Today’s Idol Appearances
- Kelly Clarkson appears on the Ellen Degeneres Show
- Carrie Underwood appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Hopefuls line up in Miami, FL today for X Factor audition wristbands
According to InterscopePromo, Ryan Tedder will be on American Idol tonight to mentor the Top 9! (Via InterscopePromo)
Adam Lambert’s “Aftermath” dance remix is now available on iTunes. Download it here.
Adam Lambert wrote with singer/songwriter Sia and Ferras yesterday, “had an epic writing session w @siamusic, @OhFerras today!! Still buzzin w delight!!”
A new unplugged version of Matt Giraud and Anna Wilson’s duet “You Don’t Know Me” appears on her new album Countrypolitan Duets. Download the new song HERE. The album also features the plugged-in version of the song, released last year.
More Headlines after the JUMP…
Carrie Underwood Reveals Reason for Big-Screen Debut
“American Idol” winner turned Country Music superstar Carrie Underwood has dominated the music scene, but what’s been keeping this accomplished artist from the silver screen? She says she just hadn’t found the right project – that is, until now.
See the video at ET
Chris Daughtry – Studio update
Check out this 2 second (seriously) preview from Daughtry’s upcoming album
CUTENESS ALERT
Pinkberry posts on their facebook, “The first 3 people to correctly identify this American Idol winner by name and season will win a $10 Pinkberry Gift Card!”
Jennifer Hudson in Elle Magazine
From the new-wave vocal powerhouses to indie-minded breakouts to enduring legends who still rock our world, ELLE honors the women in music sounding off in 2011.
Jennifer Hudson
On performing in gay clubs when she was younger: “In high school I was like, ‘Well, these are drag queens lip-synching, and I can really sing; why can’t I go up there?’ I would win all the talent shows.
Read more and see the Photo at Elle
Crowd welcomes Naima Adedapo back to Milwaukee
Singer Naima Adedapo landed in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, greeted by a symphony of cheering fans, a thundering African drum and joyous songs sung by family and friends.
“I am happy, ” Adedapo said after dancing down the hallway, throwing the group gathered to greet her into a frenzy. “I am happy to see my babies, and I am happy to be home.”
The former “American Idol” contestant, who didn’t get enough votes last week to continue in the competition, said family time and rest were at the top of her agenda now that she was back in town. Next was preparing for the “Idol” tour later this year, and then, obviously, releasing an album.
“It’s been the biggest roller coaster I’ve ridden in my life, ” Adedapo said about “Idol.” “It’s wonderful. I feel blessed.”
Read more and see photos at JSOnline
@AmericanIdol: “Spending some quality time with our BRAND NEW GUITARS!!! #gratitude”
Judging the new ‘Idol’ judges: Are they cutting it?
When “American Idol” announced that Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez would be the new judges — joining Randy Jackson and replacing the iconic Simon Cowell, the cipher Kara DioGuardi and the funny but unlamented Ellen DeGeneres — the reception among critics, fans and those in the reality biz was somewhat … well, pitchy.
“I had low expectations, ” said Jeffrey Hayzlett, who appeared for three seasons as a judge on “Celebrity Apprentice” when he was chief marketing officer for Kodak. “I thought Steven was going to be a bad judge.”
But Hayzlett — like many other initial skeptics — has been pleasantly surprised since “Idol’s” 10th season premiered. “It turns out (Tyler) has great substance and style, and he’s not as checked out as people said he was going to be, ” he admitted.
Read more at MSNBC
Idol Meter: Three to get ready and not blow it
By this time, the Idol Meter has clearly identified the three most vulnerable contestants. If you average the Meter scores of each singer to date, the bottom three are Paul (9), Stefano (44) and Haley (46). (Leaders are Jacob, Scotty, Lauren and James; the Meter apparently thinks Pia sings too many ballads.) Here are some survival tips for the endangered trio, heading into tonight’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance:
Read more at USA Today
Songwriter BC Jean talks Adam Lambert with Teen.com
Via Teen.com
David Archuleta Former American Idol Contestant at NASCAR Auto Club 400 3/26/11 Part 2
Via AccuvisionVideo
Former American Idol talks about learning to read
Louisville, KY (WDRB) — Former American Idol Fantasia Barrino visits Louisville for the National Center for Family Literacy annual conference. NCFL is based in Louisville and works with adults and children across the country to improve reading skills.
Fantasia sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Fox in the Morning’s Candyce Clifft. The singer dropped out of school in the ninth grade and admits struggling to read and understand the contracts she signed after winning American Idol.
See the video at FOX41
Backstage Interviews at ‘Dancing With the Stars’: Wendy Williams on Her Elimination
“[I’m] relieved, ” Williams exclaimed over her departure. “I’m getting on a jet plane and going back to everything that’s near and dear to me that I’ve neglected personally for this six-week journey. I have a 10-year-old son and any parent knows that 5th grade and being 10 is a child on the brink! I have a 12-year marriage and a talk show that demands my attention, too.”
Asked what she’ll miss about being on the show, Williams cracked, “Craft services!”
And what will she miss about Dovolani? Williams took a long beat before answering: “Umm … there are a number of things I’ll miss about Tony including him asking me to stand [up] straight as I approach osteoporosis.”
Read more at TV Squad
Wendy Williams on Dancing With the Stars Elimination: “It’s Good to Conquer Your Fears”
Wendy was in good spirits tonight after the show, mostly because she saw surviving a grueling six weeks an accomplishment in itself. “It’s good to conquer your fears. When I took on this task, I knew that I was the quintessential star who really, truly has never danced. So to survive these three weeks and then get eliminated tonight, I’m not disappointed, ” she tells us. “I wish the judges could have scored us better. But on the other hand, I have another life to get back to. A full family and a talk show that I’ve just neglect for the past six weeks doing this.”
She also reveals that she’s been talking to her DWTS costars about stopping by The Wendy Williams Show. “Everyone will come on by, ” she promises with a smile.
Read more at EOnline
Ryan Seacrest, The New King of Reality TV
Last year, before the NBCUniversal-Comcast merger was finalized, Ryan Seacrest’s Los Angeles office had become an entertainment war room, with the tireless mogul plotting, if not exactly a takeover, at least a strategy by which his empire would expand.
On a dry-erase board, the most famous public face of Comcast (through its E! network) had listed in one column the many new NBCU channels — NBC, Bravo, USA — that would be more closely available to him post-merger. In another went Comcast’s collection of networks, from E! to G4, a visual reminder of every place where he could sell, repurpose or have a presence once the marriage was complete.
Read more at THR
