Jordin Sparks and Micheal Grimm are set to appear in the 84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 25th. The parade will air on NBC 9-12 pm.
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Kris Allen will be on air with Ryan Seacrest at KIIS FM tomorrow morning at 8:30. Via @h2oconvo
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Lee DeWyze appears on Live With Regis and Kelly today. Check your local listings for time and channel.
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David Archuleta arrived in the Philippines today to do some album promo. He tweets, “Made it safely to the Philippines! an unexpected but warm welcome lol. Thanks for the greeting Filipino fans!”
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Danny Gokey at a writers retreat. He tweets, “At writers retreat & wrote some amazing songs w/some great writers. Also 2day was a very HISTORICAL day 4 Sophia’s Heart. What a great day!”
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Kris Allen performs at the Grove in Los Angeles Wednesday November 17 at 1 pm, for broadcast later on Extra TV. More info HERE.
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Exclusive: Lee DeWyze: “I try to avoid painting at all costs!”
Mid-November just rolled around again and you know what that means: it’s time for the first release from the latest American Idol winner. I admit I didn’t exactly fall in love with Live It Up, the offering from Season 9 champ Lee DeWyze, but I gotta respect the guy’s warm, strong croon and passion for the craft. With his disc hitting shelves and the ‘net today, I sat down with the single singer and former paint salesman, 24, to find out just what’s in it — and why he really hopes it succeeds.
Read more at US
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Carrie Underwood: ‘I Hope Those Motherly Instincts Are in Me’
“Oh, it’s going to be awhile, ” she tells InStyle magazine. “The other night, [husband Mike Fisher] was with some friends and their kids, and he sent me a funny text saying, ‘Watching my friend’s kids … Let’s wait a while.'”
But 27-year-old Underwood, who tied the knot in July, has her own personal concerns with having children. “I didn’t grow up around kids, and I hope those motherly instincts are in me, ” she says. “I’m sure they are, but I don’t know what to talk about with a 4-year-old!”
Read more at People
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David Archuleta Razor TV Interviews – Singapore
- Razor TV Part 1 (Doesn’t like the touchy-feely grandmas!)
- Razor TV Part 2
- Razor TV Part 3
- Razor TV Part 4
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Lee DeWyze’s ‘Live It Up’: A track-by-track review
Lee DeWyze wound up in something of a tough spot — the winner of American Idol in a season where even the judges seemed to sometimes tune out. Even as he provided some of Season 9’s musical highlights — covering Simon & Garfunkel’s The Boxer, Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose’s Treat Her Like a Lady and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Simple Man — he endured scorn from fans of the show who found him too much like some previous contestants (fellow guitar-toters Kris Allen and David Cook), too little like others (softer than Daughtry) or just not enough like anything they thought they wanted to listen to.
Read more at USA Today
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‘American Idol’ Champ Lee DeWyze Is ‘Over The Stress’ On Live It Up
“I’m over the stress. For me, I’m really just doing my thing. People say, ‘Oh, you’re doing your thing? Well, what’s your thing?’ My thing is, I’m making music now, ” DeWyze told MTV News. “I love doing it. I love performing. I love playing out. I love doing all that stuff.”
Lee said his furrowed brow relaxed as soon as he began working on the album this summer, quickly realizing that RCA Records and 19 Recordings were going to give him a lot more freedom than he anticipated. “When [RCA and 19] allowed me to write right out of the gate, it was just kind of like, ‘Really? Like, I’m allowed to write? Cool!’ They were awesome about it, ” DeWyze said.
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Read more at MTV
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Dewyze takes nothing for granted with heartfelt disc
While Lee DeWyze’s “American Idol” win last spring turned him into a household name for millions, the former paint-store clerk from Mount Prospect insists, “I really haven’t changed all that much.”
In a recent chat about his major-label debut album, “Live It Up” (out today), the singer and songwriter says, “There are some mornings when I wake up, and for a couple of seconds I sort of forget all that has happened — and then it hits me.
Read more at Chicago Sun Times
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2011 CRS New Faces Voting in Full Swing
Each year, the Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) spotlights five artists on the rise for their annual New Faces of Country Music show, held during Country Radio Seminar (CRS) in Nashville. With the event taking place in front of major radio program directors, music directors and other notable industry personnel who can “make or break” their careers, a slot on the New Faces show is considered a huge honor.
The list of finalists for the 2011 New Faces show are Easton Corbin, Josh Thompson, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, Steel Magnolia, Lee Brice, Danny Gokey, Jerrod Niemann, David Nail and The Band Perry. At the end of this week, that list will be narrowed down to five, as voting closes this Friday, November 19.
Read more at The Boot
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David Archuleta arrives in the Philippines – News report
via inimegenna Translation HERE.
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Julianne Hough: Ryan Seacrest Is a “Phenomenal” Boyfriend!
“He’s phenomenal, ” Julianne Hough gushed about her ubiquitously employed boyfriend in an interview airing Tuesday on Ellen. “He’s really romantic. He’s not even in town and I got in my car and there are flowers everywhere!”
Read more at E Online
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‘Glee’s’ Kevin McHale reunites with boy band buddy in One Call’s ‘Blacklight’
At least a determined group of apparently well-connected young men are trying to ensure that. One Call has a new single, “Blacklight, ” and from the looks of the video, they’ve got an unnatural amount of energy — and some celebrity friends. In attendance are a “Glee” kid, a “Pretty Little Liar” and even the Kardashians’ little sister.
Kevin McHale, Ashley Benson and Kendall Jenner all make cameos in the suitably black-light-lit clip.
Read more at Zap2it
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Evan Bogart: A Glimpse at Bravo’s ‘Going Platinum’
He’s talking about the show’s head judge, Kara DioGuardi, whom he watched intently during her two seasons on American Idol. A self-confessed reality show fanatic (as long as the program involves a contest element and some skill), Bogart was well aware of how harsh TV audiences can be, especially when it comes to judging the judges. But he’s convinced that in pairing DioGuardi with accomplished singer Jewel, who’ll host Going Platinum, he’s hit on the magic formula.
“It’s the perfect format for Kara and Jewel, ” says Bogart. “With Jewel, as someone who’s struggled to make it, then had a big hit record and felt the pressure of a follow-up, there’s a sense of real connection with the contestants. And Kara is such an incredible songwriter and executive who has so much to impart and give back. I couldn’t have picked a more perfect host and head judge.”
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
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Mark Ballas: Why Bristol Palin Is Still on DWTS
“The thing about this show is, you get people who come from an entertainment background, whether it’s a sport, a TV show … Bristol’s not any of those things, ” he told Us after Monday’s broadcast (where they came in last place with a score of 53). “She’s not a TV star, she’s not a singer, she’s not an entertainer of any kind. She’s the most normal person; sweet, down to earth … like a friend you’d hang out with. I think people can watch and relate to that. So for me as a coach, to take someone like this – I’ve had Olympic athletes, I’ve had Cheetah Girls, Shannen Doherty, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Kim Kardashian … this is one of my proudest moments, taking a non-dancer and turning her into what she is now.”
Read more at US
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Darren Criss tells Access Hollywood How His Life Has Changed Since Glee
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Out in the cold… life after the X Factor for reject Aiden Grimshaw as he checks into cheap hotel alone
He’s been at the centre of a controversial few days since he was booted out of the X Factor in favour of Katie Waissel.
And with a week full of interviews which will see him relive Sunday night over and over again, it was hardly a surprise to see Aiden Grimshaw looking down the in the dumps.
The 18-year-old looked very forlorn as he checked into a London hotel by himself last night.
Read more at Daily Mail
