Adam Lambert will be a guest on the new season of All On the Line with Joe Zee, on Sundance.
Kelly Clarkson performs at the z100 Jingle Ball, Madison Square Garden NY. 7:30
David Cook performs at Irving Plaza in New York, NY.
David Archuleta performs at Blackfoot Performing Arts Center in Blackfoot, ID.
Clay Aiken performs at Fletcher Auditorium in Raleigh, NC.
Mandisa performs at Cuyahoga Valley Church in Broadview Heights, OH.
Timbaland wants to work with Marcus Canty. He tweets, “@LA_Reid we need 2 do @Iammarcuscanty album together. i know exactly wat to do with him. he a star”
American Idol Visits Seton High School
CINCINNATI — Students at Seton High School got a special visit Thursday from a former winner of American Idol.
Jordin Sparks stopped by the school because the students cast the most votes in the “Bring Jordin Sparks to Your School Contest.” The students beat out 2,200 other schools.
Read more at wlwt.com
The Barefoot Formal is back at Casa Dorada!
It will be a fantastic, star-studded celebration at Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, as the resort will host the 2nd annual Barefoot Formal on New Year’s Eve.
Hosted by Mary Murphy, the Queen of Scream from “So You Think You Can Dance”, the festivities will be held on the sand at Casa Dorada. The evening’s stage show will be presented by Jay D. Schwartz and Louis Van Amstel, with Van Amstel choreographing and performing with fellow “Dancing with the Stars” professional dancers Anna Trebunskaya, Jonathan Roberts, Dmitry Chaplin and Chelsie Hightower, as well as returning “American Idol” standouts Michael Johns, Melinda Doolittle and Rickey Smith, along with first-time Casa Dorada visitor LaToya London. “Idol’s” Michael Orland returns as the show’s musical director. The evening will conclude with an explosion of fireworks over the Sea of Cortez.
Read more at PR Web
Taylor Hicks brings holiday cheer to Birmingham with benefit at Ore (video)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Taylor Hicks is nesting in Nashville. And yes, Soul Patrol diehards, he has a new couch.
If you remember correctly, the Hoover native said a big, fancy sofa would be his first substantial purchase if he won the “American Idol” crown in 2006.
When Hicks became a TV sensation on the Fox reality show, The Birmingham News actually paid a visit to his Southside apartment — and raised a ruckus by looking (and photographing) under the cushions.
Read more at Al.com
‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’ Trailer Released: Brooklyn Decker, Cameron Diaz And Jennifer Lopez Star
Watch out “New Years Eve,” there’s another star-studded movie on its way, and it’s gonna be huge. Literally.
The trailer for the highly anticipated, highly-hormonal “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” has just hit the web.
Watch at the Huffington Post
Kickin’ Ass in South America
Wearing the appropriate diva workout outfit of tight jeans and designer shades, Jennifer Lopez kept her infamous booty in shape by high kicking while practicing the Brazilian dance-based martial art Capoiera in Uruguay on Thursday.
The 42-year-old got her self defense on in the middle of looking for talent in South America for her new Spanish-language talent show “Q’Viva – The Chosen!”
See the photo at TMZ
Backbeat: L.A. Reid Talks Backstage at ‘X Factor’ About Chris Rene, New Regime at Epic
BBB: It seems that would be more true for some than others at this point, with five contestants left.
LA: Tonight (Dec. 7) was an important night for Chris Rene. He certainly stood up as a recording artist by doing his own material. He entered the contest doing his own material and that by doing his own material once again, he proved himself to be an original and in a lane all of his own. Yes, he looked like a star. Melanie stood up and was really strong and for her it’s a matter of material. Marcus Canty is one soulful dude and I feel him. There are all truly contenders and I don’t think the winner is obvious. We don’t have a clue who the winner will be.
Read more at Billboard.biz
Live at X Factor: Does Nicole Scherzinger Regret Her Decision? Plus, Rachel Crow’s Final Words Revealed!
When asked if she would change her decision now that she knows the outcome, Scherzinger takes a long pause before saying, “I don’t know. everything happens for a reason. Rachel, it was a surprise to me that she was in he bottom two and now that she’s being sent home. But no, I had to leave it up to America.”
Of her decision to leave the elimination up to the public, Scherzinger says, “At this point in the game, I don’t want to send anyone home. Marcus had been in the bottom twice already. I wasn’t going to make the decision. I just couldn’t make the decision, so I left it up to America to vote.”
Crow tells us she did some consoling of her own when visited Scherzinger in her dressing room after the show. “I feel really bad. Nicole was so sad,” she says. “I saw her in her room and she was still crying tonight even. I went in there and I was just like, ‘It’s OK.’ She was like, ‘No one can calm me down, but you!’ I hugged her and it was OK. She’s fine. She’s amazing. It was not her fault.”
Read more at EOnline
Simon Cowell ‘set to appear in this weekend’s UK X Factor final’
The secret source said: “Simon has stayed abreast of the show from America and has continued to have daily conference calls with his staff in the UK.
“But he didn’t want to appear in the early weeks because he needed to concentrate on his day job. There was also no point in him overshadowing Gary Barlow and the other judges.”
Simon hasn’t confirmed any of this lark, but the arena is all set up for it and he will reportedly appear on screen and chat to the contestants via Skype after their performances.
Read more at the Daily Mirror
Cowell Likens Crow’s Future to Jennifer Hudson’s
“Seeing that happen before with someone like Jennifer Hudson, sometimes when you go out like this, in a weird way it goes in your favor,” said Simon after the show. “She was incredible tonight. Incredible people get work and they get success, but you gotta have that steel… She’s got steel, this girl.”
Read more at ETOnline
‘Glee’ Ratings Plunge: Why Audiences Are Tuning Out
“Glee” has lost nearly a quarter of its audience this season — more than any other show with such high ratings. Is it burning out, like so many series shows that become near-instant cultural phenomena? Or just finding its real audience after years of hype?
In its current, third season, the cultural phenomenon has tried to return to its roots after second-season gimmicks tested even some die-hard Gleeks. It’s unclear whether cutting down on special guests and thematic episodes has reduced viewership this season, if some fans have given up, or if something else is at play.
Read more at The Wrap
