On The Voice results tonight, FOUR singers will perform for the insta-vote, resulting in THREE contestants leaving the competition. NBC 8/7c Tonight’s Glee features a script written by Glee star Chris Colfer (Kurt). “Old Dog New Tricks” guest stars June Squibb, Tim Conway and Billy Dee Williams as residents of a senior assisted living facility. Kurt stars in their production of Peter Pan.
The congressional primary race takes place in North Carolina, pitting American Idol alum, Clay Aiken, against fellow democrats, Keith Crisco and Tony Morris. Read more about that HERE and HERE.
CMA Music Festival adds 100+ free performances – The Country Music Association revealed a roster of more than 100 acts performing for free during the festival at outdoor venues spread throughout Downtown Nashville. Lauren Alaina, Sarah Darling, Will Hoge, Jamie Lynn Spears and Holly Williams are just a few taking the stage at Bridgestone Arena Plaza, Laura Bell Bundy, Cowboy Troy, Julie Roberts and Gwen Sebastian will appear at Walk of Fame Park, and Brett Eldredge, Natalie Stovall and The Drive and Josh Thompson are among the stars singing outside of LP Field. Other sounds will be found at Fan Alley in front of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the Buckle Stage on Lower Broadway. There’s also the previously announced lineup at Riverfront Park, including Wynonna Judd, Kellie Pickler, Billy Ray Cyrus and Big & Rich, for starters. – Read more at The Tennessean
Yahoo to Stream Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet Show – All the red carpet action from this year’s Billboard Music Awards will be streamed live online through Yahoo. The Internet giant is on board as the official digital distributor for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, to held May 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Yahoo will handle the two-hour stream beginning at 6pm from the “Samsung Red Carpet LIVE!,” which precedes the main event. The digital feed can be watched at Billboard Music Awards.com, Billboard.com and additional online destinations by embedding the Yahoo Screen media player. Lance Bass, Jordin Sparks, Ted Stryker are confirmed as hosts for the “Samsung Red Carpet LIVE!,” while multi-platinum singer, songwriter Cher Lloyd will perform on the red carpet. The “X Factor” U.K. alum will perform “Sirens” from her upcoming sophomore album release “Sorry I’m Late,” due out on May 27. Other red carpet hosts and performers will be announced shortly. – Read more at Billboard
Jaguars unveil world’s largest video boards July 26 with country music’s biggest superstar, Carrie Underwood coming to EverBank Field; tickets free for Jaguars season ticket members – The official unveiling of the new EverBank Field video boards will take place on July 26, and country music superstar Carrie Underwood is coming to Jacksonville to perform in concert, capping an exciting evening at EverBank Field. The full event will begin with a soccer friendly between Fulham Football Club and D.C. United, followed by the official unveiling of the video boards, and finally a live concert by Underwood. The event will be free to Jaguars season ticket members. “We are thrilled to make this already-exciting evening even greater with the addition of Carrie Underwood,” said Shahid Khan, owner of both the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC. “This will be an historic evening for our community and a memorable experience for fans of the Jaguars, fans of soccer, and fans of Carrie Underwood. – Read more at Jacksonville Jaguars
Idol’s Sam Woolf: I Didn’t Want to Be the Show’s “Heartthrob” – “Yeah. Ugh, a little bit,” Woolf told TVGuide.com this week when asked if he was annoyed by the constant references to his looks. “I didn’t want to be under the category ‘heartthrob.’ I’m not glad to be off the show, but [I’m glad] to not be under that category for the rest of the show.” – Read more at TV Guide
Reality Check: Who Deserved Bottom 2 Status on Idol? (Not MVP Jena!) Plus: Why Does The Voice Hate Suspense (But Love the ‘Gay Ghetto’)?
