David Cook Kiss 108 live streaming event begins at 12 pm et. Watch HERE.
Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina will present at the CMT music awards tonight. 8 pm.
Paula Abdul tweets kind words for ex X Factor judge, Cheryl Cole, “Cheryl is amazing. We have forged a wonderful friendship & have been & will continue to stay in touch….I’m excited for everyone to see and hear what she is about to do next. xoP.
Nigel Lythgoe tweets, “OMG we have just recorded the greatest Green Mile/Meet the Top 20 ever!!! #SYTYCD rocks. Don’t just take my word ask other people! THURSDAY”
Jennifer Lopez Intimate Home Video Allegedly Stolen
The intimate home video that Jennifer Lopez has been battling over in court with her ex-husband, Ojani Noa, for years has allegedly been stolen, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Noa’s current girlfriend, Claudia Vazquez was in possession of the footage J-Lo doesn’t want released, but she claims that that the co-executive producer of the project, Ed Meyer, allegedly took the data drive, containing the footage, from her house without her permission.
Read more at Radaronline
Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery – Will They Duet? On SiriusXM Hits 1
Carrie Underwood introduced Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina to the Opry Stage Last Night
Carrie introduces American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina to the Opry stage! Scotty and Lauren will make their Opry debut this Friday. Tickets are still available!
Via @Opry
Carrie Underwood: Playing to win in Oz
“You know whenever they announce me saying ‘Carrie Underwood, five time Grammy award winner, this many awards and what not’, those stats are really fun, but you know at the end of the day I remember the songs I do, not the amount of awards in my cabinet. They are a lot of fun, but just being able to make music, that’s the real reward.”
Underwood has taken more of a hands-on approach in regards to songwriting and decision making on this album.
Read more at The Music Network
Aussie radio interview with Carrie
CKx Agrees to Settle Lawsuits Over Planned Sale
NEW YORK – American Idol owner CKx Inc. said Tuesday that it has agreed in principle to resolve a consolidated class action related to the pending approximately $510 million acquisition of the company by private equity firm Apollo Global Management.
It didn’t detail the financial impact, but said that the plaintiffs’ attorneys are expected to apply for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses to be paid by CKx.
The company, which through its 19 Entertainment also produces So You Think You Can Dance and also owns rights to the name and likeness of Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali, recently disclosed legal challenges that argued it failed to secure a fair price for its shareholders.
Read more at THR
Carrie Underwood Holds Fan Club Party At Grand Ole Opry
Carrie Underwood held her annual fan club party at the Grand Ole Opry yesterday morning. Her fans began lining up the night before for a chance to see their favorite artist.
The party, emceed by Storme Warren, kicked off with a 45-minute performance by Carrie and her band, followed by a question and answer session. Both the set list and questions were determined by fan club members through online submissions. The event ended with a game of “Fan Club Feud” (ala Family Feud”) and prizes were awarded to the winners including a fly-away trip for two to one of Carrie’s concerts plus passes to meet Carrie again backstage.
Read more at Country Music is Love
“Idol” alum Brooke White coming to Utah to advise aspiring musicians
“American Idol” finalist Brooke White, who was memorable for her folk-pop renditions invoking Carly Simon and Carole King, will present a two-hour workshop June 23 in Salt Lake City for aspiring singers and songwriters.
The event is sponsored by Soundcheckseries, a division of Legacy Music Alliance, as part of a year-long series of workshops and expos designed to boost the careers of emerging musical artists, songwriters, and others who want to pursue opportunities in the music industry. It will be held June 23 at the Metcom Studios, 352 South 500 East, in downtown Salt Lake City beginning at 7 p.m.
Read more at Salt Lake Tribune
‘American Idol’ Alum — Flirting with Chippendales
With only days left in their deal with 98 Degrees singer Jeff Timmons, the honchos at Chippendales are hunting for a new celebrity MC — and TMZ has learned they’re very interested in one very hunky “Idol” alum.
