren Duski (@LaurenDuski) October 22, 2017
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Inside Simon Cowell’s Beverly Hills Mansion Makeover: From Bachelor Pad to Family Home – As a judge on American Idol, The X Factor and now America’s Got Talent, Simon Cowell, 58, is known for being both a fierce critic and a passionate champion of new talent. He brings that same perspective to home design. “If I hadn’t done TV or music, I might have done interior design,” he says. “I like it, and I’m quite good at it. So I like to work with design teams who become collaborators.” Specifically March & White, the London-based duo that Cowell enlisted to work on his residences in London and New York, along with two in Los Angeles. “They have good taste,” Cowell says of partners Elliot March and James White, both 39. “But they don’t try to push you to do what they want to do rather than what you want to do.” – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy Downplays ‘DWTS’ Feud With Partner Vanessa Lachey: ‘What Drama?’ – “What drama?” Chmerkovskiy coyly responded. “[Things] were never bad. They were great things. It’s been a great season.” “It’s a tough show. Everybody’s going through a little bit of a menial lifetime through this whole process, and when you’re good enough to make it all the way, you go through that much more stuff. We’re a great couple. We’re doing our best,” he continued. “She’s giving me all the time that she should and I can’t wait for this Monday to show what we’ve been working on.” – Read more at US Magazine
Stone Temple Pilots Criticize ‘Self-Promoter’ Rejected Singers: ‘It’s Out Of Line’ – Stone Temple Pilots were recently interviewed on Rock 98.9, and they revealed that John Borja has not been hired as their new singer. They called out rejected singers for ‘inappropriate self-promotion.’ Kim: There were tons of rumors about STP’s new lead singer, like some guy who was on American Idol or something, a Pilipino kid. Were you guys aware of all those rumors that were swirling? Robert DeLeo: Rubbish, rubbish, all rubbish. All rubbish. Dean DeLeo: There’s been a lot of, it’s been an opportunity for some people to really do some inappropriate self-promotion, is what I should say. And that’s really kind of out of line. (Pretty sure the reporter was referring to rumors that X Factor singer Jeff Gutt had joined the band.) – Read more at Alternative Nation.com
