Headlines: Taylor Hicks State Plate, Meghan Linsey on the Mend

INSP Announces Destinations for Season 2 of State Plate – New Episodes of the Award-Winning Culinary Travel Series, Hosted by Entertainer Taylor Hicks, to Premiere This Summer. Including: Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Vermont, Minnesota, Oregon, New York, South Dakota, and Washington. RIVR Media continues as producer of State Plate and they plan to begin shooting new episodes this spring. The series is scheduled to premiere on INSP in late summer 2017.

Tornadoes in Nashville!

Jordin Sparks Flies High

Getting to know the 2016 LA Music Critic Award winners – Allison Iraheta – We had a delightful time interviewing Allison Iraheta, who appeared on season 8 of American Idol and was originally signed to Jive Records. Many of her greatest achievements, though, have been accomplished after she became an indie artist. Iraheta was the winner of the Best Pop/Rock Female Artist for the first half of 2016, primarily on the strength of her band’s single, “Desire (Lo Que Vale La Pena).” Iraheta and Halo Circus also finished second in the Fan Favorite category. – Read more at LA Music Critic.com

The Voice singer Meghan Linsey on the Mend After Spider Bite.

Read more about that HERE. Click on the link in the tweet to see the photo.

Ryan Seacrest Launches Men’s Skin-Care Line in Partnership with Dr. Lancer – News regarding a possible men’s skin-care line had been buzzing since late 2015. It has now been confirmed that the partnership between media personality Ryan Seacrest and dermatologist Dr. Harold Lancer – in the form of a product range launched under the name Polished by Dr. Lancer – will be available for purchase by June this year. – Read more at Forbes.com

Serial Burglar Found Guilty of Raid on Simon Cowell’s Home – A habitual burglar has been found guilty of stealing nearly 1 million pounds ($1.25 million) of jewelry from the home of entertainment mogul Simon Cowell. Darren February was convicted Monday at Isleworth Crown Court in London. February was convicted of breaking into Cowell’s London home in December 2015 while the American Idol judge and his family were sleeping. February already had 37 burglary convictions. He is due for sentencing on Wednesday. – Read more at Billboard

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