Carrie Underwood will appear on Dancing with the Stars in Australia June 12th, it was announced on the show yesterday.
The Carrie Underwood/Brad Paisley duet, “Remind Me” is now available at Amazon. Remind Me (Duet With Carrie Underwood)
Casey James has been added to the LP Field lineup of the CMA Music Festival on June 9 as an acoustic act. More information HERE.
Paul McDonald and galpal Nikki Reed on the MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet
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Jennifer Lopez: Icon Awards with Jane Fonda!
Jennifer Lopez hits the stage at the UCLA Longevity Center’s 20th Anniversary Icon Awards on Saturday (June 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 41-year-old entertainer and American Idol judge presented Jane Fonda with this year’s Icon Award.
See the photos at Just Jared
That’s a nice consolation prize! BGT’s Ronan Parke set to sign £1m recording contract
He might have been beaten by Jai McDowell in the Britain’s Got Talent final last night, but Ronan Park is still set to sign a £1 million recording contract, according to reports.
A Sunday tabloid has reported that bosses at Sony Music are preparing to offer the 12-year-old a deal.
And despite untrue rumours alleging that Simon Cowell had fixed the show for Ronan to win, the recording company are keen to sign the youngster, according to the News Of The World.
Read more at the Daily Mail
Simon Cowell Slams Anonymous Memo as ‘Deliberate Smear Campaign’
“There has been an allegation made in the papers – not in the papers actually but on the internet by somebody – that Ronan Parke had a previous recording contract with my record label and that I had met him beforehand, both of which are complete and utter lies.”
Cowell went on to deny all the allegations made and said that the competion had been entirely fair.
“This is a deliberate smear campaign and it is my job to ensure that whoever this liar is is exposed and that this kid is treated the same way as everyone else.”
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter
American Idol: 10 Changes We’d Make for a Better Season 11
The confetti’s been swept up. The summer tour dates have been announced. And Scotty McCreery’s “I Love You This Big” is headed for a date with country radio. All of which is another way of saying that American Idol‘s 11th season is a mere seven months away.
With that in mind, I sat down and hammered out a list of 10 changes I’d make to the Idol machine to keep it humming along in high-rated, entertaining fashion. Check out my list of proposed tweaks, then hit the comments and suggest your own!
Read more at TV Line
Casey Abrams returns to Idyllwild ahead of ‘American Idol’ tour
A week after being voted off “American Idol, ” Casey Abrams returned to his hometown of Idyllwild, population about 3, 500.
Abrams, who finished in sixth place when he was eliminated from the reality TV singing competition on April 28, spent a day catching up with friends around town and hanging out at Idyllwild Arts Academy, where he graduated from in 2009.
Read more at My Desert.com
Jason Castro sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” at Disneyland “What’s Next” presentation
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Promotional poster for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour featuring all of her opening acts, including Danny Gokey
Sanjaya’s single “Tempted”
Wow. I had no idea Sanjaya’s single, “Tempted” was a cover of the classic Squeeze song. Uhm. NO. You can get it at iTunes HERE
Chaka Khan Collaborating With Steven Tyler, Akon
Chaka Khan may be a legacy artist in the industry, but that isn’t to say the legendary songstress isn’t as busy as ever. At the top of her list? A duets album, including a Led Zeppelin cover alongside “American Idol” judge and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.
“We literally just clicked, ” Khan tells Billboard.com of Tyler. “We were at Elton John’s party and we got to talk and we both wanted to sing together. We said, ‘Let’s do a mutual song, by you know, a neutral band — a band that we both love, ‘ and we both love Zeppelin.”
The “I’m Every Woman” singer will record the duet of a yet-to-be-decided Zepplin tune with Tyler soon, which she has plans to release on a forthcoming double album of duets.
Read more at Billboard
Ronan Parke robbed of Britain’s Got Talent victory as fix smears are blamed
ODDS-on favourite Ronan Parke was sensationally robbed of victory in last night’s BGT final – and it was blamed on the vicious smear campaign against him and Simon Cowell.
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The 12-year-old singer was left devastated when Scottish outsider Jai McDowall scooped the £100, 000 prize.
Ronan was gracious in defeat and Simon called Jai a worthy winner – but privately the music mogul will be fuming at the result.
Read more at the Mirror
The Voice: a kinder, gentler talent show that’s sending the BBC and ITV to war
The BBC and ITV are locked in a bidding war for a new Saturday-night talent show being marketed as the “world’s hottest new TV music property”.
The Voice, already a hit in the US, offers a twist on the standard talent show by supposedly adopting a kindlier and less image-obsessed approach to its performers.
Its potential arrival on British TV screens, say some observers, could not be more timely: from Cheryl Cole’s dramatic firing by The X Factor USA to allegations that this year’s Britain’s Got Talent had been “fixed” by Simon Cowell’s production company, the talent show landscape has become convulsed with spats and rumours of skulduggery.
Read more at The Guardian
Move to ban unofficial Susan Boyle masks after they prove a big hit
LAWYERS have moved to shut down international pirates making a fortune from Susan Boyle masks.
The rubber masks – which look nothing like the superstar – are a hit in Japan where they are worn by thousands of karaoke singers.
Boyle’s spokeswoman said: “Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
“This issue is in the hands of the official merchandising company, Bravado, and their lawyers. It’s unofficial merchandise and will be stopped.”
Read more at Daily Record
GLEE – Behind the Scenes with The Directors
Features lots of GREAT clips from Season 2
