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‘American Idol’ Candice Glover gives fans chance to shine in 2-day Lowcountry concert – Peeples is one of 14 fans who Glover selected to perform at her fan appreciation show at Palmetto Theater. Glover posted on Facebook asking for fans’ video submissions and received more than 500 videos, she said. She selected 14 fans and will have half perform at her show on Jan. 2 and the rest on Jan. 3. Some of Glover’s “American Idol” friends will also perform, including David Willis, Sarina Joi Crowe, Savion Wright, Amber Holcomb, DB The Lyric, Emily Piriz and Laquan Fields. – Read more at Island Packet.com

Nicki Minaj: Having an Abortion as a Teenager “Haunted Me All My Life” – There’s more to Nicki Minaj than the booty-shaking vixen she plays in her “Anaconda” video. That’s evident both on her new album, The Pinkprint, and in her interview for the cover of Rolling Stone, which reveals a rarely seen vulnerable side of the 32-year-old star. Reflecting on her youth, Minaj recalled dating an older guy from Queens while she was a student at the famed performing-arts high school LaGuardia. Their relationship led to her getting pregnant, which was not part of her plan at the time. – Read more at US magazine