The Season 11 Top 10 perform on the American Idol LIVE! Tour 2012 at the Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, CA.
Scotty McCreery performs at the California State Fair in Sacramento, CA.
Adam Lambert performs at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA.
Kelly Clarkson performs at Sleep Country Amphitheater in Ridgefield, WA.
Daughtry performs at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ.
Jason Castro performs at the Mesquite Arena in Mesquite, TX.
Casey James performs at Country Thunder in Twin Lakes, WI.
Via AmericanIdol.com
Twitter chatter suggests that Lee DeWyze and Jonna Walsh are getting married today. @SamanthaSalk tweets, Enjoying tea at the pink chateau before I head off to do makeup for @jonnawalsh. #weddings
Third round of ‘Idols’ hit Branson – Five new “American Idol” finalists touched down Thursday afternoon to begin about a month-long show schedule at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre. The show, “The Finalists, Live!” will feature Ruben Studdard, Vonzell Solomon, Katie Stevens, Bo Bice and R.J. Helton, who are set to perform Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays through Aug. 18, according to the theater’s website. – Read more at BransonTriLakesNews
Kris Allen Surprise Walmart performance
Kris Allen is performing on the Bentonville Square today for Walmart’s 50th anniversary.
Photo: @5NewsJocelyne
David Cook to newcomers: ‘Get used to rejection’ – “Recently, a reporter made a comment about how much happier I seemed since the last time he talked to me (before my Manila visit in 2009),” David Cook shared with his adoring crowd –composed of writers and admirers – at Edsa Shangri-La last weekend, one day before his show at the Big Dome. “At the time, I came here a few weeks after my brother died – so, I purposely held my grief at bay, because I didn’t want to disappoint my fans!” The winner of “American Idol, Season 7” may have chosen to shun the trappings of celebrity, but its stellar sheen has no doubt rubbed off on David. – Read more at Inquirer.net
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Casey James – Casey James is one hard working man. I met him for the first time back on my birthday in February at a lunch put together by the Sony Music Nashville Digital team, but we never had the chance to sit down and chat until now. In our exclusive interview with Casey we ask him some of his fans most asked questions: on the music video for “Crying On A Suitcase,” what it was like finally releasing his album, and if country music was always the genre he wanted to be in. He’s come a long way in just a few short years, and it was time to introduce our fans to one of the more talented artists on radio right now. – Read more at Keepin It Country
Andrew Garcia covers Chris Brown’s No B.S.
Jennifer Hudson & Megan Hilty: ‘Smash’ Season Two! – Jennifer Hudson, Megan Hilty, and Debra Messing get to work on the second season of Smash on Thursday (July 19) in New York City’s Gramercy Park. The second season of the NBC musical drama is expected to air mid-season. Jennifer will be guest-starring on multiple episodes! – Read more at Just Jared
Mary Murphy on ‘SYTYCD’: The first cut of the season – Mary Murphy is blogging for EW.com this season of So You Think You Can Dance! The first cut is always the hardest, but as you know we have to whittle our way down to only two champions this season. It would be great if everyone could stay, but even though we are enjoying great artists, this is a competition. I found it interesting who did not receive enough votes to stay out of danger, but let’s talk about some of the numbers first. – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
Chris Colfer on Windy City Live
