Idol Headlines for 9/17/13

The two part America’s Got Talent Season finale begins TONIGHT! Join Shnugs as she live blogs, beginning at 9/7c pm NBC.

Today’s Scotty McCreery lyric reveal: “You got the tanktop, and I got the jeep. We got an open road and a radio, with no place to be.”

Allison Iraheta performs with the Tonight Show Band

Allison Iraheta performed with Rickey Minor and the Tonight Show band last night! Here she is with host Jay Leno, backstage. Via Manimal Vinyl

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Blake Shelton, Danielle Bradbery Still in Touch – “Blake and I try to keep in touch as much as possible,” she told me. “And the last few weekends, he actually brought me out to his concerts and I surprised his crowd with ‘The Heart of Dixie.’ So that was amazing. He’s amazing. He’s doing everything he can to help.” Bradbery has been in Nashville recording her debut album which is expected to be released in early November. “I picked songs from the amazing songwriters in Nashville, but I try to make each one sound as if they were my own,” she said. “There are some exciting ones and some powerful ones that I really love.” – Read more at CMT

Mandisa opens up about weight loss journey, new album

Mandisa with new co-host, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, on Yesterday’s FOX and Friends

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Avicii Wanted To Work With Nile Rodgers ‘Way Before’ Daft Punk – The choice to use Adam Lambert’s voice on the track came directly from Rodgers, and luckily, Avicii finds Lambert’s voice to be “truly incredible,” saying, “I’ve heard a lot of vocalist and he is really rare, such a talented vocalist — and he killed that song.” While “Lay Me Down” is Avicii’s first track with Nile and Adam, the Swedish producer is already looking to include them on his hard at work on his second album. – Read more at MTV

‘American Idol’ Alum Heejun Han Talks Season 13 (Randy’s ‘Soft’ … Harry’s ‘Cold’), New Music – Han promises his new EP will feature more “R&B” flavored tracks. The record will be released this fall on the Korean-based label. “Not only are my roots Korean, but I wanted to have some sort of K-Pop fans behind me as my foundation,” Han tells THR. “I pursued them to release my album and single in the states and they totally agreed on it.” The 24-year-old Flushing, Queens, native describes “Bring the Love Back” as an “anthem” demanding love return to the world. One thing fans are questioning, however, is the use of auto-tune on the track. Han explains the decision to use the effect was not arrived at lightly. “It’s not because I can’t sing, but it was more of the mood and the atmosphere of the song itself,” he says. – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter

Former ‘Idol’ winner to help open arts center – And while the show’s wattage has dimmed significantly since then, Hicks has kept himself busy in recent years, spending two years traveling the country with the musical “Grease” and now playing nightly at a Las Vegas casino. He visits Atlanta on Thursday to perform at the opening ceremony for the Westside Cultural Arts Center, a converted 10th Street warehouse with space for art galleries, performing arts and event rentals. “It’s important we keep the cultural arts alive as much as we can,” Hicks said in a recent interview. – Read more at Access Atlanta

Nashville Exclusive: Powers Boothe Among Actors Not Returning as Series Regulars – TVLine has confirmed exclusively that Powers Boothe — who plays Lamar Wyatt, the father of Connie Britton’s Rayna — will not be returning as a series regular in Season 2. Additionally, Robert Ray Wisdom, aka Deacon’s sponsor Coleman, also won’t be back as a regular. – Read more at TVLine.com

Amber Riley: Glee Is “More Grueling” Than Dancing With the Stars! – Amber Riley sure brought her “A” game during her first time on the floor during Dancing With the Stars’ Sept. 16 season premiere, and as the Glee star told Us Weekly, performing the cha cha with Derek Hough was as effortless as it looked on TV! “Glee is more grueling [than] DWTS. Trust me,” Riley admitted after judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli gave her and Hough the night’s highest score of 27 out of 30. – Read more at US Weekly

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