Today’s Idol headlines after the jump…
Reality TV Convention For Reality TV Fans
The second annual Reality TV Convention is taking place in Nashville, Tennessee at the Radisson at Opryland on June 30 & July 1, 2007. The 2007 Reality TV Convention is a reality TV fan-focused event that includes a meet and greet with reality TV stars, panel discussions on reality TV shows, and information on auditioning for reality TV shows…
… The Reality TV Convention draws in the most devoted and hard-core reality TV fans from all over the country. Many of the webmasters and writers for several of the top reality TV websites and blogs attend the convention…
Is super-skinny Nicole Richie pregnant?
Plus: Taylor Hicks may be singing on the cheating side of town
Is Taylor Hicks the ‘other man’?
Is Taylor Hicks singing on the cheating side of town?
The “American Idol” winner was recently photographed with a woman identified as Caroline Lyders, the morning anchor for WISN-TV in Milwaukee. The two insisted they were just friends — but they were later spotted smooching in a more-than-friendly way.
That hit a sour note with Lyders’ longtime boyfriend, insurance businessman Aaron Ruffcorn, reports Star magazine.
“[Lyders] was with our family for the [Christmas] holiday and we all had a lot of fun,” Ruffcorn’s father Michael told the tab. “I know they have been talking about marriage for some time.” The two have known each other since high school…
Contestants vie for Miss Jasper title
…Shilah Phillips, Miss Texas 2006, will serve as mistress of ceremonies and musical entertainment. Phillips is from Frisco and is the first African American woman to win Miss Texas. She was on season three of American Idol and was first runner-up at the Miss America contest…
Daughtry to play State Fair
Don’t take it too hard if you were shut out of “American Idol” finalist Chris Daughtry’s sold-out show at Headliners on May 29. Daughtry will be one of this fall’s headliners at the South Carolina State Fair, which runs Oct. 10-21.
Concert tickets, from $10 to $15, go on sale Aug. 1 online at www.scstatefair.org/. The grandstand, which holds 5,000, will be all reserved seating.
The concert lineup includes:
Peter Noone to headline June 9 Manalapan Day
…The appearance of Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone is a coup Gelfond still can’t believe the event organizers managed. He said the band’s management told him Manalapan had booked Noone at just the right time, just before the singer’s recent performance on “American Idol.”
“We were really lucky. We booked him before his recent ‘American Idol’ appearance. We were told the price was quite a bit higher after that to book them so we got them at just the right time,” he said…
Pussycats Wanted
Local ladies strut their stuff for a crack at reality TV stardom.
…There’s no judging at this event, just a small platform stage and two older white-haired cameramen to record the videos and send them to a producer in Los Angeles. The turnout is scant, especially considering it’s the only audition in Northern California, but Akilah Monifa, communications director of the CW Bay Area, says she’s satisfied. “It’s a very niche casting call,” she explains. “This isn’t like American Idol or Survivor.” Last year, only eight or nine people showed up to the casting call in San Francisco, she adds…
‘Hey’ Now! New Show To Reveal Paula Abdul’s Ups & Downs
…Fans will get to see the “American Idol” judge break down in the seven-part series, which also includes the former pop star getting hair extensions, trying on million-dollar diamonds for Grammy night, and even takes some time to poke fun at herself.
“The last time I had a hit record, Billy and Hilary were having sex,” Paula says on the show.
She also shows off her own clothing designs for her upcoming film “Bratz,” which she is producing.
“A lot of thought… a lot of thought was put into this,” she explains…
Welcome to the Ne-Yo show
HIP-HOP MUSIC: Multitalented 27-year-old has the songs and the voice to revive R&B
…The Camden, Ark., native first took to the stage on a dare, intending his version of Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” to be a joke, but he earned awe instead of ridicule. Within months, he was in Los Angeles and part of the group Envy, which also included one-time American Idol contestant Corey Clark. Envy failed to catch on, but Ne-Yo found work as a songwriter….
‘Heroes,’ ‘Sopranos’ compete for critics awards
Television Critics Association narrows down its list of nominated shows
…The full list of nominees:
Program of the year: “American Idol” (Fox),…….
Look out movies, here comes the McPheever
…OK, fine, good for her. I’m sure moviegoers the world over can now look forward to catching the McPheever. But, the lead role right off the bat? Certainly, it worked out with golden results for fellow American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson. But, in general, I’m a big fan of the walk-before-you-run theory on pretty much everything — acting, knitting, skydiving, electrical wiring, you name it.
