Appearances:
- Scotty McCreery will sing the National Anthem at the Carolina Panthers/Atlanta Falcons football game at the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, NC. 1 pm EST
- Taylor Hicks will sing the National Anthem at the 2011 NCAA Men’s College Cup Championship at 3 PM CST at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama.
- Lauren Alaina will perform at the York Expo Center, York PA 6 pm.
- Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and The Band Perry will be playing on TNT’s annual “Christmas in Washington” show on Dec. 11 (airing Dec. 16)
- 12 Dates of Christmas premieres on the Family Channel, featuring an original song by Jordin Sparks 8 pm.
- CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute hosted by Anderson Cooper and feat Chris Colfer, Miley Cyrus, Kid Rock and more 8 pm CNN.
- Mandisa performs at Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, MD
- Phil Stacey performs at Praise Cathedral in Greer, SC.
Astro tweets, “dropping a joint next week and dropping the full mixtape on Dec. 22nd at 9:01pm! Right after the X Factor finale.
Carrie Underwood posted at her Fan Club yesterday that there would be no duets on her next album. But, she is planning to ask a well known friend to contribute something.
Kelly Clarkson: Recording a Duet with Demi Lovato!
Kelly Clarkson gives us a smooch while posing with a fake mustache backstage at Y100 Jingle Ball 2011 held at the BankAtlantic Center on Saturday (December 10) in Sunrise, Fla.
Kelly also filled us in about recording a duet with Demi Lovato, who she performed with at Z100’s Jingle Ball the night before.
“It’s a song a friend of mine wrote. It’s killer and I’ve been wanting to sing it for a while. It’s very like urban, pop/rock, and we both like that,” Kelly said. “It’s my normal anthem, shove it in your face [type of song].”
Read more at Just Jared
Melanie Amaro tweeted, “Omg God is good!!! @MariahCarey just tweeted me im literally crying, she is my role model and one of the people who onspire me to sing”
Mariah Carey had tweeted, “@ItsMelanieAmaro Dear Melanie, you should be very proud of yourself and the beautiful gift you’ve been given.” and after Melanie responded, “@ItsMelanieAmaro Thank you so much for your incredibly kind and humbling words. Never give up, never let go, no matter what. xo, MC.”
Fisher Fights; Underwood Cheers
Hockey Fight! Hockey Fight! The Nashville Predators, Mike Fisher, Got into a scuffle on the ice while his wife, Carrie Underwood, looked on from the stands.
Read more at the NYT
Lee DeWyze Makes Some New Friends
Lee DeWyze attended the party for the release of the VocalizeU app. As he said in a tweet, “Made some new friends tonight.” That’s The Sing Off judge, Ben Folds and singer Natasha Bedingfield.
Daughtry Talks About Return of Rock Music, Sports
“There certainly is a void in mainstream rock and hopefully we can help out with that,” said Daughtry, whose band released its third album “Break the Spell” in November. “There is so much dance-oriented pop music out there right now. The state of rock music is not in the forefront these days.”
So, working with Duracell’s Holiday Insurance Program, Daughtry will perform a free concert at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Check the Facebook page for details. Fans will get a chance to listen to the band’s hits, including “Renegade”, “Louder than Ever” and “Outta My Heat”, which has been used during spots on ESPN programs.
Read more at ESPN
Chris Colfer – Elf on a Shelf!
Chris Colfer attended fellow gleekster, Naya Rivera’s Christmas party last night, as the Christmas elf from the children’s book, “Elf on the Shelf”. It’s perfect casting, actually.
Why Glee’s Chris Colfer Thinks Ricky Martin Is Hotter Than Matthew Morrison
So which one of the two hunks does Chris Colfer think is hotter?
“I can’t say Matt, because Matt’s like my big brother,” Colfer told us at the HFPA’s A Night of First’s event in West Hollywood. “So I’ll go with Ricky. I think he comes in and kind of almost takes his job. So we’ll see what happens. I hope they throw down. That would be great.”
Read more at EOnline
