Season 9 Top 24 contestant, and If I Can Dream housemate, Alex Lambert, is playing an acoustic set at the US Open this weekend. (I believe he’s talking about surfing) He tweets, “Yo everyone I just found out I’m playing an acoustic set at Huntington beach at the US open on saturday;) Surfs up!!” Actually it’s FRIDAY. He corrects himself, “Actually! The US open finals are on Friday!! So I’ll be performing an acoustic set on fri;) Sorry!”
Ryan Seacrest tweets about tomorrow’s S10 auditions in East Rutherford, NJ, “Idol: Huge crowd growing to over 13, 000 looking to be our biggest city yet. So many music icons from this state… High hopes for tomorrow!” Registration is taking place until tomorrow morning.
Randy Jackson Addresses American Idol Rumors While Fox Bosses Stay Mum
For those of you keeping tabs on the current American Idol casting rumors, supposedly Jennifer Lopez is in, Steven Tyler might be in, Kara DioGuardi is out, and Randy Jackson may or may not be back.
Well, we just got in touch with the “dawg” himself, Randy, who tells us only one thing is “for sure” on the upcoming season…
“The only thing that’s for sure is Ryan [Seacrest], ” Jackson told us at the 2010 Farmers Classic tennis tournament presented by Mercedes-Benz. He insists, “Nothing has been decided.”
Read more at EOnline
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‘Idol’ Pushes Marketing/Promo Effort, Final Judges Still Unknown
The big news about TV’s biggest show concerns its judges for next season: A decision has not been made. But plans for a big 10th anniversary “American Idol” marketing campaign are going ahead.
Joe Earley, president of marketing and communications for Fox, says that regardless of the status of the judges, the network is culling material from its years on the air for a major marketing and promotional effort.
Will past “Idol” judges make appearances in the campaign? Judges — such as Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul — will be included in the campaign only if they allow their images to be part of the campaign, says Earley.
But the campaign will focus mostly on “Idol” talent, so the images of judges — past and future — will not hold things up.
Initial materials for the campaign will start in late October, the same time as the World Series. Another on-air blitz will hit around Thanksgiving.
Read more at MediaPost
Outtakes From Kris Allen’s Interview With Jim Cantiello
‘SYTYCD’ Final Four: Who Should Win?
As Mia Michaels so eloquently put it, “It’s been a weird season”
Weird indeed. We’ve had several firsts on season seven of ‘So You Think You Can Dance‘ – i.e., the first time there’s been three injuries in a row. The first non-elimination night. The first double elimination. The first time this writer actually cried when a contestant went home – remember Alex Wong?
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Lea Michele narrowly avoids car crash
Emmy-nominated actress Lea Michele narrowly avoided a horrific car accident Sunday at 4:45 p.m. involving an overturned car at the cross section of Crescent Heights Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.
Michele was on her way to The Hollywood Reporter’s Emmy Roundtable at the Chateau Marmont when the incident occurred. While stopped at the intersection, a car running a red light collided with a truck, causing the truck to flip over multiple times before eventually stopping feet from Michele’s vehicle. The star immediately exited the car and stepped to safety on the side of the road.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter
Glee Creator Declares War on His Own Show’s Omnipresence
(Could have fooled Me)
If you’ve noticed a little less hype surrounding Glee in recent weeks, it’s no accident: Series creator Ryan Murphy and Fox have been intentionally turning down the volume on the first-year phenom over the summer in a carefully considered effort to build viewer anticipation for season two — and, hopefully, avoid a possible backlash. “You can’t miss us if we’re always in your face, ” Murphy told Vulture. This doesn’t mean Gleeks have been completely starved of new show-related information, or that the PR machine won’t soon be cranked up again. It’s just that, for now at least, everyone involved in the show seems to think a bit of a Glee-prieve is in order.
Read more at New York Magazine
Allison Iraheta Getting ‘Brotherly’ Advice From Adam Lambert
Iraheta has grown close to all of the players in the “Glam Nation Tour, ” from her own band-mates to co-opener Orianthi (who appears on Allison’s latest single, “Don’t Waste The Pretty”), to Adam’s bassist (and occasional onstage makeout buddy) Tommy Joe Ratliff, whom she’s gearing up to prank. “I think I’m just gonna steal Tommy’s glitter. Or lip gloss. What is he gonna do without that?” she joked.
Read more at MTV
