Tonight, it’s the penultimate episode of Glee! Watch The New Directions compete against Vocal Adrenaline in Sectionals. 9/8c PM on FOX.
Sneak Peek – Jennifer Hudson & More Set for OWN Television Event TOO DARN HOT PARTY – In the upcoming OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK primetime television event, Tyler Perry hosts a star-studded evening at his home to celebrate the success of his historic programming partnership with Oprah Winfrey and to honor the talented and hardworking actors that bring all four of his popular television series to life week after week. The “Too Darn Hot Party” special airs Tuesday, March 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN, immediately following “The Haves and the Have Nots.” In addition, the special is full of surprises. A “superfan” is stunned by Tika Sumpter (Candace Young on “The Haves and the Have Nots”) with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the party. Also, magic occurs more than once during an after party “jam session” with Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and Jennifer Holliday. – Read more at Broadway World.com
The season 14 finalist tells Billboard she “wanted to go out in style.” – “I woke up this morning thinking it might be the end,” Crowe told Billboard shortly after her elimination. “I was bummed. But when I got to the studio, Tyanna Jones’ mom gave me a big hug and said, ‘If this is the end, why do you want to spend the next five hours moping?’ And I thought that was good advice. So I got all glammed up. They curled my hair super-big; it’s the best hairstyle I’ve ever had in my life. During the live show, I enjoyed every performance. That’s why you saw me up every time. I didn’t want to look back and say, ‘I moped.’ I wanted to go out in style.” Crowe wasn’t the only one thinking elimination was in the cards. “Daniel thought he was going home tonight,” Crowe revealed. “I told him, ‘Listen to me. You’re not. So stop it.’ I gave him a hug and he said, ‘Thanks, I needed this.’ That kid is destined for greatness. They all are. They all stepped up and they’re going to continue to step up every week. It’s going to be hard for America. This was just the first elimination. There are going to be 10 more that are going to be even harder.” – Read more at Billboard
Joshua Ledet: A star in the making – Life has been great for American Idol finalist Joshua Ledet after the show put him briefly in the limelight. “I have been working on music and I am just trying to pursue a music career and working on an album […] my life definitely went from one phase to another. It has been fun,” he told The Jakarta Post in a recent interview. The third-place finisher of the 11th American Idol has debuted his single “Here to Die” on YouTube and it gained praise from music critics, including Rolling Stone, which urged record labels to give “the fiery, from-the-gut break-up ballad” a commercial release. – Read more at The Jakarta Post
The Empire Cast on the Bib, Cookie’s Style, and More at Their Very Lively Panel – Fox screened the first half of Empire’s two-hour season finale for Television Academy members Thursday night in Los Angeles, followed by a Q&A with creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, producer Brian Grazer, showrunner Ilene Chaiken, and the cast: Terrence Howard (Lucious), Taraji P. Henson (Cookie), Jussie Smollett (Jamal), Bryshere Gray (Hakeem), Trai Byers (Andre), Grace Gealey (Anika), and Kaitlin Doubleday (Rhonda). – Read more at Vulture.com
Lee Daniels says Oprah Winfrey, Common will appear on ‘Empire’ – No two ways about it, Fox’s “Empire” is a huge hit. And when the series returns for its second season, it will have two massive guest stars: Oprah Winfrey and Common. Series co-creator Lee Daniels announced at a screening of the show’s first season finale on Thursday that both stars would be making appearances on the show. When Access Hollywood asked about the possibility of Winfrey appearing, Daniels said, “Yes. Yeah. She’s gonna be on it.” As for Common, the recent Oscar winner for his song in the film “Selma” has previously expressed a desire to be on the show. And now Daniels has confirmed that it’s going to happen. “We’re gonna have a good time,” Daniels told Access Hollywood of Common’s appearance. “You heard that first.” Daniels and Winfrey have a working relationship going back to when Winfrey signed on to help promote his Sundance hit “Precious.” – Read more at LA Times
She’s Baaack! The Controversial Stacy Francis Returns on ‘R&B Divas’ – Stacy Francis was the token villainess of The X Factor USA Season 1, even if that was a role she never wanted to play. She started off on the show, which was much-hyped at the time, as the frontrunner… but after Perez Hilton and other bloggers blasted her, accusing her of lying about her professional past, a major backlash ensued, and she ended up going home in 11th place. “It was very hurtful and very disappointing. I’ve dealt with so much disappointment in my career and in my life… so it kind of put me back in a sad, depressed state,” Stacy, now 45, tells Yahoo Music. “So I had to dig into myself and say, ‘Hey, what am I doing to create this? How can I take responsibility for my condition and fix it?’ So I’ve done a lot of spiritual work, and a lot work on myself in the past couple years, and I’ve really looked at myself and changed a couple things about my thinking.” – Read more at Yahoo Music
