Katharine McPhee & Daniel Gillies To Topline Lifetime’s ‘The Lost Wife Of Robert Durst’ – Based on Matt Birkbeck’s book, “A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst, the movie centers on the wife of Robert Durst, subject of HBO’s documentary The Jinx. Young and wide-eyed, Kathie (McPhee) falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst (Gillies), only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes. When Kathie vanishes in 1982, her family and friends are deeply disturbed that her disappearance isn’t taken seriously by police. While Durst is currently in jail awaiting trial for the murder of his close friend, journalist Susan Berman, the questions linger as to what really happened to Kathie. – Read more at Deadline
Casey James Signs With Spielberg/Dries Management – Singer-songwriter Casey James has signed with Spielberg/Dries Management for representation. “It was important for me to find genuine partners who have a passion for this music and the conviction to support my vision as an artist,” said James. “I’m an avid, dedicated fan of this genre with a deep respect for the traditions and the musicianship that makes it great. Neal [Spielberg] and Gene [Dries] are believers – and that is what I was looking for in a management team.” – Read more at Music Row
After exit from ‘The Voice,’ Louisiana’s Hunter Plake promises first single will be out soon – Even before NBC wraps the 12th season of “The Voice” on Tuesday night, the 21-year-old Louisiana performer, who sang his way to the reality competition series’ semifinals before being eliminated last week, is already working on his music career. “Wow. What an incredible journey! Get ready for some music dropping this year,” the Frost native now living in Lafayette tweeted Wednesday night. He confirmed to The Advocate on Thursday that he and younger brother Dakota Plake’s first single, “Eden,” will be out “in less than three weeks.” It will be available on all music platforms, he said. – Read more at The Advocate
Mark Burnett on Jamie Foxx, ‘American Idol’ and His Record Week Ahead – “I’ve heard that said,” he says. “I haven’t personally experienced it, when you think of all my renewals.” Burnett is a believer in the continued power of unscripted, particularly in its importance as a broad platform that network can use to provide strong lead-ins to fledgling unscripted shows, as NBC does regularly with “The Voice.” He points to ABC’s recent decision to revive “American Idol” as an example. “It’s a very risky move by ABC,” he says. “Sometimes risky moves pay off. But it does show you how important those hours per week are as a lead-in for launching scripted shows. Clearly what everyone’s looking for is the great new show that captures the imagination of America. I think bringing back ‘American Idol’ was a bold, highly risky, expensive move. But sometimes that pays off.” – Read more at Variety
The Voice Top 4: Aliyah Moulden, Chris Blue, Jesse Larson and Lauren Duski’s Thoughts on Winning – Before they perform tonight, Parade.com attended a roundtable with the Top 4 and were able to ask them what it would mean to them to win: – Read more at Parade
Blake Shelton on Gwen & Alicia Leaving ‘The Voice,’ Plus Why He’s Worried About Newbie Kelly Clarkson – “Well, I can tell you that I used to think Miley Cyrus would be the person that talks the most, ever in the history of this show,” the singer confessed to ET. “Now that they brought in Kelly Clarkson… oh, my God. Oh, my God. Thank God they are at least on different seasons because my ears would fall off my head. There would be no oxygen left in the room. Neither one of them can stop talking.” With Clarkson and Hudson joining the hit NBC show as first-time judges, Keys did convey a few choice words of comfort. “If anything, they would be even more understanding of what the artists are going through and experiencing, having gone through it themselves and being very successful,” she said of the American Idol veterans. “I think that’s very exciting to see them experience it live and direct. It’s going to be great!” – Read more at ETOnline
Gwen Stefani Dishes on When She Might Return to ‘The Voice’: ‘We’ll See What Happens’ – The outgoing coach told ET’s Denny Directo during a Facebook Live Chat on Monday that while she isn’t sure whether she’d return to the show, it’s certainly something she’d consider. “I don’t have any plans to come back,” the No Doubt frontwoman revealed. “I love being here, I’d love to come back. We’ll see what happens next.” And it seems that Stefani’s fellow coaches are just as in the dark. – Read more at ETOnline
Hey “American Idol”: Adam Lambert loves “critiquing with positivity” – “Every time Idol is casting a judge, there’s a rumor about me,” he tells ABC Radio, laughing. “So I mean, yeah, I’m flattered that people associate me so closely. It’s really great.” Adam says he’s interested in the job because he recently served as a judge on The X Factor in Australia. “I had such a great time helping young talent discover who they wanted to be as an artist and get to from point A to be B and be the best that they could be,” he tells ABC Radio. “And I think that’s the most exciting thing about these talent competition shows…critiquing with positivity and getting them better.” – Read more at ABCNewsRadio
Adam Lambert Sounds Off on American Idol Reboot: ”I Would Judge in a Heartbeat” – E! News’ Marc Malkin caught up with the singer yesterday at the red carpet premiere of the animated film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie and the glam rocker dished on what he thinks about ABC’s American Idol reboot of the hit FOX show. Lambert, who was the season eight runner-up, sounded off on what he thinks of the somewhat controversial revamp. “I am excited to see the show. I obviously owe the show a huge debt of gratitude. It’s put me where I am today. I think it’s exciting,” said the 35-year-old – Read more at ENews
Watch Iggy Azalea address Adam Lambert ‘beef’ – Lambert previously said last year that Azalea was “quite a diva”, also saying in another interview: “She doesn’t know anything about singing, let’s face it.” Asked about Lambert’s comment during an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, Azalea said: “Well actually, Adam’s a really good friend of mine and this is completely entertainment.” She added: “He came to my dressing room the day after and was like, ‘Oh my God girl, I’m so sorry, please don’t hate me, they told me to upstairs,’ and I was like, ‘ok’ and then funnily enough the show was cancelled so I guess the ratings were a little low.” – Read more at NME
‘Dancing With the Stars’: Why winning means so much to finalist Rashad Jennings – “I was talking to my mom and she brought up how close I am right now to possibly winning,” he said. “We laughed because I’ve never won at anything.” The former New York Giants running back admits he’s always been close but has never won a championship or even a playoff game. “That’s why in rehearsals, I work so hard,” he told Slater after she said, “You’re kidding!” He added: “Nothing has ever just been handed to me.” – Read more at ABC.com
Normani Kordei Gushes Over Her Fans Ahead of ‘DWTS’ Finale: ‘I Have Changed Tremendously’ – “The fans that have supported me since day one, I still have by my side and they’re always in my heart, they’ve been so supportive and have seen my growth and I have changed tremendously because of the show and my fans have noticed that and support that. They vote every single week and they remind me how amazing I’ve been doing and keep me confident and motivated,” Kordei said. “At the end of the day, they want so much for me and I’m getting that by finding myself throughout this competition and inspiring my fans through my change. My fans are my family and it’s such a great camaraderie that we have.” – Read more at US Magazine
Simon Cowell On ‘America’s Got Talent’: Tyra Banks Is ‘Still A Bit Of A Diva’
‘Amazing Race’ Creators on Surprise Renewal, Emmys and Plans for the Future (Exclusive) – For Season 30, it would seem like a really good idea to do repeat this “strangers schoolyard pick” format for making teams, but with All Star alumni from the series. Is that something you’re open to: “All Star First Impressions”? BvM: We’re not going to tell you that. (Both laughing). This is all going to be discussed within the next week with the network. We have a rough idea. But we just need to discuss with the network how we can do it. – Read more at The Wrap
