Eliminated Top 40 Contestants Can Audition Again – Nigel Lythgoe tweeted, “Can those contestants that will be cut in the Las Vegas Round this season still audition for next year? [Yes.]
Jane Lynch to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Annie’ – Jane Lynch is about to experience the hard-knock life — but she’s really happy about it. The “Glee” star will make her Broadway debut in May in “Annie” at the Palace Theatre. Lynch will join the cast as the evil orphanage matron Miss Hannigan, a role that she seems to have been prepping for with her portrayal of tart-tongued cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on “Glee.” – Read more at The Wrap
Howard Stern Sticks Up For Kelly Clarkson
This is good. Howard is #TeamKelly all the way. “This guy is trying to diminish what she does? Doesn’t he have enough in life, can’t he tell his story without f**king degrading her? EXACTLY.
Country star Kellie Pickler bringing Nashville to KOP – From a small-town, dewy-eyed “American Idol” contestant who admitted on the reality show that she had never heard of the squid-based dish, Pickler has emerged as a Billboard-chart-topping, Grand-Ole-Opry recording artist who jams with Taylor Swift and is escorted on military choppers to entertain troops overseas. But despite overcoming such needle-in-the-haystack odds of making it big in country music today, she still clings to what got her there – family, friends and fans. “I don’t take them for granted, I promise you that,” she said about her fans during a recent telephone interview from her kitchen in Nashville. “They have been very supportive and caring to me.” – Read more at MainlineMediaNews
Bruno Mars When I Was Your Man by Anoop Desai
In this week’s WTF Wednesday, Season 8 contestant, Anoop Desai, covers Bruno Mars. There’s an interview tacked on at the end.
‘American Idol’: Why A Woman Will (Finally) Win – In a way, the 2,000 days since Sparks began her reign have also coincided with “Idol’s” slide from cultural relevancy: Ratings are down, judges have been shuffled and the parade of white guys with guitars that have taken the title stands in stark contrast to the rise of young, racially diverse — and above all else, female — pop stars that have come to rule both the charts and the pop culture landscape (though, it should be noted, Phillip Phillips has done rather well for himself). And don’t think the folks behind the show haven’t noticed … the addition of Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey was a bold attempt to address those shortcomings. Now, with the right pieces in place, all they can do is sit back and hope viewers will follow their lead. And it looks like that gamble may pay off. Because as the show prepares to pare its Top 40 down to a Top 24 this week, it seems like a mortal lock: A girl will win “American Idol. – Read more at MTV.com
Girl sings National Anthem with Carrie Underwood – 10-year-old Alexandra Harvey got to sing the National Anthem with Carrie Underwood. She brought a sign to the concert that said “MY ONLY WISH IS TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WITH YOU!” It worked! Alexandra says she hugged Carrie 3 times, and that she “smells like candy”. How sweet is that? A dream come true for a little mega fan!
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Fifth Harmony Prepping A ‘Fun,’ ‘Getting Ready To Go Out’ Album – “Well hopefully [it will] be the opposite side of the coin, the female side of the coin from the 1D boys, which would be great. It’s five amazingly talented, beautiful girls that I love to death and they’re great singers,” said Bunetta, who is executive producing the fierce fivesome’s Syco Music debut. “And I worked with them on the show. I’m getting to executive produce their album and so I’m trying to reach out to all the best songwriters and producers in the business and make an album that girls can have a lot of fun to. “I would hope that every girl would just put it on, when they’re getting ready to go out or when they’re in their car going somewhere and they just want to have a great time,” he told MTV News. “That’s what I want this album to be.” – Read more at MTV
Fifth Harmony Reveals Album Details In First Post X-Factor Interview!
