TONIGHT: The New Directions are invited to perform at at Bar Mitzvah on Glee 8/7c PM FOX. The Amazing Race continues on CBS 8/7c PM. Watch for recaps!
AMERICAN IDOL’s Bucky Covington to Appear on ‘The Doctors,’ Today – Country Star and AMERICAN IDOL Finalist Bucky Covington will be appearing on an episode of the daytime medical talk show The Doctors tomorrow, Friday February 27th, with his family to raise awareness about a cause that is very close to their hearts: the use of a heart medication to help with a rare form of birthmark requiring treatment. Bucky’s infant daughter Kennedy was diagnosed with Infantile Hemangiomas at 3 weeks old. After conferring with specialists, Bucky and fiancé Katherine decided that the best choice for their daughter would be to start a treatment process to reverse the advancing of the birthmark preventing permanent damage to the skin. – Read more at Broadway.com
Kelly Clarkson: I never expected to get married – Singer Kelly Clarkson, whose hits include “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” “Since U Been Gone” and “Never Again,” admits she never expected to get married. Growing up, her views on marriage were skewed by the divorces she saw around her, she told Tracy Smith, in an interview to be broadcast on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” March 1. – Read more at CBS News
Queen + Adam Lambert confirmed for Rock In Rio – Queen + Adam Lambert will be performing on the opening night of Rock In Rio in Brazil it has been confirmed. The performance will mark 30 years since Queen opened the first Rock In Rio back in 1985. Queen’s opening night January 11, 1985 at Rio’s custom built City of Rock exploded the record books, drawing an audience of over 250,00. The band’s second appearance on January 18, brought their total Rock in Rio audience beyond 500,000. The full Rock in Rio 30 Years festival runs for seven nights over two weekends – September 18, 19 and 20 and September 24, 25, 26 and 27. Other artists already announced to appear include Katy Perry, System of a Down, Slipknot, A-Ha, Queens of the Stone Age, Faith No More, Hollywood Vampires, Metallica and John Legend. More information at www.rockinrio.com. – Read more at Entertainment Focus
Industry Sets Friday as Global Record Release Day – After seven months of semi-public back-and-forth, a conversation instigated in part by Aussie piracy and Beyonce’s surprise release in December of 2013 has resulted in the global recording industry accepting Friday as the release date for new albums. As reported in August, the shift will take place this summer. According to a statement from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents labels worldwide, a study found that a majority of consumers who bother to care which day new music comes out prefer to hear it on Fridays and Saturdays. – Read more at Billboard.com
Before Headlining Hedwig, Glee’s Darren Criss to Star in 17 Again Musical Reading – Darren Criss is headlining a private developmental reading of 17 Again, a musical based on the 2009 Zac Efron film, on March 6. Under the direction of Hairspray film director Adam Shankman, the Glee star will join Craig Bierko, Jackie Hoffman, George Wendt, Jennifer Damiano, Steve Rosen, Taylor Louderman, Leslie Kritzer and Andy Mientus in the New York reading, which features a score by First Date songwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner and book by TV writer Marco Pennette. – Read more at Broadway.com
Kelly Clarkson: I Will Never Tell My Daughter About From Justin to Kelly – You’ve talked in the past about doing a country album, but parts of this album sound like an ‘80s dance party. I’ve actually been creating both albums, a country one and this one at the same time. I’ve been working on both projects simultaneously. I’m both people. I have everything on my iPad from country to R&B to pop to rock. I listen to classical as well. I had a pop record left on my contract, so we decided to put this one out first. It’s probably my best pop album that I’ve ever put out, maybe because we had a lot of time to work on it because I was pregnant! But I will have a country album that will come out. I always tell people I might do Broadway one day, I might do an R&B album. I just like music. It doesn’t just stop at just one genre. That’s what’s cool about pop — it encompasses all of it because it’s whatever is popular. – Read more at TIME
‘American Idol’ Alum Jon Peter Lewis Takes Rock Opera to New York City – American Idol season-three alum Jon Peter Lewis will be spending the summer in Manhattan, as his musical, Deep Love: A Ghostly Rock Opera, has been chosen from hundreds of candidates to be one of 10 shows produced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival’s “Next Link Project” in July. “For the last five years, we’ve been workshopping the show,” Lewis tells Billboard. “It evolves every year. We take the lessons learned from each production, and apply them to the following run.” The Idol finalist, who says he is passionate about music as well as storytelling, explains that the festival production will add “some dynamic choreography and dancing.” – Read more at Billboard.com
Alex & Sierra Interview: Duo Talk Touring With Andy Grammer, Writing With John Legend + More [EXCLUSIVE] – Alex & Sierra are hitting the road with Andy Grammer on their The Good Guys and a Girl tour! We caught up with our fave duo the night before their first show, chatting about what surprises fans can expect on tour (they’re happening!), their favorite songs to perform live and what it was like to write with John Legend. Check it out below. – Read more at PopCrush.com
Jordin Sparks is spring ready as she flashes her toned midriff in floral-patterned trousers and a black crop top – She rose to fame in 2007 when she won the sixth season of American Idol. And it wasn’t the vocal talents of Jordin Sparks getting her all the attention as she flashed her fabulous physique in a black crop top. The 25-year-old singer was spotted filming an E! News segment at the Americana at Brand in Glendale, California on Thursday. Read more at the Dailymail.co.uk
‘The Voice’s’ Sasha Allen finds ‘magic to do’ in ‘Pippin’ – Performing on “The Voice” was a pressure “like no other,” according to fourth season competitor Sasha Allen. But it wasn’t any more challenging than her current job – singing, dancing and hanging from a trapeze as the Leading Player in “Pippin.” In the Broadway original, Ben Vereen played the role. In the revival, Patina Miller played the part. Both won Tonys for their work. Both are role models. “My mom loves Ben Vereen,” the Harlem native says. “He came to see me in the revival of ‘Hair’ (another show he originated) and he was so amazing. He’s a hard act to follow.” – Read more at Madison.com
‘The Voice’ sparks Craig Wayne Boyd’s own Cinderella story – In the midst of that mad rush, looking to capitalize on the “Voice” momentum, Boyd’s first single, “My Baby’s Got a Smile on Her Face,” dropped. And the resulting clamor it generated was heard all up and down Music Row. By the time the smoke had settled, “Smile” had become the second single ever to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts. The only other artist to manage the feat? Garth Brooks with his 2007 hit “More Than a Memory.” #“That was definitely one of those ‘Holy cow!’ moments,” a much more polished Boyd said in a phone interview with The Albany Herald. “I was caught up in the whirlwind of all ‘The Voice’ publicity, and this happens. I didn’t know what to say. No matter what happens in my career, I’ll always be grateful to ‘The Voice’ and to all the coaches on there. That whole experience brought so much to the table. – Read more at the Albany Herald
‘American Idol’ Josh Gracin Nothing to Lose in Divorce …
But Half His Music –
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