Bo Bice and Taylor Hicks appear on back to back episodes of Don’t Forget the Lyrics on My Network TV. Check your local listings for time and Channel.
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Kelly Clarkson joins Michael Johns and others for Jordin Sparks’ annual Superbowl event, the Jordin Sparks Experience. The year, the big game takes place at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. Feb. 2-4. More information HERE.
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More songs from David Cook: @DavidCook: “Finished a new song with @nealfingtiemann and @hodgesmusic. Even worked up some choreography. Hodges dances like a liquid tiger?”
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Nigel Lythgoe Promises Drama-Free American Idol
“It’s a whole different atmosphere now, ” he told TV Guide Magazine at the 7th Annual Gala benefiting the Alfred E. Mann Foundation. “Everything is so positive. I think the last couple of years, because everyone was always so worried about ratings and Simon going or Simon not going, it ceased being fun.”
“I love three [judges] first off, and I think the chemistry is great in comparison to where it went [in the last few seasons], ” he says. “Randy’s come out of the shadows, I’m really happy with Randy. Randy is Simon Cowell now. Stephen is a lot of fun. And Jennifer just cares. She is like Paula with the caring but she’s a little tougher.”
Read more at TV Guide
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Conditions set for Lambert’s concert in KL
PETALING JAYA: The Adam Lambert Glam Nation Tour concert in Malaysia will go on. The green light was given by the Central Agency for Application for Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (Puspal) with conditions attached.
Puspal principal assistant secretary Mohd Dian Nais said among the guidelines were that the singer should dress appropriately and refrain from performing indecent acts, such as removing his clothes.
He was responding to a protest memorandum on the concert by Pas Youth deputy-chief Azman Shapawi Abd Rani.
Read more at The Star
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Adam Lambert: ‘Tough Decision’ To Obey Malaysia’s Anti-Kissing Rules
Lambert has agreed to heed restrictions against stripping, jumping and kissing onstage, said Yuen-See Cho, a representative for concert co-organizer Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia.
“It’s something I’m doing out of respect, ” Lambert said in an interview with the AP ahead of his Hong Kong concert. “It’s just one little thing. Man kissing another man is something that government really doesn’t appreciate.”
“I think it’s a tough decision to make, but to me, there are so many amazing fans in Malaysia that it’s more important for me to be able to come and do my show there for them and entertain them and thank them for supporting me, ” he added.
Read more at Huffington Post
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Elvis Presley’s Graceland Teams up with American Red Cross to Celebrate Holidays
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, TN will officially begin the holiday season by “flipping the switch” for the annual lighting celebration on November 19, with the traditional lights and decorations on the 13.8 acre mansion property. The extensive display includes hundreds of blue lights along the driveway, a life-size Nativity scene, Santa and his sleigh and much more originally displayed at Graceland by Elvis and the Presley family.
The event this year will also support the American Red Cross, with the Bloodmobile on site as part of an awareness campaign to encourage the public to donate blood during the holidays, a historically critical time for blood inventory. During his lifetime, Elvis supported the Red Cross and frequently donated blood while in the Army.
Highlighting the 2010 lighting ceremony will be Lee DeWyze, winner of the ninth season of American Idol, who will join with a Red Cross blood recipient and “flip the switch” to officially light the Graceland property and kick off the holiday festivities.
Read more at Marketwatch
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More Idol rivals? Bring ’em on, says Ruben
YOU’LL never get American Idol Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard (aka the Velvet Teddybear) to dish dirt – not about a friend, anyway.
The 32-year-old, who will be in town to perform as part of the Singapore Sun Festival on Oct 29 and 30, was on tour with former Idol rival Clay Aiken in the United States earlier this year.
Ask him about any lingering rivalry, and Studdard laughs his infectious, booming laugh.
Read more at AsiaOne.com
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16 Acts Konned Over US Tour
X FACTOR finalists were left devastated when they were told that not everyone would be going on the show’s lucrative UK tour.
The massive letdown came after Xtra Factor presenter Konnie Huq announced on live TV that all 16 acts WOULD take part.
Contestants were jubilant after Konnie, 35, said on Saturday that those who had made it to the live shows – including the four wildcards – would join next year’s 15-date arena tour.
Read more at The Sun
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Gorillaz: We won’t let ‘Glee’ cover our songs
NEW YORK – The virtual band Gorillaz isn’t exactly going bananas over the television musical series “Glee.”
Lead singer Damon Albarn says he’s not interested in letting the hit show perform covers of his band’s songs.
“We wouldn’t let that happen, ” Albarn said in an interview with The Associated Press last week.
“And not that they’ve asked us because they haven’t, and now they definitely won’t, ” he continued with a laugh.
Read more at Associated Press
