Tonight, Adam Lambert sits in for Keith Urban in New York City on the 2 hour edition of American Idol 8/7c PM on FOX.
Casey Abrams will join the Post Modern Orchestra on the European leg of the band’s tour, according to a tweet from the bandleader, Scott Bradlee.
Is Carrie Underwood Attending the Oscars? – Danielle Ryan, owner and founder of Penny Posh, said she was contacted shortly before Christmas asking whether she was able to design an Oscars gown for Carrie Underwood who is expecting to deliver her first baby this spring. “Carrie had just done to an award ceremony, and she had a real difficult time finding a gown and there wasn’t anything that she liked that fit properly so [Ryan’s public relation representative] sent me a text asking if I would ever be interested in designing a gown.” St. John’s-based Ryan sent along sketches to Underwood’s stylist, who loved them. – Read more at CBC.ca
Nikki Reed, Ian Somerhalder Engaged After Six Months of Dating – Holy smokes — these vamps are getting hitched! Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder are engaged after six months of dating, Us Weekly can confirm. “She accepted with glee,” a source tells Us. “She is madly in love.” Another source adds, “They were friends before, the groundwork had been laid before. They had always been attracted to each other, but always in another relationship. It may seem quick, but they knew it was right. They believe in the same things. They are dedicated to their work and helping others.” – Read more at USMagazine
Jordin Sparks Is Still Talking About Ex Jason Derulo, Months After Breakup, and Reveals Fate of Gift BMW – “I haven’t spoken to him since everything went down,” Sparks said on Thursday’s show. “He helped me with my bag to the car, he kissed me, he told me he loved me…then didn’t call!” “I’m like, ‘We need to talk about this and move past it.’ He wasn’t responding and I was like, ‘OK,’ so then, I just stopped and I was like, ‘You need to come get your s–t.’ So he got all of his stuff out of my house.” Sparks said she “can laugh about it now.” And she’s moving on and concentrating on her own happiness. On her birthday on Dec. 22, Sparks treated herself to a new car, a Jeep Rubicon, and unloaded a BMW 7 that Derulo had bought her for Christmas in 2013 at a dealership.
“Well, if he wanted it, he could have it. I dropped it off at the BMW dealership and said, ‘You can deal with it,'” she said. – Read more at EOnline
Final Bow: One Last Encore for Constantine Maroulis and Rock of Ages – Every party has to end eventually. Fortunately for Rock of Ages, it hasn’t stopped being Broadway’s best party for nearly six years. Before the cast members take their final bow, there are a few things we’d like to know. Constantine Maroulis, of American Idol fame, originated the role of Drew when Rock of Ages (now at the Helen Hayes Theatre) premiered off-Broadway in 2008 and continued with the show when it made the move the next year to Broadway, earning Maroulis a Tony nomination for his performance. Maroulis later launched the first national tour in 2010 and then went on to make a cameo appearance in the Rock of Ages film and star in the 2012 revival of Jekyll and Hyde, which arrived on Broadway after a 25-week national tour. – Read more at Theatremania
Fox 8 Jukebox: Lee DeWyze – Folk rocker Lee DeWyze visited the Fox 8 News in the Morning studio and shared some of his original music. – Watch the performances at FOX 8
‘Empire’ Boss on Coming Out Storylines, Expanding the Fox Musical’s World – Empire showrunner Ilene Chaiken previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the central premise of Fox’s Empire “does involve a competition for the throne among the three sons,” yet at the end of the second episode, the two youngest — Hakeem (Bryshere Gray) and Jamal (Jussie Smollett) actually shared the stage — much to their parents’ surprise. “That relationship just was — and is — powerful. I think most people who saw the pilot just loved seeing those two boys together, and they have such a deep connection that it’s instantly heartbreaking to think that they’re pitted against one another. It’s not going to happen instantly, but what we want to tell is the story of how it happens,” she said a week ago. – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
