Scotty McCreery is scheduled for the Tonight Show on Wednesday June 15. He and the rest of the Top 11 will appear on Good Morning America on Friday August 12.
Chris Daughtry Hopes New Album Will Come Out This Year
(LOS ANGELES) — Chris Daughtry has been giving fans constant updates via Twitter as he and the rest of Daughtry have been working on new songs in the studio. Now he’s finally given a hint as to when the new tunes will become available. Chris wrote on Twitter, “A few more days of writing left, THEN we start recording the record in July. It will HOPEFULLY be out before the year’s end.”
Read more at WTMA (ABC News Radio)
Jennifer Hudson To Stream Live On Letterman Concert June 13th!
Sultry soul vocalist, ex-American Idol competitor, and Academy Award winning Actress Jennifer Hudsonwill be performing a free streaming Live on Letterman concert from the Ed Sullivan Theater on June 13th. You can watch the entire concert, live right here.
Read more at Fresh97
“The X Factor” and Pepsi Announce YouTube Partnership
“THE X FACTOR” ONLINE AUDITIONS BEGIN TODAY EXCLUSIVELY ON YOUTUBE
NEW SERIES OFFERS HOPEFULS ANOTHER CHANCE TO AUDITION TO WIN $5 MILLION RECORDING CONTRACT
Singers and Vocal Groups Can Submit Videos Online at www.youtube.com/theXfactorusa
THE X FACTOR, the highly anticipated singing competition series debuting this fall on FOX, is giving fans an additional opportunity to audition for the show online via YouTube. Beginning today through June 9 – for one week only – solo artists and vocal groups 12 years old and over will have the opportunity to submit an audition video exclusively on YouTube at www.youtube.com/theXfactorusa.
Read more at the Futon Critic
Newest ‘Idol’ is just what America needs – By Carmen Rasmusen Herbert, Special to the Deseret News
OK, I admit it: If someone would have told me 13 weeks ago that a small-town, southern, 16-year-old boy would have beat out 12 other powerhouse voices for the top spot on “American Idol” I would have called you crazy.
But that’s the thing about Scotty McCreery: He has the unique ability at such a young age to not only know exactly who he is, but how to slowly and sweetly win over millions of fans with his “throwback country” sound, as judge Randy Jackson put it.
McCreery is the embodiment of country music. He fits the mold perfectly. His voice is simple yet powerful.
Read more at Desert News
Watch Lauren Alaina Dish to OK! About Kissing Scotty McCreery & Love From Carrie Underwood
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Project Stand Together: Give the Gift of Health
We are proud and excited to launch a month-long fundraising campaign benefiting Direct Relief International in honor of Kris’s 26th birthday. A Four-Star rated charity according to Charity Navigator, Direct Relief’s history of providing support and assistance world-wide dates back over 60 years.
Today, Direct Relief’s mission is to provide medical assistance to improve the quality of life for people affected by poverty, disaster, and civil unrest at home and throughout the world. They are actively providing assistance in Japan, Joplin, and other areas affected by recent disasters. In addition to this work, Direct Relief also supports communities across the globe on longer-term issues such as improving access to care, HIV/AIDS prevention and maternal and child health.
Read more at Raise Your Voices
“American Idol” is no longer the TV king of social media
After 10 seasons, has FOX’s “American Idol” lost that special something? In its first season, rival singing competition “The Voice” on NBC is already laying claim to the title of most engaging show on TV.
According to social media engagement data across 2, 200+ TV shows compiled by Bluefin Labs, “The Voice” outranks all other TV programs (excluding special events such as the Super Bowl, Oscars, etc.) in terms of social media comments per episode. Through the first 5 episodes of its inaugural season, The Voice has averaged 44, 435 social media remarks per episode, compared to an average of 18, 746 for Idol
Read more at CBS News
American Idol Singer, Katie Stevens, to perform in Hillsborough for a Cause
Hillsborough — Salaine Cares Memorial Fund puts on their first outdoor festival to raise money to assist cancer patients. The event will take place Sunday, June 12, from 1 to 5 pm at the Hillsborough Pool Racquetball and Fitness club located on 345 Amwell Road.
The event will include a Special Guest Performance from American Idol Finalist, Katie Stevens, the band Lifespeed, and a DJ. The festival will be lined with shopping vendors including various food vendors, drinks, arts and crafts and Carnival Rides.
The proceeds from the Salaine Cares Summer Festival For a Cure will directly benefit cancer patients.
Read more at NJ.com
PHOTO CALL: Rent, With Justin Guarini, Drew Gasparini and Katrina Dideriksen, at Surflight
“American Idol” finalist Justin Guarini, recently on Broadway in American Idiot, portrays struggling musician Roger in Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, playing at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, NJ.
Directed and choreographed by Jen Bender with music direction by Jeremy Randall, the production runs to June 19.
Read more at Playbill
Simon Cowell firm denies Ronan Parke ‘fix’ on Britain’s Got Talent
Simon Cowell’s company on Thursday denied claims that Britain’s Got Talent finalist Ronan Parke has been groomed for stardom on the show – and threatened legal action against anyone who repeated the allegations.
The 12-year-old is seen as a hot favourite to win this year’s Britain’s Got Talent in the series final on Saturday.
But an anonymous blogger claiming to be a Sony Music executive alleged that the youngster has been known to Cowell’s firm, Syco, for two years, and that he already has a management deal and has been moulded to appeal to the audience.
Read more at Guardian.co.uk
How Are Members of Glee’s Cast Spending Their Summer Vacation?
McKinley High is out of session for the summer, but that doesn’t mean that its world-famous students and faculty are taking the season off. Not by a long shot. Many of them are currently crisscrossing the country on the Glee Live Tour, an in-person iTunes Greatest Hits download we were fortunate enough to attend at Radio City Music Hall last June (and may re-up on in a few weeks). But they’re also very busy with exactly the kind of career-growing side projects one would expect of a group of young (and not-so-young) people whose presence on the series is necessarily limited to the length of a teenager’s stay in high school. We caught up with five of our favorite Glees and grilled them about their upcoming endeavors, their summer jams, and how much of their tan-lines their bathing suits cover.
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Jennifer Lopez So-Called “Sex” Tape, Complete With “20 Minutes of Nudity, ” Could Fetch How Much?!
Coming soon to a X-rated site near you: Jennifer Lopez in the buff!
Yes, J.Lo’s former better half Ojani Noa is thisclose to signing a megadeal with a big porn company to release some salacious footage of the American Idol jurist.
So who’s looking to snap up the raunchy honeymoon video and what’s it expected to fetch?
Starting bids were “in the hundreds of thousands, ” Noa’s manager, Ed Meyer, exclusively tells E! News. The final price is expected to skyrocket into the millions now
Read more at EOnline
