The Voice 5 premiere week continues tonight with another 2 hour episode of blind auditions. Kaley Cuoco’s sister auditions tonight!
Today’s Scotty McCreery lyric from his upcoming album, See You Tonight – Windmills will reveal the song later – “”It’s always too soon, it’s always too fast, there’ll never come a day you won’t want him back”
Danielle Bradbery will make her Opry debut on November 12, a week before her album drops.
Tony Nominee Christiane Noll Joins Cast of NBC’s “Sound of Music” – Christiane Noll, most recently seen on Broadway in Chaplin, will be part of the cast of NBC’s live Dec. 5 broadcast of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. The actress, who originated the role of Emma Carew in Broadway’s Jekyll & Hyde and received a 2010 Tony Award nomination for her performance in Ragtime, has been cast as Sister Margaretta, according to her agent. – Read more at Broadway.com
American Idol producer, Patrick Lynn, congratulated The Voice producers via Facebook for their Emmy win: “Congratulations to everyone at The Voice for winning the Emmy for Reality Competition. As much as we trash talk each other (which is always fun) I sincerely wish you all the best. It’s great that a singing show took the Emmy this year and especially showed everyone that The Amazing Race won’t always get it. Congrats JIm Roush and Mike Yurchuk on your Emmy win.”
‘The Voice’ Idea Was Ripped Off, Lawsuit Claims – “The Voice” walked away with an Emmy on Sunday night, but according to a new lawsuit, it also walked away with the concept of the show itself — and now the supposed creator wants some payback. According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this month, Irish citizen Michael Roy Barry created the concept for the international franchise “The Voice,” and had the idea stolen from him. Read more at The Wrap
American Idol’s Elise Testone Releases Debut Single – American Idol Season 11 finalist Elise Testone has been busy. As she prepares for the launch of her new album featuring original songs, the musician, singer, and producer is watching her debut single “I Will Not Break” shatter her expectations in a good way. The song’s powerful lyrics paired with Testone’s beautiful vocals might have something to do with the tune’s soaring popularity. I recently spoke with Elise Testone about her new single, her upcoming album In This Life, and the impact of American Idol. – Read more at Parade
Kris Allen’s Pre Show Warm Up
Kellie Pickler Tries on Fall’s Hottest Jean Trends – Kellie Pickler has never slipped into denim she didn’t like. “I’m obsessed with jeans! I mean, I grew up country!” confirms the petite American Idol alum, whose fourth album, The Woman I Am, drops Nov. 12. The laid-back singer and Dancing With the Stars champ says she usually lives in Target tees and tanks, but recently splurged on a new handbag to dress up her wardrobe basics. “I impulse-bought a Jimmy Choo snakeskin bag the other day,” the Nashville-based singer, 27, admits to Us Weekly. “But they took advantage of me — they gave me wine! My husband [musician Kyle Jacobs] was like, ‘Baby, did you drink and shop again?'” – Read more at US Magazine
Country music superstar to perform at Big Sandy Arena after PATH to the Cure 5K Run – The event will raise money for the organization’s effort to help fight breast cancer here in the Tri-State. The proceeds from the 5K will help spread awareness and to provide free mammograms to locally uninsured and underinsured women. The 5K run/walk will start at 3 p.m. with a concert by country music star Kellie Pickler following at 5 p.m. “We finally finished the album and the release date is set for November 12th and it is called ‘The Woman I Am’,” said Pickler. “I love this album and I’m really excited about it. This is the first record that I’ve made with Black River Entertainment, and we’ve had so much fun working together so far. They have really given me creative freedom, and this has been a wonderful journey, and I’m excited for everyone to hear the rest of the album.” – Read more at Herald-Dispatch
Cassadee Pope Talks ‘The Voice’ and ‘Going Back to My Country Roots’ – “I’m probably the most personal with this project than I have been with anything else. Getting to work with Dann Huff was really special. He’s so good, and his rock, pop, and country sensibilities are all so great. I knew I wanted to do country music, but he helped me really hone in on what that sound is, and making sure that I was staying true to myself – going back to my country roots, but having that modern feel to it. I think we came out with a really great body of work.” – Read more at Billboard
Dancing With the Stars: Leah Remini Talks About Her Scientology Split – In a very public and painful split, actress Leah Remini left the Church of Scientology last summer. Now, as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, the King of Queens star says that the church is “waiting for me to fail.” “It’s not insinuated, it’s told to you,” Remini said, moments after Monday night’s show. “The church is looking for me to fail so they can say to their parishioners, ‘You see what happens when you leave the church?’ They want you to believe that you’re not going to do well — in life.” – Read more at TV Guide
Amber Riley: DWTS Has Taught Me to Push My Limits – As any Glee fan knows, Amber Riley has talent. But the actress has taken her skills to a whole new level on Dancing with the Stars. “This has taught me that I can do a lot more than I thought I could,” a choked-up Riley, 27, told PEOPLE after scoring 24 points for her jive with Derek Hough on Monday night’s show. “Tonight was – I’m not even on camera and I’m crying like a dork. But it really has taught me that I can do more than I thought I could. – Read more at People
Susan Boyle and Rick Santorum Are Finally Teaming Up (Video) – Boyle will make her feature film debut in “The Christmas Candle,” from Santorum’s EchoLight Studios Christmas has come early this year for Susan Boyle and Rick Santorum fans. The “Britain’s Got Talent” runner-up is set to make her feature film debut in “The Christmas Candle,” from EchoLight Studios, of which the Republican presidential nominee runner-up became CEO in June. The studio produces and distributes faith-based films. “What better time to share an inspirational movie than at Christmastime?” the former Pennsylvania senator said in a statement. – Read more at The Wrap
