Idol Headlines for 1/8/15

The American Idol 14 premiere continues with a 2 hour episode tonight featuring auditions from Nashville and Kansas City (Best of the Bus).

Surging Detroit Pistons to host ‘American Idol’ Ruben Studdard, Alien Ant Farm for halftime shows this weekend – DETROIT, MI — The hottest team in the NBA, with a league-best seven straight wins, is coming home to the Palace of Auburn Hills for two games this weekend with some attention-grabbing halftime entertainment. After wins in San Antonio and Dallas, the Detroit Pistons will host “90s Night” on Friday with Alien Ant Farm as the halftime show followed by a Saturday appearance from 2003 “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard for “Faith & Family Night.” – Read More at MLive.com

HOLLYWOOD, CA, January 8, 2015Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston , Jamie Dornan, Colin Firth, Jane Fonda, Harrison Ford, Bill Hader, Katherine Heigl, Dakota Johnson, Adam Levine, Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Seth Meyers, Lupita Nyong’o, Jeremy Renner, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Vince Vaughn, and Kerry Washington, are the second round of presenters announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards.  This amazing group of A-Listers will join previously announced presenters; Amy Adams, Adrien Brody, Robert Downey Jr., Anna Farris, Ricky Gervais, Kevin Hart, Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Lily Tomlin, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. – via dc productions press release.

2015 GRAMMY Nominees Album Available Jan. 20 – The 2015 GRAMMY Nominees album includes many of the year’s prominent recordings and performers, highlighted by all of the nominated artists and songs in the high-profile Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Country Duo Or Group Performance categories. Artists featured on the collection include Iggy Azalea, Beck, the Band Perry, Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Eric Church, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Faith Hill, Hozier, Jay Z, Juicy J, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Sia, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Pharrell Williams. – Read more at Grammy.com

Jennifer Lopez: We Don’t Have to Fake Our Chemistry on American Idol – “Look, if we had to B.S. and pretend we were friends, we would do it because that is part of what our job is,” Connick said before Lopez jumped in to finish his thought. “…But we don’t have to!” the Latin beauty said with a smile. Even their exhausting shooting schedule can’t break the trio apart. “We can spend 11 or 12 hours a day together – day after day after day,” says Urban. “Tempers can flare when you get in those conditions, but I get along so well with [Harry and Jennifer]. I still look forward to seeing them. You can’t say that about the people you work with all the time.” – Read more at People

Carrie Underwood Says She’s “Farm People” – What is it about country singers and their land? I guess if you’re Carrie Underwood and grew up on a farm, it makes sense you’d want to get back to those rural roots. And in the new issue of Nashville Lifestyles magazine, Underwood admits it’s her plan for the future. “We’re both farm people,” she said about her life with her husband Mike Fisher. “We both like a lot of space, and my husband’s very at home on a tractor.” – Read more at CMT

The 5-Minute Beauty Secrets Syesha Mercado Learned From American Idol – Upon first meeting Syesha Mercado, I can tell we’re going to be fast friends. It’s not just her natural curls that entice my Afro envy or her cherry-red MAC lipstick that makes me want to pump up my pucker; it’s her effervescent personality that truly draws me in. You probably remember Syesha from season seven of American Idol. While she didn’t take home the prize (David Cook won that season), her soulful singing style did get her a place in the top three. Since 2008, Syesha has launched a successful career performing on Broadway, where she starred in Dreamgirls and The Book of Mormon. But it’s a viral YouTube video of her performing Beyoncé’s “Love on Top” that has people anticipating her first album (scheduled for release this Fall). – Read more at PopSugar

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