American Idol season 16 winner Maddie Poppe announces new single
Ahead of appearing on the “Great Idol Reunion” on May 2 with a bunch of other alums, including her boyfriend/runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Maddie Poppe will release a new single “One That Got Away.” The singer-songwriter won American Idol back in 2018, the first season on ABC.
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Eurovision Canada Eyes 2023 Launch Following Deal Between ASC Inc. & Insight Productions – After launching American Song Contest on NBC this year, Eurovision eyes a 2023 premiere for a Canadian version of the iconic European brand. The Eurovision brand continues its North American expansion. Leading Canadian producer Insight Productions, a Boat Rocker company, has teamed with Eurovision Canada rights owners and ASC, Inc., one of the companies behind NBC’s music reality competition series American Song Contest, to debut the first-ever Eurovision Canada in 2023. Eurovision Canada will feature musical artists and bands from each of the 10 provinces and three territories and across every musical genre, to perform all original songs on the live televised event. – Read more at Deadline
Grace VanderWaal Returns to the Limelight in Hollywood Stargirl – PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the 18-year-old actress and singer’s return as Susan “Stargirl” Caraway in Disney+’s upcoming Hollywood Stargirl, a sequel to 2020’s Stargirl. An official synopsis for the movie says it “follows Stargirl’s journey out of Mica, Arizona, and into a bigger world of music, dreams and possibilities.” Aside from her return in the titular role, VanderWaal also performs an original song she wrote for the movie, titled “Figure It Out.”At 12 years old, Grace won America’s Got Talent season 11 as a singer-songwriter. The movie premieres on Disney+ June 3. – Read more at People
Stagecoach Festival streams for first time ever – Goldenvoice has teamed with YouTube to stream Stagecoach for the first time ever on the Official Stagecoach YouTube Channel. Three nights of live programming kick off this weekend with headliners Thomas Rhett on Friday (Apr 29th), Carrie Underwood on Saturday (Apr 30th) and Luke Combs on Sunday (May 1st). – Read more at TheMusicUniverse
Attend a Taping of a “Celebrity Game Show” at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red bar in Nashville
Blake and some of his country music friends are taping a “celebrity game show” at Ole Red for a yet undisclosed television broadcast. Get tickets for The Voice coach’s shows on APril 27 and 28 HERE.
Something special happening at @OleRed Nashville this week. Follow the link below and come out if you're in town! -Team BS https://t.co/7rji13Or0q https://t.co/B7O2vv0381
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) April 26, 2022
Fantasia and her husband Kendall Taylor have written a book on marriage
Fantasia, the winner of American Idol season 3 and her husband have written faith-based book about marriage that is out now. They got hitched only 3 weeks after they met… Purchase a signed copy HERE.
#NoCrownsInTheCastle is finally here! ?? To celebrate the book's release, we'll be doing a LiveSigning event this Thursday 4/28 at 5 PM ET on Facebook Live. To purchase a signed copy and submit a question for the event, visit https://t.co/pNxhLUi5O6 pic.twitter.com/Ejyi0gydMH
— Fantasia Taylor (@TasiasWord) April 26, 2022
Meet 2022’s ‘American Idol’ Top 10 – Fred Bronson has posted interviews with each of the American Idol season 20 Top 10. Read them all at Billboard.com
‘American Idol’ Star Nicolina Bozzo Gets Real About Being Rejected on ‘America’s Got Talent’ – Before auditioning for the ABC singing competition show, Nicolina had tried out for NBC’s America’s Got Talent season 16. Although she auditioned, she didn’t make it to the live round and her performance wasn’t aired. “No hate to AGT or the judges. I’m sure they have their reasons!!” she wrote at the time. “One door closes and another opens… all I’m gonna say.” Read more at Good Housekeeping
American Idol Judge Luke Bryan Shares How He Really Feels About Platinum Tickets – “I think the Platinum Ticket has been a fun dynamic to the show,” Bryan told Parade.com at the American Idol Top 14 party. “I think it was a great addition to the show. When you look at Jay, some of Jay’s song choices and his performances did fall off. But tonight, in my opinion, he had the best performance of the night.” “I think maybe five would have been better,” Luke admitted. “But like I said, I thought it was a creative spin on the show. I think the reason why the show has made it 20 years is we’ve always been able to evolve with the times. – read more at Parade.com
Adam Lambert juggles solo career, leading Queen, TV judging – He last did a bunch of dates in Las Vegas in fall 2021 at the Venetian. “It was Halloween time so I covered darker stuff,” he said, like “Ghost in Town,” “Voodoo” and “Evil in the Night.” “We’re in the spring into the summer. I plan to lighten it up, not make it too heavy. It’s going to be real fun.” And Lambert’s plans for his next album? “It will be a concept album in the tradition of ‘Tommy’ or ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.’ Fans will be in for a treat.” – Read more at AJC.com
Randy Jackson Reflects on Legacy of ‘American Idol’ and His New Show ‘Name That Tune’ (Exclusive) – “We did it from the beginning, before anybody knew the show would be a success, so, when people all talk about — you know success has many fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers,” Jackson began before giving props to the show’s current judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. “I just tip my hat off to the show and to the legacy of the brand, and Katy, Lionel, and Luke, you guys are killing the game trying to keep it alive. I love it,” he continued. Randy says that he and Paula Abdul will be returning to American Idol this season. – Entertainment Tonight
