Britney Spears responded, via twitter, to Kelly Clarkson who recently covered her “Everytime” in concert: “Awww @Kelly_Clarkson this is beautiful girl! http://youtu.be/sG-qH-4oUKY Xxoo” Kelly responded by returning her tweet and adding, “Thanks girl! I love that song :)”
WKLB And Carrie Underwood Visit Local Children’s Hospital – 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE artist CARRIE UNDERWOOD visited, along with GREATER MEDIA Country WKLB/BOSTON, visited the FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER in BOSTON. UNDERWOOD visited children at the hospital yesterday (7/31), as part of the COUNTRY MUSIC HEALING TOUR, a partnership between WKLB and the FLOATING HOSPITAL. The special tour introduces young patients to top Country music artists. Via All Access
One Direction May Perform At The Olympics Closing Ceremony! – One Direction may play the London Olympics Closing Ceremony. Rumors emerged earlier this month when a report suggested the ceremony would celebrate the best of British music. According to a new report in “The Mirror” One Direction will take to the stage. The Who, Take That, Queen, and the newly reunited Spice Girls are also rumored to be performing at the event. A One Direction spokesperson refused to comment on whether the band will be involved in the closing ceremony, so it’s a big wait and see! – Read more at Ryan Seacrest.com
Lights, Camera, Action! Kris Allen & Music Empowers Video Contest Will Benefit Local Music Education Programs – NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Music Empowers Foundation and platinum-selling recording artist and American Idol winner, Kris Allen today announced the start of the Music Matters To Me video contest. During the month-long contest, music education supporters will submit short videos explaining why they feel music education is important. All participants will have the chance to win thousands of dollars for their favorite local music education programs. – More information at Market Watch
Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo Celebrate a Year of Togetherness
Jordin tweeted congrats to her boo on their 1 year anniversary, “A year ago, I never imagined a love like this! Happy Anniversary @jasonderulo! Xo http://instagr.am/p/Ny3gF8St0i/”
‘PLL’ Creator Talks Dangerous Finale! – Insider.com: What made Adam Lambert a good fit for the Halloween episode? Marlene: Everything! His look, who he is, the songs he sings (Cuckoo and Trespassing off his sophomore album) — it feels like those songs are perfectly written for the Halloween episode of PLL. It was so much fun and great having him involved. – Read more at The Insider
Haute Event: Taylor Hicks Donates to the Wounded Warrior Project – “American Idol” season five winner and Bally’s Las Vegas headliner Taylor Hicks presented a check for €10,000 (approximately US $12,000) to the Wounded Warrior Project during his show on Tuesday night. On Thursday, July 26, Hicks won The BiLLe Celeb Charity Challenge, an online contest where “Superfans” upload celebrities and “Fans” vote daily, ultimately directing a pool of charitable donations to the winning celeb’s favorite charity. Each week, the Superfan who nominated the winner and one Fan who helped vote that celeb to victory have a chance to take part in a ceremonial check presentation. – Read more at Haute Living
Sharon Osbourne Says She Hasn’t Been Asked Back to America’s Got Talent – Addressing rumors about her status on America’s Got Talent next season, Sharon Osbourne said she hasn’t been asked back to the show, Us Weekly reports. “”They’ve asked Howard back, they haven’t asked me back,” Osbourne said, referring to her fellow judge Howard Stern. Osbourne got the rumor mill churning on July 26, when she tweeted to Stern: “My darling @HowardStern, money is not the reason I’m not returning to @nbcagt, it’s because…” – Read more at TV Guide
Ovation Dance Stars To Judge ‘So You Think You Can Dance’: TCA – The two stars of Ovation’s new dance competition series A Chance To Dance, Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt, will soon appear as judges on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, Nunn said this morning at TCAs. The crossover is not unexpected. At a TCA panel this morning on the new dance show, Nunn and Trevitt appeared alongside the show’s producers, the father-son team of Nigel and Simon Lythgoe (producers of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance). It premieres Aug. 17 as one of two new original programming series for Ovation. The other is Johnny Cash: Song By Song, premiering Oct. 7. – Read more at Deadline
‘The Glee Project’ exit Q&A: ‘I absolutely thought that Michael should have been in my place’ – It seemed that both you and Aylin couldn’t believe you were in the bottom three.
Well, I said from day one, if I was in the bottom three with Aylin I knew I was going to go home. I wasn’t shocked I was eliminated but I was shocked I was against those two. I think it was just kind of hard to come to terms with the fact that [I knew] there were people on the show who didn’t deserve to be there over the bottom three. There were still people there that I was like, ‘Why?’ But that was hard. But everything happens for a reason; when one door opens one door closes. – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
