Headlines: Jordan Smith Set for Today, Harry Styles Lands Movie Role

Tonight, Ariana Grande hosts and perform on Saturday Night Live 11:30 ET NBC.

The Voice winner Jordan Smith set to perform on the Today Show March 21.

Jordan Smith celebrates album release – Smith was in Bell County on Friday to make an announcement with Brian O’Brien of The Big One 106.3. Smith has announced he will be the headlining entertainment for the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival in May. According to O’Brien, ticket prices have not been set yet but will go on sale on Thursday. Smith will be performing at the kickoff of the festival at the Bell County High School gymnasium on May 22. – Read more at Harlan Daily Enterprise

How Well Do You Know American Idol’s White Guys With Guitars? – A WGWG is pretty self-explanatory: one of Idol’s many white dudes, prone to playing an acoustic guitar and making teen girls swoon. The guitar can be electric too, but it’s most commonly found in the acoustic form. A WGWG can come from any musical genre, but is at its peak when seen in the indie singer-songwriter form. Now, the ultimate test: Any Idol fan could name the guitar-playing guys who have competed on the show. But can you tell them all apart? Spoiler alert: It’s pretty much impossible. Seriously, we can give you all the answers and you STILL won’t get it. – Read more at EOnline

Carrie Underwood interview: “We don’t all wear cowboy hats and rhinestones… but I personally love rhinestones!” – So far the Country 2 Country festival has taken you to Stockholm, Oslo and Glasgow. Are you surprised by the positive reaction to country music across the world? Yeah! I’m always nervous when we’re going anywhere outside of my comfort zone which is the US [laughs] because country music is huge there. I always get nervous thinking ‘Oh my gosh. Are people going to show up? Are people going to know my songs? Are people going to know me?’ I’m always pleasantly surprised whenever I get to somewhere like London where there are indeed fans there. Some of them are like ‘Oh my gosh. I’ve been waiting for years. I am so glad you’re here’. The truth is, they really have been waiting. – Read more at Official Charts

Carrie Underwood Visits Seacrest Studios & Answers Patient Questions

The Voice reunion!

Harry Styles Joins Cast of Christopher Nolan’s WWII Action Thriller ‘Dunkirk’ – In a casting move that can be described as boy band meets Battle of the Bulge, One Direction member Harry Styles will be joining the production of Christopher Nolan’s WWII action thriller Dunkirk. The Warner Bros. film centers on the British military evacuation of the French city of Dunkirk in 1940. – Read more at Billboard

Idol reunion! Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest grab dinner together in West Hollywood as reality show nears end – There was an Idol reunion of sorts Friday night in Los Angeles as Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest met up for dinner.The trio were spotted at famed Italian eatery Cecconi’s on trendy Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. Also joining the two former judges and the show’s host was Nigel Lythgoe, American Idol’s original producer. – Read more at Daily Mail

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