Scott McCreery to Perform on A Capitol Fourth Special in Washington, D.C. – Scotty McCreery is headed to Washington, D.C. for the 33rd annual A Capitol Fourth special on PBS. The show airs from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, July 4 at 8 p.m. ET. Other stars on the show include Barry Manilow, Glee star Darren Criss, Broadway star Megan Hilty and American Idol season 12 winner Candice Glover. Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron will serve as emcee. – ABC News Radio
Scotty McCreery and Janelle Arthur – CMT Music Awards
Janelle Arthur tweeted this photo from the CMT Music Awards last night. She said, “Got to see this fella on the carpet @scottymccreery”
Carrie Underwood: ‘Two Black Cadillacs’ Fan Club Party Celebration! – Carrie Underwood: ‘Two Black Cadillacs’ Fan Club Party Celebration! – See the Photos at Just Jared
Carrie Underwood: CMT Music Awards 2013 with Mike Fisher! – Carrie Underwood hits the purple carpet at the 2013 CMT Music Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (June 5) in Nashville, Tenn. – See the Photos at Just Jared
Kellie Pickler & Jana Kramer – CMT Music Awards 2013 Red Carpet – Kellie Pickler hits the purple carpet at the 2013 CMT Music Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (June 5) in Nashville, Tenn. – See the Photos at Just Jared
Lauren Alaina: CMT Music Awards 2013 – Lauren Alaina is all smiles at the 2013 CMT Music Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night (June 5) in Nashville, Tenn. – See the Photos at Just Jared
Kree Harrison: CMT Music Awards 2013 – Kree Harrison keeps it cute as she arrives on the purple carpet at the 2013 CMT Music Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night (June 5) in Nashville, Tenn. The 23-year-old American Idol runner-up stop to pose with Kacey Musgraves. – See the photos at Just Jared
The Voice: Usher Reveals How Taylor Swift’s Guest Appearance Came About — It Wasn’t Planned! – Though the Tay drop-in appeared to be pre-arranged, Usher (Michelle’s coach) says it was an “incredible,” spur-of-the-moment thing. “[Taylor] was next door rehearsing in the same space that we were and we’re kind of friends, and I went over just to check on her and see how she was doing,” Usher told AccessHollywood.com’s Laura Saltman following Tuesday’s “The Voice” results show in Los Angeles. “And it just so happened that Michelle selected her record. We had no idea that she was gonna be there.” – Read more at Access Hollywood
Cassadee Pope Talks New Album
Keith Urban Sounds Off on His American Idol Future, Nicole Kidman Gushes Over His Stint on the Fox Reality Series – We chatted with Urban and wife Nicole Kidman on the red carpet at the 2013 CMT Awards Wednesday night, and the country crooner was pretty honest about his future on the struggling Fox series. “I have no idea! You probably know as much as I do!” he told E! News. When asked if she enjoyed watching her husband as a judge on Idol, Kidman gushed: “I did and I think he’s really, really good at doing something like that. I mean I’m glad he’s back to his music now, though!” – Read more at E News
Mariah Carey Announces Album Release Date – Mariah Carey’s thirteenth studio album has a release date: the pop superstar revealed that her next full-length is due out on July 23, and Island Def Jam has confirmed the date. – Read more at Billboard
Barry Manilow mourns ‘Smash’: ‘I more than liked it, I loved it’ – “I really did like it,” he says of the series. “First of all, I’m a friend of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (the show’s principal composers), and to think that they wrote three original songs every week! And they were great songs, and to get them choreographed and performed weekly, that was quite a thing for those two guys to do. I thought they did a great job. “I had no trouble with the show,” adds Manilow, “then I’d read these terrible reviews and think, ‘Well, I’m crazy.’ I more than liked it, I loved it.” – Read more at Zap2it
25 Great Gay Moments In Music = Equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is today’s defining civil rights issue, but the music world has always played a significant role in LGBT progress. With Pride Month here, Billboard reflects on 25 musical moments that have been pivotal in advancing LGBT understanding, acceptance and rights. – Read more at Billboard