Jennifer Lopez is pretaping a performance after the American Idol results show on Thursday. No deets yet on when it will be aired.
‘American Idol’ Top 5 on the reality of being in the Bottom 3 – With just five singers left in the competition, it’s inevitable that the more and more “American Idol” finalists will end up in the Bottom 3 each week. Perhaps it’s easy for Phillip Phillips to say, considering he’s the only one left who hasn’t had a brush with elimination, but he tries to forget about the stress involved in each week’s results show. “I try not to let pressure get to me. You’ve got to have fun. You can’t make it into a job that makes it not fun anymore,” he tells Zap2it ahead of the Top 5 performance show. “You’ve just got to take it week by week and day by day and not let it stress you out.” – Read more at Zap2it
“American Idol’s” Elise: I Didn’t Have an Attitude! – Meanwhile, Elise Testone, who was ousted last week from the competition after setting up what seemed to be permanent residence in the bottom three, says that she was largely misunderstood on the show. While many fans said in online posts they were turned off by what they perceived as her “attitude,” Elise says nothing could be further from the truth. “I’ve heard some comments on Twitter and Facebook about attitude but, really, I don’t have an attitude. I don’t think I had an attitude,” Elise tells ABC News Radio. “It’s just that…I’m older and I’ve been through a lot with the music career and the music business, so I felt more comfortable just, like, talking it out or speaking about it.” – ABC News Radio
Ghosts Singing With a Southern Twang – ATLANTA — At the bloody heart of “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” the Southern gothic musical by Stephen King and John Mellencamp, is a tense sibling rivalry between a novelist with a dark streak and a blue-jeans-wearing crooner. Frank (Lucas Kavner) and Drake McCandless (Justin Guarini) are surely meant to evoke younger versions of the famous team that created them. The brothers are at odds over, among other things, the attention of their parents and the affections of a woman, but creating a musical can inspire just as much tension. Just ask Bono, another pop star moonlighting as a theater composer. – Read more at The New York Times
‘Idol’ Winner Kris Allen on His New Album, Colton’s Defeat and Phillip Phillips — EXCLUSIVE – So what did the AI champ think of Colton’s faux rival Phillip Phillips’ controversial move to perform a lesser-known Dave Matthews Band song that all but sent judge Jennifer Lopez into a panic? Allen, who described Phillips as “really good,” told Hollywood.com, “I feel like he kinda does what he wants to do, and that’s a good thing,” Allen said, “[But] if you’re going to pick a song that no one knows, you kind of have to make it epic and I don’t know if it was as epic as it should have been. But kudos to him for doing what he wants to do and playing the music he wants to play and letting everyone know what kind of artist he wants to be.” – Read more at Hollywood.com
Jennifer Lopez Promises Hot Duets With Enrique Iglesias On Tour – It’s hard to believe that Jennifer Lopez is nearly 20 years into her music career and just now getting ready to launch her first solo tour. But on Monday the multi-hyphenate diva announced that she will spend her summer on the road with two of the biggest names in Latin music: Enrique Iglesias and Wisin Y Yandel. The trio will hit more than 20 cities on the outing, beginning with a July 14 date in Montreal at the Bell Centre, and running through gigs in Boston, Chicago, San Jose, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston and an August 31 date in Miami at American Airlines Arena. More dates will be announced soon for the tour. – Read more at MTV
Jimmy Iovine’s Daughter and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Attend Prom Together (Photo) – The offspring of two famous California residents attended the Brentwood School prom together over the weekend. Patrick Schwarzenegger, the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, and Jade Iovine, the daughter of Interscope Geffen A&M Records chairman and American Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine, are self-described “best friends” according to a tweet by Patrick Schwarzenegger which included a photo of the couple in their best formal wear (see above). Jade, wearing a white strapless gown, is seen pinning a boutonnière on her date’s tux. – Read more at Hollywood Reporter