Sources close to the club tell us — “Idol” Season 5 finalist Ace Young visited the club recently … and was SUPER interested in donning the famous bow tie and shirt cuffs.
According to sources, Young paid Chipps a visit to hang out with Timmons — and to see how the whole guest-hosting thing works.
Read more at TMZ
Give Back Hollywood Foundation Launches Hollywood Pledge at Exclusive VIP Party
The Give Back Hollywood Foundation, a nonprofit organization, officially launched the Hollywood Pledge in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter, ABC and the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, at an exclusive party over the weekend.
American Idol Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis performed at the exclusive VIP launch party and beauty retreat, held at a private mansion in Beverly Hills on Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Read more at Hollywood Reporter
Gildan to Break Guinness World Record for Largest T-Shirt
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Gildan Activewear Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of branded T-shirts and sweatshirts in the world, expects to break a Guinness World Record when it unveils the World’s Largest T-shirt on Saturday, June 11th, 2011, during the Country Music Association’s (CMA) Music Festival in Nashville, TN. The unveiling will be hosted by 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville singing artist Danny Gokey.
On Saturday, Gildan will also be officially announcing that it will donate 12, 000 T-shirts to Keep the Music Playing, a charity initiative introduced by the CMA in 2006, which supports music education in Nashville-area schools. “We’re excited to not only break the Guinness World Record but also, more importantly, to align ourselves with Keep the Music Playing through our donation. Youth and education has always been a focus of Gildan’s community involvement initiatives, ” says Randy Brown, Vice President, Gildan Retail Sales.
Read more at PR Newswire
Steven Tyler’s Aerosmith duty
The singer and his four bandmates plan to reunite next month with veteran producer Jack Douglas to kick-start work on their long-delayed album, guitarist Joe Perry said Tuesday.
“Whole band has plans to go into the studio with Jack Douglas second week of July to work on new Aero CD, ” Perry said on Twitter.
Read more at the LA Times
Cheryl Cole: Simon Cowell’s no mate of mine
SIMON Cowell’s week got worse last night as Cheryl Cole finally admitted: “Our relationship is over. I’m through with him.”
She is furious that he humiliated her further by telling The Sun she was “nervous” and “uncomfortable” on The X Factor in America.
Music mogul Cowell had promised to keep silent on the fiasco in which she was dumped from the US show last month.
The Geordie beauty told a pal: “If he thinks we are going to be friends he can forget it.”
Read more at The Sun
Nicole Scherzinger heard about X Factor role in the newspapers
Pop star Nicole Scherzinger has claimed that she only found out about her new role the US X Factor by reading the newspapers.
The Right There hitmaker, who was originally set to be a co-host on the talent competition, has officially replaced Cheryl Cole on the judging panel alongside Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and L.A. Reid.
Read more at Monsters and Critics
Miranda Lambert and Christina Aguilera’s off-screen feud: ‘The Voice’ raises tensions
On camera, the competition between Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera on “The Voice” seems relatively good-natured and light-hearted, even if they do take the occasional dig at one another. But off-screen, it appears that Aguilera may have made herself an unexpected enemy. Shelton’s new bride, country star Miranda Lambert, has kicked the feud up a notch via Twitter, and she certainly isn’t holding back.
Read more at Zap2it
‘The Voice’: 10 things said and heard in the pressroom
If you ever wondered what it was like to be a lucky TV reporter who gets to hang out at live tapings for reality competitions like, say, NBC’s “The Voice, ” let us tell you.
Zap2it was there for the first-ever live show on Tuesday (June 7) and beyond the novelty of being there for that inaugural evening and hanging out with our media pals, it ended up being a five or six hour experience of sitting in a hot, packed room, sweating continually, and climbing over one another whenever food or drink presented itself.
So, what does a room full of press do while sitting in a sweatbox for six hours? We pontificate, we snark, we dish.
Read more at Zap2it
