Idol Headlines for 07/04/11

Today’s Idol Appearances (more at IdolStages)

Jordin Sparks, Matt Morrison, Chelsie Hightower and Mark Ballas perform on “A Capitol Fourth” Washington DC, Airing on PBS stations at 8 pm (check listings)
Jennifer Hudson’s “Star Spangled Banner” will be part of the score of the Macy’s 4th Of July Fireworks Spectacular in NYC, airing on NBC, 9/8c
Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver and David Hernandez perform at the Red White & Boom fest – McKinney, TX
Bo Bice performs at the Heritage Festival, Slidell, LA
Casey James performs at Freedom Fourth, Albuquerque NM
Crystal Bowersox performs in Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta GA
Diana DeGarmo performs at Salute 2 America, Atlanta, GA. Diana goes on at 8:45 and it airs on Channel 2
Gina Glocksen performs at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, Bolingbrook, IL
Josh Gracin performs at Blaze at the Ballpark, Ogden UT

Pia Toscano has been added to the Interscope records website. Check it out HERE.

Popstar Magazine has posted a ton of videos and photos from the Summer With The Stars shows in Cancun Mexico last month. Ruben Studdard, Tim Urban, Aaron Kelly, Michael Johns, Chris Richardson, Brandon Rogers, Mikalah Gordon, Sanjaya Malakar, Kristy Lee Cook, Didi Benami and Anoop Desai took part. Watch HERE.

Live Performance From the U.S. Capitol Celebrates 20th Anniversary of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Two-time Dancing with the Stars champion Mark Ballas and Emmy-nominated choreographer Chelsie Hightower join the cast of A CAPITOL FOURTH, the live PBS broadcast of America’s favorite Independence Day tradition. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Beauty and the Beast, the duo will dance to American Idol winner Jordin Sparks’ performance of this beloved Disney song. Ballas and Hightower’s waltz, before a live concert audience of hundreds of thousands, will take place at the foot of the U.S. Capitol in the same location where the President is inaugurated.

Read more at PR Newswire

Adam Lambert backstage with Tamyra Gray at “Twist”

Tamyra Gray is starring in the  musical “Twist” playing at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA.  She tweeted last night, “Look who was at @TwistTheMusical 2nite.@adamlambert. Thanx 4 supporting us!!!”

Kevin Covais a regular on new ABC Family show ‘State of Georgia’

In case you miss it Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., he shows up in the second scene where Majandra Delfino, who plays Raven’s scientist best friend Jo, tells a group of “Big Bang” like guys that she’s leading a next generation Space Shuttle project. He says he should be the one leading it since he knows how to “naturally take over a room.” Plus, “my mom wrote [the professor] a note.”

Read more at AJC

Top 10 Celebrity-Belted National Anthems

Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Glee, Pia & more.

See the videos at EOnline

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