Katharine McPhee on ‘Smash’ Cancelation: ‘We Had Two Great Seasons; I Loved Every Minute’ – Just one day before NBC officially announced the cancelation of Smash, star Katharine McPhee talked to The Hollywood Reporter about the inevitable conclusion of the fictional Broadway drama. “Sure, I wish that it could have five more seasons, but we had two great seasons and all I can say is I loved every moment of it,” said McPhee, whose costars included Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston, and Megan Hilty. “I loved getting to the set, I loved the people, I loved my crew. We did amazing things on the show in two years.” – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
Lauren Alaina Debuts ‘Barefoot’ Single, Eyes Album for Later This Year – “I’m young and I can only sing about certain things. I’m not going to sing about going out and getting drunk because that would not fly with my parents so I couldn’t do that — but I can sing about a lot more and I have experienced a lot more as a person and have grown a lot.” – Read more at Billboard.com
Nigel Lythgoe Avoids Questions About Idol
When Nigel Lythgoe is ambushed in front of an LA restaurant by some X17 guys, he answers “No Comment” when he’s asked if he’ll be returning to Idol next year.
Jessica Sanchez returns to Chula Vista – American Idol runner-up and Chula Vista native Jessica Sanchez performed for her hometown Friday as part of the 93.3 Summer Kickoff at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre.
Fox 5’s Kristy Wolski spoke with the singer after her performance – “It’s awesome that I get so much support from my hometown,” said Sanchez. “It means a lot and it’s awesome to come back and perform for channel 93.3 Summer Kickoff. I’ve been to these things like a million times and I’ve always been like one day I’m going to be on that stage, I’m going to be performing on that stage for my hometown, so it’s amazing, like a dream come true.” – See the Video at FOX5Sandiego
Adam Lambert, Darren Criss and Mia Swier at Chateau Marmont
Adam tweeted this photo taken with Darren Criss and his girlfriend Mia Swier at the Chateau Marmont. Who knew Adam was pals with Darren’s GF?
Glee’s Darren Criss Sings 90s TV Show Themes
Cute!
OFFSTAGE: Kellie Pickler’s Next Step – “I’m bouncing from the dance studio to the recording studio, so hopefully my album will be ready to put out this fall,” she said. The new record will have some of her own songwriting, some collaborations with her husband Kyle Jacobs and some songs from outsider writers. “It’s country — it’s Kellie country. I have that crying pedal steel. I grew up on traditional country,” she said. – Read more at CMT News
Jordin Sparks Hosts Biggest ‘Words With Friends’ Game Ever – Jordin Sparks keeps it cute as she hosts Crystal Light Liquid’s largest Words With Friends group game ever on Wednesday (May 8) in New York City. “Want to play? So excited to be back in #NYC to help host the world’s largestb@WordsWFriends game with @CrystalLight Liquid!! Game on!” the 23-year-old singer tweeted that day. Read more at Just Jared
Lauren Alaina Talks Getting In Shape: How Did She Lose Weight?
Read more at Access Hollywood
Hayden Panettiere on Her Hopes for a Second Season of Nashville and Why She’s Not Taylor Swift – Should her day job fall through, Hayden Panettiere has a bright future in patio design. She can weatherproof furniture; she knows her way around a Party City. And she’s already learned the most important lesson of landscaping: “The hardest part of this entire thing was repotting the cactuses. It’s a bad idea. Do not repot them. They will destroy you.” – Read more at Vulture
DWTS’ Mark Ballas working on new album – Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas is working on a new album, and he released a video Friday previewing some of his songs.The three showcased songs — She, Miss Incredible and Nicci (short for Nicotine) — reveal a flamenco-inspired style. “The flamenco kind of paves the way for me to be really versatile in my playing,” Ballas says in the video. – Read more at USA Today
SAD HOMETOWN VISITS AND ANGIE MILLER’S TEARY GOODBYE (Idol In A Minute)