(Note to potential commenters: Yes, I realize that Katharine was in high school plays, studied musical theater at the Boston Conservatory and had a scattering of roles before she faced the gauntlet of Simon, Randy and Paula. That still doesn’t automatically equate to “Hey, look at me carry this entire movie by myself.” Now that I’ve said this, I’m sure her film will go on to be the sleeper hit of the year, win all manner of shiny statuettes and Barbara Walters will make her cry in her annual soft-focus Oscars extravaganza .. )…..
Underwood Fans Emailed by Hacker
Country singer Carrie Underwood’s MySpace page has been hacked by a cell-phone ringtone promotion…
Is Jordin Sparks Overweight?
…”Jordin Sparks signed herself up to be a plus sized model. It’s not going to be a surprise to her that she might be perceived as being slightly overweight,” Roth told INSIDE EDITION.
Sparks, who worked as a plus sized model before “Idol,” is often applauded for her positive body image.
And while Roth now says some of her comments were misconstrued, the controversy doesn’t seem to be bothering Sparks a bit.
Season Five runner-up will play a self-obsessed young woman
Can McPheever spread from TV to the big screen?…
…The fifth “Idol” season may go down as the year of the aspiring thespian. In addition to the filmward-bound McPhee, other “Idol” acting wannabes from that installment include Lisa Tucker, who had a co-starring role in a Fox pilot this past development season, and Kevin Covais, cast in the indie comedy “College.”
YouTube star Esmee Denters signs to Justin Timberlake’s record label
Forget American Idol: 21 million YouTube views is what you need to get a record deal nowadays. At least, that’s the implication of the news that Dutch teenager Esmee Denters has signed to Tennman Records on the back of her massive YouTube popularity.
Not heard of Tennman Records? It was set up last month by a chap called Justin Timberlake, who’s acting as chairman and CEO of the label. Besides funding Esmee’s debut album, Justin’s taking her on tour with him as support at his upcoming Scandinavian dates….
Movie Biz Catches McPheever
…While Last Caller will mark McPhee’s first time in movies, she has already logged tube time beyond Idol. In February, she made a cameo appearance as herself in Ugly Betty. Several weeks earlier, she turned up in an Webisode of the YouTube series lonelygirl15.
Last summer, shortly after the fifth season of Idol wrapped, reports surfaced that McPhee was one of the prime contenders for the lead in the long-gestating Wonder Woman movie, though she quickly shot down those rumors, telling Entertainment Weekly that taking on the role, should it be offered, would be a “huge mistake.”
McPhee’s eponymous debut album has sold 330,000 since debuting at number two in February. She is scheduled to show off her singing chops at a Hillary Clinton fundraiser on Wednesday.
In the meantime, however, McPhee isn’t the only Idol alum looking for some post-show success…….
Event makes it easy for troops to phone home
…For some attendees, the event’s entertainment was the main draw.
“American Idol” contestant Leslie Hunt performed, as did the Moods, a Motown act…
…Again this year, the event was taped. A disc will accompany the Operation Uplink calling cards so recipients can see what people are doing on their behalf.
COWELL’S SURGERY VOW
British music mogul SIMON COWELL has vowed to age gracefully and stay away from the cosmetic surgeon’s knife. The American Idol judge, 47, admits he works hard to keep in shape and is determined to do the best with what’s he was given. He says, “I wouldn’t have plastic surgery, it looks ridiculous on guys. “I’d never dye my hair either. Everyone thinks I do, but I never have. “I do 100 press-ups before I get in the bath in the morning, then at work after a meeting, I’ll shut the door and do more.”
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There never was a meeting with Speilberg - just a internet rumor. And if, in fact, he did meeting with her, he might have said “thanks, but no thanks”.
Until Kat starts to take her role in music and/or movies *seriously*, she’ll be forgotten rather quickly as a fly in/fly out starlet.
Here is the latest about that horrid interview with Kat in DC.
