Headlines: Taylor Hicks, Cassadee Pope, Trent Harmon and More

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John Owen-Jones, Diana DeGarmo & More Set for BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK This Week – The best of Broadway will be performing FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with ‘106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park 2016, continuing this Thursday, July 21 (12:30pm) on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by LITE FM’s on-air personalities, the 16th annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances will run through Thursday, August 11. This year’s 106.7 LITE FM’S Broadway in Bryant Park is presented by New York-Presbyterian for Kids and TKTS Discount Ticketing Booth. – Read more at Broadway World.com

INSP Announces Premiere Date for New Original Series State Plate – INSP has set the premiere date for its newest original series, State Plate. The culinary travel series, which is hosted by Taylor Hicks, will debut on the network on Friday, October 21st at 9:00PM ET. The announcement was made by Doug Butts, SVP of Programming at INSP. In each episode of State Plate, Hicks goes on an unforgettable culinary tour across a particular state to assemble a plate of that state’s most emblematic foods. As he makes his way from coast to coast, Taylor will sample everything from crab cakes in Maryland; to peaches in Georgia; to chili in Texas; to potatoes in Idaho. In the process, he will visit farms, ranches, markets, festivals, and other diverse and unusual locales to uncover the rich details and history behind each state’s unique food traditions. – Read more at Benzinga.com

Cassadee Pope: CMT Next Women of Country Live – In this new interview with CMT Next Women of Country Live, the Florida native talks about the early days when she first realized her calling and the living room concerts that followed. “I would tell my mom, ‘Sit down. I’m gonna play a show for you!’” she said. “I would just perform. That was always something I loved to do. There was never a question of me doing anything else.” – Watch the interview and performance of Summer at CMT.com

Zach Seabaugh Finds Normalcy After ‘The Voice,’ Releases Debut EP – With a new self-titled E.P. out, featuring five songs all co-written by Seabaugh, he’s learning to keep normalcy within his hectic schedule. Thankfully, Seabaugh thinks the extended play is relatable for teenagers and connects himself with his fellow high school students, even though he isn’t always around for the typical teen life. “But with me being 17, I really just wanted to take a bunch of stories that all my buddies tell me and just people around me. And not necessarily personal stories, but just something to relate to. I mean, ‘Nothing Good Happens After Midnight,’ I’m sure that a lot of teenagers can relate with that and even the people that aren’t, they can look back and whether they agree or disagree, you know we all know it’s true,” he said. – Read more at Sounds Like Nashville

‘The Voice’ Finalist Keith Semple to Shoot Music Video at Niko’s Red Mill Tavern – Singer Keith Semple, a finalist last fall on the “The Voice” television show, will be filming the main portions of a music video at Niko’s Red Mill Tavern in Woodstock this weekend. Semple and the Semple Band, will be filming the video for his upcoming single, “Taking My Chances on Tennessee” from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at Niko’s, 1040 Lake Ave. Semple chose the local bar and restaurant as the setting for the music video because the stage and its surroundings have a Tennessee feel, he said. “It looks like Tennessee,” said Semple, who is known for his rock music. “Niko’s outdoor stage is the perfect setting for the video. ‘Taking My Chances on Tennessee is a country crossover song and has a cool, country vibe.” – Read more at The Woodstock Independent

Maddie & Tae Run into Jordin Sparks at Starkey Foundation Awards Gala 2016 – Maddie & Tae bring their guitars backstage at the 2016 Starkey Hearing Foundation “So the World May Hear” Awards Gala held at the St Paul RiverCentre on Sunday (July 17) in St Paul, Minn. The girls – Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye – ran into Jordin Sparks on the red carpet. – See the photos at Just Jared

Scott Borchetta and Friends at Starkey Cares Gala

Randy Jackson Is Heartbroken About Violence in His Hometown of Baton Rouge: ‘We’ve Got to Get It Together – “I am just horrified with what’s going on in the city,” Jackson, 60, tells PEOPLE at the 10-year celebration of his eyewear line, Randy Jackson Eyewear. “Black lives matter but all lives actually matter. One injustice doesn’t just make another [injustice] go away.” The Grammy winner says he doesn’t agree with the “eye for an eye” mentality and hopes for equality and peace in Baton Rouge and the rest of the world. “My heart and soul goes out to all the people there. We’ve got to get it together. We’ve got to understand each other. We’ve got to have communication. Two wrongs don’t make a right,” Jackson says. – Read more at People.com

The Voice winner Alisan Porter Remembers Garry Marshall

Kelly Clarkson Can’t Stop the Feeling!

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