American Idol Season 11 auditions take place in INVESCO Field at Mile High. More information HERE
Siobhan Magnus will sing the National Anthem at Fenway Park tonight, before the Cape Cod Baseball League All Star Game. Game starts at 7:05pm
Adam Lambert at St. Agathe en Feux Festival at Sainte-Agathe-des-monts, Quebec, CANADA
Bo Bice performs on the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN
Casey James at I Love this Bar & Grill, Mesa, AZl
Mandisa at Restore Fest, Joplin, MO
Nikko Smith at the River City Casino in St. Louis MO
Taylor Hicks at the Rocky Mountain State Games, Colorado Springs, CO
More at Idol Stages
New Haley Reinhart Publicity Photo
New Haley publicity photo tweeted by 19.
James Durbin talks about his family, metal music, Lady Gaga
“I didn’t take it as pressure on the show, ” he said. “I took it a week at a time. I used everything I could to my advantage. Acted wild and made new friends.”
He also implies he has things cooking for an album though it appears he has to stay mum until he is off the tour and freed of any contractual ties with 19 Entertainment.
James hopes to release an album by Thanksgiving.
Read more at AJC
Thousands gather for Denver ‘American Idol’ auditions
DENVER — Thousands of people started lining up at Invesco Field at Mile High way before sunrise Friday for a chance to perform a quick audition for producers of “American Idol.”
They came from all over the country for their chance at stardom. Who knows, the next American Idol might have been standing in that crowd.
This is the third time since the show started that auditions have been held in Denver. Auditions in the Mile High City produced the likes of top Idol finalists Ace Young in 2005 and Casey James in 2009.
Read more at FOX31
Horizon Group Properties and CBL Properties Announce the Grand Opening of the Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Horizon Group Properties, Inc. (HGPI) (OTC:HGPI.PK) and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) announced today that it will open The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City on August 5, 2011 fully leased with 83 stores. Over 40 of the stores are new to Oklahoma City.
Shoppers will be able to enjoy Tax Free Shopping and a variety of live entertainment during the Grand Opening Weekend. Entertainment includes: former American Idol contestant, Lacey Brown, a Meet and Greet with Marvel Comic’s Captain America and Spiderman, Voler Thieves of Flight Aerial and Acrobatic Performance, musician Jamie Bramble, gymnastics performers, face painters, popular sports mascots, a caricature artist, Salsa dancers and more.
Read more at PR Newswire
Performing back in N.C. ‘crazy’ for Scotty McCreery
“It was definitely a moment I’ll never forget going out to the RBC Center, an arena that I grew up in, watching the Hurricanes and the Wolfpack and seeing a lot of games there. Performing there was crazy, ” the 17-year-old country singer said during an interview at TWC Arena before Thursday’s concert.
He said several friends and family members were at the Raleigh show, and several more – including his father, Mike, and his sister, Ashley – were in Charlotte on Thursday.
“My sister goes to UNC Charlotte, so I’ve got some ties down here, ” McCreery said. “A lot of her friends and my friends go there as well, so I’ve been down here many a time. … It’s always nice to be in North Carolina, (and) being in the biggest city in North Carolina is just a plus.”
Read more at Charlotte Observer
Interview with Scotty McCreery
“American Idol” champion Scotty McCreery returns to the Triangle today for his first area performance since winning the top-rated TV singing competition. McCreery, a 17-year-old Garner High School student, is the headliner of the “American Idols Live!” concert at the RBC Center Wednesday, July 27, 2011.
See the video at News Observer
Ten-year-old wins Lauren Alaina paper doll contest
On July 17, the Times Free Press featured a cutout of Suddeth for readers to dress using their own creativity. Many glued the cutout on cardboard and dressed the paper doll in fashions ranging from casual to exotic. Entries were judged by members of the Times Free Press design staff.
In a recent interview, Suddeth said if she picked the winner of the paper doll contest, she’d look for “a short floral dress with cowboy boots or anything that looks like I’m going to prom but still country-looking.”
Read more at the Times Free Press
Chris Daughtry tweets about his trip to ComicCon: I see that you diehard fans out there have found the pic of myself and Griffin as Batman & Robin from SD Comic-Con. Haha! We lasted all of 20 min. before ripping that crap off & getting back in street clothes. Not sure how all those peeps do it. Hot n miserable..Then I just resorted to this… http://twitpic.com/5xqm73 I’m a complete dork and I embrace it. It’s all in fun. You live once
Who is this masked man anyway?
While EW was at Comic-Con, our photographer had a run-in with a certain celebrity posing as the Dark Knight himself. So who is this masked man? The answer’s after the jump. Of course, you’ll need a hint: We never wanted this former reality star to leave this town.
Answer: Chris Daughtry. Mr. Simon Cowell would respect that tight black undershirt.
Click here to see more creative costumes from Comic-Con, and an additional picture of Daughtry with his 13-year-old son, Griffin.
See the photos at EW
American Idol’s Anoop Desai Talks New Music, Life Post-Idol
Jordin Sparks: “J.Lo and Marc Were Sweet”
“I met them a couple years ago when I was on, and she was the mentor, ” Jordin tells me during an Energizer/VH1 Save The Music event held today in NYC. “I remember meeting both of them. They were both so sweet.”
For Jordin, the news earlier this month that the American Idol judge and her husband of seven years were calling it quits was a rude awakening.
“It’s really sad when any marriage ends because you want to see it work, so I hope that they can be amicable.”
Read more at OK
Josiah Leming – You and Tequila (cover)
Jennifer Lopez: ‘What to Expect’ with Rodrigo Santoro!
Jennifer Lopez is all smiles with Rodrigo Santoro on the set of their new film What to Expect When You’re Expecting on Thursday (July 28) in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 42-year-old entertainer and 34-year-old Brazilian actor were working into the early hours of the morning to finish up the shoot.
See the photos at Just Jared
Travis Wall on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’: I Thought I Was Too Nice
While there’s no shortage of talent on So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall is a breakout star of the show.
The season two alum returned to the stage as a contestant-turned-choreographer, delivering dazzling, emotional routines. His work pushes the dancers to the limit, yet plays off their strengths. He’s a fan favorite for good reason!
Even so, there are times when he has been criticized for his efforts by the judges. With his turn behind the table this season, he tells Celebuzz that while he enjoyed it, he was too nice! Plus, we get the details on his new project that will take him from TV to the big screen.
Read more at Celeb Buzz
Solving The ‘Glee’ Graduation Problem
The problem is that when we return to McKinley High School, Kurt, Rachel and Finn will be seniors. And that creates a dilemma for the writers: Do they let the characters graduate and leave at the end of the school year, as high school seniors are wont to do, or do they contrive some way for the students to stick around and continue to be a substantial, ongoing part of the show’s storylines? The former kicks two of the show’s biggest stars (and Monteith) to the curb. The latter turns them into modern-day Woodersons. (There could always be a spin-off, but that doesn’t really solve the problem for the existing show.)
Both options have substantial downsides. One is a gamble on whether new cast members (or even existing ones) can generate the same heat, and the other stretches credulity more than even a show like Glee, for which credulity-stretching has clearly never been a concern, might be able to bear. And they’re both based on a faulty assumption that most shows seem to share: that the in-show timeline has to roughly correspond with the real-world calendar.
Read more at NPR.org
