@DweezySignal tweets, “Looks like Lee & the band will be doing their Disney Parade taping tomorrow at about 10am.” Lee will perform “Little Drummer Boy” for the Disney Christmas Day Parade set to air on ABC Christmas Day..
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David Cook checks in. He tweets, “Hey everyone! Sorry for the twitter silence. Been crazy focused in the studio since TG ended, trying to finish this record. Getting close!”
David also tweets, “Tracking a lil Cook/Skib/Tiemann number called “goodbye to the girl”. Insane vibe creation in progress…”
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Boo. Chris Colfer has to stay behind while the rest of the Gleeksters fly to the UK to appear on the X Factor results show Sunday. He tweets, “I won’t be performing on the X-Factor with the other Gleeks! I had to stay and film scenes with the Warblers. Lot’s of cool stuff coming up!”
And, “I expect my co-stars to bring me back enough “William & Kate” merchandise to fill a small house. Please let them know”
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Adam Lambert on His Grammy Nomination: ‘I Earned My Success’
So how did the outspoken and always outrageous glam rocker hear the news? “I was awoken by my manager in the morning while in Paris, ” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Much more effective than my usual cup of coffee to wake me up. I was so excited! After our call, I saw that a bunch of friends and family had texted and written emails.”
As far as the big music business picture is concerned, Lambert acknowledges that the Grammy nod further legitimizes an A&R tool that many in the industry had ostensibly written off, but he emphasizes that the credibility is also his, not just the show’s. “I believe American Idol is a dream platform for any artist, ” he explains. “It did not however, teach me how to sing or perform. I made music for years prior to the show but knew that most major labels wouldn’t be interested in me as a mainstream pop artist unless I could develop a legitimate fan base and prove that I had talent. Idol gave me these opportunities. But I feel I earned my current success by preparing and executing a variety of strong performances every week on the show and being comfortable being different.”
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
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@GinaOrr tweets international release dates for Crystal Bowersox’s Farmer’s Daughter, International fans of @crystalbowersox, we have the following release territories /dates with more to come; Canada 12/14, Finland 12/14 for digital 1/12 for physical, New Zealand 1/21, Japan 1/19 digital only, rest of Asia 12/14 or asap after…that is all we have right now, more to come.
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Crystal Bowersox Stays Rough-And-Tumble On ‘Farmer’s Daughter’
Crystal Bowersox is in a happy place. She just moved into a new house in Chicago with her husband and son. Taking a break from unpacking, she’s sitting on the back porch doing a phone interview with Billboard. But Bowersox, 25, is quick to become impassioned about the world outside her domestic bliss.
“If I have a name out there from this thing called ‘American Idol, ‘ I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t use it for good, ” she says. “That’s the way the world should work.”
“You have things that give artists texture and perspective and help round them out as human beings, ” Jive senior VP of marketing Lisa Cambridge-Mitchell says. “I think that has to inform the art.”
Read more at Billboard
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All Star Christmas: Kris Allen Interview
After his sound check at Toyota presents the Oakdale Theatre for 96.5 TIC’s All Star Christmas, Kris Allen stopped by to talk to Damon Scott.
The two talked about the former Idol Kris needs to punch in the near future and just how hard he is going to rock tonight.
Listen to the interview at 96.5 CT
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Al Roker Hosts Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Telethon
American Idol alum Kris thinks that this disease is “something that is overlooked. It’s a big deal. I am happy to be a part of this and I am happy to do what I can.”
Kris says, “My cousin’s grandma had Alzheimer’s, it was hard on their family. And she was close to us, so it was hard on us as well. I think it’s something that people forget about and that Alzheimer’s is just something that you get when you’re old. It’s a disease and it needs to be cured. I can’t imagine a really close family member having it and I pray that that doesn’t happen.”
Kris and his bandmate Cale Mills will perform an acoustic version of Kris’ hit song, “Live Like We’re Dying” for the show. “And we’re going to do ‘Before We Come Undone’ which is going to be online, ” Kris reveals. “We do a nice acoustic version of it. We’re also going to give the fans an acoustic version of the song soon. Maybe put it up on the website or on iTunes for free. They’ll love that.”
Read more at OK
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New Vlog from Danny Gokey
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Taylor Hicks on ” Celebrity Ghost Stories” – AIRS THIS SATURDAY DECEMBER 4TH
Watch how an encounter with a ghost helped Taylor win “American Idol”…episode airs this Saturday @ 9pm on BIO.
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Photo: Melinda Bell
David Archuleta rehearses for tomorrow’s Dallas Christmas parade with the kids of the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. The parade begins at 10 am. Tonight he performs at the Majestic Theater in Dallas to benefit the hospital.
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Photo Update: Ryan Seacrest and Mariah Carey at day two of the Christmas day parade TV tapings
Check out photos of Ryan Seacrest and more HERE.
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“Glee Live! In Concert!” Adds Two More Dates at London’s O2 Arena
Due to overwhelming popular demand, Twentieth Century Fox Television and “Glee” co-creator Ryan Murphy have announced two more concert dates for “Glee Live! In Concert!, ” bringing the total number of shows in the European engagement to seven.
“The response from the fans overseas has been incredible, with tickets to the shows selling out in minutes, ” commented Murphy. “We’re thrilled to be able to announce additional concerts at the O2 arena in London on June 28 and 29 and we promise to put on quite a show.”
After mounting a live stage concert event that played to sold out crowds and great acclaim in four American cities last year, Twentieth Century Fox Television and “Glee” co-creator Ryan Murphy recently announced that the “Glee” cast will return to concert stages this spring, this time in Europe. While no North American engagement has yet been announced, Murphy promises “some exciting news very soon.”
Read more at TVBytheNumbers
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Lea Michele Says She’ll Come Back As A Teacher If She Gets Kicked Off ‘Glee’ In 2012! Exclusive!
It sounds like graduation day might be coming early for the cast of Glee, but instead of fretting about potentially being written off the show in 2012, Lea Michele is positive she’ll stay with Glee against all odds. “Maybe I would come back as a teacher on Glee, ” Lea, 24, told HollywoodLife.com on Dec. 2 at Billboard’s Fifth Annual Women in Music Event in NYC.
Read more at Hollywood Life
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Fox 2000 Buys Pitch For ‘Glee’ Guy Cory Monteith
EXCLUSIVE: Glee star Cory Monteith is at the center of a pitch deal that just went down at Fox 2000. The untitled project, described as a “workplace” comedy. Monteith is attached to star and produce with Bruce Nash and Robert Kosberg. The idea came from Michael Herbert, an intern at Nash Entertainment. Monteith, who plays Finn Hudson on the hit series, just wrapped the Fox 2000 Tom Bezucha-directed Monte Carlo, starring alongside Leighton Meester and Selena Gomez.
Read more at Deadline
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Cardle, Byrne ‘could miss semi-final’
Mary Byrne and Matt Cardle are reportedly in danger of missing the X Factor semi-final because of vocal problems.
In previous series acts such as Diana Vickers have been given byes after falling ill during the competition, but it has never happened at such a late stage in the TV talent show.
Cardle’s illness is so bad that he was forced to miss out on a planned TalkTalk secret gig earlier this week, where the five remaining acts did a short Q&A with fans.
Byrne did perform at the London show but has apparently since lost her voice.
Read more at Digital Spy
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