Idol Headlines for 4/23/15

Carrie Underwood has been chosen as one of People Magazines most Beautiful People via ET Canada

Michael Simeon and Riley Bria Drop out of summer tour – No reasons were given just “unforeseen circumstances.” Savion Wright and Trevor Douglas are continuing the tour on their own. They are giving refunds from the GoFundMe project to anyone who wants one. Currently, they are raising $5.500 and are nearly at their goal.

“EMPIRE” STARS JUSSIE SMOLLETT AND BRYSHERE “YAZZ” GRAY TO PERFORM WITH GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTIST ESTELLE AT
THE “2015 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS”
– Billboard and dick clark productions announced today that “Empire” recording artists Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray will perform at this year’s award show for an “Empire” themed performance featuring Grammy Award-winning British songstress Estelle, singing a medley of the show’s biggest hits, “Conqueror” and “You’re So Beautiful.” These stars join previously announced musical performers Iggy Azalea, Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa, Kelly Clarkson, Hozier, Nick Jonas, John Legend, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Britney Spears and Meghan Trainor. The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, on ABC from 8:00 PM–11:00 PM ET. – via dc productions press

“DAVID LETTERMAN: A LIFE ON TELEVISION,” A CBS PRIMETIME SPECIAL CELEBRATING THE TALK SHOW HOST’S LEGENDARY CAREER, TO BE BROADCAST MONDAY, MAY 4 – CBS will salute David Letterman and his legendary broadcasting career with DAVID LETTERMAN: A LIFE ON TELEVISION, a 90-minute primetime special celebrating his more than three decades in television, on Monday, May 4 (9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. As previously announced, Letterman will retire as host of CBS’s Late Show on Wednesday, May 20. The special will be hosted by Emmy Award winner Ray Romano, whose own career was propelled by a 1995 stand-up appearance on the Late Show with DAVID LETTERMAN. That appearance led into the development of his Emmy Award-winning classic comedy series, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” which was produced for CBS by Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Romano will take viewers through a retrospective of Letterman’s career, starting from his time as a weathercaster in Indiana to his final nights as host of the Late Show on the Network. – Read more at TVByTheNumbers

Adam Lambert on His ‘Ghost Town’ vs. Madonna’s ‘Ghosttown’ – “And I’m on my laptop on a little four-day vacation in Mexico,” Lambert continues, “and I open up my iTunes, I’m searching through, and I’m like, Oh, Madonna’s music is out! I love Madonna! I’ve always loved Madonna — she’s an icon, she’s an amazing entertainer. And I see on the track listing a song called ‘Ghosttown.’ And I thought, What are the chances? What is the hell is going on here?” At first, Lambert panicked a little. “My reaction was so complicated,” he says, “because I think I texted my management, like, ‘Did you see this? Did you see this? What are we gonna do?’ And they said, ‘You know, it’s fine because the songs are so different.’ Hers is like a post-apocalyptic love song, mid-tempo, and mine’s like an existential dance goth rave thing. So they’re two different songs — they just share a title.” – Read more at Billboard

‘The Voice’: What’s Next For Deanna Johnson & Rob Taylor?

Survivor host Jeff Probst breaks down all the auction drama – Each week Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of Survivor: Worlds Apart – Read more at Entertainment Weekly

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