Idol Headlines for 12/08/11 – The Evening Edition

The Idol and The Voice is TONIGHT at Abe and Jakes Landing in Lawrence KS Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. The show features American Idol Season 10 finalist James Durbin and winner of NBC’s “The Voice” Javier Colon.  This is a free all-ages show. Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. it’s the last chance to get tickets at 23rd Street Brewery. (Via KTLA)

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Kellie Pickler to show new attitude on ‘100 Proof’

Kellie Pickler fans have had to wait more than three years for new music, but the former American Idol finalist believes all that time allowed her to develop as an artist.

Pickler says she brought a “f***-it attitude” to the making of 100 Proof, out Jan. 24. “I’m just doing it, and whatever happens, happens,” says the 25-year-old singer. “I’ll be damned if I’m going to go down without a fight.”

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Casey Abrams on Surviving Idol With “Not-Caredness” — Exclusive!

“You have to have this certain, ‘not-caredness’,” he told us at the 4th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. LIVE & Opening of LA Kings Holiday Ice. “You have to go on stage and be kind of fearless. Honestly, I don’t hit all the notes all the time, but I feel like I have a little bit of confidence because I know I’m having fun up there. And I think that’s what they see in me, you know. And look at Paul [McDonald]. Paul doesn’t have the greatest voice, but he’s so interesting. And he cares about the music. The same could be said about all [the contestants].”

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Uma Thurman To Guest-Star In Five-Episode Arc In NBC’s New Musical Drama ‘Smash’

GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING AND OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM STAR UMA THURMAN TO GUEST-STAR IN FIVE-EPISODE ARC IN NBC’S NEW MUSICAL DRAMA ‘SMASH’

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – December 8, 2011 – Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Uma Thurman will have a five-episode guest-starring arc on NBC’s new musical drama “Smash” as a famous and somewhat difficult movie star who flirts with the idea of starring in “Marilyn,” the musical within the musical.

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CNN Announces Jerry Seinfeld, George Lopez, Sofia Vergara, Mary-Louise Parker, Chris Colfer, Ice Cube and Laura Dern as Additional Celebrity Presenters at Fifth Annual “CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute”

Top 10 Heroes to be Honored During Broadcast Live on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CNN, the worldwide leader in news, announced new show details and additions to the line-up for CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute. Hosted by Anderson Cooper, the show honors everyday people doing extraordinary things, and will air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA, globally on CNN’s networks including CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN en Espanol.

Chris Colfer, Golden Globe winner, two-time Emmy nominee, SAG nominee, and star of Fox’s Glee, will be presenting to youths who are being recognized and honored by CNN as “Young Wonders.”

Joining Colfer in presenting the “Young Wonders” is Miley Cyrus, who will also be performing her triple platinum hit “The Climb” and Kid Rock will perform a special live version of “Care” from his platinum selling album, “Born Free.”

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