Today’s Idol Appearances
- Kellie Pickler performs at Rivermont Park, Owensboro, KY
- Siobhan Magnus Performs at the Mohegan Sun, Poconos. More info HERE.
- Andrew Garcia performs at John Hancock Hall today. More information HERE.
- Jordin Sparks performs live at Darien Lake Theme Park, Darien NY. More info HERE.
- The GLEE tour begins TONIGHT in Las Vegas, NV at the Mandalay Bay Center. See the tour schedule HERE.
- The Oxygen network is running a Glee marathon all weekend!
Country music songwriter, Tim Nichols tweeted last night, “American Idol finalist Scotty McCreery recorded one of my songs tonight in L.A.!” Nichols wrote “Live Like You Were Dying” and other songs. Check out his wiki HERE.
American Idol tweets, “This monday come see Carrie Underwood, David Cook, @JLo, @RyanSeacrest & the top 13! 11am. H’wood & Vine. Idol creator Simon Fuller honored!”
Crystal Bowersox will perform at the Jo Dee Messina Fan Club party on Jun 13 in Nashville TN. More information HERE.
Elliott Yamin has been added to the Stone Soul Music and Food Festival. Browns Island Richmond VA on July 4. More information HERE.
Mikalah Gordon tells fans on twitter that she’ll be hosting one of the American Idol finale viewing parties, “I’ll be doing the same thing as the past years. I go to one of the top2 hometown & host from there. Ryan throws it to me and I interview.”
Check out an industry ad for Kellie Picker’s new single “Tough” HERE. Also from the same page, “Curtis Media’s WQDR/Raleigh has renamed itself “Scotty 94.7” in honor of American Idol finalist Scotty McCreery, who hails from nearby Garner, NC.” That’s one PD who doesn’t find Scotty “creepy.”
From yesterday’s X Factor live auditions in Chicago–Paula Abdul backstage HERE and Paula, Simon Cowell and LA Reid backstage HERE.
AT&T Brings Fans Closer to Idol Favorites
As part of the finale activities, AT&T will host a first-ever free AT&T Idol Celebration – on-site in Los Angeles – just before the final performance show on Tuesday, May 24 8/7c. The celebration begins at 1 p.m. PT. Former Idol contestants scheduled to perform include: Kimberly Caldwell (Season 2), Diana DeGarmo (Season 3), Bo Bice (Season 4), Ace Young (Season 5), Blake Lewis (Season 6) and Jason Castro (Season 7). Talent subject to change.
Read more at American Idol
EXTRA Interview with Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery
Via BeautifulSoulXXX
Lost backpack almost doomed ‘Idol’ homecoming video
“He said, ‘Dixie, Man, I’ve got something really, really important to ask you.’ He said, ‘I’m sitting here watching footage of the show at Coolidge and I can see a backpack sitting on the stage so I know it exists, but we can’t find it.’”
Fuller said he asked Robinson to describe the backpack. When told it was orange and black, Fuller said, “It’s sitting right here on my desk.”
“That has about 50 percent of the footage we shot, ” Robinson said, according to Fuller. “I need that yesterday.”
Read More at TimesFreePress
What You Didn’t See On Thursday’s ‘American Idol:’ Ryan Seacrest Proves His Worth, Finalist Dads Hug It Out
Of course, the final chapter on season 10 is about to be written as Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery face off for a country showdown next week at the Nokia Theater. Needless to say, second runner-up Haley Reinhart looked absolutely crushed as Ryan Seacrest delivered the results. Those tears and many more on our second-to-last installment of what you didn’t see…
Diana Degarmo performs “Backwoods Barbie” at Good Morning Texas
Backstage with Lee DeWyze
American Idol Season 9′ winner, Lee DeWyze, was in Malaysia for the very first time as part of his Asian Tour, and was cool enough to spare a moment to share his roller-coaster experiences since achieving his dream of becoming a full time musician.
Q: How has the tour been so far?
Lee DeWyze: The tour’s been great; it’s been fun to go different places obviously and play for the fans in other places, that’s been a real treat.
Read more at YES
When You Look Me In The Eyes – Jonas Brothers (Jayesslee/Andrew Garcia cover)
Cheryl Cole: X-Factor Auditions
Cheryl Cole arrives at the Sears Centre on Thursday (May 19) for X-Factor auditions in Chicago, Illinois.
The 27-year-old singer and former American Idol judge Paula Abdul get along quite well together according to Simon Cowell. “They get on great, ” he told the Daily Mail. “Cheryl adores Paula.She’s never worked with her before and I’d always spoken about how much fun she was so there’s a bit of a love fest going on at the moment between those two, but that will soon change.”
See the photos at Just Jared
‘SYTYCD’ Hostess Cat Deeley Talks Dream Job, Season 8, Emmy Chances
“American Idol’s” Ryan Seacrest may make the big bucks, but really, it’s Cat Deeley who is the hostess with the mostess. Her effusive English charm adds so much to “So You Think You Can Dance, ” and her love for the cast members is evident in everything she does.
More at Reality Rocks
Robbie Williams To Join Rival Show To X Factor?
Robbie Williams is in the frame to join new BBC singing show The Voice, which is being billed as a rival show to The X Factor.
Robbie’s Take That bandmate Gary Barlow has already signed up to be a judge on The X Factor and a source told The Sun the competitiveness between the pair would make for great television. “They still have a healthy rivalry and this would kick in if they were on opposing shows. Robbie would be great, particularly with his rivalry with Gary, ” the insider is quoted as saying.
Read more at MTV UK
‘Dancing With the Stars’ lines up Black Eyed Peas, Go-Go’s, Sara Evans
“Dancing With the Stars” will drag out the announcement of this year’s winner in a two-hour show at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
But at least the ABC dance contest will fill that show with big-name acts: the Black Eyed Peas, the Go-Go’s and singer Sara Evans, who competed on “Dancing” in season three.
The Black Eyed Peas will perform what ABC calls “the exclusive television premiere of their new single, ‘Don’t Stop the Party, ’ live.”
The Go-Go’s will perform “We Got the Beat” in what ABC says is the band’s first TV performance in more than five years.
And Evans will perform a song from her new album, “Stronger, ” and it sounds as if that number will be the first hit, “A Little Bit Stronger.”
Read more at the Orlando Sentinel
