Idol Headlines for 05/02/11

Today’s Idol Appearances

  • Steven Tyler interview, Part Two The Today Show, NBC
  • Lee DeWyze will perform at the Fort Myers’ Miracles baseball game. More information HERE.
  • Kris Allen performs with the Berklee City All Star Band for Music Empowers – New York – Urban Assembly School of Media – Performance begins at 1:30pm
  • Casey Abrams appears on Live with Regis and Kelly

David Cook dropped by 106.5 in Baltimore over the weekend for a performance and interview. Check out the Q&A in 4 parts HERE.

More Headlines after the JUMP…

Ryan wants own ‘X Factor’

Ryan Seacrest is in talks with NBC to de velop a rival singing show to “American Idol, ” according to the network.

Seacrest and his production company are working on “another music concept, which is a totally different kind of competition show, ” Paul Telegdy, the network’s head of alternative programming, tells The Post.

“It is self-contained episodes. It is a bit more fun. It’s not contestant competitive. It’s artist competitive.”

Seacrest’s plan — coming one year after Simon Cowell left TV’s top-rated show to produce the US version of “X Factor” for Fox — raises the possibility that he is preparing to leave “Idol” after next season to start his own singing show on a competing network.

Read more at the New York Post

Carrie Underwood Rocks the Stagecoach Festival

She has always been known for her amazing live performances, and last night (May 1) Carrie Underwood sounded fabulous at the 2011 Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival.

The “Jesus Take the Wheel” songstress took the stage at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California much to the delight of the packed crowd, sporting a multi-colored dress and brown cowboy boots.

See the photos at Celebrity-Gossip

Jennifer Lopez promotes Love? on the Today Show

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Adam Lambert Calls ‘Moulin Rouge’ ‘Groundbreaking’

“I remember just loving it. I thought it was novel. First of all, movie musicals were just starting to come back and I thought it was really interesting to have a movie musical using already existing pop music, ” he explained. “That’s kind of an amazing collaboration. Usually it’s all original music or it’s based on a Broadway musical, but this was using songs that we all know and tying them into the story. I thought it was really groundbreaking.”

See the video at MTV

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