Idol Headlines for 3/4/14

Tonight, The Voice Blind Auditions continue! 8/7c PM on NBC. Glee airs at 8/7c pm on FOX. Adam Lambert and Demi Lovato guest star!

Janelle Monae will perform on American Idol March 27 – R&B singer Janelle Monae is setting the Rio 2 original soundtrack into flight. Monae performs the first single from the soundtrack What Is Love and will perform the song on an upcoming episode of American Idol (March 27). – Read more at USA Today

CBS to Rebroadcast the First Two Episodes of This Season’s “The Amazing Race” – CBS will rebroadcast the first two episodes of this season’s THE Amazing Race on Saturday, March 8 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The episodes were originally broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 23 (premiere) and Sunday, March 2. – Read more at TVByTheNumbers

Over the weekend, Carrie Underwood attended Mardi Gras, and was very excited to meet Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead, “Holy crap! I just met Norman Reedus! I think I played it pretty cool…I don’t look excited in this pic at all, do I?” she tweeted.

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Idol Insider

This week’s VEVO Idol insider features a performance from Season 12’s Angie Miller. You can watch it HERE. For some reason, they aren’t allowing embedding.

How To Get Ready For An Oscar Party With ‘Faking It’ Star Katie Stevens – If you’re anything like us, you love some good behind-the-scenes 411. Like, when I’m looking at Selena Gomez’s hair at Oscar parties, I want to know how long that sleek ‘do took. Three days or three hours? You could tell me either, and I wouldn’t be surprised. Luckily for us, Katie Stevens, the star of MTV’s new show Faking It (premiering April 22!) snapped some pictures of her process as she got ready for one such party. We are so in the know now. Join us as we cherish this inside info below! – Read more at MTV

Phillip Phillips Talks New ‘Raging Fire’ Single: Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Video – “I’m sitting in the studio right now, just trying to get it done,” Phillip Phillips told Billboard last Friday (Feb. 28) about his as-yet-untitled sophomore album on Interscope Records. The former “American Idol” champ has been feverishly working on the follow-up to 2012’s “The World from the Side of the Moon” at Quad Studios in Manhattan, and on Monday (Mar. 3), the first single, “Raging Fire,” was officially released to iTunes. Check out a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Phillips’ “Raging Fire,” launching exclusively at Billboard.com: – Read more at Billboad

The Voice – Zack and Colton Swon Break a Record

Colton and Zach just made Country Aircheck history when their new single “Later On” was added to 80 radio stations on it’s first day, breaking the current record. Check out the guys’ reaction to hearing the news.

Lea Michele Q&A: Talks ‘Difficult’ Cory Song, Finding Her Voice and Life After ‘Glee’ – This week, “Glee” star Lea Michele releases her debut album “Louder,” an 11-song set of club-ready dance anthems and soaring ballads that showcase the 27-year-old actor’s voice in a whole new light. The album delves into a slew of different ways of thinking about relationships, from good ol’ fashion pining, hooking up with someone who you know isn’t right, as well as the grief she experienced after Cory Monteith passed away last July. And it’s something she hopes will let her stand out in the pop landscape. – Read more at Billboard

InDepth InterView: Lea Michele Confirms FUNNY GIRL Revival! Plus, Talks New Solo Album LOUDER, GLEE S5, LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN, WICKED & More – LM: Well, I think that Glee has done such a great job in general of opening up people to Broadway music. You know, it’s funny you mention this, because something so hilarious happened on the set the other day when we were singing “No One Is Alone”… PC: From INTO THE WOODS. LM: Of course. And, yeah: so, me, Chris [Colfer] and Darren [Criss] obviously knew every word, and, Chord [Overstreet], who was with us, was just like, “What is this song?!” [Laughs.] Speaking of Sondheim, besides “No One Is Alone” from INTO THE WOODS coming up, we also have “Not While I’m Around” [from SWEENEY TODD]. Chris is going to be singing some great Broadway stuff, too. [Sighs.] There is such great music coming up on Glee – especially the Broadway stuff. – Read more at Broadway World

Liza Minnelli — Ellen Called Me a Drag Queen, and it Wasn’t Funny – Liza Minnelli didn’t like the joke Ellen DeGeneres cracked about her at the Oscars … suggesting she was actually a drag queen.
Liza and a male companion hit up Craig’s restaurant in West Hollywood Monday night … and Liza made it clear — Ellen’s joke backfired big time. Liza’s note to Ellen: She should have stopped and acknowledged they were friends, but instead Ellen blew through to the next joke, so it sounded mean. – See the Video at TMZ

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