Hot 99.5’s Kane Mortified Over Intern’s Interview With Katharine McPhee
Kane of Hot 99.5 FM in Washington, DC had intern Ali in charge of interviewing ‘American Idol’ season five runner-up Katharine McPhee this morning, and the results were pretty disasterous. After being warned not to ask any personal questions, Ali asked how old Kat’s boyfriend is (42), if she’s into older guys, what’s the deal with ‘Idol’ not having her on the season six finale, if she’s engaged, if it’s hard to stay loyal to her boyfriend on the road, and getting felt up by Tyra Banks. Ali failed to even ask why she was in DC, apparently to perform at a Hillary Clinton fundraiser.
And whatever about the Kat meeting with big directors, it’s happened.
I saw a foxnews link over the weekend - from Alabama as they always interview Taylor when he’s in town. They did ask him about the girlfriend photos in Hawaii & he said that he knows that publicity about those things go hand in hand with fame but that some things you hope to keep private, to still be able to have a private life in general. When she asked a little more, he just smiled and said “Taylor’s happy!” I think the relationship might be in it’s early stages, but going well so far, based on how he looked/how he said it. And lots of people, once out of college age, feel stupid saying “boyfriend/girlfriend” when you’re no longer a “boy and girl” but fully grown adults.
That Kat interview? I’m betting it wasn’t an accident. The afternoon guys on my local rock station have been known to assign an intern an interview in order to ask stupid and/or inappropriate questions for laughs.
Last week the intern interviewed someone from, Audioslave I think, who had stood up the morning DJ the day before. It was pretty hilarious.
A sense of humor is always a good thing to carry in situations like this. A celebrity never knows what they are going to encounter when being interviewed by morning radio personalities. I think AI people are particularly tempting targets for these sorts of shenanigans.
Just listened to the Kat interview - it’s the best laugh I’ve had in a week! That was *great* - they took a page from Howard Stern I see. Terrific! hehe! They never even asked why was in D.C.!! wow!
I’m sure Taylor is a very private person and it probably wasn’t his idea for the photo-op. Although highly doubtful, it may very well have been a wrong place at the wrong time situation. But I think everyone knows how dirty and crooked some of these publicists can be. It’s definitely just my opinion but it’s an opinion based on some knowledge about the way things work with these people. Taylor may not have even known that his publicist called the photo agency. Unfortunately this happens a lot. Or maybe Taylor was sick of people calling him gay. Who knows. Only Taylor, his publicist and the photog know what really went down.
That Kat thing was hilarious. They clearly did it on purpose, as a joke. They thought she way lying about her flight being late so they sent the intern to get her back. I think they were a little suprised at how far the intern took it, but when you listen to the commentary the rest of the radio show is loving every minute of it, laughing their assess off.
I’m so happy for Kat! I truly believe she’ll be around for awhile, and this is just the beginning of a long career in the entertainment business.
Oh dear, that song by Kelly was, to quote Simon “indulgent”.
IMO, Clive is right this time around. Having said that, I do think she will sell enough albums to make everyone their money back (including herself since she wrote the songs) because it will be a collector’s item for her fans (which are many.)
Since we’re talking radio interviews, here’s a recent one with Elliott (yesterday I think). If you click on interview, you’ll hear him sing My Cherie Amor towards the end(really great). Plus he looks different again.
http://www.957theparty.com/pages/Yamin.html
Afan, you make an excellent point about publicists and what they do when they see an opportunity. I’d be inclined to go with that way of thinking too - except for the fact that I don’t think Taylor’s publicist is actually that smart.
If I were Taylor, I might wish that the panty-throwing segment of the soul patrol actually did think I was gay.
As for Kat, my general feeling about her acting “career” is this: she’s just another pretty california girl who’s been stage-mommed to within an inch of her life. Acting classes, voice lessons and whatever else the pageant girls who think their too artsy for actual pageants do. Girl can barely emote a song - she aint no Meryl Streep.
Kat doesn’t want to be a great singer or an excellent actress - she wants to be a star. And, she’ll keep trying different avenues until she gets what she wants or has to give up. It’s the performing arts school kid’s version of throwing stuff at the wall until something sticks.
Exactly Spenser. I totally agree. Unfortunately for Kat, it’s very possible/probable that nothing might stick.
Elliott needs to keep those bangs under control. He’s going to end up looking like a curly Cousin It.
MJ I completely agree, but I still think it was rude.
Every time I see recent pictures of Elliott, it freaks me out because it’s him, but it isn’t him. It’s disconcerting. I liked old Elliott just fine instead of Elliott v.2. I suppose I’ll get used to it over time, though.
