Tonight, Paula Abdul and Erin Andrews will be guest judges on So You Think You Can Dance FOX 8/7c. America’s Got Talent auditions continue in Los Angeles and New Orleans. NBC 8/7c.
‘The Voice’ winner Cassadee Pope will not perform at Rascal Flatts Tuscaloosa Amphitheater show – The first female winner of “The Voice” Cassadee Pope will not perform with country stars Rascal Flatts and The Band Perry on at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Thursday, Oct. 10, Red Mountain Entertainment announced. A new third act will be announced soon, according to Red Mountain Entertainment’s Betsy Kiser. – Read more at AL.com
Kelly Clarkson- Behind The Scenes – Stadium of Fire Show
Mariah Carey Dislocates Shoulder During Video Shoot – Mariah Carey was rushed to the hospital after dislocating her shoulder while shooting a video for the remix of her song “#Beautiful.” The singer was taken to New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery on the Upper East Side late Sunday night, the New York Post reported. “She was taken to [the] hospital late last night, where doctors reset her shoulder,” Carey’s rep Cindi Berger told the Post. “She is fine and is recovering at home.” – Read more at Hollywood Reporter
‘American Idol’ Alum Siobhan Magnus Makes Vocal Cameo for Local Musical (Video) – American Idol season nine alum Siobhan Magnus returned to the beloved musical of her youth this week. The Barnstable, Massachusetts native performed for the Summer Family Theatre production of The Reluctant Dragon, singing a recorded version of the play’s central ballad, “Someday.” – Read more at Hollywood Reporter
#ArtistTalk: DeAndre Brackensick – American Idol Alum is All Grown Up Now With His Music – DeAndre Brackensick is far from your average 18 year old. Just out of high school, DeAndre already has his calendar full with the promotion of his new youthful single, “Her Crazy”. Not to mention his already established group of fans called the “Dre Dreamers”. Humble and well mannered, DeAndre took a moment to talk to The Urban Twist about how it is to be so young in the music biz, and how his life has changed since American Idol. – Read more at The Urban Twist
Story Behind The Song: Danielle Bradbery – The Heart Of Dixie – Songwriter Troy Verges is at it again with a brand tune getting ready to impact country radio next week. Verges wrote “The Heart of Dixie” with Brett James and Caityln Smith, and the tune will be the debut single for “The Voice” Season 4 winner Danielle Bradbery.Roughstock recently asked Verges about the song and the inspiration behind the lyrics, and here is what he had to say! “We wrote ‘The Heart of Dixie’ a little over a year ago,” Verges recalls to Roughstock. “All three of us were up at the studio that Brett and I share on 19th [in Nashville]. If I remember correctly two of us were on the calendar that day and someone got cancelled on, so the three of us ended up writing together. – Read more at Roughstock.com
‘Big Brother’ Spencer’s Mom Swears My Son’s Not a Bigot! – “Big Brother” star Spencer Clawson is not a Hitler-loving bigot — he’s just saying terrible things so his racist friends in the house will like him … so says Spencer’s mother. TMZ spoke with Donna Clawson … who insists her son wasn’t showing his true colors when “BB” cameras caught him praising Hitler and referring to a gay housemate as “Kermit the f**.” “Spencer really is a great guy,” she tells us … “This is not a guy that’s a bigot or a racist. And he’s not that way at home. He’s a great guy.” So why would Spencer say such horrible things? Mama Clawson says her son is just trying to fit in with the racist, homophobic people in the house … because it’s the only way he can win the reality show. – Read more at TMZ
Reality Show Contestants Pay a Real-World Price – In the summer of 2000, when CBS first locked people in a fishbowl of a house and televised almost every second of their lives, there was a spate of bad press when a newspaper discovered that a participant had ties to the New Black Panther Party. The network quickly issued a statement that said it “will not tolerate nor permit any hate speech on the program,” called “Big Brother.” – Read more at The New York Times
Meeting Selena Gomez rule No. 1: Do not mention Justin Bieber – Strolling into The Hazelton Hotel in Yorkville, I text Selena Gomez’s publicist. Minutes earlier, as I was parking, she had texted another warning. The message was similar to one she emailed the night before. It was written with a declarative, pay-attention-dummy urgency, the kind often favoured by despots in fear of an uprising. “Just want to stress again how important it is to not ask any Bieber questions or anything even relating to relationships. It’s all about the music today.” Right. The music. – Read more at The Star
