Lee DeWyze will be performing at the ‘Nelson, Terry & Stacey Christmas Show’ (The Buzz 105.1) in Portland, 12/13 More info HERE Via @Dweezy Signal
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Bon Jovi Lights Up Times Square With 90 Minute Greatest Hits Show
Bon Jovi–the whole group–lit up Times Square last night with a ebullient, athletic 90 minute live show from the Best Buy (formerly Nokia) Theater on Broadway and West 44th St.
After the show, Jon Bon Jovi and Dave Bryan headed right home. But Richie Sambora and Tico Torres headed downtown to the Waverly Inn. They took up a table for about 12 people including Little Steven van Zandt. wife Maureen van Zandt, music publisher John Titta, and “American Idol” past winner David Cook.
Read more at Showbiz 411
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Joe McElderry sings Carrie Underwood’s “There is a Place For Us” from Na
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David Cook Fans Make A Difference
The 2010 Race for Hope in Washington D.C. was another huge success this year, with over 10, 000 attendees and 503 different hard-working teams collectively raising a grand total of $2, 348, 000 for this amazing charity.
And no team worked harder than David Cook’s 421-strong contingent, which convinced nearly 2, 000 individual donors to contributed an amazing $152, 306.74!
On DCO’s behalf, we wanted to recognize and thank David’s fans for their incredible generosity.
Read more at DavidCookOfficial
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Pre-CMA interview with Casey James
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First Look: Go Behind the Scenes with Carrie Underwood & Olay
via InStyle
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Gene Simmons Comes To Steven Tyler’s Defense
“Kid Rock’s wrong, ” wrote Simmons. “Kid’s a good guy. Though he’s got the goods. But he’s wrong about Tyler and Amer Idol. Kid said Tyler did the “stupidest thing” re: Amer Idol. He’s wrong. Steven did the right thing. He’s going to rock the place, and it’s the best thing for him right now.”
Read more at Anti-Music
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Live It Up
Lee DeWyze’s debut album Live It Up suffers from vague production that strips his Adam Duritz-y growl of all humor, anger, and sexuality. It’s also saddled with a batch of tunes that are so totally generic, the font color for this review should be beige. Only one song here, ”Me and My Jealousy, ” truly showcases the coolly disaffected potential rock star who won what’s widely regarded as the weakest-ever season of American Idol. C
Read more at Entertainment Weekly
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Kris Allen taped 2 acoustic numbers for the “Together for Care” Alzheimer’s telethon set to air on NBC December 4. Al Roker tweeted a cool pic of Kris Allen and Cale Mills performing.
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Andrew Garcia and his girlfriend Christine Concepcion are engaged! Andrew tweets, “Ok. Y’all know there’s gonna be a lot of music and this wedding!!!! Hahaha!! I’m bookin all y’all!!!!!” Check out a photo of the beautiful ring:
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Listen to a mashup of Adam Lambert and Pink singing “Whataya Want From Me”
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Carrie Underwood’s New ‘Narnia’ Song–Listen Here First!
Guess who will be singing a tune on the soundtrack? None other than a name you just might be familiar with–Carrie Underwood, who also cowrote the song specifically for the movie. A self-professed “big fan” of the Narnia series (both books and films), Underwood explains that her tune, titled “There’s A Place For Us, ” speaks to the hero in all of us.
“For everybody, there’s a place where you’re powerful and where you belong, ” she relates. “The movie and song are about finding that place where you fit in.”
Via Yahoo Music
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Jason Aldean has ‘really cool friendship’ with Kelly Clarkson
“Like everybody else, I watched the first season of American Idol, and I was a huge fan of her voice, ” he says. “It’s so distinctive. There’s nobody else that sings like that, in my opinion.
“I liked her, but I didn’t know how our voices were going to blend. You never know that stuff until you get in there. It was pretty obvious when she came in and started singing that it was a very good call. So I was glad she agreed to do it. She loved the song. It’s gotten to be a really cool friendship between the two of us.”
