Tonight the Amazing Race featuring social media stars continues on CBS at 9/8c PM NOPE. Correction. NCAA Basketball is on CBS tonight. Good luck to your favorite team!
Kris Allen on Why Fatherhood Is ‘Mind-Blowing’: ‘The Way I Love My Son Is Different Than How I’ve Loved Anyone Else’ – “The way I love my son is different than how I’ve loved anyone else. It’s mind-blowing,” the American Idol alum tells PEOPLE of his firstborn, 2½-year-old Oliver Neil. “I think that’s been really eye-opening because falling in love with a child is really interesting, and knowing that they are from you … It really opens you up.” For Oliver, his favorite recent discoveries are things that fly. “Any time a plane goes over the house and you can hear it, he wants to jump outside and go see it,” says Allen. “It’s funny to see that stuff.” – Kris’s new album Letting You In is out today…. Read more at People
Adam Lambert Opens Up About Kesha’s Legal Battle, Returning to the ‘American Idol’ Stage – Lambert also opened up about Kesha, whom he recently spent time with in Nashville, Tennessee, where the embattled singer accepted the Visibility Award at the 21st Annual Human Rights Campaign Nashville Equality Dinner earlier this month. “From what I know, she’s doing really well,” Lambert said. “We go way back from when we first both got signed so it was really nice to see her.” Lambert’s not the only former Idol fave to return to the singing competition this year. Kelly Clarkson brought the house down in February with an emotional performance of her single “Piece by Piece,” which brought even the judges to tears. “I was really touched by her performance,” Lambert gushed. “It was so honest, and I think that’s what hit everybody in the heart. She’s such a talented singer.” – Read more at ETOnline
The dream continues for Jordan Smith with his debut album – Jordan Smith has had the experience of walking into his hometown Wal-Mart and seeing an album of his on the shelves. “It was so crazy to see so many of my face; so many pictures of myself there in the store,” Smith says after seeing the album of his performances on Season 9 of The Voice on sale in Harlan. “It was really special to see that there, and see a lot of hard work kind of in a physical form there. It’s pretty cool.” – Read more at Kentucky.com
Jordan Smith’s new album comes out today – “It was important to me to sing songs I connect with and people would connect with,” says Smith. “I got to hand-choose each song, which was selected because it was a part of me or my story. I was very blessed and lucky to work with a label that allowed me to pick songs I wanted and were supportive of that process.” – Read more at Times Free Press
Constantine Maroulis Serenades Pug (VIDEO) – I talk with Constantine, where he headlined the LGBT Expo. Backstage, after his performance, we talk about some of his favorite moments in his career. He just about took over American Idol on Season 4 with his killer rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody.
Lauren Alaina interview – How did you find the reaction from the crowds at C2C?
I was so shocked at how much everyone over here knew my music. Even the ones who didn’t necessarily know caught on very quickly and were super supportive, such lovely people. We’ve had such blast and we’re coming back – we’re so excited to come back! We’ve already started the conversation to figure out how quickly we can come back over here. It could be in the autumn possibly so we’re excited about that. – Read more at Entertainment Focus
‘American Idol’ Creator Simon Fuller to Bring Virtual Pop Stars to the Stage – The man who made reality show contestants stars through American Idol is turning his attention to creating digital pop stars. Simon Fuller will become the largest shareholder of Pulse Evolution, the company behind the Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson holograms, in a deal that will see the co-production of several new entertainment properties and virtual reality experiences. – Read more at Billboard.com
