Idol Appearances
Bucky Covington at River Days, Portsmouth, OH
Chris Daughtry at Pechanga Resort and Casino, Tmecula, CA
Danny Gokey at the Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, PA
David Hernandez in “Jersey Rocks”, Scottsdale, AZ
Josh Gracin at the Stoneboro Fair, Stoneboro, PA
Kellie Pickler at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ
Michael Johns and Syesha at IPic Entertainment, Glendale, WI
Nikki McKibbin at Thunder Rally, Austin, TX
Nikko Smith at Twisted Bull Saloon, St. Louis MO
Trenyce in “Thriller Live” UK London
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Lauren Alaina tweets, “So excited about singing at the red sox game tonight! Spending the day with @Kristytara @PToscanoAI10 my girls
Katharine McPhee’s new movie, Shark Night 3D opens today. Katharine will be performing September 16th-18th for the Cincinnati Pops 2011/2012 Season Opener! Tickets are available here: http://tickets.cincinnatisymphony.org/Calendar/view.aspx?id=2295
‘American Idol’ hopefuls audition for judges in St. Louis
St. Louis (KSDK) — The best singers in St. Louis will audition for the ‘American Idol’ judges.
Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson are in town for the second round of ‘Idol’ auditions. They will hold a press conference later today.
Read more at KSDK.com
Carrie Underwood and Tony Bennett croon for ‘Blue Bloods’ — VIDEO
Check out a teaser clip of Carrie Underwood and Tony Bennett singing “It Had To Be You” from the season premiere of Blue Bloods. The show airs on CBS Friday September 23 at 10 pm.
Watch the clip HERE.
Be Entertained – Watch the 2011 MDA Telethon
Grammy-nominated platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks expanded on the thought, saying, “In my family, giving back has always been instilled in my brother and I. That’s why I am honored to be a part of the MDA Labor Day Telethon, and to ask my wonderful fans to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. MDA provides unparalleled medical services to families across America, and its summer camps for children with muscle diseases are absolutely extraordinary.”
Read more at Market Watch
American Idol’s’ Jimmy Iovine to Release Book on Butts (Video)
Interscope music executive Jimmy Iovine, who served as a Season 10 mentor for American Idol contestants, is teaming up with famed photographer Raphael Mazzucco to get to the bottom of society’s infatuation with the female figure.
In a new photo book to be released by Atria Books, Iovine and Mazzucco will unveil more than 248 pages of stunning, provocative images celebrating the new trend in art, fashion and pop culture in which the female bottom is the core of sexuality, desire and empowerment.
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
‘X Factor’ Will Be A Reality Show ‘On Steroids’
Fans have been wondering for months now what to expect when Simon Cowell’s Stateside interpretation of “The X Factor” starts up on September 21. According to the Fox show’s creative director, Brian Friedman, it’s going to be … big.
“Basically ‘The X Factor’ in the U.S. is every reality show you’ve [ever] seen on steroids, ” he told MTV News when we caught up with him on the 2011 VMA black carpet. “It is like the VMAs every week.”
Read more at MTV
Simon Cowell: Mariah Carey’s a diva and Elton John’s a pain in the a**
Simon Cowell has branded Mariah Carey a “diva” and called Sir Elton John “a drama queen” and a “pain in the ass”.
But far from being cheeky about the superstars, Simon was in fact highlighting his all-time favourite singers during a Fox All Access radio special.
Cowell and his fellow X Factor USA panel members joined up to discuss their favourite artists during the special interview, and Cowell earmarked the pair as his top stars.
Read more at STV
