Idol Headlines for 5/20/13

Tonight, Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough are one of 4 couples dancing to win the Mirrorball Trophy on the Dancing with the Stars finale. The winner will be crowned tomorrow. 8/7c ABC.

The Voice finals continue on NBC 8/7c as the Top 10 sing for your votes. One will go home tomorrow.

Kris Allen had a second surgery on his wrist this morning, related to the car accident he had in January, and his wife, Katy, tweeted afterward, “Surgery has gone well :)”

Jim Cantiello is the new co-executive producer of the X Factor website. He tweeted the good news this morning, “When should I share that I’ve been hired to co-executive produce @TheXFactorUSA‘s website? Is now a good time? Yeah, I think now works. ;)”  He’s head of creative of all video content on the site. Congrats Jim!

American Idol winner, Candice Glover, tweeted her busy schedule for today, “My day today: Kelly&Michael, TVLine, TVGuide, People Magazine, Tom Joyner, ABC Radio, Fox News, Fox Radio, Newsday. #crazy” She’ll also be on Access Hollywood and BET’s 106 & Park. Runner-up, Kree Harrison, is also doing promo in NYC this week.

Kree Harrison – FOX New York

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Candice Glover & Kree Harrison: JFK Arrivals – Candice Glover and Kree Harrison stop for some photos while arriving at JFK Airport in New York City on Saturday afternoon (May 18). “I’ve ever been to NY before! Crazy I know. Any suggestions on fun stuff to do?” Candice, the American Idol winner, tweeted after landing. – See the Photos at Just Jared Jr.

Kellie Pickler: Maxim Hot 100 list doesn’t make you hot – LOS ANGELES – Making Maxim’s annual “Hot 100” list might be a huge milestone for some celebrities. But Kellie Pickler, who was ranked number 96 by the magazine, said the list is hardly a true measure of attractiveness. “I have met some beautiful people on the exterior but as soon as they open their mouths it’s like ‘eew.’ People ask, ‘what’s beauty?’ I think it is when you have a good attitude and I think that really shines through,” the country crooner told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column at the men’s magazine’s swanky “Hot 100” celebratory bash. – Read more at FOX News

News: Dancing with the Stars Finale: Who Will Win? – Is Zendaya the one to beat on Dancing with the Stars? Not according to TVGuide.com voters – a whopping 59 percent of whom have pegged Kellie Pickler to take home the Mirrorball trophy. Zendaya received 27 percent, while Aly Raisman and Jacoby Jones earned 9 percent and 5 percent, respectively. They will face off in the show’s first four-couple final Monday and Tuesday with four routines: the samba challenge, the cha-cha relay and the super-sized freestyle on Monday, and the 24-Hour Challenge on Tuesday. But before they do, let’s size them up. – Read more at SeattlePI

All-Star Celebrity Apprentice Winner Trace Adkins: Joining The Voice “Would Be Lots of Fun” – “I watch it cause Blake [Shelton] is my buddy,” he told E! News exclusively at the All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’s live finale celebration at NYC’s Cipriani. “And I watch what he is going to do to make an ass out of himself from week to week I would love to be on the show and go out there with Blake. That would be lots of fun.” – Read more at EOnline

Dancing’s Derek Hough: We Feel Good About Our Pieces – I feel like we’re ready. We’re as ready as we’ll ever be. We definitely put the hours. We had 12-to-14-hour days every day. I had a little scare yesterday. My neck started to do a weird spasm. I’m trying to forget about it — mind over matter. It’s not as bad as it was last time, but it’s there. There are some moves that I’m doing in our freestyle that are based solely on my strength, so I’m a little worried. But I’ll be fine; I’ll have to battle through. It was kind of a slow process this week. We took a long time getting music for our freestyle and to get the right edit, and then we went back-and-forth about what to do in the freestyle. It’s a super-sized freestyle, so everybody is doing a big production. And I like to big productions, but I felt like for Kellie, less is more. She can dance. I didn’t want to mask anything. I just wanted to show her ability and try to draw people in and make them feel something. It’s a different approach, so I hope it stands out. – Read more at TV Guide

Seth MacFarlane Bows Out of Oscars – Seth MacFarlane will not be back for another stint as Oscars host. The 39-year-old comedy mogul announced the news Monday on Twitter. “Traumatized critics exhale: I’m unable to do the Oscars again,” MacFarlane writes. “Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep.” But MacFarlane has high praise for his producers, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, both of whom defended his divisive performance at February’s 85th Academy Awards, which was widely criticized for its brazen political incorrectness. – Read more at Hollywood Reporter

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