Exclusive Video: So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 Promo! – What’s that, reality-show addicts? Why it’s the sound of the So You Think You Can Dance theme song, rising in the distance, as we get ever closer to the show’s Season 9 premiere (May 24, 8/7c, on Fox). To help get you in the mood to dance (dance) (dance), TVLine has an exclusive first look at SYTYCD‘s latest Season 9 promo spot. Elegant leaps and death-defying backflips? Check. Shots of Nigel Lythgoe looking aghast and waving airline tickets? Check. Young hopefuls wigging out over a little bit of positive feedback? Um, of course! – Read more at TV Line
Cee Lo Green Arrest: Singer Charged With Simple Assault In 2001 – According to Star magazine and Radar Online, Green (née Thomas DeCarlo Callaway) was arrested in 2001 after reportedly threatening his then-wife and smashing in the windows of their Jaguar. The 36-year-old singer’s wife, Christina Johnson, called authorities and Green was arrested two days later for “simple assault (family violence)” and “disorderly conduct.” But Green wasn’t behind bars for long; he was released the same day on $2,800 bail. But the “F–k You” singer’s legal problems weren’t over. He failed to appear at his court date and a warrant was issued for his arrest, leading him to spend two more days in jail. Green later pled no contest to his simple assault charges and was sentenced to 12 months of probation, domestic violence counseling and random drug and alcohol testing. – Huffington Post
Showrunner Theresa Rebeck on Smash: ‘I’m Moving On’ – When NBC recently announced that creator Theresa Rebeck would be stepping down from showrunner duties on Smash (a position that was later filled by Gossip Girl vet Josh Safran), the network indicated that Rebeck could potentially still continue with the show as a writer-producer. However, when Vulture caught up with Rebeck this week at Bomb’s 31st anniversary gala at Capitale, Rebeck clarified things. “Actually, I’m moving on,” she told us. “I have other things to do. I feel like it is what it is and I’m really proud of the work I did, and it was time to do some other stuff. – Read more at Vulture
‘Smash’ star Christian Borle: Tony nominee relishes both Broadway gigs – In Christian Borle’s case, art should imitate life. As Tom, the composer of the Marilyn Monroe musical “Bombshell” on “Smash,” he can only hope to be nominated for a Tony Award. In Borle’s other job, starring in Broadway’s “Peter and the Starcatcher” as Black Stache, the absolutely fabulous pirate who becomes Captain Hook in the Peter Pan story, Borle earned a Tony nomination Tuesday (May 1). Read more at Zap2it
Glee’s Amber Riley Collapses on Red Carpet – That’s the only word that can sum up the scene tonight on the red carpet as the TV Academy celebrated Fox’s Glee. Amber Riley (Mercedes) fainted and collapsed on the red carpet in the midst of doing interviews with multiple media outlets before the cast’s panel presentation. So is she Thankfully, we are told that Amber is “fine” and was simply “feeling dizzy” after working all day today on the show.Read more at EOnline
Is Dianna Agron Leaving Glee? Jane Lynch Hints at Quinn’s Exit – “Each kid that is graduating, each senior kind of gets their own little story. There is a Kurt (Colfer) story, there’s a Rachel (Michele) story, there’s a Finn (Monteith) story and a Quinn story, so all the seniors have a little bit of something special happening for each one of them in the episode,” she teases. “Then of course there is the graduation. I haven’t read that part yet because we haven’t received it, so it’s a surprise for us.” Lynch tells us creator Ryan Murphy hasn’t shared any season four deets with her, saying, “He is keeping everything and I don’t know how much he knows right now. – Read more at EOnline
‘Glee’ Cast Shares Funny, Poignant Moments From Season 3 – The Glee cast and creators were in high spirits Tuesday during a panel promoting the show for Emmy consideration at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, where they dished on everything from Rachel’s botched audition to an upcoming body switch episode.Here are eight highlights from the funny and poignant session. – Read more at Hollywood Reporter
