The American Idol Top 5 will become four tonight. David Cook, Katharine McPhee and Sia perform. Sia and Steven Van Zandt mentor the Sia Song Book and Classic Rock themes, respectively.
Fifth Harmony, Gwen Stefani, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Highlight KIIS/Los Angeles’ ‘Wango Tango’ – iHEARTMEDIA Top 40 KIIS/LOS ANGELES’ RYAN SEACREST announced the line-up this morning for “WANGO TANGO,” the station’s annual pop music festival that will take place at STUBHUB CENTER in CARSON on SATURDAY, MAY 14th. This year’s artist lineup includes ARIANA GRANDE, ZAYN, DEMI LOVATO, MEGHAN TRAINOR, FIFTH HARMONY, IGGY AZALEA, DNCE, ALESSIA CARA, THE CHAINSMOKERS, KYGO, MIKE POSNER, ZENDAYA and GWEN STEFANI. SEACREST and the entire KIIS FM Air Staff will host the show, with special celebrity guest host appearances to be announced. – Read more at All Access
Billboard has done a special American Idol issue full of articles which I won’t have time to read today. There are too many to pull excerpts from, so I’ll just link to them all here: Ryan Seacrest Talks the Art of Sending ‘Idol’ Contestants Home, Adam Lambert on First Post-‘Idol’ Single, ? Paula Abdul on Simon Cowell, Constantine Maroulis on Seducing the Camera, Harry Connick Jr. on Being a Judge, A Tribute to ‘Idol’, Lee DeWyze on Singing ‘Hallelujah’, Allison Iraheta on Her ‘Idol’ Gig, Todrick Hall on Post-‘Idol’ Fame, Inside ‘Idol’: Show Creator Simon Fuller and More. Simon Cowell is on the cover: Simon Cowell Opens Up About Fatherhood and His Career’s Second Act
American Idol Alums Pick Their All-Time Favorite Performances – E! News’ Kristin Dos Santos got Idol alums Lauren Alaina, Nick Fradiani, Ruben Studdard, Kris Allen and David Cook to share some of their favorite-ever performances on the show—both theirs and other Idol vets. – Read more at ENews
First Person: My ‘American Idol’ Experience, by Allison Iraheta – There definitely wasn’t enough time to figure out what kind of an artist I wanted to be. I had red hair and a raspy voice; therefore, I was the “rocker chick.” It wasn’t a problem for me at all because I just wanted to sing. I also didn’t mind the producers of the show making decisions for me. I didn’t know who I was, but I knew that I wanted to have fun more than anything. I was completely aware that I was in the best place a 16-year-old could possibly be. This long essay is full of insight. Definitely worth the read… – Yahoo Music
Jessica Sanchez Opens Up About Her Return to ‘American Idol’ – How does it feel for you to be returning to American Idol? I’m really excited because it’s the last season. I feel like they are going to go out with a bang. They’ve been bringing back a bunch of former idols. It’s kind of like a family reunion. I get to see all my friends again, which is really awesome. I’m excited for the show to see all the talent and see what they have planned for me. – Read more Latina.com
Country Superstar Scotty McCreery shares insight into career, talks about time in Temecula – McCreery said the road to stardom hasn’t been “all good.” “There have been plenty of low points the last few years too so it’s just taking what I have learned and sharing it with folks and hopefully somebody will read it and it can help them and hopefully folks enjoy the read.” – Read more at My Valley News
Holy celebrity! Chris Daughtry designs Batman comic-book cover – On Wednesday, his variant cover for DC Comics’ Batman No. 50 was released, featuring Batman and Superman as a promotion for this weekend’s opening of the “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” movie. Q. I read that you had originally come to DC’s attention by inking over pencils provided to you by Jim Lee. Is that the case? A. Actually, no. I became friends with Jim Lee. I was a fan of his work, and I reached out to him on MySpace after I got off (American) Idol because that was kinda before Twitter even. We were still in the dinosaur ages of social media! So I reached out to him and he knew who I was, and he was a fan, and I was a fan, and we became friends. – Read more at Greensboro.com
Chris Daughtry Talks Drawing The New ‘Batman’ Cover, Comic Books And ‘The Passion’ – When they first told me that I was going to sing Evanescence, I was like “Really? You’re making me do ‘Bring Me To Life’ with the rap and everything?” But [they] found a way to make it work, even though it’s not a song that I would normally do. Originally, the song was going to be “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M., but that really didn’t fit with the angsty mood we were going for. Read more at UPROXX
‘Nashville’ Adds 2 New Showrunners for Potential Season 5 – “Nashville” has added two new showrunners for the show’s yet-unannounced fifth season, according to multiple media reports. Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, who have produced series such as “thirtysomething” and “My So Called Life,” will take over for departing showrunner, Dee Johnson. The move will no doubt give hope to “Nashville” fans, as the show has not yet been renewed for a fifth season. After all, ABC has already handed out early renewals to 15 series, and “Nashville” was not among them. – Read more at The Wrap
Travis Wall Engaged to Dom Palange: All the Details – Pop the champagne, because Travis Wall and Dom Palange are engaged! The Emmy Award-winning So You Think You Can Dance choreographer, 28, proposed to the UCLA gymnastics coach, 27, on their fifth anniversary Wednesday night. “He said ‘yes!’ I met the love of my life, Dom Palange, five years ago, and my life is forever changed,” Wall tells E! News exclusively. “I’ve had the ring for two years and have been waiting for the perfect moment.” – Read more at EOnline
