Idol Headlines for 07/02/11

American Idol 11 auditions take place at the Rose Garden in Portland OR today. More information HERE.

Scotty McCreery tweeted at around 2:45 ET that he’s leaving to join his fellow Season 10 tour mates in Salt Lake City, “Wheels up to Salt Lake! #tour”

Idol Appearances (More at IdolStages)

Bo Bice performs at the Choctaw Casino in Idabel, OK
Bucky Covington performs at Maverick’s in Jacksonville FL
Danny Gokey performs at Range Call Celebration in Meeker CO
David Archuleta performs at Stadium of Fire,   Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, UT
David Hernandez and Lakisha Jones perform at Embarcadero Marina Park in San Diego CA
Sanjaya Malakar performs at the High Dive in Seattle, WA

Underwood, stars align at ACM Lifting Lives camp

“Just what a special thing that was, ” Underwood said. “Everybody sitting in the audience and for everybody sitting at home, and obviously the campers on stage, they were loving every single second of it.”

Campers spent time with Gary Allan, Wynonna Judd, Little Big Town, songwriters Brett James and Odie Blackmon, and producer Mark Bright during the week leading up to their Opry performance. Underwood met with campers Wednesday, talked about her recording experiences, gave advice and posed for pictures.

“I was like shocked, ” said camper Mackenzie Mansour, a 16-year-old from Lone Oak, Texas. “I didn’t know what to do. I was like, ‘Um, should I say hi to her or should I hug her?’ I was like, ‘Gotta think.'”

Read more at CBS News

Cathy Nguyen & Andrew Garcia Cover Adele’s “Someone Like You”

Dermot O’Leary says Steve Jones replaced an American to host X Factor

Dermot O’Leary has revealed that Steve Jones replaced an American presenter on the US version of The X Factor.

O’Leary will return to present the UK version this year. He missed out on the opportunity to work on the US version as he had to confirm his return to the show earlier this year.

Speaking on This Morning[/i, he explained]: “I wanted to get the job… I didn’t get the job, that’s about it.

She’s always expanding her streams of income, and Jennifer Lopez was busy launching her latest fragrance in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday (July 2).

The “American Idol” partook in an eight hour special for HSN while trying to bolster interest in her new perfume “Love & Light” – which is available exclusively via HSN until it hits Kohl’s store shelves this September.

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Jennifer Lopez Launches “Love & Light” Fragrance

She’s always expanding her streams of income, and Jennifer Lopez was busy launching her latest fragrance in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday (July 2).

The “American Idol” partook in an eight hour special for HSN while trying to bolster interest in her new perfume “Love & Light” – which is available exclusively via HSN until it hits Kohl’s store shelves this September.

See the photos at celebrity-gossip.net

Chord Overstreet Dropped From ‘Glee’: What’s Next?

But, the actor does have options. There will be several opportunities for Overstreet, we’re sure. You know, one door closes? That kind of thing.

3. A film career. Overstreet appears in the film, A Warrior’s Heart, which stars Burn Notice’s Gabrielle Anwar and Twilight’s Kellan Lutz, which just screened at Cannes. Also, director Jon M. Chu (Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never, Step Up 2) tweeted the actor after the news of Overstreet’s Glee departure broke, saying, “u r a classy dude and talented as heck! Can’t wait to work with you one day.” To which the actor responded, “i would be honored to work with you!! your the coolest!!” So, the guy has options.

Read more at THR

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