Billboard Music Awards Playlist and Collaborations Revealed – A few of the collaborations tipped for the May 19 show are Christina Aguilera, Pitbull and a special surprise guest, with “Feel This Moment”; Ne-Yo, with David Guetta and Akon on “Play Hard”; Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez, on “Live It Up”; Will.I.Am with Justin Bieber on “The Power”; and Nicki Minaj with Lil Wayne, on “High School.” – See the entire list at Billboard.com. The Billboard Awards air live on Sunday.
American Idol Finale: Kree Harrison On Connecting With Her Single All Cried Out –
American Idol Finale: Candice Glover Reacts To Performing In Front Of 7,000 Fans
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Angie Miller Sings Birthday Song to Colton Dixon
Where is he now? Season 11’s Idol Colton Dixon – Colton Dixon finished seventh during Season 11 of American Idol, but that didn’t impede his success. The punked-out Christian artist is signed to Sparrow Records and released his debut album, A Messenger, in January. Dixon already had a music career pre-Idol but his career grew quickly after being sent home. – Read more at USA Today
OFFSTAGE: Kellie Pickler Knows How to Nail the Cha-Cha – “No matter how crazy life gets, I get to go home to a good man.” That’s what Kellie Pickler said about her new single, “Someone Somewhere Tonight.” But really, it could be true about her run on Dancing With the Stars, too. She scored a perfect 10 this week and is heading into next week’s finals starting Monday (May 20). She’ll have to dance the cha-cha again and told CMT Radio the music’s very fast pace makes it hard to stay connected to partner Derek Hough on that one. “We are gonna glue our hips together if we have to,” she said, sounding determined to win – Read more at CMT.com
Elise Testone’s Advice on Making the Most of the American Idol Tour – Can you share your advice for Idols on making the most of the tour? Enjoy every moment and every fan. Fans will wait for you for hours to shower you with compliments, tell you how you’ve changed their lives, be inspired by your words, give you gifts and more. Take a little bit of time to listen to them. You have no idea how much you can impact a life with such a small and convenient action. I will cherish those moments forever. – Read more at Parade.com
