Creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy, creator/executive producer Brad Falchuk and cast members are set for the Glee Comic Con panel on July 24th 10:00-11:00 AM. More information HERE. Comic Con takes place at the San Diego Convention Center July 21-23.
Adam Lambert, Facebook to be honored at Los Angeles Equality Awards
LOS ANGELES — Equality California will honor singer and songwriter Adam Lambert, a San Diego native, and Facebook at this year’s annual Los Angeles Equality Awards.
Presented by AT&T, the awards will take place Saturday, Aug. 13, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
“We’re thrilled to honor Adam Lambert and Facebook whose work has been a catalyst for social change and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, ” said Roland Palencia, Equality California’s new executive director. “Their courage and leadership in entertainment and social media have helped Californians become more supportive of LGBT rights.”
Read more at San Diego and Lesbian News
Q&A: Casey James on life after ‘American Idol’
Q: Who are some of the people you’ve been writing with?
A: David Lee Murphy, Brett James, the Warren Brothers, Natalie Hemby, Delbert McClinton. The opening song of the set will be “Bulletproof, ” a song I wrote with him and Big Al Anderson. He’s awesome. And then, me and Brice Long and Terry McBride wrote the next one. Dallas Davidson, Paul Overstreet, Amy Mayo, Chris Lindsey. I’ve written with a ton of people. The list is literally just endless. It’s like two full pages typed.
Fun fact: Paul Overstreet is the father of Glee’s Chord Overstreet
Read more at AZ Central
Jordin Sparks ‘lucky for success beyond American Idol’
“I don’t want to get bogged down saying yes to things just because I can. I want it to mean something. Trying to keep your head on straight and having a good foundation and base back at home and around you is key.”
The 21-year-old also spoke out against the stigma surrounding singers who find success via reality TV programs like American Idol.
Read more at Digital Spy
New Blog from Melinda Doolittle
I had the best 4th of July EVER! Well…the best 3rd and 4th of July.
I decided that in celebration of my independence, I was gonna try some new things…
On the 3rd, I went to my friend’s house/retreat to hang out, shoot some fireworks and (believe it or not) roast my 1st S’more. I was in Heaven!!!! First of all, look at this house! This was our view from the amazing deck and fire pit in back.
Read more and see the photos at mdoolittlesblog
Kellie Pickler Saves a Pit Bull Over Fourth of July Weekend
Pickler posted this initial tweet on July 3: “A pit bull (at vet) w/broken pelvis & venomous snake bite will be a part of our family if he makes it through the night. Poor lil guy. : (”
She followed it up on July 4, writing this post: “*Update* Pit bull is Okay. On the way to pick him up now PRAYING he gets along w/our other dogs or we’ll have to find him another home. Meet our latest rescue ‘Chunk!’”
Via Taste of Country
Blake Shelton Dos Equis Parody
Funny. Bonus Carrie Underwood mention!
Justin Timberlake May Revive MySpace With Talent Competition
Justin Timberlake’s longtime manager Johnny Wright has said that the singer is considering a talent contest as one way of reviving MySpace. Timberlake took an ownership stake in the declining social media site after the advertising network Specific Media bought the company for $35 million from News Corp last week.
Read more at Rolling Stone
The Voice Champ Javier Colon on His Season-Long Set List and iTunes Chart ‘Addiction’
You spent a lot of years trying to make a hit record, and you had one song (2003?s “Crazy“) that even cracked the Billboard charts without really breaking through. What was it like for you to get up the morning after a performance show on The Voice and see your song near the top of the iTunes charts?
It’s an unbelievable feeling, and it’s hard to actually go to sleep because you’re looking at the chart. You look every 10 minutes, and it’s going in the right direction. And there was a progression going: “Time After Time, ” I think the highest it got was No. 14, “Angel” got to No. 11 — I wanted it to crack the Top 10 but unfortunately it didn’t — and then “Fix You” got as high as No. 5, and “Stitch By Stitch” eventually went to No. 1. “Man in the Mirror” was Top 10 as well. Refreshing that page becomes an addiction. You want so badly for the song to go as [high] as it can go, but it’s a great feeling to even have that problem, I guess.
Read more at TV Line