Read more at USA Today
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His best days: Gokey glad to return to Wisconsin with country music momentum
Today, he’s one of “American Idol’s” most popular alums and a promising voice in country music. 2010 has been a year of firsts for Milwaukee native Danny Gokey, and if you ask him, it’s just the beginning.
“It’s been my first year going national, my first year on the scene and my first year touring. And this is just the start of more things to follow, ” said Gokey, who got his first taste of stardom in 2009 when he finished third on Season 8 of the Fox reality juggernaut.
Read more at Green Bay Press
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CMA Summit tries to sell corporations on country
Former American Idol contestant Danny Gokey, right, gave a private concert to two dozen corporate executives in town for a CMA Marketing Summit. CMA brokered a marketing partnership between Gokey and Pillsbury.
See the photo at Tennessean.com
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Justin Guarini Is Happy on the Verge
Justin Guarini sure knows how to make a Broadway debut. The pop singer and season one finalist of FOX’s American Idol is making his long-awaited bow on the Great White Way as the shy Carlos in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the musical version of Pedro Almodovar’s popular film, now at the Belasco Theatre. He recently spoke with TheaterMania about the experience.
Read more at Theatremania
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Fantasia keeps it real
The past few months have been painful for Fantasia Barrino, but she said she is starting to leave the baggage behind and get to that happy place.
“I’m blessed and highly favored and I have no reason to complain, ” she said by phone on the day before her new tour was set to begin in Virginia.
“This tour is all my vision, it’s my first time ever putting together the whole show.”
Read more at JournalNow.com
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First Promo for Paula Abdul’s Return To Television Debuts [VIDEO]
Following Paula Abdul‘s departure from “American Idol”, television suffered from a huge void. That quirky and lovable personality that we saw encouraging nervous young singers every Tuesday and Wednesday had taken a break from the small screen, but as the months passed behind the scenes she was working returning to television and returning to her roots in dance. Now we get our first look at Paula Abdul in the all new promo for “Live To Dance”, a reality competition show in which she will join a panel of “experts” who critique the competitors. “Dance” is set to premiere this January on CBS, possibly opposite “American Idol”.
See the Video at Ryan Seacrest.com
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Lady Gaga producer confirms 8 songs for new Jennifer Lopez LP…
Lady Gaga’s producer RedOne has been busy working on the new Jennifer Lopez record in Los Angeles, which is scheduled to drop some time in 2011. “Musically, I’m trying to combine all the elements that makes her who she is” he said “We connected, and it was easy to work together. She’s in another headspace” he continued. “She’s very positive and content. She knows what she wants to do”. Source.
It has also been confirmed that the two have managed to complete work on about eight songs so far.
Read more at Toyaz World
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Lythgoe Family Productions Presents “Cinderella” – A Modern Musical Extravaganza in the Style of a Traditional London Christmas Panto
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lythgoe Family Productions, Magic Pictures International and Jason Haigh-Ellery present CINDERELLA a Modern Musical Extravaganza. The production will take place at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood from November 27-December 19, 2010. The opening night Gala will be a major fundraiser for LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program, recognized as one of the nation’s top after school programs.
In the style of the outrageous British holiday pantos, the Lythgoe Family brings this wild, wacky and interactive holiday event to the States. A British Panto is a British institution, it’s a modern musical play based on Fairytale stories. The focal point of a Panto is how it brings together the family by way of entertainment. Whether you are young or old, a Panto is enjoyed by all members of the family. This U.S. premiere Panto has a comical twist and incredible magic such as a pumpkin turning into a carriage with real live ponies right before your very eyes!
“Panto is for the whole family and something that truly unites family together in fun and entertainment, ” says Kris Lythgoe, Executive Producer and CEO of Magic Pictures International. “It’s a must see over this holiday season. This British version of Cinderella is fun for the kids, but clever enough to delight adults, a treat for the entire family.”
Read more at PRNewswire
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See the Glee Cast in Ugly Christmas Sweaters
via E
