Idol Headlines for 07/31/11

American Idols Live heads to the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO

Aaron Kelly at the Somonauk Summer Fest in Somonauk, IL
Danny Gokey at the Cam-Plex Center, Gillette, WY
Kellie Pickler at the Freedom Festival, Kansas City, MO
Phil Stacey at Worship on the Waterfront, Grand Haven, MI
Ruben Studdard at Sports Vision Restaurant, Huntsville, AL
More at IdolStages

Read Melinda Doolittle’s recap of last night’s Idols Live show in Nashville! The writeup includes photos of her with Idols and band members too. Read it all right HERE.

Adam Lambert tweets, “#outlawsoflove is NOT my first single. It will def be a track on my upcoming album, but the first single is still a mystery!!”

Download the brand-new Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood music video for their hit country single “Remind Me” at iTunes HERE

Chris Daughtry tweets, “Thinking about putting all our albums (new one included) out on vinyl. Thoughts? Any interest?”

Nigel Lythgoe tweeted yesterday, “Happy National Dance Day everyone. I was at Magic Mountain this morning with Robin, Nappytabs and Katie Holmes. Off to Denver for #Idol now.”

Nigel Lythgoe is in Denver auditioning American Idol 11 ticket holders, I presume, and he’s tweeting away!, “It’s hot in Denver. Unfortunately the ‘heat’ is being brought by the weather and not the talent!!!”

Adam Lambert's photo This is how one travels in Montreal. Rent a bike!! Economical,  Environmental,  and mental.
Adam Lambert on WhoSay
Adam Lambert tweets, “This is how one travels in Montreal. Rent a bike!! Economical, Environmental, and mental.”

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Scotty McCreery In Nashville

A lot of kids your age are getting ready for school, so what are your plans for this year? I’ll be doing school on the road, my mom is a certified teacher, and she won’t cut me any slack. She’ll be my tutor, but I’ll still be enrolled with my school back home. So I’ll turn in papers with them. Once the tour is done, I’ll head back, because it’s my senior year, I don’t want to miss out on any memories.

College plans? I’m hoping to go into college right out of high school like any normal kid, hopefully Belmont in Nashville so I can study music while I’m doing the career. I’m young, so I have a lot to learn.

Read more at Country Countdown

Aw. Melinda Doolittle tweeted this pic with Casey Abrams from the Idols Live after party. She attended the concert with Mandisa! Top 24 contestant, Kendra Chantelle was there too.  Here’s a photo of Pia Toscano with Mandisa and Melinda HERE.

Area teens audition for ‘American Idol’

— CUMBERLAND — Two area teens received the experience of a lifetime when they auditioned for “American Idol” at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

Jessika VanMeter, 17, of Maysville and Nick Cummings, 16, of Keyser tried out for the Fox reality singing competition hosted by Ryan Seacrest and judged by celebrities Steven Tyler, Randy?Jackson and Jennifer Lopez.

Read more at times-news.com

Singing the praises of Bob Dylan

With all that mind, we’ve asked some musicians with local ties to weigh in on Dylan, given that his artistic shadow is cast so far and so deep that you generally can’t come of age as a songwriter post-1961 and not be heavily influenced by his work.

Crystal Bowersox – Singer/songwriter from Elliston, Ohio, who was the 2010 American Idol runner-up:

“When I think of Dylan, I think of poetry, activism, and folk with a function. Saying his name alone is enough to conjure up the memories of a not-so-distant time, when apathy didn’t seem to peek its lazy head into the hearts of our youth. Dylan was not necessarily ahead of his time; he was in the perfect place and time to inspire an entire generation, and many generations to come.”

Read more at Toledo Blade

Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige Support Russell Simmons at Art for Life Benefit

Jennifer Hudson brought the house down for a good cause. The Grammy-winning singer lent her powerful pipes to Russell Simmons’ 12th Annual Art for Life Benefit at the music mogul’s estate in the Hamptons on Saturday. The Def Jam founder was joined by his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons, brothers Rev Run and Danny Simmons, nieces Angela and Vanessa Simmons, and the rest of his family. VIPs including Mary J. Blige, Taraji P. Henson, and L.A. Reid bid on unique items to help raise money for his non-profit organization and Miri Ben-Ari entertained guests by playing the violin.

See the photos at Rap-Up

‘So You Think You Can Dance?’ Contestants Head Out To Dodger Stadium

Taking some time off from rehearsing, the six remaining contestants on Season 8 of hit show So You Think You Can Dance? hit the ball park Friday night.

Caitlynn Lawson, Melanie Moore, Sasha Mallory, Marko Germar, Ricky Jamie and Tadd Gadduang joined the So You Think You Can Dance? All-Stars (who were announced on last week’s show) Allison Holker, tWitch, Neil Haskell, Robert Roldan and Comfort Fedoke at Dodger Stadium to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5.

See the photos at RadarOnline

Rihanna set to ‘stun X Factor boot camp hopefuls’
Producers of the ITV1 series surprised viewers with the wild card twist last year, but are apparently planning to use their shock tactics earlier in the new season.
Rihanna is set to return to The X Factor (PA) Rihanna is set to return to The X Factor (PA)

With Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue having left the show, they have called in Rihanna to add some star quality.

The S&M singer will perform for the contestants at the boot camp, but the hopefuls will then be asked to follow her on stage and audition for the judges again, reports the Daily Star Sunday.

Read more at the Metro

Simon Cowell will judge both UK and US X Factor finals

The 51-year-old has shocked ITV1 bosses in his decision – which will mean that he gets to be a part of both the American and UK X Factor finals.

‘Originally he wanted to leave the UK show and just be behind the scenes but now he has changed his mind and wants to appear live and give the contestants his verdicts’ a source told The People.

Read more at the Metro

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