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Kris Allen to perform Friday – Following the devastation of Sunday’s tornado, Conway locals Preston Palmer, of Preston Palmer Studios and Marcus Bobbit of Kings Live Music came together to create a benefit concert to raise funds for those affected by the storm. Alongside the Conway Chamber of Commerce, Bobbit and Palmer designed a full concert, which “all came together in two or three days,” said Bobbit, “it was time sensitive and needed to happen.” Palmer and Bobbit have worked diligently to create the benefit concert. “We are trying to get ground work laid,” said Palmer. Bobbit echoed, Palmers claim, “It’s been a whirlwind.” Kris Allen will be the main act at Fellowship Bible Church on Friday, May 9th, at 7 p.m. – Read more at Log Cabin Democrat
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Adam Levine Dishes on His “Crazy” New Platinum Blond Hair and Blake Shelton Can’t Stop Giggling—Watch! – “There are so many things to talk about. There are are so many important things going on in the world,” Adam said when we asked what prompted his bold new ‘do. And as you’ll see in our interview above, Blake could just not stop laughing, doubling over while Adam was speaking. But Adam wasn’t thrown off by the Country crooner’s giggling, as he continued, “I didn’t know anybody would be so fixated on this. I wanted to do something crazy. I don’t know why I did it. I really couldn’t tell you logically there was a reason. I just wanted to do it and honestly, it’s so much of a headache now I might want to shave my head or something.” – Watch the Video at EOnline
Dancing with the Stars – Danica McKellar & Val – Exit Interview – GMA
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Abby Lee Miller Slams “Disrespectful” Maksim Chmerkovskiy After Heated DWTS Exchange – After she criticized Olympian Meryl Davis’ footwork during her rumba, Meryl’s professional partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy did not hold back, telling Erin Andrews, “I really don’t care for anything she has to say.” Abby must be toast ’cause she just got burned, y’all! So what did the Dance Moms star think of Maks’ comments? And does Makes regret what he said? We chatted with Abby and Maks after Monday’s show to get their thoughts on their heated exchange… “I don’t think it was hurtful to me, no sweat off of my back,” Abby told E! News. “But I think it was a little disrespectful to ABC and to Dancing With the Stars and to a judge.” – See the Video at EOnline
Glee’s Chris Colfer on His Writing Debut, Klaine’s Rocky Future and ‘Possibilities’ For Season 6 – TVLINE | Can you set it up for us? What’s it all about? Everyone knows I’m a very selfish writer, so the main storyline is about Kurt being down on his luck and looking for something to validate him as a performer. He ends up joining an assisted living home’s production of Peter Pan, and something happens to the woman playing Peter, so he has to fill in. The biggest compliment I got from the crew and the cast when the script came out was that it reminded them of a Glee episode from Season 1. And we got some amazing people to be in it. – Read more at TV Line
Chris Colfer on Writing for Glee: I Don’t Want to Let Anyone Down – It’s not only the costume that deviates from the traditional Peter Pan get-up. “When they’re doing Peter Pan, they do a modern twist to it. They sing ‘Lucky Star’ when he’s talking about Neverland,” says Colfer, who also picked out many of Kurt’s songs for the episode. “Even though everyone knows I’m a very selfish writer and I wrote a lot of things that I wanted to do, I really picked songs that fit the story line the best. He sings ‘Memory’ from Cats, and I think it’s very, very fitting because he’s in a retirement home and that song, it’s so beautiful and it’s all about a life that someone used to live.” – Read more at TVGuide
Chris Colfer on writing his first ‘Glee’ episode and his dream ending for Kurt in the series finale – Tell me about the actual episode you wrote. Why Peter Pan? When you watch the episode, it’ll make a little bit more sense. Kurt kind of acts as Peter Pan when he comes into the retirement home. He slides in and teaches everyone to be young again, very much like Peter did to the Darlings, and then there’s a whole element in the other storyline where Rachel starts an animal charity for dogs called Broadway Bitches, and it’s all about helping those who have a hard time helping themselves, and really celebrates the literal underdog. It’s all a big theme. – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
Chris Colfer on Writing Tonight’s Glee Episode and Why His Cat Is Unhappy About It – Your episode doesn’t address the Kurt and Blaine relationship directly. Was that a choice on your part? It was definitely a conscious choice on my part. I wanted Kurt to have a story that was his own. That wasn’t about his relationship with Blaine, or supporting someone else like Rachel. I really wanted him to have his own moment. I have to say, in my episode, Kurt and Blaine are completely fine. They’re completely happy, so if something does happen to them down the road, it’s not my fault. The fans don’t have to send me the angry tweets. Kurt and Blaine are fine in my episode. – Read more at Vulture
