Kelly Clarkson Super Bowl Performance Part of 7K Package – “If you’re thinking about the money, it’s probably not the right event for you because everything with Super Bowl is expensive,” said Michael Diaz with Green Legion. The company is offering Eagles fans Super Bowl travel packages. The price is $6,800, which includes upper-level stadium tickets, a roundtrip non-stop charter flight to Minneapolis, with food and drinks included. Buses wait for you at the airport to take you to the stadium. There’s also a tailgating party with a live performance by Kelly Clarkson. Green Legion has already sold out of seats for its first booked charter. – Read more at CBS 8
Ace Young, Diana DeGarmo, More Join Composer Scott Alan on Recording of New Rock Opera Lifeline – Songwriter Scott Alan will release his eighth recording, the rock opera Lifeline, January 26. Featuring Alan on lead vocals, the album is currently available for pre-orders on iTunes and Amazon. The new recording features guest vocals from husband and wife Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young (both alums of American Idol and Broadway’s Hair), as well as Luke Edgemon, Melinda Doolittle, and Wendy Moten. The album features arrangements and orchestrations by Jason ‘Slim’ Gambill, who produces with Alan. – Read more at Playbill
Will Katharine McPhee Make Broadway Debut This Spring? – Karen Cartwright may have already made it to Broadway, but Katharine McPhee has plans to make her debut in 2018. The Smash star recently revealed on Instagram that she’ll appear in a Broadway show in just matter of weeks. An official announcement has not yet been made. – Read more at Broadway.com
‘American Idol’ winner Ruben Studdard will sing Luther Vandeross hits in Orlando this spring – American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is starring in the “Always & Forever: An Evening of Luther Vandross” tour this spring, and there’s an Orlando stop in the mix. – Read more at Orlando Weekly
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How Phillip Phillips’ forced three-year hiatus from music kept his marriage strong: “We learned a lot about our relationship – Phillip married his longtime girlfriend Hannah in October of 2015, while the suit was in progress, and at first, it was rough because he essentially had nothing to do. “It was a lot of just sitting at home,” he tells ABC Radio. “I’d go write for like a week or two, and then come home…and then be like, ‘All right, we’re gettin’ freakin’ bored,'” he recalls. “Everyone says, ‘Your first year’s tough’…It was tough, but we got to know each other even better.” “I think that first year…to have that time off…we learned a lot about ourselves and about our relationship,” he adds. “I think it kinda helped!” – Read more at WJBD Radio
Twin Cities native Paris Bennett’s long road from ‘American Idol’ to ‘The Wiz’ – Singer/actor Paris Bennett paused and sighed as she headed into a recent rehearsal of “The Wiz.” Then she clicked her heels. It’s a ritual for the onetime “American Idol” finalist, who has had a wild ride with TV stardom, early motherhood and, recently, health struggles. In December, she revealed on Instagram that she has the sickle cell anemia trait, which has caused swelling and pain that make it hard to perform at times. – Read more at Star Tribune
