Idol Headlines for 11/07/11

Constantine Maroulis will perform as part of the Williamstown Thetre Festival Gala. More info HERE.

Il Volo to Release ‘Christmas Favorites’ Five Track Digital EP November 21st

NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Italian teen heartthrobs Il Volo will release Il Volo – Christmas Favorites on November 21st. The five song digital EP includes “Silent Night” and the German version “Stille Nacht,” “Panis Angelicus,” “The Christmas Song” featuring Pia Toscano (of American Idol fame) and a medley of classic Christmas songs including “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Let It Snow” and “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”

Read more at Market Wire

Casey James – Bama & Heather Interview

Casey says his album will be out in February

Hitting NYC With Rising Star Lauren Alaina

Now Alaina spends her days tweeting and texting with her new friend Underwood. “She …told me she bought the album and watched me on Good Morning America!” she exclaimed.

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina will appear on All Access Nashville with Robin Roberts ABC at 10 pm, Tuesday November 8.

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Read more at ABC News

Melinda Doolittle and Aretha Franklin!

Melinda Doolittle tweeted a photo of her and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, from Saturday night’s Aretha tribute, in Cleveland OH. Melinda sang “Wonderful”

Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Eric Stonestreet to present at 2011 CMA Awards — EXCLUSIVE

The rest of the celebs due to grace the CMA stage include Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas of Once Upon a Time; Muppet icon Miss Piggy; Emily VanCamp of Revenge; Emmy winner Eric Stonestreet of Modern Family; Twilight star Kellan Lutz; ESPN sportscaster and Good Morning America correspondent Erin Andrews; and David Freese, third baseman for the World Series-winning St. Louis Cardinals.

Read more at EW

Kris Allen gets a shout-out at last night’s Halo Awards

Who’s your mystery man? Jennifer Lopez steps out in New York followed closely by a hooded male companion

She split up from husband Marc Anthony at the end of July and last month broke down on stage as she sang about love.

But could it be that Jennifer Lopez is really embracing the single life and heading down a new romantic path?

The singer was snapped in New York yesterday with a mystery man hot on her tail as she left her apartment building.

Read more at the Daily Mail

Stylish Jennifer Lopez gives herself a ‘facelift’ by pulling hair back into a VERY tight bun

She says she is unlikely to go down the route of plastic surgery.

But it seems Jennifer Lopez has some other nifty tricks up her sleeve to keep looking youthful.

Today the singer gave herself a ‘facelift’ of sorts, by wearing her hair back in an excruciatingly tight bun.

Read more at the Daily Mail

The X Factor: Nicole Scherzinger Bans Simon Cowell From Rehearsals

Nicole Scherzinger might not be a Pussycat Doll anymore, but she’s still got her claws.

Nicole — annoyed with Simon Cowell’s meddling with her team on The X Factor — has banned the iconic British music mogul from attending any of rehearsals for her team members, Stacy, Josh and Leroy, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

The development came after Radar first reported last week that Simon had been attending Stacy’s rehearsals and criticized Nicole’s work in mentoring her. The bad blood boiled further when Simon boldly took credit for choosing Stacy’s song on last Wednesday’s episode.

Read more at RadarOnline

Adam Levine: ‘X Factor USA, American Idol not competing with Voice’

“They have their own thing and their own fanbase. We don’t really concern ourselves with those shows because we are The Voice,” he explained to CNN.

Levine added: “It’s never been about competing with those guys. It’s been more [about] co-existing and making our show the best it can possibly be.

“I think that speaks for itself as opposed to trying to get into some kind of petty battle. It doesn’t benefit us in any way and doesn’t interest us. I’ve never seen those shows in their entirety.”

Read more at Digital Spy

Hope Solo Almost Quit ‘Dancing With The Stars’ After Incident With Maksim [AUDIO]

If you watched “Dancing With The Stars” last week, you saw Maks forcefully shove Hope during an intense rehearsal session. Well, Hope wanted us to know that she did not let his actions go unnoticed. She has addressed the incident with Maks and he knows that he was in the wrong.

“I almost quit the show right then and there. I almost walked out, but I told myself I am in this for the long haul, through all the bumps and bruises, through all the challenges. Maks knew exactly where I stood with it and he knows that it could never happen again,” Hope tells us. “I did everything I could for our fans to not let it get the best of me. I did whatever I needed to do to control myself and to handle it outside of the camera’s.”

Listen to the audio at Ryan Seacrest.com

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