Idol Headlines for 3/16/15

Dancing with the Stars begins tonight! Follow our live blog beginning at 8/7c pm. It airs on ABC. The Voice Battle Rounds continues on NBC at 8/7c pm.

SNL RETURNS ON MARCH 28 WITH HOST DWAYNE JOHNSON AND MUSICAL GUEST GEORGE EZRA – Dwayne Johnson will host SNL for the fourth time on March 28. Johnson next stars in the highly anticipated box office hit franchise “Furious 7,” in theaters April 3, and “San Andreas,” in theaters May 29. George Ezra will make his first appearance as SNL musical guest. Ezra’s debut studio album, “Wanted on Voyage,” spawned the international hit single “Budapest,” and the singer-songwriter is currently on tour in the U.S. and Europe. “Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels. – Read more at NBC.com

This is driving me car-azy! Actress Katharine McPhee struggles to squeeze her luggage into mystery male pal’s Mini – In October 2013, Katharine McPhee was at the centre of much controversy when she was photographed kissing Smash director Michael Morris while she was still married to Nick Cokas. But on Sunday, the former American Idol contestant – who filed for divorce last May – appeared to have put all of the troubles behind her as she enjoyed a day out with a male pal in Los Angeles. Katherine, who recently begun dating her Scorpion co-star Elyes Gabel, was spotted having trouble putting her luggage in the back of her companion’s Mini, eventually storing it on the back seat. – Read more at DailyMail.co.uk

Meghan Linsey gets second chance on ‘The Voice’ – Linsey knows fans and viewers think she has an unfair advantage due to her past experience, but she said she also has more to lose. “It would have been a bigger deal for (me not to get chosen) than if I had just come out of nowhere,” she said. “I feel like it’s a pretty vulnerable place to put yourself out there and have to compete.” Linsey lost a large portion of her fan base when Steel Magnolia broke up. She said many of her followers didn’t understand the gravity of the situation and angrily blamed her for ending the duo. Now she wants to rebrand herself as a female vocalist and soul singer on “The Voice.” – Read more at the Tennessean

How ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Gave Robert Herjavec ‘Belief In the Future’ – Robert Herjavec expected to get in better shape by participating in “Dancing with the Stars.” However, he didn’t realize that it would benefit him mentally too. “I got separated almost a year now and you go through different highs and different lows and it’s difficult,” he told ABC News. “Relationships are hard and you second-guess yourself but I couldn’t imagine something better because it is so far outside of my comfort zone that it kind of gave me a renewed hope and belief in the future.” – Read more at ABC News

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