Idol Headlines for 7/1/13

HAPPY CANADA DAY!

Tonight, The Bachelorette continues on ABC at 8 pm.

Scotty McCreery cruising with Duck Dynasty. He tweets, “So here’s the news yall! Ill be joining the @DuckCruise with @DuckDynastyAE next summer! Gonna be tons of fun! Come out and sail with us!”

Crystal Bowersox Bows to Patsy Cline – “Busy is a blessing,” says Crystal Bowersox. “I love being busy.” She’s on the phone from Los Angeles, where she is writing songs with a group of fellow musicians. The results, she says, may end up on her next record, or they may not end up anywhere. “I’m not even really writing songs with an album in mind — just writing to write and we’ll see what happens,” she explains. – Read more at CMT

Candice Glover – BET Experience Interview

Carrie Underwood gets political on Twitter – The country music star and former “American Idol” champion admitted 3 1/2 years ago she was afraid to join Twitter, but since deciding to take the leap in 2011 she’s embraced the social media tool in ways that go beyond fan engagement. Recently she used Twitter to oppose the “Ag Gag” bill in Tennessee, reaching out directly to Gov. Bill Haslam with a boldly worded message saying if he signed it “he needs to expect me at his front door.” It was the first time she’s taken a political stand so publicly, and it seemed to have an impact. Haslam contacted Underwood to discuss the issue and went on to veto the bill that opponents claimed would have stopped investigation into animal abuse on farms. “He really just wanted to hear everybody’s point of view, which I really respected,” Underwood said in a recent interview. “So it’s kind of neat that (tweet) led to that, which was really cool.” – Read more at The Mercury News

Star Apps: American Idol Live! tour – Download.com caught up with the top three–winner Candice Glover, first runner-up Kree Harrison, and second runner-up Angie Miller–as they prepared to embark on their first-ever tour, to uncover which iOS apps they’ve packed to amuse themselves, write music, and stay connected with family, friends, and fans, while out on the road. – Read more at CNET.com

Jordin Sparks & Kat Graham – BET Awards 2013 Red Carpet – Jordin Sparks, Kat Graham, and Janelle Monae walk the red carpet at the 2013 BET Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (June 30) in Los Angeles. During the show, Janelle hit the stage for a performance to close the show after her commercial for CoverGirl’s Clean Whipped Creme Foundation debuted. Check it out below! – See the Photos at Just Jared

Glee Cast Season 5 Cast Photo

Check out this cute cast photo from Friday’s Glee Season 5 Photo Shoot intagramed by Chord Overstreet.

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