Carrie Underwood is set to perform at The Grammy awards – It’s official, Carrie Underwood will be performing at the Grammys! ET can exclusively announce that the country superstar, who already has five Grammys to her name, and is currently nominated for her single Blown Away, is one of the artists set to perform when the Grammy Awards air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 10 on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. – Read more at Entertainment Tonight
Country Superstar Carrie Underwood’s “Two Black Cadillacs” Music Video Confirmed To World Premiere On Entertainment Tonight and VEVO Wednesday, January 23 – 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville recording artist Carrie Underwood’s latest music video, “Two Black Cadillacs,” will make its broadcast and online debut on Entertainment Tonight and VEVO on Wednesday, January 23. Directed by P.R. Brown and produced by Steve Lamar for LAMAR BROTHERS, the dramatic thriller “Two Black Cadillacs” was filmed in the Nashville area. – Read more at Carrie Underwood Official
Kellie Pickler to Host 3rd Annual Unleashed: Dinner with Your Dog – Animal lover Kellie Pickler will host and emcee the Nashville Humane Association’s 3rd Annual Unleashed: Dinner with Your Dog, presented by the PEDIGREE Brand. The event is a dinner for pet owners and their dogs as well as a doggie fashion show featuring local fashion and jewelry designers. Fashion pieces will be auctioned off to benefit the Nashville Humane Society and pets starring in the show will be up for adoption to loving homes. – Read more at Great American Country
American Idol Superfans Defend Their All-Time Favorite Underdogs – Every year, a slew of hopefuls get introduced to the world via the American Idol machine, and every year, all but one of those singers get picked off, the victims of not being text-message-worthy enough for viewers at home. Among the castoffs and runners-up are some singers who might not have gone all the way, but who turned in memorable moments and killer performances that defined their seasons. Popdust asked eight writer super-fans to talk about their favorite unsung contestants from years past. I contributed to this…guess who I picked? :) – Read more at Popdust
‘American Idol’: Forecasting the Season 12 Premiere Ratings – American Idol returns Wednesday night for its twelfth season and its second revamped judges table since Simon Cowell departed in 2010. And that premiere all but guarantees a drop in ratings. In addition to broadcast TV’s general downward trend in same-day viewing, the last two runs of American Idol debuted to significant year-to-year drops. The Voice seems to be the darling of the genre since premiering in 2011, but as the below graph illustrates, American Idol has thus far kept its head well above the ratings watermark set by its closest competition. The recent opening month of The Voice averaged more than 6.5 million viewers and nearly two demo ratings points shy of American Idol’s average last January. – Read more at Hollywood Repor
‘American Idol’ Season 12: Keith Urban brings ‘Voice’ lessons to his judging – “I’ve been racking up some serious miles,” friendly four-time Grammy winner Urban tells Zap2it, having visited such “Idol” audition locations as San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Charlotte, N.C. “But I’m a musician, so I’ve toured my whole life. It’s something I enjoy doing.” And thus far, at least, Urban also enjoys doing “American Idol.” Previously a judge for a season on the Australian version of “The Voice,” he says, “The side that I genuinely like is being able to maybe help somebody. When someone walks onstage, and they’re just the most unlikely-looking person for this, then they sing and you just go, ‘Gosh! You just need the slightest bit of help, and you’re off and running,’ that’s a wonderful opportunity for people. And that’s what I love.” – Read more at Zap2it
The 100 Most Memorable Moments in “American Idol” History – WithAmerican Idol kicking off its 12th season tonight, we’ve decided to take a look back at the decade-plus of history that our country’s all-time greatest music reality show has given us. And what is history if not an assemblage of countless unique, indelible and totally unforgettable moments? Well, not quite countless, perhaps, as we’ve come up with exactly 100 moments that encapsulated the show for us and still burn fresh in our memory years after they were first aired on FOX’s brightest stage, with that duh-nuh, duh-nuh, duh-nuh, du-nuh, duh, rrrrrrrEAAARR music quickly to follow in the background. The wacky judges, the over-ambitious contestants, and oh so much Ryan Seacrest—we’ve got it all here. – Read more at Popdust
Kyle Chandler on Kelly Clarkson’s Crush
