Idol Headlines for 12/02/11

Dia Frampton appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno NBC 11:35/10:35c
Pia Toscano, Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart Plus Javier Colon,  and The Sing-Off’s Backbeats are giving a free live performance at L.A. Live at the Nokia Plaza In Los Angeles. 7-8 pm.
Jordin Sparks and Lauren Alaina will perform at the TNW Breakfast Show @ Night for KMLE Country 108,  at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix AZ.

Casey Abrams Announces Winners of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Awareness Campaign After a National Vote

HORSHAM, Pa., Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The winners of IBD Icons, a national campaign to celebrate the achievements of those living beyond inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), have been decided by America after a month-long, national vote. On December 4, Season 10 American Idol finalist Casey Abrams will recognize the winners onstage at a concert to kick off the Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. The event will benefit the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), the only national non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures for IBD, and partner in the IBD Icons campaign.

Read more at Market Watch

James Durbin: The Man Behind the “Beautiful Disaster”

More at Young Hollywood

‘American Idol’ David Cook still comes through loud and clear

“My management was telling me that there was a research study on the age demographic and our demographic was actually like 18 to 60-plus,” Cook says in a phone call from Fort Wayne, Ind., during a pause on the current leg of his tour, which started in October and will run through December. “We do get all kinds of fans.”

Recently he saw “this ridiculously tall guy in the crowd,” whose face was visible because he towered above everyone else. The man “was singing all the words to the songs, so I thought that was awesome,” says Cook, sounding delighted, and, it must be noted, modestly surprised.

Read more at BuffaloNews.com

Nixa man uses Facebook to seek date with crush Kelly Clarkson

What began as a prank has become a full-blown campaign to get a Nixa man a date with a well-known singer and a chance to sing a duet with her.

The “Get Zac a date and duet with Kelly Clarkson” Facebook page was the work of friend Jason Braiser, who said he did it as a joke because Rantz has admitted to a long-running crush on the star.

Clarkson is appearing at Drury’s O’Reilly Family Event Center in March. Tickets go on sale today.

“Zac and I were talking about it on Facebook. … I told him, ‘If this works, you owe me ,” said Braiser, who posted the page a little more than two weeks ago.

Read more at news-leader.com

Year of Alabama Music: ‘American Idol’ winners and runners-up (video)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Who: Ruben Studdard, Diana DeGarmo, Bo Bice, Taylor Hicks.

Why: Crowd pleasers on hit TV series, brought state and its singers to national attention.

Type of music: Pop, soul, R&B, show tunes, country, Southern rock. Appearances on Fox reality series focused on cover tunes, but some have written and recorded their own material.

Read more at AL.com

Graffiti Muralists Reach Settlement in Case of Contentious Fiat 500 Commercial

After a series of highly public missteps over a Fiat commercial featuring Jennifer Lopez, in which the entertainer was depicted cruising past a copyrighted graffiti mural in the Bronx, a settlement has been reached with local artists who claimed to have never granted permission for their mural to be used in the spot.

Most of the settlement’s details were kept private.

Stacey Richman, the attorney representing TATS Cru, the mural’s artists, said in a statement on Thursday that her clients were “excited to announce an additional collaboration” with Fiat. The brand would donate a 500 series vehicle to the artists, which would be painted and offered at auction. The proceeds would go to a local charity, Ms. Richman said.

Read more at NYTimes

‘X Factor’s Simon Cowell denies Nicole Scherzinger, Kelly Rowland swap

The X Factor co-creator Simon Cowell has dismissed suggestions that US judge Nicole Scherzinger and UK judge Kelly Rowland will swap jobs next year.

Last weekend, an X Factor insider said Cowell felt Rowland would fit in better on the US judging panel with LA Reid and Paula Abdul, while Scherzinger would be more at ease with UK panelists Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos.

However, Cowell has now said there is no truth to the rumors and insisted that he is not considering any judging changes as of now.

Read more at Digital Spy

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