The Amazing Race continues tonight, at 8/7c PM on CBS is preempted again for NCAA basketball.
Candice Glover tweets, “Happy to announce that I’ll be starring as Sharmaine in the stage play entitled “Transition” in Columbus, Ohio on May 30!!!!!”
Katharine McPhee Signs With ICM Partners – Katharine McPhee, who co-stars on CBS’ freshman spy drama Scorpion, has signed with ICM Partners. She had been with WME. McPhee continues to be managed by David Schiff and Mimi DiTrani at MGMT and is with Leslie Sloane of Vision PR. Read more at Deadline
Idol Illustrated with Adanna Duru – This week, Adanna Duru was eliminated from American Idol, but she leaves the show with great memories and great friends. So she stopped by Yahoo Music to create a special piece of artwork inspired by her Season 14 experience, and now her original painting hangs on our Idol wall of fame alongside art pieces by Phillip Phillips, Caleb Johnson, Kris Allen, Chris Daughtry, Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart, Jessica Sanchez, Lee DeWyze, Allison Iraheta, Casey James, Brooke White, and others. – Read more at Yahoo.com
Chris Jamison gets new wheels for being ‘The Voice’ finalist – That all changed on Friday when Jamison received a 2015 Nissan Altima that he personally customized as a reward for being a finalist on The Voice. “It has heated seats,” said Jamison. “I’m going to need those.” Jamison’s new car was awarded to him for being a finalist on The Voice from NBC and Bowser Nissan. “I love my new car. It’s great,” said Jamison. “I’m just grateful for the show and everybody that supported me.” – Read more at WPXI.com
Katherine Winston reflects on her ‘American Idol’ moment – “Honestly, I never expected to get as far as I did” she admitted. “I have absolutely no negative feelings toward the show. I gained so much experience and confidence. I’ve grown so much as an artist and a person. It was an amazing experience.” That’s one way to describe it. It was also, by Winston’s own admission, enormously nerve-wracking, tension-filled and, for brief bursts of time, triumphant. The auditions were the epitome of hurry up and wait. Contestants got 90 seconds to present their songs. But a vast majority of auditions featured dozens or hundreds of performers. – Read more at Berkshire Eagle.com
Special Benefit Concert ‘Heart of the Song’ to Rock Deep in Palmetto’s Victoria Forest – PALMETTO — “Heart of the Song”, an evening music event for the benefit of music scholarship, mentoring and educational programs, is coming to Palmetto on Friday, April 17. Organized by the Del Couch Music Foundation, the concert will be nestled in the 27-acre horse ranch Victoria Forest. The special concert will feature two rocking blues sets and a pair of American Idol singing sensations and guitarists: Rick Derringer, accomplished singer-songwriter and rock n’ roll musician; rock and country cover band The Billy Rice Band; New Hampshire native Alex Preston, and Bradenton’s own (and Del Couch standout) Sam Woolf. Preston and Woolf performed and were top 5 finalists in American Idol’s thirteenth season. – Read more at The Bradenton Times
American Idol mentor Boy George picks the frontrunners of the Top 9 – The two winning performances last night were Jax and Clark. They’re two real musicians in terms of playing. When I talked to Jax about her song, “You Give Love a Bad Name,” she got very eloquent; she knows her stuff. She’s a very knowledgeable person in terms of music, and so is Clark. But that can sometimes get in the way—you can start to get intellectual rather than emotional, and that can be dangerous. I told Clark I would lower the key on “Every Breath You Take.” But he ignored me! Some singers, when you put them under stress, and you challenge them, they excel. I went up to him after and said, I was wrong, because you nailed it. It could have gone either way, and he absolutely nailed it. And I think that Joey forgot what we told her. My advice to her was to give “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” more notes, to not sing it in a linear way. But I think she just got nervous. And Rayvon, he’s a technician, a singing teacher, and a perfectionist. He won’t take risks. He’s got a beautiful voice, so while he may not win this show, he can have a great career. – Read more at Entertainment Weekly.com
‘American Idol’ Behind the Scenes: 6 Things Fans Didn’t See From Wednesday’s Episode – Asked what it was like working with a group of singers where none of them were alive when “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” became Culture Club’s first hit, George replied, “I’d say, ‘You need to listen to Sly Stone’ and they’d say, ‘Who’s that?’ That’s shocking to me because when I was their age and younger, I was listening to Bessie Smith and Dinah Washington and artists from the ’30s and ’40s. Now we have this great tool called the Internet. Go home and Google! What was interesting for me was how some of them listened and improved their performance because of what Scott and I said to them. It was a real pleasure to stand in the room with them and listen to them sing.” When asked what he thought of Joey Cook, who obviously had a special affinity for him, George responded, “I told Joey she’s like the girls I used to hang out with in school. She embodies the new romantic spirit of the ’80s. She’s very individual. I really liked her.” – Read more at Billboard
Katharine McPhee: What’s In My Bag? – One problem Katharine McPhee can’t solve: keeping her Louis Vuitton purse organized. “It takes too much work!” says the star of the CBS crime drama, Scorpion (Mondays at 9 p.m.). “My bag is so cluttered. I’ll find five ponytail holders and a bunch of change at the bottom.” The American Idol alum, dating costar Elyes Gabel, 31, lets Us rummage around. – Read more at US Magazine
The Bachelorette Tapes Rap Battle in NYC: Inside the Episode Filming! – One of the women and a group of her male suitors arrived in Manhattan for a fun destination date this week, and a source gave Us Weekly the exclusive scoop. Read on for all of the spoiler-filled details below!While there has yet to be confirmation on the structure of the two-Bachelorettes show, Bristowe was the one in the Big Apple with her dates. She was joined on Manhattan’s West Side by eight men, who all participated in a group date. In typical Bachelorette fashion, producers upped the ante on the already-awkward situation, adding a bold challenge to the date. Nodding to dance instructor Bristowe’s hobby of rapping, the suitors competed in a good old-fashioned rap battle. With some added star power from guest judge Doug E. Fresh, a winner was picked from each rhyming duel. While Bristowe didn’t hand out any roses to the amateur rappers, she did take them out to a celebratory afterparty following the competition. – Read more at US Magazine
