Idol Headlines for 09/30/11 – The Evening Edition

‘American Idol’ Scotty McCreery Talks Debut Album & High School Graduation

“I could have made a record where I was trying to sound like a 40-year-old country singer, but that’s not what I wanted to do, ” McCreery says, adding that he knew he found the right producer as soon as he met Bright. “He knew exactly where I was coming from in the country format, as well as my background in church and the Christian aspect in my life.”

Read more at Billboard

GAC Album Review: Scotty McCreery’s Clear As Day

Many of the songs on Clear As Day embrace Scotty’s youth. Opening track “Out Of Summertime” features shuffling percussion, mandolin and a quick hook as lyrics flow with reflection on young love. On “Walk In the Country, ” sharp acoustic guitars support Scotty’s rolling vocals as he (ironically?) sings, I’m so sick of all them TV shows, I need some dirt road under my feet, with conviction. “Write My Name On Your Hand, ” one of the album’s biggest highlights, vividly captures the innocence of teenage love.

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Kellie Pickler Shows Her ‘Tough’ Side

The song, written by Leslie Satcher, was penned specifically for Kellie. “I met Leslie earlier this year, ” the North Carolina native recalls. “We were sitting down just getting to know each other. We had written a song together that’s going to be on the record. After our write, she asked me where we were in the song-picking process, and how that was going. I said, ‘It’s just been really hard because I have so many different people in town. There’s songwriters everywhere. I’ve had many people come and say, ‘I wrote this song for you, ‘ and I listen to it, and I’m thinking, ‘That’s what they think of me?’ I was thinking, ‘Let’s get out of the ‘Red High Heels’ stage.’ I was 19. That’s over. I’m not kicking anyone to the curb in my red high heels anymore. I’m married. That part of my life, the teenage years, are done. I’m not a teenager anymore. It seems like everyone was trying to pitch me shoe songs or things I’ve already done in a way.”

Read more at The Boot

How Simon Cowell Unwinds (and Stays Clean!) at Home

A day in the life of Simon Cowell starts with breakfast in bed, ends with “a lot of beers, ” and includes 500 push ups in between.

“I’ll do 500 push ups in a day religiously, and if I can I like to have a workout, ” the host of The X Factor tells PEOPLE. “Then I have a steam and a bath but I always have breakfast in bed.”

Read more at People

Dancing’s Maks: We Were a Little Discouraged By the Judges’ Comments

I am really bummed Val and Elisabetta left. I was worried about him — we worry about each other all the time — and when he got eliminated, I felt bad because I want to see him win and do well. We’re competitive by nature and it’s hard to accept stuff like this at first, but you do and move on. It’s not ideal, but he will be back. I thought they did a great job with their quickstep, but unfortunately, nobody knew her. They relied on getting a good score, which they got, but a lot of other people got good scores too, and it was a close spread, so that’s where the fan bases make the difference.

Read more at TV Guide

FIRST LOOK! Heather Morris Leads Glee Flash Mob in Leather Mini Skirt

As this exclusive behind-the-scenes photo from Tuesday’s all-new Glee episode shows, Brittany is willing to pull out all the stops to win votes. In the scene depicted here, Morris, 24, is preparing with show choreographers and production execs to perform a flash mob for her fellow students.

See the Photo at US

Is ‘Glee’ Past Its Prime on the Music Charts?

The return of Glee to the small screen naturally brings the return of the Glee cast to the Billboard Hot 100, as well as an extension of the troupe’s record for most entries in the chart’s history.

By comparison, the top track from last year’s second-season opener, the cast’s cover of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind, ” began at No. 21 on the Hot 100 with sales of 106, 000.

In all, five Glee tracks debuted a year ago this week, all between Nos. 21 and 51, totaling sales of 409, 000. This week, the download sales of the three debuting Glee tracks sold approximately one-quarter that amount (106, 000).

That’s a pretty significant drop.

Read more at THR

GLEE Does West Side Story

Interviews with Darren Criss and Chris Colfer

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