David Cook performs at Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas, NV.
Taylor Hicks performs acoustic show for Marine Toys for Tots at ORE Drink and Dine in Birmingham, AL.
David Archuleta performs at Heritage Center Theater in Cedar City, UT.
Clay Aiken performs at Fletcher Auditorium in Raleigh, NC.
Kellie Pickler performs at Patriot Center – George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.
Danny Gokey performs at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, CA.
Gina Glocksen performs at JW Hollsteins in Tinley Park, IL.
Mandisa performs at World Prayer Center in Louisville, KY.
Phil Stacey performs at Praise Cathedral in Greer, SC.
Bo Bice’s annual Christmas Party, Listening Room, Nashville, TN
Seacrest In? What Happened to Comcast’s Commitment to the News?
Yesterday I was as close to Ryan Seacrest as I’ll probably ever get. I was quoted in a story in the New York Times about rumors Seacrest might succeed Matt Lauer as host of Today on NBC. The celebrity beat is not my normal bailiwick, but the Seacrest story raises some serious questions about Comcast’s commitment to news.
Read more at Huffington Post
Rising singer credits her good fortune to Christianity
Mandisa is one of the few entertainers who today is recognizable by a single name. But her stardom never would have been possible if not for some help from above, the singer said in a recent interview.
The 35-year-old California native, who will perform a Christmas concert with Matthew West Dec. 18 in Fremont, said it wasn’t just a matter of vocal skill that opened the door for her rise to fame on American Idol.
“There are people that are better singers, there are people that are better looking, there are people that are more interesting characters than me,” she said from Nashville. “But it was just part of God’s plan for my life. I would not have made it if it weren’t in his plans.”
Read more at the Toledo Blade
