Today’s Idol Appearances:
- Lauren Alaina & Scotty McCreery play at the 21st Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge at Greer Stadium in Nashville. More info HERE.
- Crystal Bowersox will perform at the Jo Dee Messina Fan Club party in Nashville TN. More information HERE.
- Crystal Bowersox plays CMA Fest 2011 – Riverfront Park -Nashville, TN 1:00 pm
- Crystal Bowersox plays the Opry – 4:30 pm
- Andrew Garcia performs at “Music For Hope” charity event in Vienna, Austria to benefit an orphanage in the Philippines.
- Danny Gokey helps unveil the world’s largest t-shirt at Centennial Park in Nashville. More information HERE.
Nigel Lythgoe tweets, “Alex Wong wasn’t ready to compete in a weekly dance competition. I am hoping he will recover enough to be considered as an #SYTYCD All-Star.”
Crystal Bowersox tweets, “@aaronkellyai09 it was great to see you at the convention center:) keep up the good work buddy:) yfrog.com/kh4vnej”
Billboard Interviews David Archuleta at Bonnaroo
Ha ha David saw Freelance Whales! Darren Criss’s brother Chuck is in that band /Trivia. The Decemberists, Ray LaMontagne and Florence + The Machine are also on his schedule.
via Archiedoll
Scotty McCreery & Lauren Alaina Make Grand Ole Opry Debuts
The Grand Ole Opry welcomed two new performers to its stage tonight, American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina. Their performances before a sold-out crowd came three days after they made a surprise visit to see Carrie Underwood perform on the Opry this past Tuesday and less than two weeks after this season’s Idol finale.
Read more at CountryMusicIsLove
When Lauren Alaina met Kellie Pickler!
Idol is never idle
IN THE nearly six years since Carrie Underwood was crowned American Idol winner, she has focused firmly on building her career in the US.
And it has paid off, with five Grammy Awards and more than 13 million albums sold.
But Underwood is looking further afield, hence her first visit to Australia this week.
“I just think it’s time for something new, broaden the horizons, ” she says from her Nashville home.
“If anything, it’s purely selfish. It’s not like, ‘OK, I’m done here, moving on’, you know. I just want to do things I haven’t already done and have fun with it.”
Read more at Herald Sun
Jordin Sparks says NKOTBSB pairing ‘makes total sense’
AUBURN HILLS — “American Idol” Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks is thrilled to be touring again, this time with New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, collectively known as NKOTBSB.
The 21-year-old Glendale, Ariz., native feels the fit is just perfect.
“I’m really excited to go, ” Sparks told The Flint Journal during a break from rehearsals before the jaunt started. “It makes total sense. All of the people, for the most part, who are going to be in the audience are going to be girls my age who grew up with Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync. And it’s going to be my mom and her friends.”
Read more at MLive
Bonnaroo 2011: 10 Things Seen & Heard Friday
3. “American Idol” star David Archuleta was spotted wandering around the press area mid-afternoon. The singer said that he hadnt initially planned the festival visit, he was popping by for the day, and that he was most excited to see Ray LaMontagne, the Decemberists and Florence + the Machine.
Read more at Billboard
‘American Idol’ contestant Tim Halperin pens Race for the Cure anthem
St. Louis, MO (KSDK) – Nearly 5, 000 survivors will participate in the survivor procession before Saturday’s Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure. And when they finish their march, they’ll be serenaded by someone who may look a little familiar.
Tim Halperin was a contestant on ‘American Idol’ this season and made it to the top 24. While his Idol time is over, his partnership with Susan G. Komen for Cure is just beginning.
Music is Tim Halperin’s life.
Read more at KSDK.com
Interview: Tim Halperin Discusses The Making of “The Last Song” Music Video
Much has happened since I last spoke with Halperin earlier this year. He released “The Last Song” as a free mp3 download right after his run on Idol ended, which led to a unique opportunity with radio DJ, Kidd Kraddick.Tim Halperin in “The Last Song.” In between going on his Piano Tour and participating in Kidd Kraddick’s “Idol Got It Wrong” competition, Halperin raised $8, 000 via Kickstarter to fund the intriguing and visually stunning music video for “The Last Song, ” which premiered on June 6.
Watch Halperin’s music video for “The Last Song” below, and then check out my extensive Q&A session conducted last week with the singer-songwriter about the making of “The Last Song” music video, his participation in “Idol Got It Wrong, ” and what he thought about this season’s American Idol results.
Read more at blogcritcs
Jennifer Lopez Reeks of Love, Light and Marathon Promotion
Not to draw comparisons or anything (we would never!), but if it’s good enough for Mariah Carey, it’s apparently good enough for Jennifer Lopez.
Which is why it makes perfect scents sense to us that the American Idol judge will be turning up on HSN July 2 for a whopping eight-hour appearance to shill the latest fragrance in her ever-growing perfume empire, Love and Light.
Read more at EOnline
Nicole Scherzinger Hasn’t Spoken to Cheryl Cole Since X Factor Shakeup
Nicole Scherzinger hasn’t spoken to Cheryl Cole since she replaced her as an X Factor judge, the Pussycat Dolls’ singer told Us Weekly.
“She’s a lovely girl though, ” Scherzinger, 32, said at X Factor auditions Thursday in Newark, N.J.
So did Scherzinger want to put any of the rumors to rest about the so-called drama at the judges’ table? “I don’t know what the rumors are, I try not to read that stuff because what it is, is rumors, not truth, ” she said. “I think [Cheryl’s] a lovely, beautiful girl and I think she’s made decisions based on what is best for her.”
Read more at US
X Factor: A letter to America
Dear America:
Hello from England. I hope you don’t mind me writing. I was undecided as to whether I should get in touch, but I am afraid I have seen some of your future, and think I should prepare you. For the last nine years I have lived with what you will soon encounter. I have choked on the tears you are yet to shed. The names of the fallen – The Conway Sisters, Voices With Soul, Jamie Afro – are etched on my brain. But I have survived The X Factor, and you must too.
Read more at The Guardian
Glee Boss Wants The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, to Guest Star
Are you going to change any of the cast in season three?
We aren’t going to change the entire cast, but some of the cast will graduate. I just think we would be missing a beat if we didn’t acknowledge the fact that a huge part of high school is graduating from high school, and that’s going to give us a lot of stuff to write to in season three. Every time we bring in a new character it’s worked out really well, we’ve been very fortunate. We get to sort of start new—we get to bring in new characters and write new storylines. That was one of the big surprises of season two, the new characters just seemed like they had been there together forever. So bringing in new characters will allow us a little more flexibility and will add to the longevity of the show.
Read more at Eonline
