David Archuleta’s manager spills some tour news: Melinda Bell of WEG music tweets, “Looks like California and Asia is the next stop for @davidarchie fans….stay tuned for updates!!”
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Kelly Clarkson tweeted, “I recently got to work with Greg Kurstin for the new album and he’s pretty much fantastic! I can’t wait for y’all to hear the song, so good!”
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Crystal Bowersox is getting ready for a photo shoot. She tweets, “So glad to be home for a minute!! Then off to photoshoot tomorrow. Perfect location. Very excited.”
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David Archuleta performs today at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge in Washington DC.
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Andrew Garcia going on a Canadian tour, he tweets, “So January I’ll be having a Canada tour:) Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver”
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Adam Lambert strikes gold in Australia. Here he is being honored by Sony Australia executives for
- Gold sales of the album “For Your Entertainment”
- Double Platinum sales of ‘Whataya Want From Me’
- Platinum sales of ‘If I Had You’
Read more at AdamLambertFans
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David Archuleta: Singing & Smiling at EKS Challenge
David Archuleta is all smiles at the 1st Annual Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge on Saturday (October 23) in Washington, D.C.
The 19-year-old performed at the event, which featured more than 700 participants who walked, ran, and biked to help raise money for the Special Olympics and Best Buddies International.
See the photos at Just Jared
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David Archuleta: Fun in Washington DC
Making the most of his time in our nation’s capitol, David Archuleta was spotted out and about in Washington DC last night (October 21).
The “American Idol” alum is in town ahead of his performance at the Inaugural Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge scheduled for 7:30am on Saturday (October 23).
See the photos at Celebrity-Gossip
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Kris Allen performs to benefit Blackbird art academy
This October, Arkansas will once again welcome home American Idol: Season 8 winner, Kris Allen, as he performs a benefit concert for Blackbird Academy of Arts, Inc.
The performance will be held at the Reynolds Performance Hall at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27. Tickets will only be $25 and will go on sale the first of October. Tickets may be purchased through the Reynolds Box Office located on the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) campus.
This event is being underwritten by the Music Empowers Foundation, an organization established for the purpose of providing funds to non-profit music education programs.
Read more at Today’s THV
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Cheryl Cole ‘would be up for’ American X Factor
Cheryl Cole has admitted that she ‘would be up for’ joining the panel on the new American version of The X Factor.
The ‘Promise This’ singer admitted that Simon Cowell has mentioned the job to her but insisted that ‘nothing’s been decided yet.’
Read more at UnrealityTV
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X Factor 2010: Guilty Pleasures songlist revealed *UPDATED*
This week’s X Factor theme has been confirmed and vocal coach Yvie Burnett revealed that each of the songs on Saturday will be ‘Guilty Pleasures.’
Speaking on Matt Edmondson’s F Factor Burnett said:
“We’ve got a great theme this week, it’s called Guilty Pleasures.”
The singer, who also trains stars on America’s and Britain’s Got Talent added:
“We’ve got a few surprises that are not your normal sort of X Factor songs.”
Read more at UnrealityTV
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Playgirl Plans to Approach Mark Salling & Chord Overstreet!
Playgirl is ready to offer Glee hunks Mark Salling and Chord Overstreet six figures if they agree to be featured in the magazine!
The two actors wouldn’t “even have to take it all off, ” a rep for Playgirl told E! Online.
“We would be very willing to pay for them both — up to $100, 000, ” added the rep. “And it wouldn’t have to be fully X-rated, either.”
Read more at Just Jared
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Glee’s Jane Lynch Poses for More Racy Photos
But Glee’s Cheerios coach has a serious side, as she reveals in an accompanying interview. She has been sober for nearly 10 years after she decided to ditch her “drinking culture” roots when she was 31. Although she says her problem was mild, she says she was sick of waking up hungover.
“Relatively speaking, my personal bottom was rather benign, ” she says. She’d joke at 12-step meetings, “Had I know I’d be telling my story over and over again, I would have made it a lot better.”
Read more at People
Melinda Doolittle sings original song she co-wrote with Regie Hamm at Thursday night’s Bella Bash
Melinda Doolittle sang an original song she co-wrote with Regie Hamm (he wrote David Cook’s “Time of My Life”) at Thursday night’s Bella Bash in Nashville. Danny Gokey also performed at the benefit to support Hamm’s charity, The Angel Wings Foundation.
Watch a snip of that new song here:
