If you missed the Glee Project, here’s your second chance to watch. It’s re-running on the Oxygen channel today. Two of the winners, Damian McGinty and Lindsay Pearce have already been featured on Glee.
David Archuleta will be at the Desert Book Store in Salt Lake City for a signing and to promote his CD/DVD Glad Christmas Tidings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. 6:30 pm
Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart Plus The Sing-Off’s Backbeats are giving a free live performance at L.A. Live at the Nokia Plaza In Los Angeles on December 2. 7-8 pm.
Blake Lewis will appear on “Evening Magazine’s Holiday Celebration” airing on KING5 NBC Seattle on 7pmPST/10pmEST
Siobhan Magnus will headline the First Night celebration in Chatham, MA with two concerts at the high school, an appearance on a purple motorcycle in the Noise Parade, and a midnight rendition of the national anthem with bombs (firecrackers) bursting in air over Oyster Pond. (Via Barnstable Patriot)
Holiday Shopping with Chris Daughtry (or…shilling for Duracel!)
5 things Simon must do to fix ‘X Factor’
What’s the missing factor in “The X Factor”?
Why isn’t this show as mad a hit as it really should be?
Let’s face it: “X” has far better singers than “American Idol.” Its production numbers are as complicated as anything ever seen on “America’s Got Talent.” And the judges are every bit as knowledgeable.
And yet both shows beat “X” by several million viewers — and in the case of “AI” by twice the number of viewers some weeks.
Read more at the New York Post
J.R. Martinez preparing for next big role: Star of Rose Parade
J.R. Martinez, the injured soldier who won ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” contest this week, is preparing for his next big role: Grand marshal for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses parade on Jan. 2.
Martinez underwent 33 surgeries after his Humvee triggered a land mine in Iraq in 2003 and he suffered burns over much of his body.
“To be able to participate in such an iconic American tradition is such an honor for me,” Martinez said at a press conference at the tournament headquarters in Pasadena earlier this month.
Read more at LA Times
Simon Cowell Talks Howard Stern and ‘America’s Got Talent’
For his part, Cowell told ‘Access Hollywood’ that he’s a fan of Stern but that nothing’s been signed: “I like him. There’s a lot of people who make decisions on this stuff. Money’s got to work, schedules [have] got to work. There might be a few twists and turns still.”
Cowell’s an old pro at refusing to be drawn into giving leading answers, and when asked about Stern’s alleged huge salary demands he said “I’m sure he does [want $20 million]. Who doesn’t? That’s not up to me. That’s up to [NBC]. I don’t write the checks, baby.”
He also considered the question of whether ‘America’s Got Talent’ would move production to New York in order to accommodate Stern’s commitments to his radio show. “If it’s the right thing to do, yeah. I like change. Whatever’s right for the show, we’ll do.”
Read more at AOL
Access Exclusive: Adam Lambert Learns Less Is More
Former “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert’s song, “Whataya Want From Me,” hit big in 2010. Now, the 29-year-old is revealing what he wants as he makes a special TV guest appearance and explains why he’s learning less is more.
