Kellie Pickler filmed a duet with Michael Buble for an NBC Christmas special. Justin Bieber also took part.
Willow Smith will perform on next week’s X Factor results, according to the latest press release.
‘American Idol’ finalists Haley Reinhart, Casey Abrams performing at Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
“American Idol” finalists Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams will perform at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival on North Michigan Avenue November 19.
The season 10 alums will hit the BMO Harris Bank Stage (401 N. Michigan) in the afternoon and perform their version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” which will be available for download November 21. They will also appear in the procession that evening.
Read more at Chicago Tribune
American Idol’s Scotty McCreery to headline Macy’s Christmas Tree lighting Nov. 24 at Lenox Square, Atlanta GA
The Macy’s tree has already been selected, as has the talent for the Nov. 24 evening event at Lenox Square Mall. Last season’s American Idol talent winner, country singer Scotty McCreery, will headline the entertainment the Public Safety Committee of NPU-B was at its meeting told Tuesday night.
Read more at Buckhead View
Scotty McCreery, Avril Lavigne Coming to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
If you like your turkey with a hearty helping of country crooning, you’re in luck: “American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery is playing the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
The reality champ, who made chart history when his “Clear As Day” became the first country debut album to bow atop the Billboard 200 in October, will be joined by acts including Avril Lavigne, Cee Lo Green, Mary J. Blige, Cobra Starship, Rodney Atkins, Neil Diamond, Shelby Lynne, Ingrid Michaelson and more. A number of Broadway cast members, including performers from “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” will also join the festivities.
Read more at Billboard
Jennifer Lopez arrives to Argentina on ‘talent hunt’ tour
US artist, Jennifer Lopez arrived to Argentina today as part of a Latin American tour on the “hunt for talent” to make new additions to her new programme “Q’ Viva The Chosen,” a reality television programme which will be broadcasted on some of biggest the TV channels in the US.
Read more at Buenos Aires Herald
Walden Media And Jennifer Lopez Team Up On ‘Carmen Sandiego’
EXCLUSIVE: Walden Media has acquired rights to turn Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? into a live-action film involving Jennifer Lopez. I’d heard that Walden Media will develop the property as a vehicle for Lopez to play the title character, but Walden Media said at this point, she’s attached to produce only. The hope is to turn the property into National Treasure meets The Thomas Crown Affair.
Read more at Deadline
All better now! Steven Tyler’s nasty bruises almost completely healed as he performs onstage in Bogota
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2057425/All-better-Steven-Tylers-nasty-bruises-completely-healed-performs-onstage-Bogota.html#ixzz1ckEjBW9F
Steven Tyler is finally on the mend after his nasty shower fall last week during his South American tour.
The 63-year-old’s severe facial injuries have appeared to have nearly completely healed as he took to the stage at the Simon Bolivar Park Bogota Columbia, last night.
A tiny bruise on the rocker’s left eyebrow was only visible as he rocked out with his band Aerosmith.
The rocker was back with full vengeance, running around the stage and a jumping around with his bandmmates.
Read more at Daily Mail
Simon Cowell ‘X Factor’ Trailer Transforms Into Kick-Ass Emergency Room
Simon Cowell’s enormous “X Factor” trailer isn’t just pimped out — it’s a freakin’ MASH unit … fitted with better medical emergency equipment than your average doctor’s office!
A source close to Simon tells TMZ the trailer now has something called a “Ready Cabinet” … which transforms from an ordinary piece of furniture into a virtual hospital — with a camera to examine wounds, a scope to check the inner ear, and a vitals monitor.
The rig is even ready for bad tickers — it has an EKG glove that looks a lot like an oven mitt, but costs an incredible $4,000.
Read more at TMZ
The X Factor Peek of the Week: Paula Abdul’s Groups
The Stereo Hogzz are the only group in the Top 12 that came into this competition as an established group, so they’ve had a lot of experience performing together. Find out what they’re learning most from Paula, what it’s like for them to peform up on the X Factor stage, and how Vodoo and the Superbowl come into play when they watch themselves on TV.
