Idol producers are in Birmingham today, taping Season 10 promos with Ruben Studdard, LA Producer, Golareh Fafarian tweets, “And so here we are…Birmingham, Alabama! On our way to meet Ruben at his studio.”
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Ryan Seacrest doing good in his hometown Atlanta today. He tweets, “Feels good to be home in ATL! Spent time at @ChildrensATL Hospital to get progress of the media center I’m building for kids…almost done!”
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Aw. DANG. Bad news from Diana Degarmo. She tweets, “Bad news folks, due to 9 to 5’s production schedule, I will NOT be performing with Miss Dolly on the Opry tonight. Maybe another time!”
Diana was scheduled to sing with Dolly Parton tonight at the Grand Ole Opry. Diana opens as Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5 the Musical on 9/19 in Nashville. Dolly played Doralee in the original movie. The country legend also composed the songs for 9 to 5 the Musical.
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Michael Johns and his friends are featured in this month’s GQ magazine. Check out the scans at Michael Johns Online.
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Producer. Larry Jackson tweets, “Memorable meeting tonight with @therealswizzz, @iamjhud and @aliciakeys tonight. This is gonna be special.”
Jennifer Hudson’s next album originally set for a November release has been pushed back to early 2011. Wonder what she’s cooking up with Alicia Keys and her husband, Swizz Beatz?
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Diana Degarmo rehearses “Backwoods Barbie” for 9 to 5 the Musical
Diana Degarmo rehearses “Backwoods Barbie” for 9 to 5 the Musical, set to open in Nashville Sunday night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-BzxWtFV5g&feature=youtu.be&a
More rehearsal footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mul3_M9B4dM&feature=player_embedded
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Piers Morgan: The cool, aggressive Brit who would be (Larry) King
In case you hadn’t noticed, the British aren’t just coming, they’ve long arrived and have staked their claim on North American television.
From Hugh Laurie ( House) to Ed Westwick ( Gossip Girl) to Tim Roth ( Lie to Me), you’d be hard-pressed to miss a British presence while channel surfing these days.
Read more at the Vancouver Sun
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‘Dancing With the Stars’: Brandy-Maks, Margaret-Louis have chemistry as expected
Things we learn from the special Tom Bergeron-hosted video ABC shot to promote the return of Dancing With the Stars – and Castle — Monday night (embedded below):
Watch the video at Entertainment Weekly
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So You Think You Can Dance judge, Adam Shankman, directs the Rocky Horror Picture show episode of Glee
“What episode am I directing?” Adam Shankman asks his twitter followers. Cute! The episode is set to air the week of Halloween. Let’s do the Time Warp again!
