The American Idols Live tour rolls into the Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Show begins at 7 pm CDT, 8 pm EDT.
Aaron Kelly performs at the Lycoming County Fair, Hughesville, PA
Danny Gokey opens for Taylor Swift at the Prudential Center, Newark NJ
More Idol performances at Idol Stages
On Saturday, July 23rd, the next round of the X Factor begins. On Camera Audiences is looking for audience members: “We started with thousands and now we’re down to the country’s best vocalists, hand picked by the judges! Join Simon and Paula and watch them perform live one day only, July 23rd, in Pasadena, CA.”
Spoilers galore!
Exclusive: How Marc Anthony Tried to Control Jennifer Lopez’s Wardrobe
Us Weekly named Jennifer Lopez Style Icon of the Decade in spring 2010 — but her husband Marc Anthony tried to call the shots over the fashion diva’s clothes during a photo shoot for the magazine last year.
Anthony, now 42, objected to a pic that he found “too sexy and unbecoming for a 40-year-old mother of two, ” one insider tells Us.
Ever since the couple tied the knot seven years ago, the Latin crooner strove to curtail his wife’s famous style choices.
Read more at US
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are calling it quits
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Jennifer Lopez’s New Album May Have Included Marc Anthony Split Clues
In “One Love, ” Lopez says her “number four” love (she was married twice before and engaged to Ben Affleck) “sang to me” — which is one of Anthony’s biggest hits — “but I’m not sure… So word out, but… made me wanna try once more.”
In “Starting Over, ” she refers to “my man” as a “dog” and a “player, ” as MSNBC and People point out. Lyrics also include “these dreams falling apart at the seams” and “All his secrets, all his lies. I just keep pushing ’em out of my mind.”
The song was not written by Lopez. It was co-written and co-produced by Wynter Godon, Nathaniel Mills and Marcella Araica.
Read more at THR
Clay Aiken: Outfest Film Festival!
Clay Aiken arrives at the Directors Guild of America on Sunday (July 17) in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old entertainer screened an episode of Drop Dead Diva as part of the 2011 Outfest Film Festival.
Clay was a guest star on the show’s third season premiere in an ep centering on a girl banned from her high school prom because she wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date.
See the photos at Just Jared
Season 5 Idol, Elliott Yamin, tweets, “Ditto bro RT @secretsaucetv: Had a blast directing @elliottyamin today for a spoof song coming soon!! He killed it – it’s gonna he hilarious!”
Lauren Alaina – Country Aircheck Ad
Nice ad from Interscope/Mercury/19 promoting Lauren Alaina in Country Aircheck features a new photo. Check it out HERE. Very pretty.
Scotty McCreery Remembers Wanting a Ukulele
via Fox All Access
Ruben Studdard Talks GMC Uplift Someone America Tour
Ruben Studdard Talks GMC Uplift Someone America Tour: MyFoxLA.com
Read more at FOX LA
Paul McDonald unplugged
“I don’t know if they get it. I keep sticking it in their heads like guys this is a misbelief of what rock ’n roll is like. It’s not gonna be like this always. When a half-dozen of them are complaining I want to like shake em …
“We get to pretend like we are rock ’n roll stars for a summer. We are seeing what it’s like to play before thousands a night. After the show it won’t be like that unless you have like hit records. You don’t go from arenas and then back to arenas. You go back down to the club circuit and build your own name.
“I tell them to soak this all in cause you aren’t going to be cruising in six tour buses and a crew with catering. Normally you are loading in your own gear and hopping back in the van and cruising to the next city.”
Read more at the Press Democrat
Vulture’s Guide to Writing Your Own Kelly Clarkson Song
To ease this pain, Vulture has devised a handy guide for writing your own Clarkson song; mix and match any of the choices below, and then sing away like Kelly taught you. (Pro-tip: Unless you are actually Kelly Clarkson, keep the singing to the privacy of your bedroom or car.)
Read more at New York Magazine
