Idol Headlines for 06/17/11 – The Evening Edition

Kellie Pickler confirmed “As Long As I Never See You Again” (Dale Dodson/Kellie Pickler/Dean Dillon) will be on her upcoming album. Also there are also two new co-writes: “Play Pretend” and “Spit Fire” (both written by Karyn Rochelle/Bob DiPiero/Kellie Pickler). Windmills posted about “As Long As I Never See You Again” HERE.

Organizer: Bama Rising raises about $2.2 million for tornado relief (video)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The Bama Rising benefit in Birmingham has raised an estimated $2.2 million for tornado recovery in Alabama, said organizer Ali Harnell of AEG Live/The Messina Group.

That sum includes money raised through ticket sales for the June 14 concert — which grossed about $1.3 million, Harnell said — and other fund-raising efforts. These included corporate sponsorships, merchandise sales at the event and an online auction of donated items.

Kellie Pickler, Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice participated in this event.

AL.com

‘American Idol’ winner Kris Allen to perform at Alive Fest

An “American Idol” champion who hasn’t exactly conquered the pop charts, Kris Allen expressed not a hint of disappointment in a recent interview.

“It’s an opportunity, ” Allen said about winning season eight of “Idol, ” in a surprise victory over the flashier crowd favorite Adam Lambert. “No one’s promised immediate worldwide success. You have to put the effort in and be amazing at your craft. I’ve learned a lot over the past couple years.”

Read more at Canton Rep

OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood’s Dad Has Father’s Day Every Day

Carrie Underwood recently admitted she has caught her dad watching her on TV shows he has taped. “My dad is the kind of person that most likely, he’ll never look at me and my sisters and say ‘You’re doing a great job’ or anything like that, ” she says. But when she sees him watching her shows, she admits it means a lot to see that he really is proud of all she has accomplished.

Read more at CMT

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina Share Baby Pictures

Get ready to coo “Aw!” and to squeal “They were sooo cute!” when you get a load of these utterly adorable baby pictures of ‘American Idol‘ Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery and runner up Lauren Alaina. They were super cute tykes before they were superstars, and thanks to the ‘Idol’ website, we get to see that.

McCreery (joined by his older sister) was quite the butterball in the infant photo of him with a bottle in his mouth, and those big round cheeks that you just want to squeeze or kiss. The second photo, seen below, looks more like the McCreery we encountered during his ‘Idol’ run — just in “mini me” form. He’s sporting a cowboy hat, a blue fringed jacket and red bandana. He was a cowboy even as a toddler. He was button-cute, too.

Read more at Taste of Country

Fantasia sings ‘Idol’ coronation song ‘I Believe’ to Ron Clark Academy

Read more at AJC

‘The Voice’s’ Cee Lo Green Responds to Uproar Over ‘Homophobic’ Tweet

The Voice coach Cee Lo Green has recently come under fire for a tweet he sent to a music critic that some have interpreted as anti-gay. He took to Twitter on Friday to dispute the claims.

“Apologies gay community!” Green tweets. “What was homophobic about that? I said I was guessing he [was] gay which is fine but its nice to [know] what u think of me.”

“Nakia and Vicki ‘Team Cee Lo’ are proudly gay and are [my] greatest assets!” he continues. “I’m no bigot or homophobic. [It’s] all a very big misunderstanding.”

“@gimme_noise I respect your criticism but be fair! People enjoyed last night! I’m guessing ur gay? and my masculinity offended u? well f–k U!”

Read more at THR

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