Idols Live heads to the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit MI. We’re back in the Eastern Time Zone, baby! Show begins at 7 pm EDT.
Andrew Garcia at the Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood CA
Bucky Covington at the Craig Morgan Charity Ride, Dickson, TN
Diana DeGarmo performs as Penny Pingleton in “Hairspray” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
Fantasia at Oil Palace, Tyler, TX
Lacey Brown at The Outlet Shoppes, Oklahoma City, OK
Mandisa at Spiediefest & Balloon Rally, Binghamton, NY
Trenyce in “Thriller Live” London, UK
Read more at IdolStages
Check out some behind-the-scenes photos of the David Cook “The Last Goodbye” video shoot from photographer, Brian Dowling. You can view the beautiful photos of David and his band RIGHT HERE.
The Teen Choice Awards air tonight on FOX at 8pm. Scotty McCreery, Carrie Underwood, American Idol, Glee stars and more are nominated for awards.
Adam Lambert’s VH1 Behind the Music special debuts tonight at 10 pm on VH1.
It appears that The Voice contestant, Dia Frampton is signed. She’s looking for corporate gigs HERE. The call out says, “Dia is now signed to Universal Republic as a solo artist. She is actively writing and recording her new album anticipated to be released this fall. In her live show, Dia performs original songs and interpretations of popular hits, which made her standout on The Voice.”
Jacob Lusk tweets, “Big Announcement Coming Soon!” Hm.
David Archuleta – Preview of Glad Christmas Tidings DVD
This is a preview of the Mormon Tabernacle choir Christmas concert recorded last December with David Archuleta. The DVD will be available this fall.
Chris Daughtry’s new Tattoo
Chris tweets the deets: “Here’s shot of my new ink. Hasn’t fully healed yet and you can only see one view but anyway. JP took the pic. It took a total of 12 hours. 2 6hr sessions. The artist is Emily Rose of “Little Johns Tattoo” in Greensboro NC. She’s an amazing artist! By the way, for those asking, the tattoo is a comic bookish rendition of my wife @Mrsdaughtry”
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: If Miranda Lambert Can Make It, Why Can’t You?
Open to almost any page of the groundbreaking book, Finding Her Voice: The Saga of Women in Country Music by Mary Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann, and you will find a woman’s drama. As one example, here’s a section of Jan Howard’s story: “Her saga includes rape, wife beating, bigamy, poverty, war, teen suicide, cheating, divorce, thievery and mental collapse.”
The recent furor over the revelation that the Top 30 of Billboard’s hot country songs chart had no solo women artists for the first time in recent recorded history comes as no huge news. One main reason: There are relatively few solo women working successfully in country music today, just as has always been the case. To cite a few random years, in both 1950 and 1960, no women notched No. 1 country singles. In 1970, there were four female No. 1 songs (plus one by a duet with a woman member). In 1980, there were 10. In 1990, there were five, plus one group member. In 2000, there were three, plus one all-female group (the Dixie Chicks), and one duet member.
Read more at CMT
Nigel Lythgoe Talks Emmys: If American Idol Doesn’t Win This Year, It Never Will
TVLINE | I guess the eternal question is this: When is American Idol finally going to take home the Emmy for Outstanding Reality Show Competition?
I wish I could answer that question! [Laughs] I will say that if we don’t get it this year, then I don’t believe we ever will. We were in everybody’s face for Season 10 and we got such good feedback that I would’ve thought if anyone is gonna win this year, it should be Idol, if I’m being totally honest. And I’m not one of these people who says, “Oh I’m happy just to be nominated.” No, I wanna win — no question about that. [Laughs]
Read more at TV Line
Fox Hoping It Has the X Factor to Stay on Top (Analysis)
If Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly looked a bit more relaxed facing the nation’s television critics on Friday, it’s because he finally has two of his most dangerous weapons in pocket. He also seemed very confident that the mess that was Glee last year will be far more focused this season, and he’s very happy about his comedy development, joking that he’s said that before but this time it’s true.
Now all Reilly (and Fox) needs is for all of that to work out according to plan. Which it probably won’t. But he’s clearly got enough of an arsenal right now to make a very strong return dash to No. 1. Whether he gets there in a smooth or bumpy fashion remains to be seen.
Read more at Hollywood Reporter
Simon Cowell Feels Puppy Love for Paula Abdul
Is Paula Abdul a man’s best friend?
She is if that man is Simon Cowell, who explains why they’ll be resuming their former American Idol positions at the judges’ table on his upcoming show, The X Factor.
“It’s like owning a dog and the dog will only sit next to its master, ” Cowell, 51, tells PEOPLE. “It’s comfortable. If she’s away from me, she pines. She’s unhappy. She has to sit next to me.”
Read more at People
Simon Cowell: ‘We Have to Find a Role’ for Mariah Carey on The X Factor
Cowell, whose new talent competition debuts this fall, is willing to give into the demands of the pop diva, whom he says “wanted to be involved in the show from day one.”
“You can’t say no to Mariah, ” Cowell, 51, tells PEOPLE. “We have to find a role for her. I’m a huge fan of hers – not just as an artist, but as a person, and I love her to death.”
But Cowell also says that having Carey on the show poses a slight problem.
“We just can’t shut Paula [Abdul] and Nicole [Scherzinger] up, ” he joked. “Add Mariah into the mix as well and you won’t even have anyone singing.”
Read more at People
2011 TCA AWARDS WINNERS: ‘Friday Night Lights’ Wins Program Of The Year, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Named Best New Show
As a new NBC series, Friday Night Lights won Outstanding New Program at the Television Critics Assn.’s awards in 2007. Four years later, as a departing DirecTV show, Friday Night Lights tonight won the top TCA award, Program of the Year. HBO’s Game of Thrones was named outstanding new program during the non-televised ceremony hosted by Parks and Recreation co-star Nick Offerman at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Oprah Winfrey got a career achievement award to go with her recently awarded Oscar “for her influence through 25 seasons of The Oprah Winfrey Show, while Offerman received an Individual Achievement in Comedy Award to make up for the Emmy nomination snub last month. CBS’ The Amazing Race, whose best series Emmy-winning streak was broken last year, is starting a new one at the TCA Awards, winning the first award in newly established reality program category. Here is the list of the winners in 12 categories voted by the members of TCA, a media organization comprised of more than 200 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada:
See the list at Deadline
