Tonight, The Voice Live Playoffs begin! Ten of the Top 20 compete for your votes! NBC 8/7c pm. Dancing with the Stars pairs celebrate Best Year of My Life on ABC 8/7c pm. RuPaul’s Drag Race continues on LOGO at 9/8c PM.
Jennifer Hudson, Demi Lovato & More Set for VH1’s THE RIDE, Premiering 4/18 – Every kid has a dream but a dream alone doesn’t provide a future. THE RIDE consists of 8 hour-long episodes featuring Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Linkin Park, T.I and various other trendsetting artists, which will go into the truth of how these artists got to where they are today. Filled with raw unfiltered interviews, the road to success is paved as artists recount the events that transformed their lives. THE RIDE premieres, Saturday April 18th, 2015 9 PM ET/PT. – Read more at Broadway World.com
Tens of thousands expected for Easter Egg Roll – About 35,000 children, their parents, musical performers and celebrity guests are expected to descend upon the South Lawn of the White House on Monday for the 137th Easter Egg Roll. Girl group Fifth Harmony is scheduled to perform, along with the Broadway cast of “Newsies” and the “So You Think You Can Dance” All-Stars. – Read more at The Washington Post
‘American Idol’ Alum John Stevens: Putting Crooner Pride on Display with Vinyl Release – He was the 16-year-old red-haired Rat Pack crooner who auditioned with Dean Martin’s “That’s Amore” and became a top 10 finalist on season three of American Idol. Now, John Stevens is launching a new phase of his career. After singing vocals with the Beantown Swing Orchestra for several years, the Boston-based vocalist is releasing his first album as The John Stevens Band. He spoke with Billboard about Mr. Nice Guy. – Read more at Billboard.com
Country, Pop Songwriters Blend Talents During Nashville Retreat – Top song crafters from Nashville and Los Angeles melded their creative talents during a recent inaugural, three-day pop/country winter songwriters retreat. The event at Nashville’s Fontanel was created by BMI and Warner/Chappell, and presented by City National Bank. Writers taking part included Danielle Bradbery… – See photos and Video at Music Row.
Simon Cowell criticises sacked X-Factor New Zealand judge Natalia Kills – X Factor creator Simon Cowell has spoken about the scandal that enveloped the New Zealand version of the show. Judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon were kicked off the show in March after slinging insults at contestant Joe Irvine. They were replaced by Australian singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Kiwi drummer Shelton Woolright. “It was hateful … It didn’t even make sense,” Cowell told the Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine. He said the judges didn’t apologise early enough and were quite defensive. – Read more at The Guardian
American Idol Top 8 Rehearse