Read more at Fall All Access
How Outasight’s ‘Tonight Is the Night’ Got Tapped for Pepsi’s ‘X Factor’ Campaign
Richard Andrew, a.k.a. Outasight, was in a much different place just two months ago.
The singer/rapper, signed to Warner Bros. since 2009, got a call in early September from his manager Rene Mclean at RPM Management. “Would you be interested in having your song in a Pepsi commercial?” Mclean said. “Yes, I would,” Outasight replied, a bit awestruck. The ensuing sequence of events was a bit of a whirlwind.
Read more at Hollywood Reporter
Live at X Factor: Simon Cowell Speaks Out on the Stacy Francis and Dexter Haygood Controversies
“I think it’s going to help her,” Cowell says of Francis. “It does feel like she’s being picked on a bit. We never said you couldn’t have had a career in the past. It’s absurd. She never hid it from us. The public could care less.” He also adds that Francis has been dealing with setbacks her whole life and this is nothing new. “She always said somebody was always standing in her way saying, ‘You’re not good enough.’ It’s happened all her life. The public couldn’t care less.”
As for the show’s other controversy, you know, Dexter Haygood saying his elimination was rigged, Cowell simply says, “It’s absolutely crazy!” Nicole Scherzinger adds, “It’s simply not the case, but I’m a big fan of Dexter’s and I always will be.”
Read more at EOnline
‘The X Factor’ on the scene: Simon’s flirting, Nicole’s wardrobe malfunctions, and everything else you didn’t see on TV
A lot of this fun (and plenty of heartbreak) was delivered straight to your television for your viewing pleasure, but, as always, there were plenty of things that you didn’t see on TV last night. To get the full scoop you should probably consult the two diehard “Simon groupies” from Iowa who were sitting next to me, because those ladies made the Idol junkies look amateur. They each donated $2,000 to charity for their tickets! But for now you’re stuck with me, and I can tell you that most of the judges were feeling the heat last night. Simon Cowell could barely sit still, and Paula Abdul was giving out group hugs as if they were candy. Candy, I tell you! Read on for all the details on those things and more inside the studio at X Factor last night.
Read more at Entertainment Weekly
‘X Factor’ Backstage: An ‘Awkward’ Night for Paula
Reluctantly, Paula chose InTENsity over Stereo Hogzz as the weaker of the two groups. This decision, she explained to the press after the show, was a difficult one. “It’s an awkward feeling,” she explained with evident emotion. “I cared so much about all of the kids that I’m working with, but there were a lot and I got to know them very well and they worked extremely hard.”
Even Simon had to concede that Paula’s groups were both worthy contenders. “They were both good last night. I wasn’t expecting to see either of them in the bottom two.”
Paula was later able to regroup with inTENsity in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, and it was clear that everyone involved was still reeling from the elimination. Seeing her kids so disappointed, Abdul’s motherly instincts came out and she addressed her ten with great affection and harsh reality. “I think it’s wrong that a judge mentor of their own category has to be forced to say something. How do you make a decision?,” Paula lamented.
Read more at ETOnline
‘X Factor’: Simon Cowell and Judges Address Contestant Controversies, Broken Dreams
On what the judges told inTENsity following the group’s tearful elimination:
Abdul:“What I try to make them realize is that they may not understand now, but it’s only the beginning and that really magical things happen with shows like these. Their lives will never be the same and they’ll continue to do music because they love it…. They want it really bad and they take great direction and were really gelling as a group.”
Cowell:“I think there is a market for this band. I said to them that even at their age, you’ve gotta stay strong. Tenacity is what it’s all about.”
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
Susan Boyle on TLC Documentary: “You Have to Share Your Life With the Public.”
The TLC documentary is timed to coincide with Boyle’s third album, “Someone To Watch Over Me,” from SYCO/Columbia Records.
“You have to share your life with the public. They want to get beneath that public image, they want to get to know what Susan Boyle’s really like,” Boyle revealed in an exclusive Canadian TV interview.
“Susan Boyle’s really quite quiet and shy….mostly!” she added.
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
