Kris Allen’s Music Video Released on Monday
The music video for Kris Allen’s single “The Truth” will be released on Monday 8/13, and according to Kris Allen Addicts, will be available on VEVO.com by the end of next week.
In the meantime, check out a short teaser at Kris’s official website HERE.
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E! Online List of Female Superstars Idol has reached out to for the Judges’ Gig
An Idol insider tells E! News that Fox is still actively in talks with potential judges and exclusively shares the following updates on the ongoing efforts:
- Britney Spears: “They offered it to Britney, but she passed.”
- Shania Twain: “They’re in talks.”
- Mariah Carey: “They’ve reached out to her. She’s still in the mix.”
- Janet Jackson: “She passed.”
- Paula Abdul: “They’d like her back but her deal with CBS is exclusive.”
- Jessica Simpson: “She wants to do it.” But, apparently, she’s not at the top of Fox’s list.
Read more at EOnline
Super-producer, Dr. Luke Turned Down American Idol Gig
Producer Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus) was asked to join the judges panel. He tells the LA Times that he turned it down:
According to Luke, that definitely does not include his own spot in the limelight. “I’ve been asked to be a judge on a really big TV show, ” he says. “You can use your head to figure out which one. And I turned it down.” Why? “It’s not what I need. For me to just be a face on something, I’d look at myself and be disappointed. I’d rather be the person behind the scenes making the show.”
Read the rest of this extremely interesting profile at the LA Times.
More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…
David Archuleta Picks His Dream Idol Judging Panel
Jennifer Lopez? Nah. Kara DioGuardi? Over her. American Idol Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta shares with me his dream team to step in as Idol’s new judging panel.
Read more at TV Guide
EXCLUSIVE: Fantasia Still Talking To Ex While Recovering From Suicide Attempt
Winner Fantasia Barrino has spoken with her ex-boyfriend Antwaun Cook since trying to take her own life, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Barrino – who is recovering at her North Carolina home surrounded by family and friends – spoke with Cook over the phone. The two broke up shortly before her suicide attempt on Monday night.
Read more at Radar Online
Steven Tyler says Idol has to “Lay Out the Bread”
Steven Tyler was asked, in NYC on Thursday if he’d be joining Idol, and he said, “I don’t know…Is that the rumor you heard? They haven’t called me yet.. They have to lay out the bread for me…”
Read more at RadarOnline
ABC Promo for CMA’s Country’s Night To Rock! special
Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler are featured in a promo for the upcoming ABC promo for the CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock special airing Sept. 1 at 8 pm
Siobhan Magnus will forever be known for The Note
For the most part, sixth-place finishers on American Idol fall into the forgettable category.
Siobhan Magnus won’t be lumped into that group.
It could be because of her attire during Season 9 which might be described as somewhere between Cyndy Lauper and Lady Gaga.
Read more at the Press-Democrat
Inside the AI 10 Austin Auditions with Ryan Seacrest
MiG Ayesa Will Join Constantine Maroulis in National Tour of Rock of Ages
Recording artist MiG Ayesa, who was seen on Broadway in Burn the Floor, will be part of the cast of the national tour of the Tony-nominated musical Rock of Ages.
Ayesa, according to a press release, will play the role of Stacee Jaxx opposite the previously announced Tony-nominated Constantine Maroulis as Drew.
Mig was a contestant on the INXS season of Rockstar Supernova a few years back
Read more at Playbill.com
So You Think You Can Dance Winner to Appear on the Cover of Dance Spirit Magazine
NEW YORK, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ — The votes are in. “America’s Favorite Dancer” from the seventh season of So You Think You Can Dance, the wildly popular reality dance competition on FOX TV, is Lauren Froderman, who will appear on the November cover of Dance Spirit magazine as part of her prize package.
“Dance Spirit is thrilled to feature Lauren on the November 2010 cover!” says Kate Lydon, editor in chief. “I am especially proud of Lauren because we first featured her in October 2007 as part of a story on five ‘up and coming’ dancers. As ‘America’s Favorite Dancer’ she certainly fulfilled our expectations. I would also like to commend Nigel Lythgoe and the SYTYCD team for bringing all styles of dance into our living rooms on a weekly basis. We can’t wait for next season!”
Read more at PR Newswire
Backstage With The Top 3 At The ‘SYTYCD’ Finale
So there was much cause for celebration when the top three spoke to the press backstage after Thursday’s finale. Check out Reality Rocks’ interviews below, and feel the love:
See the videos at Yahoo Music
On the Scene: ‘SYTYCD’ Finale’s Big Surprise
“Who was the most inspirational dancer, this season?” mused producer Nigel Lythgoe after the finale. “I think it’s Ellen DeGeneres. You laugh, but the public knows that she is not a dancer. This is somebody that has not had any lessons and there she is, absolutely brilliant. In her own words, I thought she was a carpenter because she nailed it tonight!”
The husband-and-wife choreography team behind the routine, Tabitha and Napoleon D’Umo (aka “Nappy Tabs”), told TV Squad how the Ellen hook-up happened.
Read more at TV Squad
