Idol Headlines for 12/27/13

Kelly Clarkson in the studio with Martina McBride! The American Idol alum tweeted, “Recorded a soulful song with @martinamcbride and I have to say, it’s pretty bad ass :) A nice distraction from being pregnant! Thanks girl!”

Jessica Sanchez at Poinsettia Bowl – Jessica spoke with FOX 5 before she sang the national anthem at the Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego last night.

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Blake Shelton’s Party Move: ‘I Double Dip’ – When Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert head to Lindale, TX for Christmas this year, there’s one dish Lambert’s mom will certainly have ready: party dip. “I like any kind of dip,” Shelton tells PEOPLE at JCPenney’s Jingle Mingle Live event in N.Y.C, where Shelton sang some of his favorite holiday songs with the USO Choir. “Anything that you can dip a chip in—ranch, cheese, salsa—and [Miranda’s] mom knows that so there’s always like six different kinds of dip.” He’s even figured out the art of keeping all the deliciousness to himself: “I found out if you double dip, then other people stay out of it.” – Read more at People

‘The X Factor’: Finalist Carlito Olivero ‘walking away a winner‘ – “All I ever wanted was to just get past that first round and get four yeses from the judges. When I did that I already felt accomplished,” Olivero tells Zap2it backstage after the “X Factor” Season 3 finale. “As each and every round went by my mentality was ‘Yo, at least I didn’t get in the bottom two so I can perform again!’ And then [when I was in the bottom I thought] ]I can make it through and I have a fighting chance.'” – Read more at Zap2it

‘X Factor’ winners Alex and Sierra receive key to Daytona Beach – About 1,000 fans crowded into the Bandshell on Thursday evening to celebrate local pop music duo Alex and Sierra for winning the latest season of “The X Factor” and the $1 million recording contract that goes with it. Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry proclaimed this as “Alex and Sierra Week” and presented an official key to the city to 22-year-old New Smyrna Beach singer-guitarist Alex Kinsey and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Orlando singer-pianist Sierra Deaton.

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News-Journal Online

Simon Cowell Gets Fatherhood Practice by Talking to a Baby on the Beach With Pregnant Girlfriend Lauren Silverman – While on vacation for their babymoon in Barbados, Simon Cowell made sure to get some daddy training in by stopping and talking to an adorable little baby while enjoying some time on the beach with his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman. The shirtless X Factor judge was spotted chatting up with a little boy who, although we can’t see his face, must have done something cute to make the outspoken 54-year-old Englishman crack a smile. Next to Cowell, Silverman flaunted her growing baby bump in an all-black cover up. – Read more at EOnline

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