Tonight, Survivor continues! Join Shnugs as she live blogs the show. 8/7c pm CBS. And Windmills is back! She’ll be recapping tonight’s Nashville winter finale 10/9 c ABC.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek – Jennifer Hudson Performs on CBS’s Upcoming A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Train, Earth Wind & Fire, Rixton, Katharine McPhee, Ashley Monroe, Dan & Shay and Jillian Michaels will appear on the 16th annual A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Friday, Dec. 19 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. – There’s a clip at the link of Jennifer Hudson singing Hallelujah – BroadwayWorld.com
Carson Daly Reveals The Voice’s Latest Twist Was Inspired By… the NFL?! – The Voice will introduce its latest game-changing — literally — twist on Tuesday’s results show and fans have none other than the NFL to thank for the show’s latest format shake-up. “We take a lot of what we do also from sports and the NFL does such a great job,” host and executive producer Carson Daly told reporters Monday after the semifinals performance show. “It’s fun to watch a wild card team get a chance and then come back. – Read more at TV GUide
Jessica Sanchez ‘Here’ for LGBT Youth at TrevorLIVE (Video) – Before she raised the roof of the cavernous Hollywood Palladium for the #TrevorLIVE show benefiting The Trevor Project on Sunday, Jessica Sanchez stopped on the Red Carpet and spoke to the Official Lesbian Crew, Renee Sotile & Mary Jo Godges. She sings briefly, then tells her young LGBT fans: “I’m here for you. If you ever need me, I’m always there.” If you need help—Tweet me,” she says.
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Laura Benanti Previews the ‘Nashville’ Fall Finale, Shares Secrets of the Set – “In some ways this is music boot camp,” Benanti told Rolling Stone Country during a recent conversation in the lobby of a downtown Nashville hotel. “They’ll send you a track and the vocal with the lyrics, but no music. I read music, so I usually rely on seeing the notes in front of me to help me learn. You just have to learn it from your ear. Then you get into a recording studio, do it really quickly, and sing along to it in the taping. If I did not have years of experience working really hard at something, I don’t know if I’d be able to do this.” – Read more at Rolling Stone
Investment in ABC’s ‘Nashville’ has paid off, state says – As “Nashville” heads to Memphis for its winter season finale, the state’s top economic development official said he believes the public investment in the television show has paid off. Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty said the popularity of the ABC drama may have been the tipping point in helping Nashville achieve the it-city status bestowed by an array of national media publications. – Read more Tennessean
