American Idol XIII Hollywood week continues with the GROUP ROUND! Tuneless singing and missed lyrics for everyone! 8/7 c pm.
Mariah Carey, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson to Perform at BET Honors – Mariah Carey, Janelle Monae and Jennifer Hudson will take the stage at this year’s BET Honors, set to air on the network February 24th at 9 p.m., Billboard reports. This year’s honorees include Aretha Franklin, Ice Cube, Motown founder Berry Gordy, American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault and visual artist Carrie Mae Weems. Since 2008, BET Honors has celebrated the achievements of African Americans in the arts, entertainment, business, athletics, public service and education. The show will be taped Saturday at the Warner Theater in Washington D.C. and will feature Tamar Braxton, Smokey Robinson and Wayne Brady, the latter doing double duty as host. Presenters for this year’s celebration include Ludacris and Mack Wilds, Scandal star Joe Morton and activist and talk show host Rev. Al Sharpton. – Read more at Rolling Stone
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION AND PRODUCER DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS WILL BRING THE 72ND ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS LIVE COAST-TO-COAST ON NBC ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2015 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Will Host the Star-Studded Ceremony for the Third Consecutive Year – HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – February 5, 2014 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and dick clark productions (dcp) will present the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Hosted by Golden Globe Award winners Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row, the ceremony will air on NBC live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. – Read more at NBC
Deleted Tweets Clay Aiken Probably Doesn’t Want You To See Now That He Is Running For Office – And in preparation for his congressional run, Aiken seems to have deleted most of his old tweets. But thanks to our friends at Favstar, we can uncover all of Aiken’s deleted, sometimes politically incorrect tweets. (Some of these don’t seem so bad) – Read more at Buzzfeed
Clay Aiken for Congress Interview and Backstory on GMA
Cher, Jennifer Hudson, Russell Simmons Among Celebs Backing Ban On Dolphin Hunt – A group of American celebrities and other activists want President Barack Obama to refuse to sign an international trade agreement until Japan bans the capture and slaughter of dolphins in the fishing town of Taiji. Backing the effort are Oscar-winning performers Sean Penn, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Charlize Theron as well as TV stars Ellen DeGeneres and William Shatner, and many others. – Read more at Billboard
American Idol Hollywood Week Kicks Off With Nikki McKibbin, Son Tristen Langley – McKibbin added that she was very proud of her son and the “mature” way he handled his audition. “That’s the good thing about Tristen being my child and me not just being on the first season but dealing with such harsh criticism. I coach him vocally and performance wise and prepare him for rejections and the negativity, because I’ve been through it. “He is only 15, my goodness. I was 23 when I did Idol. I don’t think in a million years when I was at Tristen’s age I even had the guts to go up there and do that.” – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
Is ‘Biggest Loser’ Winner Too Thin? Ruben Studdard Weighs In on Controversy – After the finale, many fans tweeted that they thought “Biggest Loser” winner Rachel Frederickson was too thin, after dropping from 260 pounds to 105 pounds. Ruben, who lost 119 pounds, weighed in on Rachel’s 155-pound loss, saying, “The one thing I will say about my friend Rachel Frederickson is that she is a hard worker… I’ve never seen anyone work harder to change their life than Rachel. He continued, “’The Biggest Loser’ is about making changes in your life, she has most definitely done that. This young lady was a champion swimmer, six-time state champion swimmer, and she had a lot of setbacks that made her turn to food to cope with those things, and she’s been able to overcome that, so I’m very proud of Rachel. I’m very proud of what she’s become, she’s the ‘Biggest Loser’ winner, and that’s all I know.” – See the Video at Extra
‘Biggest Loser’ winner ate 1,600 calories a day, exercised ‘a ton’ – During a media conference call, however, the one-time competitive swimmer who says she has reclaimed the athlete within sidestepped pointed questions again and again. She declined to specifically address the extent of her weight loss, or the backlash of criticism brewing on social media. Frederickson said that when she looks in the mirror, “I see a strong, confident woman. I feel great.” She said she lost all her weight under the direct supervision of the show’s medical experts and training staff. She said she did it with “super healthy” food choices, and by eating five small meals a day and hitting a calorie count of no more than 1,600 calories a day. Meals revolved around a perfectly balanced mix of carbs, fat and protein. In addition, she said, “I worked out a ton.” That included spending her working hours walking at a treadmill desk and then wedging in extra fitness classes and workouts where she could. – Read more at LA Times
Nikki McKibbin Talks Sobriety and Her Son’s “American Idol” Dream – Nikki McKibbin shocked everyone when she appeared on “American Idol” again this season … showing up with a son who was actually old enough to audition. And they were both happy he didn’t have to do it in front of Simon Cowell! “We didn’t get along very swimmingly during the show,” McKibbin tells toofab’s Brian Particelli in a very candid interview via Skype. “The few times I ran into him afterwards were not that amazing either, avoid at all costs!” – Read more at Too Fab
Read a preview of ‘Glee’ star Chris Colfer’s new book – Actor Chris Colfer (Glee) isn’t ready to conclude his fantasy/adventure series for kids, The Land of Stories. As the cover of Book Three: A Grimm Warning is revealed here—it will be released July 8 – Colfer, 23, tells USA TODAY he may keep the series going. “I’m very happy with the fourth book (announced last fall for 2015) being the conclusion,” but, “I can’t say it will be the final story. I love these characters too much to completely abandon them.” Colfer says the first book in the series was the hardest. “You learn a lot about yourself and develop a process. Once a technique is established it’s much easier to go forward. It wasn’t until I finished The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell that I knew for certain I was even capable of writing a book. That fear – “Will I make it? Will I finish this?” – eventually fades and you learn to enjoy it.” – Read the excerpt. Book cover below – USA Today
