Scotty McCreery to appear on select dates of Brad Paisley International World Tour – Brad Paisley will launch “World Tour 2022” in North America on May 27 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This summer, Paisley will head overseas on his ninth European tour and will end the run with his first-ever tour in Australia this fall. The international shows are his first since 2019. Special guests on the tour will include Tracy Lawrence, Scotty McCreery, Morgan Evans, Tenille Townes and Caylee Hammack. Live Nation is the official U.S. tour promoter. Tickets will be available for all dates at bradpaisley.com. – WNYPapers.com
Jeremy Rosado Joins First Company Management
American Idol season 11 and The Voice season 21 alum, Jeremy Rosado announces that he’s the newest artist signed to First Company Management. He even shouts out his lawyer!
Quick trip to Nashville with my team for some meetings! So much to come #TeamJeremy Thank you for sticking by me! Excited to be the newest artist signed to the @firstcompanymgt family! Shoutout to my management team and my lawyer @AaronRiceMusic pic.twitter.com/wjxOZecIKC
— Jeremy Rosado (@iamjeremyrosado) March 30, 2022
Kelly Clarkson’s Name Change to Kelly Brianne is Official – Kelly Clarkson has officially changed her name to Kelly Brianne according to court documents obtained by People Magazine. The American Idol OG winner, TV host and The Voice coach, filed documents requesting a legal name change in February, citing her “desire” to adjust her moniker as “my new name more fully reflects who I am.” Kelly has confirmed that Kelly Clarkson will remain her stage name, while she’ll go by Kelly Brianne in her private life. – Read more at People
Ryan Seacrest chats with Ellen Degeneres about American Idol’s 20th season – Ryan looks back on being “scared to death” when he started hosting Idol, explaining that for the first five years of the show he was “so unsure” of how he came across as host that he would immediately watch the episode back. Now, he jokes how he “can’t stand hearing or seeing myself.” He namechecks Season 16’s Gabby Barrett and Season 18’s Lauren Spencer-Smith. – Read more at ET Canada
American Idol 6 winner Jordin Sparks shares with Ryan Seacrest how she feels about her “full circle moment” mentoring on American Idol
Jordan Smith Talks American Song Contest – After performing his self-penned song “Sparrow” on the American Song Contest on Monday, and moving straight to the semi-finals via Jury Selection, The Voice season 9 winner Jordan Smith spoke with E! News about competing on the two shows. He also spoke about the long process behind choosing the perfect song to represent his home state of Kentucky.
Are #TheVoice and #AmericanSongContest similar? Season 9 winner Jordan Smith shares his opinion. pic.twitter.com/MF7zF68DOF
— E! News (@enews) March 29, 2022
American Song Contest: Kelly Clarkson on CRAZIEST Behind-the-Scenes Moment – Kelly Clarkson dishes on Week 2 of ‘American Song’ contest in a new interview with ‘Extra’s’ Rachel Lindsay. She also talks co-hosting with Snoop Dogg and shares the craziest thing that has happened behind the scenes!‘
Singer-Songwriter Presley Tennant Found Her Voice After ‘The Voice’ – At 16, Presley Tennant competed on The Voice season 16 as a member of Team Kelly Clarkson. She talks with Taste of Country about spending the past few years finding out who she is as an artist. Now 19 years old and momentum building behind her career, the singer’s new music is different from what she’s put out in the past. Her newest single “Gamble on You” pushes the envelope, showing fans how she’s setting herself apart as an artist. “I’d say my past music has been a bit edgy/dark, but a little bit of umph behind it,” the singer shares. “My new song is kinda like a jazzy country song.” – Read more at Taste of Country