And re: the Kat interview. I had read how bad it was before I listened, so I expected a lot worse. The questions were stupid and the interviewer non-professional, but it wasn’t mean like I thought it was going to be. It was just a weird, stupid interview.
I also prefer original Elliott to this version. However, he seems to change his look a lot so maybe I’ll see E w/short hair again. The more important thing is that the voice stays the same.
Anyone heard of Eric Lindell?
http://www.ericlindellband.com/musicFrame.htm
It’s really good. People should check him out.
Really really really REALLY like Kelly’s new single.
Really really really REALLY a jellus h8r - Tara knows what I’m talkin’ bout. ;)
Now I’m going to walk around in the rain at MGM so I can meet my family for dinner who are here from MS. Welcome to Florida and hurricane season, indeed.
Because I was speaking of her acting career - which at this point doesn’t really exist. That’s basically the reason I put the word acting before the nefariously quoted career.
I actually do have the greatest job in the world - which is no job at all. I’ve had a career before though, if that counts. But I was never a singer, actress, hair spokes-model, or cheesy-magazine cover girl, so I don’t think it’s actually germane to this discussion.
Don’t. Lecture. And don’t make it personal. Or I’ll delete your post. Like I just did.
thanks for the Elliott interview and song, jpfan- yes, the voice remains the same and never ceases to amaze
Love the new look and hair on Elliott, he looks so much more comfortable now, and one can tell when he performs he feels better, more relazed, looser , that stylized Elliott never seemed real to me, He put on a fantastic performance at the Bowery when I saw him in late May
The Kat movie thing? Can’t see her as a great actress,too preoccupied with the image thing,
tip for a great movie ” Waitress” great indie flick now in the theaters and getting great reviews, Felicity can act, and she does with a vengence in this one (and makes really cool pies with very cool names)
Yes, as long as Elliott’s voice stays the same, that’s what is important. And it’s not that I don’t like his look now, it’s just I still expect to see the old Elliott and when he smiles I expect him to look one way and he looks a different way instead.
It will probably just take me awhile to get used to the new smile. And if it does help his confidence, then more power to him, but it’s too bad that he needed to change his appearance to help his confidence, because I thought he looked fine before.
I thought “orginal” Elliott was quite adorable but read tons of negative comments about his appearance, especially his teeth. Maybe he got tired of reading “snaggletooth” every time people described him.
Kat sang Love Story and Me at the Hilary thing tonight
Goodness, Elliott’s hair is looking like an overgrown Chia Pet.
My goodness, the goodies you miss at work!
As to Taylor’s lady friend: the Idol’s love lives are generally pretty boring to me. All I hope is that he’s happy and respectful toward this girl and whatever relationship she is or was in.
Kat’s acting career: Good for her, she’s obviously wanted to act for a long time, probably more than she ever wanted to sing. But it’s interesting how it can be spun a million different ways. “Katharine McPhee to Star in Indie Film” vs. “Katharine McPhee to Star in Boyfriend’s Low-Budget Movie?” Both true, both very different ;-) And maybe she did meet with big directors, but she obviously either wasn’t getting offers from them at all, or was displeased with the offers she was getting. Why she’s displeased I don’t know; maybe they were bimbo roles she wasn’t interested in playing, or maybe she believes she’s entitled to be in a leading role right off the bad. I dunno, though I certainly have my suspicions. ;-) Good luck to her, though…
Are we not allowed to post pictures MJ? I posted some from Getty and my comment is in moderation (i assume from the image links) just wondering.
P.S. Kat sang Mary Jane at the event, not Me as I said earlier.
Smart moves on Timberlake’s part. I’ve never liked his music (except for What Goes Around), but my 25 year-old niece loves his music and Timbaland. Guess I should cease referring to him as “Timberflake”, lol.
On Elliott’s look, can’t say that I love his hair long, but don’t think he looks bad at all with the unkempt hair. But I like his album cover hairstyle best. Ah, the many styles of Elliott. I think he’s cute regardless:)
Rad, I don’t know if the rules have changed, but you used to go into moderation if you posted more than 5 links. You could try posting the links in seperate posts?
Okay thanks!
I’ll just post this link to Kat Concerts which has all the pictures on one page.
http://www.katsconcerts.com/quickgallery.asp?pagename=dem1
The banning has begun.